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

Thomas & Betts

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Thomas & Betts, 5601 East Highland Drive, JONESBORO, ARKANSAS 72401 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).

An employee's finger got caught in the manual bender machine while loading a pipe, amputating the right ring fingertip.

Amputation Fingertip(s) Bending, crimping machines

Pall Corporation

An employee was operating a machine when a wire pulled his right glove resulting in amputation of the index and middle fingertips.

Koch Foods of Cincinnati

An employee was grinding chicken when their right index fingertip was caught in the grinder and amputated.

Stella-Jones Corporation

An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.

Mack Manufacturing, Inc.

An employee was passing through a large metal door when the door closed on the employee, resulting in a cracked rib.

Nutmeg Container Corporation

An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Mueller Electric Company Inc

An employee was working to unjam a crimper machine. The machine cycled and crushed the employee's left thumb, causing an amputation.

Electrex Incorporated

An employee was cutting a board on a table saw and amputated his right thumb. The employee also lacerated his palm and cut his index and middle fingers.

TE Connectivity

An employee was climbing a fixed caged ladder to perform preventative maintenance on the roof and fell approximately 8 feet. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis and compression fractures to their L4 and L5 vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized.

Burndy LLC

An employee was using a bin tilter to move material when his left little finger was caught between the bin and the bin tilter. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Hubbell Burndy, Inc.

An employee was hospitalized with breathing problems after being exposed to nitric acid fumes.

NATIONAL MILL MAINTENANCE, LLC

An employee was operating an ironworker (steel punching/shearing) machine. A piece of the tooling broke off and struck the employee's neck; a fragment was lodged in his neck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company

On October 25, 2025, an employee was stringing up a new reel of tire tread on a machine. The employee pulled a 6-inch tail and proceeded to spool up the liner. As the machine was jogged to begin the liner wrapping process, the liner caught the employee's glove and pulled their right arm into the liner, causing a fracture to the arm.

Big River Steel, LLC

An employee was doing a cable change on top of an electric overhead traveling (EOT) crane. They were positioned between the cable drum and the drive shaft. While rotating the cable drum, the employee reached for the new cable that was to be installed. The grease fitting on the drive shaft caught their fall harness and pulled them underneath the drive shaft. The employee was pinned between the drive shaft and two pieces of angle steel, resulting in a fracture to their left hip.

American Tile & Marble Co., Inc

An employee was helping two other employees to push a pallet of tile on a loading dock. He suffered a broken fibula and was hospitalized.

Johnson Industrial Coatings, LLC.

On October 5, 2025, an employee was pulling a pressure washer hose when it it disconnected from the cooker. The employee was struck by jets of high-pressure water, resulting in lacerations to their left thigh requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.