Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-07-01 | Anniston | Alabama | BAE Systems, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee working at the magnetic particle inspection clamp in the track machine line activated a hydraulic clamp and pinched their right ring finger between the side edge of the product being clamped and the clamp wall. The pinching action trapped the employee's finger and removed the soft tissue portion of the ring finger pad under the fingernail, resulting in a partial amputation. | |||||
2020-02-19 | Orlando | Florida | CHEP Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was handling pallets when fiberglass particles became airborne and caused the employee to experience lung irritation. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-08-29 | Monroeville | Pennsylvania | DJM Builders | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was moving material around in a warehouse. Sheets of particle board became unbalanced and fell on the employee, pushing him into a stack of drywall. He suffered broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a cut above the right eye. | |||||
2019-02-04 | Claysburg | Pennsylvania | Champion Home Builders, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting plywood/particle board on a table saw. The board jumped causing the employee's right hand to slip into the blade resulting in amputation of the thumb tip. | |||||
2019-01-31 | Canon City | Colorado | Interroll Engineering | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was running a vertical milling machine. During the milling process, he was brushing away particles (swarf) near the cutting surface when his glove became caught while the mill was still cutting. The machine then pulled the glove and his left pinky fingertip from his hand, amputating it to the first knuckle. | |||||
2019-01-28 | Brewton | Alabama | Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC | Forearm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was sticking a rod through an inspection port to clean lime from the bucket elevator inside a lime kiln. He slipped and the rod and hot lime came out of the inspection port. The solid lime particles contacted his right forearm, causing second degree burns that required hospitalization. | |||||
2018-05-17 | Arcade | New York | TPi Arcade, Inc. | Head and trunk | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was performing end-of-shift cleanup near an overhead dust collection pipe, which collected steel shot from a blast machine and delivered dust and dust particles to the dust collector. The pipe broke free from its connecting joint, striking the employee in the back and head. | |||||
2018-01-29 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | Modular Services Company | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting a piece of particle board on a table saw when the employee's left index finger caught the edge of the saw. The saw blade then sliced off the employee's fingertip above the first knuckle. The saw was unguarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
2017-02-24 | Bethel | Connecticut | Closet Solutions, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was operating a saw on 2-24-2017 to cut melamine board/particle board and amputated the left middle finger. The saw was guarded at the time. | |||||
2017-01-06 | Denver | Colorado | Power Engineering Company | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting a 4' x 8' sheet of particle board with a table saw when the board kicked up, causing the saw's guard to flip up. He attempted to stop the board, but his right index and middle fingers were caught in the saw, amputating his right index fingertip. | |||||
2016-09-08 | Worcester | Massachusett | Monroe Staffing | Eye(s) | Struck by discharged or flying object |
An employee was moving/repositioning a ventilation fan when a foreign particle blew into the employee's left eye. The employee was hospitalized and had eye surgery. | |||||
2016-03-07 | Macedonia | Ohio | COBRA PLASTICS, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was diagnosing an issue with malfunctioning ejector plates and was attempting to remove a plastic particle from behind a back plate when a second employee cycled the machine. The plates closed and pinched the first employee's hand, amputating the right middle fingertip. | |||||
2016-03-04 | Dallas | Texas | Bridgford Food Processing of Texas, L.P. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
During the cleaning and sanitation of a dough divider, an employee was checking to see if any food particles were left on the machine. He spotted a small piece of bread dough and tried to flick it off with his finger. The tip of his glove was pinched in the machine, which amputated his right middle fingertip. | |||||
2016-03-02 | Fort Myers | Florida | Darby Designz LLC | Hand(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was using a portable grinder on site when the grinder wheel shattered. The employee's right hand was lacerated by the wheel particles. | |||||
2016-02-26 | East Bridgewater | Massachusett | Ware Rite Distributors Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee suffered an amputation injury while cutting particle board on a table saw. | |||||
2015-10-20 | Lake Charles | Louisiana | Performance Aircraft Services | Wrist(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
The employee was preparing to operate the water stripper gun to perform a quick test prior to beginning work. During the test, a particle lodged in one of the newly installed jewel tip nozzles of the whip hose causing a sudden surge in pressure. This resulted in a failure of the whip hose (the pressure surged to 18,000 PSI and was rated for 22,000 PSI). High pressure water exited the hose from the break and struck the employee's wrist. | |||||
2015-10-19 | Geismar | Louisiana | Westlake Vinyl's | Wrist(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was using nitrogen air to purge particles from a vessel. The chemical spray used to purge the vessel got on the employee's wrist and face. The employee sustained a chemical burn to the left wrist. | |||||
2015-10-08 | Apopka | Florida | Orange County Countertops, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was hospitalized after his right index finger was cut to the bone while operating a table saw to cut a particle board. | |||||
2015-10-05 | Shreveport | Louisiana | BED, BATH AND BEYOND | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was working from a 6-foot, A-frame ladder with two associates to remove approximately 16 sheets of melamine (thin particle board) from where they were secured to a permanent fixture in the back room. The employee cut the strap, releasing the boards. The associates were unable to prevent the boards from hitting the ladder, causing it to buck and the employee to fall. The employee suffered a double fracture to the left leg bones just above the ankle, requiring surgery. | |||||
2015-02-27 | Liberal | Kansas | Packers Sanitation Services Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
Employee was attempting to remove meat/fat particle from an auger with a stream of water. The employee then attempted to remove the particle with his hand. While attempting to remove the particle, the employee lost the middle finger on the left hand. | |||||
2015-01-24 | Monroeville | Alabama | Georgia Pacific Building Products | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
Employee working around particle board broke his right ankle and left foot when product fell back and struck him. Employee required overnight hospitalization. |