Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
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.
2021-11-01	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.
2021-09-18	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.
2021-08-12	Sayreville	Nj	Sabert Corporation	Brain	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam in a trim press when their head was crushed by a moving piston, resulting in a brain bleed.
2021-07-20	Red Oak	Tx	Frontier Access, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was dumping a rear load container into a residential garbage truck when their hand was crushed by the cable on the rear load truck.
2021-06-14	Grand Forks	Nd	Young Manufacturing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was operating a mechanical punch press when their left hand was crushed by the press, resulting in a finger amputation.
2021-06-10	Grovetown	Ga	GIW INDUSTRIES, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a load from the mold area to the melting area. The employee was lowering the mold when his pinky finger was crushed by the mold, resulting in a broken finger.
2021-05-18	Bonners Ferry	Id	Holdeman Logging, LLC	Foot (feet)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a skidder at a logging site in thick brush when the employee's left foot was crushed by the skidder blade.
2021-05-10	Carlisle	Pa	Vitro Architectural Glass Incorporated	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A maintenance employee was repairing a packing machine. The employee was under the machine when it cycled. The employee's right hand and forearm were caught and crushed by the counterweight of the cullet chute and the motor housing.
2021-03-10	Beaumont	Tx	D J'S BOUDAIN, INC.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning an industrial mixer when the mixer activated. The employee's right hand was crushed by the mixing paddle, resulting in surgical amputation of the right hand.
2021-02-16	Emmett	Id	Woodgrain Millwork Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing debris from the photo-eye of a sticker unscrambler when his right index finger was crushed by the press, resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
2021-02-15	Braintree	Ma	FireKing Baking Company, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at the production area on the dough forming line. The employee was waiting for the next batch of dough to be run and went to scrape the excess dough. The employee dropped his dough scraper into the hopper. While trying to get the scraper, his right hand was severely lacerated and crushed by the rotating star cutters.
2021-02-14	Gadsden	Al	FEHRER AUTOMOTIVE NORTH AMERICA, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
A maintenance employee was fixing a bound chain on a gondola/rail system when the employee's left pinky finger was crushed by a rail and chain, resulting in amputation.
2021-02-11	Milwaukee	Wi	Palermo Villa, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While operating a cheese shredder in auto production mode, an employee's right index finger was crushed by the pusher arm.
2021-01-20	Lindsay	Ne	LINDSAY MANUFACTURING	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a two-hand actuated press when their hand was crushed by the press, resulting in amputation of their right index finger at the first joint.
2020-10-14	Colorado Springs	Co	Reliance Metal Center	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was connecting a load to a crane when his left ring finger was crushed by the load chain resulting in medical amputation.
2020-10-04	Valley	Ne	Menard, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's right pinky finger was crushed by a concrete slab that was being transported on a moving belt. The employee sustained an amputation.
2020-07-02	Montgomery	Alabama	Hyundai Power Transformers	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was assisting a crane operator in positioning a conservator when his left ring finger was crushed by the conservator, resulting in hospitalization.
2020-04-28	Irving	Texas	Herzog Contracting Corp.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was performing maintenance on a tie jig (equipment that grabs railroad ties) which was connected to the bucket of an excavator. After performing some repairs underneath the tie jig, the employee crawled underneath the other side of the tie jig to make a final repair and was crushed by the tie jig. The employee was hospitalized with a broken sternum and broken ribs.
2020-03-20	Corpus Christi	Texas	Dupre Logistics	Hand(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
While unloading a dump truck at a refinery, an employee's hand was crushed by the dump truck's gate.
2020-03-06	Bridgeport	Alabama	Engineered Floors, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was putting a brass bushing in a ring bearing for a beam. A forklift was lowering the beam while the employee was manually adjusting the position of the bushing. The injured employee's left ring finger was crushed by the beam resulting in surgical amputation.
2020-02-03	West Allis	Wisconsin	Snow Plow Solutions	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On February 3, 2020, an employee was loading a snow pusher attachment onto a trailer for transport when the employee's hand was crushed by the snow pusher, resulting in amputated fingers.
2020-01-16	Twin Falls	Idaho	CANNON BUILDERS, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee's left middle fingertip was crushed by an excavator bucket, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-08-21	Monroe	Louisiana	Premier Steel Doors & Frames, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's right hand was crushed by an industrial press, resulting in an amputation.
2019-07-29	Cleveland	Ohio	McNally / Kiewit JV DVT	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was rigging a muck box on a crane. As the crane operator hoisted slack out of the rigging, one of the lifting eyes did not align. The employee attempted to hit the lifting eye with his hand to straighten it out when his left ring, middle, and index fingertips were crushed by the muck box lifting eye, resulting in an amputation.
2019-07-26	Baytown	Texas	Angel Brothers Enterprises, LTD	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to free a section of tarp cover that was caught on a trailer when the trailer’s air-operated gate was engaged. His hand was caught and crushed by the closing gate, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2019-06-19	Madisonville	Texas	Texas Pride Trailers, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was fabricating metal parts on a brake press when his hand was crushed by the brake press, resulting in an amputated left index finger and three crushed fingers.
2019-06-04	West Chester	Pennsylvania	Michels Corporation	Foot (feet)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee's feet were crushed by a mud bin.
2019-05-31	Wentzville	Missouri	GENERAL MOTORS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was adjusting a slow-flow valve while resting his free hand on the H block. As he was tuning the valve, his finger was caught and crushed by the H block.
2019-05-14	Covington	Georgia	Stark Truss Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a saw and feeding a piece of material into the saw when she attempted to fix material that became dislodged. Her right ring finger was pinched/crushed by the feeding mechanism, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-04-30	Oak Creek	Wisconsin	Day & Zimmermann Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to lift a manual pallet jack up 18" with another employee. When setting the pallet jack down on the concrete walkway, the employee's left ring finger was crushed by the bottom of the pallet jack causing a fingertip amputation.
2019-04-26	Henderson	Colorado	FEDEX FREIGHT	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
The injured employee walked behind a forklift that was being operated by a second employee. The injured employee's foot was caught and crushed by the forklift.
2019-04-04	Valley View	Ohio	Kelley Steel Erectors, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee's foot was run over and crushed by a telehandler.
2019-04-02	Channelview	Texas	Tex-Trude	Wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was changing the plastic film on a machine when her glove became caught in the film, resulting in the right wrist being crushed by the machine.
2019-03-19	Clairton	Pennsylvania	U.S. Steel Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
While cribbing under equipment, an employee was crushed by a 60-pound load. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-03-01	Lake Buena Vista	Florida	Coastal Steel, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were retracting the pullout extension on the end of the jib attachment on a 35-ton crane. An employee was pushing on the jib extension and his left index finger was crushed by the sheave on the end of the jib causing a fingertip amputation with bone loss.
2019-03-01	New Orleans	Louisiana	Coastal Cargo Company, L.L.C.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
An employee's fingers were crushed by a hatch while he was working on a ship.
2019-01-31	Zellwood	Florida	Monterey Mushrooms Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee slipped on a mushroom and tried to break his fall by grabbing a small slicer machine. His left hand fingers were crushed by the machine, resulting in one finger being amputated.
2018-09-12	Wheeling	Illinois	Accu-Fab, Incorporated	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On September 12, 2018, two employees were operating the press brake. One of the employee's left hand was caught in the point of operation and crushed by the press.
2018-08-27	Export	Pennsylvania	A Crane Rental LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's left thumb, first finger, and second finger were crushed by a crane outrigger jack cylinder and the storage channel on the crane frame resulting in an amputation injury.
2018-07-27	Moss Point	Mississippi	Gator Boring & Trenching, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee's left hand was crushed by the hydraulic clamp on a drilling machine.
2018-07-06	Freedom	Maine	Asplundh Tree Expert Co.	Arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee's right arm was crushed by a tree stub that fell back on the stump as the employee was pushing it. The employee's right arm was amputated.
2018-06-25	Lima	Ohio	OMNISOURCE CORP.	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On June 25, 2018, an employee's right foot was crushed by scrap metal falling from a roll-off box that was being unloaded. He suffered a fracture and was hospitalized.
2018-06-13	Park Falls	Wisconsin	Park Falls Hardwoods	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On June 13, 2018, an employee was clearing debris away from the photoelectric eyes on a conveyor that housed a kicker that moved logs. The machine engaged when the debris was moved which caused the kicker to cycle. The employee's right foot was crushed by the kicker resulting in the partial surgical amputation of two toes.
2018-05-03	Jacksonville	Florida	Crown Products Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding metal into a power roller when his glove was caught between the roller bars and his left pinky and ring fingers were crushed by the roller bars.
2018-05-01	Pawtucket	Rhode Island	RIDCO, INC.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
A temporary employee was showing a coworker how to run a particular job on a machine press. She was attempting to position a part in the point of operation when the machine actuated. Her right hand was then crushed by the machine, requiring hospitalization.
2018-04-30	Yonkers	New York	KAWASKI RAILCAR CO.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident
An employee was helping a team move a railcar on a high rail when his left hand became trapped and crushed by the rail car wheel. His pinky was amputated.
2018-04-25	Buford	Georgia	Islands Management Co. LLC	Foot (feet)	Nonclassifiable
An employee's foot was crushed by a forklift.
2018-04-06	Lenexa	Kansas	United Rotary Brush Corporation	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee's right foot was run over and crushed by a forklift being driven by another employee.
2018-03-10	Grandfield	Oklahoma	Farmers Co-Operative Gin Co.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a lint cleaner machine when his left arm was caught and severely crushed by the rollers.
2018-02-13	South Plainfield	New Jersey	Clean Harbors	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee's right thumb was crushed by a manhole cover.
2018-02-13	Roselle	Illinois	RHT Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On February 13, 2018, at approximately 12:30 p.m., an employee incurred fractured ribs when pinched/crushed by the moving arm of the jig (fixture holding device) that held a large sheet of acrylic material during the foam insertion process.
2018-01-08	Chicago	Illinois	El Milagro, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was pulling a pallet of product with a hand jack. The pallet was stuck to another pallet due to the plastic wrap. His right foot was then crushed by the wheel of the hand jack.
2017-10-14	Watford City	North Dakota	Blackhawk Energy Services	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee's right index finger was crushed by a rig floor during rig-down operations, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2017-07-28	Ridley	Pennsylvania	William H Clinger, Corp.	Nonclassifiable	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee working in an overhead lift was crushed by a structural ceiling beam when the lift inadvertently went into gear.
2017-07-12	Kiefer	Oklahoma	Plan B Services and Solutions, LLC	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee and coworkers were finalizing repairs on a shot blast machine and had re-energized it. The injured employee was still troubleshooting the machine when someone pushed the start button, causing the machine to cycle. The employee's foot and lower leg were caught and crushed by the moving parts, requiring hospitalization.
2017-07-01	Braselton	Georgia	Williams-Sonoma	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee's left foot was run over and crushed by a moving forklift.
2017-06-29	South Plainfield	New Jersey	Federated Crane Company, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee's left leg was crushed by a steel beam being lifted by an overhead gantry crane. The employee was hospitalized with compound fractures.
2017-05-31	Pharr	Texas	Texas Co-Op Inspection Program	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee's feet were run over and crushed by a forklift, requiring hospitalization.
2017-05-09	Mc Calla	Alabama	POSCO AAPC LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was banding the coil on a recoiling machine when the coil came off of the track during the recoiling stage. The employee made some adjustments so the coil would line up correctly. A coworker then placed the separator down and used the manual control panel to finish the recoiling process. At that time, the employee's glove was caught between the lapse of the coil and was crushed by the separator, causing an amputation of the left ring finger.
2017-04-25	Boise	Idaho	Shopko Stores Operating Co, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was installing a conveyor motor cover, when four of the fingers on his right hand were crushed by a chain and sprocket in the running motor. One fourth of the right index finger was later amputated at the hospital. The conveyor was not locked out at the time of the incident.
2017-02-27	Macedonia	Ohio	American Light Metals	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unclog and then reattach a hose. Her left hand was in the pour hole when the machine cycled and a finger was crushed by the ram resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2017-02-24	Freeport	Illinois	ANCHOR-HARVEY COMPONENTS, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On February 24, 2017, a temporary employee was using tongs with his right hand to remove the hot metal/stamped piece from the point-of-operation on the forging punch press and placed it on the nearby heat belt (conveyor). Then, the employee sprayed the point-of-operation with his left hand holding the sprayer bottle. The employee reached into the point-of-operation with the sprayer bottle and his left hand was caught and crushed by the closing dies of the forging punch press. His left index fing
2016-10-07	Wewoka	Oklahoma	EXPANDED SOLUTIONS LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was putting material into a metal leveler machine when his hand was crushed by the metal rollers, breaking bones and amputating three fingers.
2016-09-10	Opelika	Alabama	West Fraser, Inc.	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was grading lumber in the planer mill (dry end) when a lumber plank "crossed-up" and slowed/stopped production. When the employee tried to clear the "crossed-up" lumber plank, his left hand was crushed by the plank and a u-shaped piece of steel lacerated his left hand between the wrist, thumb, and first finger. He suffered a partial de-gloving and a broken bone in the thumb.
2016-08-04	Newark	New Jersey	UNITED AIRLINES	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was handling baggage containers when his right-hand middle finger was crushed by two aluminum baggage containers.
2016-07-25	Canonsburg	Pennsylvania	Steel Nation Environmental	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On 7/25/16, at around 2:30 p.m., an employee slipped and his foot was crushed by construction equipment. He broke his tibia and was hospitalized.
2016-07-05	Jamaica	New York	AMERICAN AIRLINES	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was working in the cockpit of a plane when his hand was crushed by a falling battery, breaking several fingers and requiring surgery.
2016-06-29	North Royalton	Ohio	D & S Construction, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was directing the use of a tow strap to move a vehicle when the employee's left pinky finger was crushed by a quick coupler that was on a rubber tire loader. The employee's finger was amputated up to the knuckle.
2016-06-16	Jersey City	New Jersey	DG3 NORTH AMERICA INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While operating a printing machine, an employee attempted to clear a paper jam. This employee's pinky finger was crushed by the machine's elevator, requiring surgery.
2016-06-14	Missoula	Montana	Diversified Plastics	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a CNC mill that was equipped with a 1" drill bit and checking the large bore depth of the hole when the left index finger was crushed by the drill bit that came down automatically.
2016-04-27	Rome	New York	Family Dollar Services, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee's ankle was crushed by a forklift.
2016-04-11	Montrose	Colorado	Montrose Forest Products LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on an A-frame ladder troubleshooting the sawmill conveyor system. He fell from the ladder and his left pinky finger was crushed by an unguarded chain and sprocket gear, requiring hospitalization.
2016-03-15	Norman	Oklahoma	StoneHouse Marketing	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a 75-ton die cutter and was having problems with the sensor position device. While he was attempting to adjust the sensor, his left index finger was crushed by the machine. The die cutter was running at the time of the incident.
2016-03-12	East Camden	Arkansas	Spectra Technologies LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was running a crimper on the 40 mm line when her right thumb and index finger were crushed by the machine. Her thumb and index finger were surgically amputated.
2016-03-07	Midland	Texas	Cudd Pumping Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a blowout preventer when his finger was crushed by a hydraulic valve. He was hospitalized and had surgery for fractured bones in the left ring phalanges.
2016-03-04	Jasper	Alabama	Good Hope Contracting, Co., Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was hit/crushed by a motor grader's rear differential while the operator was backing up. The employee suffered a fractured back, three broken ribs, and a broken shoulder/collarbone.
2016-01-29	Topeka	Kansas	Westar Energy, Inc.	Whole body	Excavation or trenching cave-in
An employee went into a 15-feet-deep trench to test if the cables were energized when the trench collapsed. The employee was crushed by the dirt and was hospitalized.
2016-01-13	Columbiana	Ohio	Col-Pump Company, Inc.	Pelvis	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
On or about January 13, 2016, a molding can rolled off of the transfer car (stationary steel rollers) and pinned the injured employee against the dust collector. The employee's pelvis was crushed by the molding can, which weight approximately 600 pounds.
2016-01-08	Holtsville	New York	Topaz Lighting Corp.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was crushed by boxes that fell off a forklift when the shrink wrap tore.
2015-12-14	Mansura	Louisiana	Kerotest Manufacturing Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's finger was crushed by machinery when it was inserted into an unguarded hole. The employee was admitted with a broken finger.
2015-10-08	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Manor Care of Elk Grove Village IL, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee received a partial amputation to the left pinky finger just below the nail bed after the finger was crushed by a closing door.
2015-08-14	Roanoke	Texas	Exel	Foot (feet)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee driving a forklift was thrown from it. The employee's foot was crushed by the forklift.
2015-07-30	Golden	Colorado	Aerotek	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was found on a pallet by a coworker. The employee had fallen from a man lift and was crushed by it, breaking all of his ribs and requiring hospitalization.
2015-07-14	Byram	Mississippi	KEY CONSTRUCTORS LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee's toes on the right foot were amputated after being crushed by a 36 foot long pillar.
2015-07-09	Denver	Colorado	Boulder Brands, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
At 2:30 AM on 7/9/2015, an employee's right arm was crushed by a pizza bread-making conveyor while she was cleaning the conveyor rollers. She required hospitalization and surgery.
2015-06-17	Cumming	Georgia	Brand Vaughan Lumber Company*	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employees was hospitalized when his foot was run over and crushed by a forklift.
2015-06-09	Live Oak	Florida	TAYLOR INDUSTRIAL CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
An employee was making sure that no one was in the way of the forklift as the forklift driver was lowering a 20 ft long metal beam onto the ground. The employee then pulled the hand grinder's electrical cord that was on the ground so that it wouldn't get crushed by the metal beam, but instead his right index finger was crushed by the beam resulting in the amputation of his right index finger from the second knuckle.
2015-06-06	Platteville	Wisconsin	Blain Supply, Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee's hand was crushed by a skidsteer rock bucket as it was being taken off of a pallet.
2015-06-04	Reamstown	Pennsylvania	Boose Aluminum Foundry Company, Incorporated	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
On or about June 4, 2015, at 11:15 a.m., an employee was crushed by a core box when the hand truck, which was supported by a bucket, shifted and pushed him over onto his back while he was still holding the box. He fractured his right hip and was hospitalized for treatment.
2015-06-04	Saint Charles	Missouri	National Cart Co., Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 6/4/2015, at approximately 12:30 a.m., an employee was operating a sheet metal break press and attempting to bend a sheet metal part. He was performing a two-hand operation, holding one piece of metal with both hands. His right hand was on top of the metal, and his pinky fingertip was crushed by the ram as it lowered. There was no guard in place at the time. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-05-21	Houston	Pennsylvania	Perryman Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was setting up on block one when his left-hand middle and ring fingers got crushed by a cylinder.
2015-04-23	Verona	Wisconsin	Bertram Drilling, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee's finger was crushed by a piece of falling casing material. As a result, his finger was later amputated at the first knuckle.
2015-04-22	Eddystone	Pennsylvania	BARRY CALLEBAUT U.S.A. LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's hand was crushed by a cocoa press. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-04-03	Highlands Ranch	Colorado	Amazing Moves, Moving and Storage	Hand(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell between the dock and a moving truck. His hand was crushed by an aluminum ramp he was carrying.
2015-03-25	Portland	North Dakota	Kava Construction	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee suffered an amputation to his left index finger when it was crushed by a chain sprocket on a conveyor belt grain thrower. The chain sprocket was unguarded at the time.
2015-02-26	Lady Lake	Florida	Sam's Club	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
At Sam's Club # 4998 in Lady Lake, Florida, an employee was injured when a forklift ran over his right foot, breaking three toes. The employee was helping to load carts when his foot was crushed by the forklift wheel.
2015-02-21	Mineral Wells	Texas	Hanson Brick East LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee's finger was crushed by the t-pusher of the monorail system during maintenance.
2015-02-11	Colorado Springs	Colorado	General Shale & Brick Inc.	Leg(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was injured when he entered into the stacker conveyor belt area. The employee's legs were crushed by moving equipment.
2015-02-07	Fort Worth	Texas	Lane Construction Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee had his left thumb crushed by the wheels of a semi trailer as he tried to avoid being run over. The employee was knocked to the ground and pulled into the wheel well of the trailer crushing his left hand and amputating his thumb. The employee also sustained injuries to the lower left side of his body.