Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Lebanon	Oh	PFB. Manufacturing. LLC.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
A temporary employee was putting scrap foam on a conveyor system. The employee noted a piece of scrap in the conveyor shaft area. As the employee reached into the shaft area, the employee's right arm was pulled into the roller and fractured. The conveyor shaft area was not guarded at the time.
2021-11-04	Mountain Top	Pa	Mountain Top Foam	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was building foam tubs and stacking them on a pallet. As she was stacking a tub on the pallet, her left foot caught the pallet and she fell to the floor. She suffered a broken left femur and was hospitalized.
2021-09-16	Deland	Fl	Mystic Powerboats	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On September 16, 2021, an employee was cutting compressed foam with a table saw when the sawblade amputated the tip of his right thumb (without bone loss).
2021-08-06	Binghamton	Ny	Frito Lay	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on an elevated platform while spraying foaming sanitizing chemicals onto equipment when he fell 4 feet to the concrete floor below, resulting in multiple lower left leg fractures.
2021-06-21	Lavonia	Ga	Latexco, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Two employees entered a cage to troubleshoot a foam line. While they were inside, the door was closed and a sensor activated a cross-cut saw. One employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.
2021-05-26	Wareham	Ma	WAYNE J. GRIFFIN ELECTRIC INCORPORATED	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing down a stepladder. One of the ladder's legs dropped into a core hole that had been filled with foam and covered with a skim coat the same color as the floor. The ladder tipped and the employee fell, landing 4 feet below and suffering a broken ankle.
2021-05-24	Lincoln	Ne	Heartland Tire & Tread of Lincoln	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing the tire from a forklift for transport to the shop for repair. The front tire was foam-filled and was heavier than expected. When the employee pulled the tire from the hub, he lost his balance and the tire fell onto his leg breaking it.
2021-05-20	West Springfield	Ma	AGRI-MARK, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee inhaled low-foam acid fumes while cleaning a tank. He developed respiratory symptoms and was hospitalized.
2021-05-05	Hattiesburg	Ms	Ashley Robinson Builders LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was walking on a flat roof and stepped on a piece of foam board that was covering a hole. The board collapsed and the employee fell through the hole onto the concrete floor resulting in a fractured left wrist and a fractured jaw.
2021-04-26	Wiscasset	Me	Molnlycke Manufacturing US, LLC	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working with a foam take-up machine in the manufacturing area when their lab coat got caught in machine. Their arm was then pulled into the machine resulting in a fractured ulna and radius.
2021-04-14	Cowansville	Pa	Jay Gill, Inc.	Pelvis	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was spraying foam on the ceiling of a room above a garage. The employee fell through a floor opening, through the garage, and down to a basement floor about 20 feet below. The employee suffered pelvis injuries and was hospitalized.
2021-02-19	Richland Hills	Tx	Advanced Foam Recycling	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was walking in an aisle past bales of stacked polyurethane foam. The stack fell over and the top bale (weighing about 1,200-1,500 pounds) landed on the employee, pinning her under it. She suffered multiple ankle, leg, and arm fractures and possible face injuries.
2021-02-10	Jamestown	Ri	Anchor Insulation Company, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee on an 8-foot step ladder was reaching through a rough-framed wall with a reciprocating saw to trim foam that was installed over a staircase. Due to vibrations caused by the saw, the ladder moved away from the wall. The employee fell through the wall and landed on the staircase approximately 8 to 10 feet below. During the fall, the employee broke the handrail on the staircase. The employee sustained a fractured left ankle.
2021-01-29	Center	Tx	Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was operating a foamer when a faulty hose caused cleaning solution to be sprayed into the employee's eyes resulting in injury to his right eye. The employee was wearing goggles at the time.
2021-01-28	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Bell Textron Miami Inc.	Knee(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was loading a helicopter into a 40 ft. ocean shipping container. The employee kneeled on a razor blade lodged in a piece of foam, resulting in a laceration of the right knee.
2021-01-10	Solon	Oh	Nestle USA, Inc.	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was using a foaming unit to sanitize floors before rinsing. He was investigating a noise from the unit when it sprayed sanitizing solution into his eyes, burning them.
2020-10-20	Austin	Tx	Aginomoto Foods North American Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was cleaning a fryer when a bucket was tipped over, spilling a foaming alkaline caustic cleaner that burned the employee.
2020-10-09	Somerville	Ma	Rogers Foam Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a foam profile machine. As the employee attempted to remove a piece of foam from within the profile machine their finger contacted the blade resulting in a partial amputation.
2020-10-05	Pflugerville	Tx	Austin Foam Plastics, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding scrap foam (strings) into a pelletizer machine. The feed rollers caught his glove, causing an amputation of his left middle finger.
2020-09-27	Edison	Nj	Hackensack Meridian Health JFK Medical Center	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An EMT was restocking the vehicle, when her co-worker leaned on the fire extinguisher expelling foam. The EMT developed shortness of breath and was hospitalized.
2020-09-22	South Boston	Ma	TITAN ROOFING, INC.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A 4' x 4' bundle of polyfoam insulation board fell from the crane rigging and struck an employee on the upper back. The employee was hospitalized for fractured vertebrae in the neck.
2020-09-17	Newark	Oh	Tamarack Farms Dairy	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was using a walk-behind floor foamer/scrubber when the employee slipped and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left femur.
2020-09-11	Hebron	Oh	Lear Corporation, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was retrieving a tool that had fallen into a foam conveyor line. The employee fell into the conveyor line and was stuck between the heated blowout manifold and the conveyor, suffering burns and broken ribs.
2020-09-03	Naples	Fl	Sunniland Corporation	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a flatbed truck and was using a center-mounted conveyor belt. As the employee was loading a cube of foam insulation onto the conveyor belt, the cube rolled back onto the truck. The employee stepped to the side to avoid the cube and fell 52 inches off the truck to the ground. The employee sustained a broken right leg and a bruised right shoulder.
2020-08-25	Niles	Il	Woodward, MPC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a piece of foam on a table saw. The material kicked back and the saw cut three fingers on the employee's left hand. The little finger needed partial surgical amputation.
2020-08-14	Kansas City	Ks	CORESLAB STRUCTURES	Brain	Fall on same level
Two employees were carrying a 100-pound foam void. One of them fell backwards to the ground, hitting his head and losing consciousness.
2020-08-07	Decatur	Ar	Stellar Management Group, Inc.	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was spraying down drip-pan equipment with foam chlorine when she fell off the third rung of a 6-foot A-frame ladder and landed on her left knee. The employee suffered fractures to her left leg, femur, tibia, and knee.
2020-07-02	Shreveport	Louisiana	IVAN SMITH FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A recycle tech was recycling foam material. While attempting to clear an obstruction from the conveyor, his right arm was caught in the conveyor belt resulting in a fractured forearm.
2020-06-01	Oconto	Wisconsin	Marine Technology Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a table saw to cut thin foam material when his glove was pulled into the blade and his right index finger was amputated.
2020-05-30	Tulsa	Oklahoma	AAON INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading parts into a foam press using a roll-in/out table. The table was moved by a chain and sprocket system. While the employee was pulling out the parts, the chain and sprocket caught the employee's gloves and amputated the employee's left index finger.
2020-05-11	Mckeesport	Pennsylvania	Ryco Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a piece of Styrofoam on a table saw when his left hand came in contact with the table saw blade, cutting three fingers.
2020-03-27	Calhoun	Georgia	APACHE MILLS, INCORPORATED	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was standing on a conveyor system, trying to remove foam material hanging from a roller overhead. The employee slipped and the foam pulled his left hand and arm into the roller. He suffered a broken forearm and was hospitalized.
2020-01-10	Baldwyn	Mississippi	Innocor Foam Technologies - ACP, Inc.	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was watching foam blocks travel down a conveyor. A piece of plastic that was on one of the blocks got wrapped around one of the conveyer's rollers. The conveyor stopped and the employee tried to remove the piece of plastic; the conveyor started again and the employee's hand was entangled in the plastic and pulled into the roller. The employee suffered a dislocated left shoulder and elbow.
2019-09-20	Gainesville	Georgia	ACH Foam Technologies, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was moving a block of expanded polystyrene foam from a tilt table with a cart. The block started moving toward him, causing him to fall to the ground. He suffered a broken right femur and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2019-09-20	Saint Charles	Illinois	thieme corporation	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a bandsaw to cut out foam for packaging. The sawblade came into contact with the employee's left index finger, amputating the tip.
2019-09-13	Watertown	New York	Charles Garlock & Sons, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was delivering materials to a job site when a block of foam forms fell and struck the employee, causing a neck injury.
2019-08-31	Mount Hope	Ohio	Overhead Door Corporation-Wayne Dalton	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing excess foam by the second guide in a conveyor when the employee's left ring fingertip was caught between a machinery/door panel and the conveyor line, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-08-09	Phoenixville	Pennsylvania	McAvoy Brick Company	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
Employees were tasked with fixing an indoor rail car that is utilized for brick making activities. The injured employee went into an open storage area to retrieve corrugated aluminum to utilize for repair activities. The employee stepped on a piece of foam board and fell through the foam board approximately 10 feet into the room below.
2019-07-27	Heavener	Oklahoma	OK Foods, Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was cleaning a conveyor/line at the deli walk area of a plant with a chlorine liquid solution (foam spray) and went to the breakroom because she experienced difficulty breathing. She was eventually hospitalized due to inhalation of the foam spray.
2019-06-13	Pensacola	Florida	Jupiter Composites, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was attempting to remove a piece of plastic foam from a foam-cutting machine when the cutter snatched her glove and pulled her left hand into the moving cutter blade, resulting in the amputation of her left middle finger from the first knuckle and a broken ring finger.
2019-05-28	Springfield	Massachusett	Super Brush, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On May 28, 2019, an employee was attempting to clear a jam from a foam swab machine when the employee's right hand was caught between the chain and sprocket, resulting in a middle fingertip amputation. The machine was guarded and not locked out at the time of the incident.
2019-05-03	Paterson	New Jersey	Kohler Industries Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee had been manually loading a wooden shoe holding device with a die-cut urethane foam piece. As the employee moved the shoe into the cutting machine along a fixed pathway, one of the saw blades came in contact with the shoe, causing the 4" blade to break into many small pieces. One or more of these pieces struck the employee’s fingers. The right-hand pinky and ring fingers sustained cuts that required stitches. The ring finger also required surgery for a cut ligament and blood vessel.
2019-03-16	Katy	Texas	Igloo Products Corp	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a foam fixture machine and placing lids in the working area when the top of the blow mold machine crushed the employee's right index and middle fingers resulting in surgical amputation of both fingers. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.
2019-02-12	Green Bay	Wisconsin	Pomps Tire Service Inc	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was filling a tire with foam. A sudden release of the foam struck the employee causing abdominal trauma and a contusion.
2019-02-12	Marion	Ohio	Todco Division Overhead Door Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
On February 12, 2019, an employee was training to use the pneumatic foam compacting tool and caught his right hand fingers between two plates. The right index, middle and ring fingers were crushed resulting in surgical amputation.
2019-02-04	Hot Springs	Arkansas	Aluma-Weld, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
There was a fire in the foam department. An employee knocked over a bucket of acetone which splashed onto his clothes. The clothes ignited and the employee was burned.
2019-01-11	Hazelwood	Missouri	Boeing	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a 4-inch piece of foam in half using a band saw when his left thumb contacted the blade and was partially amputated.
2019-01-02	New Castle	Pennsylvania	Faddis Concrete Products	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Three concrete panels were placed on dunnage, approximately 6" off the ground in the batch end area of the plant. The dunnage was perpendicular to the panels and approximately 3 feet from each end of the panel. These panels were spaced about 3 to 4 feet apart and were free standing on the dunnage. At 6:40 p.m., an employee was picking up foam pieces in the same area and placing them into a 5-gallon bucket. He bent down to pick up an item about midway down the panel when the second panel from the
2018-08-27	Barberton	Ohio	Merryweather Foam, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against object or equipment
A temporary employee operating a cutter machine was changing out the foam sizes when his right hand entered the equipment and contacted the cutter blade, amputating his middle and ring fingers at the end of the nailbed. The equipment was locked out at the time.
2018-08-21	Atlanta	Georgia	MEP Mechanical Services, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
While carrying HVAC equipment on a roof, an employee walked over a foam board covering and fell approximately 18 feet through the rough opening of the skylight to a lower level floor. The employee broke both ankles and suffered a fractured vertebra.
2018-08-17	Monticello	Arkansas	Drew Foam Companies Inc.	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a feeder that laminates Styrofoam panels to produce garage door insulation. She was feeding the Styrofoam panels and sheets of film into the feeder when her glove was caught and her right hand was pulled into the machine. She suffered contusions and swelling of the hand and wrist.
2018-07-17	Rochester	New York	Hughesco of Rochester	Leg(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was using acetone to clean dripping foam insulation from a basement wall when the pilot light flame of a hot water tank ignited the acetone fumes, causing first, second, and third degree burns to the employee's legs.
2018-07-13	Ottawa	Ohio	Whirlpool Corporation, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On July 13, 2018, an employee was performing a change-over on a foamer. The employee was lowering the locking plate onto the plug; it was misaligned, and the employee pushed on it. The plate aligned and amputated the tip of the employee's left middle finger.
2018-07-12	Coshocton	Ohio	Classic Auto Supply Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
On July 12, 2018, an employee was cutting a sheet of sticky foam with a manual shear. The shear amputated the employee's left ring finger below the nail and severely lacerated the little finger.
2018-06-27	Tamuning	Guam	Advance Management Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
A pool technician was adding water to chlorine shock powder and sustained chemical burns to the face, arms, back, and legs when chlorine foam erupted from the container. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-06-01	Mcallen	Texas	Grand Rapids Foam Technologies, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading a baler to compress scape foam for disposal when his left arm was pinched/crushed between the bailer door and the bailer ram.
2018-05-02	Sutton	Massachusett	J&G Foods, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee climbed onto a catwalk in the kill room to get a bird out of the facility. The employee stepped on some foam in the overhead thinking it was a solid floor and fell approximately 18 feet to the floor, suffering a fractured elbow and head contusion.
2018-04-11	Verona	Mississippi	FXI, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was preparing to position foam to the table of a foam cutter and slipped from a 17 inch high 4x4 inch square tubing barrier used as a step resulting in a fractured ankle.
2018-04-10	Willoughby	Ohio	Aqua Lily Products, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a horizontal die press to cut out foam rings. The employee used the manual switch to cycle the press and the employee's right hand was caught between the ram and the cutting blade die. The employee suffered a right hand laceration and two fingertip amputations.
2018-04-05	Dallas	Texas	Future Foam	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was running a peeling machine when he noticed some scrap foam by the blade. As he attempted to remove the scrap, his left hand was caught by the blade, cutting his pinky, ring, and middle fingers. The machine was running at the time of the incident.
2018-03-21	Houston	Texas	Sterling Manufacturing and Distributing	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut a piece of foam rubber. As the employee repositioned the foam, the saw cut the palm of the employee's left hand.
2018-02-13	Roselle	Illinois	RHT Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On February 13, 2018, at approximately 12:30 p.m., an employee incurred fractured ribs when pinched/crushed by the moving arm of the jig (fixture holding device) that held a large sheet of acrylic material during the foam insertion process.
2018-02-05	Albertville	Alabama	Noralco Industries	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
A temporary employee was feeding Styrofoam through a table saw when the foam jumped, causing the guard to move and expose his fingers to the blade. He received multiple cuts to his right hand and amputation of his right middle fingertip.
2018-01-17	Tulsa	Oklahoma	American Airlines	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was putting a large box of foam insulation on the top shelf of a storage rack. He was extended over the top rail of the warehouse platform ladder. As he was pushing on the box, the ladder tipped over, and he fell approximately 4 feet to the shop floor, fracturing two vertebrae.
2017-10-11	Bellevue	Nebraska	CORESLAB STRUCTURES OMAHA INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a table saw to cut foam strips when the rotating blade amputated his left thumb tip.
2017-10-02	Chauvin	Louisiana	Duralite Insulators, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was cleaning up foam debris on a boat when he fell 7 feet down to the floor of the boat dock, injuring his head and back.
2017-09-21	Lynn Haven	Florida	National Mentor Healthcare, LLC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was providing resident care at a group home when she got close to an open bottle of foaming disinfectant and suffered an asthma attack. She was hospitalized.
2017-09-19	San Antonio	Texas	Tindall Corporation	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing Styrofoam from a concrete slab that was being lowered when the employee's left hand was crushed between the concrete slab and a steel slab.
2017-08-23	New Haven	Connecticut	SOMETHING SWEET, INC.	Multiple body parts	Ingestion of harmful substance
While cleaning and sanitizing trays and racks, a temporary employee ingested diluted cleaner (Super Power Foam 5339) that got around his mouth, mustache, and goatee. The temporary employee suffered pain in his throat and right rib cage.
2017-08-15	Acworth	Georgia	Chief Container Co., Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee ingested Dimethyl Ethyl Amine and Rhodolian 675 (defoamer) after drinking from a cup that he believed contained soda.
2017-08-11	Newton	Kansas	LSI Staffing, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was taking a scrap piece of foam off a bailer saw and amputated the right ring fingertip. The saw was running at the time of the incident.
2017-06-23	Tampa	Florida	LOWRY PARK ZOO	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was sitting in a golf cart after doing landscaping when he started shaking, foaming at the mouth, and was disoriented. He was hospitalized due to heat-related illness.
2017-05-06	Abbotsford	Wisconsin	Abbyland Foods, Inc.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a piece of broken foam tray from a wrapper machine when the blade came up and severely lacerated the employee's right hand.
2016-10-24	Stockholm	Maine	CPM CONSTRUCTORS	Head and trunk	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was installing foam pieces into bridge deck panels on a beam when he lost his footing and attempted to jump toward the opposite beam. His body struck the beam, fracturing his nose, face, rib, and sternum.
2016-08-02	Monticello	Georgia	PERMATHERM, INC.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was operating a foam-cutting machine. After completing the cuts on the foam material, the employee was moving away from the machine and was electrically shocked by it, suffering right hand and arm injuries that required hospitalization.
2016-06-28	Richardson	Texas	Swift Staffing LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting foam with a disc saw when he contacted the blade, injuring his left middle fingertip. His fingertip had to be surgically amputated. The saw was unguarded at the time of the incident.
2016-06-14	Somerville	Massachusett	Rogers Foam Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was holding a piece of foam in place to cut using a band saw when the saw blade amputated the employee's right ring finger.
2016-04-25	Lithonia	Georgia	WOODBRIDGE FOAM FABRICATING, INC.	Lumbar region	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
When an employee turned around while inspecting parts at the foam conveyor line, she suffered sharp pain in her lower back.
2015-12-03	Pensacola	Florida	Hensel Phelps Construction Group	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
An employee was carrying an 8-feet-long, 7-feet-wide, reinforced wire mesh on the flat roof of a new building. As he was approaching the area where the wire mesh was to be installed, the wire mesh snagged with the handle of the power pack, causing him to trip. He fell on a 2" by 6" foam board, fracturing his lower left leg and requiring hospitalization.
2015-11-24	Sussex	Wisconsin	Nature's Path USA II LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While attempting to clean a jet foam airlock, an employee's fingertips were struck and amputated by the spinning part ("squirrel cage") of the airlock.
2015-10-31	Woodridge	Illinois	OSS SERVICES, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee was pumping chlorinated foaming cleaner out of a barrel and ingested the chemical.
2015-10-30	Atlanta	Georgia	Owens Illinois	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was taking the temperature of a mold inside a foaming machine and dropped the temperature probe. As the employee tried to retrieve the probe, the left index finger was amputated.
2015-10-30	Kearneysville	West Virgini	Royal Vendors, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On October 29, 2015, at approximately 4:00pm, a maintenance technician suffered an amputation while troubleshooting an air cylinder on an evaporator foam fixture in the Tooling Department. The maintenance tech placed his left hand on top of the cylinder hole while looking at the right side of the cylinder. His arm inadvertently activated the lever in the down position and the tip of his left ring finger was pinched between the cylinder and the hole resulting in amputation.
2015-10-22	Hattiesburg	Mississippi	Deep South Foam, LLC	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was clearing a spray gun when the 1100 psi pressure injected a component of urethane foam into his finger causing a buildup of material under the skin in the palm of his left hand.
2015-10-08	South Plainfield	New Jersey	Ames Advanced Materials Corp.	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
The employee was making a batch of metal powder in the reactor. He added acid and it foamed over burning his feet and shins.
2015-09-28	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Mullins Cheese, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On September 28, 2015, an employee was hospitalized after receiving a 2%, second degree burn on his right forearm while cleaning nozzles with a bucket of hypochlorite and foaming alkaline.
2015-09-24	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Insulation Coating and Consultants, LLC	Arm(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was using a scraping pole to scrape spray foam from studs while standing on the floor. He moved to work on a lift and when he finished the work from the lift, he came down and made contact with the pole scraper blade, lacerating his right arm.
2015-08-14	Richardson	Texas	General Packaging Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was putting foam beneath a die cutter machine when the machine came down, crushing and amputating his left index finger.
2015-07-08	Brunswick	Georgia	C & G Concrete, Inc.	Arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting foam board with a concrete saw when the saw kicked back. The blade impacted his arm, causing a laceration that required hospitalization.
2015-05-27	Bedford	Pennsylvania	Pomp's Tire Service	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee experienced a left thumb amputation when it was caught in a foam machine auger.
2015-04-28	Tuscumbia	Alabama	Flexco Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was threading material onto a foaming drum on line four when his glove was caught pulling his right hand between the forming drums and injuring his fingers.
2015-04-15	Butler	Wisconsin	PackerS Sanitation Contract Services, Inc. LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was sanitizing meat processing equipment. The employee turned the machine on and inserted a hose up the discharge chute to inject a chemical cleaning foam. The mixing head on the end of the machine caught and amputated the employee's finger.
2015-04-07	Berthoud	Colorado	Creative Foam Composite Systems	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 04/07/2015, an employee lost her right-hand, middle fingertip when she got her hand caught in a rotary press while processing a small piece of foam through the router table.
2015-04-03	Buffalo	New York	SweetWorks Confections, LLC	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was pressure-washing a metal belt using a diluted solution of Oxofoam (a corrosive material). The spray contacted the employee in the neck/shoulder area, causing chemical burns to the skin.
2015-03-19	Blue River	Colorado	Divison 7, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was burned on the face and hands while refueling a gas-powered air compressor used to spray insulation foam.
2015-01-04	Tulsa	Oklahoma	Southwestern Regional Medical Center	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
A worker slipped on an alcohol foam rug and fractured his hip on January 4, 2015. He was hospitalized for 3 days and had therapy.