Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Hazlehurst	Ga	Hazlehurst Wood Pellets, LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee completed repairs on an electric motor under a platform and was replacing the grate covering of the motor housing area. As the employee picked up and moved the grate cover, an air line was struck and cut in half. The employee attempted to shut the air off and stepped through the opening of the motor housing area. The employee fell approximately two feet, resulting in a fractured left shoulder.
2021-11-16	Prairie Grove	Ar	Jack Tyler Engineering Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Employee 1 was using a crane truck to pull pipe out of a wet well to be cut for removal. As the pipe was brought out of the 40-foot well, employee 2 rolled the pipe to be cut on the other side. While it was still connected to the hoisting cable, the pipe kicked back and knocked employee 1 into the wet well. Employee 1 sustained a right wrist fracture, back fracture, and a torn aorta.
2021-11-16	Boynton Beach	Fl	The Owen Group Corp	Upper and lower limb(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was digging a hole when they cut a conduit that was leaking water in order to cap it off. The conduit contained a live electrical line that flashed and resulted in burns to the employee's arms and leg.
2021-11-15	Atlanta	Ga	WestRock Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was loading material into a die cutter when her finger was caught in the gripper at a nip point, resulting in an amputated left ring fingertip.
2021-11-12	Houston	Tx	Builders FirstSource	Arm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving an order picker and turned sharply near a shelving unit. The employee stuck out their arm in reaction and their arm went through a window. The employee was hospitalized for a laceration to their arm including a cut artery.
2021-11-11	Austin	Tx	Palm Harbor Homes	Multiple back regions	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was cutting a 12-inch steel I-beam. A spark from the employee's cutting torch lit the employee's jacket on fire. The employee suffered burns to the upper and lower back.
2021-11-11	Kissimmee	Fl	AMPRO, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee and co-workers were replacing the existing HID parking lot fixtures with new LED fixtures. During the process of removing the existing fixtures, the lighting circuits were energized by a photocell. The employee attempted to strip wiring to make the electrical connections for the new fixtures when they were electrocuted, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-11-11	Jackson	Al	Liberty Building Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a radial saw to cross-cut a piece of plywood. The employee's left hand was pulled into the saw, which amputated three of the employee's fingers.
2021-11-10	Bunnell	Fl	Builders Firstsource - Florida, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On November 10, 2021, an employee was using a chop saw to cut an overhanging stop attached to a door jamb. When the blade hit the jamb, the blade kicked back and his left hand was pulled into it. His left thumb and middle finger were lacerated and his left index finger was amputated below the first knuckle.
2021-11-10	Vandenberg Afb	Ca	VTC Enterprises	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
A landscaping employee was removing an ice plant, which gave away as he was pulling it from sandy material. The employee fell backward and struck his head on the asphalt access road, resulting in a head injury and cuts.
2021-11-09	Buffalo	Il	CRST Expedited INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment
On November 9, 2021, an employee was cutting a trailer seal while using a rag to hold the seal when the seal came back around and cut the employee's right middle finger. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
2021-11-08	Rahway	Nj	Berto Construction Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading a flatbed trailer when his boot got stuck. He fell off the trailer to the ground, suffering a cut on the head and three broken ribs.
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	Tulsa	Ok	Shielding Resources Group, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a two-by-four using a table saw. The employee used his left hand to guide the two-by-four through the saw when a kickback occurred, drawing the employee's hand into the saw blade and resulting in partial amputations of the index and ring fingers.
2021-11-08	Independence	La	Piggly Wiggly	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting pork using a meat band saw. The meat slipped and the employee's right index finger was amputated at the first knuckle
2021-11-08	Henderson	Co	Cummins North America Sales and Service Henderson Packaging Center	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting a thick metal sheet with a sheer when the metal lifted off the surface and came back down on his left right finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-08	Atlanta	Ga	Against The Grain Tops, Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a push stick to cut wood on a table saw when the push stick slipped and the saw blade contacted the employee's left thumb and index finger, resulting in amputations.
2021-11-07	Ponte Vedra Beach	Fl	Valley Smoke Restaurant, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On November 7, 2021, an employee was cutting peppers using a dicer machine. He changed the blade, turned on the machine, and put the peppers back into the machine when the blade contacted his right middle and index fingertips. The employee suffered an amputation without bone loss on his index fingertip and an amputation with bone loss on his middle fingertip.
2021-11-05	Gardendale	Al	Republic Services	Multiple body parts	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was using a hydroseeding machine, attached to a bulldozer, to plant grass on a slope at a landfill. The hitch connecting the hydroseeding machine to the bulldozer broke, and the hydroseeding machine rolled down the slope with the employee on it. The employee suffered broken and bruised ribs, a broken shoulder, and a cut on the ear.
2021-11-02	Tavares	Fl	KLS Construction Services LLC	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to cut a 2-by-4. The saw cut the employee's left hand.
2021-11-01	Lewisville	Tx	M & R Printing Equipment, Inc.	Ear(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was fixing a machine when it started and cut off his right ear. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-11-01	San Antonio	Tx	Moore Supply	Wrist(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting ties on a bundle of PVC pipes when the knife moved back and lacerated his wrist.
2021-11-01	Clearwater	Fl	Waste Management Inc. of Florida	Face	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was using a plasma torch to cut the lid off an empty drum of brake cleaner when sparks from the torch ignited fumes in the barrel. The employee suffered second degree burns on the left side of his face.
2021-10-29	Miami Gardens	Fl	Southeastern Grocers Inc dba BiLo	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was picking up a plastic trash bag. A sharp object protruded through the bottom of the bag and cut the employee's finger and palm.
2021-10-28	East Falmouth	Ma	Outerland Holdings, LLC	Foot (feet)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a chainsaw to cut up a tree that had blown over during a storm. The chainsaw kicked back and severely lacerated his foot.
2021-10-27	New York	Ny	Miller Druck Specialty Contracting, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
A marble setter was cutting stone with an angle grinder. The grinder slipped and cut the employee's thigh.
2021-10-27	Fort Smith	Ar	Davis Iron & Metals	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting copper tubing with an alligator shear. Oil from the copper tubing got onto the employee's gloves causing the employee's left hand to slip into the jaw of the shear. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the left middle fingertip.
2021-10-27	Orlando	Fl	CKS Packing Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam on a laydown trimmer when his right hand contacted the trimmer, resulting in a severe cut on his ring finger. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-26	Austin	Tx	Halstruc Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting plywood pieces with a circular saw. The blade jammed. When the employee freed it up, it moved forward and cut the employee's left index, middle, ring, and little fingers. The middle finger was amputated.
2021-10-25	Racine	Wi	R & B GRINDING CO., INC.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was operating an automatic screw machine and dropped an air gun. When the employee attempted to retrieve the air gun, the machine cycled and contacted their right hand, resulting in a cut and a bone injury that required surgery.
2021-10-25	Pahokee	Fl	Big Lake Planting, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was climbing into a sugarcane whole stock seed cutter. He slipped on its steps, fell, and reached out to catch himself. A chain on the seed cutter lacerated his index, middle, and ring fingers.
2021-10-25	Cadott	Wi	SFR Industries Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On October 25, 2021, an employee was clearing a jam in a power cutter machine when the bushing blade amputated his left index fingertip.
2021-10-25	Atlanta	Ga	EL MILAGRO DE ATLANTA	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was pulling jammed paper from a wrapping machine when the paper slipped and his left little finger went under the cutting jaws, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-10-25	Huntsville	Al	Huntsville Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was standing at the end of the cold cut machine retrieving cut material when the machine started and amputated her left thumb down to the nail bed.
2021-10-25	Raleigh	Ms	N.L. Carson Construction Co Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was cutting concrete using a chop saw. A piece of the concrete broke off and fell, striking the employee's right hand, which had to be medically amputated.
2021-10-23	Wood Ridge	Nj	Briad Restaurant Group, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting cheese with a knife. The knife amputated his left ring fingertip, including the nail.
2021-10-22	Atlanta	Ga	Ambient Sounds Productions LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting wood with a table saw. The saw partially amputated his right thumb.
2021-10-22	Dayton	Oh	Trusscore USA Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was packing a skid and using a miter saw to cut down a piece of wood that was roughly 6 inches long when the wood pulled his left thumb into the saw, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-10-21	Saint Peters	Mo	LD BARNES	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
An employee cut a hole on the roof to install an HVAC unit. The employee fell through the hole approximately 23 feet to the concrete floor, resulting in a fractured left leg.
2021-10-20	Lyons	Ga	United Infrastructure Group, Inc.	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to cut plywood when the saw kicked back and landed on the employee's left hand causing a laceration.
2021-10-20	Dallas	Tx	Cotton Commercial USA, Inc.	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a zip tie containing wires on a new trailer when the knife slipped out of his right hand, resulting in a laceration to his left hand.
2021-10-20	Buffalo	Ny	Quality Bindery Services Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was wiping off a paper cutter blade when they suffered a fingertip amputation without bone loss.
2021-10-19	Elwood	Il	K-FIVE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION	Lower leg(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a vertical board with a portable cut-off saw when something got caught in the saw and pulled the saw away from the employee. The blade struck the employee's left shin, resulting in a laceration.
2021-10-19	Rosenberg	Tx	Autozone	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was conducting inventory in a stockroom when he tripped and fell. On the way down, he reached out to brace his fall on a nearby rolling ladder, which cut his left middle finger and resulted in a partial amputation. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-18	Lawton	Ok	Oklahoma Coring & Cutting, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was in a scissor lift cutting a concrete section. The section struck the scissor lift causing it to tip over. The employee suffered a broken nose (caused by a collision with the lift) and fractures to the left elbow and right wrist (caused when the employee struck the ground).
2021-10-18	Lagrange	Ga	Yasufuku USA, Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting parts using a bandsaw. The employee's left wrist contacted the sawblade and was severely lacerated, causing an amputation. The blade was unguarded at the time.
2021-10-18	Fort Myers	Fl	Rice Insulation & Glass	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
When an employee turned a piece of metal during a metal cutting operation, it caught the sawblade and kicked up. This moved his index finger into the blade, which amputated part of the fingertip.
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	Venice	Fl	Brightview Landscaping Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was using a hedge trimmer, working from the third rung of a 6-foot A-frame ladder. He fell from the ladder, and the hedge trimmer's blades cut and fractured his left little finger.
2021-10-15	Hayden	Id	MANDERE CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting the ends off of trusses using a circular saw when the saw jumped and caught his glove, pulling his left hand into the blade and amputating the little finger.
2021-10-14	Clymer	Ny	Caflisch Pallet & Wood Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a cutoff saw. The saw partially amputated the employee's right thumb.
2021-10-14	Mccomb	Ms	Three S Enterprises, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was unjamming wood from a dust chain when he suffered cuts to the three middle fingers on his right hand. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-14	Penfield	Ny	Birchcrest Tree and Landscape, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was trimming branches and removing a cut limb. When the employee rotated the limb to send it to the ground, the limb made contact with the overhead 12 kV line and the employee was shocked.
2021-10-13	Tampa	Fl	PGH Engineering	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was checking pinholes between an index plate and a pin holder on a lathe. The index plate rotated and cut off the tip of the employee's right middle finger.
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.
2021-10-12	Sugarcreek	Oh	Pallet Distributors Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using an upcut saw when its blade cut his right hand. He suffered a laceration to the index finger and an amputation to the thumb.
2021-10-12	Hamilton	Nj	BJ's Wholesale Club	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was reassembling a deli slicer. The slicer cut the employee's finger, causing a partial amputation.
2021-10-11	Beverly	Ma	North Shore Fence Corp	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting wood using a table saw. The sawblade amputated the employee's middle finger. The saw was not guarded at the time.
2021-10-11	Bridgehampton	Ny	Olnick Orgnization	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cutting a tree branch from a ladder. The employee fell from the ladder and suffered a back injury.
2021-10-09	Cypress	Tx	Fiesta Mart #82	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting fish with a bandsaw. The saw amputated the tip of his left index finger.
2021-10-08	Madill	Ok	Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co., Inc.	Arm(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was cutting weld tacks on a wire drawing machine's motor hood. After the last weld tack was cut, the hood fell on the employee's right arm and broke it.
2021-10-08	Lyons	Ga	Lyons Grocery Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting an ox tail on a band saw. The saw caused an amputation to his right index finger.
2021-10-08	Laureldale	Pa	Yuasa Battery, Incorporated	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was transferring 98% sulfuric acid from the receiving tank to the cutting tank. At the completion of the transfer, the employee was closing a valve and a section of piping failed. The employee sustained chemical burns to their neck and right wrist.
2021-10-06	Fort Smith	Ar	Hooks & Associates Inc	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At 8:50 a.m. on October 6, 20201, an employee was positioned behind a metal shear to help hold a piece of material about to be cut. As the shearing machine was engaged, its vertically moving backstop pinched the employee's left arm against a table below, in place to catch clippings. The employee suffered broken bones just above the wrist and was hospitalized.
2021-10-05	Conyers	Ga	Diversitech, LLC.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was cutting a wire rope on a plastic bale. The bale uncompressed and fell over onto the employee's left leg and ankle. The employee suffered a broken tibia and a left ankle dislocation.
2021-10-05	Congerville	Il	O'Brien Steel Service Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On October 5, 2021, an employee was using a horizontal bandsaw to cut bushings and amputated his left ring finger above the first knuckle.
2021-10-05	Temple	Tx	Wellington Healthcare, INC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cutting down a tree branch while on a ladder. The branch fell and struck the ladder, knocking the employee off of it. The employee struck the bumper of a parked vehicle and the ground after falling, resulting in a laceration to the chin and face, as well as four fractured ribs.
2021-10-01	West Palm Beach	Fl	SERVICE ELECTRIC COMPANY	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
Employees were removing electrical cables for replacement. When one employee cut a cable, the employee was shocked in the abdominal area.
2021-10-01	Laredo	Tx	Francisco J. Jaime	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting plywood with a circular saw and amputated his right index finger.
2021-09-30	Sutton	Nd	Arrowwood Prairie Co-Op - Wimbledon Shop/Main Office/Parts	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was changing a hose between a main tank and a nurse tank. The hose was cut and the valve failed, causing a release of anhydrous ammonia that the employee inhaled.
2021-09-30	Shawnee	Ok	Indaco Metals, LLC	Wrist(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was reaching for a piece of steel when he tripped and suffered a cut to his right wrist.
2021-09-30	Atlanta	Ga	Robur Capital LLC dba Monster Tree service of NE Atlanta	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was working ropes with one climber in a tree and three people on the ground. A rope and a pulley was connected to a branch to be cut. As the branch came down, the employee holding the rope was pushed forward and hit by the branch, resulting in a femur fracture.
2021-09-29	Edgerton	Oh	AIR-WAY MANUFACTURING COMPANY	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On September 29, 2021, an employee was using a machine that cut holes in plastic caps. The machine's blade amputated the tip of his finger.
2021-09-29	Blue Mound	Tx	Carvana	Arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee in an inspection line was taking off a steering wheel cover using a pocket knife when he suffered a cut to the arm that included an artery.
2021-09-29	Orlando	Fl	Halperns Steak & Gary Seafood	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat products on a bandsaw. Product bound up in the saw, causing the employee's left hand to contact the sawblade and resulting in amputation of the ring finger.
2021-09-28	Meridian	Id	Greenfield Custom Meat	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was packaging meat with a plastic packing machine. The employee attempted to remove a jam in the machine when their left index finger contacted the machine's cutting blade, resulting in a 3/4-inch amputation.
2021-09-28	Newport News	Va	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was checking to make sure a structural unit was cut all the way through in order to flip the unit. While the employee cleared the unit top, a piece of flat bar, approximately 5 feet long and weighing around 60 pounds, slid off the corner of the unit. The employee attempted to catch the bar and sustained a laceration to his right ring finger.
2021-09-28	Mayville	Wi	Tab Products Co LLC	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
On September 28, 2021, at approximately 5:30 a.m., an employee separated two paper rolls and began feeding the first paper roll into a die cutting press used to fabricate file folders. Each roll weighs approximately 900 pounds. The second roll tipped over and struck the employee's left leg, resulting in a fractured femur.
2021-09-28	Henniker	Nh	HHP, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting boards with a popup saw. The saw pulled in a board while he was holding it, and the sawblade amputated his right index finger.
2021-09-27	Pittsfield	Me	Walpole Outdoors, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a length of vinyl material with a table saw. The employee's hand slipped and the sawblade amputated the tip of his thumb.
2021-09-27	Titusville	Pa	Weaber, Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a molding machine when a board got jammed in the machine. The employee shut down the machine and was clearing the jam when his right hand contacted the still moving cutting blades resulting in an amputation.
2021-09-26	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Francis Engineering Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting and grooving a steel pipe. The cutting machine caught the employee's glove, amputated the tip of the employee's index finger, and lacerated the middle finger.
2021-09-25	Groton	Ct	General Dynamics Electric Boat	Multiple body parts	Struck by discharged object or substance
Three employees were working on a high-pressure airline when the hose failed and released air pressurized at 4,000 psi. The ruptured hose struck one of the employees, who suffered a rib fracture, multiple contusions, fractures to the right middle finger, multiple lacerations, and acute hearing loss.
2021-09-24	Madison	Wi	Tribe 9 Foods LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was clearing debris from a pasta machine. The employee's fingers contacted the cutting blades, which caused amputations to the left middle, ring, and little fingers.
2021-09-24	Lincoln	Ar	Prime Petro Services	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Two employees were standing about 10 feet apart as one of them prepared to use a handheld grinder to cut a metal pipe. When the employee turned on power to the grinder, a piece of the cutting wheel flew off and struck the other employee, injuring that employee's face and eye.
2021-09-24	Bluefield	Wv	WEL, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Explosion, n.e.c.
On September 24, 2021, at approximately 2:30 p.m., two employees were clearing weeds and brush from the exterior of the shop building. The employees found several pieces of a small, cord-like material and brought them inside the shop to investigate. An employee attempted to cut into the material with a grinder. The material turned out to be a detonation cord that exploded when it touched the grinder. One employee suffered amputations to fingers on his left hand and was hospitalized. The second e
2021-09-23	Kindred	Nd	DR Millwork Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting laminate on a table saw. The blade amputated the employee's thumb and severely lacerated the palm.
2021-09-23	Jerome	Id	Darigold Inc.	Leg(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was on a ladder to fix a steam header valve that was leaking. The employee was sprayed on the face/neck by hot condensate. He then jumped off the ladder and cut his leg.
2021-09-22	Brooklyn	Oh	Tap Packaging Solutions	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was using a mitering machine to cut an oversized piece of wrapping material. The blade of the machine lacerated the employee's right index finger resulting in hospitalization. The machine was not guarded at the time.
2021-09-22	Bronx	Ny	Guytec Steel Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
The injured employee was standing on a precast plank. A weld was cut from the plank causing it and the injured employee to fall about 10 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip.
2021-09-21	Stratham	Nh	New England's Best Home Services, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee's finger was lacerated while they were cutting metal roofing with a saw.
2021-09-21	Windsor	Co	Titan Machinery	Arm(s)	Explosion, n.e.c.
On 9/21/2021, at 2:15 PM, an employee was using a cutting torch to remove the top of an empty drum that contained hydraulic fluid. Vapors in the drum expanded causing the top of the drum to blow off and strike the employee's left arm and right hand. The employee sustained a fracture to the left arm and required stitches on the right hand.
2021-09-21	Auburndale	Wi	Wiskerchen Cheese, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
As an employee was removing a wheel of cheese from a hydraulic wheel cutter, her right little fingertip was pinched underneath a cutting wire, resulting in an amputation.
2021-09-21	Cambridge	Oh	Cambridge Packaging Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a bandsaw to cut packaging cores. As he was cutting the last packaging core, the sawblade cut his right middle and ring fingers, causing partial amputations to the fingertips.
2021-09-20	Highland	Ny	Hannaford Supermarket	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a bandsaw to cut bone-in pork loin. The sawblade cut the employee's right thumb, amputating about 1/4 inch from the tip.
2021-09-20	Conneautville	Pa	J N Pallet Company, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
The injured employee had been placing pallet stringers (rough cut wood) into the hoppers for a nailing machine. The injured employee was removing a jammed piece of wood from a hopper while the operator of the nailing machine was also trying to unjam the wood. A metal bar moved and pinched the injured employee's finger against the jammed wood causing an avulsion injury to the fingernail and skin of the fingertip. The employee's finger required surgery that involved trimming the bone of the finger
2021-09-20	Madison	Ms	DE BEUKELAER CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee had been installing a new roll of foil on a cookie wrapping machine. The employee was pulling the foil towards herself when the foil cutting blades caught her right middle finger resulting in amputation up to the nailbed.
2021-09-20	Fort Worth	Tx	North Texas Flameproof & Wood Specialty	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A blade change was underway on a table saw. An employee plugged the saw back in to complete a test cut; the wood caught and the employee's thumb was pulled into the blade and lacerated. The employee 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.
2021-09-19	Brooklyn	Ny	Fridge No More, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was making a grocery delivery using a scooter. While attempting to get onto the sidewalk, the employee hit a bump and fell off the scooter. The employee sustained lacerations to his forehead, road rash to his knees, a swollen lip, and a cut under his left eye.