Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-09	Brownfield	Tx	International Peanut Group	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was processing peanuts on a table near an intake fan. The fan cover had a hole that created suction strong enough to pull the employee's right hand into the blade, resulting in two amputated fingers.
2021-11-04	Oberlin	Oh	Green Circle Growers, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On November 4, 2021, an employee attempted to unbolt a lamp post that was attached to a pulley system and tethered to a forklift. While the load was suspended, the employee reached under the lamp post to remove a nut and bolt. The load shifted and the lamp post landed on the employee's hand crushing their fingers and resulting in a partial finger amputation.
2021-10-27	Springfield	Oh	Topre America Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a projection welder to weld a nut onto a metal part when its electrodes amputated his left index fingertip.
2021-10-21	Odessa	Tx	TechnipFMC, PLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was assembling a stem packing nut into a valve body. As the employee was tightening the nut, the valve and flow cross assembly rolled off its wooden blocks onto his right foot (about 6 inches below). His third, fourth, and fifth toes were broken.
2021-10-18	Wooster	Oh	Monro	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was working on a car that was getting new tires. An impact gun ran a lug nut onto the employee's thumb, amputating the tip.
2021-08-30	Williston	Nd	Trigger Energy, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was at a well site, adjusting studs in a tubing head with a blowout preventer and the tubing head in the air. The blowout preventer twisted and the employee's finger was crushed between the nut and the backup. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.
2021-08-26	Little Rock	Ar	Murphy-Hoffman Company	Lumbar region	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was repairing truck wheels. A socket the employee was using cracked as the employee was using it to torque a hub nut. The employee fell to the ground on his back and suffered a lumbar strain.
2021-08-26	Decatur	Tx	Wise Electric Cooperative	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
After working from an aerial bucket for about 10 minutes, an employee developed cramps in his arms and shoulders. He lowered himself to the ground, where he lost consciousness. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.
2021-08-23	Bolingbrook	Il	Radial Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a garment rack in the entrance of a locker room. The employee fell, striking their head on the concrete floor and losing consciousness for several minutes. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-27	Mcville	Nd	AAA Construction Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working from a ladder, installing the nuts on bolts that ran through a piece of sheet metal. The sheet metal slipped and knocked him off the ladder to the concrete about 8 feet below. He struck his head on the concrete, suffering head injuries.
2021-06-05	Baird	Tx	Blattner Energy Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a torquing tool to torque down bolts on the blades in a wind turbine. As he began to tighten a nut, his finger became caught between the torquing tool and the wall of the hub. The employee sustained an avulsion fracture to a finger.
2021-05-25	Naples	Fl	Pelican Marsh Community Development District	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was mowing a grass area along a lake when the lawn mover flipped over and the employee was trapped underwater for 4-5 minutes. The employee was hospitalized for a near-drowning and chemical burns to his lungs from inhaling water/fuel.
2021-05-13	Mansfield	Tx	Plastic Industries Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On 5/13/2021, an employee was operating the silk screen machine. The machine was running while she adjusted the wheel nut with a wrench. The slide activated to the right and amputated her right middle fingertip.
2021-05-07	Manitowoc	Wi	Skana Aluminum Co	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping a maintenance worker install the upper portion of a coil car back into place using a hoist. This part weighs about 1,000 pounds. While seating the upper section onto the mounting bolts, the employees were working to loosen a bolt. The injured employee’s right hand was on an impact wrench and his other hand was on the nut. As it was loosening, the upper portion of the coil unit came loose and caught the injured employee’s hand against the lower portion of the coil block. T
2021-05-05	Greeley	Co	Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was releasing the pressure from a setting tool. As the employee was screwing a wrench into the burst disc retainer, the retainer nut came free and the pressure escaped from the chamber. Debris struck the employee in the right shoulder and face, leaving foreign material in his eyes and causing contusions to the shoulder and the right side of his face.
2021-04-18	Dumas	Ar	Protein for Pets Opco LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was preparing to unload the contents of a tanker. He climbed the tanker ladder to cut off the seal and loosen wing nuts to allow the tanker to pump off. His hand slipped and he fell 8 to 10 feet to the ground and sustained a fractured left arm and three broken left ribs. Has was hospitalized and had surgery.
2021-04-15	Newnan	Ga	Golden Insulation LLC	Arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was wrapping ductwork with insulation in an area where wires were hanging out of an existing conduit. The employee bumped the wires and the wire nut fell off which caused the employee to sustain an electric shock and second degree burns to the right arm.
2021-04-15	Laurel	Mt	CUST-O-FAB Specialty Services, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee and a co-worker were loosening nuts and bolts on a 24-inch, 300-pound flange with hydraulic torque equipment and a reaction arm. The hydraulic torque equipment was not functioning due to pump issues. The co-worker went to inspect it when the pump kicked on and engaged the torquing equipment. The torquing equipment moved the reaction arm, which struck the employee's right-hand index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-04-02	Rhinelander	Wi	Ahlstrom-Munksjo	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was at his locker, gathering his equipment when he began feeling ill. The employee went into the cooling room to sit for approximately 20 minutes. The employee left the cooling room to report to his supervisor that he was feeling unwell. While his supervisor was talking to him, the employee collapsed in the supervisor's office and was unresponsive. The employee was hospitalized for heat stress.
2021-03-31	West Seneca	Ny	Tops Markets, LLC #212	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was stocking shelves when they suffered an allergic reaction to nuts and cleaning products, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-03-15	Pleasanton	Tx	MidCentral Energy Services, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a hydraulic torque wrench to loosen the nuts that held a pump's fluid end to the stay rod bolts. His right little finger was caught between the wrench and a nut that the wrench was braced against. His finger was crushed, and he was hospitalized.
2021-03-01	South Chicago Heights	Il	Cosmos Manufacturing, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee and a coworker were manually transferring a die set (593 pounds) from a maintenance table to an industrial cart. The cart consists of a stationary platform and a lift platform controlled by a chain and hydraulic cylinder operable by foot pump. After the two employees pulled the die set onto the raised lift platform from the table, the chain over the hydraulic cylinder came free from the threaded rod and nut that serve as an anchor point on the stationary platform, causing the lift pl
2021-02-25	Boise	Id	Railworks Track Systems	Lower leg(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was installing a railroad bumping post. As he loosened a nut on a bolt so the bolt could be re-seated, the bumping post collapsed and his right leg was pinned between two pieces of it. He suffered fractures to the tibia and fibula.
2021-01-19	Middleburg	Fl	Service Electric Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On January 19, 2021, an employee was loosening the nut on an auger retention bolt with his right hand while supporting himself with his left hand against a drilling machine when a bar on the machine came down and pinned his hand. His hand became caught and he suffered the amputation of his left thumb and ring finger.
2020-09-21	Baytown	Tx	JSW Steel USA	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were performing maintenance on a crimp press. The employees were using an impact (pneumatic) wrench to remove bolts from a vertically positioned cylinder in the crimp press. The injured employee was supporting the weight of the impact wrench to keep it steady. His fingers were underneath the vertically positioned impact wrench, away from the nut being removed. When the final nut was loosened, the cylinder slid down and crushed his pinky finger between the back/bottom of the impact wren
2020-09-07	Topeka	Ks	GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was working on the band side of a tire machine. The employee removed the empty A-frame and was pushing in the next A-frame when the top roll came back and pinched their hand between the adjustment nut of the top roll and the frame of the equipment. Half of the employee's left middle finger was amputated.
2020-09-03	Montgomery	Al	Chick-fil-A	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was brushing the inside of a cooker. The lid of another, nearby cooker came open; hot peanut oil and steam sprayed out and caused second-degree burns to the employee's arms, neck, and face.
2020-08-26	Sylvester	Ga	Birdsong Corporation	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A 2,200-pound bulk bag of peanuts had fallen to a warehouse floor and come open. Employees were cleaning up when another bulk bag fell onto one of them, covering his entire body except for his head and feet. He suffered a broken femur and humerus, as well as head lacerations. He was hospitalized.
2020-08-20	Brunswick	Ga	International Auto Processing, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee developed heat-related illness about 45 minutes before the end of his shift offloading cars. He was hospitalized the next morning, suffering from dehydration.
2020-08-19	Houma	La	PERFORMANCE ENERGY SERVICES, L.L.C.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee pinched their right thumb between a wrench and a nut, resulting in a partial amputation.
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	Bishop	Tx	Brown and Root Industrial Services LTD	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been dismantling a scaffold when he experienced stomach cramps. He was monitored for approximately 45 minutes while in an air conditioned environment and his stomach cramps improved. After work, he was hospitalized with dehydration/heat stress.
2020-07-28	Kingston	Massachusett	Monro Auto Service and Tire Centers	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee had left the store to get supplies for the shop from a business next door. On his way back to the bay area of the store in a heavy rain, the employee lost his footing on the wet and slippery ground and fell. The right side of the employee's head hit the ground and he was unconscious for about a minute. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-28	Olathe	Kansas	Federal Aviation Administration	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was investigating a noise in an HVAC duct-system. He located a suspect auxiliary blower unit, deenergized it, and then went to retrieve tools. He returned to the blower after approximately 10 minutes. The fan/belt/pulley were slowly rotating even though power had been isolated. The employee removed a cover so he could press a tool against the belt to bring the blower to a stop. While reaching for the tool, his hand slipped into the pulley/belt resulting in an amputation to the right
2020-07-23	Fort Worth	Texas	Standard Utility Construction, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
Within 15 minutes of being on the job, an employee became ill. He continued to work throughout the day, taking frequent rest breaks. The employee was having cramps on his left side throughout the day. After finishing the day, the employee went home and was later hospitalized with dehydration, suspected heat exhaustion, and acute kidney failure.
2020-07-22	Bryan	Ohio	Manufactured Housing Enterprises, Inc.	Arm(s)	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was changing a forklift's tire. The employee removed the lug nuts and had grabbed the sides of the tire to remove it. As the employee was rocking the tire, the forklift fell off the jack and pinned the employee's arm between it's fender and the tire. The employees arm was fractured and required surgery and hospitalization.
2020-07-18	Neopit	Wisconsin	Menominee Tribal Enterprises	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to saw down a small pine tree near a larger rotting pine tree when the small tree fell against the larger tree and jolted it. An upper section of the larger pine became dislodged and fell several minutes later. The employee was struck and pinned to the ground by a protruding branch of the trunk section that fell. He suffered crushed vertebrae, broken ribs, and a collapsed lung.
2020-07-10	Chicago	Illinois	Mauser USA, LLC dba Mauser Packaging Solutions	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was finishing a shift and preparing the miscellaneous pail line for the next (first) shift. The employee was trouble-shooting the clutch mechanism or making a last-minute adjustment on the curler machine when it cycled and amputated the employee's right index and middle fingers.
2020-07-07	Fond Du Lac	Wisconsin	Wabash National Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
At the end of a 30-minute lunch break, an employee stood up from a chair, lost consciousness (due to heat exhaustion and dehydration), and fell to the floor.
2020-07-06	Deland	Florida	Forterra Pipe And Precast, LLC	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
On July 6, 2020, a mobile equipment operator was operating an overhead crane inside a building and felt light-headed. The employee then took a 15-minute break and drank a bottle of water. After the break the employee was standing and fell to the ground breaking his left ankle. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2020-06-10	Keene	New Hampshir	Homegoods	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee opened a box that contained cashews and almonds and experienced an allergic reaction to the nuts.
2020-05-30	Dfw Airport	Texas	AMERICAN AIRLINES	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading a last-minute bag into the cargo bin of an aircraft. The belt loader that was normally used was pulled away, so the employee jumped from the ground to the cargo bin. The employee fell from the cargo bin and struck the back of his head on the concrete, suffering a traumatic brain injury, temporal skull fracture, and subarachnoid and subdural bleeding.
2020-05-13	Maryneal	Texas	Cholla Petroleum, Inc.	Head	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was tightening a nut on a polished rod's 2-bolt clamp on a horse head while standing on a well head cap 2 feet off ground when the employee slipped and fell back, hitting a concrete block. The employee suffered a head contusion.
2020-05-07	Saint Charles	Illinois	Ryder Truck Rental, Inc.	Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was prepping a piggyback air emergency spring brake chamber to later be placed on a truck in need on a service call. To cage the spring and remove hazardous energy from the internals of the part, he supplied air pressure to compress the spring and then placed the caging bolt in the hole on the end to retain the spring. When his finger was in the pinch point placing the nut on the caging bolt, the chamber lost air and actuated the spring with the bolt in it. His finger was then caug
2020-04-29	Port Orange	Florida	Firestone Complete Auto Care	Head and neck	Explosion
On April 29, 2020, at 12:45 PM, an employee was walking to the back store room to check the level of the anti-freeze drum. Less then a minute later, an explosion occurred in the building. Two employees ran to the back room and found the employee with face and neck burns and singed hair. He was hospitalized.
2020-03-30	Oshkosh	Wisconsin	Oshkosh Defense LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a tool to tighten lug nuts on a truck. The tool's reaction bar rotated counterclockwise, pinching the employee's left index finger against the truck wheel. The finger was partially amputated.
2020-03-23	La Salle	Illinois	Unytite, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a nut tapping machine, that cuts screw threads inside the nut, when the nut became jammed. As he tried to clear the jam, his gloved left hand became caught in the rotating nut tap. He suffered at least one fractured finger requiring surgery, with other fingers receiving lacerations. He was hospitalized.
2020-03-17	Pasadena	Texas	J.D. Abrams, L.P.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was guiding a suspended conveyor belt by hand as its tension was adjusted. The employee's right-hand fingertips were caught between a plate and the adjustment nuts on the conveyor. The ring and little fingers were partially amputated.
2020-03-17	Orla	Texas	Winco Trucking, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee uploaded water into a tank at a man camp. After uploading the water, he was reversing the pump to clear out the line. As he pulled the pin from the plunger bar his finger was caught between the plunger nut and the valve. The fifth digit on his left hand was amputated.
2020-03-10	Rome	Georgia	F&P GEORGIA MFG, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading parts on a nut welding machine when an electrode came down on the welding machine and smashed the employee's thumb. The left thumb was amputated.
2020-03-04	Firestone	Colorado	ASPHALT SPECIALTIES CO.	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An excavator was being used to turn a wrench to remove nuts on a crusher. The wrench came loose and hit an employee in the head. The employee suffered a welt and knot on his forehead and a swollen right eye.
2020-02-27	Orlando	Florida	Skanska-Granite-Lane A Joint Venture	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
Two employees were removing an overhang bracket. One employee was holding the bracket while another employee was using an air impact wrench. The socket slipped off the nut causing the wrench to drop down and strike the employee's first finger on the right hand causing an avulsion between the second and third knuckle.
2020-02-26	Carlinville	Illinois	Heritage Health	Heart	Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee arrived at work and started shoveling snow. Within minutes, the employee felt upper chest pain and went back inside to alert others. The employee was hospitalized for a heart attack and underwent surgery.
2020-02-25	Ponca City	Oklahoma	Johnson Controls, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was changing the blades on a miter saw. A wood block was placed under the miter saw blades to hold the blades against the wood block. When the employee loosened the saw blade nut, the wood block slipped, and the saw blade came down and amputated their right middle fingertip.
2020-02-10	Carmi	Illinois	Vibracoustic USA Inc	Brain	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Employees were working on a press machine that had a mold that was leaking rubber. The employees proceeded towards the control panel to manually lower the mold. The injured employee entered the machine between the front knock-out slides, with a flashlight and approached the mold. Upon starting the inspection of the donut, the employee heard a suction sound. The employee was startled as the top plate came down and he quickly turned his head down and away from the front side of the machine. The em
2020-01-28	New Castle	Pennsylvania	Superior Forge and Steel Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
A maintenance employee had locked a machine out and was preparing for maintenance. The employee was tightening a spanner nut when he bumped the hydraulic oil line. The oil sprayed out of the line and cut the employee's finger, which required 2 stitches and hospitalization.
2020-01-17	Tuscaloosa	Alabama	Valmont Newmark, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was replacing chains on a forklift, whose mast was hooked and supported by an overhead 5-ton crane. When the support nuts at the bottom of the fork chains were removed, the forklift forks and backstop fell on the employee, knocking him down and pinning him to the floor. He suffered injuries to the left hand, neck, back, and collarbone and a broken left femur. During surgery, his left ring finger was amputated to the first joint.
2020-01-08	Hartford	Connecticut	Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was changing into her work uniform in a locker room when she had a suspected allergic reaction to peanuts.
2019-09-09	Axis	Alabama	SSAB Alabama, Inc.	Head	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was using a wrench to loosen a nut to adjust the vibrating conveyor system of the alloy system hopper. The wrench came off the bolt and the employee fell 6-feet 10-inches. The employee struck their head and sustained lacerations requiring fifteen staples and hospitalization.
2019-09-05	Odessa	Texas	Gardner Denver Petroleum Pumps, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing a stay rod nut using a hydraulic pump. He was holding the torque tool with his right hand while removing the nut with his left hand. The hydraulic pump kicked on without the operation control being pressed and pinched his right middle finger between the stay rod and the grease pan. The employee’s right middle fingertip was amputated.
2019-09-03	Providence	Rhode Island	Woonasquatucket Valley Community Build, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
An employee was on a small stepladder, getting a nut and bolt needed to fasten a steel tool storage cabinet's roof to its frame. A weight shift caused his right arm twist, and his shoulder was dislocated.
2019-08-26	Franklin	Massachusett	Big Y Foods, Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee had been baking donuts and was walking when the employee slipped on water and fell to the floor, injuring the left knee. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-08-23	Latham	New York	Selby & Smith	Skull	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a ladder installing a nut and bolt overhead when he fell 5 feet off the ladder to the concrete floor, hitting his head and fracturing his skull.
2019-08-12	Daytona Beach	Florida	Giles Electric Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On August 12, 2019, an employee was taking measurements utilizing a tape measurer and cutting PVC pipe for about 15 minutes using a PVC ratchet cutter. The employee later felt unwell and was hospitalized for heat-related illness and acute kidney failure.
2019-08-05	Henderson	Nevada	US Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had completed approximately seven hours and forty-five minutes of mail carrying duties. He returned to the post office and went to the break area. He was observed to be ill but was responsive. The employee was hospitalized for a heat-related illness.
2019-07-30	San Antonio	Texas	Impact Recovery Systems	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Employees were troubleshooting a T-nut machine. The machine started while an employee's right index finger was placed where the machine punches, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-07-29	Van Buren	Arkansas	Fusion Power, LLC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee working in climbing gear was installing a new ground wire on a power pole. He made contact with a bracket for a security light, which was energized because the photo controller was improperly wired. After making contact, he donned "secondary" gloves and continued working. About 20-30 minutes later he lost consciousness and stopped breathing. He was hospitalized with cardiac arrest.
2019-07-23	Fairbury	Illinois	Petersen Chevrolet-Buick, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
On July 23, 2019, at approximately 10:30 AM, an employee was installing new hinge pins on the driver's side door of a truck. He bent down to move the stand arms of the lift, and when he stood back up the adjustment handle of the tool holding the door in place poked/contacted his armpit. Approximately 30 minutes later, the employee reported that it was getting painful and difficult to breathe. The employee was hospitalized for a partially collapsed left lung.
2019-07-17	Brighton	Colorado	Vestas Nacelles America, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was screwing a nut onto a bolt using a battery-powered torque tool when their left index fingertip was pinched between the tool and the bolt. The fingertip was amputated.
2019-07-16	West Chicago	Illinois	New Wincup Holdings INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 16, 2019, an employee was feeding product into a silo 30 minutes before the end of his shift. He began to sweat and have hip and lower back cramps, then later dizziness and vomiting. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
2019-07-07	Friendswood	Texas	Kroger Texas, LP #744	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was in the parking lot collecting carts and collapsed. She had been outside for approximately 15 minutes before collapsing. She was hospitalized for a heat induced seizure.
2019-06-25	Hazlehurst	Georgia	Thompson Hardwoods, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was operating a loader with a grapple attachment to unload tree logs from a truck when he noticed the temperature indicator light flashing. The employee turned off the loader and waited a few minutes to let the engine cool off. Next, the employee started to remove one of the radiator caps on the loader. As he started removing the cap, hot water and steam released from that area, striking the employee. He sustained third degree burns to his left wrist, left arm, and left side torso.
2019-06-18	Fairhope	Alabama	Aero-mark MRO, LLC	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using new retraction tool to disassemble an air cycle machine unit. In the process of removing the retaining nut, the retraction tool's thread shaft adapter broke, causing a bubble or burst of hydraulic fluid to rupture at up to approximately 6,000 psi. The fluid cut/lacerated the employee's left hand between the middle and forefingers. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
2019-06-07	Denver	Colorado	Brookfield Properties, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was working on a valve on a water chiller (storing several thousand gallons of water) for a high-rise building. A nozzle or pipe broke off, sending water under very high pressure out of the pipe. The force of the spray knocked the employee off of his feet and pinned him against the wall. His legs were subjected to water under high pressure for about two minutes.
2019-06-02	Pecos	Texas	Monahans Nipple Up	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee amputated a fingertip while using a hydraulic cylinder and wrench to remove a nut from a blow out preventer.
2019-05-20	North Tarrytown	New York	Ballard Marine Construction, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A diver was underwater cutting steel floor beams from an anchor span truss when the anchor span moved and pinched his hand between the previously cut lateral beam and the truss. The employee was trapped for a few minutes until the steel structures moved and released him, allowing him to surface. He suffered a right ring finger and pinky fingertip amputation, as well as a right middle finger laceration.
2019-05-13	Waupun	Wisconsin	Saputo Cheese USA Inc.	Skull	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On May 13, 2019, an employee was asked to locate a motor in the storage room. About 20-30 minutes later a maintenance employee came into the storage room and found the injured employee leaning against a rack and bleeding. A ladder was found on the floor and the injured employee later said he had been on the ladder about 4 feet high. The employee was hospitalized with a skull fracture.
2019-05-08	Monte Vista	Colorado	National Carwash Solutions, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on an A-frame ladder while trying to loosen a nut from the top of the boom arm of a car wash. The employee was putting force on the wrench when the ladder tilted to its side and the employee fell five feet to the ground. The employee suffered a broken collar bone, nine broken ribs, and a punctured lung.
2019-04-29	Pontiac	Illinois	Enbridge Energy	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On April 29, 2019, at 4:30 p.m., an employee was assisting with the final pass of torqueing the hydraulic torque wrench when the tip of the employee's glove got stuck between the nut and the tool. The tool engaged and the employee's ring fingertip was amputated.
2019-04-23	Wenona	Illinois	Hearthside Food Solutions, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On April 23, 2019, at approximately 3:10 p.m., an employee was attempting to unclog a nut depositor venturi when her pinky contacted the moving parts within the equipment that dispense the nuts, amputating her fingertip.
2019-04-06	Galliano	Louisiana	Wood	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
At approximately 8:10 p.m., a Wood employee was engaged in opening a filter pot. He was holding a box-end wrench while another employee assisted in pushing on the wrench. The nut gave way, pinning the injured employee's left ring finger between the wrench and the filter pot. The fingertip was amputated. The injured employee was wearing gloves at the time of incident.
2019-04-03	Key Largo	Florida	BRIGHTVIEW TREE CARE SERVICES, INC.	Multiple arm locations	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
While an employee was using a chainsaw to trim a coconut tree, the chainsaw kicked back causing lacerations to the left forearm and bicep.
2019-03-15	Mountain View	Arkansas	FIBER ENERGY PRODUCTS	Multiple body parts	Dust explosion
On March 15, 2019, at 1530, two employees noticed smoke from the sawdust bin. The two employees attempted to move the sawdust in the bin to the ground via an auger system. Thirty minutes later, the employees opened the lower hatch. A blast of fire shot from the hatch, severely burning the two men. The first employee suffered burns on the neck, face, and hands. The second employee suffered burns on the chest and stomach area.
2019-03-11	Youngstown	Ohio	Dakon Plaza Donuts LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unjamming an obstructed tube in a donut injector. The machine cycled, pinching her index finger and amputating the tip.
2019-03-11	Quincy	Illinois	Titan Wheel Corporation of Illinois	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On March 11, 2019, an employee was checking a jet nut on a roll forming machine. The nut and its shaft rotated, and his right ring finger was pinched between his Allen wrench and a guide rail within the machine. The fingertip was amputated. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2019-02-18	Fonda	New York	Keymark Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a wrench to tighten a header bolt nut to a vertical load rack. The wrench slipped off the nut, and the employee's little finger was caught between its handle and a beam. The fingertip was amputated.
2019-02-13	Fort Valley	Georgia	Blue Bird Body Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was observing/testing a five-spindle nut runner machine (wheel torque wrench) after preventive maintenance was completed and suffered a partial thumb amputation after contacting one of the five rotating spindles. The employee was wearing gloves at the time.
2019-02-06	Dayton	Ohio	Moody's of Dayton, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was loosening nuts and bolts on the engine of a drill rig when his finger was caught between a drive belt and pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-01-30	Falls City	Texas	Luera's Welding Service, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On January 30, 2019, two employees were attempting to remove a nut from the bolt of a blow-out preventer (BOP) stack with a torque-n-test. The BOP stack was lifting 1-2" with the pick up line connected to the block when the rigging shifted and came down on one of the employee's left index finger severing it at the second knuckle.
2019-01-09	Freeport	Texas	Analytic Stress Relieving, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was working on a scaffold setting up a 30" pipe for pre-heat. The pipe was tack-welded where the set-up was taking place. Workers on the other end of the pipe removed the pipe fitting dogs, and 15 minutes later the tack welds at the set-up area failed. The employee's lanyard was between the pipe and the scaffold deck at the time. When the tack weld failed, this caused the pipe to fall and pinch the employee's left knee against the pipe, cracking the fibula.
2019-01-08	Spring Green	Wisconsin	Soleras Advanced Coatings, Ltd.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On January 8, 2019, an employee was holding a fixture in place when their right ring finger was caught between a flange and a target nut resulting in amputation of the finger.
2018-09-25	Canonsburg	Pennsylvania	FirstEnergy Service Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Employees were using two 10-ton hydraulic rams in disassembling a sump pump. The rams slipped from position, hitting an employee's left thumb and causing a comminuted distal phalanx fracture. The thumb was subsequently amputated at the base of the nail.
2018-09-24	Fitzgerald	Georgia	Protein Plus, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the air lock used for moving peanut flour in the conveying system. The paddles unexpectedly activated and partially amputated their right index and middle fingers.
2018-09-20	Boaz	Alabama	PINNACLE MANUFACTURING, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a stepladder removing a sling from a lifting lug that was welded onto a 300-pound weir wall when the lock nut came loose from the bolt, causing the weir wall to fall and knock the employee 4 to 5 feet off the stepladder to the ground. The employee suffered a lower right leg fracture.
2018-09-15	Rockmart	Georgia	Jefferson Southern Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was manually resetting a nut feeder when his right index finger was pinched by the weld gun and nut guide, resulting in an amputation.
2018-09-10	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Cactus Drilling Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was removing a hose from a mud pump with a crescent wrench when the wrench slipped off the nut and his hands were mashed between the wrench and pump.
2018-09-05	Fort Collins	Colorado	FOOTHILLS GATEWAY, INC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking in the company driveway during a 15-minute break when the employee's left foot rolled and the employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken hip. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-08-30	Everett	Massachusett	Leavitt Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the peanut butter pump and suffered amputation of three fingers on the left hand when the pump activated.
2018-08-21	Snyder	Texas	Energy Services South	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been applying coating to pipes for about 30 to 45 minutes when he became ill due to heat exhaustion, dehydration, and kidney failure, requiring hospitalization.
2018-08-08	Piqua	Ohio	Crane Pumps and Systems	Heart	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee mixed epoxy paint and thinner (two-part epoxy) and added it to a pneumatic spray gun before entering a negative pressure paint booth to paint a pump. The employee wore safety glasses, gloves, and a half-mask respirator before entering the paint booth. Within 10 minutes of removing the respirator and cleaning the gun, the employee began itching due to a suspected allergic reaction to the paint. The employee was hospitalized for a possible heart attack.