Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-15	Lake Norden	Sd	Halme, Inc.	Hand(s)	Small-scale (limited) fire
Employees were burning yard debris (brush/shrubbery) in an open pit. Fumes from gasoline (used as an accelerant) ignited and exploded. One employee suffered first-degree burns to the face and second-degree burns to his hands. Another suffered second-degree burns to his face and third-degree burns to the hands.
2021-11-14	Suwanee	Ga	ABM - Facility Services	Forearm(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was blowing off debris and baking products from a conveyor belt using an air gun to prepare for the next production run. In the process of blowing off the conveyor belt, the air gun got caught in the belt, causing it to spin and strike the employee in the left arm. The employee suffered a fracture above their left wrist.
2021-10-27	Hazlehurst	Ga	Beasley Timber Co. Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Small-scale (limited) fire
An employee was standing near a debris burn pile at a work site when a combustion in the burn pile occurred, resulting in second degree burns to their neck.
2021-10-25	Cape Canaveral	Fl	All Terrain Tractor Service, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
Employees were swapping out a fork attachment for a bucket attachment on a loader. The locking pin got stuck. An employee used a piece of rebar to remove debris from the pin receiver; the pin dislodged quickly and his left ring and little fingers were caught between the pin and the receiver. He suffered amputations to both fingers.
2021-10-20	Westlake	Oh	Innovative Confection Solutions	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unjamming debris in a food processor pump. Moving parts in the pump caused the amputation of the employee's right thumb tip. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
2021-10-14	Malvern	Ar	Dock Leveler Manufacturing, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a robotic welder when a piece of debris got jammed. While attempting to clear the debris, the tip of the employee's right little finger got pinched in a pinch point, resulting in amputation.
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	Eight Mile	Al	McInnis Construction LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was drilling out an anchor bolt when debris struck his eye, resulting in an eye injury.
2021-09-07	Syracuse	Ny	US Ecology	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was cleaning debris in a confined space (vault). Electric power surged through wires, and the employee was burned.
2021-08-23	Greeley	Co	Lone Tree Services LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Two employees were clearing debris from the back of a dump truck after it had dumped its load of soil. They lifted the tailgate up, but it fell and crushed an employee's right ring finger against the trailer bed. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-08-06	Williston	Nd	Hiland Crude LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was draining down and isolating piping. While he was trying to remove debris from a 1-inch vent valve, liquid started to gurgle up into the valve. He closed the valve with his right hand to prevent a release, and it closed on his left index finger. He suffered a partial amputation to the finger.
2021-07-30	San Antonio	Tx	Hansco Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a 6-foot ladder while removing debris from a ceiling. A piece of cement fell from the ceiling and the employee lost his balance and fell off the ladder, resulting in broken ribs and an injured wrist.
2021-07-28	Fayetteville	Nc	NG Companies	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
On July 28, 2021, an NG Companies employee was about to transfer mud to a bore pit. He had put the hydro excavation truck in position for the debris transfer and prepared it. When he opened a knife valve, hot water sprayed through the flange onto him, causing second-degree burns to his face, right arm, and right hand; a third-degree burn to part of the right arm; and a broken collarbone. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-26	Cazenovia	Ny	Stalwart Development Group, LLC	Upper arm(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was throwing construction debris into a dumpster. A piece of block debris lacerated his right bicep. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-26	North Platte	Ne	MASONITE CORP.	Thigh(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was caught between mechanical components of a trim saw while trying to remove debris. The employee suffered an internal injury to the upper leg.
2021-07-20	Pittsburgh	Pa	Eat'n Park	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
A cook was working in the kitchen, slipped on some food debris on the floor, and fell breaking a hip.
2021-07-17	Broomfield	Co	Waste Management - Denver North Hauling	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was operating a front-load garbage truck. The employee lowered the front forks on the truck and climbed them to clear debris. The employee then fell 8-9 feet and suffered fractured ribs and possible spinal injuries.
2021-07-07	Berwyn	Il	CALIBER HOLDINGS CORPORATION	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On July 7, 2021, a painter was attempting to remove residual material while using a portable pneumatic powered abrasive wheel. The organic rubber wheel broke apart and debris struck the employee's eye. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-02	Davidsville	Pa	Pro Disposal Inc.	Head	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee climbed up the side of a garbage truck to clear away loose debris on the truck. The employee fell, landing on the ground about 8 feet below and suffering a head laceration.
2021-06-24	Newark	Oh	Universal Production Corporation	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning veneer debris from a conveyor on a slicing machine and sustained lacerations on his left wrist and hand that required hospitalization. The machine was running at the time.
2021-06-23	Walden	Ny	ProAmpac	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was removing a piece of debris from a paste pad when their right little finger contacted moving agitator gear, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-06-21	Clarence	Ny	Kreher Enterprises, LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was laying irrigation pipe when a passing mower threw debris that lacerated and broke the employee's left ankle.
2021-06-17	Clearwater	Fl	Baker Commercial Landscaping of Tampa, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was in the back of a truck, pulling a tarp over debris. He slipped on a wet floor and fell on his back, landing on the trailer about 4 feet below. He suffered fractured ribs and laceration to the spleen.
2021-06-15	West Henrietta	Ny	CBRE Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on the fourth or fifth rung from the top of a 10-foot A-frame ladder, using an impact drill to remove cottonwood debris from louver screens. He fell to the concrete floor below and suffered injuries to the right side of his body: a wrist fracture, broken ribs, a pelvic fracture, and a partially collapsed lung.
2021-06-15	Cameron	La	Kiewit Louisiana Company	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was walking through an open area when high winds caused a crane boom to collapse. Debris struck the employee and broke the employee's right tibia and left foot.
2021-05-26	Orla	Tx	Devon Energy Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
While conducting a hole in tubing test, a pressurized release of natural gas and debris knocked an employee off balance causing the employee to fall into the debris and gas. The employee sustained a right pinky finger dislocation and abrasions on their back.
2021-05-24	Corpus Christi	Tx	Consolidated Asset Management Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was dislodging debris from a conveyor when the employee's left index finger was caught in the pulley, causing an amputation to the last joint.
2021-05-23	Fort Worth	Tx	Amazon Fulfillment Center	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee's right foot slipped on debris as the employee walked into a trailer. The employee was caught in an awkward position and suffered a fracture above the left knee.
2021-05-20	Lake Charles	La	Gulf Machine Shop, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was cleaning up a yard. Some debris fell into his boot. He sat down on some stacked steel plates to remove it; a plate rocked, and as he tried to brace himself his left ring fingertip was amputated between two of the plates.
2021-05-13	Odessa	Tx	Borregos Truck & Backhoe Services	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
Employees were cleaning out a heater treater using hot water to remove debris. When an employee opened the door to the heater treater, remaining hot water hit him in the face, chest, and hands, causing first- and second-degree burns.
2021-05-11	Bronx	Ny	Kraus Enterprises Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was picking up construction debris and loading it onto a hand truck. The employee suffered a pinched nerve in the back, as well as a slipped disk.
2021-05-05	Brooklyn	Ny	City Recycling Corp.	Arm(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was directing a roll-off container truck to reverse into position for dumping demolition debris when a grapple loader nearby reversed and pinned the employee's right arm against the side of the roll-off container truck. The employee's right arm was crushed.
2021-05-05	Greeley	Co	Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was releasing the pressure from a setting tool. As the employee was screwing a wrench into the burst disc retainer, the retainer nut came free and the pressure escaped from the chamber. Debris struck the employee in the right shoulder and face, leaving foreign material in his eyes and causing contusions to the shoulder and the right side of his face.
2021-05-05	Hodgkins	Il	UPS	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking in the facility, slipped on a piece of debris on the floor, and fell. The employee sustained a back injury.
2021-04-23	Lomira	Wi	Quad/Graphics, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While walking towards the office inside the warehouse, an employee slipped on a piece of debris (green strap) that was on the floor and fell. The employee sustained a fractured right hip.
2021-04-22	Milwaukee	Wi	Pink Dumpsters, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was cleaning debris from under a semi truck. The truck was driven forward and ran over the employee's leg, breaking the fibula.
2021-04-14	Birdsboro	Pa	Western Berks Landfill	Head	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was moving debris with a bulldozer. A metal bar flew up and came through the bulldozer's right-side window, lacerating the employee's head.
2021-04-13	Baton Rouge	La	Sulzer	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was power-tapping a hole in a pump stuffing/packing box using a vertical knee mill. The employee was wiping away metal debris with his gloved hand when the glove became entangled on the rotating tap and pulled the employee's fingers around, cutting through the glove. The employee's left pinky finger was amputated.
2021-04-01	Salina	Ks	The Scoular Company	Scalp	Fall to lower level
An employee was using a broom handle to break up grain debris at his feet. The debris broke free, causing him to fall feet forward onto a grain belt conveyor, 5 feet below the opening. He suffered a scalp injury and possibly other injuries.
2021-03-25	New Kensington	Pa	Spectrum Environmental, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee had been cleaning up debris on a roof. The employee fell through the roof substrate and hit his leg on a steel beam inside the building. The employee sustained a laceration to the right leg and a broken fibula.
2021-03-16	Tatum	Tx	Panel Truss of Longview, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was lighting wood debris on fire. The thinner he was using exploded, burning his face and arm.
2021-03-04	Ocoee	Fl	Orion Waste Solutions	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A recycling-sorting employee was removing debris from a conveyor belt and fell at least 4 feet from the conveyor belt to the ground, resulting in a leg injury.
2021-02-27	Chicago	Il	JCG INDUSTRIES DBA KOCH FOODS OF CHICAGO	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee reached into equipment to remove a piece of chicken debris as part of the sanitation process. When the employee reached into the equipment, the water pressure activated and caused the employee to strike their hand against the machine, resulting in a laceration to their middle and ring fingers that required stitches. The equipment was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
2021-02-26	Joplin	Mo	Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline Inc	Thigh(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was exiting a vehicle to determine why a tool had gotten stuck in a pipeline. The pipeline ruptured. Flying debris struck the employee's left leg, breaking the femur.
2021-02-21	Colorado Springs	Co	Bighorn Plastering	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was receiving debris on the ground when they were struck on the head with a 2-pound piece of stucco, resulting in an injury that required hospitalization.
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	Wellston	Oh	SUPERIOR HARDWOODS OF OHIO, INC.	Multiple face locations	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was sweeping and shoveling chips, wood debris, and sawdust around a chipper. A wood slab on the chipper's conveyor hit the employee in the head. The employee fell to the concrete floor and suffered head trauma, orbital and nasal fractures, and a forehead laceration.
2021-02-12	Londonderry	Nh	Continental Paving, Inc.	Hand(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was working on-site crushing old concrete. He was standing near the hopper of the crusher, pulling out debris. He signaled to the excavator operator to dump the next scoop. A large piece of concrete slid and crushed his left hand against the side of the hopper.
2021-02-04	Ingleside	Tx	Morgan Towing INC DBA Texas Wrecker Service	Arm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was attempting to winch a stuck excavator when he was struck by flying debris. The employee sustained a broken arm and an injured torso.
2021-01-28	Birmingham	Al	Berger US, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a ring rolling machine when he noticed a cut off slug had fallen into the overlap press. He pressed the quit button on the controller to stop the machine. He then reached into the overlap press to clear the debris and the press crushed the two middle fingers on his right hand, resulting in a partial amputation of the two fingers just below the fingernail.
2021-01-21	Houston	Tx	Prism Response LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was approaching a debris pile in a skid steer. A piece of debris (containing brick, cement, and rebar) was thrown into the pile from the second floor and struck the employee's left leg. He suffered fractures to the lower leg and was hospitalized.
2021-01-17	Tampa	Fl	Walsh Infrastructure Management, LLC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
During a road shoulder sweeping operation, an employee was walking to get into a debris truck when an SUV drove onto the shoulder and struck the truck on the driver's side. The employee was between the truck and a concrete barrier and suffered a broken leg and a head laceration.
2021-01-12	Colts Neck	Nj	Due Process Golf & Horse Stables	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was clearing tree debris with a wood chipper. His right arm got stuck in the chipper and he suffered lacerations to the face, right arm, and hand, as well as finger amputations.
2021-01-06	Oostburg	Wi	Professional Service Industries Inc.	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee attempted to clear debris from a drill auger and was pulled into the machine, resulting in injuries to their right arm and head.
2021-01-04	Fort Worth	Tx	Parker Products, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing product debris from a conveyor when his right index and middle fingers were caught between the pulley and the belt, resulting in fingertip amputations.
2020-10-19	Austin	Tx	Facility Solutions Group, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee reached down to brush debris from the outrigger of a bucket truck. The outrigger retracted and amputated the employee's fingers.
2020-10-15	Boulder	Co	Martin Marietta	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on top of a block wall, cleaning off debris. He fell off the wall to the ground (concrete and hard-packed earth) below, breaking both feet and his right fibula.
2020-10-09	Willis	Tx	JFM International	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing debris in a wood grinding machine and amputated her right little finger.
2020-09-23	Liberty Hill	Tx	Looptech Geothermal LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
The injured employee was assisting a drill operator. As the employee was removing debris from the machine, his left hand was caught in the machine resulting in a finger amputation at the first joint, lacerations and a broken wrist.
2020-09-22	Mobile	Al	Flowerwood Nursery, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was picking up hurricane debris and was bitten by a copperhead snake on two fingers on his right hand. The employee was hospitalized for treatment.
2020-08-24	Mcdonough	Ga	SPEIR & ASSOCIATES ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over debris and fell, striking his right hip on the ground. The employee sustained a broken hip, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2020-08-11	Denver	Co	GFL Environmental, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee had climbed a 6-foot A-frame ladder that was leaned up against a baler machine and was going to use pressurized air to clear debris off the electronic eye. The baler activated and the blade swept, amputating a portion of the employee’s left index finger.
2020-08-05	Bradenton	Fl	Irby Construction Company	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was clearing debris from the pin hole while setting up an auger into a shaft. The shaft and auger then fell into place and pinched his right middle finger. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation, just above the nailbed.
2020-07-24	Medway	Ohio	Maxim Roofing	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was using a hand-held leaf blower to remove debris from a flat roof. The employee fell approximately 15 feet from the roof and sustained fractures to the wrist and leg.
2020-07-23	Archbald	Pennsylvania	Simona American Industries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was removing plastic debris from a saw when the blade contacted their left hand. At the time of the incident, the saw had been powered down, but the blade was still spinning. The employee's left ring, middle, and pinky fingers were crushed. The middle finger was amputated at the hospital.
2020-07-22	South Charleston	Ohio	Buckeye Diamond Logistics Supply dba Easy Heat Wood Pellets of PA, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning out debris from a wood pellet mill. The employee's hand was pulled between the mill's die and roller; the employee suffered compression injuries to the left hand, with partial amputations to the left index and middle fingers.
2020-07-21	Wooster	Ohio	Elite Elastomers of Ohio LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing debris from a conveyor when a pedal on the machine caught his right index finger resulting in an amputation to the first knuckle.
2020-07-17	Denver	Colorado	Waste Management of Colorado Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On 7/17/2020, at 3:00 PM, an employee entered a screen machine to clear debris from the spindles and discs. The employee exited the screen machine via the downstream conveyor. The employee walked alongside the conveyor to exit the area and fell through a material chute at the end of the conveyor to the ground 17 feet below. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion and fractures to the left leg, pelvis, ribs and face.
2020-07-13	Willacoochee	Georgia	Bobby Lashley Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using a mechanical hammer to clean debris from the furnace. As the impact of the hammer knocked debris loose a large section of debris fell and struck the employee resulting in hospitalization for a crushing/blunt force trauma injury.
2020-07-09	Sutton	Massachusett	Unified2 Global Packaging Group, LLC	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting wooden sticks of lumber for a crating operation. When the radial arm saw retracted, it hung up on a small pile of debris. As he reached for a new piece of lumber to cut, the saw blade lacerated his forearm.
2020-07-07	Tucson	Arizona	Federal Corrections Complex	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cleaning debris from an auger. The employee suffered an amputation to the left ring finger caused by pliers.
2020-07-01	Salem	Wisconsin	MJ Electric, LLC	Leg(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee as cleaning up debris using a concrete buggy when he inadvertently reversed the buggy into a parked vehicle and broke his leg.
2020-06-19	Mcgehee	Arkansas	Harvest Rice, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a packaging machine when a jam occurred. As the employee was clearing plastic debris, the machine cycled causing its jaws to close on the employee's left hand. The employee’s left thumb was amputated at the base of the fingernail.
2020-06-12	Denver	Colorado	Colorado Cleanup Corporation	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was picking up construction debris behind a skid steer when the skid steer backed into him and ran over his foot, breaking two bones in his right ankle. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2020-06-02	Gloucester City	New Jersey	World Pack	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing debris from a machine. Power was turned back on, and his right arm was pulled under a roller and broken.
2020-05-27	Plankinton	South Dakota	NATIONAL FOOD CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While removing debris from a manure handling belt, an employee slipped and their hand was caught in the chain and sprocket drive system of the belt. The employee sustained amputations of the pinky and ring fingers at the proximal joints.
2020-05-19	Madison	Alabama	United Site Services of Mississippi, LLC	Multiple pelvic region locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee climbed on top of a roll-off trash container to remove some debris. As he went to get down from the container, he lost his balance and fell 5 feet to the asphalt ground. He was hospitalized with fractures to his right hip and pelvic bone.
2020-05-19	Lenorah	Texas	Wiley Hicks Jr., Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was bitten by a rattlesnake while cleaning up construction debris.
2020-05-12	Joplin	Missouri	GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was shutting down a piece of equipment. He removed a bin and was brushing debris off the equipment when his left hand was drawn into the roto-lock. His index and ring fingers were amputated.
2020-05-06	Colorado Springs	Colorado	B&M Roofing of Colorado, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by thrown object-unintentional injury
An employee was leveling out trash and roofing debris inside a roll-off dumpster. Another employee picked up a piece of newly removed roofing debris and proceeded to dispose of it into same roll-off dumpster, hitting the injured employee on his right hand. He suffered injuries to his right wrist/forearm and the right side of his body.
2020-05-05	Loxley	Alabama	Ecovery, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clear debris that was causing noise in a machine's dust collection system. His hand was inside the discharge chute when the dust collection blades partially amputated his right pinky, ring, and middle fingers at the first joint past the nail.
2020-05-01	Westfield	Pennsylvania	One Wind Services Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was torqueing bolts with a hydraulic torque wrench inside a wind turbine. The employee was reaching to clear plastic debris from between the bolt and the wrench when the wrench actuated, crushing his right little finger and ring finger. He suffered an amputation to the little finger (6 millimeters from the nail); the injury to the ring finger required stitches.
2020-04-24	Port Charlotte	Florida	All Phase Custom Mill Shop, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to remove a splintered piece of wood debris that was stuck at the feed inside a molder machine when a spinning profile cutter removed a deep chunk from his right index finger.
2020-04-09	Atlanta	Georgia	ENVIROLOGICAL ENGINEERING, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was cleaning up debris in a second-floor room. The employee fell into a 3-foot by 3-foot hole, landing on the floor about 12 feet below.
2020-03-21	Allenton	Wisconsin	Farmers Grain & Feed, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was clearing debris from a feed shoot. The employee's left hand was caught in a rotary sorter, which amputated the index, middle, and ring fingers.
2020-02-21	Atlanta	Georgia	Lyneer Staffing Solutions LLC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
An employee was picking up debris and placing it in refuse bins when a nearby forklift operator reversed without looking and hit two pallets. The pallets hit the employee, who suffered a right leg injury.
2020-02-14	Talladega	Alabama	Vulcan Materials Company, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was using a skid-steer to clean up debris and dump it into an over-the-road dump truck. The dump truck's bed was partially raised. The employee exited the skid-steer and stood behind the truck. Hot asphalt flowed from the truck bed onto the employee resulting in second and third degree burns to the hands and face. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-02-06	Greenville	Mississippi	USG Interiors, LLC	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to remove debris from inside a kiln. His right wrist and forearm were pulled into a chain and sprocket, sustaining lacerations.
2020-02-03	La Fayette	Georgia	Roper Corporation	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was clearing metal debris from a press. The ram came down onto her forearm and broke it in two places.
2020-01-29	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Cleaning Services Corporation	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was sweeping debris from the sidewalk when she hit an uneven piece of the sidewalk and fell, fracturing her right knee.
2020-01-27	Lenox	Massachusett	Lenox Valley WTF LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was scooping debris with a shovel and pitchfork from a pit for a railcar and putting it into the grapple of an excavator when the employee's leg was pinned between the excavator bucket and a section of train track. The employee received a compound fracture of the left ankle.
2020-01-22	Chatham	Massachusett	EASTWARD COMPANIES BUSINESS TRUST	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a table saw to cut wood. When he attempted to clear debris from the saw, his left hand contacted the blade causing lacerations to his left hand that resulted in an amputation. The blade was unguarded and in motion at the time of the incident.
2020-01-16	Koshkonong	Missouri	BYO OPERATIONS, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to clear debris from a grinder machine. His left hand was holding the vacuum hose as the plastic bag was about to be sucked into the machine. As he was trying to move it, his fingers slipped through the bars and the grinder paddles amputated three fingertips.
2020-01-14	Conyers	Georgia	Cellofoam North America, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was sanding a piece of metal with a disk sander when the clamps holding the piece of metal did not fully engage due to a build-up of debris. The disk sander then amputated the employee's right thumb tip with bone loss.
2020-01-08	New Providence	Pennsylvania	Mount Airy Lumber Company	Multiple head locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was trying to remove debris from a gang saw. He bent over and the wood became dislodged, hitting his face. He suffered a facial laceration requiring stitches, a concussion, and a nasal bone fracture.
2020-01-02	New York	New York	Lendlease (US) Construction, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading a debris truck. A 2-by-4 got stuck in the hopper; the employee was guiding it into the truck when it caught his hand against the wall. His left index finger was amputated at the first joint.
2019-09-13	Mount Dora	Florida	Curaleaf Florida	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding debris into a trimming machine. The trimmer caught his right hand, lacerating the hand/fingers.
2019-09-07	Pensacola	Florida	Armstrong World Industries, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
A technician was in training, performing a check on the wheel abrator. He opened the door on the enclosed equipment to visually inspect and noticed debris at the bottom of the machine. He went to clean out the debris and his left middle and ring fingers made contact with the rotary blades resulting in amputation of the fingers and hospitalization.
2019-09-05	Clayton	Ohio	FCA, LLC	Wrist(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee had been cutting wood on a saw machine. While removing debris, the saw blade caused a severe laceration to the employee's wrist.
2019-09-03	Corry	Pennsylvania	Diamond Roofing Systems LLP	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
Employees were conducting roofing work on a flat roof. Debris was being placed into a dumpster via a chute. An employee entered the dumpster to even out the pile of debris. The employee fell out of the dumpster and landed on the concrete pavement. The employee was hospitalized with a broken vertebra and abrasions to the head, hands and back.