| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||||
| 2021-08-31 | 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. | |||||
| 2021-08-19 | 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. | |||||
| 2021-04-12 | 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. | |||||
| 2021-02-11 | 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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 2020-05-12 | 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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 2019-01-22 | Dalton | Georgia | Universal Textile Technologies, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was inspecting carpet at a third-party contract coating facility. As the carpet was run through a shearing machine, the employee's left hand was pulled into the machine, causing lacerations and amputation of fingers. | |||||
| 2018-09-24 | Saint Louis | Missouri | Missouri Metals | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was shearing metal and amputated the left ring and middle fingers at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2018-09-11 | Flushing | New York | Cedar Grove Cemetery Association | Nonclassifiable | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee was found laying on the ground unresponsive after shearing bushes, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-08-06 | La Crosse | Wisconsin | DuraTech Industries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a shear cutter when his finger slipped and was caught under the part that holds the product down prior to shearing, resulting in a partial finger amputation. | |||||
| 2018-07-09 | Kansas City | Kansas | Metal Panels Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was shearing a piece of metal and amputated a fingertip. The machine was guarded at the time. | |||||
| 2018-05-03 | Pine Bluff | Arkansas | CENTRAL MOLONEY, INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was clearing a jam on a shearing machine when the machine actuated via the foot pedal. The employee's left index finger was in the point of operation and was amputated between the first and second knuckle. | |||||
| 2017-08-14 | Lancaster | Ohio | Glasfloss Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was shearing galvanized metal in a shear. The employee used a wooden box to set the metal square. The employee's left thumb was then caught and amputated (flesh only) between the box and the shear arm. | |||||
| 2017-06-19 | Denver | Colorado | The SBJ Group Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was shearing sheet metal with a hydraulic shear when the employee's left hand went past guard and the material hold-down. The material-hold down crushed and partially amputated the employee's left pinky fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-04-26 | Fort Worth | Texas | Structural and Steel Products, MFG | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was removing a metal plate from a shearing machine when the blade cut his right thumb and index finger. | |||||
| 2016-08-22 | Buffalo | New York | GOLDMAN TITANIUM CO. DIV. GCF, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was shearing a U-shaped piece of metal when the metal folded over and pinched his right index fingertip, amputating it. | |||||
| 2016-06-21 | Austin | Texas | CraftCorps Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was aligning sheet metal in a shearing machine when the employee's hand slipped and the piece that holds the part came down on the employee's right ring finger, amputating the fingertip. The shear has a foot control that was activated when the employee's hand slipped. | |||||
| 2016-02-15 | Greensboro | Georgia | NEW ENGLAND WIRE PRODUCTS, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee amputated fingertips while operating a shearing machine. | |||||