Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-11	Austin	Tx	Palm Harbor Homes	Multiple back regions	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was cutting a 12-inch steel I-beam. A spark from the employee's cutting torch lit the employee's jacket on fire. The employee suffered burns to the upper and lower back.
2021-10-23	Medley	Fl	Eco Glass Production Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a glass washer. To test the machine, the employee placed glass at the entrance to the washer. The pinion gear caught his jacket and the machine partially amputated his left arm. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
2021-09-26	Demorest	Ga	Pittman Construction Company	Multiple body parts	Explosion, n.e.c.
Two employees were preparing to unclog a jacketed hot oil line on an asphalt concrete unit. They were using a propane torch to heat up the asphalt when the asphalt concrete unit exploded. The employees suffered burns to their arms and upper torsos.
2021-07-28	Dallas	Tx	Oncor Electric Delivery LLC	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was assisting with the manual handling and positioning of a de-energized jacketed concentric neutral power cable in an electrical vault. A 15 kV component installed on a transformer failed, resulting in an arc flash that caused second and third degree burns on the employee's hands.
2021-07-06	Denver	Co	Copeland Enterprises, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was releasing a concrete form from the mold jacket. The mold weighed 800 lbs. and the employee's left index and middle fingertips were pinched when the mold shifted resulting in fingertip amputations.
2021-06-14	Fairfield	Al	United States Steel Corporation - Fairfield Tubular	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was using an air wand to remove sand when hot sand was blown back into the employee's face and under his jacket. The employee was hospitalized with second degree burns on the forehead and right forearm.
2021-02-26	Collins	Ms	SANDERSON FARMS, INC.	Upper arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was retrieving a hose from the opposite end of a moving conveyor when the sleeve of her jacket was caught by the conveyor, pulling the employee's arm in and resulting in an amputation of the right arm below the shoulder.
2021-02-01	Dewitt	Ar	Industrial Ironworks dba Adams Fertilizer Equipment	Multiple body parts	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was building frames and welding metal square tubing. The employee had just completed welding one side of a frame and turned to re-position to do the other side. He leaned onto the hot metal and the back of his jacket caught on fire. The employee was hospitalized with burns on his back, an arm, and the right side of his chest.
2020-10-16	Batavia	Oh	Orkin	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee received multiple yellow jacket stings after leaving the crawl space of a customer's home and suffered an allergic reaction.
2020-09-03	Hoisington	Ks	SUPERIOR ESSEX	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was making repairs on a jacket line using a forklift. The employee's left thumb was caught between the forklift's forks and a clamp. The thumb tip was amputated.
2020-07-30	Oak Park	Illinois	Evans Electric LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was walking between a transformer and wall-mounted, lead-jacketed secondary cable. His right shoulder brushed against the cable and his left elbow touched the transformer bracket, causing an arc flash. He suffered first- and second-degree burns to the left arm and the left chest area.
2020-04-28	Lincoln	Rhode Island	GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was operating a continuous vulcanizing line, which extrudes rubber jacketing around a conductor cable and uses an indent printing process to label the cable. The indent printer housing had a steel cap on the side; the employee had just tightened this cap into place and was making adjustments on a panel when steam pressure ejected the cap into his abdomen. The cap knocked the wind out of him and he suffered first- and second-degree burns from the steam. He was hospitalized.
2020-04-24	Forest	Mississippi	Tyson Farms-Foreat Processing Plant	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was setting up to sanitize a production line when her rain jacket hood was caught by a moving shackle, pulling her down to a drip pan where she struck a support post and then fell 4 or 5 feet to the ground. She suffered an internal laceration to her liver.
2020-03-19	Elberton	Georgia	Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was scrubbing the framework of a conveyor belt. The belt had been removed. The sprockets on the running shaft snagged the employee's jacket and pulled his arm between the framework and the shaft. The employee suffered lacerations and other injuries to the lower left arm and was hospitalized.
2020-03-19	Elberton	Georgia	Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While an employee was scrubbing the framework of a conveyor, their rain jacket was snagged by the sprockets on a running shaft. The employee's left arm was pulled between the framework and the shaft. The employee was hospitalized with lacerations and other injures to the lower left arm.
2020-02-20	Chico	Texas	Hubbard Construction	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was reaching over an asphalt machine. The employee's jacket sleeve was caught between the trunnion and a tire, causing a partial amputation of the left ring finger and the laceration of the left little and middle fingers.
2020-02-20	Winter Park	Florida	Hubbard Construction	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was checking an asphalt machine on an asphalt plant truck when his jacket sleeve was caught between the trunnion and the tire. As a result, his left ring ringer was partially amputated and his left pinky and middle fingers were lacerated.
2020-01-31	Pearl River	Louisiana	Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was riding a pallet jack and stopped to pick up his jacket that had fallen off the machine. As the employee stepped off the machine and reached down to retrieve his jacket, the operation controls were triggered and the pallet ran over his left foot. The employee sustained lacerations to the left leg and crushed toes.
2020-01-07	Beaumont	Mississippi	HOOD INDUSTRIES INC.	Upper arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a piece of wood from the infeed of a dryer. A sprocket caught his jacket, and the chain and sprocket abraded and burned the bottom and underside of his right upper arm.
2019-08-04	Itasca	Illinois	Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On August 4, 2019, a maintenance mechanic was tracking plastic film through a package-sealing machine during a setup process. A film clip caught the mechanic's jacket, pulling the mechanic's right hand toward the chain and gear. The mechanic suffered amputation of the middle and fourth fingertips.
2019-07-25	Fairburn	Georgia	Jacobs Engineering	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was operating a weed eater cleaning around guard rails when he disturbed a yellow jacket nest and was stung numerous times, suffering an allergic reaction to the stings.
2019-04-22	Cartersville	Georgia	Shaw Industries Group, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at a stretch wrapper, applying stretch wrap to a 6-foot-wide tufted roll of carpet. His vest and jacket got caught and were pulled between the roll of carpet and the cradle. His right arm was also pulled between the carpet roll and the cradle. He suffered friction burns to his lower back, right arm in the bicep area/armpit, and right hand.
2019-04-15	Mobile	Alabama	Belk, Inc	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
A loss prevention employee was bringing a shoplifter back to the office when the shoplifter ran toward the exit door. The employee slipped on the shoplifter's jacket (which had fallen to the ground) and fell, breaking his hip.
2019-04-12	Burnet	Texas	Reliable Tire Disposal, LLC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee bent down near a conveyor to inspect a jammed tire shredder. The conveyor caught the tail of his jacket, pulling him into the machine and causing broken ribs and lacerations to his right arm. He was hospitalized.
2019-03-21	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	PLANTERS COTTON OIL MILL, INC.	Multiple upper extremities locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee working next to the filter house was blowing down a fan slab under the filter house hopper when his jacket sleeve became tangled in a rotating shaft, pulling his left arm into the shaft. He suffered a mangled left hand, wrist, and forearm.
2019-03-18	Rumford	Maine	ND Paper Rumford Division	Wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was applying tape to the loose trim on a paper roll. Her right jacket sleeve was caught in the shaft of the winder, pulling in her arm. She suffered a severe laceration of the forearm and a broken wrist, and was hospitalized.
2019-03-07	Stratton	Maine	Reenergy Stratton, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was walking into a garage area. The handle of a closing door caught his jacket cuff and his right index finger was caught in the door. The tip was amputated (without loss of bone).
2019-01-30	Houston	Texas	Suburban Propane LP	Multiple body parts	Contact with cold objects or substances
A trainee employee was connecting a propane hose to a cylinder tank when his hand hit the handle to open the valve. The propane hose came loose and the employee's jacket was soaked with the propane. The employee received propane burns on his left leg and ankle, his right wrist, and abdominal area.
2019-01-29	Muenster	Texas	Airway Services, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a wind turbine generator. Their jacket was caught on a turning gear pulling his right arm into the gears and causing a crushing injury and laceration to the right arm.
2019-01-09	Hamburg	Pennsylvania	Hamburg Plow Works, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee poured molten iron into a mold. The molten iron ran out of the mold at the bottom corner of the jacket and onto the employee's right foot causing a burn to the top of the foot, which required hospitalization.
2018-03-11	Orlando	Florida	Menzies Aviation (USA) Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was placing bags on the belt loader at an airport ramp when his jacket sleeve was sucked in by the running belt on the belt loader. He attempted to remove his sleeve with his other hand and was caught by the belt, which removed skin and damaged the tendons on his left hand.
2018-03-03	Campti	Louisiana	TNT Railcar Services, Inc.	Hip(s)	Rail vehicle incident, n.e.c.
An employee was moving boxcars on a rail line in a plant when his jacket pocket was caught on a boxcar. He was then dragged approximately 20 yards over a pile of 4x4's and into a concrete post, injuring his left hip area.
2018-02-08	Kewaskum	Wisconsin	Friedl Ski Ventures, LLC	Multiple upper extremities locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee had entered a belt conveyor motor room to troubleshoot it when his right jacket sleeve was caught on the conveyor belt, pulling his arm into and between the conveyor belt and drum tensioner. He suffered a broken hand, wrist, and arm and a dislocated elbow, requiring hospitalization.
2018-02-07	Pflugerville	Texas	Paradigm Metals Incorporated	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the vertical mill press when the employee's jacket sleeve came in contact with the rotating counter bore bit. His left arm was pulled around the machine fracturing it and also causing many lacerations.
2018-02-03	Pottsville	Pennsylvania	Hoss's Steak and Sea House	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was bent down checking the burner of a stove. A second employee was carrying a pot of hot soup to place in the soup jacket on the stove. He lost his grip on the soup pot due to a weak spot on the glove. The hot soup poured onto the first employee's head and right shoulder, causing burns.
2018-01-30	Waskom	Texas	Progress Rail	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was using an oxy/fuel gas cutting torch to dismantle a railcar when a small pinhole developed in the oxygen line near where the hoses meet the torch, causing a leak. Oxygen then migrated up the employee's sleeve inside his protective leather-cutting jacket and ignited. He received second and third degree burns on his right shoulder, armpit, and upper chest.
2018-01-20	Union City	Georgia	Dematic Corp.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was attempting to track a conveyor belt when his jacket was pulled into the conveyor belt, breaking bones in his right arm. He was hospitalized. The conveyor was not locked/tagged out at the time.
2018-01-11	Alvin	Texas	BrandSafway Solutions	Ankle(s)	Other exertions or bodily reactions
An employee was installing a metal jacket onto a 12" plumbing line. He was on a slope, lost his footing and rolled his right ankle. This resulted in a dislocated and fractured ankle.
2018-01-03	Chicago	Illinois	Able Service	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
On January 3, 2018, an employee was checking dampers on an air handling unit when his jacket became caught on a maintenance door. As he was attempting to free himself, the door slammed onto his left ring fingertip, amputating it.
2018-01-03	Miami	Florida	Sysco South Florida, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating a triple pallet jack when his right foot was caught between his triple pallet jack and a stationary triple pallet jacket. His right toes were amputated up to the metatarsal.
2018-01-02	Houston	Texas	Greens Bayou Foundry	Multiple body parts	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was eating lunch while sitting near a space heater. The heater then ignited his jacket, causing second and third degree burns to his back and hands.
2017-08-08	Omaha	Nebraska	Univar USA, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was disconnecting a hose from a pressurized railcar tanker when sulfuric acid sprayed from the tanker's attachment tube up the sleeves of the chemical jacket he was wearing. He suffered chemical burns to the arms and upper body, requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-07	Chicago	Illinois	Kenny Construction Company	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 6/07/17, an employee was using a tunnel boring machine drill to install rock bolts in a tunnel roof when his right jacket sleeve became caught and began to twist around the drill steel, restraining and breaking his lower right arm.
2017-05-04	Jacksonville	Florida	Belcorp, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was at a commercial jobsite operating a skid steer. After spreading seed in the area, the employee was getting off the skid steer when his jacket became caught on the seat and he fell about 4 to 5 feet the ground. He fell on his left side, striking and breaking his left ankle against the track of the steer.
2017-03-22	Calvert	Alabama	TMS International, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was cutting demo scrap with a gas and oxygen torch when he felt his back getting hot. After removing his jacket and shirt, he found a burn roughly the size of a sheet of paper in the middle of his back. He was hospitalized.
2017-02-28	Denver	Colorado	Thorfinnson-Brown Drilling Inc.	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Employees were drilling holes to obtain geotechnical soil samples on a cold day. An employee's jacket was caught in the auger, pulling him into the auger and breaking his ribs and arm.
2017-01-05	Chicago	Illinois	PAN-OCEANIC ENGINEERING CO., INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was handing down a sewer connection fitting to an employee below in a trench when a bolt on the fitting snagged on the employee's jacket, causing him to lose his balance and fall. He fell on the fitting, breaking two left ribs and bruising his left lung.
2016-04-14	Plattsburgh	New York	SALERNO Packaging Inc.	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A maintenance employee was troubleshooting an ink press when his jacket was caught in the antilock and cylinder gear of the flexographic press. His right arm was pulled into the machine and was amputated from the elbow down. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
2016-03-31	Rhome	Texas	Turner Company Precast Concrete	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was standing between the inner core and outer jacket of a precast concrete form. The employee was struck by the outer jacket resulting in a broken leg.
2016-02-11	Holcomb	Kansas	Tyson Foods Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was reaching down to pick up a box to clear a jam when his jacket was caught in a roller. As he tried to pull it out, his hand got pulled in as well. His hand and lower arm were crushed. The roller is part of a recirculation belt-driven conveyor.
2016-01-22	Hartselle	Alabama	C & L Wood Products, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to remove a build-up of saw dust in the auger when his jacket got caught in the auger and his left arm was pulled in, breaking it.
2016-01-21	Vance	Alabama	J.D. Morris Construction Co., Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working with a concrete core drill, coring anchor bolts from concrete, when a piece of concrete got caught in the bit. When the employee backed the drill out of the hole, his jacket became caught in the bit. The bit was turning and wrapped the jacket around itself, breaking the employee's left arm.
2016-01-20	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	J & C Machine Fabricating Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's jacket sleeve got caught in a lathe pulling and twisting the employee's left arm and breaking it. The break required surgery to repair.
2015-11-15	Springfield	Missouri	MECHANICAL SERVICES INCORPORATED	Multiple body parts	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was outside grinding metal for duct work when a spark or piece of metal blew inside his jacket and ignited it. He suffered 3rd degree burns on his torso and arms and was hospitalized for treatment.
2015-10-29	Franklin Park	Illinois	Nelson Steel	Forearm(s)	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was using an Oxy/Acetylene torch to cut steel to fix a machine in the fabrication shop. The acetylene line burst and caught the employee's jacket on fire. The employee was hospitalized with second degree burns to his right forearm.
2015-10-05	Carrollton	Georgia	Southwire	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was weighing off ingredients that went into the plastic homogenization for electrical wire jacket/insulation manufacturing. While he was attempting to remove excess material, a roll mill caught and partially amputated his right index finger.
2015-10-01	Tomball	Texas	Breaux Machine Works LP	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was machining a bolt when his jacket got caught in the chuck of a horizontal lathe, which in turn pulled him into the rotating parts of the lathe. He injured his left hand and lacerated his head, requiring hospitalization.
2015-09-08	Alexandria	Louisiana	UTLX Manufacturing, LLC	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a ladder to attach a metal jacket around a railroad car when the securement chain on the ladder came loose. The ladder became unstable and slid, causing the employee to fall and dislocate the left ankle. The employee required surgery.
2015-05-03	Brownwood	Texas	Superior Essex Communications LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was working on the buffering lines running a cable. The jacket came off while he was trying to restring the machine. He pulled the yarn and the dance arm became loose pulling the yarn and causing it to tighten. The yarn tightened around his right middle finger causing an above the bone amputation.
2015-04-04	Elyria	Ohio	Norlake Manufacturing Company	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On or about April 3, 2015, an employee was injured and hospitalized while using a winding machine. The bus bar caught the employee's jacket and pulled the employee into the winding coil, breaking the left arm in two places.
2015-04-02	Marmaduke	Arkansas	AMERICAN RAILCAR INDUSTRIES	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using an overhead crane to set a jacket on a rail car. The employee's right hand was caught between the jacket and underframe, crushing his right-hand ring finger. He was hospitalized overnight and required surgical amputation of the finger.
2015-03-26	Canastota	New York	PRIME MATERIALS RECOVERY	Arm(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was sweeping around the MTB Machine. He bent over at the base of the conveyor and backed into a rotating shaft sticking out of the machine. The shaft caught his jacket/vest and pulled his left arm into it, resulting in multiple fractures. The machine was not shut down at the time.
2015-02-12	Columbus	Kentucky	Ingram Barge Company	Multiple body parts	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
On or about 2/12/2015, an employee working for Ingram Barge Company at 78 Riverside Drive in Columbus, Kentucky, was hospitalized for burns to his left side, from his armpit to his waist. The burns resulted when a spark from welding underneath a barge on the dry dock went under his leather welding jacket and caught his shirt on fire.