DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-16N AttleboroMaSaversHeadFall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee became dizzy while cleaning and fell. Her head struck a jewelry peg and then the floor. She suffered a head contusion and was hospitalized.
2021-11-15CanyonTxPanhandle Foundation RepairThigh(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was cleaning up a dig site and fell 3 feet into an uncovered pier hole, resulting in a broken right femur.
2021-11-15SheboyganWiTorginol, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersCaught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a paint conveyor belt when they were pulled into the conveyor belt and 20-inch rollers. The employee was hospitalized with 11 broken ribs.
2021-11-11PittsGaPitts Gin Co IncHead and trunkFall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning up cotton from around a conveyor belt. He fell onto the belt, passed under an auger that was over the belt, and hit a metal support beam with his head. He continued down the conveyor and a piece of metal overhead struck his left eye. He suffered trauma to the eye, as well as chest fractures.
2021-11-10MontgomeryAlPremier TechFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a rotator shaft with sandpaper. The employee's gloves got caught in the rotating shaft, pulling his right hand into the machine. Two of the employee's fingers were amputated, and two were reattached.
2021-11-10PittsburghPaDarden RestaurantsFingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cleaning a bandsaw when it amputated the tip of one of his fingers.
2021-11-10EriePaJTM Foods, LLCArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning an auger blade on a conveyor when the auger pulled the employee's arm into the machine and caused a partial arm amputation. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-11-09WimaumaFlSurterra Florida, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a mint press machine. The rag the employee was using got tangled in the rotating tabletop and drew their finger into the press punch. The employee's right middle fingertip was struck by one of the mint press die punches, resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-11-06LouisvilleMsNew Wood Resources, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a jam in a chipper and amputated their left index finger.
2021-11-03BlountsvilleAlTYSON FOODS, INC.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a piece of equipment with a vacuum hose when her index finger was caught between the vacuum hose and the piece of equipment, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-11-02WashingtonPaPleiger Plastics CompanyKnee(s)Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning a sheet casting machine when he slipped and fell into the machine. As the employee was thrown out of the machine, he hit his knee on the machine frame, causing a puncture wound.
2021-11-01DallasTxStart Kleen LegacyHeadContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning a drain when a thermal reaction between sodium hydroxide and hot water occurred. The employee sustained thermal and chemical burns to the head and was hospitalized.
2021-11-01BufordGaCaliber Collision Center #2301Hand(s)Struck by discharged object or substance
On 11/1/2021, an employee was cleaning a car when he blew compressed air across his hand and received an air embolism, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-10-31Ballston SpaNySpecialty Silicone Products, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a 50-inch mill with a rag. The rag got caught in a pinch point, and the employee's fingers were pulled into the mill. The employee's index, middle, and ring fingers were amputated.
2021-10-29HarwintonCtCharter Oak Building Maintenance, Inc.Wrist(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning windows while standing on a ladder when they fell off the ladder to the ground, resulting in a sprained wrist.
2021-10-27LakelandFlPEPPERIDGE FARM INCORPORATEDFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was cleaning out the crumb tray of a dough divider machine when his finger became caught in a conveyor roller/belt. The employee sustained a broken finger and lacerations, which required stitches.
2021-10-26BeatriceNeBeatrice Community Hospital and Health CenterUpper arm(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was reaching for paper towels while cleaning up when her left foot caught on a box and she fell to floor, landing on right arm and shoulder. The employee suffered a fracture of the right humerus bone.
2021-10-25WellingtonKsScoular CompanyFoot (feet)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the interior portion of a grain bin when their foot was caught in an open sump pit where a drag was operating and their foot was fractured. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-25ProvidenceRiLorac Tool LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a 150-ton machine press with compressed air. The employee's right hand was inside the point of operation when the machine was activated and crushed his right hand. The employee suffered injuries to his right hand to include fractures, lacerations, and amputation of his index and middle fingers.
2021-10-25Beaver DamWiMittera Wisconsin, LLCHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a damper roller when his right hand was caught in a pinch point between rollers, resulting in a degloving that required hospitalization.
2021-10-24MonticelloMsGeorgia Pacific Monticello LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Nonclassifiable
An employee suffered a broken and lacerated right thumb while cleaning wood chips from a screen room.
2021-10-23HudsonOhLittle Tikes CompanyAnkle(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a rotational molding machine when it cycled. As he tried to jump up to the platform, it caught his ankle and broke it.
2021-10-21AvonOhK.M.U. Trucking & Excavating, LLCArm(s)Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
On October 21, 2021, an employee exited a semi-truck to begin cleaning out its trailer after dumping dirt. The semi-truck and trailer began rolling backward and struck the employee, who fell to the ground. The trailer tires rolled over the employee's right arm, causing fractures and a degloving injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-19Du QuoinIlIllinois Premium Extracts LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning out the dust collector for a milling machine and sustained amputations to their right middle and ring fingers. The machine was running at the time.
2021-10-18BridgetonMoVERIPAC, LLCForearm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A temporary employee was cleaning extruder rollers when his left forearm was pinned and crushed. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-10-17McphersonKsJohns ManvilleArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a roller. As he tried to cut a paper inside it, his right arm was caught in the conveyor belt and broken.
2021-10-17EvadaleTxWestRock CompanyEye(s)Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was cleaning a copy machine. While trying to open the filter compartment to finish the cleaning by rinsing with water, the pressure exerted on the lid caused a solution with possible traces of a sodium hypochlorite to spray into the employee's eyes, resulting in eye irritation that required hospitalization.
2021-10-15UnionNjDeep Foods, Inc.Thigh(s)Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was manually dispensing a caustic cleaning chemical into a 5-gallon container. The chemical splashed onto the employee causing chemical burns on his right thigh.
2021-10-11BrandonSdMidwest Railcar Repair, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by discharged object or substance
At about 10:00 p.m. on October 11, 2021, an employee was cleaning a pressurized paint gun. The gun activated while his left ring ringer was in front of the paint nozzle, which injected paint and solvent into the finger.
2021-10-11GlastonburyCtStop & Shop SupermarketLeg(s)Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
On October 11, 2021, an employee was outside a gas kiosk cleaning its windows. A vehicle struck her as it pulled up to the pump. She suffered multiple fractures to the left leg.
2021-10-10PennsaukenNjBARRY CALLEBAUT USA, L.L.C.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a clogged machine when a finger contacted rotary blades within a pipe on the machine, resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-10-08WellstonOhGeneral MillsHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On October 8, 2021, an employee was cleaning the pizza topping machine using a scrubbing pad when their right hand was pulled into a running conveyor belt and roller, resulting in a broken right hand. The belt and roller were unguarded at the time.
2021-10-06MiddletownNyGenpak, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cleaning a printer when his right hand was caught between two rollers. He suffered an amputation to the little finger.
2021-10-06SchuylerNeCargill Meat Solutions CorpFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a chute on a meat processing machine when the machine activated, causing an amputation to the employee's right index finger.
2021-10-04MidlandTxPatterson-UTI Drilling Company LLCBrainStruck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was cleaning a mud pump. A retaining cap dislodged from the pump and struck the side of his head, causing a laceration and a head injury.
2021-10-03DartmouthMaDARDEN RESTAURANTS, INC.BrainStruck against stationary object or equipment
An employee was cleaning underneath a table when they struck their head on the table, resulting in a head injury.
2021-10-02LexingtonNeDarling International Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a trough with a cleaning bar when an auger caught the cleaning bar and the bar pinned the employee's right ring finger against the guard, pinching it and resulting in a fingertip amputation. The auger was not locked out at the time of the incident.
2021-10-01Port OrangeFlThe Michaels Companies, Inc.Hip(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
On October 1, 2021, an employee was cleaning a floor when he slipped on water and fell. The employee sustained a hip fracture and was hospitalized.
2021-10-01MiddletownOhElectro-Metallics IncMultiple body partsInhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Two employees were cleaning a hose that contained hydrochloric acid. After rinsing the hose, it was placed in a tank with bleach. Hydrochloric acid remaining on the hose reacted with the bleach, exposing the employees to chlorine gas that made it difficult to breathe. One employee was hospitalized for inhalation chemical burns.
2021-09-27JacksonvilleFlCentral Florida Contractors Services, Inc.Lower leg(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On September 27, 2021, an employee was cleaning a concrete pump at the wash out area. As he sat at the edge of the hopper, the auger inside the hopper engaged and his right leg was amputated below the knee.
2021-09-25YigoGuSmithbridge Guam, Inc.Fingertip(s)Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was cleaning excess material off the back end of a dump truck when the truck's tailgate closed. The employee's right middle and ring fingertips got pinched between the tailgate and dump bed, resulting in amputations.
2021-09-25StuttgartArTAS Environmental Services, L.P.Hip(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was cleaning when they slipped and fell to the floor, resulting in an injury to their right hip.
2021-09-24RobinsonIlHershey Chocolate & Confectionery CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On 09/24/2021, at approximately 4:30 PM, three employees were cleaning a toffee cooker. The toffee cooker consists of an upper plate and a lower plate that are raised and lowered to separate the cooker. The toffee cooker was locked out/tagged out. Once the toffee cooker was cleaned, the gasket was installed and it was ready to be closed up. Lockout/tagout was removed. The injured employee reached to adjust the seal as the lower piece come up into place and their right little finger got caught be
2021-09-23DenverCoLucky Dog Contracting, IncFinger(s), fingernail(s)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was cleaning up a jobsite and lifted a concrete manhole cover when the cover crushed three of the employee's fingers resulting in amputation.
2021-09-22FarwellTxJohnson Bros. Corporation, a Southland CompanyMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was assisting with cleaning the distributor truck's tank. The distributor tank was still hot causing a rapid release of stems, burning the employee and causing them to fall from the tank to the flatbed work truck. The employee sustained burns to the face and hands, a head contusion, and a laceration above the right eye.
2021-09-21Lake CityFlTownhomes, LLCBrainOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On September 21, 2021, an employee had finished cleaning the floor and cabinets inside a newly manufactured home. She then started descending a distance of 4 feet from the manufactured home floor to the production floor using a 6-foot A-frame ladder. She fell and hit her head on the production floor. She was found unconscious with bleeding from the head. She was hospitalized with a head injury.
2021-09-21ClevelandOhM. Argueso & Co., Inc.Hand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On September 21, 2021, at approximately 2:30 a.m. an employee was cleaning a pastillator machine, a rotoform granulation system, when her right hand was caught and crushed in a running nip point. The employee sustained fractures and second and third degree burns to the right hand. The machine was not locked out or guarded at the time.
2021-09-20DallasTxABM Building Services, LLCHip(s) and leg(s) Fall on same level
An employee was cleaning a glass door. The employee fell to the floor and suffered a broken leg/hip.
2021-09-20OmahaNeDIMATIC DIE & TOOL COMPANYHip(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was cleaning the production area floor when she slipped on soap and fell, hitting the floor on her right side. The employee's right hip was broken.
2021-09-15BuffaloNyDash's SupermarketHand(s) and arm(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee had been cleaning a fryer. Hot oil from the fryer burned the employee's right forearm and hand.
2021-09-14ElleryIlMt. Carmel Stabilization GroupLower extremitiesPedestrian vehicular incident
An employee was cleaning between two pieces of equipment. One piece moved and pinned the employee against the other, breaking the employee's fibula. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-13FremontNeNye SquareBODY SYSTEMSExposure to other harmful substances
An employee was cleaning a shower drain. The employee suffered a respiratory reaction to the drain cleaner that was being used.
2021-09-13OrlandoFlJPL Construction 1Hand(s)Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was cleaning the tip of a caulking sprayer. The sprayer discharged and injected caulking into her right hand. She was hospitalized.
2021-09-08AlicevilleAlBuchanan Hardwood Flooring, LLCArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a conveyor belt. The belt caught the employee's left hand and arm, breaking the arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-08ArlingtonTxChartwells Dining Services - Compass Group at UT ArlingtonFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning a food preparation machine. A blade in the machine lacerated her right index and middle fingers resulting in partial amputation.
2021-09-07SyracuseNyUS EcologyNonclassifiableDirect exposure to electricity
An employee was cleaning debris in a confined space (vault). Electric power surged through wires, and the employee was burned.
2021-09-03HartsdaleNyCentral Westchester Tenants Corp.Hand(s), except finger(s)Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was cleaning carpet pieces using a pressure washer. High-pressure water hit the employee's left hand, cutting the top of the hand.
2021-09-03Altamonte SpringsFlEmerson International, Inc.BrainOther fall to lower level
On September 3, 2021, an employee was climbing down a 6-foot A-frame ladder after cleaning an AC drain. He lost his balance, fell, and hit his head on the top of a cubicle wall. He suffered a head injury and was hospitalized.
2021-09-01Lake Buena VistaFlWalt Disney Parks & ResortsAnkle(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning the edge of a pool when she fell in and suffered a broken ankle. She was hospitalized.
2021-09-01FredericksburgPaFarmers Pride IncorporatedFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a liver harvest machine. While removing liver/gizzard parts from a plastic auger, the rotating auger amputated his right index fingertip.
2021-08-29Glendale HeightsIlPro-Troop LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On August 29, 2021, an employee was cleaning dough from the roller of a chunker hopper. As he was removing a piece of dough, his left hand was caught by a roller of the chunker machine. He suffered an amputation of the index finger, as well as crushing injuries to the left middle and ring fingers.
2021-08-27NorthumberlandPaRiver Run Foods DE LLCScalpCaught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a conveyor when it caught the employee's hair. The employee suffered a scalping injury.
2021-08-26ElmoreOhMaterion Corp.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A hoisted metal cover, about 3 feet by 3 feet, fell off the hook of an overhead crane that had been used to lift it. It landed on the left hand of an employee who was cleaning under it, and he suffered fractures and a partial amputation (below the nail) to the left middle finger.
2021-08-26DaltonGaMohawk ImdustriresFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cleaning the air cylinder in a tearing machine and amputated their left middle finger.
2021-08-26ConyersGaBio-Lab, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cleaning a tablet press. The press amputated the tip of the employee's left middle finger.
2021-08-20WashingtonDcAAA Complete Building Services, Inc.Ankle(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was entering a building after cleaning a floor drain in a courtyard. He slipped and fell down a flight of 7 stairs, coming to rest on a landing and suffering a broken left ankle.
2021-08-18OneillNeBX Civil & ConstructionAnkle(s) and leg(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a concrete placer. He was on the housing of the auger/hopper area, chipping out some built-up concrete, when his right foot slipped. The auger caught his pant leg and pulled in his right leg. The leg and the ankle were broken.
2021-08-18JasperGaAMICALOLA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATIONHand(s)Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was cleaning the elbow of a transformer when he suffered electrical contact burns to the left hand and flash burns to the right hand.
2021-08-17Van AlstyneTxLaCore NutraceuticalsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a part in a machine. The machine came down on the employee's right hand, causing an amputation to the little finger.
2021-08-13West ChicagoIlDS Containers, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a printing roller when his index and middle fingers were pinched between two rollers. The index finger was medically amputated.
2021-08-12StandishMeTrustees of St. Joseph's CollegeBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee had been cleaning out athletic sheds and a garbage disposal. The employee became ill and sustained heat stroke.
2021-08-11AtlantaGaHARTYBAKE, LLCHand(s)Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On August 11, 2021, a temporary employee was washing pots and pans. While his right hand was in the sink containing dishwater, dish cleaning liquid spilled over the cuff of his glove and caused a chemical burn to his hand.
2021-08-10BoyertownPaDrug Plastics & Glass IncorporatedScalpOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a three-step rolling ladder cleaning a mold. The employee attempted to descend the ladder when he fell to the concrete floor, resulting in trauma and a laceration to the back of his head.
2021-08-04MesquiteTxRainstamp ManufacturingHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a slitter machine when their hand got caught in the machine, resulting in lacerations and amputations to their right hand.
2021-08-03SeminoleTxTRICO PEANUT, LLCForearm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning machinery when it caught her glove, resulting in the amputation of her right forearm.
2021-08-03HarrisburgPaLeafFilter Gutter ProtectionMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was cleaning a residential gutter from an A-frame ladder, 6 to 7 feet above the ground. The employee fell to the ground and suffered two fractures in the lower back and a broken right ankle.
2021-07-31BeloitWiHormel Foods CorporationHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a portable belt conveyor when their right hand contacted the power end of the belt conveyor, which crushed the employee's hand.
2021-07-29SmethportPaInternational Waxes, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee who had been performing walkthrough inspections and cleaning drain filters began to experience nausea and cramps due to heat and dehydration, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-07-28NanticokePaReilly Plating Company, Inc.Lower leg(s)Fall through surface or existing opening
On 7/28/2021, an employee was cleaning up product on a powder coating line that had crashed into a support grate. The product pulled the support grate, which caused the employee's left leg to fall into a tank of iron phosphate up to their knee and resulted in chemical burns to their lower left leg.
2021-07-27LititzPaEurest ServicesWrist(s)Fall on same level
An employee was standing on the floor pulling shrink wrap off a pallet of cleaning supplies. The employee lost their footing and fell to the floor, fracturing their right wrist.
2021-07-27EttersPaCore & Main LPFoot (feet)Stepped on object
While cleaning up a yard, an employee stepped on a nail that was sticking out of a pallet. The nail punctured the employee's right foot.
2021-07-26LebanonMoLOWE BOATSFinger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cleaning a board with a hand-held circular saw. The board slipped and the saw amputated part of the employee's left ring finger.
2021-07-26DecaturIlHTH Companies, Inc.Foot (feet)Struck by discharged object or substance
On July 26, 2021, an employee was hydroblasting using a 5,500 psi water blast gun with a 66-inch barrel. The barrel was run across the top of his left boot, lacerating the top of the foot. He was hospitalized, requiring cleaning and stitches for the wound.
2021-07-26CovingtonKyNorth Star Painting Company, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was cleaning a paint spray gun. The gun activated and injected paint thinner into the employee's left little finger.
2021-07-25OmahaNeGraphic Packaging InternationalHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a printing press. The press rollers caught the employee's right hand and degloved it.
2021-07-24KlingerstownPaMichael Foods, Inc.Knee(s) and leg(s)Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On July 24, 2021, an employee was cleaning egg-breaking machines with a corrosive chemical. The chemical burned the employee's knees and lower legs, and the employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-24LynnMaGeneral Electric AviationArm(s)Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was cleaning the contacts of the tie bar inside a 480V switchgear and suffered burns from an arc flash. The employee received third degree burns to his arm and first degree burns to his face.
2021-07-19AllenTxABM Industries IncBrainFall on same level due to tripping
An employee was cleaning floors, tripped, and fell backward resulting in a head injury.
2021-07-12Round RockTxProportion Foods, LLC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning meat off a conveyor belt when his glove was caught under the belt, causing his finger to be pulled into the sprocket and resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-07-10TupeloMsElite Comfort SolutionsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a glue machine and amputated their left index finger.
2021-07-09DarlingtonWiWisconsin Whey Protein Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning equipment when the star valve on the equipment amputated four fingers on the employee's left hand. The equipment was running at the time.
2021-07-08BillingsMtUnited States BakeryHand(s) and finger(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning dough from the sheeter when their right hand was caught between the rollers. Their hand and fingers were crushed.
2021-07-07FairfieldOhFoxtail Foods, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a machine and partially amputated their right middle finger.
2021-07-06BoyceLaLove's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning the shower. She bent down to wipe the floors and her hand was caught in the towel rack. Skin was removed from her finger and she was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-07-06LancasterTxNeuline Kitchens, LLCAnkle(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning the filter on a floor cleaning machine on a dock and fell off the edge of the dock to the ground below. The employee's ankle was broken in three places and required surgery.
2021-07-05College StationTxKrogerHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over the power cord for a piece of cleaning equipment as she walked away from it. She fell to the ground, suffered a broken hip, and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-07-03OakdaleNyMODERN ITALIAN BAKERY OF WEST BABYLON INC.Wrist(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cleaning the inside of the mixing machine when the door of the mixing machine struck the employee's right wrist resulting in a laceration and contusion to the right wrist.
2021-07-01EbensburgPa*New Enterprise Stone & Lime Company*Hip(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a platform on a concrete truck cleaning dried ready-mix from the chute. The employee fell from the platform to the ground resulting in hospitalization for a fractured hip.
2021-07-01LodiOhMedina MaterialsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
The injured employee and a co-worker were cleaning the jammed auger system of the rotary airlock feeder. The injured employee was using a piece of rebar when his hand and arm were pulled into the auger. His hand was injured and three fingers were amputated by the rotating auger.
2021-07-01Great FallsMtGeneral MillsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating the 5-pound flour packaging machine. While cleaning something on the machine, the employee's hand was caught in the machine resulting in a deep laceration to the right little finger which required hospitalization and surgery.