Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-12	Denver	Co	Kiewit Infrastructure	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to score 1/8 inch plywood. The saw blade amputated the tip of his left index finger.
2021-11-08	Tulsa	Ok	Shielding Resources Group, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a two-by-four using a table saw. The employee used his left hand to guide the two-by-four through the saw when a kickback occurred, drawing the employee's hand into the saw blade and resulting in partial amputations of the index and ring fingers.
2021-11-08	Atlanta	Ga	Against The Grain Tops, Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a push stick to cut wood on a table saw when the push stick slipped and the saw blade contacted the employee's left thumb and index finger, resulting in amputations.
2021-10-26	Vero Beach	Fl	Ridgeline Roofing	Arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a side saw to remove rotten siding from a residential property when the saw blade bound and kicked back, hitting him in the left arm and causing lacerations.
2021-10-04	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	INDUSTRIAL SHADEPORTS, INC.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On October 4, 2021, an employee was trying to lubricate a bandsaw blade when it caught the oil container he was using. The blade then lacerated the top of his right hand.
2021-09-20	Buckfield	Me	Turning Acquisitions, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was about to change a saw blade when the saw amputated two of the employee's fingers.
2021-09-07	Reamstown	Pa	Boose Aluminum Foundry Company, Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a saw to cut off a casting. The saw blade contacted the employee's left thumb, causing an amputation to the thumb.
2021-08-30	Shrewsbury	Ma	Supercon, Incorporated	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On August 30, 2021, an employee was operating a stationary electric bandsaw when the saw blade amputated the employee's fingertip.
2021-08-27	Castle Rock	Co	Basic Drywall Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a wall stud with a circular saw. The saw blade hit a knot in the wood; the saw kicked back and amputated the employee's left index fingertip at the first knuckle.
2021-08-17	Mount Pleasant	Wi	Turn-Key Construction	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A Turn-Key Construction employee was cutting aluminum trim with a saw blade. The trim snagged in the blade, pulling his finger toward it. The blade lacerated his finger to the bone.
2021-08-07	Park Falls	Wi	Midwest Hardwoods Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
At about 2:15 a.m. on August 7, 2021, an employee was troubleshooting an overheating issue on a 56-inch circular saw. The saw was turned off. The teeth of the still moving saw blade made contact with the employee's left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-05	Millbury	Oh	Carter Lumber dba Carter Components	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was ripping plywood across a table saw. The saw blade cut the employee, resulting in the amputation of the employee's left middle and ring fingers.
2021-07-26	Gibbon	Ne	Gibbon Packing, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting beef with a meat saw when his right thumb contacted the saw blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-07-21	Keene	Nh	DEW Construction	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a 2 x 4 on edge using a table saw. The push stick he was using broke and his left thumb slipped into the saw blade. Three-quarters of the thumb was amputated.
2021-07-06	Aurora	Co	Lowes Home Centers, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to cut a 4x4 post when the saw blade contacted his left middle finger, resulting in an amputation of approximately 40% of the finger.
2021-06-28	Two Rivers	Wi	Eggers Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On June 28, 2021, at 8:45 a.m., an employee went to dislodge a door from a double-end trim saw when his hand contacted the saw blade. The employee suffered a partial amputation of the right index finger down to the top knuckle, as well as lacerations to two adjacent fingers,
2021-06-22	Rosharon	Tx	Mammoet	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was measuring a bar stock to be cut. A chop saw blade amputated the employee's left thumb.
2021-06-18	Springfield	Oh	Fire and Marine, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating a chop saw when the saw blade bounded with the material being cut, causing the material to flip and contact the employee's left middle finger. The employee suffered an open fracture and the amputation of a finger on their left hand.
2021-06-08	West Allis	Wi	Blast Cleaning Technologies	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a vertical band saw to cut metal tubing. As the employee was wiping down the metal tube with a rag, his hand contacted the saw blade resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-06-04	Riverton	Wv	Allegheny Wood Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam on a board edger when their right index finger was struck by a saw blade, resulting in amputation at the second knuckle.
2021-05-20	Reading	Pa	CRAFT-MAID KITCHENS, INCORPORATED	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting wood on a table saw when the wood kicked back and knocked the employee's hand into the saw blade. The employee suffered a severe laceration to the left hand and an amputation to the left index finger.
2021-05-06	Ashland	Al	Wellborn Cabinet Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to blow dust from a machine. The air hose got stuck in the machine and as the employee went to retrieve the hose from the machine the saw blade partially amputated their right middle finger. The entire finger was medically amputated.
2021-05-04	Waverly	Ny	Rynone Manufacturing Corp	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was feeding stock through a table saw when their hand contacted the saw blade, resulting in an amputation of their left index finger above the middle knuckle.
2021-04-22	Poplar Bluff	Mo	GATES CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was freeing a hose stuck in an in-line extruder. The extruder's saw blade amputated three fingertips on the employee's left hand.
2021-04-06	Cincinnati	Oh	Rotex Global, LLC	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a cut-off saw when the saw blade amputated their left hand.
2021-04-05	Webster	Ny	Studco Buillding Systems LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting plywood using a table saw. The employee's left hand slipped and contacted the saw blade, resulting in a laceration to the index and middle fingers.
2021-04-01	Houston	Tx	LMMM HOUSTON #31, LTD	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a bandsaw to cut pork ribs when his finger contacted the saw blade, resulting in a laceration to the left index finger.
2021-03-02	Medina	Oh	Alberino Construction	Nonclassifiable	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a table saw when they contacted the saw blade, resulting in a severe laceration.
2021-02-01	Largo	Fl	Art Headquarters LLC	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting wood molding on an industrial chop saw. He was using a piece of wood to push out another piece of wood when he felt dizzy and lost balance. He moved forward, pushing the foot pedal down, and the saw blade lacerated his left hand.
2021-01-24	Sherman	Tx	Kaiser Aluminum & Fabricated Products, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Two employees were preparing to change out a saw blade on a saw. The still moving belt pulled in one employee's right hand, crushing the knuckle of their index finger.
2020-10-01	Lake Delton	Wi	Kalahari Manufacturing LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting wood on a table saw when the wood kicked back and the employee's hand slipped, making contact with the saw blade. The left thumb was amputated at the knuckle.
2020-10-01	Roundup	Mt	GEBHARDT POST PLANT & SAWMILL	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding wood into a resaw when her glove was caught in the wood and her hand was pulled into the saw. The saw blades lacerated the knuckles of her left hand.
2020-09-11	West Fargo	Nd	Corbon's, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee of Corbon's, Inc., was using a bandsaw to cut meat when his hand slipped and made contact with the saw blade, resulting in the amputation of his left index finger at the first knuckle.
2020-09-10	Waverly	Oh	Speyside Bourbon Stave Mill in Ohio at Waverly, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was trying to change a tooth on a saw blade. A pin on the tool the employee was using broke, and the employee's right middle finger came into contact with another tooth. The employee suffered an amputation affecting the side of the finger and the nail, with bone loss.
2020-09-09	Osyka	Ms	Big 3 Pallets and Lumber	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting wood with a bandsaw. The saw blade lacerated the employee's right middle and ring fingers and fractured a middle joint and ligament.
2020-09-08	Dallas	Tx	LMMM DALLAS #37, LTD	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat with a bandsaw when his hands slipped and contacted the saw blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-09-03	Lavonia	Ga	Harbin Lumber Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a 4x4 section of lumber with a radial arm saw. The lumber kicked up and pushed her hand towards the saw blade. The employee sustained a laceration on the left pinky and middle fingers and injury to the left ring finger requiring amputation.
2020-08-31	Oklahoma City	Ok	Insulation Distributors, Inc	Foot (feet)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Material was being loaded in a metal building laminating machine. The machine's saw blade came off, cutting an employee's foot.
2020-08-28	Austell	Ga	Voith US Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a band saw to cut a block of wood when the wood became jammed. As he attempted to unjam the wood, the saw blade amputated a quarter inch of his left thumb tip (no bone loss).
2020-08-25	Dorchester	Wi	Pinters Packing Plant Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On August 25, 2020, an employee was operating a vertical band saw to cut meat when the employee's right hand made contact with the energized saw blade, resulting in an amputation to the right thumb tip.
2020-08-19	Punxsutawney	Pa	R & S Machine Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was sawing tubing on a horizontal band saw. He was brushing chips away from the saw blade when it amputated his left middle fingertip just behind the nail, also lacerating his ring finger.
2020-08-10	Ridgewood	Ny	Julian A. McDermott, Corp.	Hand(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
A saw blade lacerated the top of an employee's right hand.
2020-08-07	Barrigada	Gu	COST U LESS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut a beef shank when the shank became displaced after contacting the saw blade. The blade then amputated the employee's left middle finger.
2020-07-24	Moultrie	Georgia	UFP Moultrie, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While an employee was loading a board onto a chain, a saw blade lacerated his index, middle, and ring fingers.
2020-07-18	Wellington	Kansas	Progressive Ag Coop	Arm(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was on the ground using a chain saw to cut a tree that was storm-damaged when he slipped and dropped the chain saw. He then fell on the saw blade, cutting his arm and requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2020-07-09	Sutton	Massachusett	Unified2 Global Packaging Group, LLC	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting wooden sticks of lumber for a crating operation. When the radial arm saw retracted, it hung up on a small pile of debris. As he reached for a new piece of lumber to cut, the saw blade lacerated his forearm.
2020-06-25	Eastlake	Ohio	CPP - Cleveland	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting a gated part on a saw when a piece of the metal part broke off and caused the abrasive saw blade to grab/pull in the part. The employee's thumb tip was also pulled into the blade, amputating the tip upon impact.
2020-06-05	Denver	Colorado	J&P Roofing	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a saw to cut metal roofing materials when he slipped and his left hand contacted the saw blade, resulting in full index, middle, and ring finger amputations.
2020-05-29	Omaha	Nebraska	Greater Omaha Packing Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a saw when his hand slipped and his right pinky finger contacted the moving saw blade. He suffered an open fracture and partial amputation to his finger.
2020-05-27	Newark	Ohio	Hope Timber Pallet & Recycling, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On May 27, 2020, an employee was operating an automated trim saw. When the employee tried to remove a piece of wood, the saw blade caused an amputation to the employee's right thumb, index finger, and middle finger.
2020-05-20	Houston	Texas	Kroger Texas, LP #128	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a meat saw. The saw blade flipped the piece of meat and sliced off the tip of the employee's right middle finger.
2020-05-14	Brookville	Pennsylvania	Matson Lumber	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was doing maintenance on a circular head saw blade splitter. The employee was straightening the splitter with an adjustable wrench and cheater pipe extension. The wrench slipped off the splitter, causing the employee to fall backwards onto a platform and suffer a dislocated/fractured right ankle.
2020-05-11	Mckeesport	Pennsylvania	Ryco Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a piece of Styrofoam on a table saw when his left hand came in contact with the table saw blade, cutting three fingers.
2020-05-01	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	Chicagoland Home Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating an edge bander. The moving saw blade partially amputated the employee's little finger.
2020-04-29	Cheektowaga	New York	Tops Markets, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was pressing meat into the glide toward the blade on a meat band saw when his left hand slipped and went into the saw blade. The employee suffered an amputation of the left pinky finger.
2020-04-15	Sturgeon Bay	Wisconsin	DeLeers Construction Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a circular saw to cut a 2x4 when the saw blade came into contact with his right thumb, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.
2020-04-06	Bainbridge	Georgia	Elberta Crate & Box Co.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was removing a jammed stick from a band saw when the saw blade amputated the end of the employee's left index finger.
2020-03-31	Janesville	Wisconsin	Gallina USA LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On March 31, 2020, an employee was cutting sheets of plastic on a table saw. The saw blade amputated the tip of the employee's right index finger.
2020-03-27	Monongahela	Pennsylvania	DMI Companies	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was setting up a machine when a piece of steel caught his hand and pushed his pinky finger into a saw blade, resulting in an amputation of the left pinky fingertip.
2020-03-24	Delair	New Jersey	Aluminum Shapes, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting logs with a billet saw. The saw blade broke, causing amputations to the employee's left little, ring, and middle fingers. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-14	Coolidge	Arizona	National Park Service	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
While an employee was cutting plywood using a table saw, the plywood bound up on the saw. When the wood suddenly became free, the employee's left hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the left index finger.
2020-03-10	Berlin	New Jersey	JOHNS MANVILLE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was clearing product from a conveyor belt and contacted a band saw blade resulting in a deep laceration to the left middle finger.
2020-03-04	Randolph	Ohio	East Manufacturing Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a piece of aluminum in the band saw when his left hand slipped and his left middle finger was partially amputated by the saw blade.
2020-03-03	Boerne	Texas	Texas Timber Frames	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a re-saw. While the employee was repositioning the "stop" on the saw, his foot contacted the saw blade. He sustained a laceration to a toe and tendon requiring surgery. The machine was running at the time.
2020-03-02	Springfield	Missouri	VERMILLION HARDWOOD FLOORING	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating the groove side end matcher machine when the rotating saw blade contacted the employee's fingers resulting in partial amputation of the left thumb and index finger.
2020-02-29	Salem	Ohio	FRESHMARK SALEM	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was emptying a tub of ham shank bones situated near a band saw and contacted the saw blade resulting in amputation of the left middle fingertip.
2020-02-25	Ponca City	Oklahoma	Johnson Controls, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was changing the blades on a miter saw. A wood block was placed under the miter saw blades to hold the blades against the wood block. When the employee loosened the saw blade nut, the wood block slipped, and the saw blade came down and amputated their right middle fingertip.
2020-02-21	Decatur	Texas	Poco Graphite, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a band saw and using a push stick. He placed material on the table and secured it with clamps. The material became jammed, so he moved to the other side and activated the saw blade. The saw blade caught the push stick and amputated his right index finger.
2020-02-20	Dixfield	Maine	Irving Forest Products, Inc	Multiple pelvic region locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A maintenance employee was conducting maintenance on the left side of a gang saw while other employees were changing a saw blade on the right side of the equipment. Once the saw blade was attached, the equipment began operating and the maintenance employee was caught in a pinch point, suffering injuries to the left hip and pelvis.
2020-02-06	Cullman	Alabama	Simcoe Wood Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting slat boards with a cut-off saw. The saw/guard control was activated while her right hand was under the pneumatic guard. The guard came down and the saw blade started and came up, amputating her right index, middle, and ring fingers and the tip of the little finger.
2020-01-31	Montrose	New York	US Veterans Administration	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a table saw to cut plywood when the saw blade amputated the tip of his right thumb.
2020-01-24	Hampshire	Illinois	BUCKHEAD MEAT COMPANY	Upper extremities	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting meat with a band saw when the employee's sleeve became caught, pulling the employee's arm into the saw blade and causing an amputation.
2020-01-23	Carrollton	Texas	Western Industries Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was using a table saw to cut wood. While the employee was removing an object that was stuck in the saw, the saw caught the employee's glove and pulled the employee's hand into the saw blade. The employee suffered a finger amputation and crushing injuries.
2020-01-22	Denver	Colorado	Denver Processing, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat on a band saw when the saw blade cut the employee's right index and middle fingers, resulting in index and middle finger amputations.
2020-01-20	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Design Works-General Contractors, L.L.C.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting shams on a table saw when the employee's left hand made contact with the saw blade, lacerating four fingers.
2020-01-10	Houston	Texas	Fiesta Mart, L.L.C.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat with a band saw when his right middle finger contacted the saw blade, resulting in a soft tissue amputation to the finger.
2020-01-07	Imler	Pennsylvania	Berkheimer's Construction & Landscaping, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a compound miter saw to cut a piece of pine when the saw blade contacted his left hand, resulting in an amputation to the thumb and index finger.
2019-09-18	Franklin	Georgia	JAC Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was changing the saw blade on a piece of machinery. A tool fell onto the machine, causing it to activate, and the blade amputated the employee's middle and ring fingers at the first knuckle.
2019-09-16	Bartlett	Illinois	Senior Flexonics Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee's right hand contacted a moving band saw blade, resulting in a right index fingertip amputation.
2019-09-12	Morton	Mississippi	Koch Foods	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a deboning saw to debone a poultry thigh when the employee's left index finger contacted the rotating saw blade, resulting in an amputation to the extreme end of the left index finger. Protective gloves were not worn at the time of the incident.
2019-09-09	Poynette	Wisconsin	LeafGuard of Madison, LLC	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a chop saw to cut an aluminum gutter into smaller scrap pieces. The chop saw blade contacted his hand causing a cut that required surgery.
2019-09-05	Clayton	Ohio	FCA, LLC	Wrist(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee had been cutting wood on a saw machine. While removing debris, the saw blade caused a severe laceration to the employee's wrist.
2019-08-22	Fort Bragg	North Caroli	US Dept of Army	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was learning to operate a table saw and was cutting a wooden 2x4 when the employee's left hand contacted the saw blade, resulting in a left index finger amputation.
2019-08-21	Tulsa	Oklahoma	REASOR'S LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a block of meat using a bandsaw. The saw blade cut his right little finger; the tip was medically amputated.
2019-08-20	Tifton	Georgia	Kelley Manufacturing Co.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting 1/2 inch round metal rod into 4-inch pieces using a horizontal band saw. As the employee removed a piece the glove on his left hand was caught pulling his hand into the blade. Part of his left hand and two fingers were amputated by the saw blade.
2019-08-20	Hudson	Ohio	Ramco Specialties, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a rag to wipe off oil on a part that was being cut by a horizontal band saw. The saw blade caught the rag and pulled the employee's hand into the saw, resulting in a partial amputation of his right fifth fingertip.
2019-08-20	Maumee	Ohio	THE ANDERSONS, INC.	Leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was cutting a piece of metal with a saw when the saw blade broke and lacerated his leg, requiring stitches.
2019-08-19	Sheboygan	Wisconsin	Watry Industries LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut gating off of a part when the employee contacted the saw blade, resulting in an amputation to the right middle fingertip.
2019-08-19	Austin	Texas	HRT Construction Inc.	Wrist(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee cut his left wrist using unguarded grinder with a saw blade.
2019-08-12	Barberton	Ohio	CHEMICAL & MECHANICAL CONTRACTORS, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a table saw when the employee's left thumb contacted the saw blade, resulting in a left thumb tip amputation.
2019-08-08	Dorchester	Massachusett	Emcor Services Northeast	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut a piece of copper pipe when the employee's left finger contacted the saw blade, resulting in a finger amputation.
2019-07-29	Columbus	Ohio	Pressure Connections Corporation	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On July 29, 2019, an employee was cutting a hydraulic hose with a cutting saw when the employee's left hand contacted the saw blade and was cut. The saw blade was unguarded at the time of the incident.
2019-07-24	Southaven	Mississippi	Stepherson, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a bandsaw to cut beef when the left index finger contacted the bandsaw blade, amputating the fingertip above the first knuckle.
2019-07-24	Ruston	Louisiana	Quality Truss of Texas LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting lumber with a pull saw. He had accumulated some scrap lumber underneath the blade. He turned the saw off and proceeded to clean under the saw blade and guard when his hand hit the blade, lacerating his left thumb and index finger. The blade had not come to a complete stop at the time of the incident.
2019-07-17	Tampa	Florida	Residential Acoustics LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was manufacturing acoustic panels with fiberglass products. The employee was cutting a panel with a table saw when his right pinky finger contacted the saw blade. The finger was amputated below the second knuckle, and was later reattached.
2019-07-17	Mount Pleasant	Texas	Brookshire Grocery Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a meat band saw to cut some pork when his hand slipped and went into the saw blade, resulting in a right thumb amputation.
2019-07-15	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	USA Pork Packers Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On July 15, 2019, at approximately 5:15 PM, an employee was cutting meat on a bandsaw. The employee's glove got caught on the bandsaw blade and pulled his left thumb into the blade resulting in the amputation of the thumb tip.
2019-07-10	Saint Louis	Missouri	Warehouse of Fixtures, TNG	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a piece of wood with a table saw. The wood jerked and caused his hand to slip and contact the saw blade. The tip of his pinky finger was amputated below the fingernail, and two other fingers were cut.
2019-07-03	Deer Park	Texas	Lewis Food Town Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a top round steak at 1/8 inch, at a customer's request. His hand slipped and contacted the saw blade partially amputating the left middle fingertip. The blade was not guarded at the time.
2019-06-26	San Antonio	Texas	Universal Forest Products, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was attempting to align the chain and dog ears of a component cyber saw when the spinning saw blade flicked his hand towards the blade teeth, causing an injury that resulted in a thumb amputation. The saw was locked out at the time.