| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-27 | Muenster | Tx | Muenster Milling Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| Employees were troubleshooting the bag sewing machine. While checking the tension on the belt, the pulley amputated an employee's right index finger at the first knuckle when the machine started. | |||||
| 2020-04-27 | Houston | Texas | Lift-All Company, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using an industrial sewing machine to make slings. The presser foot rose while the employee's finger was in the path of the metal channel, and the employee's left middle finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2018-05-29 | West Memphis | Arkansas | Langston Companies, Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was troubleshooting a sewing machine's feeder belt that was not moving when his right ring and middle fingers went between the belt and the pulley and the machine started, amputating his right ring fingertip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time. | |||||
| 2017-10-01 | Saratoga Springs | New York | Quad/Graphics, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a leather sewing machine when a cardboard guard dropped off the machine. As he reached to the floor to pick it up, his left pinky fingertip was caught and amputated in the drive belt where the cardboard guard had been. | |||||
| 2015-02-10 | Guntown | Mississippi | H.M. RICHARDS, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
| Employee received an electrical shock to the right arm and right side of his body while leaning on a pole by the time clock inside the facility's sewing department. | |||||