Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Cincinnati	Oh	Chimney Works & Rocky Mountain Stoves	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was climbing up a 20-foot scaffold to work on a chimney. The employee fell, landing on a wooden deck about 15 feet below and suffering a broken left hip.
2021-11-12	Bainbridge	Ga	Elberta Crate & Box Company	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee operating a wood chipper was attempting to stop the belt from slipping by spreading sawdust on the belt. The employee's arm was pulled into the chipper and was amputated at the elbow.
2021-11-12	Denver	Co	Kiewit Infrastructure	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to score 1/8 inch plywood. The saw blade amputated the tip of his left index finger.
2021-11-12	East Hartford	Ct	Capital Industrial Group, LLC	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was removing wooden trash from a 12-foot-high platform. He lost his balance and fell to the hard floor, suffering a broken leg and ankle. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
2021-11-11	Fairburn	Ga	US Foods, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway
An employee operating an electric pallet jack went to turn in an aisle at the same time a forklift operator carrying empty pallets was turning into the aisle. The pallet jack and the forklift collided and a piece of wood from the pallets got stuck in the employee's left calf, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-11-11	Jackson	Al	Liberty Building Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a radial saw to cross-cut a piece of plywood. The employee's left hand was pulled into the saw, which amputated three of the employee's fingers.
2021-11-10	New Berlin	Wi	Kelmann Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a table saw to trim wood pieces. The saw amputated the employee's left index fingertip.
2021-11-09	Tyrone	Pa	Steller Innovations LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was running a board through a joiner when a piece of wood got stuck. As the employee attempted to release it, the joiner knives caused amputations to three fingers.
2021-11-08	Holly Ridge	La	Goetz & Sons, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a wooden platform to make an adjustment to a dawg with a hammer. The employee fell off the platform to the ground below, resulting in a laceration to the head and head trauma.
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.
2021-11-06	Monroe City	Mo	TODD CREASON CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On November 6, 2021, an employee was spray painting a petroleum pipeline for rust prevention. The pipeline is supported by wood log cribbing and subject to move when the temperature rises. The pipeline fell and pinned the employee down in the excavation. The employee sustained several broken ribs, breathing obstruction, contusion, and loss of consciousness. He was hospitalized.
2021-11-03	Sioux Falls	Sd	A & B Business, Inc	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An A&B Business Solutions employee was standing on the forks of a forklift about 12 feet in the air. He stepped off the forks onto a wood pallet, then slipped and fell to the floor. He suffered two broken ribs and a crushed disk in the lower back and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-11-02	Newark	Nj	Fabuwood Cabinetry Corp	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was explaining issues with feeding plywood into a live edge bander machine to a co-worker when the machine turned on and pulled the employee's glove into the machine. Her fingers contacted the routing blades and the employee sustained amputation of a finger.
2021-11-01	Winfield	Al	Marion Moulding	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On November 1, 2021, an employee was feeding a wood bundle into a wrapping machine when a piece of wood dropped. Her left middle finger was caught between it and the incoming wood bundle. The finger was partially amputated.
2021-11-01	Saint Petersburg	Fl	Pinnacle Services of Pinellas, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was setting up for work on the upper level of a two-story roof when he slipped on moisture that was on the new underlayment. He slid down the roof (6:12 pitch) and fell off the second-story eave, landing on the first-story roof deck, creating a hole in the wood sheathing; he continued falling and landed on the ground below. The employee sustained fractures to his wrist and lower back.
2021-11-01	Morton	Il	Yinlun TDI LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Stacks of sheet steel weighing up to 2600 pounds were received from a supplier incorrectly oriented on wood slats. Employees were orienting the steel sheets to align correctly with the tubing line machine. Employee 1 was on the ground placing 2x4 lumber under the stacks of steel. Employee 2 was operating a forklift. Employee 2 placed the forks under the stacks of steel and lifted for clearance. Employee 1 placed the 2x4 under the stacks of steel in the correct orientation. Once the steel was low
2021-11-01	Fort Worth	Tx	Federal Bureau of Prisons FMC Carswell	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a carpentry jointer to trim a piece of wood. The jointer partially amputated the employee's left ring finger.
2021-10-28	Marietta	Pa	Armstrong World Industries, Incorporated	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on top of a wooden skid, bending over and pulling up on plastic straps wrapped around a bundle of cardboard (so that a forklift could slide its forks under the bundle. The straps snapped and the employee fell backward onto the concrete floor. He suffered a compression fracture to a lower-back vertebra.
2021-10-28	Clinton	Ok	Frontier Bridge, Inc.	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was on a bridge placing plywood for diaphragm decking. A piece of plywood was blown into him and he fell from the bridge to the ground level about 25 feet below. He suffered fractures to the right leg and foot.
2021-10-27	Stratton	Oh	Enerfab Power & Industrial, Inc.	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
An employee was exiting a coal conveyor when he stepped on a piece of plywood that broke, causing him to fall approximately 80 feet into a bunker. The employee suffered a broken wrist, a head laceration, and brain bleed.
2021-10-26	Austin	Tx	Halstruc Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting plywood pieces with a circular saw. The blade jammed. When the employee freed it up, it moved forward and cut the employee's left index, middle, ring, and little fingers. The middle finger was amputated.
2021-10-25	Vidalia	Ga	Giro Pack, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was loading wooden crates with supplies. The crate had a crack in one of its wooden planks. While the crate was moving on rollers, the employee's right index finger was lacerated by the cracked piece of wood, resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-10-24	Woodville	Ms	Southern Packaging Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was working on a wood edger at a sawmill. The employee suffered a finger amputation while trying to release a jam.
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.
2021-10-21	Odessa	Tx	TechnipFMC, PLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was assembling a stem packing nut into a valve body. As the employee was tightening the nut, the valve and flow cross assembly rolled off its wooden blocks onto his right foot (about 6 inches below). His third, fourth, and fifth toes were broken.
2021-10-20	Lyons	Ga	United Infrastructure Group, Inc.	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to cut plywood when the saw kicked back and landed on the employee's left hand causing a laceration.
2021-10-20	Lake Buena Vista	Fl	Cirque Du Soleil (us), Inc.	Lumbar region	Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was practicing an acrobatic act and jumping from one swing to another when she fell approximately 10 feet to the wood floor below, resulting in a lower lumbar fracture. Fall mats were in place at the time of the incident, but the employee fell outside of the mats.
2021-10-18	Kansas City	Ks	Peerless Manufacturing and Engineering	Fingertip(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
A forklift was pushing a driveshaft into a block of wood that was being held by the injured employee. The employee's right middle finger slipped and the fingertip was crushed resulting in amputation.
2021-10-14	Mccomb	Ms	Three S Enterprises, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was unjamming wood from a dust chain when he suffered cuts to the three middle fingers on his right hand. He was hospitalized.
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.
2021-10-11	Beverly	Ma	North Shore Fence Corp	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting wood using a table saw. The sawblade amputated the employee's middle finger. The saw was not guarded at the time.
2021-10-11	Houston	Tx	National L.S. Inc	Shoulder(s) and back	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A temporary employee opened the doors of a trailer containing empty wooden pallets. The pallets fell and struck him on the left shoulder, injuring the shoulder and his lower back.
2021-10-11	Rockland	Wi	Rockland Flooring Company, LLC	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee placed a pack of bundled wood on a tilt conveyor. The wood fell off the conveyor and onto the employee. The employee sustained a broken nose and blurred vision.
2021-10-11	Denver	Co	Leedo Cabinetry, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was ripping a 1-inch piece of wood down to 3/4 inch using a table saw. The sawblade amputated the employee's middle finger.
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.
2021-10-01	Laredo	Tx	Francisco J. Jaime	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting plywood with a circular saw and amputated his right index finger.
2021-09-27	Gilmer	Tx	Upshur Forest Products, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
As an employee was loading boards into a pallet machine, his left little finger was pinched between the gantry and the piece of wood he was holding and the distal tuft was amputated.
2021-09-27	Daytona Beach Shores	Fl	Valencia Construction Group, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
On September 27, 2021, an employee was using a measuring tape and string to measure the alignment for the storm piping being installed inside a 4-foot trench. Afterwards, the employee stood on a drain manhole with a plywood cover on its opening. The plywood broke and the employee fell about 4 feet into the manhole, resulting in a bruised shoulder that required hospitalization.
2021-09-23	Springfield	Mo	W R VERMILLION COMPANY, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to remove a piece of wood stuck in a trim saw when his glove became caught, pulling his fingers into the blade. The employee's middle and ring fingers were partially amputated.
2021-09-23	Apollo Beach	Fl	Jadac, LLC.	Hand(s)	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was about to begin working on top of a four-story apartment building. As he grabbed his lanyard to tie off, he slipped on wet plywood and fell from the building to the ground. He suffered a broken left hand and a strained right hand.
2021-09-22	Saginaw	Tx	UFP Saginaw, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating equipment that produced wooden stakes. Lumber became jammed, and as the employee tried to free it, his left little finger was caught between the end of a piece of lumber and the side of a conveyor belt. The finger was pinched and required partial medical amputation.
2021-09-20	Conneautville	Pa	J N Pallet Company, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
The injured employee had been placing pallet stringers (rough cut wood) into the hoppers for a nailing machine. The injured employee was removing a jammed piece of wood from a hopper while the operator of the nailing machine was also trying to unjam the wood. A metal bar moved and pinched the injured employee's finger against the jammed wood causing an avulsion injury to the fingernail and skin of the fingertip. The employee's finger required surgery that involved trimming the bone of the finger
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	Glenville	Ny	Solid Surface Craftsman, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were looking at a piece of granite stored on a wooden A-frame. The piece of granite slipped off the A-frame and landed on one employee's foot, causing a partial amputation to a toe.
2021-09-20	O Fallon	Mo	Ramos Drywall Specialist LLC	Jaw, chin	Other fall to lower level
An employee working for Ramos Drywall Specialist LLC stepped into a wooden box that was being lifted by a telehandler. The box shifted on the telehandler's forks and it fell along with the employee, landing on a scaffold system below. The employee suffered a broken jaw and a facial laceration.
2021-09-15	Ashville	Oh	Aleris, Inc.	Thoracic region	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to rotate a wooden pallet, which contained three aluminum coils weighing about 1,200 pounds. While trying to reposition the pallet, the employee fell backward onto the concrete floor. The employee sustained a vertebra fracture.
2021-09-14	Delaware	Oh	KROGER DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On September 14, 2021, an employee was operating a pallet jack. As he turned into another aisle, his right ankle and calf were caught between the platform of the pallet jack and the empty wooden pallet that was in the slot location. The employee suffered a broken bone in the lower right leg and was hospitalized.
2021-09-14	Kew Gardens	Ny	Ruttura & Sons Construction Co., Inc.	Lumbar region	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was removing chains from plywood formwork. The formwork was hit by another piece of wood, and the wooden formwork struck the employee on their lower back, resulting in a back contusion.
2021-09-13	Dallas	Tx	Elite Metal Fabricators, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was walking on the job site when he stepped on a piece of plywood that was covering a hole. The plywood cover collapsed and the employee fell, hit his head, and fractured a wrist. The employee also sustained a head laceration.
2021-09-13	Granite City	Il	Amsted Rail Company, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
At about 7:45 a.m. on September 13, 2021, an employee was struck by a forklift as it backed up to pick up a stack of wooden pallets. The employee suffered an avulsion injury to the left leg and was hospitalized.
2021-09-10	Bonita Springs	Fl	Vance Brothers Construction, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was laying plywood on a roof. After moving to pick up a bunk of plywood, he fell 12 feet from the roof to the ground, suffering a broken arm and a broken back. The employee was wearing fall protection but it was not connected to an anchoring point at the time of the fall.
2021-09-09	Cincinnati	Oh	Shoemaker Masonry Construction, LLC	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell into a hole covered by a piece of plywood that broke. The employee landed 10 feet below and suffered a broken right leg.
2021-09-09	Miami	Fl	D & D Welding & Fabrication, LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
The injured employee was unloading a truck and staging materials while flagging/directing a forklift. As the operator shifted the load, the forks of the forklift bumped a steel beam that was staged on top of wood dunnage. The beam shifted and fell onto the injured employee's left foot. The employee sustained 15 fractures to his foot that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-09-08	Dallas	Tx	Smart Metals Recycling LLC dba Sprout	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
An employee bent down between two stacks of pallets to inspect a packing slip on a pallet on the floor. When she stood up, her back struck the edge of a wooden pallet and was injured.
2021-09-08	Denison	Tx	Southeast Power Corporation Western	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was unloading wooden utility poles. A pole was put on ground by a front-end loader. The pole then rolled downhill onto the employee's leg fracturing the tibia and fibula.
2021-09-04	Easton	Pa	MINZNER & COMPANY	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating a table saw. The wood kicked and a shard of it pierced the employee's abdomen.
2021-09-02	Washington	Dc	Clark Concrete, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was hoisting an 18-inch, 6-foot wooden work platform from the ground to a height of 12 feet. The cleat used to secure the rope failed causing the platform to fall 2-3 feet. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae.
2021-09-02	Hazlehurst	Ga	Hazlehurst Wood Pellets, LLC	Multiple body parts	Vehicle or machinery fire
The injured employee was standing by a bag house that that was approximately 27 feet away from where a discharge pipe was discharging wood pellets. A fire came out of the pipe and back flashed through a cooler and back through the piping system to the bag house where an explosion occurred. The employee sustained burns to the arms, neck, and torso.
2021-08-30	Stroudsburg	Pa	St. Luke's Emergency Transport Service	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pulling a loaded patient gurney through the woods when their right little fingertip was caught and amputated between the frame of the gurney and a large rock.
2021-08-30	Liberty	Pa	Wheeland Lumber Company Inc	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing a piece of wood from a conveyor. The conveyor caught and fractured the employee's right arm; the employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-30	Burleson	Tx	Gamez Construction	Head	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking to pick up materials when he slipped and fell onto a wooden board. He suffered a puncture wound to the right side of his head, caused by a nail that was sticking out of the board.
2021-08-27	Castle Rock	Co	Basic Drywall Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a wall stud with a circular saw. The saw blade hit a knot in the wood; the saw kicked back and amputated the employee's left index fingertip at the first knuckle.
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.
2021-08-23	Hanceville	Al	Carcel & G Construction LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a block of wood with a saw when the wood block pinched and the saw went across the employee's right hand, resulting in a laceration and a subsequent amputation of the index finger.
2021-08-16	Washington	Dc	National Park Service	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a block of wood with a table saw when the block slipped and the table saw lacerated four fingers on their right hand, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-08-14	North Richland Hills	Tx	Powerhouse Retail Services	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a scissor lift, helping cut a wooden display wall into small sections for removal. The employee cut a section free to be lowered. When it was pulled away from the wall, some attached electrical conduit pulled the entire wall toward the scissor lift and knocked it over. The employee fell to the concrete floor next to the lift, striking his head on the floor and suffering a head injury. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
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.
2021-08-12	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.
2021-08-12	Eufaula	Al	M.C. Dixon Lumber Company, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was placing waste wood onto a 30-inch-wide, 20-foot-long conveyor. The employee was trying to remove a piece of wood that had hung up in the conveyor's bottom belt when the conveyor caught his hand and amputated his right arm at the shoulder.
2021-08-11	Brownsville	Pa	Heartland Fabrication	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was working on a steel component that was resting on a piece of wood cribbing, about 8 inches off the ground. The cribbing broke and the component fell onto the employee's feet, crushing both of them.
2021-08-09	Rantoul	Il	Jeld-Wen, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At about 9:00 a.m. on August 9, 2021, an employee was running a wooden stile through a router when its blade lacerated her right middle finger. Part of the fingertip was surgically amputated.
2021-08-05	Millbury	Oh	Carter Lumber dba Carter Components	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was ripping plywood across a table saw. The saw blade cut the employee, resulting in the amputation of the employee's left middle and ring fingers.
2021-08-03	Findlay	Oh	Relogistics Services, LLC	Pelvis	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was placing stacks of totes on a wood pallet. The totes fell over on the employee, who suffered a broken pelvis and was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-07-28	Plainfield	Il	CCA MIDWEST, INC.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On July 28, 2021, an employee was nailing a double 2-inch by 6-inch top plate to the top of a first floor wall. When he fired a pneumatic nail gun into the plate, the nail split the wood, went through the plate, and punctured his hand between the thumb and the index finger.
2021-07-28	Cambridge	Ma	John F. Shea Co. Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was descending a set of stairs that go from an access roof to a high penthouse roof. The employee slipped on wet plywood and fell off to the side of the stairs onto a roofing davit, landing on his left armpit and resulting in two broken ribs and a laceration to his left lung.
2021-07-28	Meridian	Ms	Van Zyvrden, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting wooden boards into smaller pieces using a miter saw. The saw amputated the employee's right thumb and index finger, as well as deeply cutting the middle, ring, and little fingers.
2021-07-27	Lincoln	Ne	OL&B Railway	Multiple body parts	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a skid loader when it fell through the wooden walkway of a bridge and struck the ground 23 feet below. The employee suffered broken ribs, a broken shoulder, and a spinal burst fracture, as well as biting through his bottom lip.
2021-07-27	Louisville	Ms	New Wood Resources, LLC	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was checking the bond on a plywood panel when they were struck by another plywood panel that came out of the outfeed of a press. The employee suffered a possible neck injury.
2021-07-23	San Antonio	Tx	Keystone Concrete	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was holding plywood form work while another employee was using a wrecking bar. The plywood form struck the employee's right middle finger, causing an amputation to the fingertip.
2021-07-22	Newberry	Fl	Swamp Heating and Air LLC	Coccygeal region	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was walking on the main wooden beam inside the attic of a newly built one-story house. When he stepped onto the cross member beam, it gave way. He lost his balance, hit an extension ladder, and fell 10 feet to the concrete floor in the garage. He suffered a broken tailbone and was hospitalized.
2021-07-22	Lowell	Ma	CommScope Inc	Nonclassifiable	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was moving a pallet jack when his foot got caught up in the wooden pallet, causing him to fall to the floor.
2021-07-21	Seabrook	Tx	Gulf Winds International, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was in a warehouse, positioning dunnage in a container for incoming 1,400-pound plywood bundles. A bundle pinned his left leg, breaking the femur.
2021-07-21	Hayward	Wi	Walters & Son Cabinetry, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On July 21, 2021, an employee was feeding reclaimed lumber into a wood jointer when his left ring finger contacted the machine's rotating cutter head, resulting in an amputation above the top knuckle.
2021-07-19	Arcanum	Oh	Measureable Improvements LLc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was holding wood down on a table saw. The sawblade amputated the employee's left thumb.
2021-07-18	Wausau	Wi	O'Brien Steel Service Co.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee slipped a separator over the end of the beam and was using a 10-ton overhead crane to lift the beam. As the employee was placing a wood block in place, the separator slipped off the end of the beam, and the beam fell onto the employee's left index finger. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-07-16	Montgomery	Al	Sabel Steel Service, Inc.	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was putting wood under a 500-pound steel cutout that had been raised by a magnet crane. The cutout fell from the crane and hit the wood, which flew up and struck the employee in the face. The employee suffered a broken front jaw and several broken teeth.
2021-07-15	Lyons	Ga	On Site Ag Services Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was monitoring an automated onion bagging machine. The employee noticed a piece of scrap wood stuck in the staple machine. After he removed it, the machine cycled and a staple went through his left middle fingertip. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-07-14	Mukwonago	Wi	S & R Egg Farm, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting wood on a table saw and amputated part of their thumb.
2021-07-12	Kansas City	Mo	SUMMIT CONCRETE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a handheld circular saw to cut a wooden stake when the blade contacted his left hand, resulting in the amputation a finger.
2021-07-08	Lighthouse Point	Fl	WOODWORKING SPECIALISTS, INC.	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was unloading a truck when a wood beam fell off the truck onto the employee's left leg and fractured it.
2021-07-07	West Melbourne	Fl	Peays Electric II, Inc	Ankle(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
On July 7, 2021, an employee was using a wooden platform that was about 10 to 12 feet high to install the overhead can lights on a new two-story home. The wooden platform gave way causing the employee to fall on his feet. He was hospitalized for a broken right ankle.
2021-07-05	Orlando	Fl	FLORIDA FRAMING, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall to lower level
An employee was laying out plywood on the roof of a building and fell about 15 feet. The employee sustained sprains.
2021-07-03	Rhinelander	Wi	Lake Shore Systems, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a CNC bandsaw with an automatic material loading shuttle and clamping mechanism. The wood that the machine was shuttling into the clamping area was tipping, and the employee reached over to stabilize it for the clamp. The clamp closed on the employee's right index finger and amputated the fingertip.
2021-07-02	Theodore	Al	U.S. Lumber Group, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by object breaking in hand
An employee was preparing strips of moulding for delivery. The moulding was stacked on a wooden pallet, which the employee grabbed to move the material closer to his workstation. A slat of the pallet broke and struck the employee in the abdominal area resulting in a lacerated bladder.
2021-07-01	Ipswich	Ma	Sagundo Pingil Inc	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
Two employees were working on ladder jack scaffolds that were greater than 20 feet above the lower level. The injured employee was on the wooden plank that bridged two ladder jack scaffolds when they fell to ground below. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-29	Rochester	Ny	Squan	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
On 6/29/2021, an employee was climbing a wooden telephone pole using a safety belt and hooks when his foot slipped on the pole and he fell onto a branch, resulting in a cut to his neck.
2021-06-28	Coronado	Ca	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - Intermediate Maintenance Facility	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was moving wood planks out of a machinery room on an aircraft carrier when they tripped and fell down 8 stairs of an inclined shipboard ladder, resulting in fractured ribs on their left side.
2021-06-28	Ormond Beach	Fl	Total Comfort Heat and Air Conditioning, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
On June 28, 2021, at around 9:00 AM, an employee was coming down a wood stairway while carrying some materials. He slipped and fell down about 6 to 8 treads to the ground below, fracturing his lower left leg.