Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-18	Ball Ground	Ga	Awnex, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was welding aluminum brackets. The wires on the welding machine melted and a wire struck the employee's hand, shocking her.
2021-11-17	Commerce	Ga	Wiz Tech, Inc.	Cheek(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were handling a metal piping tool. The tool shifted and struck one of them on the right side of his face. He suffered an injury to the cheekbone and was hospitalized.
2021-11-17	Fort Worth	Tx	Bell Flight	Forehead	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was manually engaging the ground handling wheels for a helicopter. He lost his grip on the tool, which struck him above the right eye.
2021-11-17	Columbus	Oh	Plastic Packaging Technologies, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On November 17, 2021, an employee was attempting to clean glue off a laminating machine roller. The employee's hand became caught in the roller, resulting in burns and fractures to the employee's hand.
2021-11-17	Bucyrus	Oh	GE Lighting Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On November 17, 2021, an employee was verifying the operation of a bulb crusher machine that had been restarted after a jam. The machine was jogged and pulled in the employee's right-hand glove. He suffered injuries resulting in the amputation of his right index and middle fingers.
2021-11-16	De Forest	Wi	ABS Global Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving livestock off a trailer. An animal was on a rope and pulled back, which pulled the employee's left hand into the side of the trailer. The employee suffered an injury to their middle finger that required amputation.
2021-11-15	Meadville	Pa	Channellock, Inc.	Hand(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was helping to install a forging hammer sow block. He was standing near the hammer and guiding a forklift operator who was manipulating the suspended block. The employee was directing the forklift backward to realign the block and had his hand on top of timber that was connected to the load strap. As the block was coming out, it contacted the bottom of the hammer and caused the timber to rotate. The employee's hand was crushed between the timber and the forklift tine.
2021-11-15	Tuscaloosa	Al	Alabama Power Company	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was standing behind a material handling truck watching another employee bring the boom into the cradle position. A vehicle struck the employee (as well as the rear of the truck), breaking the employee's left femur.
2021-11-15	Austin	Tx	Renaissance Austin Hotel	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working on a 4-foot ladder to change recessed light bulbs for a 10-foot ceiling when he fell from the ladder, resulting in hospitalization due to a possible broken left hip and a left hand injury.
2021-11-15	West Palm Beach	Fl	Academy Bus, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working in the engine compartment of a bus. The bus was turned on and the employee's hands were caught in a pulley. The employee's left hand was injured.
2021-11-15	Lake Norden	Sd	Halme, Inc.	Hand(s)	Small-scale (limited) fire
Employees were burning yard debris (brush/shrubbery) in an open pit. Fumes from gasoline (used as an accelerant) ignited and exploded. One employee suffered first-degree burns to the face and second-degree burns to his hands. Another suffered second-degree burns to his face and third-degree burns to the hands.
2021-11-15	Mingo Junction	Oh	JSW Steel USA Ohio, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
On November 15, 2021, an employee was splashed with molten metal while measuring steel in a mold. The employee sustained multiple third degree burns on their neck, right hand, and right leg.
2021-11-14	Brooklyn	Ny	Marshalls	Brain	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was moving hand weights to a wall fixture when the shelf gave way and the merchandise struck the employee's head, resulting in a concussion.
2021-11-13	Bridgeport	Ct	C & W Services	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
Two employees had just finished placing signs on a sidewalk. A vehicle jumped the curb and struck both employees. Both were hospitalized; one suffered fractures in the hand, elbow, fingers, and lower back, as well as a shoulder injury.
2021-11-13	Chambersburg	Pa	Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was maneuvering a pallet jack. The employee's little finger was crushed between the pallet jack's handle and a concrete bollard. Part of the finger was amputated.
2021-11-12	Saint Clairsville	Oh	Chick-fil-A St. Clairsville	Multiple upper extremities locations	Contact with hot objects or substances
At approximately 4:00 PM, an employee was working on the back of a pressure fryer. The employee's arm slipped and entered the fryer vat, resulting in first- and second- degree burns on his hand, wrist, and forearm.
2021-11-12	Wahpeton	Nd	Masonite Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was replacing a belt on a conveyor. His right hand fingers were caught after testing the belt that was replaced and amputated.
2021-11-12	Fort Morgan	Co	Cargill Meat Solutions	Jaw, chin	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was attempting to pick up a hide from the ground while holding a skinning knife in one hand and lacerated his chin.
2021-11-11	Milwaukee	Wi	Ritus Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a press when their right hand was caught by a demolding tool, resulting in amputation of the middle fingertip.
2021-11-11	Columbus	Ks	CALIBRATED FORMS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a paper jam in a printing press. The press caught his left hand and amputated the tufts of the index and middle fingers.
2021-11-11	Jackson	Al	Liberty Building Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a radial saw to cross-cut a piece of plywood. The employee's left hand was pulled into the saw, which amputated three of the employee's fingers.
2021-11-11	The Villages	Fl	Tropical Maintenance, Inc.	Eye(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was lifting a spray tank off a truck when the handle struck his right eye.
2021-11-11	South Euclid	Oh	Aero Controlex Group	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On November 11, 2021, an employee was performing die setup on a hydraulic press. The employee loaded dies into the press and actuated it to verify proper die alignment. The upper and lower dies made contact resulting in die failure. Fragments of the die struck the employee's hand causing a severe laceration and fracture to their index finger. In addition, fragments of metal were embedded into both hands of the employee's hands. There was no machine guarding in place and energy control was not pe
2021-11-10	Montgomery	Al	Premier Tech	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a rotator shaft with sandpaper. The employee's gloves got caught in the rotating shaft, pulling his right hand into the machine. Two of the employee's fingers were amputated, and two were reattached.
2021-11-10	Cape Coral	Fl	Facility Gateway Corporation	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was connecting batteries to an uninterruptible power supply system. A few batteries shorted out, causing second-degree burns to his hands. He was hospitalized, requiring skin grafts.
2021-11-10	Bunnell	Fl	Builders Firstsource - Florida, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On November 10, 2021, an employee was using a chop saw to cut an overhanging stop attached to a door jamb. When the blade hit the jamb, the blade kicked back and his left hand was pulled into it. His left thumb and middle finger were lacerated and his left index finger was amputated below the first knuckle.
2021-11-10	Plant City	Fl	Commercial Concrete Products Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was helping to put rebar into a machine's form box. The employee's left hand contacted the form box and the feed drawer came over, resulting in a partial amputation of the employee's left ring fingertip.
2021-11-10	Ocala	Fl	Cardinal Glass Industries, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to find the source of a noise in a conveyor system. A roller in the system caught a fingernail on her right hand and pulled it off, along with her index and middle fingertips.
2021-11-10	Carthage	Mo	FLEX-O-LATORS	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was watching a maintenance employee work on an extruder. The employee's left hand was caught in a pinch point between the pulley and the conveyor belt, and the little fingertip was amputated. The extruder was running at the time.
2021-11-10	Norwalk	Ct	United Parcel Services	Wrist(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a shepherd's hook to dislodge packages that were jammed in a chute. The employee's hand and wrist were trapped between a package and the side panel. The employee suffered a sprained wrist.
2021-11-10	Holland	Oh	Stericycle, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On November 10, 2021, an employee was loading a box truck. As they used their right hand to raise the lift gate, their left index finger was pinched between the liftgate and the truck. The employee sustained an amputation to the end of the finger.
2021-11-09	Burlington	Nj	South Coast Paper North East	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was clearing paper from underneath a sheeting machine when their hand was caught by the machine's belt and pulled into the machine, resulting in amputation of the ring finger and a partial amputation of the middle finger.
2021-11-09	San Bernardino	Ca	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE-SAN BERNARDINO P&DC	Head and trunk	Fall on same level due to slipping
On November 9, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., an employee was handling mail in a warehouse when they slipped and fell to the floor, resulting in injuries to their back and the back of their head.
2021-11-09	Brownfield	Tx	International Peanut Group	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was processing peanuts on a table near an intake fan. The fan cover had a hole that created suction strong enough to pull the employee's right hand into the blade, resulting in two amputated fingers.
2021-11-09	Commercial Point	Oh	Inferno Concrete Pumping	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was taking a hose off a boom truck. The employee fell off the truck, suffering a broken hip and hand.
2021-11-09	Arlington	Tx	Mittera Group	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was trying to remove paper from the rollers of a printing press. The rollers caught his hand, crushing and smashing it. He was hospitalized.
2021-11-09	Wellington	Fl	Excell Refrigeration, Inc.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was on a rooftop, screwing down a bolt with a wrench. The wrench slipped. He lost his balance and fell onto the screw, which lacerated the inside of his right hand. He was hospitalized.
2021-11-09	Demopolis	Al	Demopolis Hickory Mill, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a lathe when his shirt became caught in the machine. His right hand was pulled into the machine, resulting in amputated ring and little fingers.
2021-11-08	Austin	Tx	Tesla, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was installing solar panels on a roof when the standing seam metal roof anchor detached from the roof, causing the employee and the fall protection system to fall to the ground approximately 11.5 feet below. The employee suffered fractures to their vertebrae, wrist, and hand.
2021-11-08	Midland	Tx	Sunset Well Service, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on rig tongs. The rig tongs became energized and pinched the employee's gloved hand, and their left ring finger was amputated at the first knuckle.
2021-11-08	Ardmore	Ok	Michelin North America, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was operating a membrane press. While trying to remove a cured membrane from the press, the membrane did not blow off the press as normal. The employee cut the membrane from the core when the core ring began rising up the mold. The employee was removing the excess rubber from the core ring when his left hand became trapped between the bottom of the core and the core ring. The employee suffered burn and crush injuries to the their middle, ring, and little fingers. The following day, t
2021-11-08	Tulsa	Ok	Shielding Resources Group, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a two-by-four using a table saw. The employee used his left hand to guide the two-by-four through the saw when a kickback occurred, drawing the employee's hand into the saw blade and resulting in partial amputations of the index and ring fingers.
2021-11-08	Hesston	Ks	AGCO CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was connecting a powered industrial truck (PIT) winch hook to steel plates. The winch engaged and the employee's left hand was caught between the hook and the steel plates resulting in amputation of their left middle fingertip.
2021-11-08	Clearwater	Fl	ES Investments, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was running parts through a stamping press. The employee attempted to clear something stuck in the press when their left hand became caught in the press, resulting in an injury.
2021-11-07	Hazleton	Pa	Amazon Fulfillment Center AVP1	Fingertip(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift . He had lifted the forks with both hands at the front and rear of the forks; when he let go of the forks with his left hand, his right index finger was caught between the rear end of the forks and the lift mast. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-11-06	Burlington	Wi	County Prestress, LLC	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was drilling holes into an angle iron using a drill press when a piece of their clothing got caught in the drill, resulting in injuries to their hand and wrist.
2021-11-05	Sandersville	Ga	Trojan Battery Company, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a 36-inch-long tool to clear battery plates out. The tool contacted a conveyor, which pulled the employee's right hand too close to the opening to an oven. The tip of his index finger was amputated.
2021-11-05	Lancaster	Pa	Arconic Lancaster Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding interleave paper into the start of a coil on a slitter machine when their hand was pinched between the hold down and arbors. The employee's right hand was drawn into the in-running nip point, resulting in avulsions to their right thumb and index finger, for which the employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-05	South Bay	Fl	Morningstar Harvesting	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was dumping trash from a large mechanical dumpster when his right hand was caught between moving parts, causing his index and ring fingers to be crushed. The employee's ring finger was amputated.
2021-11-04	Palmdale	Fl	Cape Leisure Corporation	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using a pressure washer to clean a garbage can. The can started to fall over; when he moved to catch it, the pressure spray lacerated the top of his hand.
2021-11-04	Bloomsburg	Pa	Mailing Services of Pittsburgh, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was helping a maintenance mechanic adjust the drive clutch and belt on an envelope inserter machine. The side guard panel of the machine had been removed and the machine was powered. The machine was started, and the employee's right arm and hand were pulled into the power transmission belt. Two fingers on the hand were amputated.
2021-11-04	Mesquite	Tx	Ashley Furniture	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was wrapping product as it moved down a conveyor. Her left hand contacted the conveyor; a sensor detected it and caused the conveyor to move. Her hand was caught between the conveyor and the roller, causing multiple fractures to the hand and wrist.
2021-11-04	Bethel	Ct	Duracell Industrial Operations Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee had been mixing cathode powder in a mixer. With the mixing completed, he tilted the mixer to empty the powder into a bucket through the designated port. The mixer was powered on to push the powder out through the port. There was powder adhered to the port, and he tried to get it out using his left hand. The mixer blade contacted his fingers, resulting in deglovings and fractures to the middle and index fingers. The middle finger was medically amputated.
2021-11-04	Hillsborough	Nh	Vortex Companies - Livermore, ME	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
Two employees were moving a trailer mounted compressor by hand after disconnecting it from a truck. The two employees were pulling the trailer forward, moving closer to the back end of the original tow vehicle. As the momentum behind the trailer increased, employee 1 attempted to control the trailer by placing his hand on the trailer tongue. Employee 1's finger became caught between the towing truck's bumper and the edge of the trailer tongue. The employee' s little finger was amputated.
2021-11-04	Oberlin	Oh	Green Circle Growers, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On November 4, 2021, an employee attempted to unbolt a lamp post that was attached to a pulley system and tethered to a forklift. While the load was suspended, the employee reached under the lamp post to remove a nut and bolt. The load shifted and the lamp post landed on the employee's hand crushing their fingers and resulting in a partial finger amputation.
2021-11-04	Oklahoma City	Ok	Metal Container Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a rag to clean a liner while rotating the liner turret counter-clockwise with his left hand. The employee's right little finger was caught between the stationary dog leg channel and the rotating star wheel. The fingertip was amputated above the first knuckle.
2021-11-03	Lockbourne	Oh	J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was handling the locking mechanism on a tractor trailer coupling safety pin. The rear locking device popped free and struck the employee's left hand, which was pinned against the upper supporting member. The employee's ring and little fingertips were crushed; the employee was hospitalized, and the fingertips were medically amputated.
2021-11-03	Elberta	Al	Woerner Turf Foley Farm	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was adjusting a drive shaft on a blower when the shaft tilted and pinched two fingers on his left hand, resulting in amputations.
2021-11-03	Corry	Pa	Tonnard Manufacturing Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was standing near a sander, de-burring metal parts and placing them on a storage rack. A metal part was ejected from the sander and struck the employee's left hand, causing a fracture and laceration to their little finger. The machine was unguarded at the time.
2021-11-03	Plantation	Fl	Davco Electrical Contractors Corp.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee had put a strap in a mini excavator bucket. It fell out and he went to put it back in. The employee's right hand was clamped in the bucket and fractured.
2021-11-03	Fort Buchanan	Pr	Department of Defense Education Activity	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was hospitalized when he suffered electrical shock while servicing a school's HVAC system, causing burns to his hands and chest pains.
2021-11-03	Bedford Hills	Ny	SavATree LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee and co-workers were doing core aerations when one of the machines got stuck in a slightly sloped area of the property. The employee attempted to put a strap on his machine to pull the other machine out. As he searched for a place to hook the strap to, he put his hand under a plate on the machine when his middle and ring fingers contacted a pulley underneath, resulting in 1/8 inch fingertip amputations.
2021-11-03	Brownsville	Tx	SpaceX Launch Facility	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A crew was using a magnetic lift to lower a 500-pound section of square tubing into place. The injured employee had their hand partially inside one end of the tubing when the magnet failed and dropped the square tubing, injuring their left hand including crushed fingers and amputations to the ring finger and thumb.
2021-11-03	Marietta	Oh	Mondo Polymer Technologies, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a machine that dumps bales of plastic into a shredder. The platform was in the dump position when the employee noticed there was plastic about to discharge and was concerned it wouldn't enter into the shredder. He climbed up the side of the bale dumper to manually push the plastic towards the hopper and placed his left hand on the upright box tubing frame, which houses the guide wheels. There are two access holes approximately two inches in diameter, which maintenance u
2021-11-02	Green Bay	Wi	Alive & Kickin' Pizza Crust	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a divider that makes balls of dough from a larger batch in an elevated hopper. The employee was removing dough that was leaking from the elevated hopper, when their hand was caught in the machine, resulting in an amputation to the tip of their right thumb.
2021-11-02	Andalusia	Al	Shaw Industries Group, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee cleared a jam in the heat set on a machine. The employee removed the lock out device and energized the machine. The employee then removed the guard to adjust a belt. The belt started moving and when the employee reached for a tool his right hand was caught in the heat set roller, resulting in a partial amputation of the right index finger.
2021-11-02	Tavares	Fl	KLS Construction Services LLC	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to cut a 2-by-4. The saw cut the employee's left hand.
2021-11-02	Campbellsport	Wi	Tom's Quality Millwork & Hardwoods Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was on his hands and knees to line up a jack plate and arbor plate and screw a bolt through the plates. The employee had his right thumb positioned on top of the jack plate when the arbor plate slipped down approximately 2 inches and pinched the tip of the employee's right thumb, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-11-02	Cocoa	Fl	Diamondback Towers dba Diamondback Marine	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding pipe into a bending machine when his right hand was pulled into the machine. The employee's index, middle, and ring fingers were crushed and amputated.
2021-11-02	Houston	Tx	Majestic Steel USA, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to transfer steel material from a re-coiler to a coil cart when the material began to recoil. The employee placed one hand on the material and the other hand on the console in order to prevent the material from uncoiling when their left hand got caught between the steel material and a push plate, resulting in a laceration to their hand.
2021-11-02	Pueblo	Co	Hartung Glass Industries, Inc.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on a glass manufacturing machine. A sensor broke off the machine. As she tried to fix it, the machine backed up onto her right hand and broke one of her knuckle bones. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2021-11-02	Decatur	Al	Ascend Performance Materials	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
Employees were unloading material from a barge to a storage tank. A logistics employee was lowering the unloading arm at the barge dock. The employee provided the barge operator the rope used to guide the unloading arm from the dock down to the barge. The logistics employee pulled both pins that secure the counter weight when not in use. The logistics employee then grabbed the back of the counter weight handle and pulled the counter weight toward themself. As the logistics employee was guiding t
2021-11-02	Akron	Oh	Grapevine Masonry Construction, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
The injured employee was assisting another employee who was using a hand-held hammer drill. The drill bit caught the injured employee's glove and twisted his index finger causing a fingertip amputation.
2021-11-01	Philadelphia	Pa	Samuels and Son Seafood Co.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a fish skinning machine. The machine caught the employee's left hand, causing ligament damage and partial degloving.
2021-11-01	Buford	Ga	Caliber Collision Center #2301	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On 11/1/2021, an employee was cleaning a car when he blew compressed air across his hand and received an air embolism, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-10-30	Wheeling	Wv	The Ziegenfelder Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing the belt and pulley system of a conveyor. His gloved right hand was caught in the belt and pulley when the machine started, resulting in a partial amputation of the right thumb.
2021-10-30	Montgomeryville	Pa	Skyline Emissions, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A machine operator was feeding wire into a plate bending machine when their right hand made contact with in-running rollers resulting in crushing injuries that led to surgical amputation of the second and third digit fingertips.
2021-10-29	Houston	Tx	Medtronic, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was unpacking testing equipment. While releasing the bungee hooks, the first cord slipped out of their hand and a metal s-hook hit their left eye.
2021-10-29	Bayonet Point	Fl	Crossmark, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a plexiglass display and fell over it, landing on the floor and suffering seven broken left-side ribs as well as a contusion to the left hand.
2021-10-29	Wyandanch	Ny	Raymour & Flanigan Furniture, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was delivering a couch to a customer's house. The employee was lifting the couch over a living room banister when the couch began to fall. As the employee reached over the banister to catch the couch his left hand was caught on the couch, resulting in a wrist fracture.
2021-10-28	East Point	Ga	MAINFREIGHT	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On October 28, 2021, an employee was operating a forklift with attached freight. The forklift drove over a lip ramp and the freight moved slightly. The employee exited the forklift and was trying to stabilize the freight when the freight fell over and caught the employee's left hand against the floor. Two of the employee's fingers were amputated.
2021-10-28	Tinton Falls	Nj	Mazza Recycling	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift. It lurched forward, and his left hand was crushed between it and a column. His index and middle fingers were amputated.
2021-10-28	Cincinnati	Oh	American Scaffolding, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading 12 scaffolding frames for a client. The frames were standing upright against the back window of a pickup truck and were strapped in. The pickup was on a street with a slight incline. The employee unsecured the frames, took one section off, and moved to the tailgate area of the truck to hand the frame to the client on the ground. As the employee's back was turned, the frames started falling toward him and he tried to jump out of the back of the truck, but the frames caug
2021-10-27	Steelton	Pa	C & D Rigging Realty LLC	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working on a handrail system between a short concrete wall and a stack of steel blooms consisting of 8-inch square sections of steel that were 30 feet long and stacked 4 feet high. The blooms shifted and pinned the employee against the wall, resulting in a broken right leg and right knee along with bruising on the left leg.
2021-10-27	Springfield	Pa	BJ's Wholesale Club	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was using a forklift to pull down a pallet from a steel rack. A bulb fell from a light fixture and made contact with the forklift, startling the employee and resulting in the control handle getting pulled back, which caused the employee's left hand to get caught between the cabin and the steel racking. The employee's left little finger was amputated.
2021-10-27	Fort Smith	Ar	Davis Iron & Metals	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting copper tubing with an alligator shear. Oil from the copper tubing got onto the employee's gloves causing the employee's left hand to slip into the jaw of the shear. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the left middle fingertip.
2021-10-27	Winesburg	Oh	Robin Industries, Inc	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was attempting to remove a piece of material from an assembly machine. The machine partially cycled and the employee's right hand became caught in the RAM of the machine. When the employee tried to remove his hand, the machine cycled fully and his hand was caught between the material and the RAM, resulting in amputation at the wrist.
2021-10-27	Orlando	Fl	CKS Packing Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam on a laydown trimmer when his right hand contacted the trimmer, resulting in a severe cut on his ring finger. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-27	Jackson	Mo	Procter & Gamble	Upper and lower limb(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was opening a building substation for a visual inspection when they suffered an electric shock, resulting in burns to their left hand and thigh that required hospitalization.
2021-10-27	Tamuning	Gu	S.P.E. (GUAM), INC.	Hand(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking from the office out to the warehouse when their right hand was caught between the wall and an electric forklift, resulting in broken bones.
2021-10-27	Odessa	Tx	Mighty Wash #8	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee entered a mechanical room when the towel she was carrying got caught in equipment, resulting in a fractured left hand.
2021-10-26	Montgomery	Al	DAS North America, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working in a test booth that tests the noise quality of automobile seats. The conveyor line stopped moving. The employee looked through the test booth doors, leaned over and placed their left hand on the chain and sprocket that drives the conveyor. The conveyor system began moving, resulting in amputations to the left index, middle and ring fingers.
2021-10-26	Brookhaven	Ms	Walmart Distribution Center	Hand(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was working on a forklift and removing a pulley that holds a hydraulic line. The mast of the forklift came down on his right hand resulting in partial amputation of the hand.
2021-10-26	Clifton Park	Ny	Repligen Corporation	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding a silicone milling machine when their hand was pulled into the milling rolls, resulting in an avulsion of their hand that required hospitalization.
2021-10-26	West Memphis	Ar	Cincinnati Incorporated	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was replacing springs in a counter balance unit on a shear machine when something shifted in the machine and his left hand was caught in the machine, resulting in amputation of the left ring fingertip.
2021-10-26	Northbrook	Il	Argo Roofing Company	Head and neck	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
On October 26, 2021, at approximately 10:25 a.m. an employee was performing roofing work on a commercial building and was walking backward moving a propane tank with a handcart. While moving the propane tank, the employee tripped over the raised lip of an unprotected skylight and fell through it to the concrete floor 20 feet below. The employee sustained a fractured cervical vertebra and multiple skull fractures.
2021-10-25	Racine	Wi	R & B GRINDING CO., INC.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was operating an automatic screw machine and dropped an air gun. When the employee attempted to retrieve the air gun, the machine cycled and contacted their right hand, resulting in a cut and a bone injury that required surgery.
2021-10-25	Liberal	Ks	JV Energy Services Inc	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An oil derrick hand fell off the oil derrick platform and struck the derrick during the fall resulting in a fractured back.
2021-10-25	Providence	Ri	Lorac Tool LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a 150-ton machine press with compressed air. The employee's right hand was inside the point of operation when the machine was activated and crushed his right hand. The employee suffered injuries to his right hand to include fractures, lacerations, and amputation of his index and middle fingers.
2021-10-25	Scarborough	Me	NEPW Logistics - Portland	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was inspecting a paper roll on a paper rewinder machine when two of their right-hand fingers got caught in the roll, resulting in surgical amputation of the fingertips.