DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-18Oklahoma CityOkClements Foods Co.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to remove some tape on a conveyor belt's pulley. The belt pulled the employee's right little finger under the guard, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
2021-11-17QuincyIlTitan Wheel Corporation of IllinoisFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was putting a disk on a conveyor table using a hoist. The disk came off the hook and landed on his left ring finger. The finger was amputated.
2021-11-16LebanonOhPFB. Manufacturing. LLC.Arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
A temporary employee was putting scrap foam on a conveyor system. The employee noted a piece of scrap in the conveyor shaft area. As the employee reached into the shaft area, the employee's right arm was pulled into the roller and fractured. The conveyor shaft area was not guarded at the time.
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.
2021-11-15BeulahNdDakota Gasification CompanyUpper extremitiesCaught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was inspecting a coal conveyor belt. The idler pulley system caught the employee's clothing and pulled in the employee's arm up to the elbow. The employee suffered multiple fractures and lacerations and was hospitalized.
2021-11-15IndependenceMoOlin Winchester LLCFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was changing a fiber drum believed to be empty when the drum fell, causing the employee's right ring fingertip to be caught in a pinch point in the conveyor belt and amputated.
2021-11-14SuwaneeGaABM - Facility ServicesForearm(s)Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was blowing off debris and baking products from a conveyor belt using an air gun to prepare for the next production run. In the process of blowing off the conveyor belt, the air gun got caught in the belt, causing it to spin and strike the employee in the left arm. The employee suffered a fracture above their left wrist.
2021-11-13PhiladelphiaPaIntelligrated Systems, LLCMultiple leg locations Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a conveyor. It suddenly started while he was inside the belt, and the slats caused multiple fractures to his upper and lower leg.
2021-11-13MidlothianTxStrategic Materials, Inc.Multiple body partsOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on an 8-foot stepladder, repairing a conveyor on a process line. He fell from the ladder to the concrete below and suffered fractures to the left hip, the left-side pelvis, and four ribs.
2021-11-13South CharlestonWvMichaels Stores IncHip(s) and leg(s) Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a manual roller conveyor to unload stock when the conveyor shifted and the employee fell 3 feet onto their right side, resulting in a fractured right femur and hip that required hospitalization.
2021-11-13JacksonvilleFlAnchor Glass Container CorporationFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On November 13, 2021, an employee was using a pipe wrench to unjam a pulley on a conveyor system. When the pulley unjammed, his right ring finger was caught between its frame and the pipe wrench. The fingertip was amputated at the bottom of the nail.
2021-11-12SomersetNjL'Oreal USAFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing bottles of product off a conveyor belt. The tip of her left little finger was caught by a cleat on the belt, and the fingertip was amputated.
2021-11-12WahpetonNdMasonite CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was replacing a belt on a conveyor. His right hand fingers were caught after testing the belt that was replaced and amputated.
2021-11-11South BeloitIlTPG Pressure, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was welding a metal strap on both sides of a 20-foot long pipe. There was a welding machine on each side of the pipe. The pipes were placed on a conveyor which moved the pipes toward the pre-stress wiring machine. While the employee was walking between the pipes, a pipe rolled backward off the conveyor and caught the employee between the pipes. The employee sustained broken ribs and was hospitalized.
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.
2021-11-10OcalaFlCardinal Glass Industries, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to find the source of a noise in a conveyor system. A roller in the system caught a fingernail on her right hand and pulled it off, along with her index and middle fingertips.
2021-11-10CarthageMoFLEX-O-LATORSFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was watching a maintenance employee work on an extruder. The employee's left hand was caught in a pinch point between the pulley and the conveyor belt, and the little fingertip was amputated. The extruder was running at the time.
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.
2021-11-08China GroveTxLone Star BakeryArm(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's arm got caught in a conveyor, resulting in a broken arm.
2021-11-08Poplar BluffMoMID CONTINENT STEEL AND WIRE INC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a collator when the conveyor belt stopped. While he was checking the conveyor belt, the employee's finger was caught between the belt and the pulley, resulting in the partial amputation of a finger.
2021-11-07ChicagoIlFedEx GroundFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was adjusting the tension on a conveyor system's roller pin when the wrench slipped and the roller pin crushed the employee's left index finger.
2021-11-06Menomonee FallsWiARANDELL CORPORATIONFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was adjusting a belt on a conveyor. The employee's left index and middle fingers were caught in the conveyor's chain and sprocket, and both fingertips were amputated at the first joint.
2021-11-05SandersvilleGaTrojan Battery Company, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a 36-inch-long tool to clear battery plates out. The tool contacted a conveyor, which pulled the employee's right hand too close to the opening to an oven. The tip of his index finger was amputated.
2021-11-05OaklandMsAjinomoto Foods North America, Inc.Arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing sanitation tasks on a conveyor. Moving parts in the machine caught his arm, breaking it. He was hospitalized.
2021-11-04MesquiteTxAshley FurnitureHand(s) and wrist(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was wrapping product as it moved down a conveyor. Her left hand contacted the conveyor; a sensor detected it and caused the conveyor to move. Her hand was caught between the conveyor and the roller, causing multiple fractures to the hand and wrist.
2021-11-03Saint CharlesMoTNT CRUST, LLCArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was separating dough on a retractable conveyor belt when his arm got caught in the belt. He sustained lacerated tendons in the arm that required surgery.
2021-10-30WheelingWvThe Ziegenfelder Company, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing the belt and pulley system of a conveyor. His gloved right hand was caught in the belt and pulley when the machine started, resulting in a partial amputation of the right thumb.
2021-10-29KohlerWiKOHLER CO.Fingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was moving packed ware from the end of a conveyor to a pallet using a hoist. As the employee raised the hoist, her left index finger became pinched on the lifting device, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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.
2021-10-27KissimmeeFlWalt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc.Arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was making adjustments to a conveyor when their arms were pulled into the conveyor rollers, resulting in fractures to both arms that required hospitalization.
2021-10-27StrattonOhEnerfab Power & Industrial, Inc.BrainFall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
An employee was exiting a coal conveyor when he stepped on a piece of plywood that broke, causing him to fall approximately 80 feet into a bunker. The employee suffered a broken wrist, a head laceration, and brain bleed.
2021-10-27KentOhModWash LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to fix a jammed roller on a conveyor in the carwash when their right middle, ring, and little fingers were caught in a sprocket, resulting in amputation of the ring finger.
2021-10-26MontgomeryAlDAS North America, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working in a test booth that tests the noise quality of automobile seats. The conveyor line stopped moving. The employee looked through the test booth doors, leaned over and placed their left hand on the chain and sprocket that drives the conveyor. The conveyor system began moving, resulting in amputations to the left index, middle and ring fingers.
2021-10-24West JeffersonOhTorrid LLCHand(s) and arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On October 24, 2021, at approximately 8:45 a.m., a section of the belly pan of a conveyor was removed to inspect the snubber roller. The injured employee began to inspect the roller when their left hand was caught between the snubber roller and the conveyor belt while the conveyor was in operation, resulting in an abrasion, contusion, and crushing injury to their left hand and arm.
2021-10-20SturtevantWiBadger Solutions LLCFoot (feet)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was walking across a conveyor system. The employee's left foot was caught in a gap between two conveyors. The foot was broken and dislocated.
2021-10-18LondonderryNhStonyfield Farm, IncNonclassifiableOther fall to lower level
An employee was rebuilding a pallet of yogurt cases when his foot slipped off the side rail of a conveyor and he fell to a lower level, resulting in injuries.
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.
2021-10-16ChicagoIlBEST DIAMOND PLASTICS, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam on an extrusion line when moving conveyor belts amputated their right index fingertip. The equipment was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
2021-10-16LeicesterNySeneca Foods Inc.Arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's arm was caught in a conveyor roller and broken. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-14Fort WorthTxFedExFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was conducting a visual inspection of conveyor belt equipment and saw a string hanging down in the equipment area. He reached to grab the string when the belt pulled his gloved left hand into the conveyor, resulting in injuries to the index, ring, and middle fingers that required surgery and possibly resulted in two amputations.
2021-10-13DoravilleGa365 GroupFinger(s), fingernail(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee climbed onto a conveyor belt and walked toward the end of the belt when he slipped and put his hands out to brace himself. His glove got caught in a tail pulley, which crushed his ring finger and resulted in an avulsion on his finger pad.
2021-10-13MadisonAlFletchline, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was adjusting the tension on the pulley's belt for the conveyor. His right index finger was caught between the drive and the rotating pulley's belt, resulting in broken bones and lacerations.
2021-10-11RocklandWiRockland Flooring Company, LLCNose, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee placed a pack of bundled wood on a tilt conveyor. The wood fell off the conveyor and onto the employee. The employee sustained a broken nose and blurred vision.
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.
2021-10-08JessupPaFastenal CompanyFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was working on a conveyor that was under lockout. The moving parts of a nearby conveyor pulled in a rag he had wrapped around his left hand, and his index fingertip was amputated. The operating conveyor was not guarded at the time.
2021-10-07SwedesboroNjThomas Foods InternationalFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was moving an item on a conveyor belt. The employee's right glove was pulled into the guide, and her little finger was caught between the guide and the conveyor belt. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-10-01HoustonTxO'Reilly Auto Parts Distribution CenterHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee completed a repair on the conveyor. He then reached under the conveyor and his glove got caught on the conveyor belt, resulting in multiple abrasions to his left hand.
2021-09-29WaukeganIlBolke-Miller, Co.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was lubricating the conveyor chain when the conveyor turned on and his left index finger got caught in the chain, resulting in an amputation.
2021-09-27GreensboroNcU.S. Postal ServiceArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was on top of a conveyor clearing a jam. A moving roller amputated their arm.
2021-09-24AuburndaleFlUFP AUBURNDALE, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was stacking 1-by-3, 12-foot-long boards from the conveyor outfeed. His right middle finger was pinched between the guard and the links covering the chain as he was picking up the board from the chain conveyor resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-09-23BremenGaNovolexFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was placing product on a conveyor when her left middle finger was caught between the product pusher and the rails (sides) of the machine in a 1 1/2-inch gap. She suffered a partial amputation to the finger.
2021-09-22CarteretNjAquamar, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee had been sanitizing a portable conveyor belt. While moving a section of the conveyor system, the employee's right index finger was caught by a tire of the conveyor system and their fingertip was amputated.
2021-09-22SaginawTxUFP Saginaw, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating equipment that produced wooden stakes. Lumber became jammed, and as the employee tried to free it, his left little finger was caught between the end of a piece of lumber and the side of a conveyor belt. The finger was pinched and required partial medical amputation.
2021-09-21WaverlyOhSpeyside Bourbon Stave Mill in Ohio at Waverly, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was trying to clear a jam on a scrap conveyor line. The employee's left middle finger was caught in the chain and sprocket and partially amputated.
2021-09-21OmahaNeKELLOGG COMPANYForearm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a step ladder to access a conveyor belt 10 feet above the floor. He lost his footing on the ladder, reached out to grab something stable, and grabbed the tension roller. The running belt pulled his right hand and forearm in between the tensioner and the belt, causing a compound fracture to the humerus and radius.
2021-09-20HatboroPaThe ACME Corrugated Box CompanyLower leg(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking on a walkway over a conveyor system. He fell from the platform onto the conveyor and suffered a broken fibula.
2021-09-20FarinaIlADM Grain CompanyFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 9/20/2021, around 6:50 a.m., an employee was taking grain samples when a splice on the conveyor belt pulled the sampling device out of the employee's hand. The employee's hand made contact with the sampling device and the conveyor cover. The employee sustained amputations to two fingertips on their right hand and was hospitalized.
2021-09-19HoustonTxThe Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was replacing a guard on a conveyor drive. The employee suffered a crush/cut to the right thumb.
2021-09-18LawtonOkThe Goodyear Tire and Rubber CompanyAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersOverexertion in lifting-single episode
After lifting a tire onto a conveyor belt an employee experienced abdominal pain. The employee was hospitalized for a hernia.
2021-09-15CincinnatiOhPSC Crane & RiggingFingertip(s)Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was removing a conveyor system for disposal. Two of the conveyor legs were on skates while the other two were being jacked up. Two of the conveyor's legs buckled and fell, causing the employee's right hand to become caught between the jack handles and the bottom of the conveyor panel. The tip of the employee's right ring finger was amputated.
2021-09-13BolingbrookIlKent Precision Foods Group, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On 9/13/2021, a temporary employee was placing finished goods on a conveyor belt. When the employee went to remove a jammed bag from the backend of the bag sealer machine, the tip of her left thumb was caught resulting in an amputation.
2021-09-11FargoNdCardinal IGFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was observing while glass was being put on a conveyor on the ingoing side of a washer. The employee's left hand was pulled into a conveyor roller. His index and middle fingers were severely broken, resulting in an amputation.
2021-09-08LexingtonNeTyson Foods, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pushing a newly cut section of beef down a conveyor belt. A hook, used to reach and hold the piece in place, did not release when the employee pushed the piece down the conveyor. The piece of beef then pulled the employee off balance. The employee's right hand slipped into the sawblade, which amputated the index finger.
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.
2021-09-07BryanTxSanderson Farms. Inc.Forearm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a spray hose to clean conveyors when her forearm became caught in a conveyor belt. Skin was removed from the forearm.
2021-09-07CreteNeSmithfield FarmlandHand(s) and finger(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was replacing a conveyor belt when his right hand was caught between the belt and the sprocket. His hand and fingers were crushed in the sprocket and he was hospitalized.
2021-09-03OrlandoFlFrito-Lay, Inc.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On September 3, 2021, an employee was troubleshooting an extruder take-away conveyor. As the chain and sprocket was rotated, it pinched the employee's right index finger and the sprocket's teeth lacerated the employee's fingertip. The fingertip was medically amputated.
2021-09-02SpringdaleOhTREW, LLCArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was installing a conveyor belt. While he was under it, the conveyor roller pulled in his safety vest and left arm. The arm was broken. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2021-08-31Jefferson CityMoMIDWEST BLOCK AND BRICKNonclassifiableNonclassifiable
A temporary employee was sorting/stacking blocks on the conveyor line. A chunk of concrete got stuck between the conveyor and a dead roller. The employee went to remove the chunk of concrete.
2021-08-30MillsapTxAcme Brick CoFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was installing a chain onto a brick conveyor when his finger was caught and amputated between the chain and sprocket.
2021-08-30ValleyNeMidwest Manufacturing CorporationFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Employees had been replacing a conveyor roller. When the conveyor was restarted, an employee's gloves were caught in the chain resulting in amputation of the right index fingertip.
2021-08-30LibertyPaWheeland Lumber Company IncArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing a piece of wood from a conveyor. The conveyor caught and fractured the employee's right arm; the employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-27SwainsboroGaFaircloth Forest Products IncLower leg(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee stood on the edge of a conveyor to view a jam. When he stepped back down, his left foot slipped and got caught in a roller on the conveyor, resulting in amputation below the knee.
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.
2021-08-26ChicagoIlG II, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
At about 2:00 p.m. on August 26, 2021, an employee was replacing a pulley on a conveyor belt. The employee's left hand was pinched between the pillow block bearing and the base plate, and the employee suffered amputations to the tip of the little finger, half of the ring finger, and half of the middle finger.
2021-08-24WindsorCtIMI Material Handling LogisticsFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing a pallet/conveyor belt system when his right hand was caught between two metal pallets. He suffered an amputation to the index fingertip.
2021-08-23AustinTxVolt Info Sciences dba Volt Workforce SolutionsKnee(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell from a conveyor belt, landing on the floor 1 1/2 feet below and suffering a broken right knee.
2021-08-21KennesawGaFedex GroundHip(s)Fall on same level
An employee was removing a package from a conveyor belt when he fell on his knee and injured his hip.
2021-08-19ChicagoIlMars Wrigley Confectionary US, LLCForearm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was standing on a portable stair platform, using a flashlight to see if there was a water leak under a conveyor. Her left lower arm was caught between the conveyor belt and a roller. She suffered three fractures to the lower left arm between the wrist and elbow.
2021-08-19HolcombKsTyson Fresh Meats Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor belt roller when their right thumb was pinched and amputated by the roller. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
2021-08-19LewisberryPaFedEx GroundKnee(s)Struck against stationary object or equipment
An employee's knee hit the frame of a conveyor belt. The employee suffered blood clots and was hospitalized.
2021-08-18HazlehurstMsSANDERSON FARMS, INC.NonclassifiableContact with objects and equipment
An employee was using a high-pressure hose to clean a conveyor system. The employee suffered a severe laceration.
2021-08-17SalemOhAmerican Standard BrandsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a conveyor. A chain drive engaged on the conveyor, pulling the employee's left thumb into a sprocket and chain. He suffered an amputation to the end of the thumb.
2021-08-13DunmorePaBarry Callebaut USA LLCHeadFall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was wrapping plastic around a pallet when they tripped over a leg of a conveyor system, fell, and hit their head on the concrete floor, resulting in hematoma. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-12EufaulaAlM.C. Dixon Lumber Company, Inc.Arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was placing waste wood onto a 30-inch-wide, 20-foot-long conveyor. The employee was trying to remove a piece of wood that had hung up in the conveyor's bottom belt when the conveyor caught his hand and amputated his right arm at the shoulder.
2021-08-11FredericksburgPaFarmers Pride Inc.Forearm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing sanitation duties on a conveyor line when his right arm was pulled into the chain and sprocket of the conveyor, resulting in a compound fracture to his right forearm.
2021-08-11OberlinOhAgriNomix, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
On August 11, 2021, an employee was inspecting the tracking of a conveyor belt. The belt and pulley caught the employee's right index finger, causing a partial amputation.
2021-08-10CorriganTxGeorgia-Pacific Wood Products LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working to free a load of veneer that was hung up on a conveyor. The employee sustained an amputation when their finger was caught in the conveyor's drive chain.
2021-08-10DenverCoUS Mix Product CoFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing a broken bag from a conveyor belt. The employee's left hand was pinched between a gravity roller and the powered belt and the employee suffered amputations to the little, ring, and middle fingers.
2021-08-08QuincyIlTitan Wheel Corporation of IllinoisLower leg(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On August 8, 2021, an employee was using a hoist to move a 335-pound disk from a conveyor to a racking system. The disk fell from the hoist and hit the employee's left leg. He suffered a broken tibia and fibula and was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2021-08-06West BridgewaterMaShawmut CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing masks from the conveyor. A mask was stuck in the main conveyor and as the employee attempted to remove the mask, her finger was caught in the sprocket pinch point and amputated.
2021-08-05BethlehemNhGo Green Wood Products, LLCKnee(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's clothing was caught in a sprocket for a conveyor and was pulled in. The employee suffered broken knee.
2021-08-05BryanOhSpangler Candy CompanyHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking near a conveyor. Her toe was caught on a support pole for the conveyor and she fell to the concrete floor, suffering a broken hip.
2021-08-05Guys MillsPaJacob A. Weaver Company, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was fixing a board that had flipped over on a conveyor. A pusher cylinder came forward and caught the tip of a finger on the employee's right hand. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-08-03Beaver DamWiMetalcraft of Mayville, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
At about 7:00 p.m. on August 3, 2021, an employee was removing laser-cut parts from a sheet of steel that was positioned on a conveyor belt. A magnetic hoist was being used to lift a part from the sheet when the magnet momentarily lifted the metal conveyor belt from the frame of the conveyor. The employee's hand was resting on the conveyor frame, and when the conveyor belt separated from the magnet it fell onto the employee's hand, partially amputating a finger.
2021-08-02Pompano BeachFlLABOR FINDERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, INC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing bricks from a conveyor belt. The employee's middle finger was pinched in the belt and crushed.
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.
2021-07-30EdwardsvilleKsSpecChem, LLCMultiple upper extremities locationsCaught in running equipment or machinery
An employee had been flipping a 50-pound bag over. The employee's glove got caught on a chain conveyor, pulling his hand and wrist into the conveyor. The employee sustained soft tissue damage to the hand and wrist/forearm.
2021-07-29TulsaOkIC Bus of Oklahoma LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was building parts at a frame square work area when their right little finger got caught in a pinch point of the crossover track conveyor as they released a lever, resulting in a fracture.
2021-07-28HolcombKsTyson Fresh Meats Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was conducting maintenance on a stacker machine. When the employee adjusted a chain on the machine's conveyor belt, the chain pinched the employee's right index finger and amputated the fingertip.