| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||||
| 2021-11-08 | 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 | Independence | La | Piggly Wiggly | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting pork using a meat band saw. The meat slipped and the employee's right index finger was amputated at the first knuckle | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 2021-11-02 | 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. | |||||
| 2021-11-01 | Waco | Tx | Owens-Illinois | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was taking blank temperatures on a forming machine. As the employee inserted blank temperature probes into the blanks, their right index finger was pinched between the blank arm and the operating shaft. The finger was degloved to the first knuckle, and was later medically amputated. | |||||
| 2021-10-30 | Whitewater | Wi | S & R Egg Farm, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| Two employees were removing a manure belt from a dryer. When the injured employee grabbed the cable slack, his right index finger was pulled into the reel and amputated at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-10-21 | Clifton | Tx | Clifton Moulding Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was feeding boards into a moulder when the machine jammed. As the employee went to remove the jammed board, the moulder head contacted his left ring and little fingers, resulting in fractures. The left ring finger was subsequently amputated at the knuckle closest to the palm of his hand. | |||||
| 2021-10-20 | Lake City | Fl | New Millennium Building Systems, LLC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| On October 20, 2021, an employee had just changed a roll former machine from one metal size to another and was setting up the machine for a new production order. He was reaching to retrieve a metal piece coming out of the machine when the chain and sprocket that drove the kicker wheel caught his right glove. His ring finger was amputated at the first knuckle, and he was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-10-19 | Colorado Springs | Co | SYSCO DENVER INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport |
| An employee tried to maneuver a pallet jack being steered by a co-worker by grabbing the forks when the forks came down onto the employee's right index finger, resulting in an amputation at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-10-19 | Hattiesburg | Ms | Mar-Jac Poultry MS, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee reached to pick up a tender that had fallen from a chicken frame when their right index finger contacted a knuckle chain that moves frames down the line, resulting in an amputation down to the first joint. | |||||
| 2021-10-18 | Washington | Ok | Harker Meats, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was fixing a break in a hoist chain. His left hand got caught in the chain, and he suffered partial amputations to three fingers: the index finger (at the first knuckle) and the little and ring fingers (at the second knuckles). | |||||
| 2021-10-12 | Norwood | Ny | Barrett Paving Materials - Norwood Asphalt Plant | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was troubleshooting a problem on the screen deck of a batch plant. To determine if the problem was mechanical or electrical, the employee locked out the system and tried to jog the belts by hand. When he tugged on the belt, the eccentric shaft counterweight swung down, driving the belt toward the sheave. The tips of his right ring and little fingers were pinched between the belt and the sheave, and the ring fingertip was amputated just above the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-10-05 | Congerville | Il | O'Brien Steel Service Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| On October 5, 2021, an employee was using a horizontal bandsaw to cut bushings and amputated his left ring finger above the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-10-02 | Ardmore | Ok | Michelin North America, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating the tire building machine at the first stage of the cycle. The employee was holding a wire bead rope material utilized in the manufacturing process. The material became caught in the machine and pulled the employee's left hand into the machine while his foot was stuck in the operation pedal. The employee suffered amputation of the left middle finger at the middle knuckle and a left ankle dislocation with a fracture. | |||||
| 2021-09-30 | Lakeland | Fl | ABC Supply Co, Inc. | Neck and back | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was loading building materials onto a truck. As he stood in the bed, moving a knuckle boom crane's fork, the upright bar loosened and he fell off the truck. He suffered a neck/spinal fracture. | |||||
| 2021-09-29 | Locust Grove | Ok | Southern Electric Corporation of Mississippi | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was in a bucket working on a set of powerlines when he had to reposition his bucket truck. The knuckle of the boom truck hit a tree branch, which put the boom under tension. When the employee moved forward, the bucket jerked free from the branch, causing him to fall 15 feet from bucket to the ground and resulting in a broken L1 vertebra that required surgery. | |||||
| 2021-09-27 | Muenster | Tx | Muenster Milling Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| Employees were troubleshooting the bag sewing machine. While checking the tension on the belt, the pulley amputated an employee's right index finger at the first knuckle when the machine started. | |||||
| 2021-09-24 | Springfield | Il | SOLOMON COLORS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On September 24, 2021, an employee was trying to unjam a machine. His left hand was caught in a rotary airlock valve (accessed through an inspection port), which pinched his middle finger. The finger was amputated up to the first knuckle. The machine was running at the time. | |||||
| 2021-09-24 | Burgettstown | Pa | Union Electric Steel Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was preparing to lift a 25,000-pound forging with an overhead crane using a spreader bar and a set of chains. The chains on one side of the forging snagged on set downs and would not slide into position. The employee used his right hand to position the chains to the center of the load when the crane began to lift the forging. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the chain and the forging, resulting in amputation to the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-09-21 | Chanute | Ks | Optimus Industries LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was using C- and L-clamps to secure two half-inch steel plates, measuring 12 feet by 12 feet and weighing 400 pounds each. The steel plates were on a beam frame table. A plate moved, resulting in the amputation of the employee's left index finger between the first and second knuckles. | |||||
| 2021-09-20 | Jackson Center | Pa | International Timber & Veneer, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was climbing off a saw from a height of 3 feet. He slipped on a cross-member and his hand contacted the belt that had just been installed on the saw. The weight forced the belt to move through the pulley, bringing his right hand with it. He suffered lacerations to the right index, middle, and ring fingers and an amputation to the index finger at the second knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-09-16 | Farwell | Tx | Cal Maine Foods Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was using a creeper to clean under packers. As he slid under the adjacent packer he reached up and a running chain caught the employee's left hand pulling it into the sprocket. The employee's left ring finger was amputated at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-09-10 | Tulsa | Ok | Axel Royal, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was replacing a tank pump. He was utilizing a pry bar to help manipulate two flanges to better position a new gasket between them. His left index finger was in the bottom bolt hole of the flange when the pry bar slipped, causing the flanges to come together and amputate the end of his left index finger above the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-09-09 | Hinsdale | Nh | Continental Cable, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was working with a 50-ton swage machine pressing metal beads onto wire rope. The employee was using an Allen wrench to position the part between the dies when the machine closed on their right index finger resulting in a fingertip amputation to the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-09-08 | Portsmouth | Va | Norfolk Naval Shipyard | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was deburring a 1-inch carbon steel pipe on a lathe for weld practice. The employee was polishing the outside diameter of the pipe using emery cloth. The employee was straddling the pipe, with one hand on each end of the cloth, when the rotating pipe pulled in the employee's glove and right hand. The employee's right index finger was amputated at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-09-06 | Decatur | Ga | MH Memorial LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was trying to remove an automobile floor mat from a rug beater machine. The side service panel had been removed from the machine so she could diagnose a possible issue with the machine. The mat came free, and her right hand slipped into the path of the machine's chain and sprocket. Her right index finger was amputated at or near the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-09-03 | Clarence | Ny | Kreher Enterprises, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was assembling an irrigation unit when a metal support bracket fell and pinched their right index finger against a metal bar. The fingertip was amputated at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-08-27 | Castle Rock | Co | Basic Drywall Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting a wall stud with a circular saw. The saw blade hit a knot in the wood; the saw kicked back and amputated the employee's left index fingertip at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-08-24 | Marathon | Ny | Countree, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
| An employee was rolling a large rock when his right index finger was caught between it and a skid steer bucket. The finger was amputated to the knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-08-24 | Emporia | Ks | Hill's Pet Nutrition, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was removing a vent hose from a rotary valve. The employee's left index finger was caught in the equipment, which amputated the fingertip at the top knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-08-24 | Cincinnati | Oh | SAF Holland, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using an automatic bander to band a wheel. His gloved finger was pulled in and caught in the banding, which removed the flesh from his left index finger above the second knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-08-21 | Hereford | Tx | Hereford Ethanol Partners LP | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was trying to break up products that were clogged in the rotary valve of a grain bin dust collector. The collector partially amputated two fingers on the employee's left hand, up to the second knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-08-19 | Austin | Tx | Construction Metal Products | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Employees were sliding a 12-foot steel column when one employee's right hand was caught between the column and a metal plumbing sleeve. The employee's little fingertip was amputated at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-08-16 | Leavenworth | Ks | Indiana Industrial Services | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was leveling and anchoring racking uprights using a plumb bob level (attached magnetically to the upright about 3 feet above the ground). The employee was down on the ground tapping the foot of an upright into place with a small sledgehammer when the plumb bob level detached from the upright and fell/slid down, amputating his left index fingertip just past the last knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-08-16 | Lancaster | Oh | Cameron, A Schlumberger Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was operating a small jib crane in the shop to lift a small valve. While adjusting the rigging around the valve to position it, the employee's left ring finger was caught between the rigging and the valve, resulting in a partial amputation before the first knuckle and the removal of the fingernail. | |||||
| 2021-08-15 | North Jackson | Oh | Extrudex Aluminum Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was pushing scrap metal through a metal saw when the saw struck the employee's left little finger, resulting in amputation at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-08-15 | Minco | Ok | Blattner Energy, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was aligning the butt section of a wind turbine when his left middle finger was struck by the reaction arm when it extended, resulting in amputation to the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-08-11 | Lewiston | Id | Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was bending a small breaker plate on a press brake. His right thumb was caught between the bent flange of the part and the punch. Part of his right thumb above the knuckle was amputated. | |||||
| 2021-08-10 | Cleveland | Oh | Mid-West Forge Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was positioning a punch holder that was being lifted by a crane. The crane moved, causing tension in its chain to amputate the employee's right index finger at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-08-05 | Lowville | Ny | QubicaAMF Worldwide, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was working on a cheek plate line making bowling pins. The employee tried to grab a falling bowling pin when a moving chain contacted their left hand, resulting in amputation of the ring finger down to the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-08-02 | Mansfield | Tx | Contech Engineered Solutions | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was lifting a large ring using a crowbar. The tool slipped and the ring came down on the employee's finger. The fingertip was amputated above the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-08-02 | Tulsa | Ok | Walmart, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting meat with a bandsaw when the machine got stuck. As he was turning off the machine, the blade amputated his left thumb at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-07-29 | Carthage | Ar | Idaho Timber of Carthage LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| On 07/29/2021 at 1:15 a.m., an employee was attempting to respool a hoist cable when his glove became stuck to the cable, pulling his left hand into the hoist pulley and resulting in an amputation of the left index finger between the first and second knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-07-28 | Pocahontas | Ar | Peco Foods, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| At about 3:10 p.m. on July 28, 2021, an employee inserted a J-shaped hook tool into a leg processor to remove a chicken hind. The machine caught the hook and pulled the employee's hand toward the leg processor's guard. The employee's hand was pinched between the tool and the guard opening, causing an amputation of the little finger above the middle knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-07-28 | Cadiz | Oh | Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC | Fingertip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| Two employees were working on a rig floor, separating the connection on a drill pipe. As they were starting to push the stand of the pipe, one employee slipped in some oil-based mud on the rig floor, fell forward, and put his hands out in front of himself to minimize the fall. The drill pipe moved back slightly and pinched his fingertip against the rig floor, resulting in the amputation of his right index fingertip above the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-07-27 | Gurdon | Ar | Georgia-Pacific, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| At about 5:30 a.m. on July 27, 2021, an employee was changing knives on a piece of equipment. The equipment rotated onto his left hand, and the blades amputated his middle and ring fingers between the first knuckle and the fingernail. | |||||
| 2021-07-23 | Jackson | Al | Blue-Grass Concrete Cutting, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was carrying out a diamond wire cutting process on a tank. When the employee pulled on the diamond wire cable, his right ring finger was pinched between it and the pulley. The finger was amputated to the last knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-07-21 | Hayward | Wi | Walters & Son Cabinetry, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| On July 21, 2021, an employee was feeding reclaimed lumber into a wood jointer when his left ring finger contacted the machine's rotating cutter head, resulting in an amputation above the top knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-07-20 | Kissimmee | Fl | Southland Construction, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was trying to put the strap on the quick-connect on a bucket excavator so it could pull a pipe out of the ground. As he was trying to connect with a pin, the pin slipped out and his finger slipped into the pinhole. He suffered amputations to the right ring finger down to the knuckle, as well as the tip of the middle finger. | |||||
| 2021-07-19 | Vineland | Nj | Northeast Precast | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was working with precast forms. A form was lowered and struck the employee's left hand, dislocating and lacerating his knuckle. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-07-16 | Washington | Dc | Engie Georgetown University | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was climbing down a ladder when it shifted, pinching the employee's little finger against the overhead water pipes and steel support braces. The finger was severely lacerated, resulting in an amputation below the knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-07-13 | Newburgh | Ny | Profex Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway |
| An employee was moving a machine apparatus that weighed approximately 3,000 lbs. with a forklift. As the apparatus was lifted, it shifted and amputated the employee's left middle finger to the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-07-13 | Broken Arrow | Ok | Blue Bell Creameries, L.P. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was changing the battery on a forklift using a mobile battery dolly. The employee positioned the dolly adjacent to the storage rack. The dolly began to roll backward when the employee was transferring the battery and the battery fell off the rack and onto the employee's left foot. Three toes were severely crushed resulting in amputation at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-07-07 | Dallas | Tx | American Fire Protection Group, Inc | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was in a manlift mounted on a forklift. When the manlift was raised, the employee's right hand was pinched between the lift bucket and a ceiling joist. The employee suffered a broken knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-07-02 | Pinellas Park | Fl | YRC Freight | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| On July 2, 2021, an employee had just finished loading his truck and was removing a dock plate when its hinge section partially amputated his left ring finger at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-07-02 | Omaha | Ne | Mission Foods | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was assembling a vertical dough lift machine which required four bolts to assemble. The employee installed the top two bolts. While attempting to align the holes and install the bottom two bolts, the machine shifted and the employee's left little finger was caught in a pinch point resulting in amputation after the second knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-07-01 | Americus | Ga | Woodgrain Millwork, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was repairing a wrap line machine. While checking the tension of a chain in the machine, the employee's glove was caught by the chain and his finger was pinched between the chain and a sprocket. His left index finger was medically amputated to the first knuckle. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2021-06-29 | Fort Myers | Fl | Mainscape, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was mowing around a lake using a stand-up mower. The employee stepped off the stand when the mower became stuck. The employee was removing grass under the mower deck and their left hand was struck by the blades. The employee sustained the amputation of the pinky fingertip, and the middle and ring fingers up to the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-06-28 | Two Rivers | Wi | Eggers Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| On June 28, 2021, at 8:45 a.m., an employee went to dislodge a door from a double-end trim saw when his hand contacted the saw blade. The employee suffered a partial amputation of the right index finger down to the top knuckle, as well as lacerations to two adjacent fingers, | |||||
| 2021-06-25 | Houston | Tx | Reterra Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was removing plastic from a float sink line machine when their right hand contacted the rotary valve, resulting in the amputations of their index, middle, and ring fingers down to the first knuckle. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2021-06-25 | Springfield | Oh | Bryce Hill, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was using a hammer and chisel to knock out the pin of a hydraulic cylinder on a backhoe when the arm of the backhoe fell approximately 1/2" and caught the employee's left little finger. The employee suffered an amputation of the left little finger at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-06-25 | Saint Joseph | Mo | TYSON FOODS | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was preparing to break down a machine to clean meat out of the actuator valve when the valve cycled and amputated the employee's right index finger down to the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-06-24 | Dothan | Al | Alabama Power Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was relocating a knuckle boom truck. The employee placed his hand on the outrigger to brace himself to kick the outrigger pad into position when his left thumb was pinched between the first and second section of the outrigger, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
| 2021-06-23 | Latham | Ny | Imperial Pools, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a brake press to manufacture 18-inch stakes. His right hand was caught in the machine when it activated and the ram bar dropped on his fingers resulting in amputation of his fingers just above the knuckles. | |||||
| 2021-06-17 | Windsor | Co | Carestream Health, Inc. | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee performing maintenance on a forklift was removing the hydraulic cylinder from the mast, which was elevated on spacer blocks. When the cylinder was removed, it struck the spacer block, causing the inside rail to lower. The employee's left hand was pinned between the inside and outside rails of the forklift, resulting in a crush injury and a laceration between the knuckles and wrist. | |||||
| 2021-06-14 | Marietta | Oh | Marathon Petroleum Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| A driver was doing maintenance on the gladhand connections on the front of a tank trailer. While climbing up to the catwalk area with a tire thumper and a razorblade knife (to rough up the rubber grommet to create a better seal), he fell. He landed on both feet on the fuel tank steps behind the cab. The tire thumper drove the pocketknife into his left little finger, causing a laceration near the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-06-11 | Claysburg | Pa | Champion Home Builders, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Employees were lifting a dumpster out of a compactor when the load shifted. An employee's finger was caught between the fork and the dumpster resulting in amputation of his left pinky finger at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-06-07 | Coshocton | Oh | Nisley Cabinet | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using an upright panel saw. While holding a piece against the fence, the saw amputated the employee's thumb at the second knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-06-07 | Milwaukee | Wi | Estes Express Lines, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee's left ring finger was crushed and partially amputated above the first knuckle, under the nail. | |||||
| 2021-06-04 | Denver | Co | Asbury Co Sub, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was taking a tire off a rim. When the arm of the tire machine moved, it caught the employee's left index finger and amputated the fingertip above the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-06-04 | Rome | Ny | Revere Copper Products, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle |
| An employee was unloading a truck with a forklift. The employee's right hand was caught between the forklift's roll cage and a computer keyboard's metal swing arm. The little finger was crushed at the knuckle and the ring finger was lacerated. | |||||
| 2021-06-04 | Lake Mills | Wi | Crystal Farms Dairy Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was climbing down industrial stairs after rinsing a conveyor. The employee slipped on a hose and fell down the stairs, catching their right pinky finger between food fencing and a conveyor channel. The finger was amputated below the second knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-06-04 | Riverton | Wv | Allegheny Wood Products, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was clearing a jam on a board edger when their right index finger was struck by a saw blade, resulting in amputation at the second knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-06-03 | Fort Smith | Ar | Rheem Manufacturing Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a large manufacturing press when their left ring finger became caught in the press, resulting in a partial amputation just above the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-06-03 | Norman | Ok | Sprouts Farmers Market; Store 803 | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was removing a 30-pound tray of salmon from a rolling tray rack when the tray became jammed in the rack. When it came unjammed, it impacted the employee's left middle finger, just after the nail bed, up to the first knuckle. The employee suffered a crush injury with the loss of skin. | |||||
| 2021-06-02 | Lakeland | Fl | Finzer Roller, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a CNC lathe to finish-grind a small urethane roll. His right hand contacted the rotating grinding wheel and was pulled in. He suffered amputations to the ring fingertip (at the first knuckle) and the middle finger (at the second knuckle). | |||||
| 2021-05-27 | Bismarck | Nd | Roers West Construction LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was using a table saw to cut cabinet filler boards. The saw amputated their left thumb between the fingernail and knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-05-26 | Westville | Ok | ABB, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cutting bar stock with an automated saw. The pneumatic clamp crushed her left ring finger at the nailbed. The fingertip was medically amputated at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-05-21 | Hodgkins | Il | United Parcel Service, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was trying to readjust a pin for a chassis in a container box. The 53-foot container dropped on his left pinky finger, crushing it and causing a partial amputation at the second knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-05-17 | Paragould | Ar | DRiV Automotive, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was troubleshooting a stamper machine. The part-sensing proximity switch was malfunctioning. The employee reached through the part access opening in the guard to adjust the proximity switch bracket. The machine cycled, causing the employee's left middle finger to be pulled between the arbor and the embossing stamper. The finger was amputated between the first and second knuckles. | |||||
| 2021-05-12 | Castle Rock | Co | SITEONE LANDSCAPE SUPPLY LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was loading a tandem dump truck with road base material. Some of the load had been dumped so the truck would not be overloaded, and material had collected under the tailgate, preventing it from closing. As the employee tried to clear away the material, the employee's right middle finger was caught between the tailgate and the tailgate latch. The fingertip was amputated at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-05-12 | Chickasha | Ok | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
| An employee was putting a package into a plastic bag to put over the fence for delivery when a dog came out from behind the garbage carts and bit her right thumb. Her right thumb was amputated to the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-05-11 | Machesney Park | Il | Spider Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On May 11, 2021, an employee was operating a pedal-operated brake press, and was feeding sheet metal into the press. Both of their hands were caught in the press, resulting in amputation of the right index finger and possibly crushed knuckles on both hands. | |||||
| 2021-05-07 | Commerce | Ga | Charles W. Pruitt Enterprises, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person |
| Two employees were holding a drain grate, preparing to lower it into the frame. The grate was dropped and it caught the two middle fingers on an employee's right hand against the frame. The fingertips were amputated to the first knuckles. | |||||
| 2021-05-04 | Marinette | Wi | Waupaca Foundry, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning out a broaching machine at the end of a shift. The machine actuated, causing amputations to the employee's index finger (to the first knuckle) and ring finger (just above the second knuckle). | |||||
| 2021-05-04 | Waverly | Ny | Rynone Manufacturing Corp | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was feeding stock through a table saw when their hand contacted the saw blade, resulting in an amputation of their left index finger above the middle knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-05-02 | Channelview | Tx | Cat-Spec, Ltd | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| Employees were conducting catalyst changeout activities in a reactor. A pipe wrench fell 23 feet into the space and struck an employee on the back of the right hand, amputating the right middle finger up to the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-04-27 | Wilton | Ny | Galusha & Sons, LLC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was operating a log loader. The loader struck a tree stump embedded in the ground and rocked, its open door swinging shut. The employee's left middle, ring, and little fingers were caught between the door and the cab. The middle ring and ring fingers were medically amputated at the second knuckle, and the little finger was reattached. | |||||
| 2021-04-23 | Brockton | Ma | Copeland Toyota | Arm(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was removing a bearing from a joint using a hydraulic press. The knuckle slipped from the press and struck the employee in the arm, breaking it. | |||||
| 2021-04-22 | Clarkesville | Ga | PENSKE TRUCK LEASING CORPORATION | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| Two employees were working on a boom truck that had outriggers and a leaking hydraulic cylinder. The injured employee had removed the hydraulic cylinder, rebuilt it, and reinstalled it. While verifying that the repair was correct, a bolt fell into the frame rail. As the injured employee reached to retrieve the bolt, the hydraulic cylinder went into motion resulting in amputation of the first knuckle from the right index finger. | |||||
| 2021-04-22 | Houston | Tx | Right Fix LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was working on a vehicle. The employee's index finger was caught between one of its rims and a caliper (part of its brake system). The employee was hospitalized, suffering from a broken and cut finger that was then medically amputated above the second knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-04-16 | Presque Isle | Me | McCain Fertilizer, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| Material was being transferred from one bag to another using a forklift. One of the forklifts moved as an employee reached to open a bag further, and the employee's right ring finger was caught between the mast of one forklift and the tine of the other. The finger was amputated at the top knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-04-12 | Trenton | Ne | Berexco LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was setting up a well rig when the counterweights spun free and caught his fingers. He suffered an amputation to the right ring finger at the top knuckle and an amputation to the right little finger at the tip. | |||||
| 2021-04-12 | Monroe | Wi | Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by animal |
| An employee was sorting steers in an alley. The employee's right ring and little fingers were crushed between the gate and the steer, and the employee's right thumb was lacerated. The ring and little fingers were medically amputated at the first knuckle below the nail. | |||||
| 2021-04-10 | Stoughton | Wi | B&G Foods North America, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee had just finished cleaning a ribbon mixer and was lifting himself up when a rotating mixer blade amputated his right index finger below the second knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-04-06 | Summerfield | Oh | Integrity Kokosing Pipeline Services | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was attempting to rig an 18' in diameter HDPE pipe. The employee was placing a nylon sling around the pipe when the pipe shifted unexpectedly. The employee's left pinky and ring fingers were pinched, resulting in an amputation of the ring finger to the second knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-04-02 | Brewster | Ma | WHITCOMB BUILDING & REMODELING, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was using a saw that was binding. He was holding a board with his right hand and reaching with his left hand when the saw amputated his left thumb from the knuckle up. | |||||
| 2021-04-02 | Joplin | Mo | Amcor Packaging Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning a machine when their left hand fingers were pulled into the machine, resulting in a degloving of three fingertips and broken knuckles that required surgery. | |||||
| 2021-04-01 | New Caney | Tx | Creacom, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| Employees were guiding a steel lid for a concrete ground box. The lid was suspended by a backhoe. The knuckle of the backhoe curled, causing the lid to swing and pinch an employee's left hand against the ground box resulting in amputation of two fingers. | |||||