DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-05LancasterPaArconic Lancaster Corp.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding interleave paper into the start of a coil on a slitter machine when their hand was pinched between the hold down and arbors. The employee's right hand was drawn into the in-running nip point, resulting in avulsions to their right thumb and index finger, for which the employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-01DaltonGaANCI, Inc.Arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on the fabric rolling machine located at the slitter station. He attempted to remove a wrinkle in the fabric roll he was making and his arm was pulled into the machine between the fabric roll being made and the press roller, resulting in friction burns.
2021-08-24BirminghamAlMill Steel CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Two employees were working together to rotate the arbor on a slitter and tape the slitter rubbers. As an employee was taping the rubbers, the rotating arbor grabbed his left hand and pulled his index and middle fingers into a pinch point. Both fingers were amputated.
2021-08-06SheridanArShippers ProductsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was trying to adjust the pressure rod and tension ball of a slitter machine. The slitter blade amputated the employee's left index finger. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2021-08-05BlythevilleArJMS Russel Metals Corp.Hand(s) and arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on a slitter machine when the rubbers on its arbor caught his right hand and pulled his arm through the slitter head. The employee's right hand and arm were crushed.
2021-08-04MesquiteTxRainstamp ManufacturingHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a slitter machine when their hand got caught in the machine, resulting in lacerations and amputations to their right hand.
2021-04-16HastingsNeGIBRALTAR PACKAGING INC.Fingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was trying to unjam waste paper in a paper slitter. The slicer blade amputated the employee's right index fingertip.
2021-03-04StreamwoodIlAluminum Coil Anodizing CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was wiping the tension roller on a 6-inch slitter with a rag. The rag and the employee's right hand were pulled into the roller; the employee's fingers were crushed and degloved.
2020-10-12MinsterOhPrecision Strip, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was setting up slitter knives to be sharpened on a knife grinder when their right middle finger was crushed between a level used to align the grinding wheel and the grinding wheel guard. The employee sustained amputation of their right middle finger between the first and second knuckle.
2020-08-24MesquiteTxSenox CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While working on a metal slitter machine an employee sustained an amputation to the right index finger and a laceration to the right middle finger.
2020-06-25MedinaOhioUnited Tube CorporationUpper arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was putting cardboard into a coil on the slitter when his glove got caught by the edge of the steel and pulled his arm into the slitter. The employee's left arm was amputated above the elbow.
2020-06-16OttawaKansasFASHION, INC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a cut-to-length slitter machine. A piece of 0.036 metal sheeting became stuck and he was attempting to dislodge it when three fingers became entangled. The fingers were broken and required surgery.
2020-04-16ReadingPennsylvaniaBRENTWOOD INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATEDFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was un-jamming a slitter machine when the cutting blade cut off his pinky fingertip.
2020-04-15Chicago HeightsIllinoisFRAMARX/WAXSTARFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was dislodging a paper core that had fallen into a slitter rewinder machine. The employee's right index finger was caught by a belt driven pulley and sustained an amputation.
2020-03-31CalvertAlabamaSteel Warehouse of AlabamaHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a slitter machine when the employee's hand was caught in the rollers, removing skin from the hand. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-01-23TecumsehKansasFutamura USA, Inc.Arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee working as a finishing operator was using sand paper to clean a spindle roll on a slitter machine. The employee's arm was caught in the spinning rollers. The employee sustained a compound fracture to the right arm requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2019-09-13DenverColoradoCalifornia Expanded Metal Products Co. Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Two employees were operating the slitter machine and hydraulic table on Line 1. Employee 1 was operating the controls while Employee 2 was using a wooden stick to pick up the ends of sheet metal coming from the slitter head to set them on the hydraulic table. As the hydraulic table moved towards the slitter head, Employee 2 was caught in between the slitter machine and the hydraulic table. Employee 2 was hospitalized for a contusion and crushed chest wall, liver lacerations and bruised kidneys.
2019-05-08O FallonMissouriCLARKDIETRICH Hand(s)Struck against object or equipment
An employee was operating a slitter machine when it malfunctioned. As the employee attempted to fix the malfunction, their hand slammed into the blade and sustained a laceration.
2019-04-23Sioux FallsSouth DakotaBaldwin Supply CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a conveyor belt slitter when their thumb was caught between two rollers and pulled into the belt slitter. The employee sustained a degloving injury to the right thumb, requiring hospitalization and a skin graft.
2019-04-04Bedford HeightsOhioMajestic Steel USA Inc.BrainFall, slip, trip
An employee was doing setup on a slitter arbor. The table moved; the employee was caught by the chest between the table and the splitter arbor. The employee was then released and fell, striking his head and suffering head injuries.
2019-03-16HuntingdonPennsylvaniaHuntingdon Fiberglass Products, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was tightening the east side of a slitter after a job change and checked to see if the mat was being cut properly. As he was checking, his glove was caught and his fingers were pulled into the compaction roller, de-gloving his left middle, ring, and pinky fingers and resulting in amputation.
2019-02-21Glen RockPennsylvaniaAdhesives Research, Inc.Hand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a slitter machine with a rag. The rag got caught on the rollers pulling his right hand into the machine. The employee sustained a degloving injury to the hand and a right thumb fracture.
2018-06-29ClearwaterFloridaSPECTRA METAL SALES, INC.Hand(s), except finger(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the slitter machine and got their right hand caught in the machine's rollers causing a laceration to the palm.
2018-04-11RockwallTexasChannell Commercial CorpFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clear an SMC sheet jam when the slitter knife amputated the employee's left middle finger.
2018-03-27BeardstownIllinoisCaraustar IndustriesFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On March 27, 2018, at approximately 7:30 AM, an employee noticed a piece of trim tangled up on a slitter and was in the process of clearing the machine when the blade cut him. He suffered a distal tip amputation of his left thumb.
2018-03-26Valley CityOhioTHREE D METALS INC.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was manually sliding a tail stock into a slitter machine's arbors when his right index finger was pinched between the stock and a bolt, causing a fingertip amputation.
2018-03-23BridgeportConnecticutHearst Media Services Connecticut, LLCArm(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was performing a change-over of the web lead at a press machine when the employee's left arm was caught between the machine's drive/drag roller and the slitter roller, resulting in arm bruises.
2017-09-14BaldwinvilleMassachusettSeaman Paper Company of Massachusetts, Inc.Hand(s), except finger(s)Fall, slip, trip
An employee was testing a trim blower with tissue paper when he lost his balance and fell. During the fall, his left-hand palm contacted the trim blower's slitter blade and was lacerated.
2017-08-02BlythevilleArkansasJMS Russel Metals Corp.Leg(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was wrapping a coil of steel with an ID band at an exit turnstile and slitter cart. His right leg was over the rail between the cart and the end stop when the cart moved and pinned his right leg, breaking it.
2017-07-22AxisAlabamaTesco Electrical ContractorsLower leg(s)Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was helping to replace a conveyor belt on a slitter machine that was suspended by a crane when the employee's foot slipped through two steel plates. The plates then sprung back and pinned the employee's left lower leg between the two, causing severe contusions.
2017-04-26AuburnMassachusettAmerican Steel and Aluminum, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a coil slitter when his finger became caught in the roller, resulting in amputation of his right index finger.
2017-04-24Fort WorthTexasAll Star CorrugatedFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unjamming the slitter machine and amputated four fingers.
2017-04-03DenverColoradoPROTECTO WRAP COMPANYWrist(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee leaned into a slitter machine throttle while clearing stuck material, crushing his left wrist and lacerating his left hand and right pinky finger.
2017-03-20DeweyOklahomaOPS Sales CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a slitter machine which unrolled steel coils. The coils develop slack as they are unrolled and to counter the slackness the operator manually inserts cardboard slats. As the employee inserted a slat, a gloved right hand was pulled into the coil. The middle, ring and little fingers were amputated. The thumb tip was also amputated.
2017-03-16West BendWisconsinMatenaer CorporationFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam on the slitter machine and amputated a fingertip.
2017-03-07Valley CityOhioTHREE D METALS INC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was taping knives on the 60" metal slitter machine at the entry side of the machine. When the machine was jogged three fingers on the employee's left hand were amputated.
2017-02-24ReadingPennsylvaniaCarpenter Technology CorporationHand(s)Struck against object or equipment
An employee was inspecting the strip at the slitter machine. He turned and his hand struck the edge of the strip causing a 1/2 inch laceration on his hand. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-02-08Wood DaleIllinoisClayton Metals, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a slitter machine's tension roll as part of setup operations when the machine was jogged. The roll pinched the employee's left hand, crushing/breaking fingers and amputating a finger.
2017-02-08DoverOhioGreer Steel CompanyArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning contaminants from stripper rings on a slitter head when the employee's left arm was pulled into the running slitter and crushed. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-01-24MabletonGeorgiaFirst American Resources CompanyArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a slitter machine and caught his right arm in a pinch point causing a severe laceration.
2016-09-09RockfieldWisconsinMetals USAFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unjamming the slitter machine and experienced a crushing injury to a fingertip.
2016-08-31PiquaOhioMiami Valley Steel ServiceArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the production line (slitter) and attempted to remove a piece of scrap while the line was operating. A production line pivot arm came down and struck the employee's right arm fracturing it.
2016-08-22AlbionNew YorkSaint-Gobain AdforsForearm(s)Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and his hand fell into the webbing of the razor slitter machine while it was running. Both bones in the right forearm were fractured.
2016-08-04HermitagePennsylvaniaSamuel Stamping Technologies, LLCFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was changing the rolls on the slitter and had the slitter roll hoisted with a crane. The roll was crooked/off balance on one side, which caused the sling strap to loosen. As the employee straightened the sling strap, the roll dropped down and struck his fingers between the sling strap and the roll. His left-hand ring and middle fingertips were surgically amputated.
2016-08-01San BenitoTexasReef Industries, Inc.Arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A winding shaft on the slitter machine was cutting larger rolls into smaller rolls when an employee noticed there was a wrinkle in the material. When he tried to correct the wrinkle, his left arm was caught between the winder and the material, breaking it. The machine was running at the time of the incident.
2016-07-27ChicagoIllinoisInternational Casings Group, Inc.Hand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee sustained an amputation to the right hand while cleaning the rollers of the slitter machine.
2016-07-16MissionKansasPackaging Products Corp, LLC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was trying to get a wrap up out of the slitter by turning the nip roller by hand resulting in a left thumb fracture and laceration.
2016-06-04JacksonvilleFloridaWestRock, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adjusting the slitter blade position of a paper machine when his right thumb was caught between the blade and the slitter band resulting in the amputation of the tip of the right thumb without bone loss.
2016-03-22DenverColoradoB & B Industries, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a slitter to cut corrugated cardboard. When he tried to make an adjustment, the input wheel grabbed his glove and pulled his finger in, causing the slitter to crush his finger. His right ring finger was amputated.
2016-02-28Cedar HillTexasCentral States Mfg.Hand(s) and arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading material into the slitter machine when his hand and arm were pulled into the machine.
2016-01-26University ParkIllinoisEsmark Steel GroupFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the slitting machine while wearing gloves. While actuating the rollers on the slitter, the employee attempted to remove a piece of scrap. The roller pulled his glove into the point of operation, causing an open avulsion to his left thumb and an open wound to his left pointer finger.
2016-01-07HazletonPennsylvaniaFirst Quality Products, Inc.Hand(s) and arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee entered the slitter machine area to cut off a piece of material. The machine was running at the time. The employee's left hand and forearm were crushed between two rollers on the machine, requiring hospitalization.
2015-11-25ChillicotheOhioP. H. Glatfelter CompanyFingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was threading paper into a slitter machine and contacted the slitter blade amputating the left index fingertip.
2015-11-24DemopolisAlabamaWestRock Papermill (formerly RockTenn)Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working the winder machine when the slitter blade failed to complete a cut on the paper. He attempted to complete the cut using a box knife when his right index finger got caught under the turning core. His fingertip was ultimately amputated.
2015-10-21JacksonvilleFloridaStaff LinkUpper arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee had his back towards the machine when his gloves were caught in the metal slitter machine. This caused his arm to twist and pull resulting in a fracture to his upper right arm above the elbow. The employee was admitted to the hospital for surgery.
2015-09-24BirminghamAlabamaSouthand TubeForearm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was investigating a slitter malfunction when the employee's arm was caught in the scrap removal conveyor below the slitter. The left arm was amputated above the elbow.
2015-09-09DenverColoradoSheffield MetalsHand(s) and arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the rubbers on the entry end of the slitter head when his arm was pulled into the machine. He broke his left-hand pinky and ring fingers and required a skin graft between his elbow and wrist.
2015-08-20AustinTexasHospiraFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a slitter machine and grabbed the latch. The latch is stopped at 90 degrees by a safety pin, however the safety pin was worn out and it did not stop the latch. The latch continued past the 90 degree angle with the employee still holding it with his left hand and made contact with the metal box that houses the slitter's major bearings. Once the latch made contact with the metal box it crushed employee's left little, ring, and middle fingers. The little finger was amputat
2015-08-14WichitaKansasLewis-Goetz and Company, Inc.Forearm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was doing a roll-up on the belt slitter machine when the belt buckled after he cut it. He turned away from the machine to get a stick to flatten the belt and slipped off the wooden box that he was standing on. While trying to catch his balance, he put his right hand down on the belt going under the roller. He turned the machine off, which caused the roller to drop and crush his right forearm.
2015-07-24Pine Mountain ValleyGeorgiaKoch Foods, Inc.Arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee sustained a right arm laceration while feeding poultry into slitter equipment.
2015-07-14Elk Grove VillageIllinoisMATERIAL SCIENCES CORPORATIONArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee caught his right hand and arm in a roller on the line 7 slitter. The employee suffered injuries to the arm and was taken to the hospital for evaluation.
2015-07-13ClevelandOhioWorthington IndustriesFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding two strips of narrow pieces of steel into a reel. There were some cracked edges on the strip of metal. His hand was pulled toward the spacer causing his finger to get caught in/between the spacer (metal disc) and the steel strip that cuts the steel in the over arm (part of the reel/guide to keep cut straight). This occurred at the 72 slitter on the exit reel.
2015-04-29Windsor LocksConnecticutAhlstrom Nonwovens, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee amputated the left index fingertip while using the 517 winder trim slitter machine.
2015-03-08IukaMississippiInternational Converter, LLCArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was hospitalized after his arm got caught between two rollers in the slitter machine.
2015-01-10MadawaskaMaineTwin Rivers Paper CompanyFingernail(s), nailbed(s) Struck against object or equipment
Employee was pulling shavings on a winder at the trim chute and contacted the trim slitter suffering an angled cut to the nail bed and tip of the right index finger.