DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-25ScarboroughMeNEPW Logistics - PortlandFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was inspecting a paper roll on a paper rewinder machine when two of their right-hand fingers got caught in the roll, resulting in surgical amputation of the fingertips.
2021-05-30Pine BluffArEvergreen PackagingPelvisStruck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
Four employees were pushing a roll of paper on the paper machine winder deck to clear a conveyor for two defective rolls. They lost control of the roll and it struck one employee resulting in a fractured pelvis that required surgery.
2021-05-27AshawayRiHitachi Cable America, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was preparing a spool to take up cable from an extrusion process. Tubing got caught on the collet and spindle of the winder. The employee was going to use scissors to cut the tubing off the winding reel. Before being able to cut, the tubing tightened on the rotating spindle shaft, amputating the employee's left index and middle fingers at the first joint.
2021-05-19EmigsvillePaAberdeen Road CompanyArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a laminated fabric machine when their left arm was pulled into the winder causing a crushing injury.
2021-05-09InolaOkSofidel America Corp.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was clearing a paper wrap in the upper embosser roller and lower pressure roll on the rewinder section of a line. The machine was jogged and the employee's left hand was caught in the point of operation. The employee suffered amputations to the ring and middle fingertips, losing skin, the middle fingernail, and the fingertip pads. There was no bone loss.
2020-10-05Chippewa FallsWiBerry Global Inc.BrainFall on same level, n.e.c.
On October 5, 2020, at approximately 8:13 a.m., an employee was preparing to string a cast extrusion line. When the employee ducked under the winder to grab the rope used to string, the carriage moved forward and struck the employee in the face. The employee fell to the floor and struck their head on the floor resulting in a severe head injury.
2020-09-16SanduskyOhOkamoto Sandusky Manufacturing, LLCArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was taping a new core to the winder stand of the calendar machine when their left arm was caught in the rotating winder and fractured.
2020-09-03Feasterville TrevosePaOliver Healthcare PackagingForearm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was running a re-winder machine when the speed of the machine increased. The employee then slowed down the speed and also tried to stop the re-winding process. The employee's arm was pulled into the printing press resulting in a fracture to the forearm.
2020-07-15LeetsdalePennsylvaniaMayberry SupplyMultiple trunk locationsOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a dock attempting to dislodge a tarp winder that was caught on a truck trailer. When the tarp winder became dislodged, the employee fell 4.5 to 5 feet to the concrete floor between the dock and the trailer, cracking his pelvis and seven ribs.
2020-06-16Avon LakeOhioFORD MOTOR COMPANY, OHIO ASSEMBLY PLANTFinger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was working on a trim side winder line and was attempting to secure two tether brackets using a secure gun. The employee was using the secure gun while holding the bracket when the bracket spun and struck the breakaway gloves, causing them to break but still catch the employee's finger and cause a compound fracture to the finger.
2020-06-07South Glens FallsNew YorkEssity Professional Hygiene North AmericaUpper extremitiesCaught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing a slab from a paper roll (to address two breaks that had happened near each other on the paper machine rewinder). The employee was tucking the paper back into the infeed between the bed roll and the finished roll when the nip point pulled the employee's arm in, about to the elbow. The employee suffered soft tissue damage.
2020-05-30Farmers BranchTexasNovolex Seals CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was changing the roll on a winder machine when the employee's hand entered the machine to cut plastic, resulting in amputation of the right index finger.
2020-05-29Pine BluffArkansasEvergreen Packaging, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at a paper winder. He taped the paper to the core and it began to tear. While he was trying to grab the tail of the paper, the winder grabbed his right-hand fingers and pulled his hand in. He suffered fractures to his middle and ring fingers.
2020-05-27HalltownWest VirginiOx Paperboard LLCLeg(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
After cutting paper from a roll on a rewinder, an employee tried to pull the paper out from underneath the spool. The spool came loose and pinned the employee's leg against a cart behind him, breaking the leg.
2020-05-15WatertownNew YorkKnowlton Technologies, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at a paper machine winder, cutting plastic and using a razor. The winder caught his right index finger, causing an amputation above the knuckle.
2020-05-12AuroraIllinoisPregis LLCHand(s) and wrist(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was transferring the material he was running from one spindle on a winder to another spindle when the cutting function on the machined failed to cut through the material. He crawled underneath the spindle within the winder and attempted to cut through the film with a knife. His hand slipped and then his left wrist was wedged between the film and the roller, resulting in bilateral wrist and finger injuries that required hospitalization.
2020-05-08CirclevilleOhioSofidel America Corp.Lower leg(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On May 8, 2020, an employee was moving a finished core from an unwinder machine with a crane and attempting to set the core onto the slabbing table. The table flipped and the core struck the employee in the right shin, resulting in a fracture.
2020-05-07Pine BluffArkansasTwin Rivers Paper CompanyFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was changing out a paper roll set on a winder. The core chucks were being retracted, and he was clearing a piece of paper from them when the tip of his left index finger was caught in the wedge hole. As the chuck retracted into the outer cylinder, about a centimeter of the fingertip was sheared off.
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.
2020-04-15HoustonTexasRepublic Bag ManufacturingFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was changing the film roller on a winder machine when the employee's left hand was pulled back into the winder, amputating her left middle finger.
2020-04-10AlsipIllinoisBerry Global, Inc.Forearm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
At 4:10 a.m. on April 10, 2020, an employee was setting up a new roll of plastic on a winder machine. The machine pulled in the employee's left hand, breaking several bones in the forearm area. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-17ChillicotheOhioPixelle Specialty SolutionsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working on the paper machine winder. While moving a large roll of paper on the cradle, the employee's right index finger was caught and amputated between two rolls of paper.
2020-02-22StevensonAlabamaWestrock CP, LLCArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding paper through a winder. The paper did not transfer from the back of the drum to the roll; the employee was trying to transfer it when the front drum came into contact with her left arm and pulled it into the nip point between the roll and the drum. The arm was bruised.
2020-02-14LimaOhioGreto Heartland Industrial Packaging, LLC.Arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On February 14, 2020, an employee was turning on the glue and the air in a carpet winder machine. The machine was turned on and the employee's left arm was broken. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2020-02-10Elk Grove VillageIllinoisD&W Fine Pack LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersCaught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on an extruder when he went into the winder to re-thread the sheet. He asked his helper to position the turret forward to gain access to the sheet roll. When the helper rotated the turret, the employee was caught between the idle roller and the pull roll guard. The injured employee sustained fractured ribs.
2019-07-10GriffinGeorgiaBerry Global Inc.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was inserting a shaft into a cardboard core on the winder machine when his right middle fingertip was amputated.
2019-06-03La SalleIllinoisViakable Manufacturing LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a rewinder machine and partially amputated the right index finger (distal phalanx).
2019-05-04HooverAlabamaRayPress CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a rewinder machine. Her left middle finger was caught by a nip roller and pulled into the machine resulting in amputation of the finger.
2019-03-18RumfordMaineND Paper Rumford DivisionWrist(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was applying tape to the loose trim on a paper roll. Her right jacket sleeve was caught in the shaft of the winder, pulling in her arm. She suffered a severe laceration of the forearm and a broken wrist, and was hospitalized.
2019-02-01AthensGeorgiaConwed Plastics, LLCArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On February 1, 2019, at approximately 4:45 a.m., an employee was feeding sheet plastic into an extruder-winder when his arm became caught in the machine. He sustained a fractured right arm requiring surgery.
2018-08-25DayvilleConnecticutWeb IndustriesFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee had just changed a winder. As he started the winder back up, his finger was caught in the spinning winder, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-08-07ColdwaterOhioAccutech Films, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On August 7, 2018, an employee was releasing air from a winder shaft when another employee pushed the core onto the shaft while the employee's finger was still on the air release valve. The employee's left index fingertip was caught between the shaft and the core, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-03-28FitchburgMassachusettFitchburg PaperboardFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to splice a roll after a blowout. He was bringing the tail from the reel under the rider roll and was positioned on the tending side of the winder as the tail came around the back of the roll. As he attempted to thread the tail under the rider roll, his finger became caught in the nip created by the rider roll and the roll of paper. He suffered an open fracture and amputation of his left index fingertip as a result.
2018-03-20Mineral WellsWest VirginiPactiv, LLCUpper arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting sheet to attach to an extrusion winder when the employee's left hand was pulled and flipped by the winder, fracturing the employee's upper left arm.
2018-02-25HazletonPennsylvaniaPolyglass U.S.A., Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on the winder section of a line when the employee's left index fingertip was pinched between the ejector and a roll of product, resulting in an amputation.
2018-02-22LagrangeGeorgiaKimberly ClarkFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
While prepping the winder on the SMS 2 machine, an employee's finger was caught between a non-powered tool and the machine's guard. The tip of the left pinkie finger was amputated.
2018-01-25ScarboroughMaineNEPW Logistics, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to adjust the core in a winder when his finger became caught between the core and the spindle arm. His right index fingertip was amputated.
2018-01-09JacksonvilleFloridaSigma Extruding GroupBODY SYSTEMSCaught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was bending over in front of a plastic winder when his shirt became stuck on the core containing sticky tape. The sticky core pulled the employee's shirt over his head, which then strangled his neck. He passed out momentarily before regaining consciousness. He sustained multiple injuries in his neck and upper body, requiring hospitalization.
2017-10-02ValdostaGeorgiaT M POLY-FILM, INC.Arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at a winder, cutting a roll of plastic film, when the shaft moved and caught his right arm, pulling it into the roll and dislocating it. He also suffered torn tendons and ligaments in his right arm.
2017-09-28ChannelviewTexasTex-TrudeWrist(s) and arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a winder machine when his left hand was caught by the roller. He suffered wrist and forearm fractures.
2017-08-19JeannettePennsylvaniaOmnova Solutions Inc.Upper and lower limb(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee and a coworker were starting up the winder on a calendar machine when the employee became caught between the machine's spindle and material being fed into the winder, suffering a fractured arm and fractured left ankle.
2017-07-12AlsipIllinoisBerry Global Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was retracting a portable winder chuck to release a film roll when his right middle finger was pinched, removing some skin and his fingernail.
2017-07-10ScarboroughMaineNEPW LogisticsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to sand the edge of a paper roll in a paper winder when the employee's finger was caught and partially amputated in a pinch point. The winder was unguarded at the time.
2017-04-28Jefferson CityMissouriABB Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was modifying a slide for a winder on an end milling machine when the employee's right little finger contacted the machine and was dislocated.
2017-04-24San AntonioTexasNOV Fiber Glass Systems EngineeringFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was working checking the hydraulics on the winder machine when his hand was caught in a pinch point. The employee suffered a laceration to the right palm and a fractured thumb. The hydraulic portion of the machine was not locked out or tagged out at the time.
2017-04-20HodgeLouisianaWestrockPelvic regionCompressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee fractured his left pelvis area on the paper machine winder when his body became wedged between two rolls of paper.
2017-03-30HanoverPennsylvaniaOX Paper Tube and Core, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On March 30, 2017, an employee was guiding a ply of paper into the winder machine when his right hand was caught under the machine belt, amputating part of his right thumb and index finger.
2017-03-22SpringTexasChampion Fiberglass, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was winding fiberglass onto a spinning mandrel when his gloved right hand was caught by the fiberglass/mandrel and pulled into the winder. When he pulled his hand out, his middle and ring fingertips were amputated.
2017-01-13Saint PetersburgFloridaOMNICELL, INC.Hand(s) and wrist(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was rewinding the label on a label machine using her left hand. She used her right hand to jog the machine forward and was using her left hand to load the paper on the paper winder. The tip of her glove was caught causing her left hand to wrap around the rotating post and the cardboard core resulting in a left wrist fracture and dislocation as well as a fifth index compound fracture and a fourth index fracture.
2017-01-01HenagarAlabamaPolymer Industries LLC.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping two other employees push a winder back into starting position. One employee's hand was caught in a nip point and the left index fingertip was amputated.
2016-10-11ConwayArkansasAGE IndustriesFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a tube winder when three of his right-hand fingers were caught in the main winding belt. His pointer finger was surgically amputated to the first knuckle, and his ring finger broke and required surgery.
2016-09-15AustellGeorgiaCaraustar Mill Group, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was re-threading a portion of the re-winder machine when his left middle finger became caught in the machine, amputating his fingertip.
2016-08-27LyndhurstNew JerseySIGMA STRETCH FILMFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was threading plastic through a winder machine and amputated the middle and ring fingers on the left hand.
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.
2016-07-18LolitaTexasInteplast Group CorporationArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was packing plastic bags when a bag became stuck in the winder. The employee attempted to remove the bag from the winder and his right arm was caught in the winder and fractured.
2016-06-25Saint CharlesMissouriNike IHM, Inc.Hand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While attempting to feel the line in an extrusion line winder reel, an employee's hand was pulled into the machine, causing hand bruising and swelling.
2016-06-24MetterGeorgiaLinzer Products Corp.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was manually feeding fabric into a winder machine when her left index finger was caught between a conveyor belt roller, amputating the fingertip.
2016-06-23MorrowGeorgiaPitt PlasticFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On June 24, 2016, an employee suffered a finger amputation while using a miniature roll winder machine.
2016-06-16MckinneyTexasPopular Ink CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While attempting to clear up material that was bunching up in a rewinder machine, an employee's finger was amputated in an ingoing nip point.
2016-05-24CarrolltonGeorgiaOFS Fitel, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a fiber optic rewinder when his right index finger was caught and pulled by the machine. His finger was amputated above the knuckle.
2016-05-06Grand PrairieTexasPOLY-AMERICAFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing a plastic bag winder and amputated the right pinky finger.
2016-04-11PomonaMissouriCaterpillar High Performance HoseFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On or about April 11, 2016, an employee was operating a spiral winder when the bobbin ran out of wire. While he worked on the bobbin, the machine activated and pinched the employee's right index finger, partially amputating the fingertip.
2016-04-06MaconGeorgiaGRAPHIC PACKAGING CORPORATIONForearm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While an employee was removing two rolls of paper from a winder, the stops came up and twisted one of the rolls. The employee's left forearm was caught and fractured between the rolls.
2016-02-16North Little RockArkansasAll American Poly CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee amputated 3/4 of the right index finger while operating a plastic film winder.
2016-01-22West MonroeLouisianaGraphic Packaging International, Inc.Foot(feet) and leg(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was waiting for a sliced roll of paper to emerge from a paper machine winder. When the sliced roll emerged, the employee removed the side roll from the back roll and used tape to secure the side roll to the back roll. The employee then turned to get a core to place in the winder, at which time the side roll fell over, striking and fracturing the employee's lower left leg and foot.
2016-01-15TempleTexasPactiv CorporationFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee amputated the tip of his left index finger while working with the winder machine.
2015-12-22TroyOhioHobart Brothers CompanyHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at a coil winder, winding reactor coil and got their left hand caught in the machine between the plate and feed wire.
2015-12-17OrangeTexasAkroTex Films, Inc.Hand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee got his left hand caught in the winder and suffered a compound fracture to the left hand.
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.
2015-11-22MonticelloMississippiGeorgia-Pacific Monticello, LLCHand(s) and arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pulled into a running winder crushing the employee's left hand and lower left arm.
2015-10-01Baton RougeLouisianaLeader Gasket, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a semi-automatic vertical winder to make a gasket. When he activated the foot pedal to the machine, the machine pinched and amputated his fingertip.
2015-09-30CamptiLouisianaInternational Paper CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adjusting a core chuck on a paper machine winder when the core inserter raised and caught the employee's right little finger between the core insert and the core chuck. The employee's finger broke and was lacerated.
2015-09-28MiddlefieldOhioHC Companies, Inc.Forearm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While telescoping plastic through the winder on an extrusion machine, an employee's left arm was caught in the equipment. The employee was hospitalized overnight with a broken ulna and radius, which required surgery.
2015-09-21ManitowocWisconsinParker Hannifin, Ltd.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adjusting the wire in a bobbin winder with the guard open. The tip of his left index finger was amputated when the wire tightened.
2015-09-06DaltonGeorgiaIntegrated Fiber Solutions, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was threading yarn through the winder with his right hand on the aspirator. The traverse (yarn holder) grabbed his left pinky finger and lacerated it. His left ring finger was also lacerated. The pinky finger had to be surgically amputated to the first knuckle.
2015-08-06Grand JunctionColoradoINNOVATIVE TEXTILESFingertip(s)Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee, working as a winder, was threading a spool of high grade fishing line and got the right index finger caught up in the line amputating the tip.
2015-08-05NewarkDelawareNorkol Converting CorporationHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's right hand got crushed when caught in the nip point between two rollers on a paper winder. The employee's middle and ring fingers were involved.
2015-06-16MadisonGeorgiaJDR Enterprises, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A winder operator on the end of the production line suffered a fingertip amputation when his hand was caught in the push portion of the winder.
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.
2015-04-27FlorenceAlabamaTARKETT ALABAMA INCUpper and lower limb(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working with a turret winder. During the automatic transfer, the machine malfunctioned and a sheet dropped off. The employee reached under the machine to place the sheet back on. While placing the material back onto the core, his left arm got caught in the machine. The machine lifted his body up breaking his left arm and left leg by wrapping him inside the product on the core.
2015-03-31Pine BluffArkansasCENTRAL MOLONEY, INC.NonclassifiableCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's shirt got caught on the coil winder, pulling her into the machine. She was not wearing her apron at the time.
2015-03-28DallasTexasStaples Contract & Commercial, Inc.Arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
The incident occurred at a press, which rewinds rotating shafts and cycles out. The employee's arms got caught in the rewinder.
2015-03-24WaterfordNew YorkCASCADES TISSUE GROUPFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee attempted to clear a jam near the glue pick-up roller on a winder machine. The employee's right index finger made contact with a moving roller, amputating the fingertip.
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.