Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Big Lake	Tx	Fleur de Lis Operating, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a pneumatic wrench to tighten a clamp when their thumb became pinched in the clamp, resulting in amputation of the thumb tip.
2021-11-15	Pen Argyl	Pa	Techo-Bloc Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a block making machine. The machine cycled and amputated their right thumb. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2021-11-10	Bunnell	Fl	Builders Firstsource - Florida, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On November 10, 2021, an employee was using a chop saw to cut an overhanging stop attached to a door jamb. When the blade hit the jamb, the blade kicked back and his left hand was pulled into it. His left thumb and middle finger were lacerated and his left index finger was amputated below the first knuckle.
2021-11-09	Pensacola	Fl	Gat Airline Ground Support	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was helping marshal a UPS truck back into a trolley. His thumb was pinned and crushed between the trolley and the truck, and he was hospitalized.
2021-11-08	Atlanta	Ga	Against The Grain Tops, Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a push stick to cut wood on a table saw when the push stick slipped and the saw blade contacted the employee's left thumb and index finger, resulting in amputations.
2021-11-05	Chicago	Il	Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
A driver was lowering a commercial dumpster after emptying it when their left thumb was crushed by the lid, resulting in an amputation.
2021-11-05	Lancaster	Pa	Arconic 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.
2021-11-05	Whitewood	Sd	Probst Electric	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was preparing a foundation drill. His thumb was caught between two pieces of metal and partially amputated.
2021-11-04	Marseilles	Il	GLEN-GERY CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On November 4, 2021, at approximately 10:30 AM, an employee connected a chain to a flat railroad car and transfer puller that pulls kiln cars out of a dryer. As the transfer car was pulling the drying car, the chain came loose and the employee reached to grab the moving chain. The chain snagged and became tight, and the employee's thumb was caught between the chain links. The employee was hospitalized for a deep laceration to his thumb that required surgery.
2021-11-04	Wrightstown	Nj	Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was training another employee on aircraft loading when their right thumb was pinched between two loaders, resulting in amputation.
2021-11-03	Bedford Park	Il	M. D. Metals, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was adjusting the hook and scale on an overhead crane when their thumb was crushed.
2021-11-03	Brownsville	Tx	SpaceX Launch Facility	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A crew was using a magnetic lift to lower a 500-pound section of square tubing into place. The injured employee had their hand partially inside one end of the tubing when the magnet failed and dropped the square tubing, injuring their left hand including crushed fingers and amputations to the ring finger and thumb.
2021-11-02	Green Bay	Wi	Alive & Kickin' Pizza Crust	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a divider that makes balls of dough from a larger batch in an elevated hopper. The employee was removing dough that was leaking from the elevated hopper, when their hand was caught in the machine, resulting in an amputation to the tip of their right thumb.
2021-11-02	Campbellsport	Wi	Tom's Quality Millwork & Hardwoods Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was on his hands and knees to line up a jack plate and arbor plate and screw a bolt through the plates. The employee had his right thumb positioned on top of the jack plate when the arbor plate slipped down approximately 2 inches and pinched the tip of the employee's right thumb, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-11-01	Slidell	La	Texas Roadhouse	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a blender to blend macaroni and cheese and amputated his thumb.
2021-10-30	Wheeling	Wv	The Ziegenfelder Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing the belt and pulley system of a conveyor. His gloved right hand was caught in the belt and pulley when the machine started, resulting in a partial amputation of the right thumb.
2021-10-25	Pittsburgh	Pa	Clean Textile Systems LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working under a machine. The machine was started and its rotating parts caught the employee's right thumb, amputating it. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2021-10-25	Huntsville	Al	Huntsville Rehabilitation Foundation, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was standing at the end of the cold cut machine retrieving cut material when the machine started and amputated her left thumb down to the nail bed.
2021-10-24	Monticello	Ms	Georgia Pacific Monticello LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee suffered a broken and lacerated right thumb while cleaning wood chips from a screen room.
2021-10-22	Atlanta	Ga	Ambient Sounds Productions LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting wood with a table saw. The saw partially amputated his right thumb.
2021-10-22	Dayton	Oh	Trusscore USA Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was packing a skid and using a miter saw to cut down a piece of wood that was roughly 6 inches long when the wood pulled his left thumb into the saw, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-10-22	Social Circle	Ga	Inglett & Stubbs	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
At 11:50 a.m., an employee and a co-worker were removing a tripod off the bed of an ATV when the bottom tripod leg released downward and the employee's right thumb was caught in-between the bottom leg and it's final locking position. The employee suffered a pinch injury to the top digit of his thumb that resulted in an amputation.
2021-10-21	Yazoo City	Ms	Federal Correctional Complex Yazoo City	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a slicing machine in a butcher room. The machine lacerated his right thumb and he was hospitalized.
2021-10-21	Londonderry	Nh	Felton Incorporated	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was checking the tension on a drive chain when his thumb got caught in the chain and sprocket, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-10-20	Floresville	Tx	Scout Surface Solutions	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was rigging down oilfield equipment. The tip of the employee's left thumb was amputated between a hydraulic torque wrench and a flange.
2021-10-20	Schuyler	Ne	Cargill Meat Solutions Corp	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was in the process of removing a label from a combo. The employee moved to get out of the way of a forklift when the rear of the forklift contacted the combo and the employee's left hand was caught between the combo and the forklift. The employee suffered an open fracture to the distal left phalanx and to the thumb.
2021-10-20	Westlake	Oh	Innovative Confection Solutions	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unjamming debris in a food processor pump. Moving parts in the pump caused the amputation of the employee's right thumb tip. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
2021-10-20	Nampa	Id	Patrick Millwork, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a table saw and lacerated their thumb, resulting in surgical amputation of the thumb tip.
2021-10-19	Johnstown	Oh	Anomatic Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adjusting part placement on a machine. The press head actuated and pinched the employee's left thumb, causing a laceration and amputation to the tip.
2021-10-18	Wooster	Oh	Monro	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was working on a car that was getting new tires. An impact gun ran a lug nut onto the employee's thumb, amputating the tip.
2021-10-16	Fort Lupton	Co	Golden Aluminum, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's left hand was caught between a mill's spindle shaft and an input roller when the spindle shaft activated, resulting in a partial amputation of their index finger at the last joint, as well as crush injuries to their middle finger and thumb.
2021-10-16	Sapulpa	Ok	Paragon Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Maintenance was being performed on a production line. An employee grabbed a belt on a motor pulley system with his left hand. The pulley system pulled in his hand, causing partial amputations to the little finger, ring finger, and thumb.
2021-10-15	Grove City	Oh	HORTON EMERGENCY VEHICLES	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using an air powered spray gun to apply peelable paint to a unit when they dropped the spray gun. The employee tried to catch the spray gun and hit the trigger, causing it to spray through their glove and into their right thumb.
2021-10-14	Clymer	Ny	Caflisch Pallet & Wood Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a cutoff saw. The saw partially amputated the employee's right thumb.
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.
2021-10-13	Toledo	Oh	Libbey Glass Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
On October 13, 2021, an employee was pushing a metal cart onto an elevator. As the cart turned, the employee's right thumb was pinched between it and the side of the elevator. The employee suffered a potential amputation to the thumb tip.
2021-10-12	Sugarcreek	Oh	Pallet Distributors Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using an upcut saw when its blade cut his right hand. He suffered a laceration to the index finger and an amputation to the thumb.
2021-10-07	Sarasota	Fl	Cambria Company LLC dba Cambria	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was delivering a countertop slab. The employee tried to stop the swing of the slab when the inertia of the swing caused the tip of the employee's left thumb to be caught between the slab and the wood frame that the slab was delivered on, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-10-05	Gassville	Ar	AMERICAN STITCHCO INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
At 3:20 p.m. on October 5, 2021, an employee was clearing a jam on a blower machine when the rotating drum crushed the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized and suffered amputation of their right index finger and the tip of the right middle finger. The thumb was also severely injured.
2021-10-05	Boise	Id	Cripe Cabinets, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating an edge bander. As he tried to remove some material, the blade caught his left thumb just below the nail. He suffered an amputation to the thumb.
2021-10-05	Fairfield	Al	United States Steel Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was using a remote controlled overhead crane to position a steel chock measuring 3 feet by 2 feet onto a roll. The employee handled the crane remote with his right hand and the wire rope with his left hand when the wire rope caught his left thumb, resulting in an amputation.
2021-10-05	Lorain	Oh	Enprotech Industrial Technologies	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
On October 5, 2021, an employee was servicing a metal forming machine. As the employee put a torque wrench on a fastener, it fell onto the employee's left thumb. The nail and flesh on the tip of the thumb were torn off.
2021-10-03	Wilkes Barre	Pa	Texas Roadhouse, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was slicing bread with a knife. The knife severely lacerated the employee's thumb, causing an amputation to the thumb tip.
2021-10-01	Miami	Fl	CPC LOGISTICS INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was unloading freight when his right thumb was caught in a trailer's lift gate. The thumb was broken.
2021-10-01	Pyote	Tx	Brigade Energy Services, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was rigging up a workover rig when their left thumb was pinched between the stationary structure of the rig and amputated.
2021-09-30	Chilton	Wi	Briess Industries Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing a new gear in a hand-operated flake mill and trying to line up the gear with a worm screw shaft approximately 18 inches long and weighing 30 pounds. The employee's left thumb was pinched between the shaft and the gear, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-09-29	Brighton	Co	Wells Concrete	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was assisting with bending a rebar stirrup when their right thumb was caught between the stirrup, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-09-29	Salters	Sc	U.S. Dept. of Justice-Bureau of Prisons	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a grommet machine when it amputated the tip of his right thumb.
2021-09-29	Washington	Dc	American Mechanical Services of Maryland LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was adding refrigerant to an HVAC unit when the compressed gas container failed. The employee sustained a lacerated and broken thumb and a facial fracture.
2021-09-27	Pittsfield	Me	Walpole Outdoors, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a length of vinyl material with a table saw. The employee's hand slipped and the sawblade amputated the tip of his thumb.
2021-09-25	Streator	Il	Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a pedestal grinder to grind a piece of square metal stock that was 1/4 inch in diameter by 13 inches in length. The employee placed the piece against the grinding wheel when the piece and his gloved hand were pulled into the opening between the work rest and the grinding wheel, resulting in a partial amputation of the employee's left thumb.
2021-09-25	Sunny Isles Beach	Fl	Sun Power Contractors	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
A temporary employee was unloading a concrete bucket full of dirt when his hand got stuck on a lever that crushed his left thumb, resulting in a laceration to the first phalange.
2021-09-23	Lima	Oh	SUPERIOR FORGE & STEEL CORP.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
On September 23, 2021, an employee was assisting a co-worker with removing slings from a die when the crane holding the sling moved, causing the sling to swing toward the employee. The employee reached for the sling and his left thumb was caught between the sling and the die, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-09-23	Kindred	Nd	DR Millwork Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting laminate on a table saw. The blade amputated the employee's thumb and severely lacerated the palm.
2021-09-23	Claremont	Nh	NHI Mechanical Motion, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating an automatic welding machine. While retrieving a part, the arm contacted the employee's thumb resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-09-20	Highland	Ny	Hannaford Supermarket	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a bandsaw to cut bone-in pork loin. The sawblade cut the employee's right thumb, amputating about 1/4 inch from the tip.
2021-09-20	Richmond	Va	Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was prepping a piece of drill steel for a hole being drilled. The last piece of drill steel in the carousel had a tricone bit attached to the bottom. The employee tightened the jaws on the drill rig to loosen the tricone. When the employee opened the jaws to remove the tricone, his left thumb was caught between the backside of the jaws and the receiver. The tip of the thumb was amputated just above the nailbed.
2021-09-20	Fort Worth	Tx	North Texas Flameproof & Wood Specialty	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A blade change was underway on a table saw. An employee plugged the saw back in to complete a test cut; the wood caught and the employee's thumb was pulled into the blade and lacerated. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-20	Grove City	Oh	Sherwin Williams	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a paint extruder machine when It began to gum up. Half an inch of his left thumb was amputated in an opening on the machine.
2021-09-19	Houston	Tx	The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was replacing a guard on a conveyor drive. The employee suffered a crush/cut to the right thumb.
2021-09-18	Brick	Nj	Mulberry Street	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was slicing pepperoni on a deli slicer and lacerated his thumb, resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-09-17	Trussville	Al	FOX Factory	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a thermo-former machine when one of the clamps crushed her left thumb in the frame.
2021-09-17	Tyrone	Pa	Team Ten, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pushing a limit switch on a bailer. The bailer cycled and amputated the employee's thumb.
2021-09-16	Deland	Fl	Mystic Powerboats	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On September 16, 2021, an employee was cutting compressed foam with a table saw when the sawblade amputated the tip of his right thumb (without bone loss).
2021-09-15	Sunrise	Fl	Delta Industrial Systems Corporation	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was standing on a mezzanine waiting for a 2,000-pound machine to be placed. The machine was put on top of his hand, crushing his thumb and causing an amputation.
2021-09-15	Buffalo Grove	Il	Vapor Bus International	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's right thumb got caught in the moving chain and sprocket of a lathe resulting in amputation of the thumb tip. The drive chain assembly was not locked out at the time.
2021-09-15	South Bay	Fl	Florida Energy Services Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was performing a drilling operation when their thumb was caught in the drill and fractured.
2021-09-15	State College	Pa	Lowe's Home Centers, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was folding up a lift gate after making a delivery. His thumb was injured between the truck bed and the lift bed. The thumb was partially amputated.
2021-09-14	Dalton	Ga	Greif Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was trying to remove a tool from a machine when his right thumb was caught in the sprocket of the shaft of the machine resulting in an amputation. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2021-09-13	Columbus	Oh	Ace Iron & Metal Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting a piece of copper. The cutting shear caught the employee's left glove and amputated the tip of the employee's thumb.
2021-09-13	Bolingbrook	Il	Kent Precision Foods Group, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On 9/13/2021, a temporary employee was placing finished goods on a conveyor belt. When the employee went to remove a jammed bag from the backend of the bag sealer machine, the tip of her left thumb was caught resulting in an amputation.
2021-09-12	Columbus	Oh	U.S. Postal Service	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was changing a belt on a machine as part of preventive maintenance. He put the machine in "Test" mode to make an adjustment to one of the sprockets. A chain caught the employee's left thumb and pulled it into a sprocket, causing an amputation of 2 cm. of the thumb.
2021-09-10	Newport News	Va	Atlantic Constructors Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A lathe was being hoisted by hydraulics so it could be set down on cribbing. An employee was placing a 1-inch thick shim under the lathe when it came down on their thumb. The thumb tip was amputated.
2021-09-10	Mansfield	La	INTERNATIONAL PAPER	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was closing a railcar door when his right thumb was pinched between the door handle and the latch. He suffered an amputation to the thumb tip (with no bone loss).
2021-09-09	Frisco	Tx	Caliber Holdings Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's thumb was caught in a radiator fan and lacerated.
2021-09-08	Cactus	Tx	Swift Beef Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting product on a chuck saw when the saw amputated the tip of their right thumb above the fingernail.
2021-09-07	Reamstown	Pa	Boose Aluminum Foundry Company, Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a saw to cut off a casting. The saw blade contacted the employee's left thumb, causing an amputation to the thumb.
2021-09-06	Urbana	Oh	The Kroger Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting bone-in ribeyes on a meat saw. A piece of meat twisted and pulled his right hand into the saw, which amputated the tip of the thumb and lacerated the index finger.
2021-09-03	Cairo	Ga	Residential Elevators, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a brake press to bend metal for production. The press caught the employee's right thumb, removing the fingernail and flesh about a quarter inch from the thumb tip.
2021-09-02	Birmingham	Al	Alabama Metal Industries Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pushing expanded metal material through a leveler when the glove on their left hand became caught on rollers. Three left hand fingers were crushed in the rollers. The employee required medical amputation of the index finger to the proximal joint and amputation of the middle finger to the middle joint. The left ring finger and thumb were lacerated.
2021-09-01	Wainscott	Ny	Landscape Details	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was loading a trailer when the tension cable wrapped around their right thumb and amputated it.
2021-08-31	Marston	Mo	PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING INCORPORATED	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
Two employees were working on a metal brake. The brake was closed on one employee's right thumb, crushing it and resulting in an amputation injury.
2021-08-28	Verona	Ms	Style-Line Furn., Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a miter saw and amputated two fingers and the thumb on their right hand.
2021-08-27	Denver	Co	TRUSTILE DOORS, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee suffered a right thumb amputation while using an upcut chop saw. The saw was guarded at the time.
2021-08-27	Lebanon	Pa	Weaber, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a chop saw to cross-cut out sections of bad wood. While clearing a piece of wood, the saw actuated, contacting the employee's left hand. The employee suffered a laceration to their thumb and index finger, and surgical amputation of the left index fingertip.
2021-08-24	Shiner	Tx	Kaspar Wire Works, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a ring roller machine. Her left hand was pulled into the machine, which lacerated her fingers and broke her thumb.
2021-08-24	Houston	Tx	Yellowstone Landscape, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was using a riding mower when it got caught in a tree branch. The employee had to lower the roll-over protection. Its hinge caught his left thumb and amputated the tip.
2021-08-23	Stevens Point	Wi	Worzalla, Inc.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing a hickey from the back of a web press. The employee's rag was pulled into the press, which in turn pulled in his left fingers between the plate and water form cylinder. The employee suffered amputation of the left thumb and degloving of the left hand.
2021-08-20	Arcola	Il	Ares Holdings, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
On August 20, 2021, an employee was performing maintenance work on an air conditioner. The employee's steel-toed boot made contact with a 240-volt wire. The employee lost consciousness and suffered a broken right clavicle, a laceration between the right thumb and finger, and bruising to the right side of the face.
2021-08-20	Waco	Tx	Jessup Manufactured Housing, LLC	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was attempting to remove a jammed staple in a pneumatic staple gun. The staple gun fired a 2-inch staple into the employee's right thumb and palm.
2021-08-19	Holcomb	Ks	Tyson Fresh Meats Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor belt roller when their right thumb was pinched and amputated by the roller. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
2021-08-17	Salem	Oh	American Standard Brands	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a conveyor. A chain drive engaged on the conveyor, pulling the employee's left thumb into a sprocket and chain. He suffered an amputation to the end of the thumb.
2021-08-13	Jacksonville	Fl	Malnove Incorporated of Florida	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At about 3:30 a.m. on August 13, 2021, an employee was using a belt sander to repair a part when his right thumb tip was caught between the sanding belt and the part rest. The thumb tip was amputated.
2021-08-13	Statesboro	Ga	Briggs & Stratton Corporation	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A trim die was being transported by a forklift. When the die was placed on the ground, the top part of it popped off and crushed an employee's hand against a set of metal stairs. The employee suffered a laceration to the right hand between the thumb and the index finger.
2021-08-13	Fort Smith	Ar	TEC Staffing Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using an air gun to blow saw dust off wood when his hand contacted the router bit on the machine, resulting in a left thumb amputation.
2021-08-13	Eau Claire	Wi	Menard, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On August 13, 2021, an employee was lubricating a bearing in a hinge puller machine. The machine restarted, and the employee's right hand was caught between the bearing and a fixed rail. The employee suffered a broken right thumb and was hospitalized.
2021-08-12	Cincinnati	Oh	Intelligrated Systems, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a cordless drill with a tap bit to widen an oblong opening for a specified bolt size when their left glove caught on the tap bit, resulting in a partial amputation of the thumb pad with no bone loss.
2021-08-12	Baton Rouge	La	Tuff Shed	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cutting a piece of wood with a miter saw. The blade severely cut his thumb as he was removing the piece of wood.
2021-08-11	Lewiston	Id	Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was bending a small breaker plate on a press brake. His right thumb was caught between the bent flange of the part and the punch. Part of his right thumb above the knuckle was amputated.
2021-08-11	Medford	Nj	Carter Lumber	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a piece of poplar on a table saw. The rotating blade cut the employee's thumb. The employee was hospitalized.