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

FLSmidth, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at FLSmidth, Inc., 16002 Winfield Rd, FRAZIERS BOTTOM, WEST VIRGINIA 25082 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).

An employee was operating a hydraulic press when his left middle finger was crushed between the part he was pressing and the press table. The employee sustained an open fracture of the tuft of the distal phalanx, which led to a partial amputation of the left middle fingertip.

Hospitalized Amputation Fingertip(s) Presses, except printing, unspecified

FLSmidth, Inc.

An employee was machining a trunnion using a grinding rig when their left hand was caught between the grinding stone and the trunnion, resulting in fractures to the middle, ring, and little fingers, as well as severe damage to the skin and amputations of the middle and ring fingers to the distal knuckle.

FLSmidth, Inc.

An employee was using a hammer to hit a steel bearing and dislodge it from a shaft. A small piece of the bearing broke off and embedded in his stomach.

FLSmidth Inc.

On May 6, 2020, at approximately 7:45 p.m., an employee stopped a lathe and pulled a nylon strap through the center of a 13-inch long, 8-inch diameter part. The nylon strap was attached to a jib crane, and the employee needed to jog the lathe to lock the chuck. The lathe did not jog and instead began running at operational speed. The employee's gloved right hand was caught between the nylon strap and rotating metal part, resulting in a broken thumb, severed nerves and tendons, and severe tissue damage to the hand.

FLSmidth Inc.

An employee was lifting a metal plate with an overhead crane and a magnet. The plate or the magnet shifted and struck the employee's chin. The employee sustained a fracture and laceration to the chin and a concussion.

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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.

Precision Strip, Inc.

Three employees were engaged in horseplay when one employee suffered a laceration to the abdomen, caused by a pocket knife. The employee was hospitalized.

Enprotech Industrial Technologies LLC

An employee was standing on a step ladder and operating a hydraulic jack. The jack began shifting, causing the ladder to tip to the left. The employee caught himself as he was stepping down from the third rung of the ladder. When he stepped to the floor, his left foot rolled and twisted under his body weight, resulting in fractures to his tibia and fibula above the ankle.

Fives Landis Corp.- Cutting Tools - Abrasives (Gardner Abrasives)

On August 1, 2024, an employee was working on a press and dumping scrap material from the center piece to a scrap barrel when their finger became caught in the hole of the center piece and was crushed between the center and the edge of the roller on the conveyor. The employee sustained an amputation of three-quarters of their finger.

Superior Forge and Steel Corporation

An employee was removing grating to change metal chip hoppers located in a pit. The employee lost his balance and fell approximately 12 feet from the grate, landing in the metal chip hopper. The employee sustained a sprained right foot, a left foot fracture, and a fractured L5 vertebra.

FLSmidth, Inc.

An employee was using a hammer to hit a steel bearing and dislodge it from a shaft. A small piece of the bearing broke off and embedded in his stomach.

Caperton Furniture Works, LLC

An employee tripped over a concrete curb stop in a parking lot. The employee fell to the ground, landing on their left hip and breaking it.

Certainteed Gypsum West Virginia, Inc

An employee was conducting routine maintenance on a mixer. New lid pins had been installed, and the employee was rotating by hand to ensure they had been installed correctly. The employee's left middle finger was caught between the lid and top of a pin. The momentum from the mixer continued, causing a crushing injury to the finger. The employee underwent a medical amputation from the top knuckle to the tip of the finger.

Owens Corning

An employee was climbing down a ladder when it slipped. The employee fell, suffering a broken scapula and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Applied Integrated Services, LLC

An employee was climbing down a 15-foot multipurpose ladder. The employee fell about 8 feet, landing on the concrete floor and the ladder itself. The employee suffered several injuries, all on the right side: broken ribs, a broken sternum, a broken temporal bone, broken shoulder, multiple fractures to the cheekbone, and a brain bleed.

Fedex Freight Inc.

An employee was rolling up the landing gear on his trailer when the handle began to unwind and struck his face, fracturing his jaw. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.