Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-14	Mount Vernon	Il	Continental Tire The Americas, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Vehicle or machinery fire
At about 10:55 a.m. on November 14, 2021, a rubber mixer dust collector had an overpressure event. The resulting flashover severely burned an employee.
2021-11-13	Mount Vernon	Il	Continental Tire The Americas, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On November 13, 2021, at approximately 11:45 AM, an employee was clearing rubber that was jamming a machine when the mixer blade caused amputations to their fingers. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-11	Idabel	Ok	Red River Mixing, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working near a machine mixer housing and charge belt. The machine activated and the employee was trapped between the housing and the belt, suffering broken ribs and contusions.
2021-11-04	Bethel	Ct	Duracell Industrial Operations Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee had been mixing cathode powder in a mixer. With the mixing completed, he tilted the mixer to empty the powder into a bucket through the designated port. The mixer was powered on to push the powder out through the port. There was powder adhered to the port, and he tried to get it out using his left hand. The mixer blade contacted his fingers, resulting in deglovings and fractures to the middle and index fingers. The middle finger was medically amputated.
2021-10-14	Colorado Springs	Co	PurePressure	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing a mixer. A belt caught his left index finger and pulled it through a pulley. The index fingertip was amputated and his middle finger was split open.
2021-10-12	North Little Rock	Ar	De Wafelbakkers, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was replacing a filter on a mixer when a valve closed, amputating his left index fingertip.
2021-10-01	Corrigan	Tx	Georgia Pacific Corporation	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was repairing a sight glass on a water holding tank and noticed a leaking pipe that needed repair. He stepped onto a 3-inch pipe and his wrench fell, causing him to lose balance. The employee fell onto a mixer motor and landed on the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left wrist, fractured left clavicle, and five fractured ribs.
2021-09-24	New Oxford	Pa	Winter Gardens Quality Foods, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pulling meat from one of a mixer's openings when the mixing blade caught her glove and pulled in her right middle finger. She suffered an amputation to the fingertip.
2021-09-21	Springboro	Oh	High Concrete Group LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was checking to see what was causing a mixer chute to jam when the valve engaged and caught the employee's fingers. Two fingertips on their left hand were amputated.
2021-09-03	Broadview	Il	Pure's Food Specialties, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While dispensing icing into a container, an employee went to unclog some of the material from a mixer. A rotating shaft inside the mixer caused an amputation to the employee's right index finger.
2021-08-16	Trout Creek	Mt	Mountain Range Materials LLC	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
An employee was driving a concrete mixer truck up a hill to a job site. The road's soft shoulder gave way at the rear of the truck, which rolled over. The employee suffered injuries to the head, neck, and right arm.
2021-08-13	Rockwall	Tx	Astrochef, Inc., dba Pegasus Foods	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was in a mixer room scooping discharged product when an auger blade caught their left middle finger, resulting in a degloving of the fingertip.
2021-08-10	Twin Falls	Id	Triple C Concrete	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was adding a concrete chute to his mixer truck. The chute dropped onto his left index finger, causing an amputation.
2021-08-09	Mission	Tx	Southwest Valley Constructors	Leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was under a mixer truck repairing its brake. The truck rolled forward over the employee's legs, both of which were broken.
2021-08-04	Dublin	Ca	U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) - Federal Correctional Institution (FCI	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was grinding beef with a mixing machine when their left middle finger was caught between the lip and the stand of the mixer. The finger was amputated.
2021-08-02	Cleves	Oh	Shoemaker Masonry Construction	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's finger was caught between the paddle and the drum of a mortar mixer. The finger was partially amputated.
2021-07-13	Saint Augustine	Fl	Titan America, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On July 13, 2021, a concrete delivery driver was attaching the second chute to the mixer truck when the tip of his right index finger was pinched and amputated between the chute and the truck.
2021-06-29	Denver	Co	Frontiere Natural Meats, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was emptying a mixer when it activated, causing the amputation of one of the employee's fingers.
2021-06-18	Auburn	Al	Aptar CSP Technologies	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee and two co-workers were removing a feed hopper due to a piece of hard resin that had accumulated between the hopper and the mixer. When the hopper was dislodged from the mixer, it pivoted into a new position and contacted the employee's right pinky finger, crushing it between the hopper and the mezzanine floor and resulting in crush injuries and lacerations that required hospitalization.
2021-06-09	San Antonio	Tx	SAN ANTONIO LATH AND PLASTERING	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's right hand was caught in a rotating cement mixer. Two of the employee's fingers were amputated.
2021-06-07	San Marcos	Tx	Lundberg Masonry	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning out mud from a gas-powered masonry mixer. Once the mud was dislodged, the mixer's paddles began to move and caught his right arm. He suffered an injury to the forearm.
2021-05-26	Webster	Tx	Campbell Concrete & Materials LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning grease from the drum roller bearing of a mixer truck when the side of the rotating roller contacted his left middle finger causing a partial amputation of the fingertip.
2021-05-19	Conroe	Tx	Rock Solid Precast, LP	Brain	Fall on same level
An employee was using a power washer to clean a cement mixer. He fell, hitting his head on the way to the ground and suffering a head laceration and a concussion.
2021-05-14	Mount Vernon	Il	CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 5/14/2021, an employee was guiding rubber in the mixing area when their left forearm was caught in the roller of a mixer. The employee suffered a fractured arm and was hospitalized.
2021-05-13	Christiansted	Vi	High Quality Concrete	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a cement mixer. It flipped while turning a corner, and the cabin was flattened. The employee was pinned in the cabin and suffered a broken right hand, three broken ribs, and head lacerations.
2021-05-08	Newport	Ar	Shearers Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On 5/08/2021, at 1:30 PM, an employee was starting the sanitation prep for a corn mill mixer. The employee opened the bottom side of the mixer inspection door to remove product and the auger caught her fingers causing an amputation of the left middle finger at the first joint, and a fracture of the left index finger at the first joint.
2021-05-04	Brownsville	Wi	GRANDE CHEESE COMPANY	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Three employees were working with a forklift to lift a cheese mixer and transport it into a plant. One employee's left ring finger was pinched between the mixer and a forklift mast, causing a fracture and amputation to the fingertip.
2021-04-30	Seabrook	Tx	Kiwo Inc	Lower leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was spraying down the shaft and blade of a mixer. The employee became stuck to the shaft, which was still sticky, and was pulled in and spun around. The employee suffered a broken tibia and fibula and was hospitalized.
2021-04-24	Garland	Tx	STAR PLUS INC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was reaching for filling inside a mixer. The auger caught his hand and pulled his arm in. He suffered lacerations and a broken arm.
2021-04-13	Slippery Rock	Pa	DuraEdge Products	Nonclassifiable	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a mixing machine. The employee was caught in the mixer and suffered broken bones and lacerations.
2021-04-10	Lake Buena Vista	Fl	Walt Disney Parks and Resorts US, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
At about 6:45 a.m. on April 10, 2021, an employee was scraping down the inside of a mixing bowl when the mixer dough hook caught his index finger. He suffered a broken finger and a cut.
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.
2021-04-08	Miami Gardens	Fl	BREFARO'S NOBILE FOOD, LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was servicing industrial manufacturing equipment. His left hand became caught in one of the mixer's paddles and his entire left arm was amputated.
2021-03-26	Sanford	Fl	The Father's Table, L.L.C.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On March 26, 2021, a temporary employee was cleaning a mixer when her arm got caught in the rotating paddles resulting in the amputation of her right arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-03-10	Beaumont	Tx	D J'S BOUDAIN, INC.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning an industrial mixer when the mixer activated. The employee's right hand was crushed by the mixing paddle, resulting in surgical amputation of the right hand.
2021-02-26	Houston	Tx	Intercoastal Paint Co., Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a batch mixer when it caught his left index finger. He suffered a fingertip amputation.
2021-02-25	Reading	Pa	Godiva Chocolatier, Incorporated	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a mixer machine when they suffered the amputation of their left middle fingertip. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2021-02-18	South Bay	Fl	TREVIICOS SOUTH Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was replacing a keystone valve on the bentonite mixer. While he was testing the mixer's operational status, his left pinky finger was caught in the valve, resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-02-03	Scott City	Ks	Midwest Mixer Service,LLC	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was helping another employee work on the back of a feed mixer to replace a stub shaft and bearing. The new stub shaft was on the ground and the employee tripped over it and fell. The employee sustained a dislocated and broken left ankle.
2021-01-10	San Antonio	Tx	Progreso LMMM San Antonio #11, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a hand mixer in a bakery. The mixer's blades caught and lacerated her hand. She was hospitalized.
2020-10-19	Fayetteville	Ar	TYSON MEXICAN ORIGINAL, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unclog a pipe in the taco department line between the holding tank and the mixer when their right index finger contacted the ball valve and the pneumatic actuator cycled causing amputation of the finger between the first and second joint.
2020-10-19	Homosassa	Fl	Gulf Coast Ready Mix, LLC.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's left hand and forearm got caught in the roller section of the concrete mixer truck causing severe damage that required hospitalization.
2020-10-15	Omaha	Ne	Phibro Animal Health Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adding bags of minerals to a mixer. His fingers were caught in the rotating mixer blades while sweeping residual material into the opening resulting in amputation of the right index and middle fingertips. The machine was not guarded at the time.
2020-10-06	East Hartford	Ct	United Steel Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a concrete mixer that was attached to a skid steer and amputated the tip of his right index finger.
2020-10-02	Saint Louis	Mo	MCCONNELL AND ASSOCIATES	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was opening bags and mixing sand in a paint mixer. His left hand was struck by the agitator and fractured.
2020-08-31	Denver	Co	US Mix Product Co	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's left middle finger was pinched in the dust collector of a mixer. The finger was partially amputated.
2020-08-28	Yorkville	Il	Cemen-Tech Inc.	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was trying to repair an auger in a volumetric cement mixer when the employee fell 7 to 13 feet out of a raised bucket truck to the ground below. The employee suffered fractures to the elbow, resulting in surgery and hospitalization.
2020-08-26	Tamaqua	Pa	Silberline Manufacturing Company Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fire
On August 26, 2020, an employee was cleaning an industrial mixer when a flash fire erupted within the mixer and burned the employee's face, neck, and hands. The cleaning process involves manually scraping a mixture of aluminum paste with petroleum distillate carrier. Isopropyl alcohol is then used to wash the mixer.
2020-08-18	Cleveland	Oh	The Hillson Nut Company	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A temporary employee was cleaning out a nut mixer when the blade started and pinned his right arm to the side of the mixer, crushing it. He was hospitalized.
2020-08-12	Grand Prairie	Tx	Redi-Mix Concrete LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attaching an extension chute to the back of a concrete mixer truck. The employee's left index finger was partially amputated in a pinch point between the chute and the truck.
2020-07-23	Hershey	Pennsylvania	The Hershey Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a mixer during a production run when his right middle finger contacted a rotating screw. The employee sustained a fracture and partial amputation of the right middle finger.
2020-07-22	Leonard	Texas	Hope Concrete, LLC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employer was in back of the concrete mixer truck washing down the fins. A loader backed up and bumped into him, knocking him down. He sustained injury to both legs.
2020-07-20	Viera	Florida	Don Burrows Services, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was mixing cement using a cement mixer when he felt ill. The employee started sweating and became lethargic due to possible heat stress.
2020-06-04	Washington	District Of	Kiewit Infrastructure South CO.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was dislodging a rock from a concrete mixer when the mixer amputated one of the employee's fingers.
2020-05-01	Sarasota	Florida	Gulf Western Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning out a cement mixer when it caught and broke his left hand.
2020-05-01	Lavonia	Georgia	Greif Inc	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on a blow mold machine. While he was cleaning out a mixing/blender cylinder, the mixer lacerated his arm. He was hospitalized.
2020-04-20	Uhrichsville	Ohio	Seyekcub Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a sand mixer when the employee's hands entered the mixer. The mixer blade then cut off two of the employee's fingers. The mixer chute was unguarded at the time of the incident.
2020-04-16	Houston	Texas	Star Steel Companies LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was performing a quality control check when his finger struck against a sharp object in a bean bowl mixer, resulting in a partial finger amputation.
2020-04-16	Morral	Ohio	Morral Companies, LLC	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was unclogging the steam line for a lawn mixer. The steam line was not locked out and the steam line valve was not turned off at the time. When the line was unclogged, steam was released, and the employee sustained second degree burns on both arms and hands.
2020-04-15	Greers Ferry	Arkansas	Mallard Ready Mix, LLC	Brain	Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
An employee was driving a concrete mixer truck down a hill. While turning, the truck tipped onto its side. The employee suffered a concussion and a scratched eye from broken glass.
2020-04-07	Lubbock	Texas	Wilbert Funeral Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a water hose to add water to cement in a cement mixer. The mixer pulled in the hose and the employee's hand, and the paddles amputated his index and middle fingers.
2020-04-07	New Orleans	Louisiana	Felix Lopez	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A carpenter was operating the concrete mixer. He used an all-thread rod to loosen hardening concrete. The all-thread rod and the employee's shirt sleeve got caught in the concrete mixer's shaft injuring the employee's hand. He sustained lacerations to his fingers. In addition, one finger was amputated and another finger was partially amputated.
2020-04-01	Abilene	Texas	Abilmar Foods	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was moving a trough full of dough into a secondary mixer when his right hand slipped and his right index finger was caught between the locking mechanism and the trough, resulting in an amputation of his right index fingertip.
2020-03-30	Totowa	New Jersey	Corbion/Caravan Ingredients Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning batter from the interior housing of a mixer. Moving parts in the housing caught the employee's right hand, causing the partial amputation of the index fingertip. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2020-03-19	South Windsor	Connecticut	Carla's Pasta, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a hose to clean a mixer. The hose got pulled into the mixer and as the employee was pulling out the hose, their hand was pulled into the mixer blades. The employee sustained lacerations requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2020-02-27	Orlando	Florida	Fire Stop Systems, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a mortar mixer to mix fireproofing material. He was cleaning off the sides of the mixer drum when the mixing blade caught his fingers. His right index finger had skin removed, and his right middle fingertip was amputated.
2020-02-18	San Antonio	Texas	Austin Plastering Solutions	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a cement mixer when the mixer paddle struck the employee's finger, resulting in an amputation to the right index finger.
2020-02-11	Seffner	Florida	H&W CEMENT, LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee slipped onto a cement mixer while it was being cleaned. His right forearm was caught in the mixer and he sustained lacerations to the right arm.
2020-01-30	Bethpage	New York	CETERI PRODUCTIONS, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was mixing paint using a mixing drill. A rag became caught in the mixer and his left pinky finger was caught in the mixer drill and ripped off.
2020-01-27	Elkhorn	Nebraska	Jeff Mactaggart Masonry LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee placed his right hand on top of a mortar mixer grate to pull the drum back into the upright position when the paddles came down and made contact with three of the employee's fingers, causing a partial amputation of the ring finger.
2020-01-16	Spring Grove	Pennsylvania	Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was mixing a batch of starch. As the employee added steam to the mixer, the starch overflowed. The employee slipped on the hot starch, which burned the employee's left hand and lower left leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-01-07	Topeka	Kansas	Reser's Fine Foods	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
At 3:54 a.m. on January 7, 2020, an employee was preparing to clean an auger that fed the mixers on a production line. His left hand came into contact with an adjacent, moving auger, which amputated about 1/2 inch of his left thumb. He was hospitalized.
2019-09-19	College Park	Georgia	Alchemix Corporation	Multiple face locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was transferring xylene (a solvent) from tanks into a mixer. The xylene splashed on the employee, injuring the employee's face and eyes.
2019-09-18	El Paso	Texas	El Paso Prepared Foods, LLC	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a tortilla mixer when the machine turned on. His right arm was then caught in the machine, resulting in a broken bone above the right wrist.
2019-09-09	Roseland	Louisiana	Smitty's Supply, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was installing a pump to a mixer on a production line when he sustained an electrical shock.
2019-09-01	Bridgeport	New Jersey	Uptown Bakeries	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While an employee was emptying a mixer, it activated and fractured his arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-08-29	Denver	Colorado	5280 Custom Interiors LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was mixing mortar in a plastic bucket using a mixing drill. The mixer caught the employee's left glove, amputating the employee's left little finger to the nail.
2019-08-28	Bolingbrook	Illinois	Welsch Ready mix Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was washing a ready mix truck when the employee's water hose became caught on the mixer's drum fin and the employee's arm was pulled into the mixer. The employee suffered a right arm laceration.
2019-08-23	Waukesha	Wisconsin	MetalTek International, Inc.	Arm(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was changing out an empty tote of wash for a full tote in a foundry. The mixer/frame fell and struck the employee's left arm, causing a compound fracture.
2019-08-19	La Porte	Texas	METTON AMERICA	Forehead	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was attempting to use a portable concrete mixer along with two other employees when the lid of the cement mixer came off and hit the top of the employee's forehead, causing a laceration just behind the hairline.
2019-08-18	Topeka	Kansas	Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc	Lumbar region	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
At 7:30 a.m. on 8/18/19, a maintenance employee was removing bolts from the bearing housing of a mixer using a break-over bar with a socket. He was standing inside the mixer panel on a flat surface with the break-over bar at chest height lifting upwards when he felt a sharp pain in his back and his knees became weak. He then laid down on his back. He suffered a compression fracture on his L7 vertebra.
2019-08-07	Wesley Chapel	Florida	SADDLEBROOK RESORTS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a mud mixer (hand-held) when his hand entered the bucket with a rag. The running mixer amputated his pinky finger.
2019-08-02	Xenia	Ohio	Xenia Foundry & Machine Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A no-bake foundry operator was cleaning sand from a mixer discharge. The sand mixer blades came into contact with the employee's fingers. About an inch of the left index finger was amputated; the employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery to other fingers.
2019-07-22	Cincinnati	Ohio	Graeter's Ice Cream Company	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's apron became entangled in the mixer paddles of a mixer and the employee's arm was pulled into the mixer paddles, resulting in a broken arm.
2019-07-10	Paola	Kansas	All Star Mud Jacking	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While operating a one-yard cement mixer, a temporary employee (working for Express Employment) was caught and entangled by the mixer. The employee suffered a crushed left forearm and lacerations.
2019-07-09	Commack	New York	Simply Natural Foods LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading 50-pound bags of chocolate into a commercial-grade mixer. The employee slipped and fell into the mixer, where the agitator broke the employee's left arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-05-02	Cape Girardeau	Missouri	SEMO READY MIX INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee had been using a chipping gun to dislodge hardened concrete inside a plant mixer drum. The employee was being relieved by another employee and stood up to exit the drum. He then slipped on concrete debris, lost balance and fell forward striking his right side on a mixing fin in the drum. The employee fractured two ribs.
2019-04-16	Macon	Georgia	CROWN CANDY CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was placing a bag over a motor to start clean-up procedures on a mixer when his right hand was caught between a belt and pulley. The middle and right ring fingers were severed to the second knuckle. The index and small fingers were also damaged. The mixer was still running at the time of the incident.
2019-04-11	Hillsboro	Texas	Gate Precast Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a hammer to loosen a piece of cement from the paddle inside a mixer. The paddle amputated three fingers and part of his right hand.
2019-04-04	Picayune	Mississippi	Herritage Plactics, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning the top of a mixer using an air hose. The employee fell from a platform to the concrete floor, suffering a broken wrist and a concussion.
2019-03-27	Camilla	Georgia	EQUITY GROUP - GEORGIA DIVISION LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On March 27, 2019, at 8:45 PM, an employee was attempting to clear a clog when the employee's left middle finger was struck by a rotating mixer blade, resulting in a broken finger and partial amputation.
2019-03-26	Brooklyn	New York	Twin Marquis, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a dough mixer machine when the mixer's spinning blade contacted his hand, causing a laceration and broken bones. The machine was in operation at the time of the incident.
2019-03-23	Fredericksburg	Pennsylvania	Farmers Pride Incorporated	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a mixer from the outside. The auger caught the employee's glove, amputating the tip of the thumb.
2019-03-05	Waco	Texas	Knife River Corporation - South	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Wear plates for a mixer were being manufactured. The bit that was used to punch holes shattered and a fragment of it lodged in an employee's neck.
2019-02-26	College Park	Georgia	Schweid and Sons South, LLC.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A maintenance technician was replacing a 65-inch motor belt in a grinder mixer. The belt was installed behind a gear box that drove two chains via sprockets. The employee's right arm was inside the motor compartment when it suddenly started to turn. One of the chains amputated his right arm after wedging it against the sprocket.
2019-01-22	Longmont	Colorado	Claremont Foods, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was mixing batches of food in an industrial food mixer. The mixer blades amputated the employee's right hand at the wrist.
2019-01-10	Dallas	Texas	Taylor Farms Texas, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adding enchilada mix into a mixer when her hand was caught between the paddles and the mixer, resulting in ligament and nerve damage to her left arm and possible broken bones. She was hospitalized.
2018-09-20	Fairfield	Ohio	Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 9/20/2018, an employee was using a spatula to break up clumps of sugar in a commercial mixer when the mixing blades grabbed the spatula, pulling the employee's hand into the blades and resulting in an amputation of the left index fingertip. The mixer was running at the time of the incident.
2018-09-12	Fort Carson	Colorado	Evans Army Community Hospital	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was slicing a zucchini on a floor mixer with a slicer attachment when the zucchini became lodged in the slicer. The employee was attempting to dislodge it when the top portion of the employee's left ring finger was caught in the slicer, resulting in a partial finger amputation.
2018-09-06	San Antonio	Texas	C. Stuart Cast Stone, Ltd.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a concrete mixer when the employee's hand entered the running mixer and contacted the blade, breaking the hand. The employee was hospitalized.