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

US Dept of Defense

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Amputations

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at US Dept of Defense, Peterson AFB, PETERSON AFB, COLORADO 80914 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..

On 11/7/2017, an employee was hitching a trailer to a vehicle when the trailer hitch slipped, smashing and amputating the employee's left ring finger above the second knuckle.

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

TForce Freight

An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.

Liveo Research, Inc.

An employee was rotating a carbide granulator blade when his finger was caught between the blade and a stationary part of the machine. The employee's right middle finger was partially amputated and they suffered an avulsion to the right ring fingertip.

Best Pump and Flow

An employee was using a CNC metal lathe machine in manual mode to check that the thread blocking tool made contact with the jaws. As the employee was manually spinning the spindle, his index fingertip was crushed between the spindle's jaws and the grooving insert, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

FORD MOTOR COMPANY

During a material handling operation, an employee's fingertip was caught under an air conditioning unit as the unit was lowered onto a cart. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Lasseter Tractor Company. Inc.

An employee was removing a bolt from a tractor hub when their right index finger was caught between the hub and the frame. The employee's fingertip was crushed and the employee was hospitalized.

C & W Facility Services Inc.

An employee's hand was caught in a conveyor belt as they worked to clear a jam in a piece of equipment. The employee suffered a dislocation to the right elbow, as well as a broken ulna near the elbow, and was hospitalized.

JANCO FS 3, LLC

An employee was changing AC filters while on a ladder. The employee stepped up to the second-to-last rung when they slipped and fell about 5 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to their scapula and ribs, a collapsed lung, and a back injury.

Navy NAVFAC-NW

An employee was performing restoration activities outside a 45-gallon condensation tank of a boiler system. As they were performing post-maintenance activities after repairing one of the two discharge pumps, one of the discharge valves would not open. The employee closed the intake pump to cool off the system and open the discharge valve. Two employees opened the inlet valve to return the tank to service. After they cracked open the inlet valve, a side wall of the tank blew out, causing the injured employee to suffer steam burns to half their body.

Geo Group

On August 19, 2025, an employee became ill and dehydrated after working outdoors for eight hours, participating in training activities. He was hospitalized.

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid Atlantic

An employee was ascending a fixed ladder and struck his head on an overhead object that was approximately 20 feet above ground level. The employee sustained neck injuries and tingling in his fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

ABC Supply Company

An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.

Burke Builders Inc

An employee was cutting cabinet trim using a table saw when four fingers on his left hand were severed, resulting in hospitalization and amputation.

Circle Graphics, Inc.

An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.

FLATIRON CONSTRUCTION CORP.

A concrete batch plant operator was assisting with clearing spoil piles using a skid steer. The skid steer backed into a stationary screen plant. The employee's left little finger was crushed between the controls of the skid steer and the screen plant, resulting in a fracture and laceration. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.

Takkion OPS Management

An employee was standing on an extension ladder, using a torquing tool to remove bolts that secured blades to a rotor. When the torquing tool activated, its reaction arm came around and pinched the employee's right middle finger against a lifting eye. His fingertip was amputated.