Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-09	Arlington	Tx	Mittera Group	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was trying to remove paper from the rollers of a printing press. The rollers caught his hand, crushing and smashing it. He was hospitalized.
2021-11-06	West Chicago	Il	Airgas Store	Fingertip(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On November 6, 2021, an employee was using a wrench to release pressure from a carbon dioxide supply pipe. The pipe had been venting and it suddenly stopped. As the employee was checking the pipe, it disconnected and smashed his right index, middle, and ring fingers. The employee suffered bruises too all three fingers and an amputated middle fingertip.
2021-10-21	Muskogee	Ok	Paragon Industries, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a crowbar to align steel on a machine when the crowbar slipped and smashed the employee's left index finger between the crowbar and the drum of the machine, resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
2021-10-21	Gibsonton	Fl	Advanced Airfoil Components LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee began moving a cart with a ceramic mold on top of it when the mold fell off the cart and smashed the employee's left hand, resulting in a broken middle finger.
2021-10-13	Scottsboro	Al	Wenzel Metal Spinning, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a machine. His left thumb was smashed between a wooden block and a metal part, resulting in an amputation.
2021-09-13	East Hampton	Ny	Whitmores Worsley Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Two employees were installing a boom on a bucket truck. The boom was on a chain attached to a forklift; one employee was operating the forklift while the other moved the boom onto the truck. The chain released and the boom fell to the ground, smashing the employee's right hand under it. The employee suffered fractures to the middle and ring fingers and a partial amputation to the index finger.
2021-07-06	Selma	Al	Bush Hog, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee and a co-worker were replacing an air filter in a dust collector using a scissor lift. The co-worker pushed the filter with his foot so that the employee on the ground could grab the filter when the employee's finger was smashed between the filter and the scissor lift, resulting in an avulsion and an amputation of the right ring fingertip.
2021-06-25	Houston	Tx	Baker Hughes	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
During routine maintenance of the bonnet end cap on a blowout preventer, the cap fell and smashed an employee's right ring finger against another ram bonnet. The finger was amputated.
2021-06-15	Tulsa	Ok	ACI Motor Freight, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was loading freight on a trailer. The trailer pulled away from the dock while the employee was entering/exiting it, and the employee's forklift dropped between the dock and the trailer. The employee's right index finger was smashed.
2021-06-05	Helena	Mt	Lithia Chevrolet Buick GMC of Helena	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving a parking barrier with a forklift. When he went to reposition the barrier, his finger was smashed between the barrier and the forklift, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-05-10	Batesville	Ms	ACI BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving a sawhorse when it tipped over and smashed the employee's left ring finger. The employee suffered an amputation.
2021-05-02	Carthage	Mo	BUTTERBALL LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was sorting burgers. The divider between two conveyors fell off and the employee grabbed it by the handle. As the employee was trying to pull it back, the employee's hand got stuck; one of their fingers was smashed and another was amputated.
2021-04-30	Derby	Ks	Atwood Distributing LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when the pallet jack jumped backward, smashing her thumb between the pallet jack and a cardboard bailer. The employee suffered a crushing injury to her left thumb and a possible amputation.
2021-04-27	Ashland	Al	Wellborn Cabinet, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
On 04/27/2021 at 12:45 pm, an employee was pushing a buggy and pulling parts. The employee spun the buggy around and smashed his right pinky finger between the buggy and the door rack. The employee suffered a fractured right pinky finger and a subsequent partial fingertip amputation.
2021-04-22	Bushton	Ks	Hi - Plains Sand Inc	Hand(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was hooking up an air compressor to a pickup. The air compressor started rolling on its tires, pushing the employee toward the pickup. The employee's hand was smashed, causing broken bones.
2021-04-14	Knox City	Tx	R and R Services	Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking with a pipe in his hand when he tripped and fell. The employee's finger was smashed between the pipe and the floor, resulting in the detachment of their fingernail that required surgery and hospitalization to be reattached.
2021-03-25	Tyrone	Pa	Dixon Tool & Die Co., Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was riding on an electric maintenance cart that contained metal rolls. The employee was holding onto the rolls when the cart hit an object. The rolls moved and smashed a finger on the employee's left hand, causing the amputation of half of the first joint.
2021-03-17	Augusta	Ga	US Battery Manufacturing Company, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing a panel/guard from a pasting machine so it could be cleaned. The roller inside the machine smashed his left little finger, which was amputated up to the first knuckle.
2021-03-16	Morgan City	La	CAMERON	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
At about 10:40 a.m. on March 16, 2021, an employee was pushing a 24-inch-long, 6-inch-diameter steel pipe with a forklift. The pipe slid off the fork, smashing employee's right index finger against the fork. The employee suffered a laceration to the finger.
2021-03-15	Batesville	Ar	UNICON OPERATING COMPANY, INC	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
At about 10:00 a.m. on March 15, 2021, an employee was loading a trailer with a forklift. As the forklift moved around the trailer, it became stuck in a hole. The employee was trying to free it when it broke loose and slid into trailer. The employee's left hand was smashed between trailer and the forklift's roll cage; the hand and fingers were broken.
2021-03-12	North Fort Myers	Fl	TriCircle Pavers, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An automated railroad car door closed on an employee's thumb, smashing it against the door locking mechanism and resulting in a fractured thumb.
2021-03-03	Arnold	Pa	Zampogna Inc	Fingertip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was lifting a hydraulic cylinder off the shelf, tripped on nylon webbing, and fell to the ground while holding the hydraulic cylinder. The cylinder smashed his left hand and partially amputated his left thumb.
2021-03-02	Aurora	Co	Colorado Counter Tops	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee and a coworker were lifting a stone so that it could be hooked to and lifted by a forklift. The coworker used hand-operated suction cups to lift the stone while the employee used their hands. A suction cup came loose and the stone dropped and smashed the employee's left hand, resulting in the amputation of his left index fingertip.
2021-02-25	Calhoun	Ga	Engineered Floors, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was emptying cardboard from a baler. As he was opening the baler door, he noticed it was stuck on the top gate. He lifted on the top gate to free the bottom door and the door swung open, smashing his right-hand fingers against the door latch. His right ring fingertip was amputated.
2021-02-22	Seguin	Tx	Seguin Fabricators, Ltd.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting a metal angle with a band saw. The angle snagged on the blade and smashed the employee's right ring fingertip against the saw's backstop. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-02-12	Jackson	Mo	THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was troubleshooting a press when the spring of the press released the bottom plate and smashed the employee's right index finger between the top and bottom plate. The employee sustained a fracture to the finger, resulting in amputation to the top knuckle.
2021-02-11	Frederick	Co	Axelson Machine Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was cutting metal banding from a bundle of aluminum bars when a bar fell, smashing the employee's finger against a rack and resulting in amputation.
2021-02-09	Philadelphia	Pa	VICINITY ENERGY BOSTON, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a valve in the floor that had a handle wheel in the top. When he pulled it, the handle wheel spun and smashed his hand against a piece of metal angle iron, resulting in amputation of his right index fingertip.
2021-01-20	Tifton	Ga	ORGILL, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pulling a cart. She turned a corner and was straightening the cart on the right when her left hand was smashed between the cart and a metal post. The little fingertip was smashed and had to be amputated.
2021-01-09	Westbrook	Me	SAPPI, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was trying to remove the cardboard core from a roll of paper using another core. The core he was using smashed his finger, leading to a possible amputation.
2021-01-05	Lake Charles	La	Lake Charles Alignment & Brake Service	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was repairing a forklift when his middle finger was smashed between the hydraulic ram and the sides of the forklift. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2020-10-18	Abbeville	La	Sparrows Group (Energy Cranes)	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employee was assisting the platform manager to move a drum of oil with a dolly. While setting the dolly down, he smashed the tip of his finger between the handle of the dolly and a beam on the platform. This resulted in the amputation of his right middle fingertip.
2020-10-02	Cleveland	Oh	MID-WEST FORGE CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A maintenance employee was moving a conveyor when it fell over and smashed his left middle finger resulting in a partial amputation.
2020-09-14	Neosho	Mo	Lazy Boy	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam on the blown fiber machine and smashed his left ring finger and amputated his index finger on the roller.
2020-09-08	Garden City	Ks	American Warrior Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was working rods up and down. His left hand was between the bottom clamp and the rod rotator when the rod rotator fell down, smashing and fracturing his left thumb and index finger.
2020-09-01	Waller	Tx	Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was putting a bend channel in a sheet of metal using a press brake. The brake actuated and the sheet metal rose up against the brake die, smashing the employee's fingers between the brake die and the sheet metal. The employee suffered a partial amputation of the left middle finger at the last joint.
2020-08-28	Houston	Tx	United Parcel Service, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was moving a cart loaded with packages. His thumb was smashed between a metal I-beam and the cart structure, causing an injury that required surgery.
2020-08-21	Saint Louis	Mo	Armellini Express Lines Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was lifting a dock plate to make a delivery when the dock plate smashed and crushed the employee's pinky finger.
2020-08-19	Northlake	Il	Norkol Converting Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
The injured employee was rolling up product with a co-worker when a roller pulled his gloved left hand forward. The weight of the roller smashed his fingers resulting in a partial amputation of the index finger and a fracture to the middle finger.
2020-08-18	Potosi	Mo	REED LUMBER CO.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was helping reconnect a drag chain. The chain began jumping; as he tried to hold it down, his foot was caught between the chain and a sprocket. Three of his toes were smashed, and there was an amputation.
2020-08-08	Wilmer	Tx	M Block & Sons, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway
An employee was driving a forklift when he collided with another forklift at an intersection. His left foot was smashed between the two forklifts, resulting in an amputation injury to his left foot.
2020-08-06	Temple	Tx	Miller Springs Materials	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Two employees were securing a tarp to a dump trailer. The tailgate smashed one employee's left little finger, causing an amputation of the fingertip.
2020-08-05	Weirton	Wv	ArcelorMittal-Weirton, LLC	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a piece of I-beam to pound out a piece of scrap metal from a mandrel when his hand got caught between the I-beam and the scrap metal, leading to a cut and a smashed hand.
2020-08-04	Arlington	Tx	Integrated Roadway Services	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Five employees were unloading sign structures using a crane. The crane tilted over and the structure fell onto an employee, smashing his right foot.
2020-07-27	Rosedale	Mississippi	AXEL AMERICAS, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was placing a 55-gallon drum on a pallet. The employee's finger was smashed between two of the drums, causing an amputation.
2020-07-27	Sedalia	Missouri	Pittsburgh Corning Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Two employees were troubleshooting a lift table that was not functioning. When air flow to the table was turned on, the table tilted down quickly and an empty mold plan slammed into the guide rail. An employee's right index finger was smashed between the guide rail and the mold; the fingertip was amputated during treatment.
2020-07-14	Hanover Park	Illinois	Central Sod Farms Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was changing a tire on a forklift when the forklift slipped and smashed his right hand. The employee was hospitalized with possible broken bones.
2020-07-13	Poplarville	Mississippi	S&S Line Services, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding a branch into a chipper when the branch kicked back and caught the employee's hand between it and the top of the chipper. The employee's fingertip was smashed, resulting in an amputation of the left fifth digit tip.
2020-07-13	Orrville	Ohio	QUALITY CASTINGS COMPANY	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was setting up work stations and maneuvering a pallet jack down an aisle-way. Upon setting the load down, he pressed his left thumb against the racks. The handle of the pallet jack then came down and smashed his left thumb. He sustained a crushed left thumb, resulting in an open fracture and partial amputation of the left thumb tip.
2020-06-25	Iowa Park	Texas	Sealed Air Corporation, Cryovac Division	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was helping to troubleshoot a resin conveying butterfly valve for proper operation. To perform the operation check, the employee had to support the weight of the valve to minimize the strain on the valve's wiring harness. His right thumb inadvertently entered the butterfly valve's area of actuation, and the butterfly valve smashed his right thumb diagonally across the nail, resulting in an amputation.
2020-06-20	Temple	Texas	Artcobell Corporation Laminate	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was placing block dividers in-between material on a forklift's forks. The material slipped and smashed the employee's fingers against the forks, resulting in amputation.
2020-06-18	Monticello	Arkansas	Maxwell Hardwood Flooring Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a stacker machine when one of the boards became jammed. He hit the board with his hand, causing the jam to clear. The cleared board then struck his hand, smashing his right pinky finger against a metal frame just below the fingernail and resulting in a partial finger amputation.
2020-06-12	Medina	Ohio	STANDARD WELDING AND STEEL PRODUCTS, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was using an industrial lifting magnet to pick up a steel plate when the magnet dropped the steel plate. The employee had his left ring finger on the table when the plate dropped, smashing the fingertip, which had to be amputated.
2020-06-05	Harlingen	Texas	New Core, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was aligning a pump on its base when it slid and smashed his fingers, causing amputations to his fingertips.
2020-05-21	Coffeyville	Kansas	Acme Foundry Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was knocking risers off of castings using a sledge hammer. As he was swinging the sledge hammer, his left index finger was smashed between the sledge hammer handle and a part of the casting. The injury resulted in a soft tissue defect with an amputation at the distal aspect of the left index finger (no bone loss).
2020-05-20	Buffalo	New York	Donegal Construction Corporation	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An employee was hanging a piece of rubber matting on the right rear corner of a milling machine. The track on the machine ran over her right foot, fracturing it and smashing the toes.
2020-05-18	Aspen	Colorado	KOLBE STRIPING, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was setting highway cones on pavement from the back of a cone/attenuator truck. As the employee finished setting the cones, he placed his hand on the support bracket of the truck-mounted attenuator. At the same time, the driver of the cone truck began to retract the attenuator. The employee's right middle fingertip was then caught and smashed between the attenuator and the support bracket, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.
2020-05-14	Long Island City	New York	Swing Staging LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was placing angle iron pieces on a dolly the long way. He placed his hand on the load and his other hand on the handle of the dolly. As he was moving the load, the load shifted and smashed his right index finger between the load and the handle, causing a fingertip amputation.
2020-05-01	Minco	Oklahoma	Unit Drilling Co	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An oil/gas well employee was pushing down on a liner washer tube with a pin. The pin slipped, and the employee's right thumb was caught and smashed between the piston and the liner. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the thumb.
2020-04-27	Union	Nebraska	Pomp's Tire Service, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was exiting a farm tractor when the wind blew the door closed on his finger, smashing and amputating his fingertip.
2020-04-24	Reading	Pennsylvania	GSM Industrial	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was chipping at some concrete stuck in an I-beam when the I-beam swung out and smashed his right index finger. He was hospitalized.
2020-04-23	Conroe	Texas	Weisinger Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was attaching an elevator to a column pipe when the elevator slid up to the lifting lug, smashing the employee's right pinky finger. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
2020-04-13	Hattiesburg	Mississippi	Sofidel America	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using an overhead crane to return a spent parent roll to a stand. The roll bounced and smashed his left middle and index fingers against the crane hook. Both fingers were crushed and cut, and the middle finger was amputated to the first knuckle.
2020-04-12	Mc Bride	Missouri	Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee went to close the door of a diverter. When he pushed the diverter closed, it came back and smashed the end of his right thumb resulting in a partial amputation.
2020-04-01	Fort Worth	Texas	Osburn Contractors, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was attempting to move a light cart when his hand contacted the tongue of the light cart, smashing his finger and resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-04-01	Brownwood	Texas	SUPERIOR ESSEX	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to load a reel in a machine. While he was lining up the reel with the pintle and operating the controls with his left hand, the reel shifted and smashed his right-hand fingers between the reel and the pintle. His right index fingertip was amputated as a result.
2020-03-31	Clearwater	Florida	GDK LEASING, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
On March 31, 2020, at approximately 7:48 PM, an employee was unloading a (demountable) pod when he smashed two fingers, amputating one of the fingertips.
2020-03-31	Wesley Chapel	Florida	BWG Concrete, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was splitting bricks with a hammer. The hammer smashed the employee's thumb, and the employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-26	Columbus	Ohio	Allied Mineral Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was helping a forklift driver prepare 720-pound nose-blocks (slightly curved, cast cement blocks) for shipment when the forklift driver lowered the forks of the forklift, smashing the employee's thumb between the nose-block and the wood block and resulting in an amputation.
2020-03-23	Marion	Ohio	Labor Max Staffing	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On March 23, 2020, an employee's left index finger was smashed and broken in a rail car's sliding steel door. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2020-03-12	Tyler	Texas	Tyler Pipe	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a hammer to remove parts when it smashed his finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
2020-03-10	Rome	Georgia	F&P GEORGIA MFG, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading parts on a nut welding machine when an electrode came down on the welding machine and smashed the employee's thumb. The left thumb was amputated.
2020-03-10	Fort Scott	Kansas	Extrusions, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
The employee was punching small parts on the hydraulic punch press when a part got stuck. As she tried to pull the small part out of the punch press, the punch activated, smashing the end of her finger. The fingertip was amputated to just behind the fingernail.
2020-03-07	Pearl Harbor	Hawaii	Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment
An employee was breaking down storage racks when their right pinky finger was struck by a long-handled sledgehammer. The finger was smashed between the rack and the hammer and required a partial amputation at the hospital.
2020-03-05	Hatfield	Pennsylvania	Clemens Food Group	Fingertip(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
A forklift pushed a metal vat against a bollard while an employee had their hand on the vat. The employee's left middle finger was smashed between the vat and the bollard and the fingertip was amputated.
2020-03-02	Ault	Colorado	Huwa Enterprises	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was placing wood skids, setting a cradle for 36-inch steel pipe while the operator turned it to set it in place. A skid fell and smashed the employee's right hand against a piece of pipe. The employee's thumb was partially amputated.
2020-02-29	Dallas	Texas	Walmart Stores, Inc. #2667	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was shutting the back room exit door when wind caused the door to slam shut. The employee's finger was smashed between the door and its frame resulting in a partial amputation.
2020-02-28	Franklin	Pennsylvania	Specialty Fabrication and Powder Coating, LLC - Franklin	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was roll-forming sheet metal into an 8-inch tube. The radius had been made too small. The employee tried to pull the metal piece out and their right hand was pulled into the roller. The pinky and ring fingers on their right hand were smashed resulting in medical amputation of the pinky finger. The machine was in auto-run at the time.
2020-02-12	Lafayette	Louisiana	The Cajun Company, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was installing insulation. As she was drilling a hole into the metal insulation, her cut resistant gloves got caught in the drill bit and her left index finger was smashed between the drill bit and the metal insulation. Her left index fingertip was amputated.
2020-02-12	Rogersville	Missouri	Mid-AM Metal Forming	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was using a forklift to empty a dump bin when their left index finger was caught and smashed in a pinch point between the forks and the dump bin resulting in a partial amputation.
2020-02-07	Rogers	Arkansas	Technical Machining Services, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to clear a jam from a welding machine. When the jam was cleared, the machine smashed the employee's right middle finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
2020-02-06	Freeport	Illinois	Honeywell International, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was crimping wire ends. The handle on the crimper machine kept getting stuck; as the employee tried to get it to release, it smashed and lacerated the employee's left middle finger.
2020-02-03	Conroe	Texas	Stainless Structurals Works	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was preparing to weld the bottom flange on a steel channel when the steel channel fell on and smashed his middle finger, resulting in a finger amputation.
2020-01-31	Navasota	Texas	Texas Pipe Works Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was removing a 6-foot pipe from a machine when his hand went between the machine turret and the pipe, smashing his right ring finger and resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-01-29	Bradenton	Florida	Carrabba's	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting tomatoes with a knife when he hit a hard spot on the sundried tomato, causing the knife to jump and smash down on his right thumb. As a result, his right thumb tip was amputated.
2020-01-26	Nashville	Arkansas	Jan-Eze Plating, INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was hooking a chain hook onto a crankshaft buggy that lifts the crane shaft. The buggy moved and smashed his left index fingertip between the hook and the buggy, causing an amputation of the left index finger.
2020-01-25	Houston	Texas	AmTex Machine Products, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
An employee picked up a hopper with a front end loader. It became unstable and smashed his middle finger, causing an amputation at the end.
2020-01-24	Heath	Ohio	Solutions Staffing	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using a crane to pick up metal strapping bound into a coil. The coil fell to the ground and came undone, smashing the employee's right big toe. The employee suffered a partial amputation.
2020-01-18	Dallas	Texas	MAT CV Braking Components LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clean metal scrap out of a machine when the ram came down and smashed his right hand.
2020-01-16	Taunton	Massachusett	Gordon Food Service, Inc	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating an electrical pallet jack with extended forks and was making a turn at the end of the aisle when his foot was caught between the pallet jack and a bollard, smashing four of his toes.
2020-01-03	Durant	Oklahoma	Red Iron, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On January 3, 2020, employees were hanging connections when the injured employee's right middle finger was smashed between two iron bar joists after the load came down. The employee's right middle fingertip was medically amputated.
2019-09-16	Denton	Texas	Southern Stretch Forming	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was making adjustments at the back of a machine. When the machine operator started the machine, the employee's thumb was under a chain on the machine and was smashed, resulting in the amputation of the left thumb tip.
2019-08-24	Orla	Texas	Strike, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's left pinky finger was smashed and fractured between two joints of 12-inch steel pipe while he was laying out pipe.
2019-08-19	Kansas City	Missouri	The TAPCO Tube Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was bundling pipes. When he pulled one down, it rolled over and smashed his fingers, amputating the tips of his left ring and middle fingers.
2019-08-17	Chicago	Illinois	Auto Warehousing Company	Eye(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a customer vehicle. The vehicle's hood popped up and smashed the windshield, sending glass into the employee's eye. The employee's eye was scratched.
2019-08-17	Marion	Ohio	Area Energy & Electric, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a three-wheel maintenance buggy. The buggy rolled over in a turn, and the employee's left lower leg was smashed between it and the ground.
2019-08-09	Reading	Pennsylvania	Reading Truck Body LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting band iron on an ironworker machine. When he engaged the ironworker, the employee's fingers were smashed between the iron band and the base plate as the band was being cut by the ironworker. He suffered amputations of the right-hand middle, ring, and pinky fingertips below the nail.
2019-08-01	North Platte	Nebraska	PAULSEN, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
A jackhammer smashed a finger on an employee's left hand against a structure, causing an avulsion.
2019-07-31	Magnolia	Texas	Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
While an employee was removing a soffit support jack, the cushion block on the bottom of the soffit fell and smashed the ends of his right middle and ring fingers. He sustained an amputation of the right ring fingertip and was hospitalized.
2019-07-31	Denver	Colorado	Bellissimo Distribution	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
The injured employee was helping another employee to drop a pallet with a forklift. The pallet was dropped and the injured employee's right index finger was smashed between it and a metal rack beam, resulting in hospitalization.