Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-11	South Euclid	Oh	Aero Controlex Group	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On November 11, 2021, an employee was performing die setup on a hydraulic press. The employee loaded dies into the press and actuated it to verify proper die alignment. The upper and lower dies made contact resulting in die failure. Fragments of the die struck the employee's hand causing a severe laceration and fracture to their index finger. In addition, fragments of metal were embedded into both hands of the employee's hands. There was no machine guarding in place and energy control was not pe
2021-09-09	Hinsdale	Nh	Continental Cable, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was working with a 50-ton swage machine pressing metal beads onto wire rope. The employee was using an Allen wrench to position the part between the dies when the machine closed on their right index finger resulting in a fingertip amputation to the first knuckle.
2021-08-26	Cincinnati	Oh	Loroco Industries Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
A temporary employee's right arm was crushed between two dies on a die cut press.
2021-08-04	Houston	Tx	PIPING TECHNOLOGY & PRODUCTS INC.	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was adjusting a reroller machine. The employee's right forearm was pulled into the dies and fractured. The machine was not guarded at the time.
2021-07-30	Elk Grove Village	Il	HMF EXPRESS	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On July 30, 2021, at approximately 12:35 p.m., an employee was working at a 90-ton hydraulic brake press to bend door parts. The press cycled and the employee's left forearm and right hand were caught in the pinch point between both dies. The employee's left forearm was crushed and his right palm was fractured. He was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-05-13	Mena	Ar	Nidec Motor Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were removing dies from a press. The injured employee was guiding a suspended die set by hand to ensure proper placement on the skid when the employee's gloved fingertips were pinched between the upper and lower dies of the blanket die set as it was lowered by a hoist onto a skid. The employee's left middle and ring fingertips were amputated.
2021-04-20	Carrollton	Tx	Ruskin Rooftop Systems LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was adjusting the backstop on a brake press. His left hand was caught between the press's bottom and top dies, and he suffered broken bones.
2021-03-26	Austin	Tx	Now Specialties, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was filling up a boom lift with a 5-gallon diesel can. He fell from the top of the boom lift's wheel to the ground and his face hit the fuel can. He suffered a cut above his left eyebrow and nose from the fuel can, as well as a broken neck vertebra and a contusion to the right hand from the fall.
2020-10-09	Brandon	Sd	Atlas Hydraulics Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a tube bender and noticed that one of the pressure dies was misaligned. The employee initiated a manual pause on the bender and then started adjusting the pressure die. A separate pressure die actuated, catching the employee's finger between the pressure die and a tube die causing injury to the distal phalanx of the right middle finger which required medical amputation.
2020-10-08	Springfield	Oh	Duncan Oil Transportaion Solution	Multiple body parts	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was standing on top of a truck filling a tank-wagon with diesel fuel. The tank exploded, causing the employee to suffer burns and a broken leg.
2020-10-07	Roseville	Oh	Burley Clay Products Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a punch press to produce ceramic parts when their left ring finger was caught between the two dies resulting in a fingertip amputation. The press was not guarded at the time.
2020-09-25	Rosenberg	Tx	Biotics Research Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a tablet press that presses powdered material to form pills. The powder was not flowing evenly into the machine. The employee was moving excess product back into the feed frames and dies when her left index fingertip and fingernail were amputated.
2020-08-29	Shreveport	La	Duncan Thompson Transportation LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became ill after loading diesel onto a tanker trailer. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.
2020-08-29	Watertown	Sd	Dakota Bodies, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was changing out dies on a hydraulic press brake. As the employee was trying to move the plastic die in the point of operation, the brake closed on the employee's left-hand fingers. The two middle fingers were later amputated to the knuckle.
2020-08-24	Crystal Lake	Il	Diesel Redemption Inc.	Pelvis	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
On August 24, 2020, an employee was servicing a diesel engine when he was struck by a forklift being operated in reverse, suffering a fractured pelvis.
2020-08-14	Grove City	Oh	C. H. Bradshaw Co., Inc.	Brain	Explosion
On August 13, 2020, the employee was repairing a leak on an aluminum tanker truck that previously hauled gasoline and diesel fuel. The employee was welding the cracked area when an explosion occurred within the confined space of the tanker. The force from the explosion caused the front head of the tank to blow out toward the victim. The victim was crushed in the rear of the tank and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for traumatic brain injuries, broken ribs and a broken collarbon
2020-08-10	Quincy	Fl	Diversitech Corporation of Georgia	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On August 10, 2020, an employee was changing out pins and dies on a pill press machine when the machine was actuated and a pin came down onto his finger. The employee was hospitalized with a partial amputation of his right pinky finger. The feed tray was not installed in the machine at the time of the incident.
2020-06-28	Kittanning	Pennsylvania	Appalachian Drillers LLC	Ankle(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
On a rig at a well site, a hydraulic line ruptured and sprayed diesel fuel onto a turbo, which caused a fire. Two rig employees hit the kill switch and jumped off of a 15-foot platform. One employee suffered a fractured ankle and was hospitalized.
2020-04-07	Gypsum	Colorado	Westco Fabrication, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a machine to bend metal ridge cap shingles. The machine's dies closed on his right hand and crushed the fingers. The ring finger was surgically amputated, as were the middle and little fingertips.
2020-03-10	Birmingham	Alabama	Birmingham Fastener & Supply, Incorporated	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a roll threader machine to manufacture a metal bolt. The employee picked up a piece of material and positioned it into the threader dies to thread. He closed the dies with the foot pedal and used his left hand to help balance the material. When the material began to spin, his glove was caught and his left arm was twisted and broken.
2020-02-05	Mendon	New York	Active USA, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee poured a diesel fuel additive into his truck to prevent the fuel from gelling up in extremely cold weather. Afterwards, he placed the half-emptied bottle in the cab of the truck. While driving the truck he became ill due to exposure to the diesel fuel additive.
2020-01-17	Ruffs Dale	Pennsylvania	Grammer Industries	Whole body	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Three employees were attempting to fix a leaking valve on a tanker truck that contained butane when a flash fire ignited, causing burns to 90 percent of the employees' bodies.
2020-01-15	Hartselle	Alabama	Diamond Pro Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a hydraulic press when their finger went between the dies, resulting in an amputation to the left index fingertip.
2019-09-21	Jefferson	Ohio	Presite Corporation, Jefferson Div.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was changing dies on a press. The upper die slipped out and crushed the employee's right ring finger, resulting in an amputation.
2019-09-20	Butner	North Caroli	U.S. Dept of Justice-Bureau of Prisons	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance work on a diesel generator's turbo chamber when the employee's hand entered the chamber to see if the turbo was functioning properly. The generator then amputated the employee's left pinky fingertip.
2019-08-19	Lincoln	Nebraska	NMC Group	Multiple trunk locations	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
An employee was rebuilding a diesel engine at a customer's power generation plant when he attempted to move a four-wheel trailer out of the building that was in his way. The trailer was on a slight incline and, due to the size and weight, got away from him and headed toward some valves and piping along the fence line. He attempted to get in front of it to redirect and steer it when he twisted his lower back and pelvis area, causing factures to the lower vertebra and pelvis. He was hospitalized.
2019-07-24	Daingerfield	Texas	Dial Lubricants, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
While using a forklift to elevate a 500-gallon tote to put 400 gallons of diesel fuel into the fourth compartment of the fuel truck, an explosion occurred and the employee was burned on the face, arms, hands, left side of the body and left leg.
2019-07-20	Von Ormy	Texas	Schlumberger Technology Corporation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee had ascended a ladder to stand on the diesel tank of the frac pump to change the transmission oil filters. When stepping down from the ladder, he slipped and fell to the ground breaking four to ten left-side ribs.
2019-07-20	Norman	Oklahoma	Johnson Controls, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee operating a press brake sustained partial amputations to the left index finger and the right middle finger when both of his hands were caught between the dies.
2019-07-15	Brillion	Wisconsin	Ariens Company	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a full revolution mechanical power press when the dies closed while the employee's hands were in the die area. The employee sustained a partial right hand amputation.
2019-07-11	Andrews	Texas	Drilling Fluid Solutions LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was washing the shaker screens when he felt short of breath and light-headed. The employee was hospitalized with pneumonitis that was induced by diesel fuel inhalation.
2019-07-06	Canton	Ohio	FRESH MARK INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a sealing machine when the lower die moved. The employee's left index finger was caught between the lower and upper dies, sustaining a partial amputation.
2019-05-08	Saint Louis	Missouri	WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An operator was showing another employee how to switch out the dies on a staker/crimper. The operator's right hand was caught in the staker/crimper and the middle, ring and pinky fingers were amputated.
2019-04-01	Oshkosh	Wisconsin	Brickham Machining Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On April 1, 2019, an employee was bending tubes on a CNC tube bending machine when the employee's finger was caught between the dies and material, resulting in an amputation.
2019-03-26	Mount Olive	Illinois	Georgia Pacific Corrugated IV LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was transferring cleaned printing dies from a vertical drying rack back to a horizontal storage rack, about 4-6 feet away. As she turned toward the storage rack, she slipped on the printing plate and fell to the concrete floor, breaking her hip. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2019-01-31	Bloomer	Wisconsin	PMI Mfg., Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using the foot control while hand-feeding bed hook components into the point of operation on a 60-ton hydraulic press brake to emboss part numbers on each of the components. The employee's right index finger was in between the upper and lower dies when they came together, resulting in the partial amputation of the index fingertip.
2019-01-29	New Boston	Texas	VSE Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
While working on a training project (maintenance and rebuilding of a diesel engine) an employee caught two fingers on their left hand between the camshaft and the front of the engine. The left middle and ring fingers were lacerated near the nail and partially amputated.
2018-09-15	Atmore	Alabama	Swift Lumber, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Small-scale (limited) fire
An employee was burned when diesel fuel was thrown into the firebox of a kiln and a fire started. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-08-15	Danville	Illinois	THYSSENKRUPP CRANKSHAFT COMPANY, LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was performing maintenance on forging machines when a set of dies ejected from the machine and struck his foot, resulting in a medical toe amputation.
2018-08-10	Bridgeport	New Jersey	PANDROL USA, LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was placing shims to align crop dies in a shear machine. When the machine was activated, the employee's right hand was caught in the point of operation resulting in partial amputations to two fingers.
2018-08-01	Sherman	Texas	Coca Cola Southwest Beverage	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing a transmission from a diesel truck. He had a jack positioned underneath the transmission. After removing the top two bolts, he proceeded to remove the bottom bolts when the thread came loose from the transmission. The transmission displaced the jack and the transmission fell on the employee, breaking 10 of his ribs.
2018-07-21	Streetsboro	Ohio	VIKING FORGE CORP.	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was completing a tooling repair on a set of trim dies. While he was maneuvering the trim component, he slipped and his left ring finger was caught between the two die components. He suffered a severe laceration and fracture to the fingertip.
2018-07-07	Richfield	Ohio	Preferred LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by discharged object or substance
On July 7, 2018, employee was engaged in sand blasting operations when he began having issues with his pot. As he inspected the connections, the sand blasting nozzle activated and the blast media hit his face. He was hospitalized with foreign bodies embedded in the eyes and face.
2018-06-26	Fairbury	Illinois	PTC Tubular Products LLC	Hand(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was changing a die in a machine. After locking/tagging out the machine, the employee removed a pin securing the die in place. While the employee's hand was between the upper and lower dies, the upper metal die fell due to gravity and crushed the employee's hand between the two dies. The employee's hand suffered bruising.
2018-06-26	Bedford	Pennsylvania	Penn Detroit Diesel Allison LLC	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was doing a compression test on an engine when diesel fuel was injected into his hand.
2018-05-15	Conway	Arkansas	SFI Fabrication	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a 1,250-ton press brake to bend parts. As a part was being bent by the press dies, it swung up toward the face of the ram. The employee was still holding the part, and his right middle and ring fingertips were then pinched and amputated between the part and the front of the machine.
2017-10-17	New Gloucester	Maine	MCCANN FABRICATION	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was removing or changing three dies on a hydraulic press brake when the top die, weighing approximately 250 pounds, fell and crushed the employee's left index fingertip. The fingertip had to be surgically amputated to the bottom of the nail.
2017-09-05	Itasca	Illinois	Millenia Products Group, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On September 5, 2017, a temporary employee was operating a press brake, which was being fed by a roll forming machine. During operation, the employee's hands entered the 5-inch gap between the dies. The press then amputated two of his fingers.
2017-07-31	Oakdale	Louisiana	Bureau of Prison	Multiple body parts	Fire
An employee was clearing land and piling up debris to burn. As the employee was about to use diesel and a lighting touch to light up the pile of debris, he was exposed to fire and sustained burns to his arms, face, and the top of his back.
2017-06-27	Muskogee	Oklahoma	SINTERTEC, Div of BPI, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Vehicle or machinery fire
Two employees were using a horizontal drying oven to dry aluminum sludge when they suffered burns to their arms and upper bodies due to a possible propane flashback.
2017-06-09	Baldwin	Georgia	Fieldale Farms Corp	Forearm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee had washed a truck in a truck wash bay and was preparing to refuel the diesel exhaust fluid. He stepped into the truck to check the odometer, lost his footing, and fell backward onto the shop floor, fracturing his left forearm.
2017-05-07	Fort Yates	North Dakota	Wagner Construction	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was attempting to fix a dozer that had a clogged fuel line. As he siphoned diesel through the fuel line to unclog it, he suffered lung inflammation.
2017-04-04	New Philadelphia	Ohio	GE WATER & PROCESS TECHNOLOGIES	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was running a 30-minute boiler test on a diesel fueled boiler and caught the fingers on their right hand in the spinning belt and pulley. The boiler's diesel pump had been turned off but the belt and pulleys were still spinning. The employee's right middle finger was amputated below the first joint. The guard was not in place at the time.
2017-04-03	Braithwaite	Louisiana	EBI Cranes LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a press brake and suffered broken fingers. The employee was removing shims from under a four-way die on the press brake when the dies shifted and pinched the employee's fingers.
2017-03-25	Palmetto	Florida	Federal Marine Terminals, Inc.	Brain	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating a 10,000 lb. diesel forklift on uneven gravel in a construction zone when the forklift tipped over. The employee struck the ground and suffered head trauma.
2017-03-20	Waukesha	Wisconsin	Metal-Era, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a press break to bend sheet metal and amputated the middle two fingertips on the right hand when they were pinched between the upper and lower dies.
2017-03-16	Solon	Ohio	Solon Specialty Wire	Multiple body parts	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was setting up the wire draw machine. The employee was stringing up the machine and using a pulling chain to thread wire through the dies. The employee ran the machine in full run mode and pulled the chain wire off. The employee opened the soap access door to look inside and was struck in the mouth and hand by the chain. The employee was hospitalized for a left middle finger laceration and a busted upper lip.
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
2017-01-26	Dalton	Georgia	Columbia Recycling Corp	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was on a forklift moving bales of carpet. As the employee was moving the bales, the carpet in the back row shifted, causing the bales in the front to fall. The employee jumped off the forklift and as he was running a bale hit him from behind. The employee sustained a fractured right leg, a fractured left fibula, a fractured L3 vertebra, and foreign bodies in left ankle.
2017-01-16	Crest Hill	Illinois	Hendrickson Bumper and Trim	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was setting up dies in a machine and amputated a fingertip.
2017-01-06	Maple Heights	Ohio	Ohio Magnetics, INC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading a diesel generator onto a trailer when the load shifted and pinched the employee's left index fingertip, amputating it.
2016-10-06	Kingman	Kansas	Great Lakes Polymer Technologies, LLC	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was changing dies when a metal guard flipped down, causing the insulator on the energized 240V (die heating element) heater wires to break. The employee suffered an electrical shock to his shoulder, lost consciousness, and then collapsed forward, hitting his head on a metal track.
2016-09-19	Grayslake	Illinois	CIT Trucks, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
After repairing a diesel truck, an employee climbed off the truck and stepped on the battery box. The lid on the battery box was unsecured, causing the employee to fall 2 to 3 feet onto the concrete floor below. He also struck the battery box during the fall. He fractured several vertebrae and a left rib.
2016-08-10	Onalaska	Wisconsin	L.B. White Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's left-hand pinky finger was crushed between press dies, requiring a partial amputation.
2016-07-28	Huntington	West Virgini	Swift Transportation Co. Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
While driving, a truck driver became ill from exposure to diesel exhaust fumes.
2016-07-15	Kutztown	Pennsylvania	Waste Management	Face	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was repairing a diesel fuel tank. He was burning off extra metal after the repair and the vapors ignited. The employee received second degree burns to the face.
2016-07-06	Houston	Texas	Quietaire Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a press brake when his right hand became caught between the dies in the machine, injuring his index, middle, and ring fingers on his right hand.
2016-07-01	Millinocket	Maine	Tolman Construction	Multiple body parts	Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was transferring diesel fuel from the middle tank of a fuel truck to the forward tank using a barrel pump when a fire/explosion occurred. The fire/explosion threw the employee off the tanker to the ground and ignited his clothing, causing second and third degree burns to his body and arms.
2016-06-10	San Antonio	Texas	Anemostat	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was setting up the dies on a punch press when it released energy unexpectedly. The press caught and severely lacerated his left hand, with a possible amputation. The press was not powered off at the time of the incident.
2016-05-25	Midland	Texas	War Horse Energy Services, LLC	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing tong dies from hydraulic tongs when the tongs engaged and broke the employee's left forearm.
2016-05-10	Seguin	Texas	Berridge Manufacturing Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning roll former dies when his rag became caught in the moving dies. His left hand was then pulled into the dies, amputating his middle finger to the second knuckle.
2016-05-02	Quincy	Illinois	HENKELS & MCCOY, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
On or about May 2, 2016, employees were on a bucket lift servicing electrical transmissions. An employee was changing dies in the press head. When the motor started, the press head began to close, resulting in the amputation of a right hand fingertip.
2016-03-30	Bridgton	Maine	Everlast Roofing, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 3/30/16, at approximately 10:00pm, an employee crushed his left hand index and middle fingers between the dies of a hydraulic brake press while forming a metal part. The tip of his index finger was medically amputated.
2016-03-04	Quincy	Illinois	Neil Oil Company	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was admitted to the hospital following a fire during the transfer of diesel fuel at a facility.
2016-02-22	York	Pennsylvania	Star Building Services	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was restocking janitorial supplies in the ladies restroom when a wooden cabinet fell off the wall and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right femur.
2016-01-25	Clarksville	Arkansas	ASAP Tires and Towing	Multiple body parts	Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was using a cutting torch on a diesel trailer when the oil holding tank exploded. The employee was hospitalized with severe burns to his face, right hand, and back.
2016-01-11	Alamo	Georgia	Carey Locke Logging Co., Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Small-scale (limited) fire
An employee was hospitalized for burns to his hand and leg after attempting to start a "warming fire" at a work site using diesel fuel.
2015-12-03	Broxton	Georgia	Shumans Brothers Logging, Inc	Multiple body parts	Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee suffered burns to 45% of his lower body when a plastic bottle of diesel fuel blew up near him while he was trimming logs.
2015-11-11	Okarche	Oklahoma	Temtrol, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was running a brake press and had a piece of rectangular metal. The employee set the dies and pressed (bent) the short end. The employee then turned the piece to bend the long side, adjusted the dies, and leaned forward. The employee's left-hand fingers got caught in the equipment. The employee's left index fingertip and middle finger to the knuckle were surgically amputated; there was also some damage to the ring finger.
2015-11-06	San Antonio	Texas	TAKUMI STAMPING TEXAS, INC.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
On 11/6/2015, an employee lifting coils on dies with a crane overexerted their back. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-10-11	Cleveland	Ohio	Anchor Manufacturing Group	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was lining up two dies and caught their right index finger in the upper die resulting in a partial amputation of the finger.
2015-09-30	Cleveland	Georgia	Atlanta Hardwood Corporation	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
While an employee was moving lumber in row one using a diesel-powered forklift, the top two packs of lumber in row two fell onto the forklift, causing the forklift cage to fail. The cage then struck the employee, fracturing his scapula and dislocating his collarbone. He was hospitalized.
2015-09-23	West Point	Georgia	Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a steel die with an overhead crane. The employee was caught between the upper and lower dies and received a crushing injury to his chest and back and punctured a lung.
2015-09-10	Wooster	Ohio	Artiflex Mfg. LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping to set dies when his left hand got struck by the die as it was being lowered into the parallel. His left-hand middle finger was injured and had to be amputated to the second knuckle.
2015-08-30	La Junta	Colorado	Lewis Bolt & Nut Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee had completed a run of five fasteners on an upsetter machine when their left hand got caught in the dies of the machine. The employee's left-hand pinky and ring fingers were amputated.
2015-08-08	Milford	Delaware	Unicon, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was operating a diesel powered forklift to move cages off a truck. He exited the forklift and walked away to inspect the cages. Another employee entered the forklift to operate it, moved it forward, and struck and pinned the employee. The employee was struck on the right leg and hand. The employee suffered a right tib/fib fracture and right thumb and index finger fractures.
2015-07-28	Alexandria	Louisiana	Dillard's Inc	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee fractured her hip when she tripped over the base of a clothing rack in the ladies dressing department.
2015-07-10	Rotterdam Junction	New York	SI Group, Inc.	Face	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
A maintenance employee was troubleshooting batteries for a sprinkler diesel pump when the battery exploded acid into the employee's face. The employee sustained burns.
2015-04-30	Lowell	Arkansas	Central States Manufacturing	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
The employer made sheet metal components for building construction materials out of rolled steel. The employee was working at the standing seam line (metal roll former machine) when the strippable wrapped around a die. The employee lifted the guard and clicked the override switch to allow the machine to continue to operate with the guard in the up position. The employee had a pendant control to jog dies and pulled the strippable with the other hand. He reached in and grabbed the strippable a
2015-04-04	White Springs	Florida	Deep South Industrial Services, Inc.	Arm(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was pumping diesel fuel from a fuel cell in the back of a pickup truck when the fumes flashed. The employee suffered second degree burns to his left arm and minor burns to his head, face, and chest.
2015-03-26	Lithia	Florida	Central Maintenance and Welding Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was changing dies on a 400-ton Accupress brake press when one of the lifting bars slipped off the die and crushed the employee's hand between the base of the press and the die.
2015-03-17	Kansas City	Kansas	LSI Industries	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was setting up dies in a press and was installing the top die. The bottom die fell out and struck the employee's left foot.
2015-03-10	Lincoln	Nebraska	J & J Diesel Service, Inc	Skull	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On or about 3/10/2015, at approximately 9:30 a.m., an employee was seriously injured when a diesel engine fell and struck the employee in the head. The employee was transported to the hospital with a skull fracture.
2015-01-26	New Cumberland	Pennsylvania	Defense Logistics Agency	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Employee was setting up an iron worker, aligning lower and upper dies, when it fully cycled. A piece of the upper die came off when it hit the lower die, striking the employee in the right eye.
2015-01-20	Craigsville	West Virgini	COLUMBIA WEST VIRGINIA CORP DBA COLUMBIA FOREST	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On January 20, 2015, the tip of an employee's left thumb was amputated while performing work on the Raimann #2 machine, which uses dies to remove knots from 4x4 sheets of plywood.
2015-01-07	Wayne	Pennsylvania	Universal Health Services, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell in the ladies restroom fracturing the femur in seven places. She was hospitalized as a result.