DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-16DemopolisAlWestrock Mill Company, LLCHip(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking in a pulp dryer area when he slipped and fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured right hip.
2021-11-15CincinnatiOhPatheon Pharmaceuticals Inc.Arm(s)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was helping to move a fluid bed dryer when an internal mechanical lifting device failed and a piece of equipment struck the employee's arm. The employee sustained torn muscles, requiring surgery.
2021-11-04MarseillesIlGLEN-GERY CORPORATIONFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On November 4, 2021, at approximately 10:30 AM, an employee connected a chain to a flat railroad car and transfer puller that pulls kiln cars out of a dryer. As the transfer car was pulling the drying car, the chain came loose and the employee reached to grab the moving chain. The chain snagged and became tight, and the employee's thumb was caught between the chain links. The employee was hospitalized for a deep laceration to his thumb that required surgery.
2021-11-02ParmaOhAMAC Enterprises IncFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using an air chain hoist to remove the basket from a plating line dryer. The employee's left fourth finger got caught in the air chain hoist's chain, resulting in a fingertip amputation and the loss of the fingernail.
2021-10-30WhitewaterWiS & R Egg Farm, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
Two employees were removing a manure belt from a dryer. When the injured employee grabbed the cable slack, his right index finger was pulled into the reel and amputated at the first knuckle.
2021-10-08BridgetonMoPenske LogisticsHead and neckStruck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
When an employee opened the doors of a trailer, a dislodged, packaged dryer fell out of the trailer onto his neck and head. He was hospitalized.
2021-09-09MoscowOhZimmer Power Company, LLCMultiple body partsIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was performing maintenance work on a hydrogen dryer. A hydrogen fire burned the employee's right arm, his right hand, and the right side of his face.
2021-09-06ColumbusOhMother Angeline McCrory ManorFinger(s), fingernail(s)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee opened a dryer to take clothes out and her finger got caught in the machine, likely the dryer's door. The employee sustained an amputation to the right index finger.
2021-08-02Saint LouisMoSENSIENT COLORS, LLCMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee had cleaned a vacuum belt dryer feed tank with steam-heated water, which he then drained out of the tank through the outlet valve at the bottom. When he disconnected the nitrogen supply line on the upper part of the tank, hot water sprayed from the flange for that line and struck the employee. He suffered second-degree burns to his neck, chest, back, legs, and arms, covering about 30 percent of his body. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-22BeaumontMsHOOD INDUSTRIES, INC.Foot (feet)Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was making repairs on a dryer when a come-a-long chain holding a 250-pound diagonal brace broke. The brace fell and struck the employee's foot, fracturing it.
2021-05-28OrangevilleIlCorefx Ingredients LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was assisting in cleaning out the baghouse in the spray dryer room when the blades of the rotary valve amputated four fingers on their right hand.
2021-05-26GarlandTxINTERCERAMIC INC.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a dryer kiln when an alarm went off indicating that one of the two limit switches of the centering device control was not functioning properly. In order to reach the centering device control limit switch, the employee used a rod and kneeled down stretching his body/hand forward between the dryer exit and a column of an unloader machine. The employee's body was caught between the exiting tile cart and the column of the unloader machine resulting in fractured ribs.
2021-04-28Grand IslandNeAurora Cooperative Elevator CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on a grain dryer when it lacerated his left thumb.
2021-03-03MadisonGaGP Building Products Operations LPForearm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was feeding veneer into the dryer when the veneer became jammed. The employee's right arm was caught in the chain and sprocket while unjamming the veneer, resulting in amputation of the employee's right arm up to the elbow.
2021-02-23HavanaFlCoastal Forest Resources CompanyPelvisCaught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On February 23, 2021, an employee was removing 4-inch by 4-inch posts from the tops of stacks of veneer before they were loaded into an industrial veneer dryer. While the employee was between stacks of pine veneer on the dryer's infeed chains, the employee was caught between two of the racks and suffered pelvis fractures. She was hospitalized.
2021-01-18KennerLaPellerin Milnor CorporationFingertip(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a pry bar to adjust a dryer basket in a fixture. The employee's left ring finger was caught between the fixture and the basket, and the fingertip was amputated.
2021-01-01ThibodauxLaLowe's Home Centers, LLCArm(s)Other fall to lower level
A delivery driver was tasked with delivering a washer and dryer to a customer's home. The employee was retrieving a cord on the delivery truck when he lost balance and fell off the back of the truck onto the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken arm.
2020-10-04CornellWiMULE HIDE MANUFACTURING CO., INC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On October 4, 2020, an employee was working at the dryer section of a machine. While feeding felt paper into the reel of the machine, the employee's left hand became caught between the mandrel and the seal, resulting in fractures to the index and middle fingers.
2020-09-10GarlandTxINTERCERAMIC INC.PelvisCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pushing a tile cart that was on an automated track into a dryer. The employee got caught between two carts and was struck by a cart. The employee sustained a broken pelvis.
2020-09-01DanvilleIlBunge Milling, Inc.Multiple body partsContact with objects and equipment
On September 1, 2020, at approximately 8:00 p.m., an employee was working on conduit for a new installation from the platform of a scissor lift that was not yet elevated when it came in contact with (and was dragged by) a rotary dryer. The employee was crushed between the scissor lift and the rotary blower, suffering fractures on his mandible, clavicle, and right orbital bone. He was hospitalized.
2020-08-03CincinnatiOhGivaudan Flavors CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee attempted to unclog the rotary valve of a dryer when he suffered a partial amputation of his left index finger.
2020-07-19BaxleyGeorgiaAppling County Pellets, LLCLeg(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was breaking up hardened residual ash to remove it from the inside of the second chamber of a dryer during a scheduled outage of the equipment. A piece of the ash fell and pinned the employee's legs. Interior layers of the residual ash were still hot, causing third degree burns on the right leg, second degree burns on the left leg, and second degree burns to portions of both arms. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-06-25Grand ForksNorth DakotaMinn-Dak Growers LTDFinger(s), fingernail(s)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was working on a grain dryer door when the door moved and pinched his right thumb, resulting in a thumb fracture and requiring hospitalization.
2020-06-11JamestownNorth DakotaMAGNUM ELECTRIC, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On June 11, 2020, at 7:30 a.m., an employee was diagnosing why a breaker kept tripping on a dust extraction system at a grain dryer facility. As the employee was cleaning out the dust near the airlocks, the system started. The fan blades then amputated all four of his fingers on his right hand.
2020-06-05HavanaFloridaCoastal Forest Resources CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On June 5, 2020, an employee was straightening a sheet of veneer from the out-feed of a dryer machine. The employee's left hand and glove were caught in a chain and sprocket in the machine, causing amputations to his left little, ring, and middle fingers at the first joint and his right index fingertip above the first joint.
2020-04-01JacksonvilleFloridaUnited States Gypsum CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
At about 10:50 a.m. on April 1, 2020, four employees were trying to unjam a sheet of drywall that was stuck in a kiln dryer. One of the employees was pulling on the sheet when it moved, causing the drive belt and assembly to rotate and pin his left hand. The pad of his middle finger was cut off to the first knuckle.
2020-02-14MarinetteWisconsinKimberly Clark CorporationSkullCompressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was inspecting the inside of a dryer. An object moved inside the dryer, crushing the employee's skull against the side of the dryer. The employee suffered multiple skull fractures.
2020-02-13BlauveltNew YorkTri Seal HoldingsFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to unjam a resin clog in a spin dryer. The rotating blades inside the exit port amputated his left ring fingertip.
2020-01-19GrovesTexasKeystone Engineering, Inc.Multiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was helping a client unclog a dryer discharge chute when hot process water and salts spilled onto the employee, causing second degree burns to 25 percent of his body.
2020-01-15LancasterOhioHomewatch CaregiverHip(s)Fall on same level
An employee was getting laundry out of a dryer at a client's home. The employee fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip ball socket.
2020-01-07BeaumontMississippiHOOD INDUSTRIES INC.Upper arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a piece of wood from the infeed of a dryer. A sprocket caught his jacket, and the chain and sprocket abraded and burned the bottom and underside of his right upper arm.
2019-08-19BeverlyWest VirginiAHF ProductsThigh(s)Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Two employees were repairing a steam leak on a pre-dryer on a 20-foot elevated surface. While welding, both employees fell approximately 20 feet when they both lost their footing on the platform. One employee fell on a peg that punctured his right thigh and was subsequently hospitalized. The second employee received a head laceration that required 9 stitches. The second employee was treated and released the same day.
2019-06-03LouisvilleMississippiWinston Plywood & Veneer, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing a piece of wood from the off end of a wood dryer. The employee's right hand was caught in the dryer's chain and sprocket; four fingertips were amputated.
2019-05-24GreenwichNew YorkHollingsworth & Vose CompanyForearm(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was threading a 12" tail into the lead-out roll under the thru air dryer on a paper machine when the paper tail fell out. The employee went to manually tuck it into the nip point, and his right arm was drawn into the roller. He suffered a third degree burn to the right forearm that required hospitalization.
2019-05-06RiceboroGeorgiaSNF Holding CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cleaning out a dryer when the rotary valve struck their left ring finger and amputated it to the first knuckle.
2019-05-01East Saint LouisIllinoisPBT Environmental Operations, Inc.Arm(s)Vehicle or machinery fire
When an employee was relighting the dryer burner, the system malfunctioned and flashed. The employee's arm was burned.
2019-04-26El PasoTexasBest BuyBODY SYSTEMSDirect exposure to electricity
An employee was shocked while servicing a dryer at a customer's home. The employee lost consciousness, regained consciousness, and was hospitalized.
2019-02-23KirkwoodMissouriPresbyterian Manors of Mid-AmericaBrainOther fall to lower level
An employee on a 6-foot ladder, cleaning an external dryer vent that was about 11.5 feet above a patio. The ladder tipped over and the employee fell; his head hit the patio furniture and then the concrete patio itself, and he briefly lost consciousness. He was hospitalized.
2019-02-20HamburgPennsylvaniaJOE JURGIELEWICZ & SON LTD.Multiple body partsStruck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was using a metal pipe with 1/2-inch tines to scrape the feathers off the side of a dryer. The force of the spinning dryer caught the pipe, which impaled the employee in the upper chest and passed through his shoulder. The force then pulled out the pipe and knocked off the lid of the dryer, sending the employee to the floor. He was hospitalized.
2019-02-15MeadvillePennsylvaniaAinsworth Pet Nutrition, LLC, a Division of JM Smucker CompanyFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was in a dryer room. Her left hand contacted a rotating airlock/rotary feeder valve in a pipe, causing the amputation of her index fingertip.
2019-02-11MorrowGeorgiaFresh Express, Inc. Hand(s)Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was putting a basket into a dryer using a hoist. The lid came down on his right hand causing a laceration with exposed bone and tendon.
2019-02-05Altamonte SpringsFloridaThe Home Depot USA Inc.Ankle(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was using a 9-step ladder to pack down dryer ducts. As she was descending the ladder, she missed the bottom step and fell, breaking her ankle.
2019-02-04AkronOhioSplash Car WashMultiple head locationsStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was repairing the overhead dry and shine automatic towel dryer of the car wash when it fell onto the employee. The employee sustained severe head and facial fractures and lacerations including a broken jaw and teeth. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-01-25ChopinLouisianaMARTCO PLYWOODArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working to unhang a belt on a dryer with an extension device. The device got wedged and the employee went through a barrier rail to remove it. His left arm came in contact with the belt sprocket and was pulled into the equipment. The employee received a fracture and laceration to the left arm.
2019-01-14SouthardOklahomaU.S. Gypsum SouthernFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was manually clearing a clog in a centrifuge machine when his fingers were caught and crushed between the dryer mechanism and the centrifuge, ripping the skin and meat off and leaving the bone. As a result, his right middle and ring fingers had to be surgically amputated.
2018-09-25Downers GroveIllinoisFLAVORCHEM CORPORATIONFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
A temporary employee's right index and middle fingertips were amputated in a spray dryer.
2018-09-21MinocquaWisconsinKwik Trip, Inc.Arm(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee had replaced a fire extinguisher on a wall and was turning when her foot caught on the base of an air dryer. She fell to the floor, suffering a broken right arm and facial injuries (including a possible broken nose).
2018-09-11BirminghamAlabamaAramark Uniform & Career Apparel, LLCArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee opened the front door to a commercial dryer to add some garments. The dryer did not turn off when the door was opened. Garments in the dryer caught her arm, twisting it and tearing tendons in her hand.
2018-09-05PataskalaOhio84 LumberLeg(s)Fall on same level
Before 6:00 p.m. on September 5, 2018, an employee tripped/slipped and fell on a dryer while carrying a chainsaw. The chainsaw cut the employee's lower left leg above the kneecap, causing a deep laceration.
2018-08-28Spring GrovePennsylvaniaP.H. Glatfelter CompanyBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
While helping to rethread a paper machine at the dryer section, an employee suffered heat symptoms including cramping and difficulty breathing. The employee was hospitalized for heat stroke.
2018-08-17GrantonWisconsinLynn Proteins, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
At approximately 11:15 a.m., on August 17, 2018, an employee was attempting to clear a powder buildup that was stuck in a dryer's rotary valve when the employee's right-hand fingers contacted the rotary valve, amputating the ring, middle, and pinky fingers. The rotary valve was not turned off and/or locked out at the time of the incident.
2018-07-28ChicagoIllinoisH.B. Taylor Co.Fingertip(s)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was washing a spray dryer unit. The rotary valve caused the amputation of the employee's index and middle fingertips.
2018-01-28TulsaOklahomaBrookdale Senior LivingBODY SYSTEMSVehicle or machinery fire
An employee was performing laundry services when clothes in a dryer caught on fire. The employee opened the dryer door and inhaled smoke, suffering lung irritation and exacerbation of asthma.
2018-01-18SabethaKansasWenger Manufacturing, Inc.BrainOther fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was tying cables on top of an industrial dryer that was 15' high when the employee tripped on pipes or wires and fell to the concrete below, suffering brain swelling and broken ribs.
2017-09-22StuttgartArkansasRICELAND FOODS INCFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cleaning out a column dryer when his right index fingertip was pinched and amputated between the feed rollers.
2017-08-18SpringfieldOhioDole Fresh Vegetables, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a dryer when the employee's finger made contact with the dryer belt and pulley, amputating it.
2017-07-31SuperiorWisconsinC&L CONTRACTING, INC.Lower leg(s)Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was starting the main compressor and checking it to see if it was operating correctly. The main airline supply hose, which comes from the air dryer to the sandblasting pot, came off and struck the employee in the lower right leg, resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula.
2017-07-29JayMaineVerso CorporationFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While clearing a piece of stuck paper, an employee sustained finger lacerations and amputation of the left middle and ring fingertips after their hand was pulled into the rope/sheave nips in the after-dryer section of the paper machine.
2017-07-21ClevelandOhioIntigral, Inc.Wrist(s) and arm(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was working on a dryer operation and was removing a piece of glass when the machine's lid began to close unexpectedly. He was attempting to get his arm out of the machine when his wrist struck the structure and his arm was pinched between the lid and the machine. He suffered a fractured right wrist and right bicep cut, requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-26SenoiaGeorgiaWinpak FilmsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting the valve on dryer equipment when the valve amputated the employee's right index fingertip.
2017-06-19BeatriceAlabamaScotch Plywood Company, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was working in the dryer building area stacking units of veneer plywood with a forklift. The employee got off the forklift to place timbers between the stacks of veneer. In the process the employee's right index finger was pinched and smashed between the timbers and the forklift forks, requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-19PryorOklahomaDuPontFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee and coworkers performed lockout/tagout procedures on a dryer rotary feed to clear a clogged plug. The employees cleared the plug and began to run the dryer, but the plug had not been placed back into the dryer. The injured employee was pointing to the rotary feed to remind the lead person to put the plug back in when the rotary feed amputated his right index finger from the fingertip to the bottom of the nailbed.
2017-05-21BeaumontMississippiHOOD INDUSTRIES, INC.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was stacking wood near a dryer when he became dizzy and started to feel ill. He was overheated and needed to be hospitalized overnight.
2017-05-18StuttgartArkansasT & T MILLWRIGHT INC.Multiple body partsFall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
An employee was working inside a dryer to change out a turn-flow. He was stepping on a 2-inch x 10 ft. board to hook his lanyard when the board broke and he fell 50 feet to the hard surface below, fracturing his skull and breaking his collarbone.
2017-03-27DallasTexasDal-Tile CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Three team members were doing repair work on the bullnose dryer to repair a broken chain on the transfer system. A team member was located on each end of the dryer, with a third team member assisting. They were about 15 to 20 feet apart, trying to get the chain back in place. The team members had completed the proper lock-out/tag-out procedure on the equipment. The injured employee noticed the chain was twisted in the sprocket, so he asked them by radio to stop pulling the chain. While he was un
2017-03-01GenevaIllinoisFONA INTERNATIONAL, INC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a spray dryer, at or near the rotary valve, and amputated fingers on the right hand.
2017-02-01RahwayNew JerseyMERCK & CO., INC.Foot (feet)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was inspecting the door to a interior idle tray dryer when the door fell off the hinges and onto his foot.
2017-01-22TroyAlabamaKW Plastics recycling divisionLeg(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
As an employee was attempting to put a screen back on a spin dryer, he stepped into an opening on an auger and his leg was crushed/fractured by the auger.
2016-10-07SalinaKansasRepco Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was checking for any obstructions in the dryer when the employee's right hand became caught in the anti-clumping tumbler wheel, amputating a fingertip.
2016-09-27Wisconsin RapidsWisconsinVerso Corporation Multiple body partsFall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was installing a dryer felt when the pipe slid off the end of the forks and struck the employee, knocking her to the floor. She suffered injuries to her right fingers and the left side of her body.
2016-09-27ProctorWest VirginiCertainteed GypsumThigh(s)Fall on same level
On September 27, 2016, at approximately 4:45 a.m., an employee was helping to clear a dryer jam. While stepping over a steel latch support, he fell (on same level) against another steel latch support and fractured his right femur. He was hospitalized.
2016-09-16OmegaGeorgiaOlam Edible NutsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was attempting to set up a dryer system to dry peanuts before shipment to a processing facility. The employee's right hand went through the grating of the face of the dryer and the fan blades amputated three fingers. The dryer was in operation at the time of the incident.
2016-09-14SanbornNew YorkVWR Chemicals LLC Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was standing on the mezzanine level while cleaning the dryer hopper. He was using a hose and spraying water into a cleaning port at the top of the hopper. There are moving parts inside the hopper, and it has to be cleaned while the parts are moving. The employee climbed down to ground level at the base of the hopper. There was another port at the base of the hopper, which contained a vane valve on a rotating shaft. The employee's left index finger entered this port, amputating his fi
2016-09-07Monmouth JunctionNew JerseyNuvida Plastic TechnologyFingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cleaning a jammed outlet pipe on the spin dryer and amputated a fingertip.
2016-08-17BurlingtonKansasLife Care Center of BurlingtonFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was preforming maintenance on a dryer and was greasing the gears when his right middle finger was caught between the gears, amputating his right middle fingertip.
2016-08-02PeekskillNew YorkBASF Color and EffectsFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was investigating a blockage in the hopper system. While closing the hopper's dryer door, the employee suffered amputations to the left-hand ring, middle, and index fingertips.
2016-07-19South DaytonaFloridaBest Buy Stores, LPBODY SYSTEMSIndirect exposure to electricity
An employee was assisting during the installation of a new washer/dryer in a private residence. After plugging in the appliance to an outlet, he touched the dryer and received an electric shock. He was hospitalized.
2016-06-25LongmontColoradoTwo Men and a TruckBrainOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was helping to move a dryer up the ramp into the moving truck when he lost his footing, bumped his head on the ramp, and fell to the ground. He suffered a head injury.
2016-06-13ChampaignIllinoisKraft Heinz Foods CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing out a dryer due to a buildup of pasta between the press and dryer when a coworker turned on the machine to blow the line free of pasta. The employee suffered amputations of the second, third, and fourth fingers below the knuckle, as well as a pinky finger amputation above the knuckle.
2016-05-30MiddleboroMassachusettOCEAN SPRAY CRANBERRIES, INCORPORATEDHand(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was hospitalized when his right hand was caught in a dryer belt.
2016-04-30ZelienoplePennsylvaniaBNZ Materials, Inc.Hand(s) and wrist(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was injured after his hands got caught in a conveyor belt on a platform located next to the dryer control room.
2016-04-08BrewsterNew YorkSears In-Home ServicesUpper arm(s)Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting a dryer off of another appliance with a coworker when she tore her bicep, requiring hospitalization.
2016-01-20ChicagoIllinoisAZTECA FOODS, INC.NonclassifiableContact with hot objects or substances
An employee received second degree burns when pouring water into a dryer that contained hot oil.
2016-01-20Saint LouisMissouriNew World PastaFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning under the pasta pre-dryer and an unguarded fan amputated one finger and injured two other fingers.
2015-12-18DaltonGeorgiaMohawk IndustriesMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee suffered second and third degree burns to the chest, right arm, torso, and right foot when struck by hot water from the Jensen Vat Dryer machine. A short in the conduit caused the dryer door to open and spray the hot water.
2015-11-23BeaumontMississippiHOOD INDUSTRIES INC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
An employee and coworkers were removing a roller from a veneer dryer by hand. The roller slipped out of a coworker's hands, and the employee's finger was trapped between the roller and the dryer. His left index finger was partially amputated.
2015-11-23Sinking SpringPennsylvaniaIndustrial Process and Equipment, Inc. Multiple upper extremities locationsExplosion
An employee was cleaning a propane dryer and blowing dust with compressed air when an explosion occurred. The employee suffered a shoulder injury and hand burns.
2015-09-22OsseoWisconsinEnergys USA, Inc.Multiple body partsIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
On 09/22/2015, two employees working on a propane gas line to a grain dryer were burned on the face, back, torso and arms when leaking propane gas ignited.
2015-09-21Panama CityFloridaJensen USA, Inc.Lower leg(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was holding onto the dryer's control panel that was on the fork of a pallet jack operated by his co-worker. As the pallet jack was coming down the aisle, the control panel (weighing about 400 pounds) hit a box and the control panel fell onto the employee's leg fracturing the tibia.
2015-07-18HenryIllinoisMexichem Specialty Resins, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning out the grinder for a spray dryer when a finger got caught in a pinch point between the fan blade and the opening to the fan blade housing. The employee sustained a left ring finger amputation.
2015-07-11JeffersonGeorgiaKUBOTA INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT CORPORATIONFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A maintenance employee was assisting another maintenance employee in repairing/replacing a belt on a dryer fan. He was checking the tension of the belt while the machine was slowing down after being shut down and caught his left hand in the pulley amputating the left thumb tip approximately half way down into the nail.
2015-07-09ClintonOklahomaMars PetCare US, IncFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clear a clog in the rotary air lock of a central vacuum with his fingers. The first and second fingertips on his right hand were amputated, with no bone loss, in the dryer area.
2015-07-01North AnsonMaineCousineau Wood Products of Maine, LLCHand(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a Yale electric stand-up fork truck to move a pallet of veneer from the dryer to the veneer storage room. The fork truck was stationed near a wall. The employee accelerated the fork truck while it was in reverse gear, and he lost his balance. He braced himself by placing his left hand on the outside of the carriage. His hand got caught between the carriage and a wall.
2015-05-19MilwaukeeWisconsinStella and Chewy's LlcFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee got his finger caught between the pallet racking and the freeze dryer cart as he guided the cart towards the freeze dryer with a motorized pallet jack. The cart became stuck at the dryer, and he tried to push it into the racking system. His right pinky finger got caught and was partially amputated.
2015-04-22DaytonOhioRent A CenterBODY SYSTEMSDirect exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee received an electric shock while installing a dryer at a customer's home.
2015-03-12CincinnatiOhioLowes Home CentersAnkle(s)Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was removing a washer/dryer combo from an apartment and bringing it down the stairs. The unit slipped and landed on the employee's right ankle, requiring surgery.
2015-03-10HobokenGeorgiaVARN WOOD PRODUCTS, LLC.Foot (feet)Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning the dryer inlet duct from a ladder and fell, which resulted in a fractured right foot.
2015-02-12NorfolkNebraskaHenningsen Foods Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Employee was pumping emulsified turkey meat up a tube to a dryer unit. The system became clogged. When he disconnected the tube from the pump, he found the tube clear and stuck his finger in the opening to the pump, which was still running, resulting in an amputation.