Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-25 | Scarborough | Me | NEPW Logistics - Portland | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2021-05-30 | Pine Bluff | Ar | Evergreen Packaging | Pelvis | Struck 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. | |||||
2021-05-27 | Ashaway | Ri | Hitachi 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. | |||||
2021-05-19 | Emigsville | Pa | Aberdeen Road Company | Arm(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. | |||||
2021-05-09 | Inola | Ok | Sofidel 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. | |||||
2020-10-05 | Chippewa Falls | Wi | Berry Global Inc. | Brain | Fall 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. | |||||
2020-09-16 | Sandusky | Oh | Okamoto Sandusky Manufacturing, LLC | Arm(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. | |||||
2020-09-03 | Feasterville Trevose | Pa | Oliver Healthcare Packaging | Forearm(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. | |||||
2020-07-15 | Leetsdale | Pennsylvania | Mayberry Supply | Multiple trunk locations | Other 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. | |||||
2020-06-16 | Avon Lake | Ohio | FORD MOTOR COMPANY, OHIO ASSEMBLY PLANT | Finger(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. | |||||
2020-06-07 | South Glens Falls | New York | Essity Professional Hygiene North America | Upper extremities | Caught 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. | |||||
2020-05-30 | Farmers Branch | Texas | Novolex Seals Company | Finger(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. | |||||
2020-05-29 | Pine Bluff | Arkansas | Evergreen 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. | |||||
2020-05-27 | Halltown | West Virgini | Ox Paperboard LLC | Leg(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. | |||||
2020-05-15 | Watertown | New York | Knowlton Technologies, LLC | Finger(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. | |||||
2020-05-12 | Aurora | Illinois | Pregis LLC | Hand(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. | |||||
2020-05-08 | Circleville | Ohio | Sofidel 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. | |||||
2020-05-07 | Pine Bluff | Arkansas | Twin Rivers Paper Company | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2020-04-15 | Chicago Heights | Illinois | FRAMARX/WAXSTAR | Finger(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. | |||||
2020-04-15 | Houston | Texas | Republic Bag Manufacturing | Finger(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. | |||||
2020-04-10 | Alsip | Illinois | Berry 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. | |||||
2020-03-17 | Chillicothe | Ohio | Pixelle Specialty Solutions | Finger(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. | |||||
2020-02-22 | Stevenson | Alabama | Westrock CP, LLC | Arm(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. | |||||
2020-02-14 | Lima | Ohio | Greto 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. | |||||
2020-02-10 | Elk Grove Village | Illinois | D&W Fine Pack LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught 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. | |||||
2019-07-10 | Griffin | Georgia | Berry 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. | |||||
2019-06-03 | La Salle | Illinois | Viakable Manufacturing LLC | Finger(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). | |||||
2019-05-04 | Hoover | Alabama | RayPress Corporation | Finger(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. | |||||
2019-03-18 | Rumford | Maine | ND Paper Rumford Division | Wrist(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. | |||||
2019-02-01 | Athens | Georgia | Conwed Plastics, LLC | Arm(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. | |||||
2018-08-25 | Dayville | Connecticut | Web Industries | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2018-08-07 | Coldwater | Ohio | Accutech 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. | |||||
2018-03-28 | Fitchburg | Massachusett | Fitchburg Paperboard | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2018-03-20 | Mineral Wells | West Virgini | Pactiv, LLC | Upper 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. | |||||
2018-02-25 | Hazleton | Pennsylvania | Polyglass 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. | |||||
2018-02-22 | Lagrange | Georgia | Kimberly Clark | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2018-01-25 | Scarborough | Maine | NEPW 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. | |||||
2018-01-09 | Jacksonville | Florida | Sigma Extruding Group | BODY SYSTEMS | Caught 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. | |||||
2017-10-02 | Valdosta | Georgia | T 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. | |||||
2017-09-28 | Channelview | Texas | Tex-Trude | Wrist(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. | |||||
2017-08-19 | Jeannette | Pennsylvania | Omnova 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. | |||||
2017-07-12 | Alsip | Illinois | Berry 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. | |||||
2017-07-10 | Scarborough | Maine | NEPW Logistics | Finger(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. | |||||
2017-04-28 | Jefferson City | Missouri | ABB 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. | |||||
2017-04-24 | San Antonio | Texas | NOV Fiber Glass Systems Engineering | Finger(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. | |||||
2017-04-20 | Hodge | Louisiana | Westrock | Pelvic region | Compressed 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. | |||||
2017-03-30 | Hanover | Pennsylvania | OX 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. | |||||
2017-03-22 | Spring | Texas | Champion 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. | |||||
2017-01-13 | Saint Petersburg | Florida | OMNICELL, 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. | |||||
2017-01-01 | Henagar | Alabama | Polymer 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. | |||||
2016-10-11 | Conway | Arkansas | AGE Industries | Finger(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. | |||||
2016-09-15 | Austell | Georgia | Caraustar 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. | |||||
2016-08-27 | Lyndhurst | New Jersey | SIGMA STRETCH FILM | Finger(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. | |||||
2016-08-01 | San Benito | Texas | Reef 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. | |||||
2016-07-18 | Lolita | Texas | Inteplast Group Corporation | Arm(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. | |||||
2016-06-25 | Saint Charles | Missouri | Nike 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. | |||||
2016-06-24 | Metter | Georgia | Linzer 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. | |||||
2016-06-23 | Morrow | Georgia | Pitt Plastic | Finger(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. | |||||
2016-06-16 | Mckinney | Texas | Popular Ink Corporation | Finger(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. | |||||
2016-05-24 | Carrollton | Georgia | OFS Fitel, LLC | Finger(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. | |||||
2016-05-06 | Grand Prairie | Texas | POLY-AMERICA | Finger(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. | |||||
2016-04-11 | Pomona | Missouri | Caterpillar High Performance Hose | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2016-04-06 | Macon | Georgia | GRAPHIC PACKAGING CORPORATION | Forearm(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. | |||||
2016-02-16 | North Little Rock | Arkansas | All American Poly Corporation | Finger(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. | |||||
2016-01-22 | West Monroe | Louisiana | Graphic 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. | |||||
2016-01-15 | Temple | Texas | Pactiv Corporation | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2015-12-22 | Troy | Ohio | Hobart Brothers Company | Hand(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. | |||||
2015-12-17 | Orange | Texas | AkroTex 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. | |||||
2015-11-24 | Demopolis | Alabama | WestRock 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. | |||||
2015-11-22 | Monticello | Mississippi | Georgia-Pacific Monticello, LLC | Hand(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. | |||||
2015-10-01 | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | Leader 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. | |||||
2015-09-30 | Campti | Louisiana | International Paper Company | Finger(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. | |||||
2015-09-28 | Middlefield | Ohio | HC 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. | |||||
2015-09-21 | Manitowoc | Wisconsin | Parker 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. | |||||
2015-09-06 | Dalton | Georgia | Integrated Fiber Solutions, LLC | Finger(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. | |||||
2015-08-06 | Grand Junction | Colorado | INNOVATIVE TEXTILES | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2015-08-05 | Newark | Delaware | Norkol Converting Corporation | Hand(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. | |||||
2015-06-16 | Madison | Georgia | JDR 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. | |||||
2015-04-29 | Windsor Locks | Connecticut | Ahlstrom Nonwovens, LLC | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2015-04-27 | Florence | Alabama | TARKETT ALABAMA INC | Upper 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. | |||||
2015-03-31 | Pine Bluff | Arkansas | CENTRAL MOLONEY, INC. | Nonclassifiable | Caught 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. | |||||
2015-03-28 | Dallas | Texas | Staples 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. | |||||
2015-03-24 | Waterford | New York | CASCADES TISSUE GROUP | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2015-01-10 | Madawaska | Maine | Twin Rivers Paper Company | Fingernail(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. |