Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-29 | Miami Gardens | Fl | Southeastern Grocers Inc dba BiLo | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was picking up a plastic trash bag. A sharp object protruded through the bottom of the bag and cut the employee's finger and palm. | |||||
2021-10-21 | Clifton | Tx | Clifton Moulding Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was feeding boards into a moulder when the machine jammed. As the employee went to remove the jammed board, the moulder head contacted his left ring and little fingers, resulting in fractures. The left ring finger was subsequently amputated at the knuckle closest to the palm of his hand. | |||||
2021-09-23 | Kindred | Nd | DR Millwork Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting laminate on a table saw. The blade amputated the employee's thumb and severely lacerated the palm. | |||||
2021-09-21 | Columbus | Oh | Superior Production Partnership LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
An employee had been operating a palm station on a press. He was placing parts on a table when another part fell from the table to the floor. The employee then went around to pick up the part. His hand was positioned in the die space of another press when that press cycled. The employee sustained partial amputations to the ring and little fingers on his left hand. | |||||
2021-09-03 | Batesville | Ms | Crown Cork & Seal USA, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was troubleshooting an applicator roller on a can printer. The roller activated and pulled in the employee's right hand. The skin was torn off the hand and palm and the little finger was crushed. | |||||
2021-08-20 | Waco | Tx | Jessup Manufactured Housing, LLC | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was attempting to remove a jammed staple in a pneumatic staple gun. The staple gun fired a 2-inch staple into the employee's right thumb and palm. | |||||
2021-07-30 | Elk Grove Village | Il | HMF EXPRESS | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On July 30, 2021, at approximately 12:35 p.m., an employee was working at a 90-ton hydraulic brake press to bend door parts. The press cycled and the employee's left forearm and right hand were caught in the pinch point between both dies. The employee's left forearm was crushed and his right palm was fractured. He was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
2021-07-19 | Guymon | Ok | Seaboard Foods, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure through medical injection |
An employee was preparing to vaccinate sows using a needle-free injection gun. The gun engaged and injected the employee's left palm. The employee experienced an allergic reaction. | |||||
2021-06-29 | Nashua | Nh | Bronze Craft Corporation | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was preparing to pour molten bronze from a pot when the pot erupted and the molten bronze contacted the employee, resulting in burns to his left wrist, hand, and palm. Personal protective equipment was worn at the time of the incident. | |||||
2021-06-21 | Milledgeville | Ga | Chemtex, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was pushing extra material through a bonder machine when their right hand contacted the bonder, resulting in the amputation of four fingers at the palm level. | |||||
2021-05-24 | Gainesville | Ga | Cargill Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was operating a cracker mill designed to grind soy beans. The employee was clearing a jam in the machine when their right hand was caught between two cracker rolls (8" blades) resulting in amputation of their pinky, ring, and middle fingers and a partial amputation of their right palm. | |||||
2021-04-26 | Dalton | Ga | Gladwin Services Inc. | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was working on a heavy-duty truck when the cab of the truck fell on the employee's left hand, resulting in a laceration to their left wrist and palm. | |||||
2021-04-23 | Stockton | Al | Overseas Hardwoods Company, Inc. | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
After an employee turned on a finger joint machine and a clamp cylinder, the employee's right hand was caught by the lumber clamp in the machine's operating area. He suffered broken bones in the palm of the hand. | |||||
2021-04-19 | Dalton | Ga | Maven Group LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was operating a circular saw to cut wooden stakes when the saw hit a knot in the wood and kicked back in the direction of the employee. The employee sustained an amputation to his left pinky finger and lacerations to his palm and pointer finger. | |||||
2021-04-17 | Midlothian | Tx | Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was lancing a ladle when the lance pipe became stuck to the ladle opening. The employee then pulled on the pipe. The pipe detached from the lance and liquid steel poured out of the pipe and struck the employee's gloved right hand causing second degree burns to the palm and wrist. | |||||
2021-03-24 | Hampton | Va | Virginia-Carolina Steel Inc | Hand(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
A temporary employee was on a step ladder adjusting an open-web bar joist in the overhead of a hanger bay. The joist slipped and as the employee grabbed the joist, it lacerated the palm of the employee's left hand. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-03-19 | Mc Elhattan | Pa | Glenn O. Hawbaker, Incorporated | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
An employee was cleaning mud off the lights on a truck after a cargo container had been unloaded from it. As the truck's lift gate was being put away, the winch cable engaged and pulled in the employee's hand, lacerating it and causing four fractures to the palm. | |||||
2021-03-16 | Houma | La | Rouses Market #12 | Hand(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting pig tails on a bandsaw. The saw lacerated the employee's right hand between the index finger and thumb, cutting into the palm. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery. | |||||
2021-03-16 | Pelham | Al | Vulcan Threaded Products, Inc. DBA Vulcan Steel Products. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was threading a machine when it pulled in the employee's left hand, lacerating the palm. | |||||
2021-02-27 | Kearny | Nj | G&S MOTOR EQUIPMENT CO., INC. DBA G&S TECHNOLOGIES | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
On February 27, 2021, an employee was using a plasma cutter to cut open a transformer tank that had been previously drained and vented, resulting in an explosion. The employee suffered bruising and a laceration on their right palm. | |||||
2021-02-22 | Miami | Fl | Rizzani De Eccher (USA) Inc. | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was walking while inspecting recently casted concrete segments when they came into contact with abrasive water during a high-pressure washing operation, resulting in lacerations on their right palm. | |||||
2021-01-03 | Solvay | Ny | Frazer & Jones Company, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On 1/3/2021, an employee was operating a press with a rotating table to fabricate a part. When the employee pressed the palm button on the machine, his left hand fingers slipped forward and entered the swing radius of the block extension on the rotating table. The block extension amputated the tip of the employee's left index finger to the knuckle. | |||||
2020-10-13 | Bay Saint Louis | Ms | PrideStaff, Inc./Jindal Tubular | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning a hydraulic conveyor roller while a large steel pipe was on the conveyor. The employee's right hand was caught between the conveyor roller and the pipe resulting in amputation of the employee's thumb and lacerations to the index finger and palm. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-10-06 | Zanesville | Oh | Casting Solutions, LLC | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was using a slag spoon to skim off impurities on molten gray iron. The employee dipped the spoon into the zircon wash and gray iron popped onto the employee. The employee sustained first and second degree burns to the left side of the palm, the forearm, and the abdomen. | |||||
2020-10-06 | Denver | Co | E&K OF DENVER | Hand(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was cleaning/servicing a powder-actuated tool. While the tool was disassembled and the piston was against the palm of his left hand, the trigger was actuated. The tool was loaded with boosters and projected the piston into the employee's left hand/wrist. The employee sustained a punctured left hand. | |||||
2020-09-25 | Nampa | Id | SORRENTO LACTALIS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing a piece of cheese from a packaging machine when the rotating equipment cut palm the employee's right hand and amputated their right index finger. | |||||
2020-09-06 | Montgomery | Al | Federal Bureau of Prisons - Montgomery | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was using a meat slicing machine. The blade amputated the palmar surface of his right fingertip. | |||||
2020-09-01 | Springboro | Oh | High Concrete Group LLC | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was using a stressing jack when hydraulic fluid blew through a pin hole in the hydraulic hose of the jack and entered his left-hand palm. | |||||
2020-08-06 | Luling | La | Torq-Lite, LLC | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was mowing the grass when the mower slid into a drainage ditch and landed on top of them. The employee suffered amputated fingers on the right hand (3rd, 4th, 5th fingers) and a portion of the palm, leading to hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2020-07-29 | Sunbury | Pennsylvania | Weis Markets, Incorporated | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was lubricating the lift cylinder of a powered industrial truck. When grease lubricant was injected, it came out of a crack in the truck's grease hose and perforated the skin of the employee's right palm. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-07-16 | Fort Collins | Colorado | AAA Roofing and Construction, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was using a table saw to cut through 2 inches of ISO insulation when his thumb was amputated. It was later reattached during surgery. The palm of the hand was also injured. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-07-10 | Missouri City | Texas | PLW Waterworks | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Entangled in other object or equipment |
An employee was lowering a tool from a height of about 17 feet. The rope wrapped around his right little finger and removed his flesh to the bone on half his finger on the palm side. | |||||
2020-06-15 | South Holland | Illinois | Animated Manufacturing Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On June 15, 2020, an employee was operating a punch press when his left hand entered the die area of the press. The foot pedal was then pressed, causing the machine to cycle and crush the employee's left palm and four fingers. As a result, the employee's left index finger was partially amputated. | |||||
2020-06-13 | Trenton | New Jersey | Independence Excavating | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was torch cutting springs on a boiler. When the spring being worked on would not come off, the employee went to remove it by hand, and the spring struck his hand. The employee sustained a palm laceration and a fractured right middle finger. | |||||
2020-06-05 | Marion | Texas | Cal-Maine Foods Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning a conveyor. The employee's rubber glove and rag got caught between the turnover of the belt and the ending piece of metal, causing the amputation of the left little finger, a fracture to the left ring finger, and a laceration across the left palm. | |||||
2020-05-07 | Orlando | Florida | Asset Campus USA, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was taking down a palm tree when he was struck by a tree limb, suffering three broken ribs. | |||||
2020-04-27 | Venice | Florida | SOUTH WEST FLORIDA TREE SERVICE INC. | Wrist(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
On 04/27/2020, at 10:52 a.m., an employee was cutting a palm tree with a chainsaw when the chainsaw kicked back and cut his left wrist. He had surgery and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-04-21 | Newburgh | New York | Jetro Holdings LLC. | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
To help move cardboard boxes, an employee used a lift machine to move the pallets storing the boxes. He exited the lift while it was still in motion and his hand was caught between the back of the lift and a yellow bin. He was hospitalized with a broken/bruised right thumb/palm. | |||||
2020-04-04 | Sedalia | Missouri | TYSON FOODS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee was in a buffer room, putting pallets away using a forklift. His hand was caught between his forklift and another forklift, and he suffered fractures to the left ring and little fingers and a lacerated palm. | |||||
2020-03-11 | Manhattan | Kansas | Berry Companies Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was removing and repairing a hydraulic lift cylinder on a piece of equipment. The employee loosened a connection and pressurized hydraulic fluid burst out, hitting the employee's hand. Hydraulic fluid penetrated into the skin tissue and muscle of the thumb on the palm side of the hand. | |||||
2020-03-06 | Laredo | Texas | Brokers Logistics | Hand(s) | Ran off driving surface, nonroadway |
An employee was loading a trailer using a forklift. The truck moved forward and the forklift fell to the ground. The employee suffered a cut or pinch to the right thumb/palm. | |||||
2020-03-02 | Crystal River | Florida | Thompson Construction Group Inc | Hand(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was using a torch to cut back-to-backs from 12-inch channel iron. His hose got caught; as he tried to free it, the torch slid down his hand into his glove. It caused second- and third-degree burns to the palm and hand. | |||||
2020-02-09 | Adairsville | Georgia | Vista Speciality Alloys, LLC | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was standing near a cannon-type heater trying to warm himself. The employee's shirt ignited due to contact with the heater. The employee sustained second degree burns to the left front, side, and back torso, and the left thumb, fingers, and palm. | |||||
2020-01-30 | Plano | Texas | Fiesta Mart #59 | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was mixing masa in the tumbler in preparation for making dough for tortillas and contacted one of the spiral assembly parts with his right hand. The employee sustained lacerations to his thumb, palm and part of right hand. | |||||
2020-01-22 | Totowa | New Jersey | Precision Textiles Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was troubleshooting a machine when the employee's right thumb was caught in the belt and pulley at the in-running nip point, resulting in a thumb amputation and palm laceration. | |||||
2019-09-10 | Cotulla | Texas | J-R-J Construction, LLC | Hand(s) | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was circulating bad oil into tanks. He then went to remove a leaking dump valve from a compressor to conduct repair. While the dump valve was being removed, fluids sprayed out and were ignited by the hot manifold of a compressor. The employee sustained second degree burns to the palms and top surface of both hands and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-09-09 | Bristol | Rhode Island | Atlantic Capes Fisheries, Inc. | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
A maintenance employee was walking into the maintenance shop. He tripped while entering the shop and reached out to break his fall, striking his right hand on an axe which was stored near the door. His right ring finger and palm were cut on the axe blade. | |||||
2019-08-31 | Hammond | Louisiana | Sanderson Farms, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was descending a ladder when his hand was caught in a shackle. He received a laceration to the right palm, near amputation to the right ring finger, and a fracture/dislocation of the right middle finger. | |||||
2019-08-30 | San Antonio | Texas | River City Recycling | Multiple upper extremities locations | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was trying to relieve the tension on a bailer wire channel. His hand was on the wire/channel when he turned the machine on. The wire then penetrated his left palm and came out the side of his wrist/forearm. | |||||
2019-08-05 | Sarasota | Florida | Thoroughbred Management Group, LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was climbing a ladder to trim a palm tree. Before reaching the top, to tie the ladder to the palm tree, the employee fell backwards off the ladder. He landed on the brick patio 10 feet below and sustained fractured vertebrae in the neck and back and fractured ribs. | |||||
2019-07-06 | Perry | Georgia | Perdue Farm (Cook Plant) | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning excess batter from a batter machine. His left hand was caught in the machine; three fingers were broken and his palm was lacerated. | |||||
2019-06-24 | Walnut Ridge | Arkansas | CUSTOM PAK | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was carrying a bucket of plastic waste when she stepped in a spot of oil and slipped backwards. She braced herself with her right arm, and when her right palm struck the concrete floor, she sustained a right wrist fracture. | |||||
2019-06-19 | Conshohocken | Pennsylvania | EDRO Specialty Steel | Hand(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was placing a metal plate into a furnace to be heat-treated when he tripped and fell forward, resulting in his hands making contact with the hot metal plate. He suffered burns to the palms of both hands and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-06-17 | Phenix City | Alabama | AlaTrade Foods L.L.C. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning pieces of meat from a poultry skinner. Her hand was caught in the machine, two opposing rubber belts (which rub skin off the meat as it enters the machine) caused an amputation of her left little fingertip, broke the tip of the bone, and degloved the palm side of the finger. | |||||
2019-05-23 | Eufaula | Alabama | Equity Group Eufaula Division, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee suffered a laceration to the left palm and amputation of the left thumb while using a saddle saw. | |||||
2019-05-23 | Rahway | New Jersey | Allstate Power Vc, Inc. | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was trying to hook up a trailer when he lost his grip and the middle of his left palm was crushed. | |||||
2019-05-16 | Cumming | Georgia | Stiles Machinery, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was addressing an alignment issue with the metal trim at the end of the conveyor. After making the adjustment, the employee's right hand was caught in the moving conveyor belt. The employee's pinky finger was fractured and dislocated. The employee also sustained a laceration from the mid-pinky to the middle of his right palm. | |||||
2019-05-13 | Houston | Texas | NCI Group, Inc. | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was using a tool to clean film buildup off of a set of equipment leveler rollers. Once completed, the employee selected jog mode on the operator console to turn the leveler rollers and inspect if all of the film was removed. During the process of jogging the rollers forward, the employee's right hand was pulled into the leveler rollers causing a laceration to the palm. | |||||
2019-05-02 | San Antonio | Texas | Universal Forest Products San Antonio, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was adjusting and lubricating a chain and sprocket on a conveyor belt roller. His hand became caught between the chain and sprocket, causing a laceration to his right palm and an amputation of the right middle fingertip without bone loss. | |||||
2019-04-26 | Sun Valley | Idaho | Dusty Electric | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was handling a live ground wire and suffered burns to his finger and the palm of his hand. | |||||
2019-04-01 | Denver | Colorado | The TMC Building Group, LLC | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was adjusting/moving an aluminum float during a concrete pour when the 30-foot long float swung outside of construction working limits and contacted a 13,200 volt primary power line. The employee received electrical burns to both palms. | |||||
2019-03-28 | Telford | Pennsylvania | Solar Transformers, Inc. | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was testing a transformer when the employee suffered an electrical shock, receiving burns on both palms. The power supply was not turned off at the time of the incident. | |||||
2019-03-12 | Kentwood | Louisiana | Kentwood Cooperative, Inc. | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
In the feed mill warehouse, an employee was leaning up against a 36" industrial wall fan. The fan blade sliced through the steel enclosure and lacerated the employee's right palm. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-03-06 | Port Allen | Louisiana | Polar Service Centers | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cutting on a dry bulk trailer with a 6-inch grinder. The grinder kicked back and cut off his left index finger at the second knuckle, as well as lacerating his palm. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
2019-02-16 | Darien | Illinois | Jewel Food Store, Inc. #123 | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Injured by object breaking in hand |
On February 16, 2019, an employee was placing a liquor bottle on a shelf. The bottle broke and lacerated his right palm. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-02-09 | Land O Lakes | Florida | Caliente Club & Resorts | Hand(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cutting palm trees and two thorns got stuck in his left hand. | |||||
2019-02-04 | Omaha | Nebraska | Lyman-Richey Corporation | Hand(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was helping to fabricate a new catwalk when a metal burr went through the employee's glove and into the palm of his right hand, leaving a sliver. He removed the sliver, but the next day his hand and arm became swollen due to an infection. He was hospitalized and required surgery. | |||||
2019-01-14 | Millstadt | Illinois | Mac Medical, Inc. | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was helping a maintenance man adjust the belt on a stainless steel deburring machine when the employee's left hand was caught between the belt and drum, removing skin from the palm. The machine was running at the time of the incident. | |||||
2019-01-02 | Rochester | New York | AID TO HOSPITALS, INC. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee had finished repairs and adjustments on the small piece folder machine. The employee was confirming proper operation of the machine when their right sleeve was caught by a moving part and drawn into the machine causing a severe laceration on the palm of their right hand. The machine was unguarded at the time. | |||||
2018-09-18 | Elgin | Texas | Texas First Rentals | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee used an air powered grease gun to grease a skid steer following track repairs. As he was rolling up the grease gun and hose, the trigger was pulled and grease injected into the palm of his left hand, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2018-09-07 | Richardson | Texas | Shermco Industries, Inc. | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee had set down an electrical breaker box inside a motor control center he was preparing to replace the breaker in. He turned to walk away and an electrical arc flashed out of the open door of the cabinet, burning his palms and wrist and causing a slight burn to his right cheek. | |||||
2018-09-05 | Hooks | Texas | Expal USA | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Nonclassifiable |
An employee suffered a left palm laceration and broken fifth metacarpal while removing the retaining ring from a remote anti-armor munition (RAAM) mine. | |||||
2018-09-04 | Tallahassee | Florida | Tallahassee Floor Finishing | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting a 5-inch by 6-foot floor board using a table saw. The board jammed, and the employee's left hand was pulled into the saw. His left thumb and palm were severely cut. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
2018-08-25 | Walworth | Wisconsin | Miniature Precision Components, Inc. | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was working to free a press feed that became stuck when hot plastic resin contacted the employee's left hand, causing a second degree burn to the palm and fingers. Personal protective equipment was not worn at the time of the incident. | |||||
2018-08-16 | Rome | Georgia | Bekeart | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was preparing to burn off a wire spool when the spool fell. It struck the employee, causing a rupture of the right bicep tendon, a minor burn on the right palm, a bruise on the left knee, a traumatic hematoma of the upper right quad (thigh and knee), and a closed degloving lesion of the upper right quad (thigh and knee). | |||||
2018-08-08 | Port Arthur | Texas | United Sorbents, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was winding rolls of sorbent plastic material when one of the cores became stuck. She hit the core with the palm of her hand as instructed to make it move again. It began rolling and her left hand was caught and crushed in the machine. She suffered bruising and a fracture to the middle finger, a cut to the end of the middle finger that needed stitches, and some bone chipping to the pinky finger. | |||||
2018-08-06 | Syracuse | New York | Research Foundation of SUNY | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Injured by object breaking in hand |
An employee was operating a microfluidizer when the beaker punctured his left palm and the liquid stream came in contact with his blood. He developed an infection and was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-08-01 | Irving | Texas | Owens Corning Roofing and Asphalt LLC | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was cleaning a lab when he attempted to grab what he thought was an empty black container. The container had hot asphalt in it and caused the employee to jerk back. As he jerked back, the hot asphalt dripped down his left hand, causing second degree burns to his fingers and palm. | |||||
2018-07-30 | Dunwoody | Georgia | GEORGIA DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLC | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was shoveling hot asphalt mix inside the box of a truck. The back vertical gate opened partially and the employee fell through, coming into contact with the hot material. The employee suffered severe burns to the stomach, palms, and wrists (requiring skin grafts), as well as possible nerve damage to the right forearm. | |||||
2018-07-26 | Rapid City | South Dakota | L & L Insulation, Inc | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. |
A floor scraper's blade cut the palm of an employee's right hand. | |||||
2018-07-25 | North Chili | New York | DePaul Senior Living Communities, Inc. | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Vehicle or machinery fire |
An employee was connecting a new battery to the floor machine when it sparked and caused a fire. The employee sustained an electric shock and burns to the right index finger and palm. | |||||
2018-07-12 | Clute | Texas | Mammoet USA South, Inc. | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck against object or equipment while moving it |
An employee was helping to position a jack stand onto a staging area when his left hand went between the edge of the stand and a parked trailer, lacerating his palm. | |||||
2018-07-05 | Key Biscayne | Florida | Rodolfo Orellana Corp. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to electricity |
An employee received a possible electrical shock while trimming a palm tree. | |||||
2018-06-29 | Mccomb | Mississippi | Thompson Engineering | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was pulling soil samples and running a geotechnical soil sample rig. The employee was lowering a section of the soil sampling rod into the previously advanced bore hole when their right hand was caught and crushed in the rod clamp. His right hand was fractured and sustained lacerations on both the dorsal and palmer side. His right index finger had a significant laceration which subsequently resulted in a portion of his finger, below the metacarpophalangeal joint (MCP), being surgical | |||||
2018-06-29 | Clearwater | Florida | SPECTRA METAL SALES, INC. | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating the slitter machine and got their right hand caught in the machine's rollers causing a laceration to the palm. | |||||
2018-06-13 | Niagara Falls | New York | RUS INDUSTRIES INC. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
The injured employee was asked to help flip over the gondola to get the debris out. While flipping the gondola with the operator, the employee pinched his left middle fingertip between the corner of the gondola and the cement floor. When he pulled his hand away from the pinch point, skin from the fingertip (palm side) was severed above the first joint. The employee was wearing nitrile gloves with cotton gloves over them at the time of the incident. | |||||
2018-06-03 | Rolla | Missouri | ROYAL CANIN | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was trying to remove a bag from a conveyor and caught her right hand between the guide roller and the conveyor when her hand slipped resulting in a laceration to the palm and back of her hand. | |||||
2018-06-01 | Key Largo | Florida | Dixie Landscape Company, Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was on the ground guiding a coconut tree that was suspended by a piece of equipment to position it in a hole. The palm frond touched an overhead powerline while the employee was touching the root and he received an electrical shock, burning his hands and the bottom of his feet. | |||||
2018-05-25 | Plaquemine | Louisiana | TURNER INDUSTRIES | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
At about 3:30 p.m. on May 25, 2018, an employee was in a cell renewal building, hydroblasting deposits from a cell body. A 4-foot section of hose connected to the blasting gun ruptured in the palm of their left hand, causing a laceration. | |||||
2018-05-10 | Big Lake | Texas | Tessco Energy Services, Inc. | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was in a bucket connecting parts on a pole when a wire in the employee's left hand touched something and caused an arc flash (7,200 volts), burning the top and palm of the employee's hand. | |||||
2018-04-27 | Longview | Texas | Eastman Chemical Company, Texas Operations | Upper and lower limb(s) | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was making his rounds when he identified a level indication in the vessel that he was not sure was accurate. He then drained the sit glass and the material (mineral spirits polyethylene wax and ethaline gas) ignited a flash fire, burning his left palm, both forearms, and his left calf. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-04-20 | El Paso | Texas | Abrams-Kiewit Joint Venture | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was operating an aerial lift when the main control feed line ruptured, injecting fluid into his right palm. | |||||
2018-04-18 | Searcy | Arkansas | Schulze and Burch Biscuit Company | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was feeding foil inner lid seals into the shuttle stacker on a pint filler machine when some of the seals fell onto the conveyor. The employee attempted to grab a stack of the seals from the conveyor. Her right hand was then caught and pulled into the machine, making contact with the heat seals. She sustained third degree burns on her right palm and forearm and multiple lacerations to her hand and arm, requiring hospitalization. The machine was running at the time of the incident. | |||||
2018-04-15 | Greenville | Texas | Masonite International Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was profiling door skins on a table saw when his right-hand middle finger and palm made contact with the saw's blade. His middle fingertip was amputated, and his palm was lacerated. | |||||
2018-04-08 | Monaca | Pennsylvania | Anchor Hocking | Hand(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was swabbing a glass mold when his hand was caught by the funnel arm, burning the palm of his hand. | |||||
2018-03-21 | Houston | Texas | Sterling Manufacturing and Distributing | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was using a band saw to cut a piece of foam rubber. As the employee repositioned the foam, the saw cut the palm of the employee's left hand. | |||||
2018-03-05 | Elliott | Mississippi | Hankins Lumber Company, Inc. | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee shut down a saw and was attempting to grab something from the machine when the blade cut his left-hand palm, requiring surgery. The blade had not come to a complete stop at the time of the incident. | |||||
2018-02-02 | Rockford | Illinois | Gunite Corporation | Hand(s) | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was using an oxygen lance to clean a cupola slag runner (a portion of a foundry furnace) when the oxygen line supplying the lance failed causing a flame to strike the employee and enter his glove. The employee sustained third degree burns to the back and palm of his right hand. | |||||
2018-01-25 | Ashland | Alabama | Wellborn Cabinet, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee dismounted a forklift to dump a hopper of scrap wood into a grinder stockpile area. He braced his left palm on the outside of the forks, which placed his left pinky in the path of the hopper channels where the forks were pre-positioned. When he moved the level to dump the hopper, the weight caused the hopper edge to drop and crush his left pinky fingertip, which had to be surgically amputated. | |||||
2018-01-25 | Waskom | Texas | Bass Energy Services, LLC | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was using a hydraulic torque wrench to tighten bolts on a flange. The employee's left hand was near the head where the hydraulic hose connects to the wrench. The hose became punctured and injected the employee's left-hand palm with hydraulic fluid, lacerating it. |