Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-18 | Oklahoma City | Ok | Clements 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. | |||||
2021-11-17 | Quincy | Il | Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois | Finger(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. | |||||
2021-11-16 | Lebanon | Oh | PFB. 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. | |||||
2021-11-15 | Sheboygan | Wi | Torginol, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught 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. | |||||
2021-11-15 | Beulah | Nd | Dakota Gasification Company | Upper extremities | Caught 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. | |||||
2021-11-15 | Independence | Mo | Olin Winchester LLC | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2021-11-14 | Suwanee | Ga | ABM - Facility Services | Forearm(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. | |||||
2021-11-13 | Philadelphia | Pa | Intelligrated Systems, LLC | Multiple 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. | |||||
2021-11-13 | Midlothian | Tx | Strategic Materials, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other 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. | |||||
2021-11-13 | South Charleston | Wv | Michaels Stores Inc | Hip(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. | |||||
2021-11-13 | Jacksonville | Fl | Anchor Glass Container Corporation | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2021-11-12 | Somerset | Nj | L'Oreal USA | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2021-11-12 | Wahpeton | Nd | Masonite Corporation | Finger(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. | |||||
2021-11-11 | South Beloit | Il | TPG Pressure, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck 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. | |||||
2021-11-11 | Pitts | Ga | Pitts Gin Co Inc | Head and trunk | Fall 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. | |||||
2021-11-10 | Ocala | Fl | Cardinal 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. | |||||
2021-11-10 | Carthage | Mo | FLEX-O-LATORS | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2021-11-10 | Erie | Pa | JTM Foods, LLC | Arm(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. | |||||
2021-11-08 | China Grove | Tx | Lone Star Bakery | Arm(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee's arm got caught in a conveyor, resulting in a broken arm. | |||||
2021-11-08 | Poplar Bluff | Mo | MID 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. | |||||
2021-11-07 | Chicago | Il | FedEx Ground | Finger(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. | |||||
2021-11-06 | Menomonee Falls | Wi | ARANDELL CORPORATION | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2021-11-05 | Sandersville | Ga | Trojan Battery Company, LLC | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2021-11-05 | Oakland | Ms | Ajinomoto 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. | |||||
2021-11-04 | Mesquite | Tx | Ashley Furniture | Hand(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. | |||||
2021-11-03 | Saint Charles | Mo | TNT CRUST, LLC | Arm(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. | |||||
2021-10-30 | Wheeling | Wv | The 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. | |||||
2021-10-29 | Kohler | Wi | KOHLER 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. | |||||
2021-10-27 | Lakeland | Fl | PEPPERIDGE FARM INCORPORATED | Finger(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. | |||||
2021-10-27 | Kissimmee | Fl | Walt 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. | |||||
2021-10-27 | Stratton | Oh | Enerfab Power & Industrial, Inc. | Brain | Fall 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. | |||||
2021-10-27 | Kent | Oh | ModWash LLC | Finger(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. | |||||
2021-10-26 | Montgomery | Al | DAS 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. | |||||
2021-10-24 | West Jefferson | Oh | Torrid LLC | Hand(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. | |||||
2021-10-20 | Sturtevant | Wi | Badger Solutions LLC | Foot (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. | |||||
2021-10-18 | Londonderry | Nh | Stonyfield Farm, Inc | Nonclassifiable | Other 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. | |||||
2021-10-17 | Mcpherson | Ks | Johns Manville | Arm(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. | |||||
2021-10-16 | Chicago | Il | BEST DIAMOND PLASTICS, LLC | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2021-10-16 | Leicester | Ny | Seneca 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. | |||||
2021-10-14 | Fort Worth | Tx | FedEx | Finger(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. | |||||
2021-10-13 | Doraville | Ga | 365 Group | Finger(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. | |||||
2021-10-13 | Madison | Al | Fletchline, 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. | |||||
2021-10-11 | Rockland | Wi | Rockland Flooring Company, LLC | Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck 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. | |||||
2021-10-08 | Wellston | Oh | General Mills | Hand(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. | |||||
2021-10-08 | Jessup | Pa | Fastenal Company | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2021-10-07 | Swedesboro | Nj | Thomas Foods International | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2021-10-01 | Houston | Tx | O'Reilly Auto Parts Distribution Center | Hand(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. | |||||
2021-09-29 | Waukegan | Il | Bolke-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. | |||||
2021-09-27 | Greensboro | Nc | U.S. Postal Service | Arm(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. | |||||
2021-09-24 | Auburndale | Fl | UFP AUBURNDALE, LLC | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2021-09-23 | Bremen | Ga | Novolex | Finger(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. | |||||
2021-09-22 | Carteret | Nj | Aquamar, 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. | |||||
2021-09-22 | Saginaw | Tx | UFP Saginaw, LLC | Finger(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. | |||||
2021-09-21 | Waverly | Oh | Speyside 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. | |||||
2021-09-21 | Omaha | Ne | KELLOGG COMPANY | Forearm(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. | |||||
2021-09-20 | Hatboro | Pa | The ACME Corrugated Box Company | Lower 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. | |||||
2021-09-20 | Farina | Il | ADM Grain Company | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2021-09-19 | Houston | Tx | The 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. | |||||
2021-09-18 | Lawton | Ok | The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
After lifting a tire onto a conveyor belt an employee experienced abdominal pain. The employee was hospitalized for a hernia. | |||||
2021-09-15 | Cincinnati | Oh | PSC Crane & Rigging | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2021-09-13 | Bolingbrook | Il | Kent 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. | |||||
2021-09-11 | Fargo | Nd | Cardinal IG | Finger(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. | |||||
2021-09-08 | Lexington | Ne | Tyson 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. | |||||
2021-09-08 | Aliceville | Al | Buchanan Hardwood Flooring, LLC | Arm(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. | |||||
2021-09-07 | Bryan | Tx | Sanderson 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. | |||||
2021-09-07 | Crete | Ne | Smithfield Farmland | Hand(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. | |||||
2021-09-03 | Orlando | Fl | Frito-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. | |||||
2021-09-02 | Springdale | Oh | TREW, LLC | Arm(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. | |||||
2021-08-31 | Jefferson City | Mo | MIDWEST BLOCK AND BRICK | Nonclassifiable | Nonclassifiable |
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. | |||||
2021-08-30 | Millsap | Tx | Acme Brick Co | Finger(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. | |||||
2021-08-30 | Valley | Ne | Midwest Manufacturing Corporation | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2021-08-30 | Liberty | Pa | Wheeland Lumber Company Inc | Arm(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. | |||||
2021-08-27 | Swainsboro | Ga | Faircloth Forest Products Inc | Lower 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. | |||||
2021-08-27 | Northumberland | Pa | River Run Foods DE LLC | Scalp | Caught 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. | |||||
2021-08-26 | Chicago | Il | G II, LLC | Finger(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. | |||||
2021-08-24 | Windsor | Ct | IMI Material Handling Logistics | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2021-08-23 | Austin | Tx | Volt Info Sciences dba Volt Workforce Solutions | Knee(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. | |||||
2021-08-21 | Kennesaw | Ga | Fedex Ground | Hip(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. | |||||
2021-08-19 | Chicago | Il | Mars Wrigley Confectionary US, LLC | Forearm(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. | |||||
2021-08-19 | Holcomb | Ks | Tyson 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. | |||||
2021-08-19 | Lewisberry | Pa | FedEx Ground | Knee(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. | |||||
2021-08-18 | Hazlehurst | Ms | SANDERSON FARMS, INC. | Nonclassifiable | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was using a high-pressure hose to clean a conveyor system. The employee suffered a severe laceration. | |||||
2021-08-17 | Salem | Oh | American Standard Brands | Finger(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. | |||||
2021-08-13 | Dunmore | Pa | Barry Callebaut USA LLC | Head | Fall 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. | |||||
2021-08-12 | Eufaula | Al | M.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. | |||||
2021-08-11 | Fredericksburg | Pa | Farmers 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. | |||||
2021-08-11 | Oberlin | Oh | AgriNomix, LLC | Finger(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. | |||||
2021-08-10 | Corrigan | Tx | Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC | Finger(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. | |||||
2021-08-10 | Denver | Co | US Mix Product Co | Finger(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. | |||||
2021-08-08 | Quincy | Il | Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois | Lower 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. | |||||
2021-08-06 | West Bridgewater | Ma | Shawmut Corporation | Finger(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. | |||||
2021-08-05 | Bethlehem | Nh | Go Green Wood Products, LLC | Knee(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. | |||||
2021-08-05 | Bryan | Oh | Spangler Candy Company | Hip(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. | |||||
2021-08-05 | Guys Mills | Pa | Jacob 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. | |||||
2021-08-03 | Beaver Dam | Wi | Metalcraft 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. | |||||
2021-08-02 | Pompano Beach | Fl | LABOR 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. | |||||
2021-07-31 | Beloit | Wi | Hormel Foods Corporation | Hand(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. | |||||
2021-07-30 | Edwardsville | Ks | SpecChem, LLC | Multiple upper extremities locations | Caught 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. | |||||
2021-07-29 | Tulsa | Ok | IC Bus of Oklahoma LLC | Finger(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. | |||||
2021-07-28 | Holcomb | Ks | Tyson 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. |