| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-08 | Brookfield | Il | The Chicago Zoological Society dba Brookfield Zoo | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was lubricating belt drive pulley components in an air handling unit. A belt and pulley caught the employee's left ring finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
| 2021-09-29 | Waukegan | Il | Bolke-Miller, Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was lubricating the conveyor chain when the conveyor turned on and his left index finger got caught in the chain, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
| 2021-08-13 | Eau Claire | Wi | Menard, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On August 13, 2021, an employee was lubricating a bearing in a hinge puller machine. The machine restarted, and the employee's right hand was caught between the bearing and a fixed rail. The employee suffered a broken right thumb and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-05-05 | Northlake | Tx | Entech Sales & Service, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was lubricating a motor. A nearby fan belt tugged his left hand into a pulley, partially amputating the tip of his left ring finger. | |||||
| 2021-01-22 | Philadelphia | Pa | VisionCorps Philadelphia - Independence Industries | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was lubricating a window punch machine. The machine activated and amputated the tip of his index finger. | |||||
| 2020-09-01 | Marfa | Tx | Village Farms, L.P. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was greasing the chain on a machine when the lubricating hose of the grease device became caught on the chain and sprocket, pulling the employee's right hand into the chain and sprocket. As a result, the employee's right index fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2020-08-12 | Pensacola | Fl | Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| On August 12, 2020, a mechanic was lubricating the boom cable of a crawler crane and caught his right hand between the cable and the sheave resulting in the amputation of his right middle, index and pinky fingers. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-07-29 | Sunbury | Pennsylvania | Weis Markets, Incorporated | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was lubricating the lift cylinder of a powered industrial truck. When grease lubricant was injected, it came out of a crack in the truck's grease hose and perforated the skin of the employee's right palm. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-07-28 | North Tonawanda | New York | Battenfeld Grease & Oil | Multiple body parts | Vehicle or machinery fire |
| An employee was cooking a batch of lubricating grease. Flames and grease slurry came out of the grease cooking kettle and splashed onto the employee; this also started a fire outside the kettle. The grease/oil slurry was approximately 185-200 degrees and caused second degree burns to the employee's face, neck, arms and hands. | |||||
| 2020-07-01 | Saint Simons Island | Georgia | Marsh's Edge, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was lubricating a chain on an elliptical machine when his gloved finger became caught between the chain and sprocket, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2020-05-04 | Grand Prairie | Texas | Ole Mexican Foods | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was lubricating a chain and sprocket during preventive maintenance when the employee's hand was caught in the chain and sprocket, resulting in a fractured right finger. | |||||
| 2019-07-26 | Morgantown | Pennsylvania | Viwinco Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was lubricating a chain and sprocket when he dropped the spray nozzle. He was attempting to retrieve the nozzle when his finger was caught by the chain and sprocket, resulting in a left index fingertip amputation. The chain and sprocket were covered at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2019-07-17 | Kansas City | Missouri | SDI | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| While an employee was observing and lubricating a chain-driven conveyor belt, a spray bottle he was holding slipped out of his hand. As he attempted to catch the spray bottle, two of his fingers contacted the moving conveyor belt resulting in the partial amputation of his index and middle fingers. | |||||
| 2019-06-15 | Houston | Texas | Longhorn Glass Manufacturing, L.P. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| On 6/15/2019, an employee was observing glass-making machines, removing jammed bottles, performing housekeeping, and lubricating equipment when he began feeling weak and dizzy from heat stress. He was hospitalized with dehydration and acute kidney failure. | |||||
| 2019-05-02 | San Antonio | Texas | Universal Forest Products San Antonio, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was adjusting and lubricating a chain and sprocket on a conveyor belt roller. His hand became caught between the chain and sprocket, causing a laceration to his right palm and an amputation of the right middle fingertip without bone loss. | |||||
| 2019-04-15 | Tulsa | Oklahoma | Darby Equipment Company, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning and lubricating the drive chain on a pipe coating machine. The rag he was using to remove excess oil was caught in the machine, which resulted in his hand being pulled in. He suffered a partial amputation of the left index finger. | |||||
| 2019-02-15 | Kennebunk | Maine | Corning Incorporated | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a machine. He was lubricating the pulley chain using a rag when the machine cycled and the rag and his right hand were pulled into the pulley chain causing two fingertip amputations. | |||||
| 2019-02-05 | Kissimmee | Florida | FIVE STAR LAUNDRY | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was lubricating the towel folder and got his right hand caught between the chain and sprocket resulting in a laceration that required surgery. | |||||
| 2018-09-04 | Monmouth | Illinois | Smithfield Farmland, Corp. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was lubricating a shaft on a drum machine when the drum released onto the shaft, crushing and fracturing the employee's right index finger. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2017-09-23 | Hicksville | New York | AVA Companies | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was lubricating a conveyor chain when his glove and subsequently left hand became stuck in the conveyor chain and sprocket, amputating his pinky, ring, and middle fingertips. | |||||
| 2017-05-27 | Edwards Afb | California | EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was servicing an evaporative cooler and lubricating the bearings when his left index finger was caught and amputated between the belt and the pulley. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time. | |||||
| 2017-05-11 | Piketon | Ohio | PH Glatfelter | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| While lubricating a loader, an employee lost balance and fell 3.5 feet to the ground, breaking the right leg. | |||||
| 2017-03-11 | Lenexa | Kansas | Flowers Baking Company Of Lenexa LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was performing maintenance, lubricating a drive train with a rag, when the rag became caught. When he attempted to pull out the rag, his right hand was caught in the chain sprocket, amputating half of his right pinky finger. | |||||
| 2017-03-08 | Montgomery | Alabama | Viscofan USA, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was lubricating a machine and amputated the right index fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-01-17 | Seward | Nebraska | Hughes Brothers, Inc. | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on portable stairs lubricating a hoist when he inadvertently activated the lift, tipping over the portable stairs. He fell to the floor resulting in a hairline fracture to his hip. | |||||
| 2016-07-21 | Massillon | Ohio | Magnetech Industrial Svc Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Two employees were working on a motor to prepare it to ship to a customer. One employee was lubricating and greasing the bearings while the other employee was manually turning the shaft. The employee turning the shaft got his finger pinched between the v-belt and pulley amputating his right index finger just below the cuticle. | |||||
| 2016-06-24 | Pender | Nebraska | Automatic Equipment Manufacturing, Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was setting up a hob machine and adjusting the point where the lubricating oil enters the cutting area when the rotating parts caught the employee's glove, pulling his hand into a pinch point area. His left ring finger was amputated, and his left finger was severely lacerated. | |||||
| 2016-01-29 | Marietta | Oklahoma | Abimar Foods Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was lubricating equipment. He was using a rag to clean lubricant from the PT4 conveyor. The rag was caught in the chain and sprocket, which pulled in the employee's left hand crushing the middle finger in the chain and sprocket. The finger was amputated at the first knuckle at the hospital. | |||||
| 2015-12-08 | Eau Claire | Wisconsin | Menards Distribution Center | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was performing maintenance on a chain drive, lubricating it with a rag. The rag became entangled in the chain, drawing the employee's hand into the sprocket. The employee injured four right-hand fingers and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-06-30 | San Antonio | Texas | 1st Option Satffing | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was working on a 110 ton seat belt stamping press. She was manually lubricating the die when the press hit the bottle and pulled her hand into the press amputating part of her right pinky finger. | |||||