Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Denver	Co	Granite World of Colorado LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was about to clean a 2,500-pound part from a CNC router. A forklift was preparing to lift the part so its underside could be cleaned. As the forklift adjusted position, it knocked over the part, which tipped onto the employee's leg below the knee. The employee's leg was crushed.
2021-11-09	Leominster	Ma	New England Wire Products, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee's finger was caught and amputated in a CNC machine while in setup mode.
2021-11-08	Wausau	Wi	Apogee Wausau Group, Inc.	Arm(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was on a step ladder at the open back of a CNC machine, watching the oiler system run. The employee slipped and fell toward the opening in the machine. His right arm was caught and broken between the moving CNC head and the back guarding area as he tried to stop his fall.
2021-10-20	Franklin	Oh	H & W Screw Product	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was demonstrating to a co-worker how to remove the chuck from a collet system on a CNC lathe. The employee had his fingers behind the chuck and when he went to remove it, the foot pedal was pressed and the collet system closed on his left hand fingers, resulting in amputation of the middle and index fingertips.
2021-10-18	Ferris	Tx	ATCO Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On October 18, 2021, an employee was bending an air conditioning line on a CNC machine and amputated their left middle finger.
2021-08-06	Columbus	Oh	Coulter Ventures, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was moving a chain on a laser CNC machine. When he pulled the chain toward the sprocket, his left ring finger was caught in the nip point of the chain/socket assembly. He suffered a partial amputation to the fingertip.
2021-07-27	Eau Claire	Wi	Menard, Inc.	Pelvis	Fall on same level due to slipping
On July 27, 2021, an employee slipped and fell while donning waterproof rubber boots in a back-splash fabrication and CNC area. The employee landed on the floor and suffered a broken pelvis.
2021-07-03	Rhinelander	Wi	Lake Shore Systems, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a CNC bandsaw with an automatic material loading shuttle and clamping mechanism. The wood that the machine was shuttling into the clamping area was tipping, and the employee reached over to stabilize it for the clamp. The clamp closed on the employee's right index finger and amputated the fingertip.
2021-06-30	Seabrook	Nh	Will-Mor Manufacturing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was setting up a CNC machine for machining metal, using an overhead crane to lower a template (angle iron) onto the machine table. As the employee was lowering the template, he noticed metal shavings on the table. He rested the edge of the template on the table while he cleaned it. When he started to lower the template again, his left hand was on the top of the template to guide it. The template slipped and swung forward catching his left hand between the edge of the machine and the
2021-06-24	Dansville	Ny	LMC Industrial Contractors, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was deburring a metal beam with a hand scraper. During the de-burring process, the steel beam material was advanced by the CNC machine, pinching the employee's left ring finger between the bottom of the beam and the top of a roller. The employee suffered a partial amputation.
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.
2021-06-09	Ferris	Tx	ATCO Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee placed a part on a CNC bend machine. The employee's right middle finger went into the bend machine along with the part, resulting in an amputation.
2021-06-02	Lakeland	Fl	Finzer Roller, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a CNC lathe to finish-grind a small urethane roll. His right hand contacted the rotating grinding wheel and was pulled in. He suffered amputations to the ring fingertip (at the first knuckle) and the middle finger (at the second knuckle).
2021-05-21	Garland	Tx	General Dynamics	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was operating a CNC lathe. After machining a part, the employee went to open the lathe doors and his right middle finger was caught between the first and second accordion doors causing a partial fingertip amputation.
2021-04-12	Paradise	Pa	Mid-Atlantic Timberframes	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning inside the CNC machine when it started and the CNC arm struck the employee. The employee suffered a broken collar bone and a deep scalp laceration. The machine's interlock device was not working at the time.
2021-03-18	Tulsa	Ok	D&L Oil Tools	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a CNC machine when his glove was caught and pulled. His right ring and little fingers were amputated.
2021-03-09	Phillips	Wi	Barry-Wehmiller Papersystems International, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonclassifiable
On March 9, 2021, a CNC machine operator suffered a laceration and fracture to the left hand/arm. The employee's little finger was surgically amputated.
2021-02-12	Monroe	Ga	Elite Storage Solutions, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A CNC operator was operating a machine and entered the point of operation, sustaining an amputation to the left middle fingertip.
2021-01-25	Hialeah	Fl	HIALEAH METAL SPINNING, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was setting up a CNC machine. The machine crushed the employee's right ring and middle fingers.
2021-01-07	Houston	Tx	Tejas Tubular Products, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was reaching to adjust materials when a burr on the end of a pipe, which was spinning in a CNC machine, caught the employee's clothes. The employee suffered fractures to the left arm, left collarbone, and neck, as well as trauma to a right-side rib and the chest.
2020-06-19	Mentor	Ohio	PAKO Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a CNC bender when the machine closed the tooling clamp on his left index finger. The employee sustained an amputation to the left index finger.
2020-06-18	Garland	Texas	JELD-WEN, Inc.	Skull	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing a CNC router machine when the machine cycled and his head was pinched. The employee sustained a fractured skull.
2020-06-08	East Windsor	Connecticut	EBTEC Corporation	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
A part being machined with a CNC machine hit a door on the machine where an employee was working. The door in turn hit the employee, bruising the employee's torso.
2020-06-01	New Iberia	Louisiana	Ace Machine, Fabrication, and Construction , LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A machinist was filing a burr using a CNC lathe. The file ejected from the machine, hitting him in the abdomen and perforating his small intestine. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2020-05-29	Bay Springs	Mississippi	Hol-Mac Corporation, Plant 2	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a CNC lathe with a rag. The rag was caught between the pulley and the belt, and the belt amputated the employee's finger.
2020-05-20	Brookfield	Wisconsin	Guhring, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's left thumb tip was caught and amputated in the door of a CNC machine.
2020-03-19	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Downing Wellhead Equipment LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
A CNC part fell from an overhead crane sling. An employee jumped out of its way and struck a tool cabinet, suffering a broken rib.
2020-03-06	Tulsa	Oklahoma	Elliott Precision Products, Incorporated	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a CNC lathe when an article of their clothing made contact with a bolt on the chuck. The employee was pulled into the moving chuck and sustained a broken wrist, a broken jaw, and a cut on the neck.
2020-02-27	Enterprise	Alabama	Dura-Cast, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was working on a CNC machine. As he went to remove a part, the drill bit caught his glove and left index finger. The finger was fractured.
2020-02-12	Columbus	Georgia	Aludyne Georgia Machining, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
A maintenance employee was performing repairs on a CNC machine. The automatic tool changer (ATC) door next to the tool arm was misaligned, and the employee was removing it. The employee manually turned the tool arm which caused the door to actuate and shut suddenly pinching the employee's left hand and causing a partial amputation of the distal phalanx of the middle finger.
2020-01-30	Sarasota	Florida	LaFrance Corp	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was moving a box of parts (less than 20 lbs.). She took a step and bumped her right foot into the leg of the staging table, which caused her to lose her balance and fall to the floor. While falling, her left leg became caught on a platform behind a CNC machine. She fractured her left hip.
2020-01-22	New Freedom	Pennsylvania	ID Technology, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was deburring a part on a CNC lathe when his glove became caught and his hand was pulled into the lathe, resulting in a right index finger amputation at the second knuckle.
2020-01-21	Dallas	Texas	Continental NH3 Products	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was de-burring metal with an abrasive pad on a CNC lathe. The lathe caught the employee's glove, pulled in his arm, and broke it.
2019-09-10	Jeffersonville	Ohio	TFO Tech Co LTD	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was inserting a die into CNC machining equipment when the die fell out onto the employee's finger, amputating it.
2019-09-05	Ferris	Texas	ATCO PRODUCTS, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a CNC machine when it crushed the tip of the employee's left index finger.
2019-08-05	Mosinee	Wisconsin	G3 Industries Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A technician was troubleshooting a multi-spindle CNC lathe which is used for metalworking. The technician was manually spinning the spindle which causes the belt and pully to spin. The injured employee’s hand became caught in the machine resulting in an amputation to the left index finger.
2019-07-12	Warrendale	Pennsylvania	Magee Plastics Company	Forehead	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a CNC machine when a cutter attachment installed on the machine contacted the employee's head. The employee sustained a laceration to the forehead on the left side, extending upward.
2019-07-10	Brewton	Alabama	Fronteir Technologies Brewton LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a CNC wood router table. As he reached for a loose piece of wood, his hand was struck by the router bit resulting in the amputation of his right pinky finger to the first knuckle.
2019-06-24	Assumption	Illinois	AGCO	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On June 24, 2019, an employee was operating a CNC mill when the employee's glove was caught by the tooling, resulting in the amputation of the left-hand ring and middle fingers.
2019-06-06	Carol Stream	Illinois	NTA PRECISION AXLE CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was responding to a part jam in a CNC machine. A pressurized spindle fell into place, pinching two of the employee's fingers and amputating the tips.
2019-05-08	Sarasota	Florida	Sun Hydraulics, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
A maintenance technician was changing a light fixture inside a CNC machine. When the employee was taking his hands out the machine, he was punctured by one of the machine's drill bits. The drill bits are sharp, needle like. The drill bit broke off inside the employees left index finger, just above the knuckle and had to be removed surgically.
2019-04-25	Fond Du Lac	Wisconsin	RB Royal Industries Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to remove a part from a CNC machine when it actuated and amputated his right middle finger near the first knuckle.
2019-04-17	Dallas	Texas	MultiCam, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping load a CNC machine into a shipping container. The employee's finger was pinched between wood blocks, causing a fingertip amputation.
2019-04-01	Oshkosh	Wisconsin	Brickham Machining Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On April 1, 2019, an employee was bending tubes on a CNC tube bending machine when the employee's finger was caught between the dies and material, resulting in an amputation.
2019-04-01	Sabetha	Kansas	Schenck Process, LLC	Brain	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While operating a CNC lathe machine, an employee was caught in the part. The employee suffered head trauma and was hospitalized.
2018-09-19	Houston	Texas	TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was threading a pipe on a CNC lathe. The machine activated while he was holding a piece of sand paper between the chuck and the pipe. His right middle finger was amputated.
2018-07-26	Saint Charles	Missouri	NATIONAL CART COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's right hand was caught in the point of operation of a CNC tube bender. The employee suffered amputations to the right ring and little fingers.
2018-07-12	Canonsburg	Pennsylvania	Universal Electric Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
A CNC machine operator suffered an amputation to the left little finger, from the hail to the end of the finger.
2018-06-06	Navasota	Texas	C & M Machining LP	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating a CNC lathe as he polished a part. The part came off the spindle and struck the employee in the forehead and on the left shoulder. The employee sustained a laceration above the left eyebrow requiring stitches and a broken shoulder.
2018-05-29	West Bridgewater	Massachusett	BEACON SALES ACQUISITION, INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was installing a piece of sheet metal in the CNC press brake and suffered a finger amputation.
2018-05-26	Wichita	Kansas	LMI AEROSPACE, INC.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was loading a part into a CNC machine. While stepping down from the 4-inch machine platform, he lost his balance and rolled his ankle, sustaining a lower leg/ankle fracture.
2018-05-25	Saginaw	Texas	Universal Forest Products	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cleaning between two CNC machines while they were operating. One of the tables struck the employee, injuring their left arm between the elbow and the hand.
2018-05-11	Dayton	Ohio	Hueston Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On May 11, 2018, an employee was helping another employee load panels onto a CNC router. He had just placed two panels on the vacuum work station when his right hand entered the running tool cutter, amputating his middle and ring fingers. The tool cutter was guarded at the time.
2018-03-29	West Palm Beach	Florida	Florida Microelectronics, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading a CNC lathe with a metal rod when his left hand was caught between the rod and the machine, requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-07	Tonawanda	New York	Snyder Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was running a large CNC lathe machine when the employee's hand was pinched between the moving pallet and a fixed point on the machine, partially amputating the right middle finger.
2018-02-03	Austintown	Ohio	NORDSON XALOY CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a CNC lathe when his left index finger was caught and amputated between the material and the tool.
2018-01-29	Houston	Texas	Allied Fitting LP	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working on a Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machine when a part came loose inside the machine. The door of the machine stopped the part, but the door caused the employee to fall off the 15-inch platform and land on the ground. The employee suffered a broken collarbone, broken rib, and other injuries, requiring hospitalization.
2017-10-12	Florence	Alabama	Southeastern Extrusion & Tool, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a CNC lathe and using a wrench to tighten the lathe chuck when the wrench hit his left hand, partially amputating his thumb and his second and third fingers.
2017-09-05	Columbus	Ohio	APPIAN MANUFACTURING CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a CNC bending machine when the clamp came up and caught his right-hand middle and ring fingers. He had surgery and was hospitalized overnight.
2017-08-28	Beaumont	Texas	Metal Forms LTD	Eye(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was removing the door of a CNC machine when he slipped and fell onto the machine's conveyor, cutting his left eyelid and requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-16	Bridgeville	Delaware	Miller Metal Fabrication, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using a lift magnet to lift and load a 121-pound plate into a CNC machine. He was guiding the piece of metal into the CNC to drop/set it down when it fell on and crushed his left index finger, amputating it at the knuckle.
2017-07-25	Roscoe	Illinois	American Aluminum Extrusion Company, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 25, 2017, an employee was operating a CNC machine when the employee suffered dizziness, fatigue, and a fear of blacking out due to dehydration.
2017-07-17	Gainesville	Georgia	ORBITAL ENERGY SERVICES CORP.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
While polishing a throttle valve stem in front of a CNC lathe, an employee was caught in the machine, suffering left arm fractures, a pinky finger amputation, and damage to other left-hand fingers.
2017-07-17	Tupelo	Mississippi	Krueger International, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adjusting a chair back part in a CNC bender when the machine crushed his right index finger. His finger had to be medically amputated at the first knuckle. The bender machine was operating at the time of the incident.
2017-07-08	Cranberry Township	Pennsylvania	Arconic	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On July 8, 2017, an employee was adjusting a part onto a CNC machine. He used a foot pedal to actuate an air clamp to hold the part in place. His left middle finger was caught between the part and the clamp, amputating his fingertip.
2017-06-26	Stow	Ohio	National Machine Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was removing a chuck from a CNC machine. The chuck spun around and struck the employee's pinky finger, amputating it.
2017-05-08	Houston	Texas	Lincoln Manufacturing, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was helping an operator set up a pipe threading line. The employee was loosening a part on the pipe threading line when the set-up operator turned a switch on to move the pipe into a CNC machine. The CNC machine then amputated the employee's right index finger.
2017-03-13	Crosby	Texas	Hunting Energy Services Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On March 13, 2017, an employee was operating a CNC machine and was loading a 2-foot pup joint into the chuck spindle. The pipe dropped in the back, resulting in the pipe coming up in the front. The employee's right hand was located inside the pipe and was smashed between the pipe and the chuck of the machine. PPE was not worn at the time of the incident.
2017-03-02	Houston	Texas	Stewart Tubular Products, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing a finished part from a CNC lathe. With his hand on the part, he inadvertently stepped on a foot control that actuated a hold down ram. The ram came back in on the part and amputated the upper portion of the employee's right thumb.
2017-02-22	Fenton	Missouri	Control Devices, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was feeding bar stock into a CNC Machine when the bar stock became jammed in the feeder. When he pushed the bar stock forward, it rammed into the side of the machine and struck his left middle finger, partially amputating it and avulsing a nailbed.
2017-02-16	Winder	Georgia	Price Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was changing the tool in a CNC stamping machine when the tool fell and smashed the employee's left pinky fingertip, resulting in an amputation.
2017-02-04	Manchester	New Hampshir	Millinnium Precision LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was changing out tools in a CNC lathe. When he began to move a tool inside the lathe, the machine tooling arm caught and partially amputated his left middle finger between it and the raw material to be machined.
2016-10-12	Manitowoc	Wisconsin	MANITOWOC TOOL & MACHINING, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's left ring finger was amputated at the first knuckle on October 12, 2016. While the employee was loading a part on a CNC machine, his hand was caught between the casting and the clamp. The employee was not wearing gloves at the time.
2016-08-08	Georgetown	Massachusett	UFP Technologies, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee suffered a finger amputation while working on a CNC machine.
2016-07-26	Strongsville	Ohio	Swagelok Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was loading stock material in a CNC machine when the machine became jammed. As the employee attempted to remove the jam, the machine cycled and amputated 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch of the employee's right middle finger.
2016-07-21	Menomonee Falls	Wisconsin	Dielectric Corporation	Head	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was struck in the head by a plastic hose that became wrapped around a rotating CNC machine spindle. The hose struck the employee in the head causing a severe laceration. The employee's right pinky finger was also broken and lacerated. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of the head injury.
2016-07-14	Allenton	Wisconsin	Allcast, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was putting parts into a CNC machine and amputated the right middle finger at the middle joint when the hydraulic clamp closed on the finger.
2016-06-30	Heber Springs	Arkansas	Saint Jean Industries, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A temporary employee was hospitalized for dehydration while he was working as a CNC machine operator.
2016-06-14	Missoula	Montana	Diversified Plastics	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a CNC mill that was equipped with a 1" drill bit and checking the large bore depth of the hole when the left index finger was crushed by the drill bit that came down automatically.
2016-05-12	Burleson	Texas	Industrial Screw Conveyors, Inc.	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was working a shaft in a CNC machine when the shaft flew out of the machine and struck the employee in the face. He suffered a right cheek laceration and right eye injury.
2016-05-08	Lawrenceville	Georgia	LUND INTERNATIONAL HOLDING COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was injured when his hand was caught between a belt and pulley on a CNC machine.
2016-04-07	Pensacola	Florida	Jupiter Composites, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was installing a new auger bag for the CNC machine when his right index finger was partially amputated by the auger blade. The safety tube covering the blades was not in place properly at the time of the incident.
2016-03-31	Rogers	Arkansas	Technical Machining Services, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes
An employee was lifting steel bar stocks 12 feet long and weighing approximately 20lbs to place into a CNC mill machine when he felt a pull across his stomach. The employee was later admitted to the hospital for pain in the stomach.
2016-03-25	Newnan	Georgia	Mega Granite & Marble, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was performing maintenance on a CNC waterjet cutting machine by replacing the high pressure line. When he was testing the pressurized line, the fitting failed or broke causing the water to be released at a very high rate. It struck the employee in the chest and exited his back. The employee was standing approximately 15 ft. away from the machine.
2016-03-22	Brook Park	Ohio	National Payroll Group	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting the CNC line glue spreader and was attempting to push and pull a board through the spreader. When the employee pulled the wood through, the wood came down and crushed his finger, which was on a guide, between the guide and wood. His right middle fingertip was amputated.
2016-03-14	Ixonia	Wisconsin	BRYANT PRODUCTS, INC.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a CNC machine when his sleeve was caught in either the tool or the part, pulling him into the rotating spindle of the machine. He suffered left arm damage that required surgery.
2016-03-05	Springfield	Massachusett	Smith & Wesson Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was loading metal stock into a CNC machine when his right thumb struck against the machine and was lacerated. He was hospitalized when the laceration became infected.
2016-03-02	North Haven	Connecticut	O.F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On Wednesday, March 2, 2016, at approximately 3:30 PM, an employee was operating a CNC machine. The employee opened the protective door of the machine to clean the chips from the fixture with an air hose. When his hand was close to the spindle area, the cutting tool struck his finger, amputating his fingertip.
2016-03-01	Beavercreek	Ohio	ATK Space Systems Inc.	Upper arm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was setting up the CNC machine when the cycle button was hit, causing the spindle to turn and throw parts out. The parts hit, shattered, and broke bones in the employee's upper arm.
2016-02-27	Cambridge Springs	Pennsylvania	Meadville Forging Company, L.P.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a CNC machine that had a chip conveyor extending from it. The employee turned the CNC machine off to retrieve a chip ball piece of scrap from the conveyor. As he was retrieving the scrap, the machine was unintentionally activated. The employee's glove became caught in the moving parts and his fingers were caught where the conveyor meets the CNC machine. His left-hand index and middle fingers were partially amputated.
2016-02-12	Willis	Texas	AmeriTex Machine & Fab, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working with a CNC lathe machine when the machine amputated his right index fingertip. The machine was running at the time of the incident.
2016-02-11	Nacogdoches	Texas	Nibco, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was changing the jaws on a CNC lathe when the jaw hydraulic clamps were actuated by the foot control. His right index fingertip was amputated above the first joint between the jaws and the new part.
2016-01-18	Springfield	Massachusett	Smith & Wesson Corp.	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was working on a CNC machine. The employee stepped back and tripped on the CNC subframe resulting in injury to the lower left leg and hospitalization.
2016-01-11	Newmanstown	Pennsylvania	Kountry Kraft Kitchens, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On or about January 11, 2016, at 10:30 a.m., an employee was operating a CNC saw and made a trim cut. When he tried to remove the scrap piece, the front-side pressure device activated and trapped his left pinky finger, avulsing part of the skin. He was hospitalized with a partial finger amputation.
2016-01-09	Schaumburg	Illinois	DeZurik APCO Hilton	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving a valve body with a hoist from a CNC Machine to the side of the machine. The valve body slipped from the clamps that were holding it and hit the employee in the right leg between the knee and ankle. His leg broke.
2015-12-24	Holden	Massachusett	Inner-Tite Corp.	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was turning a piece of bar stock on the CNC lathe when it malfunctioned and the bar stock struck the employee's right arm and shoulder causing severe lacerations.
2015-12-23	Avenel	New Jersey	Microcast Technologies	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating a CNC machine. An aluminum piece from the CNC machine became a projectile and struck the employee's chest resulting in a laceration.
2015-12-17	Denver	Colorado	Czarnowski Display Service, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was hospitalized for a serious hand injury requiring surgery while operating a five axis CNC machine.
2015-11-11	Mcallen	Texas	Cinch Connectivity Solutions, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was leaning over the CNC machine to see how the part was cutting. The door to the machine was open and the spin spindles were spraying oil onto the floor. The employee slipped on the oil and his knee hit the rail of the door. When he put his hands in front of his face, the pick-off tool on the CNC machine lacerated the right middle finger.
2015-10-14	Vermillion	South Dakota	Masaba, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a plasma cutting CNC machine in auto cut mode. The employee attempted to remove cut pieces of metal from the cutting table. The table struck the employee causing their foot to get caught on a floor grate resulting in a fractured right ankle.