Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-15	Rogers	Ar	Morgan Millworks	Multiple body parts	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On 11/15/2021, at 9:30 AM, an employee was ripping boards on the rip saw when a board splintered and shot splinters into his legs and abdominal area.
2021-06-18	Greenville	Oh	Kroger	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking to take a break when their knee gave out and the employee fell, resulting in a splintered femur.
2021-04-26	Chicago	Il	Rooftopia	Hand(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was installing a wooden office door. A splinter from the door impaled the employee's left hand, causing an infection. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-03	Warren	Ar	AHF Products Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting wood with a foot-operated knot saw when his hand caught on a splinter and was pulled toward the saw. The employee suffered a laceration to his left-hand middle finger and amputation of the tip of his left-hand index finger.
2020-05-21	Frackville	Pennsylvania	Cracker Barrel	Multiple upper extremities locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee climbed a ladder to hang a banner for Memorial Day and fell off the ladder, resulting in a dislocated shoulder and a splinter in the hand. The splinter had to be surgically removed. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-04-24	Port Charlotte	Florida	All Phase Custom Mill Shop, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to remove a splintered piece of wood debris that was stuck at the feed inside a molder machine when a spinning profile cutter removed a deep chunk from his right index finger.
2020-03-07	Sherman	Texas	Tyson Foods	Hand(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee had just finished unloading a pallet of product. The employee picked up the empty wood pallet to place it on top of the stack of empties and got a splinter in their right hand. The next day, the employee was hospitalized due to an infection in the hand.
2020-01-16	Luck	Wisconsin	MACDONALD & OWEN VENEER AND LUMBER CO., INC.	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On January 16, 2020, at approximately 7:15 a.m., an employee was loading surfaced hardwood onto a cart when a wood splinter punctured the glove on the employee's left hand and pierced the skin between the index and middle finger. The employee was hospitalized the next day.
2019-04-29	Belleville	Illinois	HANK'S EXCAVATING & LANDSCAPING, INC.	Cheek(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On 4/29/2019, an employee was conducting landscaping operations at a street corner. He pushed a tree branch out of his way, and it snapped back and struck his face. A splinter pierced the left upper cheek just below the eye. Safety glasses were worn at the time.
2018-05-26	Pinellas Park	Florida	Petco Animal Supply	Nonclassifiable	Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was grooming a dog when she got a hair splinter in her arm. The area became infected and the employee was hospitalized.
2018-05-17	Claremore	Oklahoma	Baker Hughes	Thigh(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment
A piece of wood/splinter from a wooden crate embedded in an employee's left thigh.
2018-05-10	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Walsh Hardwood Flooring	Nonclassifiable	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was hospitalized due to a splinter received while sanding a hardwood floor.
2017-09-20	Deltona	Florida	Southwestern Electric Power Company	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee was ascending a pole to make electrical repairs after a hurricane when his climbing gaff (the nail of the climbing hooks that go into the pole) struck a metal washer in the wooden pole, causing him to hit his jaw on the wooden pole. The back of his neck was then punctured by a wooden splinter on the pole. He hung about 25 feet in the air with his fall arrest system. He was hospitalized.
2017-09-13	San Antonio	Texas	The Witte Museum	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was cutting wooden pallets when a metal splinter struck the employee in the left eye, causing injury.
2017-04-04	Bronx	New York	Baco Enterprises	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was assisting an operator with plasma cutting when a metal splinter went through the employee's glove and into his right thumb. The employee was hospitalized for an infection.
2016-10-10	Ellenwood	Georgia	Sunbelt Builders, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was pushing a board though a saw blade when a splinter entered his hand. His left hand then jerked and hit the turning saw blade, amputating his left thumb above the knuckle.
2016-06-14	Denver	Colorado	Western Paper Distributors	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against object or equipment while moving it
An employee got a splinter in his finger that later became infected. The finger was amputated as a result.
2016-05-22	Bronx	New York	MFM Contracting Corp.	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A piece of metal from a crusher machine splintered off during routine maintenance and hit an employee's right eye.
2016-05-20	Waynesboro	Mississippi	Deepwell Energy Services, LLC.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a sledge hammer to install a master pin into the track of a track hoe. When the employee struck the pin with the sledge hammer, a small piece of metal splintered off the pin and struck the employee in the right leg below the knee, puncturing the leg and lacerating an artery.
2016-03-28	Hanover	Pennsylvania	Waggoner Construction, Inc	Hand(s)	Struck against object or equipment while moving it
An employee was loading the wooden scaffold system into the truck and got a splinter. The employee removed the splinter. The wound became infected and the employee was hospitalized for treatment.
2016-03-03	Springfield	Massachusett	Smith & Wesson Corp.	Hand(s)	Struck against object or equipment while moving it
An employee was on security patrol and helped a driver enter the establishment. He then observed a trash can with a portion of a pallet sticking out of it. The employee attempted to push it farther down into the can. The piece was too long to move, and the employee had several wood splinters enter his hand. He was hospitalized when his injury became infected.
2016-02-09	Sterling	Illinois	WAL-MART STORES, INC.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Struck against object or equipment while moving it
While moving a wooden pallet, an employee received a wooden splinter to the left palm.
2016-01-27	Englewood	Colorado	ABM Industry, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Rubbed or abraded by objects being handled
An employee was mopping the floor using a wooden-handle mop when a splinter entered his left finger. He was hospitalized and the finger was amputated.
2016-01-26	Elgin	Illinois	John D. Sanfilippo and Son, Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee pulled a pallet from a stack and got a severe splinter in his right hand. The wound eventually became infected and required hospitalization.
2015-12-24	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Petco Animal Supplies Inc	Hand(s)	Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee in the Grooming Department received a hair splinter in the hand that became infected and required surgery and hospitalization.
2015-12-04	Castle Rock	Colorado	MASTER MAGNETICS, INC.	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was gluing magnet assemblies at a table with caster wheels. She unlocked the caster wheels and started rolling the table to another location. The table splintered and fell, along with all its contents, onto the employee's right ankle. She was hospitalized and required surgery for a compound fracture to her ankle.
2015-11-30	Chicago	Illinois	Hyatt Regency McCormack Place	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning a guest room and got a splinter in her left thumb. She was later hospitalized for an infection.
2015-11-13	Bloomfield	Connecticut	Home Goods Distribution Center	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
On Friday, November 13, 2015, an employee was moving a wooden pallet when he got a splinter in the palm of his right hand. He was later hospitalized when the splinter became infected.
2015-10-21	Freeburg	Missouri	Quaker Window Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was inserting a piece of metal inside a piece of vinyl window profile when she got a splinter. She and a co-worker removed the splinter. Later she went to the doctor to receive further treatment and was hospitalized for an infection.
2015-08-13	Natchez	Mississippi	Isle of Capri	Hand(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was cleaning up debris on a riverbank when a splinter entered his left hand. The hand became infected and required hospitalization.
2015-02-03	Princeton	New Jersey	Jersey Elevator Co.	Hand(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
Employee received a splinter from the ladder while climbing out of the elevator pit.
2015-01-09	Dixon	Illinois	KATHERINE SHAW BETHEA HOSPITAL	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Employee was moving pieces of wood into the hospital and incurred a splinter to his hand. He removed the splinter and a cellulitis infection occurred, requiring hospitalization for treatment.