| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-01 | Dalton | Ga | Marketing Alliance Group, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was applying aluminum caps to the corners of cardboard material using a riveting machine. The employee went to grab a cap that had popped off a corner when the foot pedal was activated and the employee's left index finger was crushed by the riveting machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation. A guard was in place at the time. | |||||
| 2021-11-01 | Mansfield | Oh | Mansfield Engineered Components | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On November 1, 2021, an employee was attempting clear a jam in a riveter when his right middle finger became caught in the machine. The employee's right middle fingertip was amputated and his right ring finger was crushed. | |||||
| 2021-07-26 | Kewanee | Il | GREAT DANE LTD. PARTNERSHIP | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating an automated drill and rivet machine and was getting the machine lined up against the crossmember on the trailer side. As the employee was feeling for the crossmember, the machine cycled and the stability bar engaged, resulting in amputation of their index fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2021-04-07 | Portage | Wi | Contech Engineered Solutions LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was riveting two pipes together using a rivet machine when the rivet hammer activated and crushed the employee's left index finger. The injury resulted in an amputation. | |||||
| 2020-09-30 | Pearl City | Il | Pearl City Elevator, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was working from an 8-foot stepladder, preparing a piece of plastic conduit to be glued. The spreader brace bowed, causing a rivet to fall. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a broken left tibia. | |||||
| 2020-09-09 | Lee | Ma | SPS New England, Inc. | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was chipping concrete with a rivet buster when an object struck his eye, tearing his cornea. He was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2020-09-03 | Tampa | Fl | Gutters Done Wright Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| On September 3, 2020, an employee was working on the roof's edge attempting to insert a rivet while installing gutters. A high power electrical line was located about 2 feet from the edge of the roof where the employee was working. A power surge caused the power to jump off the line entering the employee's head and exiting through his right arm. | |||||
| 2020-04-02 | Fort Worth | Texas | MiTek USA Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a self-piercing rivet machine when it struck her left middle finger, lacerating and crushing the fingertip resulting in amputation. | |||||
| 2020-02-19 | Rockport | Texas | Scott Electric Company | Face | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee was pin spotting or installing rivets on panels. The panels were coated with an adhesive, and the tool used to rivet the panels caused a spark that ignited the adhesive. The resulting flames caused second degree burns to the employee's face, burned the employee's head and hair, and caused a possible respiratory tract injury. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-01-22 | North Ridgeville | Ohio | Riddell Sprots Group Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a rivet machine when the machine crushed the employee's right thumb, resulting in the surgical amputation of the thumb's first digit. | |||||
| 2019-09-12 | Jonesboro | Arkansas | Great Dane Trailers | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| While an employee was making an adjustment on the rivet squeezers, the machine actuated and caused an amputation of the right thumb proximal to the nail bed. | |||||
| 2019-07-05 | Grayslake | Illinois | CompX Security Products | Hand(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| A machine activated during material changeover, inserting a rivet into a finger on an employee's left hand. | |||||
| 2019-04-26 | Little Rock | Arkansas | Haldex Brake Products | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| A temporary employee was using a de-riveter machine to remove rivets from a brake shoe. The employee placed a sheet of material down on the table of the de-riveter and then placed the brake shoe on top of it. The employee held the brake shoe in place on the table and engaged the de-riveter. During the machine's cycle, the brake shoe shifted on the surface and crushed the employee's right ring fingertip between the shoe and the de-riveter table, resulting in amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
| 2019-02-17 | Midwest City | Oklahoma | US Dept of Defense, Tinker Air Force Base | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was bucking rivets on an aircraft skin when his finger was smashed. He suffered an infection and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-08-14 | Trenton | Georgia | Vanguard National Trailer Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee's right middle and ring fingers were caught between two pieces of metal that are parts of an automated rivet inserter. The two pieces of metal pressed together, partially severing her middle finger. | |||||
| 2018-08-01 | Danville | Pennsylvania | Great Dane Limited Partnership | Arm(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was operating a rivet gun when the end of the rivet flew up and broke a fluorescent light bulb. Broken glass from the bulb fell on and lacerated the employee's left arm. | |||||
| 2018-06-21 | Cherokee | Alabama | FreightCar America | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a rivet gun when it cycled, pinching his fingertip between the wide internal chamber and the narrower neck of the nozzle opening. He suffered a finger amputation. | |||||
| 2018-06-13 | Statesboro | Georgia | Great Dane Limited Partnership | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| The injured employee was preparing to assist a second employee with riveting a trailer during the manufacturing process. The injured employee was holding a bucking bar while a second employee was riveting. The trailer was sitting on a set of stands when it shifted and caught the injured employee's left hand between the trailer frame and the stand. The injured employee suffered an amputation of the left fifth finger at the second joint and the fourth finger at the first joint. | |||||
| 2018-05-18 | Austin | Texas | Precision Demolition, LLC. | Brain | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was using a rivet buster to break up a concrete floor for demolition when the employee fell through the working level to the level below, suffering a concussion. | |||||
| 2017-10-05 | Denison | Texas | ACS Manufacturing, Inc. | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was using a pneumatic rivet gun to insert rivets into pre-drilled holes when metal shavings/fragments were blown into the employee's right eye, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2017-07-17 | Denison | Texas | Spectrum Brands HHI | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was attempting to clear a jam on a riveting machine when the rivet head fell on and amputated the employee's right index finger. | |||||
| 2017-06-21 | Green Bay | Wisconsin | Badger Ladder, Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a rivet machine to repair scaffold components when the machine amputated the employee's left index fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-01-19 | Athol | Idaho | SILVERWOOD, INC. | Eye(s) | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was using a chisel, punch, and hammer to remove rivets from the frame of a train tender when the chisel flew loose and struck the employee's left eye, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2016-09-15 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | Elite Trailer Manufacturing, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was putting rivets on the nose of a trailer while working from a platform. The work platform is approximately 36 inches wide, 6 feet long, 36 inches off the ground, with two steps to access. He was stepping down from the platform when he lost his balance and fell backwards, breaking his legs between the ankle and knee. | |||||
| 2016-09-12 | Gonzales | Louisiana | Reintjes Services Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was tightening a rivet buster with a pipe wrench as it was secured in a vice. The jaws of the pipe wrench then slipped, causing the employee to fall to the ground. He injured the right side of his hip and was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2016-03-09 | Grand Prairie | Texas | Triumph Aero Structures | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a riveting machine to rivet a part. As she was removing the part, it became caught on the riveting detail for the pneumatic device. Her finger was then caught in the point of operation when the machine was activated by the foot pedal, partially amputating her right thumb. | |||||
| 2016-02-12 | Alliance | Nebraska | American Electric Power | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a hydraulic pop rivet gun to repair a railcar. The employee's finger was amputated when they pulled the trigger. | |||||
| 2016-02-10 | Monroe | Louisiana | MENCO CONSTRUCTORS, INC. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| While pop riveting awning trim from a single buck scaffold platform, an employee fell approximately 6 feet from the platform onto the concrete below, suffering a head injury. The platform was unguarded at the time. | |||||
| 2015-12-20 | Rochester | New York | Tuesday Morning | Head and neck | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was carrying rivet bars, dropped one, tripped over it, and then fell face-first into wooden shelves. The employee sustained a fractured nose, teeth, and possible fractured neck. | |||||
| 2015-10-28 | Meridian | Mississippi | Lockheed Martin | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was attempting to rivet two pieces of metal by hand with a rivet squeezer. The employee was holding the metal with his right hand and was operating the rivet squeezer with lift hand. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the rivet squeezer and the metal resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||