| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-08 | Henderson | Co | Cummins North America Sales and Service Henderson Packaging Center | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cutting a thick metal sheet with a sheer when the metal lifted off the surface and came back down on his left right finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-08-05 | Gulf Breeze | Fl | Eastern Metal Supply, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on a trailer, unstrapping a load of metal sheets for roofing. The employee fell from the trailer to the ground and broke a rib. | |||||
| 2020-09-28 | Wickliffe | Oh | Lubrizol Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a press brake to form 2-by-2 metal sheets into a box. As he was retrieving a metal piece, his right hand was caught in the point of operation as the press brake activated. It closed on his finger tips, causing partial fingertip amputations to the right index, middle, and ring fingers. | |||||
| 2020-06-19 | Dallas | Texas | Univar Solutions | Arm(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee stopped at a metal store on his way to work. He was moving expanded metal sheets when they slipped and lacerated his arm. | |||||
| 2020-06-16 | Ottawa | Kansas | FASHION, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was using a cut-to-length slitter machine. A piece of 0.036 metal sheeting became stuck and he was attempting to dislodge it when three fingers became entangled. The fingers were broken and required surgery. | |||||
| 2020-04-02 | Chicago | Illinois | Performance Contracting Inc. | Thigh(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was leaving an elevator with a cart which was carrying metal sheets. A sheet fell off the cart and struck the employee's left leg, breaking the femur. | |||||
| 2020-02-20 | Freeport | Texas | Riviana Foods Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was bending a metal sheet on a flip forming and bending machine when his gloved hand was pulled in between the rollers, crushing his middle and index fingertips. | |||||
| 2020-02-06 | Savannah | Georgia | J.C. Lewis Motor Company, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was working from a walk board that was elevated by two A-frame step ladders to place metal sheeting on the roof of a newly constructed protective structure for an outside air compressor. The employee fell about four feet from the walk board and was injured. | |||||
| 2020-01-23 | El Campo | Texas | Gulf Stream Construction, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a metal sheet bender machine. He was adjusting a metal sheet. When he pressed the button that engages to hold the metal sheet, his left hand was caught between the two holder components. He suffered an injury to his left hand that required hospitalization and the amputation of his left ring finger. | |||||
| 2020-01-07 | Blountstown | Florida | LR Steel Building Erectors, LLC. | Brain | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| On January 07, 2020, an employee was removing the metal sheeting of a 1:12 pitched roof while using his personal fall protection. He was anchored to the peak of the roof when he stepped back while pulling a metal sheet and fell head first through a skylight about 16 feet to the concrete floor below. He suffered head trauma and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-08-28 | Saint Louis | Missouri | US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| At about 10:20 a.m. on August 28, 2019, a St. Louis Service Base employee was using an industrial shear to cut 6-inch by 6-inch strips of 3/8-inch-thick steel for an ongoing fabrication project. While placing the metal sheet into the shear, the employee closed the clamping apparatus. The apparatus closed on the employee's right ring finger, pinching it under the metal sheet and amputating the last quarter-inch, with exposed nerve endings and bone damage. The fingertip was medically amputated at | |||||
| 2019-08-09 | Brookville | Ohio | Goodhew Roofing Services | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee was working on a roof, replacing metal sheets for exterior roofing. The employee fell through a roof opening into the first floor, suffering a broken leg, broken elbow, and broken jaw. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2019-03-25 | Quitman | Arkansas | Calico Trailers Manufacturing Co | Hand(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| An employee was helping to manufacture a trailer and attempting to remove a sheet of metal off of a cart when the metal sheet fell. The employee attempted to grab the falling sheet, which lacerated the employee's left hand. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-02-05 | Pahokee | Florida | Thalle Construction Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was helping to unload metal sheet panels from a truck. A panel sat on a piece of wood and the wood broke crushing the employee's right pinky, ring and middle fingers. | |||||
| 2019-01-23 | Palm Beach Gardens | Florida | Red Iron Assemblers | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee lost his balance while working on a roof installing metal sheet over metal joists. He fell 14 feet landing on the ground and suffering a fracture. | |||||
| 2018-09-27 | Chicago | Illinois | Soudan Metals Inc. dba Steel Fab & Finish, Inc. | Arm(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee's arms were lacerated by falling metal sheets. | |||||
| 2018-09-18 | Bedford | Ohio | EMJ COMPANY | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was stacking parts using a jib crane when his finger became stuck under a metal sheet he was lifting, causing a partial fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2018-07-30 | Madison | Mississippi | Penco Construction LLC. | Head | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet |
| An employee was placing a sheet of decking on metal roof rafters. While trying to adjust the roof sheeting, he slipped and fell 30 feet, suffering a head laceration from a metal sheet. | |||||
| 2018-06-29 | Jena | Louisiana | Migues Deloach Company | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was installing a roof on a metal building and cut his hand on one of the screws protruding through a metal sheet. It caused a laceration that tore a ligament between the thumb and index finger in his left hand. | |||||
| 2018-06-19 | Caldwell | Idaho | Rule Steel Tanks, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| An employee was handling steel sheets when a metal sheet fell and injured his finger, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-01-15 | Mount Pleasant | Texas | Texas Express Surplus Steel | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a sheet machine to cut metal sheets when the machine's hammer smashed and amputated his left ring finger. | |||||
| 2017-06-08 | San Antonio | Texas | Cody Company, Inc | Wrist(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was moving a spiral metal sheet when the sheet deeply cut his right wrist. | |||||
| 2017-05-09 | New York | New York | PAL Environmental Services Corp. | Foot (feet) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee and a coworker were moving a dolly that was loaded with metal sheets. The dolly tipped over and struck the employee's left foot, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2017-02-07 | Texarkana | Texas | HE Wright and Company, Inc. | Arm(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| While installing metal sheets on a roof, an employee fell through an old sheet of roofing material to the concrete below, suffering a left arm injury. | |||||
| 2017-01-31 | Fond Du Lac | Wisconsin | Metal-Link Corp. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a metal sheet roller when a glove got caught in a roller amputating the left index fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-09-08 | West Palm Beach | Florida | HUGHES CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES, INC. | Hand(s) | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee suffered hand/finger injuries as he was helping to unload corrugated metal sheets/sea walls from a truck. The metal sheets were being removed with a back-hoe and chain. | |||||
| 2016-05-03 | Springfield | Missouri | CUSTOM METAL CRAFT , INC. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| While operating a hoist, the grab device slipped allowing the metal sheets to slip and pinch the employee's left middle fingertip. The employee was taken to the hospital and the crushed tip of the finger had to be surgically removed. | |||||
| 2016-04-26 | Belmar | New Jersey | Linde-Griffith Construction Company | Lower leg(s) | Injured by handheld object or equipment |
| An employee was helping to lower metal sheets into place for ground stability when the wind caught one of the sheets, causing it to strike the employee's leg. The employee suffered a broken tibia and fibula. | |||||
| 2016-03-17 | Miami | Florida | Shoreline Foundation, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| On 3/18/2016, an employee was connecting two sheet metal sheets to finish an enclosure. While he was sliding the sheet into the interlocking system, a chain came loose and caught his left ring finger with the sheet metal. He was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2015-11-12 | New Bedford | Massachusett | JR Vinagro Corp. | Nonclassifiable | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was performing prep work on metal for a highway construction project. An equipment operator was extracting a metal sheet from the ground nearby when the shackle for the sling broke and sent metal shards flying. The shards struck and lacerated the employee, requiring stitches. | |||||
| 2015-04-06 | Medley | Florida | Lopefra Corp. | Multiple body parts | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was injured while working at the recycling yard. He was standing on top of metal sheets and was catapulted between the metal sheets and a forklift. The metal sheets fell on top of him, causing major injuries to his head, back, hand, and leg. | |||||