Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-01	Dalton	Ga	ANCI, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on the fabric rolling machine located at the slitter station. He attempted to remove a wrinkle in the fabric roll he was making and his arm was pulled into the machine between the fabric roll being made and the press roller, resulting in friction burns.
2021-10-28	Fort Collins	Co	Anheuser-Busch, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was fabricating a metal tray using a brake press and amputated their left middle fingertip.
2021-09-28	Mayville	Wi	Tab Products Co LLC	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
On September 28, 2021, at approximately 5:30 a.m., an employee separated two paper rolls and began feeding the first paper roll into a die cutting press used to fabricate file folders. Each roll weighs approximately 900 pounds. The second roll tipped over and struck the employee's left leg, resulting in a fractured femur.
2021-09-23	Houston	Tx	Texas Stairs and Rails, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was working with sheet metal in the fabrication shop. A piece of sheet metal on a table shifted and rolled onto the employee's right hand amputating the index finger.
2021-09-22	Manheim	Pa	Bigbee Steel and Tank Company	Skull	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were fabricating a 50,000-gallon steel storage tank and were putting the last head on the tank. One employee was on top of the tank, jacking the head seam tight, when the lug where the jack's hook was attached tore free from the weld on the shell. The jack fell and struck the injured employee, who was on the ground, in the head causing his hard hat to come off. The injured employee became disoriented. Moments later, the chain, hook, and lug also fell and struck the injured employee
2021-08-06	Homer City	Pa	Miller Fabrication Solutions	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was lifting a fabricated product with a lifting magnet. The product fell off the magnet onto his left foot and fractured it. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-27	Eau Claire	Wi	Menard, Inc.	Pelvis	Fall on same level due to slipping
On July 27, 2021, an employee slipped and fell while donning waterproof rubber boots in a back-splash fabrication and CNC area. The employee landed on the floor and suffered a broken pelvis.
2021-06-29	Oceanside	Ny	Stony Creek Services, LLC	Knee(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was pulling a piece of steel from a scrap pile when a fabricated transmission hoist fell and struck the employee in the back. The employee suffered a left knee injury, a chipped front tooth, and bruised ribs.
2021-06-15	Palatka	Fl	TIC Power	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On June 15, 2021, an employee was walking from the pipe fabrication area to a gate outside when he was struck by a company vehicle trying to turn around. The employee suffered a broken rib, a collapsed lung, and a lacerated liver that required hospitalization.
2021-05-27	Hanover	Pa	Conewago Enterprises, Inc.	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was operating a crane at a steel fabrication shop. The employee had just laid a section of steel, carried in the crane's hooks, on the ground. The employee unhooked the hooks and began to raise them. One of them hooked the section of steel and overturned it onto the employee's right foot. The employee suffered fractures to the foot and toes.
2021-05-26	Bates City	Mo	PRECISE FORMS, INC.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating a punch press. A piece of fabricated metal broke off and struck the employee in the neck, lacerating it. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery to remove the metal shard.
2021-05-19	Emigsville	Pa	Aberdeen Road Company	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a laminated fabric machine when their left arm was pulled into the winder causing a crushing injury.
2021-04-29	Morrisville	Pa	Toll Brothers Integrated Systems Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using a pneumatic staple gun while fabricating a wall panel. The gun fired a staple into the employee's left foot.
2021-04-12	Martinsburg	Pa	Curry Supply Company	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up a forklift. The employee's left thumb was caught between the forklift's overhead guard and a partially fabricated tank made of thin-gauge steel. The thumb tip was amputated.
2021-03-30	Muskogee	Ok	Acme Engineering and Manufacturing Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Two employees were working with a fabrication machine. The machine crushed two fingers on one of the employees' right hand.
2021-03-26	Augusta	Ga	Carole Fabrics Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting a piece of drapery fabric in half when her left index finger contacted the blade resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip at the nail area.
2021-02-23	Tontitown	Ar	L & L Metal Fabrication	Brain	Struck by discharged or flying object
An employee was observing the metal fabrication process. The employee was struck in the head by a small metal projectile created from the fabrication process, resulting in a laceration to the forehead and a possible concussion.
2021-02-11	Denver	Co	Prime Custom Metals, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing fabricated sheet metal siding on a new building under construction while on an extension ladder. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground resulting in a head injury, concussion, and a head laceration.
2021-02-02	Norcross	Ga	Finger Gun Productions, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A construction crew was setting up for a scene in a movie. The wind lifted the last two prefabricated walls that were to be installed on the set and they landed on two employees causing fractures and bruises. The walls were approximately fourteen feet long and ten feet tall. One employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-01	Ambridge	Pa	Ryerson, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was adjusting the banding and straps of a steel tubing and fabricator bundle weighing approximately 1,000 pounds that had been loaded onto a truck. The steel bundle fell off the truck and onto the employee, resulting in a broken right leg.
2021-01-26	Holland	Oh	Sperling Heating & Ventilation Co. Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On January 26, 2021, an employee was operating a bending machine to fabricate various sizes of metal hangers. The employee's left hand was caught in the rollers while running the flat stock through the machine and four fingers were crushed and fractured.
2021-01-24	Macon	Ga	Kumho Tire Georgia, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding fabric into a fabric insert machine. The machine caught her finger and amputated it.
2021-01-18	Erie	Pa	Erie Forge and Steel, Inc.	Leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were preparing to lift a fabricated track, made of angle iron, off a floor. When it was lifted, the load shifted and struck an employee on the backs of the legs as he turned to get away. He suffered contusions and was hospitalized.
2021-01-03	Solvay	Ny	Frazer & Jones Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 1/3/2021, an employee was operating a press with a rotating table to fabricate a part. When the employee pressed the palm button on the machine, his left hand fingers slipped forward and entered the swing radius of the block extension on the rotating table. The block extension amputated the tip of the employee's left index finger to the knuckle.
2020-10-13	Lincoln	Ne	Kohler Industries	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a machine press to fabricate a piece of metal and amputated their right index fingertip.
2020-09-02	Metairie	La	C.T. Traina, Inc.	Arm(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was working in the fabrication shop when he tripped and his left arm struck a piece of sheet metal. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery for a severed artery and tendon in his left arm.
2020-08-24	Galveston	Tx	Turner Industries Group	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was removing a tarp covering a mechanical fabrication area. The employee was standing on the fourth rung of an 8-foot ladder when he lost his footing and fell to the ground sustaining a broken tibia/fibula.
2020-08-11	Janesville	Wi	Siny Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On August 11, 2020, an employee was working in a textile mill operating a fabric line in the pre-shear department. The fabric was beginning to curl under prior to entering the shear. The employee attempted to uncurl the fabric and contacted the spinning shear blade resulting in amputation of their left index and middle fingers above the first joint. The shear blade was not guarded at the time.
2020-07-23	Conyers	Georgia	NaturChem, Inc.	Hand(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing a fabricated roll cage from a tractor using a 4 1/2-inch grinder with a metal cutoff wheel. The employee started cutting the weld. When the employee got to the end of the cut, the wheel hit the center between the tubing and kicked back, jerking the grinder from the employee's hands. The grinder lacerated the employee's hand.
2020-06-24	Dallas	Texas	TDIndustries, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was removing a part that she had just fabricated from the rolling machine. She stepped on the foot pedal while her hand was near the roller, which snagged her glove and pulled two fingertips into the roller. Her right middle and index fingertips were crushed.
2020-06-09	Lubbock	Texas	Beck Steel, Inc.	Lower extremities	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were in a fabrication shop, working on opposite ends of a 30x150 steel beam. One of them reached out to push/stop the beam as he was trying to move out of its path, but the bottom flange caught his left foot, causing a laceration and broken bones. He was hospitalized.
2020-05-12	Blackshear	Georgia	Steel and Metal Systems of Georgia, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was placing material into a metal folding press to be fabricated when the operating pedal was engaged before her hand was out of the way of the moving parts. Her hand was caught in the machine, resulting in one broken bone in her right middle finger and one broken bone in her right ring finger. She was hospitalized.
2020-04-01	Dallas	Texas	Dallas Lighthouse for the Blind	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pushing a piece of fabric into a 1-inch crimper. The machine activated and amputated his left index fingertip.
2020-03-25	Palm Bay	Florida	Publix Super Market, Store #215	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee fell while walking across a fabric rug, landing on the floor and suffering a broken left hip and wrist.
2020-03-13	Austin	Texas	TCS Mechanical LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was using a manual pipe dolly to move a pipe fabrication into a building for installation. He was guiding the pipe along the path when his right thumb was pinched between the pipe fabrication and an existing support, resulting in a partial transphalangeal amputation of the right thumb.
2020-03-11	Griffin	Georgia	Berry Global Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee working as a tower operator was performing a task that requires the blending of compounds used to fabricate plastic. While operating the regrind machine, the employee's left middle finger was partially amputated.
2020-02-18	Sanford	Florida	Quality Fabrication and Supplies, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
A welder/fabricator was moving an 8-inch-diameter, 8-foot-long pipe across a table to where other pipes were. The pipe rolled over his left hand, fracturing and lacerating his ring and middle fingers.
2020-01-29	Sunrise	Florida	Slate Solutions LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was trimming material on a fabric cutting machine when the machine amputated her finger.
2020-01-10	Sikeston	Missouri	DEWITT COMPANY	Leg(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was preparing the dock plate for a forklift to unload a shipment of rolls inside a shipping container. The rolls of fabric inside the container shifted and rolled onto the employee breaking a leg(s).
2020-01-03	Binghamton	New York	Johnson Outdoors Gear, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was preparing to cut fabric with an electric cutter. The cutter amputated the pad of his left middle finger.
2019-08-28	Eleanor	West Virgini	Parkline Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was fabricating metal on a roll former and the roller de-gloved his left index finger. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2019-08-28	Saint Louis	Missouri	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At about 10:20 a.m. on August 28, 2019, a St. Louis Service Base employee was using an industrial shear to cut 6-inch by 6-inch strips of 3/8-inch-thick steel for an ongoing fabrication project. While placing the metal sheet into the shear, the employee closed the clamping apparatus. The apparatus closed on the employee's right ring finger, pinching it under the metal sheet and amputating the last quarter-inch, with exposed nerve endings and bone damage. The fingertip was medically amputated at
2019-08-27	New York	New York	Jump Design Group Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was operating a fabric cutting machine when the equipment created sparks and his shirt caught on fire. The employee was burned.
2019-08-27	Moss Point	Mississippi	Omega Protein	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
Two employees were performing fabrication work on an existing pipe when the valve was inadvertently hit, spraying hot water on and burning the employees.
2019-07-30	Lawton	Oklahoma	The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
A fabric calendar operator's right thumb was caught between fabric and a roller. The tip of the thumb was amputated.
2019-07-18	Marysville	Ohio	Continental Contitech	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
While bending down and leaning forward to open a chuck on the fabric calendar, an employee released a lever manually (not powered). A tiny part then slid across and pinched their right pinky finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-07-05	Topeka	Kansas	HME, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was manually moving material to finish fabrication. The angle rolled over the employee's finger, smashing it between the sawhorse and material. His fingertip was amputated.
2019-06-28	Ekalaka	Montana	WB PIPELINE, LLC	Hip(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An 120-pound roll of environmental fabric struck an employee as it rolled off a delivery truck. The employee suffered a dislocated hip.
2019-06-24	Fort Polk	Louisiana	AECOM	Head and trunk	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was welding on a newly fabricated fuel tank when a flash fire occurred. Residual fumes in the tank ignited and flames exited the tank opening, causing burns to the employee's face and chest.
2019-06-19	Madisonville	Texas	Texas Pride Trailers, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was fabricating metal parts on a brake press when his hand was crushed by the brake press, resulting in an amputated left index finger and three crushed fingers.
2019-06-06	Kenyon	Rhode Island	Kenyon Industries Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working to unfold a crease at the end of fabric that was feeding into a set of nip rolls on a machine. The employee's right hand fingers were pulled into the nip roll injuring the index and middle fingers. The middle fingertip was amputated.
2019-05-15	Watford City	North Dakota	Wood Group USA, Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using abrasive blasting equipment as part of the fabrication process for a steel tubular rack. The employee's left hand suffered an abrasion that required hospitalization after it was struck by the blasting media.
2019-05-08	Sarasota	Florida	HD SUPPLY CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY, LTD.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was bending rebar on a fabrication/bending machine when his right pinky finger was caught between the two ends of a piece of rebar as the ends overlapped to form a circle. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
2019-04-11	Port Saint Lucie	Florida	PetersenDean Roofing and Solar System	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning parts of a metal fabrication machine. His left little finger was caught between moving rollers and amputated.
2019-03-21	Payette	Idaho	Seneca Foods	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
The injured employee and a forklift operator were unloading bean totes out of rail cars. The totes are large fabric bags with fabric loops that are used to move the totes. The injured employee was guiding the forklift operator to place the forks into the tote's loops when the injured employee's right pinky finger was pinched between the forks and the loops resulting in a partial amputation.
2019-03-06	Trussville	Alabama	Hohmann & Barnard, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was spot-welding an "eye" onto a prefabricated wire ladder. The wire machine amputated his left thumb.
2019-02-04	Omaha	Nebraska	Lyman-Richey Corporation	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was helping to fabricate a new catwalk when a metal burr went through the employee's glove and into the palm of his right hand, leaving a sliver. He removed the sliver, but the next day his hand and arm became swollen due to an infection. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
2019-01-03	West Monroe	Louisiana	Red Ball Oxygen Company, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was standing on the front of a utility trailer near the end of a forklift load that was being secured. Only one end of the load was secured when the forklift was removed. The load proceeded to lean over and fall toward the employee, knocking him to the metal fabricated loading dock. He suffered a broken leg, broken collarbone, shoulder blade contusions, and a collapsed lung.
2018-08-27	Richmond	Illinois	815 Pallets Inc.	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On August 27, 2017, an employee received an amputation just below the left elbow while operating a machine used to fabricate holes for forklift forks (double notcher).
2018-07-26	Wichita	Kansas	Textron Aviation Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was fabricating a shop aid out of aluminum sheet metal. While he was using a manual, foot-operated shear, his left ring fingertip was caught under a material clamp on the shear, resulting in a partial amputation.
2018-07-17	Springdale	Arkansas	Multi-Craft Contractors, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was fabricating a frame support for a shackle line. The frame detached and fell, hitting the employee's right leg above the ankle. The employee suffered a laceration and fracture to the leg and was hospitalized.
2018-06-29	Lake Buena Vista	Florida	Walt Disney Parks & Resorts U.S., Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was altering a costume. While cutting fabric with scissors, the employee's left index fingertip was amputated.
2018-05-24	Garland	Texas	GUARDIAN PACKAGING INDUSTRIES LP	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was fabricating a honeycomb part on a table saw and contacted the blade resulting in amputation of the tip of his right thumb and a laceration to the underside of his middle finger.
2018-05-11	Lebanon	Pennsylvania	JMG Global	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee drove a road-rail material handling truck to a fabrication business/shop to transport a rail cart. The road-rail truck was equipped with a boom lift, and the employee sat in the boom operator seat and used the boom to lift the rail cart off the truck. While lifting the rail cart off the road-rail truck, the boom over-extended, which caused the road-rail truck to lean. The rail cart then fell off the boom, causing the road-rail truck to rock and the employee to fall out of the boom op
2018-04-09	Fairfield	Ohio	G & W PRODUCTS LLC	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was fabricating a four-post stand. While the employee was bolting the stand together, one of the posts (weighing approximately 1,500 pounds) fell over and struck the employee's head. The impact resulted in fractures to the C6 and C7 vertebrae and a laceration to the employee's head.
2018-03-08	Mount Vernon	Illinois	CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 3/08/2018, at approximately 12:45, two employees were transferring material from one roll to another. Employee 2 pressed the jog button to advance the rolls while employee 1's hand was sitting on the fabric. Employee 1's left ring finger was then caught between the fabric and the roll or the rubber, suffering a laceration that required surgical amputation of the fingertip.
2018-03-02	Berlin	Pennsylvania	Center Rock Inc.	Forehead	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was attempting to remove a bushing from a fabricated piece of steel. The weld failed on the bushing extraction device and struck the employee in the forehead. The employee sustained a laceration and fracture to the bones in the forehead, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-02-17	Augusta	Georgia	Graphic Packaging International, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Employees were replacing a damaged fabric felt on the paper machine. As the felt was being pulled into position using a new piece of threading rope, the rope broke, wrapped around both of the employee's knees, and the end of the rope struck the back of his right leg causing a deep laceration.
2018-02-15	Garland	Texas	General Dynamics	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was preparing items for the fabrication process and caught a finger between the bin that held the parts and the forks of the forklift resulting in an amputation injury.
2018-02-15	Solon	Ohio	Zircoa	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was fabricating a frame. The frame was sitting adjacent to a support column for a boom crane. The frame was struck with the crane boom that caused the frame to fall and strike his hand resulting in a broken index finger on the left hand that required surgery.
2018-02-09	Greeley	Colorado	Swift Beef Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee boxed product in the fabrication packaging area and was picking up trash at the end of her shift. She was standing on a wet grate, so she put cardboard on top of it. The cardboard shifted, so she bent down to pick it up. At that point, her fingers were caught underneath the return line of a conveyor. Her left third and fourth fingertips were partially amputated.
2018-02-03	Newton	Mississippi	La-Z-Boy	Hand(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was aligning a new fabric belt that was installed on a conveyor system. While handing a tool to a helper, the employee's left hand was caught between the conveyor belt and the tension roller. The employee suffered multiple fractures and abrasions to the left hand, requiring hospitalization.
2018-01-05	Houston	Texas	Willbros Construction (U.S.), LLC-DELAWARE	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was spotting for a pipe as an excavator moved it from the pipe yard to the fabrication area. His foot then became stuck in mud and the excavator ran over his foot. He sustained a contusion to his right leg and was hospitalized.
2017-10-11	Tupelo	Mississippi	Kellex, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting fabric with an electric knife when his left hand slipped and struck the moving knife blade. He suffered a soft skin amputation to the left middle finger.
2017-09-26	Columbus	Georgia	Denim North America, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was trying to fix the fabric on a machine when his hand was pulled against the guide, suffering severe friction burns.
2017-09-25	Houston	Texas	Southwest Galvanizing	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment
On September 25, 2017, at approximately 11:15 AM, a crane operator was moving fabricated steel material when the material shifted as it was being lowered and slid off its resting place. The material struck an employee's right foot, breaking it and cutting a toe.
2017-09-23	Humble	Texas	CDI Energy Products	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On September 23, 2017, at approximately 6:40 an employee was helping another employee to remove build up on an energized fabric cutter roller using a putty knife. The putty knife and the employee's hand were pulled into the knives, resulting in amputation of the distal tip of the right middle finger. The machine was not guarded or locked out at the time.
2017-09-19	Paragould	Arkansas	GRT Rubber Technologies	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a rubber calendar mill when his left hand contacted a moving fabric sheet and was then pulled under a roller. His left arm broke in two places as he was removing it from the equipment.
2017-08-30	Chemung	New York	VULCRAFT OF NEW YORK, INC.	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was standing next to a roller table during steel fabrication activities. A steel joist was standing vertically when another joist struck it, knocking it off the roller table. The joist fell on the employee's left foot, injuring it and requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-02	Natick	Massachusett	Ryan Iron Works, Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was working on leveling prefabricated metal stairs while in a scissor lift. The stairs slipped off supports and struck the scissor lift knocking it over. The employee was ejected from the lift and sustained fractures to his arm and finger.
2017-07-11	Glendale Heights	Illinois	Lift-All Company Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On July 11, 2017, an employee was unjamming web fabric from a cutting machine when the blade came down and amputated her left index fingertip.
2017-07-11	Kenilworth	New Jersey	DPR Construction	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was replacing silt fabric in a catch basin. The employee's right hand was crushed when the catch basin drain cover dropped on it. He was hospitalized with two broken fingers and two lacerated fingers.
2017-07-11	Oxford	Massachusett	Chase Coporation	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee had just seamed two rolls of fabric together and started a fabric coating machine. He was attempting to clean accumulated latex material off one of the tension rollers when his left forearm was pulled into the machine, fracturing it.
2017-07-05	Atlanta	Texas	Electrical Components International, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Caught in running equipment or machinery
The employee was working in the fabrication department on a machine that cuts the boat dashes and has a circular saw on one end and a drill bit on the other end. The employee was struck by the machine resulting in lacerations to his back.
2017-06-27	Perry	Georgia	Sandler Nonwoven Corp.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was checking a non-woven fabric machine when he dropped a pad between two rollers. As he attempted to retrieve the pad, his left hand was crushed and fractured between the moving rollers. The machine was unguarded at the time.
2017-06-27	Houston	Texas	Spring Branch Glass Service, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee went to the passenger side of a truck and leaned the double-step fabric glass ladder against it. As he climbed the ladder, he fell backward and hit the curb. He suffered a bruised right shoulder, knot on the head, bruising and bleeding around the brain, a broken big toe, and a possible spine fracture.
2017-05-22	Smithfield	Pennsylvania	BERKLEY MEDICAL RESOURCES, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a machine that prints logos onto fabric materials when the machine began to leak ink. As the employee was attempting to remove ink from the roller using a towel, the rollers caught the towel and pulled her hand into the machine. Her right little finger was crushed and de-gloved. Her finger had to be surgically amputated.
2017-05-11	Dothan	Alabama	Michelin North America, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to dislodge an obstruction in the powdered lubricant applicator unit of tire bead fabrication equipment when his right ring fingertip was amputated by a chain and sprocket.
2017-05-09	Honolulu	Hawaii	Shaka Engineering Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was performing pipe fabrication work on a 20-foot, 12-inch diameter steel pipe that was situated on a pipe rolling rack. The pipe rolled about 18 inches off the pipe rack and struck his left leg, fracturing it below the left knee.
2017-04-19	Tifton	Georgia	Heatcraft Refrigeration Products LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was drilling holes in copper tubing while wearing gloves. As she moved a part into position and began lowering the drill head, her right hand bumped the drill bit, which caught the fabric of the glove and pulled her right hand into the bit. The drill bit deeply lacerated her middle finger and partially amputated her pinky and index fingers.
2017-04-05	Tupelo	Mississippi	Confortaire, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cutting fabric strips on a strip machine when it jammed. While trying to clear the jam, the machine's blade came down and lacerated and fractured the employee's left index finger and thumb.
2017-03-29	Waxahachie	Texas	Cardinal CG	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a Kevlar Rope wrapper to install Kevlar fabric onto a roller. The control was fixed so the machine continued to run while the employee adjusted the Kevlar fabric. Both of his pinky fingers were caught between the Kevlar rope and the metal roller, tearing the skin at the base of one if his left fingers that required surgery and fracturing one of his right fingers.
2017-03-21	Jacksonville	Florida	Miller Electric Company	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading pre-fabricated racks of 4-inch conduits from a cart onto a trailer when his finger was caught between the cart and the conduit, amputating his right ring fingertip.
2017-02-24	Nashville	Georgia	Willacoochee Industrial Fabrics, Inc.	Multiple upper extremities locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While shrink wrapping a roll of fabric on a re-roll machine, both of an employee's hands and arms were pulled into the machine resulting in bruising. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-02-17	Astoria	New York	Astoria Generating Company, LP	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
While fabricating a metal bench, an employee placed a metal clamp on top of the bench. The clamp was not secured and fell on the employee's right thumb, amputating the tip.
2017-01-26	Kansas City	Missouri	GRUPO ANTOLIN	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was manually lifting a roll of fabric material with a metal pole. The employee placed the pole into its holder and pinched their left index finger resulting in a partial amputation.
2017-01-12	Flushing	New York	Tonage Inc.	Knee(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was prefabricating rebar pile cages on horses when his leg was struck by a rolling pile cage, fracturing his knee and requiring hospitalization.
2016-10-06	Castroville	Texas	ZINSMEYER MECHANICAL & WELDING, INC.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was fabricating a piece of sheet metal on a press when the press brake came down on the employee's right hand.
2016-10-03	Rapid City	South Dakota	Jo-Ann Fabric	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While unpacking boxes of newly received fabric, an employee tripped and fell on a packaging strap, fracturing the left hip and requiring surgery.
2016-09-22	Greenville	Alabama	Structural Wood Systems	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was performing pre-fabrication operations for a jointing wood process when his right middle finger was crushed and partially amputated between two beams he was aligning.