| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-06 | Bronx | Ny | G.A.L. Manufacturing Company, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press when his right hand was caught in the point of operation resulting in a crushed right index finger. | |||||
| 2021-06-16 | Grand Prairie | Tx | K&N Engineering Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a hydraulic punch press. The press amputated the employee's finger. | |||||
| 2021-06-14 | Grand Forks | Nd | Young Manufacturing, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was operating a mechanical punch press when their left hand was crushed by the press, resulting in a finger amputation. | |||||
| 2021-05-26 | Bates City | Mo | PRECISE FORMS, INC. | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was operating a punch press. A piece of fabricated metal broke off and struck the employee in the neck, lacerating it. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery to remove the metal shard. | |||||
| 2021-05-10 | Jefferson | La | Joval Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press and amputated four fingers on their left hand. | |||||
| 2021-02-23 | West Salem | Wi | Northern Engraving Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was removing a piece of scrap from a punch press's shuttle system. The shuttle moved and amputated the pad of the employee's thumb. | |||||
| 2021-02-09 | Salem | Il | Americana Building Products | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was operating a punch press when a piece of material became stuck in the machine. When the employee attempted to remove the material, the foot pedal was pressed and the machine amputated the employee's left index finger at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2021-01-18 | Mayville | Wi | RuMar Mfg Corp | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was making parts on a punch press. The tooling on the press caught two of the employee's fingers and crushed them. The employee suffered a partial amputation to both fingers. | |||||
| 2020-10-07 | Roseville | Oh | Burley Clay Products Company, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press to produce ceramic parts when their left ring finger was caught between the two dies resulting in a fingertip amputation. The press was not guarded at the time. | |||||
| 2020-09-30 | Lincolnwood | Il | ATF, Inc., dba Accurate Threaded Fasteners, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| After replacing a spring on an upset punch press, an employee was troubleshooting on the die side of the punch. The die moved and injured his right hand. | |||||
| 2020-09-01 | Stratford | Wi | General Shoe Supplies Limited | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press when the press came down on both of the employee's hands. The employee sustained the amputation of three fingers on each hand. | |||||
| 2020-08-29 | Skokie | Il | American Louver Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press. The press cycled and caught the employee's left ring finger, causing a partial amputation above the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2020-07-01 | Deerfield Beach | Florida | LIST INDUSTRIES, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was resetting a punch press. As the employee finished resetting the press, he tripped and his right middle finger was caught in a gear mechanism and crushed. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 2020-04-01 | Sidney | Ohio | Riverside manufacturing LLc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On April 1, 2020, an employee was operating a 35-ton punch press when it came down on the employee's right hand, amputating the index fingertip. | |||||
| 2020-03-18 | Hudson | Massachusett | XPONENT GLOBAL, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee sustained a partial finger amputation while operating a punch press. | |||||
| 2020-03-13 | Elba | Alabama | Dorsey Trailer LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was changing the die on a mechanical punch press. The die came down on employee's hands and fingers, amputating the left middle finger, index finger, and half of the thumb and crushing the right index and middle fingers. | |||||
| 2020-03-10 | Dickinson | North Dakota | Steffes, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was reinserting a die in a punch press when his middle finger was caught in a keyway. The 28-pound die amputated his fingertip. | |||||
| 2020-03-10 | Fort Scott | Kansas | Extrusions, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| The employee was punching small parts on the hydraulic punch press when a part got stuck. As she tried to pull the small part out of the punch press, the punch activated, smashing the end of her finger. The fingertip was amputated to just behind the fingernail. | |||||
| 2020-02-07 | Salters | South Caroli | U.S. Dept. of Justice-Bureau of Prisons | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was placing a 4-inch by 8-inch piece of sheet metal in a punch press. When the press was activated, the metal shifted and pinched his glove and the tip of his right index finger against the fiberglass guard on the machine. He suffered an amputation to the finger. | |||||
| 2019-08-26 | Grand Island | Nebraska | MFS/YORK/STORMOR | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was attempting to retrieve a part in a punch press machine area when the punch press cycled, crushing and puncturing the employee's left hand. | |||||
| 2019-08-26 | Ambridge | Pennsylvania | Sukup Steel Structures LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was lining up a part on a mini punch press machine when the employee's left middle finger was caught between the press and the metal piece, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2019-08-02 | Iowa Park | Texas | S-5! Manufacturing | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was being trained on how to use a punch press. The punch activated while his hand was under the die, amputating the tip of his left thumb and the top of his right index finger. | |||||
| 2019-07-25 | Mesquite | Texas | Four Season Building Products | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press when his left middle and index fingers became caught in the press and were crushed. | |||||
| 2019-07-10 | Ashtabula | Ohio | ITEN INDUSTRIES, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee operating a punch press was struck by the die and was hospitalized with crushing injuries to the left hand. | |||||
| 2019-07-01 | Arcadia | Louisiana | OMEGA CONTAINER, INC. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was attempting to remove a metal lid that had been stamped and was stuck in a punch press die when the press was activated via the foot pedal, causing it to cycle and sever his left hand. | |||||
| 2019-06-20 | West Palm Beach | Florida | EASTERN METAL SUPPLY, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was assembling a shutter when his right thumb was struck by a punch press, resulting in a thumb contusion. | |||||
| 2019-04-29 | Toledo | Ohio | American Posts, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On April 29, 2019, at approximately 9:50 a.m., an employee was operating a punch press when their right index finger was pinched between the dye plate and the post being stamped causing a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2019-01-31 | Meadow Lands | Pennsylvania | IGS Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press when his finger was caught in the press, resulting in an amputation to his left index finger. | |||||
| 2019-01-29 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | Highway Steel Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was attempting to unjam a punch press when it was activated via the foot pedal, causing the press to injure the employee's left hand. The employee suffered a left index finger amputation and crushed left ring finger. The press was unguarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2019-01-02 | San Antonio | Texas | Anemostat Door Products | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press and sustained a laceration on his left index finger. The machine was guarded at the time. | |||||
| 2018-09-20 | Chicago | Illinois | Edsal Manufacturing Company Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was attempting to position a die on a punch press machine. When the employee turned the die to position, a portion of the die fell through the hole, trapping the employee's right little finger between the die and the bolster plate. The employee's fingertip had to be amputated. | |||||
| 2018-08-15 | Elmore | Ohio | Materion Brush, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was changing the head on a punch press. The press cycled, and the ram lowered and pinched the employee's thumb against the head, causing an amputation to the end of the thumb. | |||||
| 2018-08-14 | Egg Harbor Township | New Jersey | RSL Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was attempting to clear a piece of aluminum that was stuck in a pneumatic punch press' point of operation when the machine cycled and amputated his right index fingertip. | |||||
| 2018-08-10 | Franklin Park | Illinois | MIDWEST BRASS FORGING CO. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee sustained an amputation to the right index finger while operating a 45-ton punch press. | |||||
| 2018-07-18 | Oshkosh | Wisconsin | MDI of Wisconsin | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a mechanical punch press, which caught the employee's left middle finger. The employee suffered a partial amputation of the finger. | |||||
| 2018-07-03 | Franklin Park | Illinois | Mandel Metals, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was helping a punch press operator punch holes in a sheet of aluminum that was approximately 72" x 80". The employee and the punch press operator attempted to flip the sheet in order to punch the other side when the sheet slipped. The employee attempted to catch the sheet and received a laceration to his left wrist, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2018-06-26 | Kaufman | Texas | Falcon Steel America, LLC | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was operating a punch press when a piston came loose, striking the employee in the abdomen. The employee suffered a laceration/puncture injury. | |||||
| 2018-06-22 | Cincinnati | Ohio | The Metalworking Group, Inc | Hip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was feeding steel into a punch press and removing the product. The press picked up two sheets of steel instead of one. The employee attempted to separate the steel to prevent a jam, and the machine table struck the employee while they were placing product on a pallet. The employee sustained a hairline fracture to the hip. | |||||
| 2018-06-20 | Malabar | Florida | Brevard Soffit & Siding Inc | Thoracic region | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was moving an accordion punch press into position to punch materials. Its wheels got stuck and it tipped onto him, fracturing a vertebra in the thoracic region of the back and causing abrasions to his shoulders and knees. | |||||
| 2018-06-05 | Worcester | Massachusett | Marathon Staffing Services, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An temporary employee was operating a punch press and amputated the left index finger. | |||||
| 2018-05-18 | Hialeah | Florida | CGI Windows Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press while holding an aluminum extrusion with both hands. He pressed the automatic push pedal with his foot, and his left hand was caught between the press and aluminum extrusion, breaking his left ring finger. | |||||
| 2018-05-18 | Akron | Ohio | Pioneer Tool & Die Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On 5/18/2018, a temporary employee was operating a punch press when it amputated the employee's finger(s). | |||||
| 2018-04-18 | Lyman | Nebraska | Kurt Manufacturing | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was attempting to take a part out of a punch press machine's point of operation when the machine actuated, crushing her right index finger and resulting in an amputation. | |||||
| 2018-04-04 | Gatesville | Texas | Attic Breeze, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press to cut a bracket and amputated the left index finger. | |||||
| 2018-03-24 | Carpentersville | Illinois | Revcor Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On March 24, 2018, an employee was changing a die on a punch press when the machine actuated, amputating the employee's right index finger. The press was not powered off at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2018-03-12 | Canton | Ohio | OHIO GRATINGS INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was feeding stock into a punch press when he lost his footing and his hand entered the press as it cycled, amputating four fingers. | |||||
| 2018-02-16 | Sterling | Colorado | NICHOLS TILLAGE TOOLS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| During a forging operation, an employee had their left index finger amputated while using a punch press. | |||||
| 2018-02-01 | Massillon | Ohio | E-B Wire Works, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was working a punch press and amputated his left index finger to the second knuckle. The press was guarded at the time. | |||||
| 2017-10-05 | Adel | Georgia | CDC METALS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was setting up a new punch press when the press cycled and amputated the left pinky finger at the middle knuckle. | |||||
| 2017-10-02 | Menomonee Falls | Wisconsin | Wrico Stamping Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee suffered a left index fingertip amputation while operating a punch press. | |||||
| 2017-09-27 | Vandalia | Ohio | Parlex USA LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a punch press to punch cable when it amputated the employee's right index fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-09-14 | Midlothian | Texas | NARSTCO Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was clearing a jam on a punch press when their hand became trapped between materials on the roller table resulting in fractured middle and ring fingers. | |||||
| 2017-08-29 | Alvarado | Texas | Branch Ironworks, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press when it amputated his fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-08-18 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | RES Manufacturing Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was feeding a coil of steel into a mechanical punch press die when the press cycled and amputated the employee's left middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-07-27 | Ivyland | Pennsylvania | Omnimax International, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press and suffered an amputation injury to the left hand. | |||||
| 2017-07-24 | Park Hills | Missouri | Sportsplay Equipment, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cutting metal parts with a punch press when his right hand entered the point of operation and was amputated. | |||||
| 2017-07-21 | Mcallen | Texas | Cinch Connectors, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee amputated the left index finger while operating a punch press. | |||||
| 2017-07-17 | Ballinger | Texas | Mueller, Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press when the press crushed his left middle fingertip. The press was unguarded at the time. | |||||
| 2017-07-06 | Chicago | Illinois | EDSAL MANUFACTURING CO., INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was making an adjustment to a tool punch on a punch press. The press cycled while his hand was on top of the punch crushing a right hand finger. | |||||
| 2017-06-09 | Houston | Texas | Hannibal / Lex JV, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using the punch press side of an iron worker machine to punch holes out of a piece of steel when his right pinky finger went under the hold-down dog area of the punch press. The press actuated and amputated his pinky fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-06-06 | Fall River | Wisconsin | Fall River Foundry | Elbow(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press and caught his arm in the press resulting in an elbow injury. | |||||
| 2017-05-18 | Glendale | Wisconsin | STRATTEC SECURITY CORPORATION | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On May 18, 2017, an employee was operating a mechanical power punch press and sustained a crushing injury to a finger. | |||||
| 2017-05-18 | Euless | Texas | Aerotek Staffing | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was punching holes in angle iron when the employee's left thumb was caught and partially amputated between the angle iron and the punch press. The punch was guarded at the time. | |||||
| 2017-04-28 | Dresser | Wisconsin | TENERE INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was manually feeding material into a punch press when the press amputated the employee's left second fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-04-28 | Cleveland | Ohio | Master Manufacturing Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On 4/28/2017, an employee was operating a punch press when the employee's right index finger was caught and amputated in the machine. | |||||
| 2017-04-20 | Dayton | Ohio | Merrick Manufacturing II LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press when it malfunctioned and came down, amputating two fingers on his right hand. | |||||
| 2017-04-17 | Chicago | Illinois | Cornell Forge, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating the punch press machine and amputated his left index finger. | |||||
| 2017-03-27 | Berea | Ohio | Cleveland Metal Stamping | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was running the punch press and removing a piece of stamped metal from the press using pliers. The pliers got caught in the machine causing the employee's finger to get caught between the press bed and the pliers. The employee's finger was fractured and the nailbed was removed. | |||||
| 2017-02-27 | Pharr | Texas | Universal Metal Products Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press and amputated four fingers on the left hand. | |||||
| 2017-02-24 | Freeport | Illinois | ANCHOR-HARVEY COMPONENTS, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On February 24, 2017, a temporary employee was using tongs with his right hand to remove the hot metal/stamped piece from the point-of-operation on the forging punch press and placed it on the nearby heat belt (conveyor). Then, the employee sprayed the point-of-operation with his left hand holding the sprayer bottle. The employee reached into the point-of-operation with the sprayer bottle and his left hand was caught and crushed by the closing dies of the forging punch press. His left index fing | |||||
| 2017-02-23 | Fitzgerald | Georgia | Elixir Door and Metals Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was running a punch press and amputated their right index finger. | |||||
| 2017-02-07 | Trumann | Arkansas | Bilco Co | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| While using a punch press machine, an employee's thumb was caught and severely lacerated between a part and the machine, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2017-02-01 | Sparta | Wisconsin | Northern Engraving Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press and crushed a finger in the point of operation resulting in a partial amputation to the right index fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-01-27 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | Helwig Carbon Products | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press and amputated the left middle finger. | |||||
| 2017-01-19 | Houston | Texas | Frameworks Manufacturing LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press to punch holes in an aluminum door frame when his left middle finger was caught in a ram, amputating his fingertip. The ram was unguarded at the time. | |||||
| 2017-01-05 | Kosciusko | Mississippi | Attala Steel Indusries, LLC | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a punch press to put holes in a 12-inch post. As he placed the post in the press, the press activated, crushing his right hand. | |||||
| 2016-09-30 | Valley | Alabama | KMIN USA, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was loading/unloading a punch press machine when she suffered a left thumb amputation. The safety guard was in place at the time. | |||||
| 2016-09-28 | Houston | Texas | McDaniel Metals Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press, punching holes in nail plates. As she was doing this, the machine malfunctioned and a double stroke resulted. The employee attempted to free the nail plate from the machine and the ram plate came down and crushed her left hand. The employee was admitted to the hospital for surgery. | |||||
| 2016-09-19 | Cleveland | Ohio | WLS Stamping Company | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| A temporary employee was running a punch press when the punch press tripped, amputating his left-hand at the wrist. | |||||
| 2016-08-26 | Bessemer | Alabama | Vance Metal Products | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee's small finger was amputated when pinched between a part and the punch press machine frame while the employee was catching parts coming off the machine. | |||||
| 2016-07-21 | Racine | Wisconsin | Premier Products of Racine, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning the material feeder into a mechanical punch press. The employee's glove got caught in a gear of the feeding machine. The finger was pulled into the gear crushing it. This resulted in the amputation of the right index finger at the first joint | |||||
| 2016-06-13 | Elmira | New York | Eastern Metal of Elmira, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a punch press when the die came down on his left thumb and amputated the tip. | |||||
| 2016-06-10 | San Antonio | Texas | Anemostat | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was setting up the dies on a punch press when it released energy unexpectedly. The press caught and severely lacerated his left hand, with a possible amputation. The press was not powered off at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2016-05-16 | Tuscumbia | Alabama | Elixir Door and Metals Company Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| While an employee was working on a punch press a piece of metal became stuck. The employee removed the guard to remove the metal piece. While his fingers were in the die area, the employee hit the foot pedal and stroked the machine. The employee sustained the amputation of the left index finger and fractures to the left middle finger. | |||||
| 2016-05-11 | Coshocton | Ohio | OFCO, Incorporated A Delaware Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was setting up a punch press when his right index fingertip was caught and partially amputated between two pieces of steel. | |||||
| 2016-05-11 | Fort Worth | Texas | M&M Manufacturing | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee and a coworker removed the die from a punch press to clear a jam. After the die was put back in the machine, the employee attempted to clear out some debris. The die then dropped on his left thumb, amputating it. | |||||
| 2016-05-05 | Janesville | Wisconsin | SSI Technologies, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On 5/5/2016, at approximately 6:00 AM while working on the 66-ton punch press, an employee sustained a partial amputation of his middle finger on the left hand. | |||||
| 2016-04-21 | Auburn | Maine | PIONEER PLASTICS | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was getting ready to run a board through the punch press. The punch press cycled while her left hand was inside it, amputating four fingers. | |||||
| 2016-03-24 | Jamestown | New York | National Wire & Metal Technologies, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On 3/24/16, at around 2:00 PM, an employee amputated an index fingertip while operating a punch press with pull-back devices. | |||||
| 2016-03-21 | Greenwood | Delaware | New Process Fibre Company Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On March 21, 2016, at approximately 2:00 p.m., an employee was feeding materials into a punch press when the back adhesive on the materials became tacky and caused them to jam. When she attempted to remove the jammed materials, the machine was activated via the foot pedal, crushing her right-hand middle and ring fingers. Her middle and ring fingertips had to be surgically amputated. | |||||
| 2016-02-25 | Saint Louis | Missouri | EBCO PRODUCTS CORPORATION | Arm(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| On 2/25/16, a powered industrial truck was moving a punch press (steel stamping machine) when the press fell on top of an employee working in the area. The employee was hospitalized with a broken arm. | |||||
| 2016-02-15 | Kansas City | Kansas | TMS, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was lining up a piece of steel under a punch press. The employee pulled the lever to activate the press and smashed the tip of the left index finger resulting in a partial amputation. | |||||
| 2015-12-14 | Orlando | Florida | O'Donnell Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a grommet machine when her right index finger went into the path of the punch press and was smashed. | |||||
| 2015-12-07 | Fort Worth | Texas | PVI Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee's left index finger was partially amputated while operating a punch press. | |||||
| 2015-11-30 | Kingman | Kansas | Don Dye Company, Inc. | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was performing maintenance on the Niagara Punch Press machine. He was looking at the die setting. When the machine cycled, the employee's hand was caught between the pin and bussing resulting in the right forearm amputation. | |||||
| 2015-11-18 | Athol | Massachusett | The L.S. Starrett Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On November 18, 2015, an employee suffered a fingertip amputation while working on a part revolution punch press. | |||||
| 2015-11-13 | Gwinner | North Dakota | Bobcat | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| A Bobcat employee was loading steel into a punch press when multiple fingers got crushed and amputated in a pinch point. | |||||
| 2015-11-12 | El Dorado | Arkansas | Systems Fab & Machine, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was showing a supervisor something on a punch press die when his foot hit the foot pedal. The press cycled and caught the employees' left index finger, which was amputated. | |||||
| 2015-11-03 | Crane Naval Depot | Indiana | Department of the Army, Crane Army Ammunition Activity, Crane, IN | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a mechanical punch press and amputated the left index finger. | |||||