Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Denver	Co	Granite World of Colorado LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was about to clean a 2,500-pound part from a CNC router. A forklift was preparing to lift the part so its underside could be cleaned. As the forklift adjusted position, it knocked over the part, which tipped onto the employee's leg below the knee. The employee's leg was crushed.
2021-11-17	Bucyrus	Oh	GE Lighting Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On November 17, 2021, an employee was verifying the operation of a bulb crusher machine that had been restarted after a jam. The machine was jogged and pulled in the employee's right-hand glove. He suffered injuries resulting in the amputation of his right index and middle fingers.
2021-11-17	Tulsa	Ok	Lektron Branding Solutions	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing a mast guard from a forklift to repair several bends in the guard. While removing the bolts on the guard, the guard fell and crushed the employee's right middle and ring fingers.
2021-11-16	Palatka	Fl	M.G. Dyess, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On November 16, 2021, a truck driver was removing straps from a load of utility poles on a flatbed trailer. When he removed the last strap, the top pole on the load rolled off and struck the left side of his body, crushing his left wrist and the lower part of his left leg. He was hospitalized, and the leg was medically amputated below the knee. He also suffered a brain injury and two fingers were medically amputated.
2021-11-16	Sikeston	Mo	KELPRO INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was bending a metal tube using a machine when their little finger was crushed between the tube and the machine and was later amputated.
2021-11-15	Meadville	Pa	Channellock, Inc.	Hand(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was helping to install a forging hammer sow block. He was standing near the hammer and guiding a forklift operator who was manipulating the suspended block. The employee was directing the forklift backward to realign the block and had his hand on top of timber that was connected to the load strap. As the block was coming out, it contacted the bottom of the hammer and caused the timber to rotate. The employee's hand was crushed between the timber and the forklift tine.
2021-11-13	Chambersburg	Pa	Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was maneuvering a pallet jack. The employee's little finger was crushed between the pallet jack's handle and a concrete bollard. Part of the finger was amputated.
2021-11-12	Bronx	Ny	BACO ENTERPRISES, INC.	Hip(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
The injured employee was standing at his desk. A forklift operator made a sharp turn and struck the employee, crushing him between the desk and the forklift. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured hip.
2021-11-12	Mount Sterling	Il	DOT FOODS, INC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was standing in a warehouse next to a pallet, waiting for someone to get a pallet of product for him. A forklift struck the employee and crushed his leg.
2021-11-10	Manchester	Nh	Northstar Steel & Aluminum, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving steel plates from a rack to a pallet for shipping. A set of three steel plates came unclamped from the overhead crane and crushed the employee's foot, resulting in multiple fractures and lacerations.
2021-11-10	Little Rock	Ar	Kiewit Massman Constructors	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was assisting in re-positioning a 1-ton steel safety cage over a splice plate when the cage crushed the employee's gloved left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-11-09	Pensacola	Fl	Gat Airline Ground Support	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was helping marshal a UPS truck back into a trolley. His thumb was pinned and crushed between the trolley and the truck, and he was hospitalized.
2021-11-09	Denver	Co	PROTECTO WRAP	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was attempting to adjust the position of cardboard cores on a wrapping machine when their right arm was pulled into the machine and their forearm was crushed between the rollers.
2021-11-09	Arlington	Tx	Mittera Group	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was trying to remove paper from the rollers of a printing press. The rollers caught his hand, crushing and smashing it. He was hospitalized.
2021-11-08	Dallas	Tx	Walmart 3015	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was bailing boxes when the cardboard bailer's index plate fell down and crushed their right index finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-11-08	Ardmore	Ok	Michelin North America, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was operating a membrane press. While trying to remove a cured membrane from the press, the membrane did not blow off the press as normal. The employee cut the membrane from the core when the core ring began rising up the mold. The employee was removing the excess rubber from the core ring when his left hand became trapped between the bottom of the core and the core ring. The employee suffered burn and crush injuries to the their middle, ring, and little fingers. The following day, t
2021-11-08	Chicago	Il	Tyson Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was assisting a co-worker with separating plastic tote bins when the upper tote bin slipped and crushed the employee's finger, resulting in a laceration and a fingertip amputation.
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	Abilene	Tx	CAE-USA-Tampa, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee's left middle finger was crushed.
2021-11-05	Chicago	Il	Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
A driver was lowering a commercial dumpster after emptying it when their left thumb was crushed by the lid, resulting in an amputation.
2021-11-05	South Bay	Fl	Morningstar Harvesting	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was dumping trash from a large mechanical dumpster when his right hand was caught between moving parts, causing his index and ring fingers to be crushed. The employee's ring finger was amputated.
2021-11-05	Shirleysburg	Pa	Brumbaugh Lumber LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating an edger at a lumber mill. His clothing was caught in the machine and he suffered severe facial and neck injuries, a crushed arm, a broken arm, and a back injury causing paralysis from the waist down.
2021-11-04	Beeville	Tx	Lippert Components Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading a tube into a bending machine. The machine activated and crushed his left index finger.
2021-11-04	Sharpsville	Pa	Dean Dairy Fluid, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was operating a blow mold machine. He was removing excess plastic that was stuck on the molds under the machine when the molds closed and crushed his right index and middle fingers. The middle finger was amputated and the index finger was partially amputated.
2021-11-04	Oberlin	Oh	Green Circle Growers, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On November 4, 2021, an employee attempted to unbolt a lamp post that was attached to a pulley system and tethered to a forklift. While the load was suspended, the employee reached under the lamp post to remove a nut and bolt. The load shifted and the lamp post landed on the employee's hand crushing their fingers and resulting in a partial finger amputation.
2021-11-03	Sioux Falls	Sd	A & B Business, Inc	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An A&B Business Solutions employee was standing on the forks of a forklift about 12 feet in the air. He stepped off the forks onto a wood pallet, then slipped and fell to the floor. He suffered two broken ribs and a crushed disk in the lower back and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-11-03	Lockbourne	Oh	J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was handling the locking mechanism on a tractor trailer coupling safety pin. The rear locking device popped free and struck the employee's left hand, which was pinned against the upper supporting member. The employee's ring and little fingertips were crushed; the employee was hospitalized, and the fingertips were medically amputated.
2021-11-03	Bedford Park	Il	M. D. Metals, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was adjusting the hook and scale on an overhead crane when their thumb was crushed.
2021-11-03	Brownsville	Tx	SpaceX Launch Facility	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A crew was using a magnetic lift to lower a 500-pound section of square tubing into place. The injured employee had their hand partially inside one end of the tubing when the magnet failed and dropped the square tubing, injuring their left hand including crushed fingers and amputations to the ring finger and thumb.
2021-11-02	Carrizo Springs	Tx	Rio Grande Electric Co-Op Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A brake caliper fell from a rotor during installation, crushing the tip of an employee's right little finger. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-11-02	Coldfoot	Ak	Colville Transport LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was setting down a metal chock to immobilize a vehicle when the vehicle rolled back and crushed their finger. The employee's right middle finger was amputated.
2021-11-02	Cocoa	Fl	Diamondback Towers dba Diamondback Marine	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding pipe into a bending machine when his right hand was pulled into the machine. The employee's index, middle, and ring fingers were crushed and amputated.
2021-11-01	Albany	Ga	Chep Services, LLC	Knee(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was standing by a parked truck. A forklift swerved to miss the truck as it backed up and struck the employee, pinning him against the truck. His right knee was crushed and he was hospitalized.
2021-11-01	Dalton	Ga	Marketing Alliance Group, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was applying aluminum caps to the corners of cardboard material using a riveting machine. The employee went to grab a cap that had popped off a corner when the foot pedal was activated and the employee's left index finger was crushed by the riveting machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation. A guard was in place at the time.
2021-11-01	Mansfield	Oh	Mansfield Engineered Components	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On November 1, 2021, an employee was attempting clear a jam in a riveter when his right middle finger became caught in the machine. The employee's right middle fingertip was amputated and his right ring finger was crushed.
2021-10-30	Montgomeryville	Pa	Skyline Emissions, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A machine operator was feeding wire into a plate bending machine when their right hand made contact with in-running rollers resulting in crushing injuries that led to surgical amputation of the second and third digit fingertips.
2021-10-29	Bradenton	Fl	AF BARRIERS, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was helping operate a vinyl-melting machine. The machine's press crushed and burned the tip of his left index finger.
2021-10-28	Marietta	Oh	EnTrans LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On October 28, 2021, an employee was adjusting a chain that was holding up a front axle. A floor jack under the axle slipped out. The axle came down on the employee's fingers and crushed them against the chain.
2021-10-28	Tinton Falls	Nj	Mazza Recycling	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift. It lurched forward, and his left hand was crushed between it and a column. His index and middle fingers were amputated.
2021-10-27	Bishop	Tx	Nordex USA, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was placing zip ties. The elevator he was on moved upward and his left foot got caught on one of the rungs, resulting in crush injuries to his toes.
2021-10-26	Boise	Id	Nashua Builders	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was assisting with a wall set when a metal support wheel crushed their toes and foot.
2021-10-25	Providence	Ri	Lorac Tool LLC	Finger(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.
2021-10-24	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.
2021-10-24	Hershey	Pa	THE HERSHEY COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a wrapping machine. The machine crushed the employee's hands and caused a partial amputation of the left index finger. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2021-10-21	Leominster	Ma	STI Precast	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was working in a manufacturing area when loose pins fell out of a concrete bucket and the bucket fell onto the employee's right foot and crushed it, resulting in toe amputations.
2021-10-21	Presque Isle	Me	Aroostook Trusses, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a wall panel. The employee's right little finger was caught and crushed between the panel and a metal table. The finger was amputated.
2021-10-20	Aurora	Oh	Cantex Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unjam a machine when the hold down clamp activated and crushed his right ring finger, resulting in amputation below the fingernail. The machine was not locked out or tagged out at the time.
2021-10-20	Fairless Hills	Pa	Tavo Packaging, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was helping a co-worker move an anilox roller that was about 51 inches long and 300 pounds. The roller was being moved with a hangar and hoist onto a cart. While moving the anilox roller, the hangar slipped and the anilox roller fell onto the employee's left hand, resulting in a crush injury to the middle finger.
2021-10-20	Ennis	Tx	Ennis Steel Industries Fabrication Shop	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping to move a steel bin when their gloves got caught between the bin and a piece of equipment, resulting in a crushed hand.
2021-10-20	Schnecksville	Pa	United Natural Foods	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a reach truck in a warehouse. The employee's foot struck a bollard and was crushed.
2021-10-18	Saint Joseph	Mo	Rite Pack	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unclogging a jam in a sealing machine. The machine crushed two fingers on the employee's right hand, causing injuries resulting in the amputation of both fingers.
2021-10-18	Branchburg	Nj	Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A forklift ran over an employee's foot resulting in a crushing injury.
2021-10-18	Bridgeton	Mo	VERIPAC, LLC	Forearm(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.
2021-10-18	Kansas City	Ks	Peerless Manufacturing and Engineering	Fingertip(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
A forklift was pushing a driveshaft into a block of wood that was being held by the injured employee. The employee's right middle finger slipped and the fingertip was crushed resulting in amputation.
2021-10-18	Delray Beach	Fl	PI Electric, Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was changing a light on a flagpole from the bucket of a truck-mounted articulating boom lift. The employee fell out of the bucket, landing on the asphalt ground and suffering crushing injuries and fractures to vertebrae and the sternum.
2021-10-16	Fort Lupton	Co	Golden Aluminum, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's left hand was caught between a mill's spindle shaft and an input roller when the spindle shaft activated, resulting in a partial amputation of their index finger at the last joint, as well as crush injuries to their middle finger and thumb.
2021-10-16	Independence	Mo	Hy-Vee	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was running meat through a powered tenderizer. The tenderizer caught the employee's glove and crushed the employee's little finger, which had to be medically amputated.
2021-10-16	Riviera Beach	Fl	Tropical Shipping USA, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working from the ground, helping as a crane placed cargo loaded on flat racks onto a road chassis. As the employee moved to place a connecting pin, a flat rack shifted and crushed his right index finger. Half of the finger was amputated.
2021-10-15	Birmingham	Al	MarJam Supply Company	Elbow(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was helping to spot for a flatbed truck that was backing up beside a boom truck. The employee's right arm was pinned between the two truck beds; the elbow was crushed and fractured. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-15	Pueblo	Co	CF&I Steel, L.P.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was marking pipe. The employee's finger was caught between two pipes, suffering a crushing injury that necessitated a surgical amputation.
2021-10-14	Austin	Tx	Flextronics America, LLC	Multiple upper extremities locations	Nonclassifiable
On October 14, 2021, an employee was trying to maneuver a powered industrial truck off a dock leveler near warehouse racking. The truck was caught on the dock leveler; as the employee moved it side to side to free it, the employee's left hand was caught between the truck's handle and a warehouse racking column. The employee suffered a crushing injury to the hand, wrist, and forearm (with no fracture or dislocation) and was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-10-13	Pompton Lakes	Nj	Solar Products Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was using a band saw to cut solar board. The employee's finger was crushed between the saw table and a gliding outfeed table, causing a partial amputation to the fingertip.
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.
2021-10-12	Galveston	Tx	Consolidated Crane & Rigging, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was flagging as a crane lifted a 15,000 lbs. transformer into a building. The transformer slid off the skates and crushed the employee between the transformer and a structure resulting in multiple fractures. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-11	Lewis Center	Oh	Abrasive Technology, Inc.	Hip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
On October 11, 2021, an employee was installing a new tank into a pit when the strap holding the tank broke. The tank rolled into the pit and the employee was crushed between the wall of the pit and the tank, resulting in contusions and a broken hip.
2021-10-11	Quincy	Il	Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois	Hand(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using a forklift to place a die into equipment when the die slipped off the forks and crushed the employee's right hand, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-10-11	Orlando	Fl	DPR Construction, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was placing rigging hooks on a rebar mat to be lifted by a forklift. The rebar mat became stuck and when the employee went to free the mat, it suddenly came loose and pinched his left middle finger between two rebar mats, resulting in a crush injury and a laceration that required hospitalization.
2021-10-11	Wisconsin Dells	Wi	Chula Vista, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was repositioning the forks on a rough terrain forklift. His hand slipped and the forks crushed his left middle finger. The finger was medically amputated.
2021-10-08	Apopka	Fl	Matthews International Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using an automatic pipe threading machine. He attached a 7-inch pipe to the other side of the elbow and started the machine. His right index fingertip was crushed between the pipe and the machine's left support arm.
2021-10-07	Export	Pa	Fulmer Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a press when his left middle finger was crushed between its ram and face plate. The press was not guarded at the time.
2021-10-05	Gassville	Ar	AMERICAN STITCHCO INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
At 3:20 p.m. on October 5, 2021, an employee was clearing a jam on a blower machine when the rotating drum crushed the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized and suffered amputation of their right index finger and the tip of the right middle finger. The thumb was also severely injured.
2021-10-05	Arnold	Mo	ARMOR EQUIPMENT	Pelvis	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was under a truck working to free a seized brake drum. The brake released and the truck rolled forward over the employee crushing their pelvis.
2021-10-04	Montgomery	Al	Seoyon E-HWA Interior Systems Alabama, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was lining up 200-pound racks on a production line. His little finger was crushed between two of the racks, resulting in an amputation.
2021-09-28	Solon	Oh	Republic Steel Wire Processing LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was unjamming bars in a wire-drawing machine. His left little finger was crushed between two of the bars in the machine, and he suffered an avulsion and amputation to the finger.
2021-09-28	Vidalia	Ga	MCLENDON ENTERPRISES, INC.	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was manually loading tools into the back of a parked work truck. A second vehicle backed into him, its bumper crushing his left leg against the parked truck's trailer hitch. He suffered a crushed tibia.
2021-09-25	Sunny Isles Beach	Fl	Sun Power Contractors	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
A temporary employee was unloading a concrete bucket full of dirt when his hand got stuck on a lever that crushed his left thumb, resulting in a laceration to the first phalange.
2021-09-24	West Jefferson	Oh	Joann OMNI Distribution Center	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On September 24, 2021, at 8:50 a.m., an employee was driving a stand-up forklift when the forklift collided with palletized material. The employee's left foot was crushed under the lift, resulting in multiple toe amputations.
2021-09-23	Denver	Co	Lucky Dog Contracting, Inc	Finger(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.
2021-09-22	Sikeston	Mo	Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance	Head and trunk	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was filming crop harvesting when a combine knocked her over. The combine wheel then ran over the employee, causing a crushed pelvis, a broken bone in her face, and bruising.
2021-09-21	Cleveland	Oh	M. 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.
2021-09-20	Tinker Afb	Ok	U.S. Department of Defense/OC-ALC	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a 3 1/2-pound dead blow hammer to re-crimp the swage of a cable for a metal identification tag. The hammer struck the employee's left index fingertip, causing a crush injury. The employee underwent a partial medical amputation.
2021-09-20	Austinburg	Oh	Delta Railroad Construction Inc	Foot (feet)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was hooking up a metal buggy to an overhead crane. The metal buggy fell and crushed the employee's foot. The employee's was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2021-09-20	Milford	Ct	Discount Fence of Connecticut, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was fixing the angle of speed limit signs. The signs (weighing 1,000 pounds) slipped and crushed the employee's leg.
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	Pensacola	Fl	World Ford Pensacola	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was mounting a tire on a tire machine when his left hand was crushed by a mechanism on the tire machine.
2021-09-18	Philadelphia	Pa	A.T. Chadwick Company, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A heat exchanger fell on top of an employee's legs resulting in a crushing injury.
2021-09-17	Trussville	Al	FOX Factory	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a thermo-former machine when one of the clamps crushed her left thumb in the frame.
2021-09-17	Madison	Al	Griffin Industrial Contracting Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was working on an overhead screen guard and leaning over to check jig alignment on the line. The employee had cut the welds loose on a check gig and held it up with a come-along to relocate it. The remaining single bead broke loose, causing the check gig to catch the employee's left-hand fingers against the column for the top of the check gig. The little finger was crushed and lacerated and the ring finger was partially amputated at the nailbed.
2021-09-15	Sunrise	Fl	Delta Industrial Systems Corporation	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was standing on a mezzanine waiting for a 2,000-pound machine to be placed. The machine was put on top of his hand, crushing his thumb and causing an amputation.
2021-09-15	Houston	Ms	International Paper	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was working on a forklift when another forklift ran over their right foot, crushing it.
2021-09-11	Corpus Christi	Tx	LC Personnel, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was struck by the bucket and boom of an excavator while it was piledriving poles into the ground. The employee sustained a crushing injury to the left leg and had also been struck in the head by the excavator's boom.
2021-09-09	Zanesville	Oh	Shelly and Sands	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
Employees were loading an air compressor onto a truck. The compressor rolled and trapped an employee's right hand against the truck. The employee suffered a crushing injury and an amputation to a finger.
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.
2021-09-07	Orrville	Oh	Animal Supply Company	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
A temporary employee was standing on a rider jack as it left one aisle and entered another. The employee could not slow down the rider jack fast enough and jumped off. The employee's left leg was crushed between the jack and an upright.
2021-09-07	Winter Park	Fl	Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC.	Hand(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On September 7, 2021, an employee had adjusted a chain link fence and was standing next to the fence. A forklift moved towards him and crushed his right hand against a fence pole. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-07	Bay Head	Nj	PKF Mark III, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee had been backfilling a previous excavation. As the employee walked along the duct bank, a portion of a steel support plate shifted and crushed the employee's leg. The employee's left femur was fractured.
2021-09-03	Waxahachie	Tx	Cardinal IG Company	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was stacking racks for transporting insulated glass units. He was placing the fourth rack on top. It failed to settle onto the pins at first, then fell into place when bumped. It crushed the tip of his right little finger, causing a fingertip amputation.
2021-09-03	Batesville	Ms	Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting an applicator roller on a can printer. The roller activated and pulled in the employee's right hand. The skin was torn off the hand and palm and the little finger was crushed.
2021-09-03	West Jefferson	Oh	Medline Industries	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a reach truck. During a turn, his left foot was crushed between the vehicle and the yellow upright bumper guard of some racking.
2021-09-02	El Dorado	Ar	ERC General Contracting	Hand(s)	Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
An employee was transporting a trunnion from a kiln on a forklift when the trunnion rolled off. He stopped the forklift and went to stop the rolling trunnion. The trunnion rolled onto his right hand causing crushing injuries.