| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-03 | Corry | Pa | Tonnard Manufacturing Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was standing near a sander, de-burring metal parts and placing them on a storage rack. A metal part was ejected from the sander and struck the employee's left hand, causing a fracture and laceration to their little finger. The machine was unguarded at the time. | |||||
| 2021-08-13 | Jacksonville | Fl | Malnove Incorporated of Florida | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| At about 3:30 a.m. on August 13, 2021, an employee was using a belt sander to repair a part when his right thumb tip was caught between the sanding belt and the part rest. The thumb tip was amputated. | |||||
| 2021-02-13 | East Peoria | Il | Caterpillar Inc. | Wrist(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| On February 13, 2021, an employee was using a grinder/sander on a part. The machine lacerated the employee's left wrist. | |||||
| 2021-01-06 | Lilburn | Ga | Metal Union LLC | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was operating a 16-inch pedestal sander when it caught his left hand causing abrasions to his hand and fingers. | |||||
| 2020-07-28 | Covington | Georgia | Hopi Contracting Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was operating a bench disk sander. The sander amputated the tip of the employee's ring finger. | |||||
| 2020-06-10 | Coal Center | Pennsylvania | Woodco Contracting, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was sanding a pole sander from the top of a 6-foot stepladder when he lost his balance and fell to the floor. The employee suffered broken bones. | |||||
| 2020-04-10 | Houston | Missouri | THE DURHAM COMPANY | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was sanding the edges of some parts. The sander pulled in the employee's right index finger, partially amputating it. | |||||
| 2020-02-27 | Portsmouth | Virginia | NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic PWD | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was operating a disc sander when his glove was caught in the sanding disc. The employee's right thumb was amputated at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2020-01-14 | Conyers | Georgia | Cellofoam North America, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was sanding a piece of metal with a disk sander when the clamps holding the piece of metal did not fully engage due to a build-up of debris. The disk sander then amputated the employee's right thumb tip with bone loss. | |||||
| 2019-06-26 | Panama City | Florida | Trane U.S. Inc. dba The Trane Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a vertical belt sander to smooth the edges of a 3-inch by approximately 14-inch piece of steel. The employee used his hands to tilt the back end of the piece of steel upwards in order to sand it at one end when the belt grabbed the piece of steel, causing his left index finger to be caught between the belt and the piece of steel. His left index fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2019-06-03 | Newport News | Virginia | Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingals Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was sanding plates on a sander when his left hand was caught between the material and the sander wheel as it was rotating. The employee received stitches on the ring and index fingers and amputated the middle finger at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2019-05-20 | Bath | Maine | Bath Iron Works | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was sanding a chock on a belt sander when their right middle finger was caught in the belt resulting in a partial amputation. | |||||
| 2019-04-10 | Columbus | Ohio | N. Wasserstrom & Son | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using an electric belt sander to sand plywood. The employee's left index finger was caught between the sander's belt and the rollers, and the fingertip (to the rear of the nailbed) was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-09-10 | Greenfield | Massachusett | BETE FOG NOZZLE, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was training a new employee on a belt sander when the actuator was engaged, which caused the machine to move. The employee's finger was then caught between the sander's holder and fixture, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2018-08-17 | Ponca City | Oklahoma | Mertz Manufacturing, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cleaning a weld with a 5-inch sander and was working in a tight spot when the sander kicked back and lacerated the employee above the left knee. | |||||
| 2018-08-01 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | PRECISION PARTS AND REMANUFACTURING CO. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a belt sander to sand down a sharp edge from a piece of metal he had just cut. The belt caught a piece of the sharp steel, causing the employee to move forward. He was wearing leather gloves while sanding and as the metal was pulled in between the rest plate and sanding belt, it caught the glove, pulling his left thumb in between the metal piece and sanding belt. His left thumb was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-07-21 | Mitchell | South Dakota | Graphic Packaging International LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was sanding a thin piece of metal on a table disc sander when a metal piece and the tip of the employee's right thumb were pulled into the gap between the disc and the table. The tip of the employee's thumb was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-05-11 | Vicksburg | Mississippi | Anderson-Tully Lumber Co. | Hand(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was watching a 30-foot belt sander when the grinder belt got in a bind, causing the motor stand to tip over and catch the employee's hand between the stand and a rail. The employee's right hand was crushed, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-05-07 | Morgantown | Pennsylvania | MORGAN CORPORATION | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was deburring a 4x4 inch plate on a sander. When he tilted the plate, the plate went between the sander base and then flipped back and pinched his thumb between it and the sander, amputating his right thumb tip. | |||||
| 2018-03-27 | Linesville | Pennsylvania | Molded Fiber Glass Companies | Arm(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was attempting to hook up an airline for an air sander. The employee's left arm was between the straining rod and control box of a press when it became caught between a caution sign on the straining rod and the control box. The employee suffered left arm contusions near the elbow area, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-03-21 | Columbia Falls | Montana | Weyerhaeuser Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee smashed a finger between bearing housing of rolls and a sander framework. | |||||
| 2018-03-19 | Fargo | North Dakota | Space Age Sythetics | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was sanding a fiber board when the employee's hand was caught in the sander, partially removing skin. | |||||
| 2018-03-01 | Garland | Texas | The Buferd Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a belt sander to sharpen a rod when his hand was caught between the sander and the table, resulting in an amputation to his left middle finger's first digit. | |||||
| 2018-02-27 | Macon | Georgia | Armstrong World Industries | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was running board tiles through conveyor rollers of the sander when a board became jammed. As he attempted to remove the board, his right hand was caught and pulled into the hold-down rolls, suffering tissue damage above the wrist. | |||||
| 2018-01-29 | Ashland | Alabama | Wellborn Cabinet, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was grinding down a piece of metal using an orbital sander when the sander disc pulled the material down to the work table surface, causing his right thumb tip to be projected into the spinning (2,500 rpm) disc. His right thumb tip was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-01-19 | Amery | Wisconsin | SMC LTD | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| On January 19, 2018, an employee was deburring a metal part with an 18-inch disk sander when the sanding wheel grabbed the metal part and then contacted the employee's left thumb. The employee's left thumb tip was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-01-12 | Alsip | Illinois | Kastalon Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was de-burring a metal plate on a sander when his left thumb was pinched between the metal plate and sanding disc, resulting in an amputation to the tip of his thumb. | |||||
| 2017-10-12 | Orchard Park | New York | LD McCauley, LLC | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
| An employee just finished hand sanding a lugnut/lock, turned off the belt sander, and was returning to his normal work area when his right ankle gave way and he fell to the ground. He fractured his ankle and lower leg. The floor area adjacent to the belt sander was uneven due to previous equipment mounting. | |||||
| 2017-08-24 | Fort Worth | Texas | Marco | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was learning to operate an edge sander and suffered a finger amputation while cleaning out the sander. | |||||
| 2017-08-03 | Chickamauga | Georgia | SHAW INDUSTRIES Group Inc., Plant SP | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a vertical sander to sand rough edges on a guard/rail when the sander cut and amputated his left thumb. | |||||
| 2017-06-09 | Omega | Oklahoma | Falcon EFS Flowhand Services | Knee(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was opening the first of two plug valves on a blow-down line when a threaded nipple on the de-sander dislodged, causing the iron with the plug valves to strike him. He suffered a 2-inch laceration to the left knee, a small face laceration, a torn MCL in the right knee, and right shoulder tenderness. | |||||
| 2017-06-07 | Beverly | West Virgini | Armstrong Hardwood Flooring Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was feeding boards into a sander when two boards overlapped. As he attempted to reposition them, his right middle finger became pinched between the two boards. When he pulled his finger out from between the two boards, the skin and tissue on his middle finger were removed. Part of his finger had to be surgically amputated. | |||||
| 2017-05-12 | Scott City | Missouri | HAVCO WOOD PRODUCTS | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was feeding a sander's out feed when his third left finger was caught and amputated between two wooden components. | |||||
| 2017-05-04 | Holly Hill | Florida | Metra Electronics Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was using a pedestal sander to sand down the edges on a piece of metal using an 80 grit disc. While he was pushing the metal into the sander, the metal buckled and his left hand went into the face of the disc, amputating his left index fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-04-28 | Cedar Hill | Texas | Western Cabinets Inc. | Hand(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee cut his hand in a cabinet sander and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-03-20 | Watseka | Illinois | LYON, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was deburring a piece of steel on a belt sander when the metal flipped up and caught/amputated his right thumb tip between it and the belt. | |||||
| 2017-03-07 | Elk Grove Village | Illinois | A. J. R. Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee's distal portion of the right thumb was amputated while operating the belt sander. | |||||
| 2017-02-28 | Monroe City | Missouri | Continental Casting, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was de-burring a piece of flat steel on the abrasive disc sander when his hand was pulled in behind the tool rest, trapping his left thumb between the piece of steel and the abrasive disc. The top of his left thumb was sanded down to the bone. | |||||
| 2017-02-15 | Eastaboga | Alabama | Legacy Cabinets, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| A temporary employee was using a sander and cut her left ring finger. Her fingertip was surgically amputated. | |||||
| 2016-09-30 | Brewerton | New York | SCHNIEDER PACKAGING EQUIPMENT | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On 09/30/16, at 11:30 a.m., an employee was grinding stock on a pedestal belt sander when the stock became caught, pulling the employee's hand against the sander. The employee's left thumb was partially amputated. | |||||
| 2016-09-17 | Hanover | Pennsylvania | Treehouse Private Brand | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a vertical belt sander to deburr a piece of metal. The metal became caught between the sanding belt and a tool rest, which pulled his thumb into the belt behind the tool rest and amputated his left thumb tip. The sander was guarded at the time. | |||||
| 2016-08-05 | Stafford | Texas | Puffer-Sweiven, LP | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was holding a piece of metal in his hand and sanding the metal on a belt sander. The belt sander grabbed the piece of metal and pulled the employee's right hand in. His right thumb contacted the belt sander and was amputated. | |||||
| 2016-08-04 | Stockton | Illinois | DURA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was cleaning a piece of metal on a belt sander when the metal piece slipped out of the employee's control and came back to amputate his fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-08-02 | San Diego | California | PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a belt sander to remove burrs on a piece of sheet metal when his thumb became caught and partially amputated between the sander and sheet metal. | |||||
| 2016-05-18 | Wichita | Kansas | Capps Manufacturing Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was sanding on a disc sander when his right ring finger was caught in the sander and sanded down to the bone. | |||||
| 2016-04-12 | Oviedo | Florida | Hayman Safe Company, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a sander to clean steel when the sanding disc caught and flipped onto his arm, cutting his wrist requiring overnight hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-04-09 | Green Bay | Wisconsin | Revolution Industrial Services LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On April 9, 2016, an employee was sanding a metal part using a stand-alone upright disc sander when the rotating sander part grabbed the metal part and the employee's gloved left thumb. The employee's thumb tip was amputated. | |||||
| 2016-03-09 | La Porte | Texas | SULZER TURBO SERVICES HOUSTON, INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| While grinding on a disc sander, an employee's finger became lodged between the platform and the sander, amputating the distal tip of his right thumb. | |||||
| 2016-02-03 | Deerfield Beach | Florida | Publix super market Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was fabricating a bracket and sharping a piece of metal on a belt sander. The metal bracket slipped out of his hand, rotated and sliced the top of his left thumb. | |||||
| 2016-01-18 | Monett | Missouri | ASSOCIATED MACHINIST, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee sustained a partial amputation of his left thumb while sanding a part using a hand held disc sander. The part grabbed and pulled his thumb into the disc causing the amputation. | |||||
| 2015-10-14 | Lakeland | Florida | American Environmental Container Corp. | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was standing on the bottom rung of a four foot ladder using a pneumatic sander on the bottom of a fiberglass swimming pool and fell, striking his left hip on a five gallon bucket. | |||||
| 2015-07-14 | Dallas | Texas | Sonic Automotive | Knee(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee lacerated his right knee when he came into contact with a sander that was not turned off. | |||||
| 2015-04-23 | Trumann | Arkansas | Columbia Forest Products | Jaw, chin | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a pipe to unjam a board in the sander machine. The pipe kicked back, hit him in the jaw, and broke his chin. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery on his chin and jaw. | |||||
| 2015-03-27 | Lebanon | Ohio | Quantum Metals | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee at Quantum Metals in Lebanon, Ohio, was using an industrial belt sander when his finger got caught in the machine. His right ring finger was amputated from the first segment down to the first joint, and his right middle finger was amputated just below the nail. | |||||
| 2015-03-19 | Rexburg | Idaho | BYU Idaho | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was smoothing burs off of a piece of metal using a disc sander. The metal got caught and pulled the employee's right thumb into the sander, peeling the skin back. The tip of the bone was removed during subsequent surgery. | |||||
| 2015-03-11 | Broadview | Illinois | PRINCIPAL MANUFACTURING CORP. | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Struck against moving object or equipment |
| An employee was hospitalized after she injured her right hand and forearm while working on the Neidburg belt sander. | |||||
| 2015-02-11 | Clinton | Wisconsin | Scot Forge Company | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was lifting a metal bar out of the bar sander using an overhead gantry crane. While operating the crane, the employee got pinned around the abdomen between the metal bar and a handrail system and was injured. | |||||
| 2015-01-19 | Kreamer | Pennsylvania | WOOD MODE | Multiple body parts | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was feeding the sander on the Hessman Sanding Machine. A panel of plywood (18"x96"x3/4") fell from the buggy and struck him on the head, neck, and shoulders. | |||||