105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

U. S. Dept. of Navy

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at U. S. Dept. of Navy, Cell 9, MRH Assy, Building # 4032, CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA 28533 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..

While testing a main rotor head an employee reached in to remove a piece of tape and the hinge started to move into the fold position. The employee's fingertip was in a pinch point at the time and the tip of the finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

Amputation Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. Helicopter

U.S. Dept. of Navy

A crane was being tested in the ground support equipment area. An employee stumbled backward over the driver's side front outrigger, fell, and landed on his left wrist while trying to brace himself, resulting in a wrist fracture.

U.S. Dept. of Navy

Two employees were in a boat pulling a 45-pound anchor out of the water by the rope. The rope tightened and as the employees were attempting to create slack in the rope, the injured employee began to slip. His hand was caught between the rope and the inside of the platform boat, resulting in amputation of the right middle finger with bone loss.

U. S. Dept. of Navy

An employee was performing maintenance on an automatic stacker with two co-workers. He was under the stacker when it suddenly dropped from an undetermined height and caught his shoulder and knee, crushing them and causing compound fractures.

U. S. Dept. of Navy

An employee was troubleshooting an aircraft from the cockpit. The employee exited the left side of the cockpit and stepped on the engine intake. When his weight shifted to his right foot, his foot slipped off the intake and he fell off the aircraft. He sustained a compound fracture to the wrist that required hospitalization and surgery.

U. S. Dept. of Navy

An employee was riding a bike when a sign flew into his face causing him to lose control and fall off the bike hitting his head on the road.

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DGS Import, LLC

An employee was changing a saw blade when the saw machine activated. The employee's left ring and little fingers were amputated.

Millennium Mat Company

An employee was clearing a jam from the label cutting machine when their left middle finger was partially amputated.

Bauer Foundation Corp.

Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.

Guggisberg Cheese, Inc.

An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.

Alsco Inc.

An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Customs and Border Protection-U.S. Border Patrol

On 7/31/2025, an employee was training to ride an ATV when it went into a draw and she went over the front of the ATV, landing on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured arm.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

While stepping backward from a filing cabinet, an employee tripped on computers stacked in a walkway. The employee fell about 5 to 6 feet back, their head and neck striking a desk and chair. The employee suffered pain and swelling in the neck, a hematoma on the head, and a concussion.

Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC)

A firearms instructor was performing routine training. Their pistol discharged while their right hand was in line with the muzzle and the employee's middle finger was partially amputated. The finger has been surgically reattached.

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

An employee was performing high dynamic movements while training. As he moved from kneeling to the next position, he suffered femoral neck fracture.

U.S. Dept. of Navy

A crane was being tested in the ground support equipment area. An employee stumbled backward over the driver's side front outrigger, fell, and landed on his left wrist while trying to brace himself, resulting in a wrist fracture.

Bowman Steel, LLC

An employee was attaching a steel angle plate weighing (approximately 200 pounds) to the end of a structural member (5,000 pounds) and was supported by dunnage. The dunnage was a crane mat (11 inches tall) with a 4x6 board on top of it and it supported five identical members. The main piece was 30.75 feet long, 37.25 feet tall, and 1 food wide. As the employee slid the piece of metal on top of the member to begin attaching it, the entire member began to tip over. The employee went to stop the main piece from tipping over and it landed on his ankle, fracturing it.

Harrah's NC Casino Company, LLC

An employee was preparing hot melted butter on a flat-top grill and placing it in small containers once it was melted. As she turned to set the container down, it slipped out of her hand and landed on the grill. Butter splashed up and hit her in the face. The employee suffered second-degree burns to her right eye and the right side of her head and face, as well as first-degree burns to her right forearm.

U.S. Postal Service

An employee pulled into the customer's driveway, parked, and exited the vehicle. He opened the sliding side door on the vehicle to retrieve a package. The customer began backing their vehicle out of their garage and it struck the employee in the back of his left leg. He was pinned him between the two vehicles, causing contusions and lacerations.

U.S. Postal Service

An employee reached into a hamper, picked up a package, and was hospitalized with a back injury that caused pain in his lower extremities.

U.S. Postal Service

On July 10, 2025, an employee tripped over a yellow pillar and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left femur.