Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-03	Elberta	Al	Woerner Turf Foley Farm	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was adjusting a drive shaft on a blower when the shaft tilted and pinched two fingers on his left hand, resulting in amputations.
2021-10-12	Middletown	Ny	Ball Metal Beverage Container Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's right hand entered a vacuum blower. The blower fan amputated one of the employee's fingertips.
2021-10-05	Gassville	Ar	AMERICAN STITCHCO INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
At 3:20 p.m. on October 5, 2021, an employee was clearing a jam on a blower machine when the rotating drum crushed the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized and suffered amputation of their right index finger and the tip of the right middle finger. The thumb was also severely injured.
2021-09-17	Claymont	De	Cappelli Property Services	Foot (feet)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee climbed inside a mulch blower to kick the mulch into a mower. He slipped and his boot became stuck. The motor fractured his foot.
2021-09-08	Leigh	Ne	Schwartz Farms Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was changing the belt on a pulley system that turned a blower fan. His right middle finger was caught between the belt and the pulley and amputated below the nail.
2021-09-07	Longboat Key	Fl	Brightview Landscaping Services, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
An employee was standing in a bike lane, using a backpack leaf blower to blow grass off a street onto the sidewalk. A passing car struck the employee, who suffered a broken left arm and left foot.
2021-07-20	Ochelata	Ok	Walmart, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a blower motor. The belt on the pulley amputated the pad of the employee's right middle finger without bone loss.
2021-07-17	Yellville	Ar	American Stitchco Inc.	Forearm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was unclogging a blower machine that breaks down poly-cotton blend fibers. A cylinder inside the machine was still spinning and pulled the employee's right hand in. The right arm was amputated up to the elbow and the employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-10	Clermont	Fl	Baker Commercial Landscaping, Inc.	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a backpack blower while on a stand-on mower when they hit a curb and tripped. The mower landed on the employee, resulting in a leg fracture.
2021-06-05	Columbus	Oh	DeBra-Kuempel	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing the four belt blower motor of an air handling unit. The belts rotated and the employee's left index finger was caught in the unit resulting in an amputation to the finger.
2021-05-17	Middleton	Nh	Middleton Building Supply Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was cleaning the blower for a saw and amputated their right index finger.
2021-04-28	Baytown	Tx	Excel Inc.	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning the second level of a processing unit with a leaf blower. The employee fell through a 4-foot gap in the railing, landing on the floor and suffering bruises, lacerations, and a knee injury requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-10	Orlando	Fl	Everblades Outdoors, LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On April 10, 2021, an employee was using a leaf blower. He was assisting the operator of a riding lawn mower when the mower ran over his foot, its blade amputating multiple toes.
2021-03-01	Wichita	Ks	Motion Industries, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was using a compressed air blower to clean up accumulated dust and was exposed to airborne contaminants at the facility. The employee experienced shortness of breath and was hospitalized.
2021-02-17	Joplin	Mo	Darlington Snacks	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was changing a belt on a blower motor. The machinery started and the pulley pulled in the employee's right glove. The employee was injured and underwent a surgical amputation of the right ring finger.
2021-02-03	Mountain View	Ar	FIBER ENERGY PRODUCTS AR LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
On 2/3/21 at 2:21 p.m., an employee was setting the rolls in a pellet mill using wrenches and an air blower to blow off the dust that accumulates. The employee's glove became caught in the roll, pulling his left hand in and amputating his ring and middle fingers. The nail and skin was removed from his index finger.
2021-02-02	New Rochelle	Ny	Samson Management Payroll Service Corp.	Heart	Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was removing snow at a property. He was using the company plow truck, shovels, and a snow blower. The employee experienced shortness of breath, chest pain, and fatigue. He was later hospitalized for a heart attack.
2020-09-30	Decatur	Il	ADM Bio Products	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On September 30, 2020, an employee had just replaced a motor and belts for an aspirator fan blower motor. After tensioning the belt, the employee was rotating the assembly sheave to confirm the belt was properly seated. The employee's right index finger was caught between the belt and the sheave and the fingertip was amputated.
2020-09-24	Vinita	Ok	Elliott Truck Line Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was checking the blower on the truck when his left hand was pulled into it resulting in a partial amputation of the left ring finger.
2020-09-03	Cochranton	Pa	Vitro Flat Glass, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was performing maintenance work to change/inspect a belt on a blower motor. The employee was removing/inspecting the v-belt from a motor/fan drive sheave and as he was rolling the belt off the sheave his left ring finger got caught between the belt and the sheave resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-09-01	Niagara Falls	Ny	Saint Gobain Ceramics & Plastics Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A mechanic was performing maintenance on an exhaust blower when his finger got caught in a belt/pulley. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
2020-09-01	Findlay	Oh	GRAHAM PACKAGING COMPANY L. P.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning around a blower machine and noticed labels stuck inside. She was attempting to remove the labels when her left index finger was caught in the belt and pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-09-01	Danville	Il	Bunge Milling, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with objects and equipment
On September 1, 2020, at approximately 8:00 p.m., an employee was working on conduit for a new installation from the platform of a scissor lift that was not yet elevated when it came in contact with (and was dragged by) a rotary dryer. The employee was crushed between the scissor lift and the rotary blower, suffering fractures on his mandible, clavicle, and right orbital bone. He was hospitalized.
2020-08-24	Fairlawn	Oh	The Village of St. Edward	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was changing out the capacitor on the blower motor of a heat pump. After the swap out, he turned the power back on, but the blower motor was not working. He reached under the unit and disconnected the 277-volt power. The employee was then electrocuted and dropped to the floor.
2020-07-28	Olathe	Kansas	Federal Aviation Administration	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was investigating a noise in an HVAC duct-system. He located a suspect auxiliary blower unit, deenergized it, and then went to retrieve tools. He returned to the blower after approximately 10 minutes. The fan/belt/pulley were slowly rotating even though power had been isolated. The employee removed a cover so he could press a tool against the belt to bring the blower to a stop. While reaching for the tool, his hand slipped into the pulley/belt resulting in an amputation to the right
2020-07-24	Medway	Ohio	Maxim Roofing	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was using a hand-held leaf blower to remove debris from a flat roof. The employee fell approximately 15 feet from the roof and sustained fractures to the wrist and leg.
2020-06-04	Orlando	Florida	Louisiana Machinery Company, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was installing a 550-pound blower on a generator engine. While the employee was raising the blower into position with a half-ton chain, the blower was caught between the generator and its A-frame. While being pulled loose, it swung and caught the employee's right little finger against the generator's A-frame. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.
2020-05-27	Milton	Delaware	Access Labor Service, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
While using a leaf blower, a temporary employee removed a tube to the motor assembly. His left hand slipped into the blades and his left pinky fingertip was amputated.
2020-05-21	Vidor	Texas	Buna Electric Motors Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was balancing a blower assembly that had a mechanical indicator with a magnet. While the blower wheel was moving to check for vibrations, his hand entered the assembly and it caught his thumb, resulting in a right thumb amputation. He was hospitalized.
2020-05-09	Spencerville	Ohio	Pine Valley Ranch LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning around an airlock on a blower system when the employee's fingers were struck by the moving paddles, resulting in the amputation of the right middle and ring fingers to the first knuckle.
2020-04-20	Naugatuck	Connecticut	CKS Packing Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clear what he believed to be a clogged blower chute from the spin trimmer. As he was shaking the chute to clear it, the chute disconnected from the blower unit. He pulled a rolling ladder to the unit and then attempted to reconnect the chute to the blower. His left hand slipped and entered the motor where the impeller blades struck and amputated the fingertips of his index, middle, and ring fingers.
2020-03-11	Tampa	Florida	FIRSTSERVICE RESIDENTIAL, INC	Head	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was using a blower to blow leaves off a planter. He fell off the planter to the ground 3 feet below, suffering a laceration to the back of the head. He was hospitalized.
2020-02-03	Miami Beach	Florida	Fisher Island Day School	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a leaf blower when the rotor cut her left index finger. She was hospitalized.
2020-01-17	Omaha	Nebraska	Central States Health & Life Co.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
The employee was trying to repair a snow blower in an enclosed garage. He was overcome by carbon monoxide fumes from the blower, collapsed, and was hospitalized.
2019-08-12	Port Allen	Louisiana	T.T. Barge Services Mile 237, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was carrying a pneumatic ventilation blower and slipped when stepping off one barge to another barge. The employee fell to the deck of the barge and the blower fell on his right thumb, crushing it and resulting in a partial amputation.
2019-08-01	Frisco	Texas	Nortex Landscape Management, LLC	Brain	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
An employee was in the street, using a blower to blow cut grass. A passing car struck the employee, causing a traumatic brain injury, a broken jaw and femur, skin abrasions, and an eye injury requiring surgery.
2019-07-25	Lakeland	Florida	Tampa Maid Foods, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a rag to wipe off the motor of a running blower when the rag was pulled into the blower. He was trying to remove the rag when his left hand contacted the blower fan blades, resulting in a left index finger amputation.
2019-05-25	Palmdale	California	Northrop Grumman Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was performing maintenance on a rotating blower wheel when his pinky finger became entangled in a manually moving belt and pulley. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
2019-05-03	Mont Belvieu	Texas	POLY-AMERICA, L.P.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing the speed sensor alignment on a plastic grinder's out-feed blower. A pipe wrench on the blower shaft spun around and caught his hand between the wrench and the blower housing resulting in lacerations to his hand and a crushing injury to his middle finger.
2019-04-08	Bainbridge	Georgia	John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a blower line air vent when the blades of the vent amputated his right hand.
2019-02-25	Garden City	Kansas	Black Hills Energy	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was clearing snow in the parking lot with a snow blower. The employee slipped and fell breaking his tibia.
2019-02-20	Wausau	Wisconsin	Menzner Lumber & Supply Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's left hand contacted a blower's belt and pulley amputating his left ring finger at the first knuckle.
2019-02-19	Pardeeville	Wisconsin	Alliant Energy Corporation	Forearm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was doing maintenance work on a dust collector blower, which was resting on an adjustable work station. The work station was lowered and the blower fell off the table. It struck the employee, breaking the employee's left forearm.
2019-02-11	Wilmington	Delaware	Guardian Construction Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a snow blower and attempted to clear the snow from around the rotating brush when it energized and severed the employee's right index fingertip.
2019-01-27	Ellicottville	New York	Holiday Valley	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee had chest muscle pains after finishing snow blowing. The snowblowers reverse gear was not working properly.
2019-01-15	Curryville	Pennsylvania	Bedford Farm Bureau Co-Op Association	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was attempting to wipe dust off of a machine when his finger entered the exhaust chamber and contacted a blower, resulting in a left middle finger amputation.
2018-08-27	Seguin	Texas	FCA LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's hand touched the paddle blades on a blower motor, amputating the nail and distal phalanx of the right, index, middle, and ring fingers.
2018-08-13	Cedar Springs	Georgia	Georgia Pacific Cedar Springs	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee experienced heat-related illness while disconnecting, removing, and repairing a soot blower.
2018-08-05	Pensacola	Florida	Baymont Inn and Suites	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On August 5, 2018, at 4:15 p.m., an employee was repairing the air conditioning unit in a guest room when the blower fan activated and lacerated his left hand, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-07-03	Thomson	Georgia	RA Dudley Nurseries, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was cleaning out a greenhouse with a blower when the employee became dehydrated and suffered heat stress. The temperature was in the upper 90s at the time.
2018-06-25	Jacksonville	Florida	Moran Towing Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
An employee was repairing an exhaust blower on a tugboat. The blower sucked his hand in, causing the amputation of his left index finger.
2018-06-20	Greensburg	Pennsylvania	Weeds & Seeds Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam in a mulch blower when it activated, amputating the fingers on the employee's left hand.
2018-06-05	Alma	Nebraska	Housing Authority of the City of Alma	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning gutters with a leaf blower and fell off the roof sustaining broken ribs and a fractured back and hip.
2018-06-05	Fort Polk	Louisiana	Pride Industries	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee lost consciousness and fell to the concrete pavement while blowing grass off of the concrete with a grass blower. The incident may be heat-related.
2018-05-07	Willard	Ohio	MTD Consumer Group Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On May 7, 2018, an employee sustained a fingertip amputation as a result of being caught in a pinch point while assembling snowblower components.
2018-04-30	Siren	Wisconsin	Jackrabbit Wood Products, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was conducting maintenance on a blower fan when the machine started back up after shut down. Moving parts contacted and severed his lift middle and ring fingers.
2018-03-26	Miami Beach	Florida	LA GORCE COUNTRY CLUB, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a blower as a vacuum to pick up broken glass when the nozzle became loose. He turned off the equipment and as he was trying to secure the nozzle, his left ring finger made contact with the blower fan, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-03-15	Durham	New Hampshir	Make a Difference Landscaping, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to clear a jam in a snow blower when the augers amputated the employee's finger.
2018-02-07	Hope	Arkansas	SOUTHERN BAKERIES, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was replacing the belt on the blower motor of a flour silo when the motor energized and amputated the left middle fingertip.
2018-01-16	Ravenna	Ohio	ACCESS TO INDEPENDENCE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was snow blowing a sidewalk when the snow blower chute became jammed. He was attempting to unjam the chute when the snow blower blade amputated two of his fingers.
2018-01-10	Fort Scott	Kansas	PEERLESS PRODUCTS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cleaning his work area with a blower when he experienced problems with the vacuum system. As he attempted to fix it, the hose fell off. While he was trying to replace the hose, his left hand contacted the fan blade, amputating three fingers and partially amputating one finger.
2018-01-02	Houston	Texas	JBT AeroTech	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee had to go inside an HVAC unit to conduct troubleshooting and repairs. The employee shut off power to the HVAC unit and entered it. The employee placed a hand on the box, which slipped off. The employee’s hand then contacted the HVAC unit’s belt and pulley, suffering a laceration and tissue damage to the right index finger and small cuts to the middle and ring fingers. The employee was hospitalized. The HVAC unit was not locked/tagged out and the blower unit had not come to a complete
2017-10-09	Estero	Florida	Pinnacle Landscapes, Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became sick and dizzy while using a backpack leaf blower, requiring hospitalization for dehydration.
2017-09-20	Houston	Texas	Cletex Trucking Inc.	Multiple head locations	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was blowing down a chemical tank. As he was unhooking the connection line from the blower machine, he fell approximately 10 feet to the cement ground and may have hit the metal tank on the way down. He suffered impact injuries to the head and face and was hospitalized. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.
2017-09-14	Baldwinville	Massachusett	Seaman Paper Company of Massachusetts, Inc.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was testing a trim blower with tissue paper when he lost his balance and fell. During the fall, his left-hand palm contacted the trim blower's slitter blade and was lacerated.
2017-08-15	Bedford	Ohio	AUTOMATED PACKAGING SYSTEMS, INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was reaching for a roll of tape on a blower motor when the employee's left pinky finger was caught and amputated between the blower motor guard.
2017-07-24	Sunrise	Florida	CONSERV BUILDING SERVICES, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was working on an air conditioning system when his left middle fingertip was caught and amputated between the blower wheel pulley and belt.
2017-07-14	Lincoln	Nebraska	Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. LLC	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was changing bags on a bag tail blower on a packaging machine. While she was unhooking a bag from the blower, the blower motor lacerated her right index finger. Her finger had to be amputated at the fingernail.
2017-07-12	Enterprise	Alabama	Dura - Cast Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using an air blower to blow residual out of a toll die when the die closed on the employee's hand, breaking fingers. The toll die was not locked out at the time.
2017-07-10	Mason	Ohio	Pierce's Lawncare & Landscaping, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
At approximately 4:10 a.m., employees were mulching a median/island between a four-lane road. One of the company employees was using a gas powered, hand held, back mounted blower to blow off the curb and was struck by an oncoming car. The injured employee was hospitalized with facial, leg and rib fractures, facial lacerations and abrasions over various part of the body.
2017-06-15	Throop	Pennsylvania	Nivert Metal Supply, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Fall to lower level
An employee was inspecting the blower above a roll-up door while standing in a scissor lift (15 feet high) when a bridge crane struck the scissor lift, knocking it over into a storage rack. The employee fell onto the storage rack and suffered a fingertip avulsion, bruised ribs, and lacerations.
2017-05-24	Waco	Texas	HOBBS BONDED FIBERS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was underneath a card apron attempting to remove fibers from the fan blower. He was trying to un-choke the hose inside the fan housing when his right hand made contact with the rotating blades, amputating his ring finger.
2017-05-08	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	Stupp Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was removing filters in a blower's fan unit when the moving fan blade lacerated three fingertips and partially amputated the middle fingertip above the nail.
2017-05-04	Springfield	Massachusett	Western New England University	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee was using a gasoline powered backpack blower when he started swaying and collapsed, requiring hospitalization.
2017-05-03	Kings Bay	Georgia	Trident Refit Facility	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
While adjusting the direction of airflow in a pneumatic blower, an employee's hand came in contact with the outside of the metal blower. The metal casing of the blower and shed transferred static energy to the employee's hand and caused an electric shock.
2017-04-02	Billings	Montana	Johns Home and Yard Service LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee's left index finger was severely lacerated while helping another employee clear a clogged mower chute on a commercial zero-turn lawn mower. The mower was turned off and the cutting blades disengaged, however the blower fan was still moving when the injured employee's left hand entered the blower fan. The finger had to be amputated.
2017-03-20	Omaha	Nebraska	CHI Health	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on a roof with a leaf blower and fell to the ground while climbing down the extension ladder resulting in a dislocated shoulder.
2017-03-14	Chicago	Illinois	Able Engineering Services	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was pushing a snow blower and struck something that was under the snow causing the snow blower to flip and strike the employee resulting in a back injury.
2017-02-28	New York	New York	Level 3 Communications LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee had de-energized an HVAC unit in order to adjust tension on the belts. Ambient air flow caused the blower wheels to rotate and the employee's left middle finger was caught between the blower wheel and belt resulting in an amputation of the fingertip.
2017-02-13	Tilton	New Hampshir	Home Depot	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was operating a snow blower when he slipped and tried to brace the fall with his left arm. He hit the ground and fractured his left arm, requiring surgery.
2017-02-08	Plaquemine	Louisiana	COASTAL INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTING OF LOUISIANA, L.L.C.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was pulling belts on a large blower when his hand became caught on a belt. His right ring fingertip was amputated and a bone broke in his right index finger.
2017-02-08	Boca Raton	Florida	Cool Power LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
On February 8, 2017, at about 9:30 AM, an employee was inspecting air handling units and amputated his right middle fingertip when it was caught between the moving belt and pulley of a fan blower.
2017-01-25	Bonita Springs	Florida	Hogue Electric, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was climbing a ladder to access the blower motor. The employee was standing on the fourth rung when their right hand came in contact with the running pulley belt resulting in amputation of the right middle fingertip.
2016-10-11	Abilene	Kansas	ADM Milling Company	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was straightening a hose when he tripped on the screening blower line and fell down, fracturing his right hip.
2016-09-28	Wesley Chapel	Florida	Vivicon, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Roadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was hit from behind by a vehicle while using a stand-on street blower to blow a curb area. The employee's right leg was amputated up to the knee.
2016-06-30	Little Rock	Arkansas	CAPITOL INSULATORS	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was hospitalized for possible infection of lacerations on the left arm that the employee received while attempting to remove debris from an insulation blower.
2016-05-01	Piscataway	New Jersey	ALL AMERICAN POLY CORPORATION	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was clearing debris from the line. The blower did not come to a complete stop and the employee's left hand was lacerated.
2016-03-19	Midlothian	Texas	Gerdau	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was checking an air blower to determine if it was operational when the force of the intake pulled his hand into the fan blade, amputating approximately half of his left pinky finger.
2016-02-12	Plant City	Florida	James Hardie Building Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee responded to a call about issues in the silo. The blower motor amputated the employee's right index and middle fingers, and fractured the employee's ring finger. The employee underwent surgery.
2016-02-11	Elma	New York	Glauber Equipment Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee had just completed performing preventative maintenance on a blower unit. When the employee restarted the equipment to determine if it was functioning, his right middle finger was caught in the belt and pulley, amputating the finger at the first joint. The belt guard was not in place at the time of the incident.
2016-01-05	Dallas	Texas	Quantum Mechanical Services	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was cutting the blower section of an air unit out. As he was cutting the blower, a section that he was cutting fell off of the frame, which caused the blower wheel to fall to the floor. It landed on his right boot and cut through the steel reinforcement, damaging two of his middle toe tips.
2015-12-29	Lake Geneva	Wisconsin	Geneva National Golf Club	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was unloading snow blowers off a trailer when he tripped and fell backwards onto the concrete sidewalk hitting his head, left shoulder and back.
2015-12-17	Saraland	Alabama	KEITH MOSLEY CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a hand-held blower to clean when his thumb was partially amputated by the impeller on the bottom of the equipment. The impeller was unguarded at the time.
2015-11-19	Green Bay	Wisconsin	Showcase Kitchens, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On November 19, 2015, an employee was using a hand held air blower to clean wood chips off a shaper table while the cutter head was running. The employee's hand made contact with the cutting head, amputating the right index finger and severely lacerating the right thumb.
2015-11-02	Cleves	Ohio	Valley Installation, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On or about November 2, 2015, while installing insulation at a customer's home, the employee's hand/finger got caught in the blower belt amputating the finger down to the first joint.
2015-10-22	Easton	Pennsylvania	Cardinal Glass CT Company	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was repairing a blower machine from a step ladder. While on the ladder and using a crowbar, the employee lost his balance and fell to the floor striking his head and back resulting in a concussion and back injury.
2015-09-30	Frisco	Texas	Allied Insulation & Supply, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was loading insulation into an insulation blower machine. The employee's left arm was injured when it got caught in the equipment's metal bars.
2015-09-29	Lakeland	Florida	Lakeland Regional Health Ventures, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While an employee was holding an air conditioner blower shaft to change the belt, his left hand slipped. His left index finger got caught by the air conditioner blade, amputating his fingertip.
2015-06-09	Chicago	Illinois	BWAY CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was checking cooler chillers. When he passed the chiller blower, the chiller blower's fan sucked his left hand in, cutting off the tip of his index finger. The blower was unguarded at the time because the guard had fallen off.
2015-06-07	Magnolia	Texas	Loram Maintenance of Way, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was shocked by 480 volts when his left arm made contact with an energized blower/vacuum unit while removing water from under the blower. He was hospitalized.