Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-06	Maize	Ks	CARLSON PRODUCTS	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was running parts on a brake press. The press amputated the tips of his right middle and ring fingers.
2021-10-28	Fort Collins	Co	Anheuser-Busch, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was fabricating a metal tray using a brake press and amputated their left middle fingertip.
2021-10-14	Hutchinson	Ks	Superior Boiler	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was placing material on a brake press. The brake was activated and partially amputated the employee's finger.
2021-09-28	Conway	Ar	DBG Arkansas, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
As an employee was operating a brake press, their hand became caught in a pinch point, making contact with the material being bent and the upper die ram. Two of the employee's right-hand fingertips were amputated.
2021-09-23	Jacksonville	Fl	The New IEM, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's finger became caught between a piece of metal and a brake press machine, resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-09-03	Cairo	Ga	Residential Elevators, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a brake press to bend metal for production. The press caught the employee's right thumb, removing the fingernail and flesh about a quarter inch from the thumb tip.
2021-08-03	Goodwater	Al	Madix, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press. The press activated and amputated the employee's right ring fingertip at the first joint.
2021-07-30	Elk Grove Village	Il	HMF EXPRESS	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On July 30, 2021, at approximately 12:35 p.m., an employee was working at a 90-ton hydraulic brake press to bend door parts. The press cycled and the employee's left forearm and right hand were caught in the pinch point between both dies. The employee's left forearm was crushed and his right palm was fractured. He was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-07-10	Pine Bluff	Ar	W & A Manufacturing Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At about 8:00 a.m. on July 10, 2021, an employee was putting product into a brake press. The machine was engaged while his right hand was in the point of operation resulting in finger fractures. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2021-07-01	North Ridgeville	Oh	Beckett Air, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On July 1, 2021, an employee was bending metal parts on a brake press when their right middle finger was caught in the point of operation and partially amputated.
2021-06-29	Lakeland	Fl	Alaso U.S.A., Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press and amputated their left thumb tip.
2021-06-23	Latham	Ny	Imperial Pools, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press to manufacture 18-inch stakes. His right hand was caught in the machine when it activated and the ram bar dropped on his fingers resulting in amputation of his fingers just above the knuckles.
2021-06-14	Montpelier	Oh	Dyco Manufacturing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On June 14, 2021, an employee was operating a CNC brake press. The employee was holding a part while making a second bend when their thumb was pinched between the side of the machine and the part being bent. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the thumb.
2021-05-11	Machesney Park	Il	Spider Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On May 11, 2021, an employee was operating a pedal-operated brake press, and was feeding sheet metal into the press. Both of their hands were caught in the press, resulting in amputation of the right index finger and possibly crushed knuckles on both hands.
2021-05-07	Brooklyn	Oh	J. B. Stamping, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was forming a part on a brake press machine and as the part formed, his thumbs were pinched between the part and the dye. The employee suffered two partial thumb amputations.
2021-04-29	Fairburn	Ga	All FAB Precision Sheetmetal, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a hydraulic brake press to shape a piece of sheet metal. The employee was manually positioning the workpiece as he operated the machine and his left hand became caught between the die and the top punch of the brake press, resulting in amputation of the distal phalanx of the left index finger.
2021-04-20	Carrollton	Tx	Ruskin Rooftop Systems LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was adjusting the backstop on a brake press. His left hand was caught between the press's bottom and top dies, and he suffered broken bones.
2021-04-14	Durant	Ok	Roll-Offs Of America, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press when his right hand was caught in the point of operation. The employee sustained a compound fracture to the right hand.
2021-04-13	Humble	Tx	Metal Zinc, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
The injured employee was setting up a hydraulic brake press for production and was running a test piece when the foot pedal was pressed and the employee's left hand was cut and crushed.
2021-04-08	Sabina	Oh	Pennant Moldings, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee walked around the back of a brake press when they knocked over trays and then tripped over the trays, falling to the floor and resulting in a fractured left hip.
2021-02-10	Cairo	Ga	Nivel Parts & Manufacturing Co, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding metal into a brake press. The machine partially amputated two of the employee's fingers.
2021-02-09	Englewood	Co	AMERICAN STAINLESS STEEL CORP.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working with a co-worker on a brake press bending stainless steel when he noticed one piece had not bent at a 90-degree angle. He went to hit it again at a small place in the middle, and when doing so, the machine crushed his fingers. The employee suffered a ring fingertip amputation and amputation of his middle finger.
2020-07-31	Farmingdale	New York	Ortronics Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press. The press activated and severed four fingers on the employee's right hand.
2020-07-31	Decatur	Alabama	Matthews Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press to flatten a part. The employee reached down to straighten the part, when the pedal was pushed and the machine actuated, resulting in amputation of the right middle, ring, and little fingers at the distal joint.
2020-06-29	Grand Prairie	Texas	Siemens	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press to bend a part when the employee's right thumb was pinched, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.
2020-06-25	Wichita	Kansas	Johnson Controls Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
Two employees were preparing to install a new die in a press. One employee was pulling the spring block off the top of the die to accommodate the shut height of the brake press. When the employee got the bolts out of the block, the die hung up on the guide pins; as the employee worked the block loose, the die freed and came down on the stop block. The other employee's right middle finger was between the stop block and the top of the die, and the fingertip was amputated.
2020-05-16	Stevens Point	Wisconsin	Steel King Industries, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was lowering the upper die on a brake press to bend a steel cart leg (6-8" long) when the upper die came down on the employee's left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-03-18	Mineral Wells	Texas	Ventamatic	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press machine and amputated their right middle, ring, and pinky fingertips.
2020-03-10	Galesburg	Illinois	MIDSTATE MANUFACTURING COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On March 10, 2020, an employee was forming retainer parts on a 90-ton brake press. The press dropped onto the first three fingers of his right hand, crushing them. He was hospitalized.
2020-02-28	Ennis	Texas	Cody Company LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press and fractured two fingers and dislocated one finger.
2020-02-26	Trenton	Illinois	KMK Metal Fabricators	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was working at a brake press. The employee was sitting on a stool and lost balance. The employee extended their hand to the middle of the press to catch their balance and at the same time the machine cycled and amputated three fingers. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-02-14	Greenville	Ohio	Precision Dunnage Solutions, Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was adjusting the tooling on a brake press. The upper die descended onto the employee's right arm and left hand, severely injuring both.
2020-02-07	Geneva	Ohio	HDT Expeditionary Systems Inc (ESG)	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A an employee was cycling a brake press when it caught the tip of her right thumb, causing an amputation to the thumbtip.
2019-06-19	Madisonville	Texas	Texas Pride Trailers, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was fabricating metal parts on a brake press when his hand was crushed by the brake press, resulting in an amputated left index finger and three crushed fingers.
2019-05-31	Jonesboro	Arkansas	Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was forming a part on a brake press machine when the employee's finger was pinched between the part and the die, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation and a broken right index finger.
2019-05-06	Rantoul	Illinois	Charles Industries, Ltd	Wrist(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
On May 6, 2019, at approximately 3:49 PM, an employee working on a brake press and handling a piece of sheet metal (approximately 2' x 4'). The sheet slipped and lacerated the ulnar artery on his left wrist, just above the glove. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2019-04-08	Ennis	Texas	Cody Company, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was standing on the opposite side of the metal brake press machine when it tipped over and fell on the employee. The employee suffered right lower leg bruises.
2019-02-25	Houston	Texas	RKI, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a brake press to flatten a part. When the machine cycled, his right thumb was pinched between the part and the ram and the thumb tip was lacerated.
2019-02-19	Heber Springs	Arkansas	Defiance Metal Products	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press in safe mode while changing a die on the press. The press cycled, breaking the employee's left arm.
2018-06-05	Schofield	Wisconsin	Norlen, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a press brake. The employee placed the part into the brake press opening to the backstop and actuated the ram lowering it onto the part. The employee's left hand then slipped forward off the edge of the part and up against the front of the punch where two fingers were pinched between the part being folded upward and the upper die surface. The fingertips were amputated and surgically reattached.
2018-05-02	Cincinnati	Ohio	Rough Brothers Manufacturing	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the brake press and amputated the left middle finger.
2018-01-08	Grapevine	Texas	Wrico Stamping Co. of Texas	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press to stamp parts when his left middle finger was caught between the punch and the part, causing a soft tissue amputation.
2017-10-10	Hewitt	Texas	MJ Lathern Co., Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
The injured employee was holding a metal part on a brake press while another employee operated the press. As the press operator hit the brake press pedal, the injured employee's right hand slipped off the metal and was smashed and fractured between the metal part and the press die.
2017-08-18	Southampton	Pennsylvania	FBF Inc.	Wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press when the employee's hands were caught in the point of operation, causing a wrist contusion.
2017-07-11	Fitzgerald	Georgia	LIPPERT COMPONENTS, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a brake press to bend parts when his right hand was caught by the press blade, amputating his right thumb tip.
2017-06-29	Dunnellon	Florida	Air Distributors, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was bending metal on a brake press machine when the employee's left hand was caught in the machine, amputating the middle, ring, and pinky fingers.
2017-06-28	Jacksonville	Florida	Ferber Sheet Metal Works, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was holding a sheet of metal with a coworker while another coworker was operating a brake press machine. One of his coworkers told him to move the brake press's pedal away from their work station. As he moved the pedal with his foot, he lost balance and caught himself by resting his right hand on the brake press. At the same time, the press engaged and amputated his right pinky finger.
2017-04-13	Heber Springs	Arkansas	DEFIANCE METAL PRODUCTS	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press to form small metal parts and pinched his left middle finger between the material and the front of the ram amputating the middle fingertip.
2017-03-24	Jacksonville	Arkansas	Lomanco Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was running a brake press, bending flat aluminum sheets to form louvers. While she was handling an aluminum sheet, her right hand slipped and went toward the point of operation, which had a press knife. When she pulled her right hand back, the press knife amputated her right middle fingertip.
2017-03-20	Fairborn	Ohio	Ali Industries	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 3/20/17, an employee was operating a brake press to bend a piece of metal. While he was feeding the press, his right hand entered the machine, amputating his right middle and ring fingertips.
2017-03-03	Glendale	Wisconsin	Press Color, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee amputated fingers on his left hand while using the 12-ton pneumatic brake press to attach a blanket to a U-shaped bar.
2017-02-17	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	ADVANCED ROOFING, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was handling sheet metal on a brake press when his left thumb was caught in the point of operation. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2017-01-17	Celina	Ohio	CROWN EQUIPMENT CORP.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On January 17, 2017, an employee was operating a brake press and lacerated three fingers on the right hand.
2016-08-26	Northbrook	Illinois	Helms Performance Group, Inc. dba Christy Metals/Chris Industries/Chris Plating	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 8/26/16 an employee was operating a brake press and lost part of his left middle finger.
2016-08-22	Gainesville	Georgia	Cottrell Incorporated	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press to bend a 10-inch piece of metal with the long end in the machine. His hand entered the point of operation, crushing and avulsing his left ring and middle fingertips, which had to be amputated.
2016-07-25	Goodwater	Alabama	Madix, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a brake press to form parts. The employee changed the die to flatten forms that were done incorrectly. When the brake press was actuated, the employee's right index finger was amputated to the first digit. The employee also experienced the avulsion of the right middle fingertip.
2016-06-21	Arlington	Texas	Winholt	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee suffered a finger amputation while working on a brake press.
2016-04-22	Dallas	Pennsylvania	Pennmark Technologies Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was bending parts on a brake press when their finger entered the point of operation while the machine cycled. The employee sustained a right index finger amputation.
2016-04-19	Largo	Florida	FLORIDA METAL SERVICES, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was placing a part into a brake press machine to form it when the machine activated before he removed his finger. The top die pinched off the end of his left index finger.
2016-04-08	Columbia	Connecticut	Columbia Manufacturing Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's finger was amputated in the point of operation of a brake press.
2016-03-30	Bridgton	Maine	Everlast Roofing, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 3/30/16, at approximately 10:00pm, an employee crushed his left hand index and middle fingers between the dies of a hydraulic brake press while forming a metal part. The tip of his index finger was medically amputated.
2016-03-23	Paris	Illinois	Lyon, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While operating a brake press, an employee amputated four right-hand fingers when the foot pedal activated during a change over.
2016-03-11	Statesboro	Georgia	Great Dane Trailers, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working with a brake press, pushing a 1-foot by 5-foot piece of metal up under the hold-down dogs, when the machine cycled. The employee's left index finger was crushed and amputated by the hold-down dogs.
2016-03-05	Batesville	Arkansas	Intimidator Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was bending flat steel into machine parts on a brake press. On the third bend, the steel curled around, catching and crushing the employee's right thumb between the steel and the brake press.
2016-02-19	Wichita	Kansas	ATLAS AEROSPACE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While an employee was trying to clear a jam on the brake press, the press activated, injuring both of the employee's hands and amputating a right-hand finger.
2016-02-12	Brillion	Wisconsin	Ariens Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While bending parts on a brake press, and employee's right index fingertip was amputated between the part and the press.
2016-02-09	Sandusky	Ohio	LEWCO INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On February 9, 2016, an employee's left thumb was amputated to the first joint while the employee was operating a brake press to bend steel.
2016-02-02	Randolph	Ohio	East Manufacturing Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was doing a machine die rotation on a brake press when the die slipped out of place and fell onto the employee's left middle finger, amputating the fingertip.
2016-01-25	Longwood	Florida	Collis Roofing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's fingers were crushed while fabricating metal (e.g., bending metal flashing) on a brake press machine. The employee was hospitalized overnight for surgery.
2015-12-30	Millersburg	Ohio	Wastequip LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On or about December 30, 2015, an employee's finger was caught between the die and the die bed as the employee was rotating the die in a brake press. The right middle finger was pinched, removing the flesh part of the finger.
2015-12-21	Sarasota	Florida	GATOR STAMPING INTERNATIONAL, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee amputated a ring finger and crushed two other fingers while operating a brake press.
2015-12-04	Moody	Alabama	Precision Husky Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was bending a piece of metal on a brake press when the metal came up and pinched his finger against the die. His left index fingertip was amputated right below the fingernail.
2015-11-17	Mount Joy	Pennsylvania	Greiner Industries	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was changing out a die in a brake press and pinched a finger between the die and the bed of the machine amputating the fifth fingertip on the right hand.
2015-11-11	Okarche	Oklahoma	Temtrol, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was running a brake press and had a piece of rectangular metal. The employee set the dies and pressed (bent) the short end. The employee then turned the piece to bend the long side, adjusted the dies, and leaned forward. The employee's left-hand fingers got caught in the equipment. The employee's left index fingertip and middle finger to the knuckle were surgically amputated; there was also some damage to the ring finger.
2015-10-24	Seminole	Texas	Fehrs Industrial Manufacturing Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee lost part of the right index finger while operating a brake press.
2015-09-24	Norcross	Georgia	Staff Right, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 9/24/15, at 7:15 a.m., an employee was operating a brake press. The light curtain on the press break was inoperative at the time. The employee sustained an amputation of the right index finger's first knuckle.
2015-09-21	Wooster	Ohio	GLOBAL BODY & EQUIPMENT CO.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee amputated the right middle finger while operating the brake press.
2015-09-16	Slaughter	Louisiana	Anvil Attachments	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was setting a die in the brake press. The employee was attempting to line up the upper holes when he depressed the foot pedal and the brake press lowered onto the employee's left hand thumb causing a fingertip amputation.
2015-09-04	Houston	Texas	Odyssey Industrial Systems, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While working on a metal part on a brake press, the employee amputated the tip of his left index finger.
2015-09-02	Jonesboro	Arkansas	Apex Tool Group LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press. She reached for a piece of metal and stepped on the press pedal. The press cycled and partially amputated her right middle and ring fingers, requiring surgery.
2015-08-27	Saint Louis	Missouri	WESTAFF	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a brake press to bend a piece of metal. His finger was pinched on the deck of the press resulting in the amputation of the left ring finger just above the finger nail. It was reattached by a surgeon.
2015-08-07	Lake Park	Georgia	SNAP RITE MANUFACTURING, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's fingers were crushed in a brake press while operating the large drain pan brake press in the drain pan area resulting in a left hand finger amputation.
2015-08-03	Coldwater	Ohio	VALCO, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On or about August 3, 2015, an employee suffered a fingertip (left ring) amputation after entering the point of operation of the hydraulic brake press during production.
2015-07-23	Kearney	Nebraska	CHIEF INDUSTRIES, INC.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was running a brake press. The brake broke in half, and the ram fell onto and crushed the employee's right hand. The employee had surgery.
2015-03-26	Lithia	Florida	Central Maintenance and Welding Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was changing dies on a 400-ton Accupress brake press when one of the lifting bars slipped off the die and crushed the employee's hand between the base of the press and the die.