DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-16PascagoulaMsIngalls ShipbuildingFoot (feet)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was inspecting a crane when his right foot became lodged between the crane's wire rope and the drum structure for the rope. The foot was amputated.
2021-11-15IndependenceMoOlin Winchester LLCFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was changing a fiber drum believed to be empty when the drum fell, causing the employee's right ring fingertip to be caught in a pinch point in the conveyor belt and amputated.
2021-11-11PembertonNjACrane RentalLeg(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was disassembling a crane. While attempting to adjust a hoist drum, the employee fell from the crane to the ground below, resulting in leg fractures.
2021-11-05PeytonCoTowers NorthwestFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pulling a cable up a communication tower using a capstan winch. His left arm contacted the winch line and became entangled under the rope and drum. He suffered three broken arm bones, constriction wounds, and lacerations to the arm. His middle and ring fingers were medically amputated.
2021-11-01ClearwaterFlWaste Management Inc. of FloridaFaceIgnition 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.
2021-10-21MuskogeeOkParagon Industries, Inc.Fingertip(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a crowbar to align steel on a machine when the crowbar slipped and smashed the employee's left index finger between the crowbar and the drum of the machine, resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
2021-10-05GassvilleArAMERICAN STITCHCO INC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
At 3:20 p.m. on October 5, 2021, an employee was clearing a jam on a blower machine when the rotating drum crushed the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized and suffered amputation of their right index finger and the tip of the right middle finger. The thumb was also severely injured.
2021-10-05ArnoldMoARMOR EQUIPMENTPelvisStruck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was under a truck working to free a seized brake drum. The brake released and the truck rolled forward over the employee crushing their pelvis.
2021-10-01MiamiFlCovanta Dade Renewable Energy, LLCLeg(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
A crane operator was resetting a limit switch on an overhead crane. A cable and/or drum caught the operator's left leg, causing the operator to fall about 10 feet from the crane bridge. The employee's leg got entangled in the crane cables resulting in amputation of their left leg at the thigh. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-24AugustaGaGraphic Packaging International, LLCBODY SYSTEMSInhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was using a water hose to spray and clean pulp out of a large drum in a bleach plant area. The employee was exposed to chlorine dioxide from the pulp, became ill, and began to cough. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-21WindsorCoTitan MachineryArm(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.
2021-09-21GuntersvilleAlFarm Fresh Foods LLCFingertip(s)Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
The injured employee was working to lift a 55-gallon chemical drum off a pallet jack. Two other employees came to help with the lift. The drum fell on the injured employee's left ring finger and amputated the fingertip.
2021-09-08WentzvilleMoWarren County ConcreteFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On 9/08/2021, a concrete truck driver was repairing a rear light approximately 7-8 feet above the ground. He lost his grip and his hand got caught between the roller and the drum. He lost a fingernail and required amputation to the right ring finger.
2021-08-20JeaneretteLaEstes Refractory & Insulation of Louisiana, Inc.Foot(feet) and leg(s)Other jump to lower level
An employee stood on an extension ladder to guide a metal pipe into a hole/drum. The pipe made contact with a pipe that had been previously placed in the drum and knocked it loose from its friction weld and crimp. The employee then jumped off the ladder rather than be struck by the loose pipe. The employee landed on the floor and sustained a fracture to the left tibia and right heel.
2021-08-12HuntsvilleArStandard Materials GroupFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was using a hammer to remove concrete from a water nozzle on a ready-mix concrete truck. The truck's drum pinched the employee's right index finger, causing a fingertip amputation below the nail.
2021-08-11Sun PrairieWiLakeshore Recycling Systems, LLCNonclassifiableStruck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was opening the hinged doors on the back of a truck when a cardboard drum fell and struck the employee in the head, resulting in two fractured vertebrae.
2021-08-10LongviewTxHiab USAHead and trunkOther fall to lower level
An employee climbed a ladder to work on the boom of a crane. The employee was striking the boom with a pry bar when he fell off the ladder and struck the ladder on the way down, resulting in a skull fracture, ruptured ear drum, multiple rib fractures, and other scrapes and bruises.
2021-08-04DaltonGaMFG Chemical, LLCHeel(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was passing though an area where a drum washout was occurring. Hot water splashed onto the employee, burning his left heel.
2021-08-02ClevesOhShoemaker Masonry ConstructionFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's finger was caught between the paddle and the drum of a mortar mixer. The finger was partially amputated.
2021-07-28ChicagoIlMauser Packaging Solutions dBA Meyer Steel Drum, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was shifting empty 55-gallon steel drums from floor level onto a conveyor at the unloading dock. When the employee sat down to take a break, he lost consciousness and was later admitted to the hospital for heat exhaustion.
2021-07-26ForrestonIlCarroll Service CompanyFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee and co-workers were working on taking a cable up a grain leg so they could re-install the belting and buckets for the leg. While turning the drum on the grain leg with his right hand, the employee's left hand was caught between the pulley and the belts on the reducer, resulting in amputation of his little fingertip.
2021-07-25LafayetteLaCatalyst Recovery Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was moving a 55-gallon drum. A rotary valve lacerated the employee's left index and middle fingers resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-07-07UniontownOhBarberton Tree Service IncSkullStruck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Two employees were unclogging the chipper after a rainstorm. One employee opened an access panel to the drum of the chipper to unclog it while the second employee went to the other side of the chipper. The first employee then shut the access panel. The motor was off, but the drum was still spinning. A piece of clogged brush kicked the panel open and struck the second employee in the forehead, resulting in multiple skull fractures.
2021-06-15Edwards AfbCaPacific Gold Marketing, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using an industrial drill, drilling holes for footings. The kelly cable drive was not retracting properly on the machine's drum, so the employee tried to disconnect the cable to re-spool the drum. He backed out the threaded pin from the kelly drive clevis that was holding the cable drive end. As he tried to push the pin through, his right middle finger was pinched in the clevis and cable. The finger was amputated at the first joint.
2021-06-11AuroraIlUNILOCK CHICAGO, INC.Multiple body partsIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
At 3:36 p.m. on June 11, 2021, an employee was using a cutting torch to cut the end off a 55-gallon drum that had been filled with hand sanitizer. The drum flashed and the employee suffered a thermal burn to the left side. He was hospitalized.
2021-05-28Grand IslandNeMCCAIN FOODS USA, INC.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a drum former machine. The employee's right middle finger was caught in the machine and the fingertip was amputated.
2021-05-26WebsterTxCampbell Concrete & Materials LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning grease from the drum roller bearing of a mixer truck when the side of the rotating roller contacted his left middle finger causing a partial amputation of the fingertip.
2021-05-19AbileneTxBWJ Metal WorksHeadStruck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was repairing a sand blaster machine. After the sand blaster was reassembled, the employee then turned on the generator to check the pressure. The employee went back to check the drum and air was escaping. The employee noticed that the hose was slipping off. The employee grabbed the hose and it slipped off and struck the employee on the left side of the head resulting in a laceration and a swollen left eye.
2021-05-17ClearwaterFlWaterfront Property Services, LLCLower leg(s)Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee cut into a 55-gallon drum with a plasma cutter. Gasoline fumes in the drum ignited and then flamed out. The employee suffered burns to both shins, as well as a laceration to the right temple from a piece of the drum.
2021-05-17Ponca CityOkPhillips 66Multiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee opened a valve to see if a drum was free of hot residual oil. The oil was plugged behind the open valve, but the plug dissolved. Hot oil (300-400 degrees F) splashed out of the drum's receiving receptacle and onto the employee's right thigh and right arm, as well as the right sides of the employee's abdomen and face.
2021-05-15RollaMoHARTMANN U.S., INC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was changing a font print blanket on a printer when their left middle finger was caught between the blanket drum and the plate drum support resulting in amputation.
2021-05-13West Palm BeachFlBeyond the Reef, Inc.Back, including spine, spinal cordOverexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee suffered a strained back while pulling a 44-gallon drum that was half filled with water.
2021-05-04Texas CityTxBlanchard Refining Company, LLC - Galveston Bay RefineryBODY SYSTEMSExposure to other harmful substances
Hydrogen fluoride was released from piping near an alkylation unit's auxiliary acid dump drum. Two employees were exposed to the hydrogen fluoride and were hospitalized.
2021-05-01South ElginIlTransamerican Auto PartsFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was winding a winch line onto a winch drum. The line termination hardware pulled the employee's left hand into the guide rollers, causing an amputation to the index fingertip.
2021-04-09SulligentAlUS Ecology Sulligent, IncForeheadStruck by discharged object or substance
An employee was moving a 30-gallon poly drum containing a halon fire extinguisher. He opened the container to verify its contents. Once he unlatched the drum ring, the lid flew off of the drum and struck the left side of his face. He suffered a fracture to the left eyebrow and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-04-07HilliardOhProto Precision Additive LLCHand(s) and arm(s)Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee swept loose aluminum powder dust from an air filter into a dustpan and poured the dust into a 55-gallon water-filled sludge drum. Additional water was poured on top of the aluminum powder floating on the surface when the resulting hydrogen gas ignited, causing second-degree burns on the employee's right forearm and hand.
2021-03-16DakotaIlBERNER FOOD & BEVERAGE, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a vacuum pump connected to a drum containing cream filling. The employee shut off the vacuum pump, disassembled the pump, turned the pump back on, and was trying to remove thick cream around the edge when the pump suction cycled. The employee's left thumb was caught between the base ring and the inside of the pump ferrule housing, and was amputated at the first knuckle from the tip.
2021-03-11Oklahoma CityOkStandard Iron & Metal Co., LLCArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was picking trash and metal off a conveyor belt when their right arm became trapped in the conveyor belt roller drum, resulting in amputation below the shoulder.
2021-02-22WaycrossGaGATX CorporationNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was walking by a railcar commodity offloading area. A 2-inch rubber hose funneling phenol into a 55-gallon drum became dislodged from the drum and sprayed liquid phenol onto the employee. He was hospitalized, having suffered second-degree chemical burns to the back of his neck and first-degree chemical burns to his face and arms.
2021-02-16DeridderLaPackaging Corporation of AmericaMultiple head locationsFall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice at a work site and fell forward to the concrete floor. He suffered two jaw fractures and a ruptured ear drum.
2021-02-15LaceyvillePaPatterson-UTI Drilling Company, LLCFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was handling a 55-gallon drum of material on the floor. His right middle finger was pinched between the drum top and a hard piece of metal. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-02-10MidlandTxCircle 8 Crane Services, LLCMultiple arm locationsCaught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
The sheaves of the crane were frozen due to ice and snow conditions, which caused a backlash with the auxiliary cable of the crane. The operator attempted to straighten out the backlash on the superstructure near the drum. The frozen sheave freed itself, allowing the cable to run, and the operator's right arm got tangled in the cable. The operator sustained an open fracture of the humerus and a dislocation of the radius.
2021-02-04OrlandoFlLewis Tree ServiceLeg(s)Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was feeding tree trimmings into the chipper when a 3/8 inch metal wire hidden in the trimmings got pulled into the drum of the chipper. The wire swung with a force that amputated the employee's leg.
2021-02-02MarkesanWiDel Monte Foods, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was manually rotating a 4-foot-wide grater drum (without its drive chain and motor attached) to do maintenance. The employee's right little finger was pinched between the bar and another part, causing an amputation to the finger.
2021-01-29LongmontCoJ.M. Smucker LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was transferring a 55-gallon drum to a secondary containment pallet. The employee slipped and fell, causing the drum to also fall. The drum fell on the employee's hand, resulting in the amputation of the right index fingertip and the right middle finger at the first knuckle.
2021-01-25AmericusGaNutrienFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was trying to place a chute into a hopper under a conveyor through a side opening in the hopper. A rope, used to secure the chute in place under the upper conveyor, got caught in a conveyor drum at the bottom of the hopper. The employee was holding the rope in his hands at the time, and the conveyor pulled the rope and the employee's right hand down into the rotating drum. The hand was torn open and the top part of the index finger was medically amputated.
2021-01-20WillistonNdTilley Pressure TestMultiple body partsIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was cutting open a 55-gallon empty brake cleaner drum with a right angle grinder when sparks ignited residual flammable material in the drum, causing flash flames and second degree burns to the employee's chest and arms.
2021-01-06ThorsbyAlFranklin Iron Works, Inc.Lumbar regionIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was burning cardboard in a 55-gallon drum. Grease on the employee's coat caught fire, causing burns to the employee's lower back that required a skin graft.
2021-01-06WilmingtonOhLGSTX Services, Inc.BrainStruck by dislodged flying object, particle
At 10:00 a.m. on January 6, 2021, an employee was operating a 55-gallon drum crusher when the ram of the crusher pushed the ½-inch metal door outward, breaking the door welds and striking the employee in the head. The employee suffered head trauma and was hospitalized.
2020-10-18AbbevilleLaSparrows Group (Energy Cranes)Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employee was assisting the platform manager to move a drum of oil with a dolly. While setting the dolly down, he smashed the tip of his finger between the handle of the dolly and a beam on the platform. This resulted in the amputation of his right middle fingertip.
2020-10-17PampaTxJ Lee Milligan Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a drum at an asphalt plant. The drum was activated while the employee was turning by hand, causing the employee's fingers to be caught in a V-belt pulley. Two of the employee's fingers were amputated.
2020-10-10El DoradoArClean Harbors EnvironmentalMultiple body partsIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee had been pulling samples from drums, placing them in jars, and placing them in the lab for testing. He headed to lunch, then returned and began to work in the lab under the lab hood. When he opened a jar, there was a flash fire and chemicals splashed onto him. He suffered burns to the neck, chest, left hand, and wrist and was hospitalized.
2020-10-03West OrangeTxSuez Wts Usa, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was inventorying drums of chemicals and assisting a forklift driver when the forks became stuck in an elevated position. While dislodging the mast chain, the employee's right hand became wrapped around the chain and was pulled into the pulley system as the chain realigned. The employee sustained lacerations, three broken fingers, and a partial amputation of the index finger.
2020-09-19AthensGaSAC WIRELESS LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a capstan hoist when two fingers on his right hand were caught between the rope and the drum of the hoist resulting in amputation of the distal phalanges.
2020-09-18Mill HallPaRelaDyne, LLCBrainOther fall to lower level
While moving drums in the back of a delivery truck, an employee fell from the truck to the ground, suffering a concussion and head laceration. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-09JacksonOhBellisio FoodsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to move the cooling drum away from the blancher when their foot slipped causing their right thumb to get caught between the blancher drum and pasta chute while the drum was rotating counter clockwise. The employee sustained the amputation of the right thumb above the first knuckle and was hospitalized.
2020-09-03ChicagoIlMeyer Steel DrumFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee suffered a broken finger when a steel drum fell on his right ring finger.
2020-09-01WeldonaCoCoastal Chemical Co. L.L.C.BrainOther fall to lower level
An employee was moving drums in the bed of a pickup. He fell from the tailgate, landing on his back and striking his head on the concrete ground. He suffered a contusion to the back of the head and bleeding in the brain.
2020-08-27La CrosseWiKwik Trip IncFingertip(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was changing the drum brakes on a yard truck. As he used a pry bar to help install the upper brake shoe of the right rear drum, his left little finger was caught between the S-Cam roller and the brake shoe. The fingertip was amputated.
2020-08-25BlythevilleArCalstrip Steel Corp.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was removing a small strap coil band from an arbor by sliding off the uncoiler drum. The drum was still collapsing to allow the coil to be removed, and as it closed it crushed and broke the employee's right ring and little fingers.
2020-07-28JonesboroGeorgiaCGL CompaniesFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were fixing a commercial washing machine. As the drum was being manually spun to bring a broken airline into view, the injured employee's left middle finger became caught in the pulley system resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
2020-07-28BaytownTexasPalmer Distribution Services Multiple body partsExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was using a forklift to move a triple-stacked pallet of drums containing chemicals. An expandable concrete joint hit the pallet, causing the material to shift. One drum was punctured and sprayed chemical onto the employee's entire body.
2020-07-28BoerneTexasLineTec Services, LLCMultiple trunk locationsStruck by object or equipment rolling freely
A crew was working on a single-phase re-conductor project. The digger truck, which was pulling the four-drum puller trailer, had been driven into position to start pulling ropes on a section of line. The puller was at a 90-degree angle to the digger truck to align the drums with the existing poles. The puller then needed to be repositioned. An employee used two safety chains to connect the puller to the winch line from the digger. He then winched up so he could disconnect the puller from the bac
2020-07-27RosedaleMississippiAXEL AMERICAS, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was placing a 55-gallon drum on a pallet. The employee's finger was smashed between two of the drums, causing an amputation.
2020-07-13MansfieldLouisianaInternational Paper - Mansfield MillFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
A welder was tasked with a repair project on a de-barker machine. He was carrying a 44-pound roll of welding wire to the location. Accessing the de-barker drum requires walking down a rubber conveyor. While stepping onto the conveyor, the employee slipped. This caused him to drop the roll of wire onto his right hand. He sustained crushing injuries to the fingers on his right hand and required surgery for his right middle finger.
2020-06-24MilwaukeeWisconsinHentzen Coatings, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was removing an open-head drum from a skid. When he removed it, he rolled it on the floor. His finger got caught between the drum he was moving and another drum that was stationary. The employee's right ring finger was amputated between the two drums.
2020-06-18JacksonvilleFloridaWinCup Plastics, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A maintenance employee was tightening a loose screw on a machine to stop it from wobbling in the drum area when the rotating drum partially amputated one of his left-hand fingers. He was hospitalized.
2020-06-05GentryArkansasNWA Recycling, Inc.Forearm(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to cut a plastic drum when the saw skipped/slipped and caused a cut to the bones in his left forearm just above the wrist.
2020-05-26League CityTexasHTRE2, LLC Head and trunkIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was getting ready to use an oxy propane torch to cut some aluminum on or near empty 55-gallon drums that last contained tertiary-butyl alcohol. During lighting of the torch, vapors in a drum immediately adjacent to the torch exploded. The employee suffered second and third degree burns to the hands, face, chest, and stomach.
2020-05-22CummingGeorgiaSouthern Skid Design and FabricationFaceStruck by discharged object or substance
An employee was testing an HVAC system when the face of the pressure regulator blew off and hit the employee in the face. The employee suffered multiple fractures and lacerations to the face and a ruptured eardrum.
2020-05-04NeenahWisconsinMichels CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was installing/winding a rope on a four-drum, motorized rope puller. The employee's right little finger was caught between the rope and the drum, and 1/2 inch was amputated from the tip of the finger.
2020-05-02TrappePennsylvaniaViant Collegeville, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was trying to get the jaws to retract inside a machine's drum. The jaws retracted on the employee's left little finger, causing an amputation to the tip.
2020-04-29Port OrangeFloridaFirestone Complete Auto CareHead and neckExplosion
On April 29, 2020, at 12:45 PM, an employee was walking to the back store room to check the level of the anti-freeze drum. Less then a minute later, an explosion occurred in the building. Two employees ran to the back room and found the employee with face and neck burns and singed hair. He was hospitalized.
2020-04-28MckinneyTexasEncore WireFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was starting up a reel on a wire packaging machine when a loop in the wire wrapped around his pinky finger. As the reel was turning to wrap around the drum, the loop tightened around his pinky finger and lacerated it, resulting in a pinky fingertip amputation.
2020-04-23DanvilleArkansasWayne Farms, LLC.Fingertip(s)Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pushing a two-wheeled cart carrying a 55-gallon drum. The cart slipped and pressed the employee's left little finger between the cart and the wall, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
2020-04-20Mount ProspectIllinoisNEW USN CHICAGO, LLC dba Soluble Packaging SolutionsFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clear an equipment jam when his right index finger was caught between the equipment's roller and drum, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-03-23WinfieldKansasRubbermaid IncorporatedFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was inspecting the brake drum and the left wheel on a forklift. While the employee was reinstalling the brake, his left little finger was caught between the drum and the brake drum. The finger was lacerated and the tip was amputated.
2020-03-16Saint JosephMissouriTYSON FOODSFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
While moving 55-gallon drums from one pallet to a storage pallet, a barrel slipped and an employee's hand was caught between two barrels, amputating part of the right middle finger.
2020-03-10ValdostaGeorgiaC. Terry Hunt Industries Inc.HeadStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was monitoring a welding heat prep operation for a large drum shell that was braced for support. The drum expanded during heating, and the brace failed and struck the employee, who fell to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a head injury requiring stitches and hospitalization.
2020-03-10HicksvilleNew YorkLand O'Lakes, Inc.Fingertip(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
The injured employee was using a drum lifter to move 55-gallon drums. A drum became dislodged and another employee was helping to lift it manually. The 55-gallon drum then fell off the drum lifter and amputated the injured employee's left thumb tip.
2020-02-27Peachtree CityGeorgiaSany America, Inc.Leg(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on the steps of a single drum compactor, cleaning its windows. His left foot slipped from the wet front frame and he fell to the ground, breaking his leg.
2020-02-27OrlandoFloridaFire Stop Systems, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a mortar mixer to mix fireproofing material. He was cleaning off the sides of the mixer drum when the mixing blade caught his fingers. His right index finger had skin removed, and his right middle fingertip was amputated.
2020-02-22StevensonAlabamaWestrock CP, LLCArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding paper through a winder. The paper did not transfer from the back of the drum to the roll; the employee was trying to transfer it when the front drum came into contact with her left arm and pulled it into the nip point between the roll and the drum. The arm was bruised.
2020-02-13BernvillePennsylvaniaD & A Lawn & Landscape ServicesNonclassifiableExplosion
An employee was welding on a 55-gallon drum when it exploded, injuring the employee.
2020-01-27ElkhornNebraskaJeff Mactaggart Masonry LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee placed his right hand on top of a mortar mixer grate to pull the drum back into the upright position when the paddles came down and made contact with three of the employee's fingers, causing a partial amputation of the ring finger.
2020-01-23Farmer CityIllinoisMonsanto CompanyArm(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cleaning a grader drum with compressed air. His arm was caught and injured between the drum and the equipment's frame. He was hospitalized to treat a muscle injury.
2019-09-08KentonOhioDurez CorporationHead and neckContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was attempting to dislodge a blockage from the transfer line. The steam was shut off, but pressure remained in the line. When the blockage was dislodged, hot resin (200 degrees Celsius) sprayed down into the drum and onto the employee's face and neck. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the face and neck.
2019-09-07EufaulaAlabamaKeystone Foods, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was taking product from a drum and placing it on a chute that leads to the rework area. The employee's right hand made contact with a conveyor adjacent to the chute and became caught between the conveyor belt and the conveyor frame. The employee sustained the amputation of the right pinky fingertip.
2019-08-28BolingbrookIllinoisWelsch Ready mix Inc.Arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was washing a ready mix truck when the employee's water hose became caught on the mixer's drum fin and the employee's arm was pulled into the mixer. The employee suffered a right arm laceration.
2019-08-23GeraldMissouriGERALD INDUSTRIES INC.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading an oil drum onto a hand truck. Upon placing the oil drum onto the hand truck, the employee's fingers were caught between the two objects. The employee sustained amputations of the right middle and index fingertips.
2019-08-19ColumbusGeorgiaStepan CompanyFaceExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was transporting drums of finished polyester resin to a reactor for rework. When he removed the bung on one of the drums, the polyester resin splashed his face, causing a chemical burn.
2019-08-17RankinTexasAries Well Service Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee of Aries Wells Service was visually and physically inspecting a tubing line. He glove got stuck on the line and his right index finger was pulled into the drum, which pinched it, removing skin. He was hospitalized and the finger was medically amputated.
2019-08-07Red BudIllinoisROESLEIN and Associates, IncFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was manually repositioning a full 55-gallon drum when the employee's left index fingertip was caught between the rim of the drum and a second 55-gallon drum, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-08-07Fort SmithArkansasRyder System Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were moving a 55-gallon drum containing windshield wiper fluid. One of the employees had to re-position the barrel from the vertical to the horizontal position using a rocking stand and strap. As the employee was positioning the barrel, it slipped. The employee's right pinky finger was caught between the drum and stand, resulting in a finger amputation.
2019-08-03SpringdalePennsylvaniaPPGNonclassifiableNonstructural fire, n.e.c.
While an employee was filling a drum/tote on the production floor, an e-cigarette that was in his pocket caught on fire. The employee sustained burns.
2019-08-01HoustonTexasDickson Upholstery, LLCHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was filling cushions with blown polyester fiber. The employee's right hand was amputated in the machine's fiber opening drum.
2019-07-20MattoonIllinoisNCI Group, IncFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was manually moving a 55-gallon drum of caulking from a wood pallet to a dolly. The drum slipped back into its original position, pinching his finger against an adjacent drum. The injury resulted in a fingertip amputation.
2019-07-15WebbAlabamaQualico Steel Company, Inc. Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was assisting in lifting a 55-gallon drum with a crane and a chain. The chain slipped on the drum and the employee sustained a left ring fingertip amputation.
2019-07-14OshkoshWisconsinAmcor SouthHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was threading the web on a coater machine. While verifying the tape on the silicon roll was under the web, the employee noticed contamination (scrap film) on the coater drum and attempted to remove it. The employee's left hand was caught in an ingoing nip point and was degloved.
2019-07-12AshtabulaOhioAshta Chemicals Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading a truck. While positioning a steel chemical drum on a drum tipper apparatus, the drum slipped through the straps and pinched the employee's hand. The employee was hospitalized for a severe laceration to the thumb.