| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-23 | Reedsville | Pa | Alltrista Plastics LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was separating an injection molding tool. The employee hooked up one of the mold's two sides to overhead hoists and began to separate the mold. The other side (weighing 500 pounds) fell over and crushed the employee's left ring finger against a work bench. | |||||
| 2020-06-16 | Hesston | Kansas | AGCO Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was using an overhead hoist to move a partial tub filled with components when his finger was caught in the hoist. The employee sustained a partial amputation to one finger. | |||||
| 2020-05-15 | Jefferson | Georgia | Titan Tire Corporation | Foot (feet) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was using an overhead hoist to lift an assembly (tire and rim) that was still attached to a mounting machine. When the employee lifted the assembly, it caused the machine to lift as well, so the employee unlocked the assembly. At that time, the mounting machine fell on the employee's left foot, crushing it. | |||||
| 2020-02-14 | Mount Pleasant | Texas | Pilgrims Pride Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was switching out the battery on an electric pallet jack using an electric overhead hoist. The employee's finger was caught between the hoist hook and the pallet jack battery resulting in amputation. | |||||
| 2019-08-31 | Jacksonville | Florida | Kraft Heinz Foods Company LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| On August 31, 2019, an employee was guiding a roll of film into a pizza sauce machine that was being lowered with an overhead hoist when the employee's hand was caught between the film roll shaft and the cradle of the pizza sauce machine. The employee pulled her hand back and received an amputation of the right index fingertip. The unbalanced film roll struck her on the right side of her face between the nose and cheek, causing blunt trauma to the face. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-08-19 | East Aurora | New York | Moog Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was lifting an aircraft component with an overhead hoist. The component being hoisted created a shear point between itself and the test stand. The employee's thumb tip was amputated in the shear point. | |||||
| 2019-01-04 | Ashtabula | Ohio | PLASTPRO 2000, INC | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Other jump to lower level |
| An employee was servicing an overhead hoist while standing on a trimming table. The employee came down from the table and their right foot was caught on the crossbrace, causing the employee to land awkwardly. The employee suffered fractures to the right ankle, fibula, and tibia. | |||||
| 2018-07-14 | Steele | Alabama | Valmont-Birmingham Galvanizing | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using an overhead hoist to lift a rig composed of three steel poles. His left thumb was pinched between the chain and the product being lifted, and the tip was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-07-02 | Broxton | Georgia | WMT Housing, LLC | Multiple body parts | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee received an electric shock from 480-volt electrical current while trying to place an overhead hoist back on its track. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the left index finger, left thumb, left wrist, and chest. | |||||
| 2018-06-08 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Cooper Tire & Rubber | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was moving a roll with an overhead hoist. The load moved and struck the operator's hand against the machine causing a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2018-03-08 | Blasdell | New York | REPUBLIC ENGINEERED PRODUCTS INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was hooking up two bundles to an overhead hoist when the operator raised the hoist, pulling up slack in the chain. The employee's thumb was then pinched and fractured between the chain and the bundle. | |||||
| 2018-01-15 | Arcadia | Wisconsin | Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was removing a battery from a forklift using an overhead hoist when her left middle finger was pinched and partially amputated between the hoist hook and the lifting ear. | |||||
| 2017-08-04 | Ponca City | Oklahoma | Pliltek Services | Hand(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was using an overhead hoist to lift a trailer axle with a strap when the strap broke. The axle then fell on and crushed his left hand, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2017-07-31 | West Homestead | Pennsylvania | WHEMCO, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Two employees were working in a man lift basket about 12 to 13 feet off the ground. They were using an overhead hoist to reposition a piece of equipment they were working on in the vertical boring mill. As the overhead hoist was being lowered, the limit switch plate of the hoist came in contact with an employee's left hand, which was resting on the man lift railing. The injured employee sustained the amputation of the left pinky fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-06-01 | Weyauwega | Wisconsin | Agropur, Inc | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was picking up a cart with an overhead hoist. While he was rigging it up, a piece of the spreader bar shifted and his left ring fingertip was caught and amputated between the hook and eyelet. | |||||
| 2017-03-24 | Tifton | Georgia | Kelley Manufacturing Company | Multiple body parts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was rigging a dump cart to an overhead hoist using a metal chain when the chain came loose. The dump cart then fell and knocked the employee to the ground, fracturing the employee's neck, back, and hip. | |||||
| 2016-08-15 | Eau Claire | Wisconsin | CASCADE TISSUE GROUP WISCONSIN, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was operating an overhead hoist using "J" hooks when his left middle fingertip was pinched between a shaft and a "J" hook. He suffered a partial amputation of his left middle fingertip and a possible fracture of his left ring finger. | |||||
| 2016-05-17 | Athens | Georgia | Baldor Electrical Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was using an overhead hoist with a small J-hook to lift a raw part up from a work table in order to change the orientation from face-down to face-up. He had lifted the part approximately 3 inches from the table surface when the part became unsecured from the hook and dropped on his left hand. The fifth digit was smashed and required stitches, and the fourth digit was partially amputated at the first distal. | |||||
| 2016-03-10 | Cleves | Ohio | Stock Manufacturing and Design, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| Two employees were removing a 4' x 3' part from the welding jig with an overhead hoist. The part got stuck, then broke loose, and dropped on the employee's right pinky finger. The finger was amputated at first knuckle. | |||||
| 2015-11-25 | Oshkosh | Wisconsin | BEMIS FLEXIBLE PKG DIV MILPRINT | Ankle(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| On November 25, 2015, an employee was loading a 1300 lb. roll of plastic onto a roll stand using an overhead hoist. The roll struck the frame of the press, bounced out of the sling, and struck the employee breaking three ankle bones. | |||||
| 2015-10-02 | Nixa | Missouri | DIVERSIFIED PLASTICS CORPORATION | Nonclassifiable | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| An employee was struck in the head by materials being lifted by an overhead hoist. | |||||
| 2015-07-21 | Montoursville | Pennsylvania | Lycoming Burial Vault Company, Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using an overhead hoist to move a cement bucket. His finger was between the bucket handle and overhead hoist hook when the hoist was activated. His right index finger was amputated at the first joint. | |||||
| 2015-07-10 | Athens | Georgia | BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee's left small finger was amputated while operating an overhead hoist. The equipment was not locked or tagged out and was unguarded at the time. | |||||
| 2015-04-01 | Mckinney | Texas | Watson and Chalin Manufacturing, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Entangled in other object or equipment |
| An employee was attempting to move a weld table with an overhead hoist when his finger got caught in the chains. He sustained a distal amputation to his left index finger. | |||||
| 2015-03-31 | Palatka | Florida | Bridge Fabrication Holdings, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was moving a sheet of steel (300 lbs.) with an overhead hoist. The employee was using a magnet to move the metal from the grinding area to the finished stack. When the sheet was over the finished pile of sheets, the magnet released; the sheet fell on his hand, crushing the left middle and ring fingers. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-02-18 | Houston | Texas | Baker Concrete Construction | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects |
| Employee was setting a column form with an overhead hoist, when his finger became caught between a metal bracket and a two by four. The bracket lacerated the tip of the employee's finger and shaved a small portion of the bone. Employee was taken to OccuCare Medical clinic, where he was then referred to a specialist at Memorial Herman Hospital. | |||||
| 2015-01-22 | Cottonton | Alabama | Mead Westvaco Cottonton Mill | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating an overhead hoist and got his finger caught in the hook. The tip of his finger was amputated. | |||||