Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-11	Brandon	Sd	Midwest Railcar Repair, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
At about 10:00 p.m. on October 11, 2021, an employee was cleaning a pressurized paint gun. The gun activated while his left ring ringer was in front of the paint nozzle, which injected paint and solvent into the finger.
2021-05-11	Mosinee	Wi	American Asphalt of Wisconsin, A Division of Mathy Construction	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was using welding equipment. Residual solvent fumes ignited and the employee was hospitalized for burns.
2021-02-10	Sand Springs	Ok	NOV Fiber Glass Systems, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was grinding on a metal resin pan and a spark ignited a 5-gallon bucket of solvent. The burning solvent splashed onto his right leg, causing burns to the right leg, right hand, and right arm.
2020-08-27	Sedalia	Co	H&H Corporate LLC	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was cleaning up a solvent leak from a membrane skid in a manufacturing facility. A nearby heat gun caused fumes from the leak to ignite. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the hand and arm.
2020-07-29	Denver	Colorado	Advanced Stucco Design Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee drank from an unlabeled water bottle sitting next to another employee's water bottle. The bottle the employee drank from contained solvent. The employee began vomiting, then felt better, but began coughing up blood the next morning and was hospitalized.
2020-02-24	South Plainfield	New Jersey	KOBO PRODUCTS, INC.	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee working as a chemical operator was attempting to light one of the mills. Solvent vapor was ignited by a spark and the employee was burned on the face and hand. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-01-14	Pueblo	Colorado	EVRAZ ROCKY MOUNTAIN STEEL	Multiple body parts	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was cleaning parts in a solvent tank when solvent spilled on the employee's clothing. The employee walked by a furnace and the solvent on their clothing caught on fire resulting in burns to the entire lower half of his body.
2019-09-19	College Park	Georgia	Alchemix Corporation	Multiple face locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was transferring xylene (a solvent) from tanks into a mixer. The xylene splashed on the employee, injuring the employee's face and eyes.
2019-06-24	Bridgewater	New Jersey	Ingredion Incorporated	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was exposed to fumes from solvent/adhesive that entered the building's air handler as a result of roofing contractor activities. The employee was hospitalized with back pain from coughing and other respiratory ailments.
2019-04-15	Addison	Illinois	Kribha Distribution Co	Upper and lower limb(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
On April 15, 2019, an employee was cleaning tables in the warehouse area with acetone. The employee heated up the acetone and the solvent ignited, burning him below the knee, on both legs, and the right hand.
2018-08-15	Suwanee	Georgia	Pilkenton Construction Inc	Whole body	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
The injured employee was applying flammable, solvent-based adhesive on the roof. As he walked by another employee using a torch to dry the roof, the employee's clothes ignited. The injured employee then entered the area where the adhesive was being applied and a fire started. The injured employee sustained burns to about 80 percent of his body and was hospitalized.
2018-05-24	Alvin	Texas	ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was struck in the back by a piece of a stainless steel organic solvent container that became over-pressurized and burst, suffering back lacerations. The container had at least 200 pounds of pressure and was full of liquid nitrogen at the time.
2017-08-09	Columbus	Ohio	Sherwin Williams Product Finishes	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the shaft of a mixer with a solvent soaked rag and reached over to turn down the speed of the mixer. The rag on his hand wrapped around the rotating shaft, pulling on his left middle finger and amputating it at the second knuckle.
2017-03-16	Rockford	Illinois	J.L. Clark LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On March 16, 2017, at approximately 9:50 p.m., an employee was hand cleaning the powered in-feed rollers used for pulling steel sheet from the steel sheet coil located on the nearby mandrel using a rag with a solvent when the employee's right hand was pulled in between the two rollers and crushed.
2016-07-20	Athens	Texas	Futurematrix Interventional, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee felt ill at work after using MEK solvent (Butanone) and was hospitalized.
2016-01-16	Chicago	Illinois	Royal Envelope Corporation	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee suffered first and second degree burns to 20-30% of the body. The employee was using a floor waxing/buffing machine with a flammable solvent.
2016-01-16	Pasadena	Texas	Peroxychem, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Two employees were observing the transfer of solvent when an explosion occurred. As a result of the explosion, solvent from the truck was released onto the employees. One of the employees also suffered a ruptured eardrum.
2016-01-16	Pasadena	Texas	EHS Services, LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was assisting another employee in hooking up a hose to a vacuum truck. The manifold over pressured and exploded, and the valve connected to the tank truck sheared, releasing solvent. The explosion knocked the employee to the ground breaking his arm, injuring his left eye and rupturing his eardrum.
2015-08-06	Evanston	Illinois	Presence Health	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was sanitizing a hospital room after a patient was discharged. The employee slipped on cleaning solvent and landed on her left knee, breaking the knee cap.
2015-07-28	Forest Hills	New York	Network Infrastructure Inc.	Arm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee coating gas pipe with solvent experienced a burn to the left arm.
2015-05-29	Twinsburg	Ohio	Maval Industries LLC Division of Remy International	Upper and lower limb(s)	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee accidentally hooked up a 55 gallon drum of solvent instead of a 55 gallon drum of waste water to the evaporative machine to perform cleaning operations. The machine caught on fire on the inside and then created a flash fire on the outside which caused 2nd and 3rd degree burns to both hands and legs of the employee.