Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
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.
2021-10-20	Franklin	Oh	H & W Screw Product	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was demonstrating to a co-worker how to remove the chuck from a collet system on a CNC lathe. The employee had his fingers behind the chuck and when he went to remove it, the foot pedal was pressed and the collet system closed on his left hand fingers, resulting in amputation of the middle and index fingertips.
2021-10-13	Tampa	Fl	PGH Engineering	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was checking pinholes between an index plate and a pin holder on a lathe. The index plate rotated and cut off the tip of the employee's right middle finger.
2021-09-27	Peru	Il	James Hardie Building Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On September 27, 2021, an employee was sanding a bar on a lathe and amputated their right ring finger. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-24	Russia	Oh	Abrasive Source Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On September 24, 2021, an employee was working at a lathe when the lathe's spindle caught the employee's right glove. The employee suffered an amputation to the right ring finger.
2021-09-22	Loop	Tx	Cooper Natural Resources	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using emery (sandpaper) to shine a steel shaft on a rotating lathe. A glove on the employee's right hand got caught on the sandpaper and the employee's arm became wrapped around the lathe. The employee sustained two fractures to the right forearm.
2021-09-15	Buffalo Grove	Il	Vapor Bus International	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's right thumb got caught in the moving chain and sprocket of a lathe resulting in amputation of the thumb tip. The drive chain assembly was not locked out at the time.
2021-09-10	Newport News	Va	Atlantic Constructors Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A lathe was being hoisted by hydraulics so it could be set down on cribbing. An employee was placing a 1-inch thick shim under the lathe when it came down on their thumb. The thumb tip was amputated.
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.
2021-09-03	Irvine	Pa	Ellwood National Forge	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was polishing a 3/4" x 13 1/4" steel shaft in a lathe using emery paper. The emery paper got caught around the workpiece and the employee's right ring finger was amputated.
2021-09-01	Mount Vernon	Oh	ARIEL CORPORATION	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using an emery cloth to polish a shot pin in a lathe. The cloth caught on the pin and pulled the employee's hand into the lathe. The employee suffered fractures to the hand and fingers.
2021-08-25	Omaha	Ne	Conductix Inc.	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using an emery cloth to polish a round stock bar on a conventional lathe. The shaft grabbed the emery cloth and pulled the employee's right hand against the shaft. He was able to get free, but the shaft then pulled his left hand and lower arm around itself. His forearm was broken.
2021-07-20	Austell	Ga	Voith US Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was loading a roll onto a lathe. The employee's right hand was caught between a piece of equipment and the chuck jaw of the lathe. The employee suffered an amputation to the little finger.
2021-07-01	Montgomery	Al	Hyundai Power Transformers	Face	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was operating a lathe when coolant got onto his face. He was hospitalized, suffering from a bacterial infection.
2021-06-16	Liberal	Ks	Myriad Machine Company	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was making a shaft on a lathe when his shirt was caught inside the machine. The employee sustained a broken shoulder.
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).
2021-05-21	Garland	Tx	General Dynamics	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was operating a CNC lathe. After machining a part, the employee went to open the lathe doors and his right middle finger was caught between the first and second accordion doors causing a partial fingertip amputation.
2021-05-13	Hazleton	Pa	The Hershey Company	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a piece of emery cloth to polish a metal part that was rotating on a lathe. The part caught the employee's glove, and the lathe broke the employee's right forearm.
2021-04-15	Menasha	Wi	TC Transcontinental Holding Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On April 15, 2021, an employee was removing rust from the spindle of a lathe using an emery cloth when their glove become entangled in the back chuck, resulting in a partial degloving of the right middle finger and complete amputation of the right ring and pinky fingers.
2021-03-31	Saylorsburg	Pa	BWC TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A heavy work piece fell out of a machine lathe while it was being lifted out with a crane. It fell and crushed a finger on the lathe operator's hand. The finger was later amputated.
2021-03-25	Manitowoc	Wi	Manitowoc Tool & Machining, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was clamping an aluminum part into the chuck of a vertical turning lathe when the foot pedal was engaged causing the hydraulic clamp to close on the employee's left ring finger, amputating the fingertip.
2021-03-04	Burleson	Tx	Industrial Screw Conveyors, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a lathe when his glove was caught and pulled into the machine. The employee sustained a fractured arm.
2021-02-25	Akron	Oh	Akron Foundry Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a pneumatic lathe when he sustained an amputation to the ends of three fingers.
2021-02-22	New Berlin	Wi	ACS Group, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On February 22, 2021, an employee was using an emery board to polish or de-burr bar stock when their right pinky finger was caught in the lathe and the fingertip was amputated.
2021-01-28	Houston	Tx	Southwire Company, LC	Brain	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While walking between an operator station and the edge of a lathe in operation, an employee's shirt was caught by a 2-inch diameter piece of bar stock on the lathe. The employee fell to the ground and hit his head. He sustained a traumatic brain injury and an injury to the left arm.
2021-01-21	Brunswick	Ga	Brunswick Cellulose, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was boring a hole in a coupling on a lathe and amputated his right middle fingertip just above the fingernail.
2021-01-20	Panama City	Fl	Berg Pipe Panama City Corp	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was polishing an aluminum pipe in a lathe with an emery cloth when his glove got caught in the lathe chuck, pulling him into the lathe. The employee suffered fractures to his left arm above the wrist, a laceration on his left ear, and an amputation of his left thumb.
2021-01-12	Tupelo	Ms	SUNSHINE MILLS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a lathe to smooth out a shaft. The machine caught his left ring finger and amputated it.
2021-01-08	Geismar	La	Brown & Root Industrial Services, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A millwright was operating a rotating lathe when it caught his right hand. He suffered an open fracture to the little finger and a laceration to the index finger. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2020-10-19	Berlin	Nh	Berlin Foundry & Machine Company, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was working on an industrial lathe when the tail stock on a 17,000-pound reel spool broke and the spool dropped onto his leg, crushing it. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-10-19	Suwanee	Ga	Rossini North America, LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a lathe when the mandrel struck the employee's arm and broke it.
2020-09-25	Conway	Pa	ANDRITZ Herr-Voss Stamco	Ankle(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was making a 13-inch bushing on a vertical turning lathe. The lathe moved down and in, causing the chuck to break free and strike the employee's left ankle. It broke the ankle and lacerated the employee's left foot.
2020-09-18	El Paso	Tx	REMSA USA Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was operating a lathe and caught his right middle finger in the machine. Half of the finger was amputated at the hospital.
2020-09-15	Leesburg	Al	KTH Leesburg Products	Wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was sharpening a belt on a lathe. The employee sustained a broken wrist when their hand was caught in the machine.
2020-07-09	Hanover	Pennsylvania	Feltchs Machine Shop	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While sanding an axle on a lathe, an employee suffered amputations to the right index, ring, and little fingers (to the first knuckle), as well as the tip of the middle finger when their glove was caught in the lathe.
2020-06-01	New Iberia	Louisiana	Ace Machine, Fabrication, and Construction , LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A machinist was filing a burr using a CNC lathe. The file ejected from the machine, hitting him in the abdomen and perforating his small intestine. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2020-05-29	Bay Springs	Mississippi	Hol-Mac Corporation, Plant 2	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a CNC lathe with a rag. The rag was caught between the pulley and the belt, and the belt amputated the employee's finger.
2020-05-19	Brackenridge	Pennsylvania	ATI Flat Rolled Products Holdings, Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing surface rust on a lathe machine's shaft when the employee's cut-resistant glove became caught in the lathe machine and pulled the employee's arm into the machine. The employee sustained a broken hand and arm.
2020-05-13	Ladysmith	Wisconsin	Dunn Paper - Ladysmith, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On May 13, 2020, an employee was operating a metal lathe. The employee inserted a metal pry bar into the chuck of the lathe to spin the tool while cleaning its end with an emery pad. The spinning tool caught and partially amputated the employee's left thumb.
2020-05-12	Independence	Missouri	Ronson Machine & Manufacturing	Skull	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee turned off a lathe machine, opened it, and used a push bar to push material into the lathe. The push bar was still in the machine when the lathe was reactivated. The push bar was then thrown into the employee's head, fracturing the skull. The lathe was unguarded at the time of the incident.
2020-05-09	Cicero	Illinois	BRAD FOOTE GEAR WORKS	Fingertip(s)	Struck against object or equipment
On May 9, 2020, an employee was using an Allen wrench to tighten a manual lathe when the wrench slipped, resulting in his left ring finger hitting the lathe's blade. His fingertip was amputated. The lathe was not in operation at the time of the incident.
2020-05-08	Monee	Illinois	Whiting Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On May 8, 2020, an employee was operating a lathe and polishing a tube using an emery cloth when the employee's right-hand glove came in contact with the rotating part and pulled the employee's hand into the lathe. As a result, the index and middle fingers on the right hand were amputated.
2020-05-06	Pekin	Illinois	FLSmidth Inc.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On May 6, 2020, at approximately 7:45 p.m., an employee stopped a lathe and pulled a nylon strap through the center of a 13-inch long, 8-inch diameter part. The nylon strap was attached to a jib crane, and the employee needed to jog the lathe to lock the chuck. The lathe did not jog and instead began running at operational speed. The employee's gloved right hand was caught between the nylon strap and rotating metal part, resulting in a broken thumb, severed nerves and tendons, and severe tissue
2020-05-04	Greeley	Colorado	Burrows Enterprises, LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was polishing a metal drive shaft attached to a manual lathe. His rubber glove got caught and the lathe twisted his arm, breaking it.
2020-04-06	Joliet	Illinois	Sulzer Pump Services Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was removing metal shavings from a lathe when the lathe rotated, causing an amputation to the tip of the employee's right thumb.
2020-04-06	Humble	Texas	Reactive Downhole Tools USA Inc.	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee had been cutting or measuring the coating on a 20-foot section of pipe. The employee was pulled into a rotating lathe and sustained lacerations to the face and upper body. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-06	Tulsa	Oklahoma	Elliott Precision Products, Incorporated	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a CNC lathe when an article of their clothing made contact with a bolt on the chuck. The employee was pulled into the moving chuck and sustained a broken wrist, a broken jaw, and a cut on the neck.
2020-02-21	Dallas	Texas	Clark Dietrich	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a lathe when the lathe amputated the employee's finger.
2020-02-10	Mansfield	Texas	Maxcess America	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was polishing a roll on a grinding lathe and contacted the headstock of the lathe, resulting in lacerations and a fractured left shoulder.
2020-02-05	Palmyra	New York	Finzer Roller, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was grinding a rubber roller on a manual lathe. The employee's right hand came into contact with the grinding wheel and the employee's right middle and index fingers were partially amputated.
2020-01-31	Punxsutawney	Pennsylvania	FEMCO Holdings, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a manual lathe, machining an auger journal end. The employee pressed the stop control, and the lathe started slowing down. The employee attempted to visually inspect the part and placed his left hand on the steady rest to get a better view. His hand then slipped and struck the spinning auger, resulting in medical amputation of the left pinky finger.
2020-01-22	New Freedom	Pennsylvania	ID Technology, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was deburring a part on a CNC lathe when his glove became caught and his hand was pulled into the lathe, resulting in a right index finger amputation at the second knuckle.
2020-01-21	Dallas	Texas	Continental NH3 Products	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was de-burring metal with an abrasive pad on a CNC lathe. The lathe caught the employee's glove, pulled in his arm, and broke it.
2020-01-16	Sheboygan	Wisconsin	Nemak USA, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a running lathe. He was attempting to advance the ring on the well to make it flush with another component. When he attempted to mark the steel with a marker, the long finger of his left hand was caught between the gap in the ring, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-01-15	Corpus Christi	Texas	Corpus Christi Army Depot	Head and trunk	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a lathe in a tool and die shop when a lanyard around his neck was caught by the lathe. He was pulled in and was struck by the handle. The employee sustained torso, lower back, and posterior head trauma resulting in hospitalization.
2020-01-08	Greenville	Alabama	The Machine Shop, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a lathe, which caught and broke the employee's thumb.
2020-01-08	Houston	Texas	Superior Energy Services, L.L.C. - Completion Services Division	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was de-burring a part in the lathe while it was rotating using a sand paper strip. The employee was pulled into the lathe, suffering a fractured right arm and lacerated right thumb.
2019-09-18	Franklin	Wisconsin	Rocore Holdings, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On September 18, 2019, an employee was removing rust from a round stock with emery paper while the part was turning on a lathe when the employee's glove was caught on the round stock, resulting in hand injuries.
2019-09-10	Rome	Georgia	Suhner Manufacturing INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee had finished grinding a shaft on a lathe and turned the machine off. As he went to remove the shaft, a switch was contacted and turned the lathe on. The shaft on the lathe grabbed his glove wrapping it around the shaft and causing an amputation to the left index finger.
2019-09-10	Bloomsburg	Pennsylvania	Kawneer Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
A temporary employee was teaching an employee how to clean rollers in the pouring and debridge area of the facility. When they were done cleaning the roller, the employee placed it back into the lathe and used a chuck key to tighten it into place. The temporary employee instructed the other employee to turn on the lathe. As the lathe was being turned on, the temporary employee saw the key was still in the chuck and went to remove it. The employee's finger got caught between the key and the guard
2019-08-29	Bucyrus	Ohio	Bucyrus Precision Tech Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was changing the chuck in a lathe when the chuck clamped and crushed the employee's fingers, resulting in amputations of the left third and fourth fingertips.
2019-08-29	Jeffersonville	Ohio	TFO Tech Company Ltd.	Multiple body parts	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was changing a work piece on the lathe using a pin piece. While screwing in the punch pin, the employee was caught in the machine resulting in a fractured arm and shoulder, fractured ribs, and a collapsed artery requiring hospitalization.
2019-08-05	Mosinee	Wisconsin	G3 Industries Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A technician was troubleshooting a multi-spindle CNC lathe which is used for metalworking. The technician was manually spinning the spindle which causes the belt and pully to spin. The injured employee’s hand became caught in the machine resulting in an amputation to the left index finger.
2019-07-24	Sikeston	Missouri	Tetra Pak Materials	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee took the handle of a press and went to a lathe to reshape the handle. While using the chuck to reshape the handle, the employee's fingertip was partially amputated.
2019-07-18	Londonderry	New Hampshir	Admix, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee lost the tip of his finger while working with a lathe.
2019-06-04	Fairfield	Ohio	Cent-Roll Products, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was getting ready to grind a part. The lathe (rotating roll) was turned off but was still spinning when the employee's hand was pulled into a pinch point between the roll and grinding wheel, amputating a finger.
2019-05-29	Ashland	Wisconsin	C.G. BRETTING MANUFACTURING CO., INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On May 29, 2019, at 6:09 p.m., an employee was operating a manual metal lathe when his gloved, right hand was caught by the rotating equipment causing partial amputations to four fingers.
2019-05-16	Grand Forks	North Dakota	Steffes, LLC	Wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was polishing a rod using an emery cloth and a lathe. The employee's left hand was caught in the lathe resulting in a fractured wrist.
2019-05-05	York	Pennsylvania	Glen-Gery Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was learning to use a lathe when his finger was caught between the rotating chuck jaws and the tool rest adjustment lever. The employees right index fingertip was pinched and required medical amputation.
2019-05-05	Sewaren	New Jersey	PSEG Power LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was polishing a tool on the engine lathe and his finger got caught.
2019-05-03	Nesquehoning	Pennsylvania	KME Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On May 3, 2019, at approximately 8:00 AM, an employee was buffing a 4-foot long metal shaft on a lathe using an abrasive pad. The spinning shaft caught the employee's glove causing a partial amputation of the right thumb.
2019-04-18	Gibbsboro	New Jersey	Willier Electric Motor Repair co., Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was running a lathe to finish a repaired shaft. The employee was using sandpaper to finish the shaft when the employee's shirt was caught in a rotating piece, pulling the employee's arm and hand into the rotating piece. The employee suffered a left ear laceration as well as a broken left arm, wrist, and hand. The employee's left little finger had to be surgically amputated.
2019-04-04	Hermon	Maine	Genuine Parts Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was grinding a flywheel on a lathe. As the machine was winding down, the employee's fingertips were trapped between the wheel and the grinder. The employee suffered amputations to the left little and ring fingers above the first knuckle.
2019-04-01	Sabetha	Kansas	Schenck Process, LLC	Brain	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While operating a CNC lathe machine, an employee was caught in the part. The employee suffered head trauma and was hospitalized.
2019-03-28	Clifton	New Jersey	Swepco Tube LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was using a piece of wood to move a metal tube on a lathe. The lathe amputated the employee's left thumb above the nail.
2019-03-13	Sebring	Ohio	Circle Machine Rolls, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was loosening a fixture (a piece of metal weighing about 30 pounds) that held steel rolls on a lathe. The fixture fell on his right index finger, causing an amputation of the tip.
2019-03-04	Huntsville	Alabama	AC, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was setting up a lathe. As he turned the chuck with a chuck key, his left little finger was caught between the key and the operator panel. The fingertip was amputated to the nailbed.
2019-02-28	Mosinee	Wisconsin	G3 Industries Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a lathe with a vacuum ejector. The part being ejected got caught in the unloader tube; as the employee was removing it, the employee's left index finger was caught between the ejector tube and the next part. The finger was amputated.
2019-02-13	Vinton	Texas	Kyoei Steel Group	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was setting up a piece of metal stock on a lathe to work on. As he adjusted the cutting knife, his right thumb was caught between the knife and the stock. The tip was cut off.
2019-02-09	Dallas	Georgia	Cadillac Products Packaging Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was removing an idler roll from a lathe using a hoist. The idler roll was rigged using a single nylon web strap that was attached to the idler roll with a choker hitch. When the idler roll was lifted, one end of the idler roll dropped. The employee reached out to catch the roll and the tip of his left little finger was crushed between the idler roll (200 lbs.) and the lathe. The finger was partially amputated.
2019-02-06	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Industrial Manufacturing Company	Leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was working on a vertical lathe when a part became dislodged during the machining process and struck the lathe door, which then pushed the employee. He lost his balance and fell to the ground, breaking a leg.
2019-02-01	Fort Worth	Texas	ATCO Rubber Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was sanding a steel shaft on a lathe and performing maintenance when their glove was caught by the shaft pulling his right hand into the shaft and amputating the middle finger at the first joint below the finger nail.
2019-01-22	Fort Worth	Texas	Epic Lift Systems, LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was sanding product on a lathe with both hands when the employee's glove became caught, pulling both arms into the lathe machine. The employee suffered broken left and right arms.
2019-01-21	Waco	Texas	Time Manufacturing	Head and neck	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a lathe and was sanding a 1.5 x 20-inch chrome pipe with sand paper when the sand paper became caught on the rotating chuck. The sand paper grabbed his glove and pulled his right hand and arm into the machine, up to his neck. The employee suffered a severe laceration to the face and neck.
2019-01-15	Miami	Florida	Jet Aviation Specialists	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee sustained a right-hand laceration and fracture to the fourth finger while operating a vertical turret lathe.
2019-01-09	Longmont	Colorado	Centerline Power, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee reached into a lathe near the point of operation to adjust a lubricant nozzle. His shirt became entangled on the rotating work piece and the employee was pulled into the lathe. He contacted the rotating chuck and received multiple cuts and lacerations and a loss of consciousness.
2018-09-19	Houston	Texas	TEXAS STEEL CONVERSION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was threading a pipe on a CNC lathe. The machine activated while he was holding a piece of sand paper between the chuck and the pipe. His right middle finger was amputated.
2018-09-19	Akron	Ohio	RJS Corporation	Elbow(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a lathe to machine a steel bar. The bar struck him, breaking his elbow. He was hospitalized.
2018-09-04	Lincoln	Nebraska	Neenah Foundry, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was being trained by a second employee on how to cut a metal frame on a lathe. As they set the metal frame down on the lathe, the first employee's right thumb was caught and crushed between the frame and the lathe chuck.
2018-08-20	Sylacauga	Alabama	Southern Alloy Corporation	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was tightening a chuck on a lathe machine when a bar slipped off and he fell backwards off a 5-foot platform to the concrete floor, fracturing his left ankle.
2018-08-17	Decatur	Texas	Imperial Group MFG, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to de-burr a part on a lathe when his glove was caught in the rotating part of the lathe, causing his left index finger to be amputated.
2018-08-09	Gilford	New Hampshir	Howard Precision, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was polishing a part on a lathe with sandpaper when the glove she was wearing was caught on the part and pulled her left arm into the lathe, resulting in a left arm amputation at the elbow.
2018-08-08	Houston	Texas	SPX Flow	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using sandpaper to remove tool markings from a stem that was on a rotating manual lathe when the sandpaper became snagged on a burr and pulled the employee's left arm around the piece part being worked. He suffered a broken ulna and radius bone in his left arm.
2018-08-03	Sabetha	Kansas	Wenger Manufacturing, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was tightening a lathe chuck when his hand slipped and he fell to the concrete floor, suffering a fractured or dislocated hip. He was hospitalized.
2018-07-06	Fort Myers	Florida	Kraft Heinz Company	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was buffing a shaft while operating a lathe when a piece of the employee's clothing was caught by the lathe, resulting in a broken right forearm.
2018-06-15	Tomball	Texas	Breaux Machine Works, LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was attempting to catch a part after it fell from a horizontal lathe when his right hand was caught in between the part itself and the surface of the lathe. His right pinky finger was smashed, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-06-13	Deer Lodge	Montana	Sun Mountain Lumber, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to remove a piece of lathe from a jack ladder chain. When she pulled the lathe loose, the jack ladder chain started up and pinched the tip of her right middle finger between the chain lug and the metal plating. Her right middle finger was amputated at the first knuckle.
2018-06-07	Fort Smith	Arkansas	Gerdau Macsteel	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a lathe to test a 1" diameter, 6" long metal part. The part had a burr and the burr caught the employee's glove pulling his fingers into the lathe. The skin on his left index and middle fingers was degloved to the middle knuckle resulting in surgical amputation at the middle knuckle.
2018-06-06	Navasota	Texas	C & M Machining LP	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating a CNC lathe as he polished a part. The part came off the spindle and struck the employee in the forehead and on the left shoulder. The employee sustained a laceration above the left eyebrow requiring stitches and a broken shoulder.
2018-05-28	Sheboygan Falls	Wisconsin	Dura-Trel, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a lathe. The lathe caught the employee's glove, amputating the right little finger at the second knuckle.