Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-27	Fort Smith	Ar	Davis Iron & Metals	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting copper tubing with an alligator shear. Oil from the copper tubing got onto the employee's gloves causing the employee's left hand to slip into the jaw of the shear. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the left middle fingertip.
2021-10-26	West Memphis	Ar	Cincinnati Incorporated	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was replacing springs in a counter balance unit on a shear machine when something shifted in the machine and his left hand was caught in the machine, resulting in amputation of the left ring fingertip.
2021-10-06	Fort Smith	Ar	Hooks & Associates Inc	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At 8:50 a.m. on October 6, 20201, an employee was positioned behind a metal shear to help hold a piece of material about to be cut. As the shearing machine was engaged, its vertically moving backstop pinched the employee's left arm against a table below, in place to catch clippings. The employee suffered broken bones just above the wrist and was hospitalized.
2021-09-29	Commerce City	Co	Rocky Mountain Recycling, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was exiting a mobile shear. The employee slipped and fell to a lower level, suffering two broken ribs and a possible punctured lung.
2021-09-13	Columbus	Oh	Ace Iron & Metal Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting a piece of copper. The cutting shear caught the employee's left glove and amputated the tip of the employee's thumb.
2021-09-11	Lebanon	Mo	THE DURHAM COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee suffered a partial amputation to the left middle finger while operating a shear.
2021-08-31	Tulsa	Ok	Metal Panels, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing pieces of metal from a shearing machine. While clearing some film coating, the shear contacted his right hand, partially amputating the ring and little fingers.
2021-08-20	Terrell	Tx	JP Industrial	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were inspecting a grinder machine. While one of them was turning the grinding blades, his right hand was caught in a shear point between them. The blades lacerated all four of his fingers. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-19	Rollinsford	Nh	Atlantic Recycling Equipment LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a hydraulic shearing machine when the cutting blade came down and amputated the end of his left middle fingertip.
2021-08-05	Decatur	Al	Sue Jac, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was readjusting a piece of metal to be sheared. The employee's finger was crushed in the metal shear.
2021-08-04	Ada	Ok	Ram Jack LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was drilling holes in a piece of pipe with a horizontal drill when a piece of metal that had sheared off caught his glove and pulled his hand into the drill, resulting in a partial amputation of the left thumb.
2021-06-19	Bonham	Tx	Austin Bridge & Road LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing asphalt from a buggy auger. The employee's right index finger was amputated in a shear point between the spinning auger and the machine's frame. The auger was not locked out at the time.
2021-06-08	Clark	Nj	Kerry Ingredients & Flavours, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a positive displacement pump. As he was checking for oil on the hose, his finger contacted the shear of the pump and he suffered an amputation.
2021-06-04	Whitehall	Oh	McNICHOLS CO.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a metal shear machine when the blade dropped and amputated his right hand.
2021-05-18	New Kingstown	Pa	Valk Manufacturing Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the hydraulic shear and amputated a fingertip.
2021-05-07	Mehoopany	Pa	XLC Services	Arm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a portable shear to cut metal banding off a fiber bale. The banding struck the employee causing a laceration to their right arm that required hospitalization.
2021-04-21	Atlanta	Ga	Spectra Metal Sales	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading a new piece of metal on a machine after stopping it. The machine engaged and the shear blade amputated three of the employee's fingers.
2021-04-19	Lake Placid	Fl	Heartland Metals, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a shear. The employee's right index finger was caught in the shear as the employee adjusted metal, causing the amputation of 1 1/2 inches of the fingertip.
2021-04-12	Perry	Oh	MidWest Materials Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working with a metal shearing machine. The machine partially amputated the employee's left ring finger.
2021-04-05	Antigo	Wi	Johnson Electric Coil Co., Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a shearing machine when their left middle finger was caught in the clamp's pinch point, resulting in a partial amputation to the nail area.
2021-03-29	Decatur	Al	Construction Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was shearing metal on a shear machine when the plate came down on his left hand, resulting in an amputation to the pinky finger pad.
2021-03-19	Balch Springs	Tx	Perkins Aluminum Smelting Inc	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a shear machine to separate brass when his left arm contacted the shear blade as it was coming down. The employee's arm was surgically amputated.
2021-02-25	Ormond Beach	Fl	Microflex, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On February 25, 2021, an employee was using a shear to cut metal coils when the tape which holds the metal coils in place came off. This caused a coil to spring up, hitting the employee in the right eye. The employee was hospitalized with a cut to his right iris' tissue.
2021-02-13	Binghamton	Ny	FRITO-LAY, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a shear press. The shear amputated the employee's left index finger.
2021-02-11	Millville	Nj	Northeast Precast LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a rebar shearing machine when it amputated the tip of his left index finger.
2021-02-09	Eden Prairie	Mn	Employers Solutions Staffing Group	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting product on a shear machine when the machine amputated his right thumb.
2021-02-08	Richmond	Oh	Sign America Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On February 8, 2021, an employee was operating a shear and amputated a fingertip.
2021-02-01	Trenton	Fl	Blac Investments Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On February 1, 2021, an employee was operating a roll form machine to make metal roofing panels. His left hand was on top of the panel when the roll form shear on the machine closed, resulting in amputation of his fingers and thumb.
2021-01-26	Miami	Ok	BOAT FLOATER CO.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating a 30-ton press shear when a chip of metal struck the employee in the throat causing a puncture injury.
2021-01-15	Norwalk	Oh	Borgers Ohio, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On January 15, 2021, an employee was pushing a bed plate (for a textile production line's needle loom) into place. The bed slid in quickly, and his finger was caught in a shear point between it and a mounting bracket. He suffered a partial amputation to the finger.
2020-10-12	Milford	Oh	Round Bottom Recycling LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting copper on a shear machine and amputated their left thumb.
2020-10-05	Garland	Tx	Collier Metal Specialties LTD	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a 4-foot shear to trim strips of cardboard when his left pinky finger was caught under the hold bar of the machine and crushed. The employee suffered an amputation injury.
2020-09-23	Tucker	Ga	BRAND VAUGHN LUMBER CO.	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was using industrial shears to cut bands from stacked lumber. The loose lumber then struck the employee's left leg and fractured his ankle.
2020-09-23	Lincoln	Ne	KAWASAKI MOTORS MFG. CORP., USA	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was repairing a tube bender machine when a component of the machine shifted and caught the employee's left ring finger in a shear point. The finger was amputated from the nail to the fingertip.
2020-09-18	Douglas	Ga	Lark United Manufacturing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a pneumatic-powered shear and suffered a partial amputation of the left ring and pinky fingers.
2020-09-12	Columbus	Oh	Ace Iron & Metal	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding metal into a shear. The shear activated and closed on the employee's left thumb, amputating it.
2020-09-10	Marianna	Fl	Elevator Manufacturing Assembly Corp	Forearm(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was lifting a piece of sheet metal from a shear. The metal fell and lacerated his left forearm.
2020-08-19	New Iberia	La	Cajun Sugar Cooperative, Inc.	Head	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a portable hydraulic press to push a pin out of a pipe. The pin sheared off and flew toward the employee's head, lacerating it.
2020-08-11	Janesville	Wi	Siny Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On August 11, 2020, an employee was working in a textile mill operating a fabric line in the pre-shear department. The fabric was beginning to curl under prior to entering the shear. The employee attempted to uncurl the fabric and contacted the spinning shear blade resulting in amputation of their left index and middle fingers above the first joint. The shear blade was not guarded at the time.
2020-07-25	Russellville	Arkansas	TABER EXTRUSIONS LLC	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was performing maintenance on an 8,600-ton shear press. The employee was standing on a metal plate approximately 3.5 feet long by 1.5 feet wide. The metal plate had a weld fail which caused the plate to break and fall into a pit. The employee fell partially into the pit and sustained a fracture to the right femur.
2020-07-17	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Master Lock Company LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was guiding a small piece of metal into a shear cutter when the blade partially amputated his left middle finger (no bone).
2020-07-15	Buda	Texas	Metal Mart	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Two employees were performing maintenance on a shear. One of the employee's hands slipped during a lift and the guard fell on their right middle finger. The fingertip was amputated.
2020-07-13	Omaha	Nebraska	Pre-Wel Manufactuing Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding a piece of stainless steel into a shear press when their fingertip was pinched between the metal part and the base of the press. The fingertip was amputated.
2020-07-13	Decatur	Alabama	Hubbard & Drake General Mechanical Contractors, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a shear and suffered a partial amputation of the left middle fingertip.
2020-07-10	Houston	Texas	Commercial Kitchens, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting metal on a shear machine. The machine cycled and the ram came down to hold the piece of metal. It crushed the tip of the employee's right little finger, which was medically amputated to the first knuckle.
2020-07-07	Coshocton	Ohio	OFCO, Incorporated A Delaware Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pulling material from a coil to be cut to proper size. While he was holding the material down, the shearing knife actuated and amputated the tips of his left middle and ring fingers.
2020-07-06	Boise	Idaho	Bledsoe Construction, Inc.	Arm(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A construction worker was working with two other workers to remove a metal plate from a semiconductor tool base. The employee was attempting to remove inertial dampeners from the bottom of the plate while it was being suspended by a gantry. The bolt holding the plate sheared and the plate fell, fracturing the employee's arm.
2020-06-18	Lemont Furnace	Pennsylvania	Tatano Wire Products	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a machine used to manufacture wire mesh when a spool on the turn table shifted. As he was attempting to adjust it, the table created a shear point and amputated his right index fingertip down to the knuckle.
2020-06-12	Bethlehem	Pennsylvania	Barker Steel LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
A temporary employee was operating a shear to cut rebar. The employee was removing two pieces of rebar from the gauge table when his finger was pinched between a piece of rebar, the prybar he was using, and the gauge table. This resulted in surgical amputation of the right middle fingertip, just below the fingernail.
2020-06-10	Garland	Texas	La Fabrica, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing dough and attempting to clear a photo eye on a dough-dividing machine that was malfunctioning when the employee's right hand was caught in a shear point, resulting in the amputation of three fingers.
2020-05-29	Meeker	Colorado	ROCKY MOUNTAIN YOUTH CORPS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was moving a backpack with a pair of lopping shears attached to the side when the shears opened and amputated his right index finger.
2020-05-27	Griffin	Georgia	MarinoWare	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a metal shear to manufacture live banding material. The shear amputated the employee's left ring fingertip.
2020-05-27	Grenada	Mississippi	Modine Manufacturing Company	Elbow(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading sheet metal from a shear press. His sleeve got caught on the edge of the sheet metal and his elbow sustained a severe cut.
2020-05-22	Fort Pierce	Florida	Aerex Industries, Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a hydraulic shear machine. He was attempting to turn a cylinder that was being processed when his fingers were caught in the shear. Two fingers were amputated.
2020-05-21	Rochester	New York	Crane-Hogan Structural Systems, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was jackhammering a concrete deck on the top level of a parking garage when the deck collapsed and he fell to the level below. He impacted concrete rubble on the floor and a piece of concrete slab that sheared from the deck, suffering a fractured femur, broken tibia, and cracked ribs.
2020-05-18	Milan	Illinois	Elliott Aviation of the Quad Cities, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On May 18, 2020, at approximately 10:15 a.m., an employee was helping another employee cut sheet aluminum and when his left thumb entered the shear at the same time that the other employee stepped onto the lever. The shear then amputated the employee's left thumb tip.
2020-05-12	Cocoa	Florida	BEYEL BROTHERS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee put a piece of metal into a shearing machine. The machine caught his left hand, crushing the index and middle fingers.
2020-05-07	Roseland	Louisiana	Smitty's Supply, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a foil cap insert machine when his hand entered the point of operation and the foil shear amputated his right ring fingertip.
2020-05-07	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	Twin Rivers Paper Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was changing out a paper roll set on a winder. The core chucks were being retracted, and he was clearing a piece of paper from them when the tip of his left index finger was caught in the wedge hole. As the chuck retracted into the outer cylinder, about a centimeter of the fingertip was sheared off.
2020-05-06	Marion	Ohio	Overhead Door Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On May 6, 2020, an employee was operating a metal shear to cut 2-inch strips of aluminum. He was attempting to catch the strips behind the shear so they would not fall on the floor. While his hand was behind the machine, the shear was actuated via the foot petal, causing the shear to come down on his left middle finger. His fingertip was amputated to approximately the end of the nail bed.
2020-04-17	Wilmington	Delaware	Clearsite Industrial	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning mud out of a concrete footing with a hydroexcavator when the insert from the excavator's rubber vacuum hose sheared off, severing the connection with the dig tubes and causing the dig tubes to fall and strike the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a compression fracture to the back.
2020-04-04	Portsmouth	Virginia	U.S. Coast Guard Base Portsmouth	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a metal shear when the shear amputated his left index finger to the first knuckle.
2020-03-10	Newark	New Jersey	AMG Resources	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On March 10, 2020, an employee was working on an alligator shear when it activated and lacerated the employee's left middle and ring fingers.
2020-03-04	Romeoville	Illinois	RTC Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a kick shear and amputated their left index and middle fingers.
2020-03-02	Pottstown	Pennsylvania	Titan International Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting metal on a shear. His hand slipped and the shear amputated four of his fingers.
2020-02-19	Franklin Park	Illinois	Carlisle Construction Materials, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unjam an auto shear machine when his hand entered an area where a temporary guard was loose and the machine amputated his left pinky finger.
2020-02-14	Clearwater	Florida	Blueline Mechanical, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a shear press to cut metal and cardboard. The press activated while the employee's fingers were in the point of operation and amputated the top of the employee's left middle finger.
2020-02-13	Houston	Texas	C & D Scrap Metal Recyclers	Brain	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a shear to cut through a piece of iron. When the shear cut through, the piece of metal flew back and struck the employee in the back. He sustained a concussion, skull fracture, and a fractured rib.
2020-01-28	Georgetown	Delaware	McCabe's Mechanical Services, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to cut a small plate of stainless steel into smaller pieces to weld them. The plate was not inserted far enough, so he pushed the edge of the plate with his right index finger to reposition it. In doing so, his middle finger extended into/between the shear's point of operation as he stepped on the foot pedal actuator. The shear blade dropped down, cutting and causing a partial amputation of his right middle finger.
2020-01-27	Douglasville	Georgia	Seasons-4, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting metal with a shear machine when the blade amputated the employee's fingertip.
2020-01-23	Houston	Texas	Whirlwind Steel Buildings, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a pneumatic shear machine when his left thumb tip was caught in the shear, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.
2020-01-23	Fort Worth	Texas	FEDERAL BUREAU OF PRISONS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting strips of metal with a metal shear. The shear crushed the employee's right ring finger; the finger was partially amputated.
2020-01-20	Brooklyn	New York	Benson Metal Corp	Brain	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating an excavator to sort scrap metals when a pipe flew off from being sheared by another excavator and pierced through his operator cab's glass. The metal pipe them struck him, causing a head concussion.
2019-09-19	Latrobe	Pennsylvania	Carpenter Latrobe Specialty Metals	Arm(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a shear on the continuous rolling mill. While a steel bar was being cut on the shear, it pivoted and struck the employee, fracturing their left arm.
2019-09-16	New York	New York	Northeast Structural Steel, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was dismantling a temporary tower when a swivel hook appeared to shear, dropping a section of the steel tower 10 feet. The section hit the employee, who sustained a fractured sternum.
2019-09-12	York	Pennsylvania	Kinsley Construction Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting pieces of metal on a shear. The employee's hand was under the hold-down when it actuated, crushing the employee's left thumb and resulting in a partial left thumb amputation.
2019-09-12	Miller	Missouri	Stainless Steel Limited	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was operating a shear machine. While he was picking up a piece of metal, it slipped through his fingers and amputated the third and fourth fingers on his left hand.
2019-09-10	Lancaster	Pennsylvania	Steel Fab Enterprises, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A shear machine amputated an employee's right middle fingertip (with no bone loss).
2019-09-09	Birmingham	Alabama	Grimco, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
While loading a piece of metal into a shear, an employee's finger contacted the shear blade. The employee sustained a laceration to his index finger.
2019-08-28	Saint Louis	Missouri	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At about 10:20 a.m. on August 28, 2019, a St. Louis Service Base employee was using an industrial shear to cut 6-inch by 6-inch strips of 3/8-inch-thick steel for an ongoing fabrication project. While placing the metal sheet into the shear, the employee closed the clamping apparatus. The apparatus closed on the employee's right ring finger, pinching it under the metal sheet and amputating the last quarter-inch, with exposed nerve endings and bone damage. The fingertip was medically amputated at
2019-08-23	El Paso	Texas	Genco Fabrication	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting sheet metal when the sheet metal shear contacted his right middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-08-21	Aberdeen	South Dakota	TNJ Enterprises	Leg(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was using a chain hooked around scrap lodged in a shear's press box and attached to an excavator's grapple. When the employee put tension on the chain it broke, causing the grapple to swing and strike the employee's leg. The employee's left leg was fractured, requiring surgery.
2019-08-19	East Aurora	New York	Moog Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was lifting an aircraft component with an overhead hoist. The component being hoisted created a shear point between itself and the test stand. The employee's thumb tip was amputated in the shear point.
2019-08-07	Little Rock	Arkansas	Welspun Tubular, LLC	Foot (feet)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee had used a prybar to remove an un-flattened end of a new coil, and was standing on the coil in an attempt to feed the end into the shear. The coil was moved, and the employee's left foot was caught and fractured between the coil and a hold-down roller.
2019-07-16	Sellersville	Pennsylvania	Elkay Manufacturing Company, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a shear when his left ring fingertip was amputated by the blade. The machine was guarded at the time.
2019-07-11	Meridian	Mississippi	Southern Scrap of Meridian, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was removing aluminum from a piece of scrap copper using a shear. As he was using the shear, it cut his finger, resulting in an amputation to the right pinky fingertip just below the fingernail.
2019-07-09	Glenville	West Virgini	U.S. Department of Justice	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a metal brake shear when his left little finger was caught in the machine's hold-down. He suffered a partial amputation to the fingertip.
2019-06-27	Salina	Kansas	Great Plains Manufacturing	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a shear and amputated a fingertip on their right hand.
2019-06-24	Fremont	Ohio	Carbo Forge, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
On June 24, 2019, an employee working on a shear suffered a crushing injury/amputation of the left index finger.
2019-06-04	Elizabeth	New Jersey	Jacobson & Company, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was confirming measurements on the fascia/soffits. While dismounting the ladder, he lost balance, caught his foot on the front rail of the ladder, and fell onto metal cutting shears that impaled his right side. He suffered injury to his kidney, liver and colon.
2019-05-30	Fremont	Ohio	Graham Packaging	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On May 30, 2019, an employee was using a battery-operated pipe shear to cut PVC pipe and suffered a partial amputation to the left index finger.
2019-05-28	Apollo	Pennsylvania	H.W. Nicholson Welding & Manufacturing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a shear and amputated the left middle finger.
2019-05-21	Jamestown	North Dakota	Gerdau Jamestown Metal Recycling	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating an alligator shear and amputated his right thumb tip.
2019-05-09	Lewisburg	Pennsylvania	Pik Rite Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was shearing a piece of 1/4" thick X 4" wide piece of steel flat bar on an ironworker machine. The employee's gloved, left middle finger was caught between the flat bar and the shear resulting in a fingertip amputation with bone loss.
2019-04-26	Texarkana	Arkansas	Smith-Blair, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a shear to cut stainless steel and amputated their left ring, middle, and index fingertips.
2019-04-04	Irving	Texas	Dallas Trailer Repair Company	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving a 300-pound piece of sheet metal from its stored position to the shear to cut it to size. The sheet metal fell onto the employee's steel-toe boots. The employee's right foot was punctured by a corner of the metal and several bones in the foot were broken.
2019-04-01	Marathon	New York	Kurtz Truck Equipment Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a metal shear when a hold-down foot pinched his finger, causing a crushing/amputation injury.
2019-03-19	Ashdown	Arkansas	DOMTAR INDUSTRIES	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was holding metal inside a shear machine. The machine cycled and its guards came down onto the employee's left index and middle fingers. The employee suffered a broken middle finger and an index finger avulsion.
2019-03-14	Drakesboro	Kentucky	G UB MK Constructors	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a fusion machine and attempting to clamp a pipe when the machine's vise arm closed and the employee's finger was caught in a shear point of the clamp arm. The employee received a partial finger amputation.
2019-02-25	Pawcatuck	Connecticut	Davis-Standard, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was in a weld shop, using a powered metal shear. The employee's fingers were caught in the shear point of the equipment, which amputated the tips of three fingers on his left hand and amputated his right middle finger to the knuckle.