Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-17	Evadale	Tx	WestRock Company	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was cleaning a copy machine. While trying to open the filter compartment to finish the cleaning by rinsing with water, the pressure exerted on the lid caused a solution with possible traces of a sodium hypochlorite to spray into the employee's eyes, resulting in eye irritation that required hospitalization.
2021-10-09	Adairsville	Ga	VMC Specialty Alloys, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was injured when two, 19-inch diameter, 16-foot-long aluminum billets weighing approximately 7,000 - 10,000 pounds each, rolled off the forks of a fork truck while he was stacking steel I-beams as spacers so that the aluminum billets could be placed in the homogenization oven. The fork truck lost hydraulic power to the forks which were holding the billets. This caused them to tilt forward (down) and strike the employee. The billets had an approximate average temperature of at least
2021-08-13	Adairsville	Ga	UFP NAC, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
A forklift hit a pallet holding corrugated boxes. The boxes fell, causing a nearby employee to stumble and fall to the floor. She suffered a broken hip.
2021-08-04	Ada	Ok	Ram Jack LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was drilling holes in a piece of pipe with a horizontal drill when a piece of metal that had sheared off caught his glove and pulled his hand into the drill, resulting in a partial amputation of the left thumb.
2021-07-08	Alvada	Oh	M & B Asphalt Company, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other jump to lower level
On July 8, 2021, an employee was on an extension ladder under the silo attempting to tighten a pin located on the inside of the silo. The employee was accessing the pin through a pocket door. The employee was startled and jumped off the ladder landing on a stabilizer bar below. The employee sustained broken ribs.
2021-06-16	Adairsville	Ga	Vista Specialty Alloys, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object or equipment
A 19-inch aluminum billet was being loaded onto a homogenizing oven pad with a forklift. Two employees were trying to reposition it using a pry bar when it rolled off the stack, causing a stacking rail or pad backstop to strike one of the employees in the back. The employee suffered four broken vertebrae in the lower back, as well as liver, spleen, and kidney lacerations.
2020-10-08	Grenada	Ms	EMI Staffing, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was hospitalized after receiving an electrical shock while operating a machine.
2020-09-29	Adairsville	Ga	LG Hausys America, Inc	Upper extremities	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cleaning the box chute for a crusher when his left hand slipped between the rollers while they were still turning, causing trauma to the hand and forearm and an amputation.
2020-09-19	Grenada	Ms	Grenada Stamping and Assembly, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing a stuck part from a mechanical power press and amputated two fingers on the right hand.
2020-08-07	Barrigada	Gu	COST U LESS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut a beef shank when the shank became displaced after contacting the saw blade. The blade then amputated the employee's left middle finger.
2020-07-17	Grenada	Mississippi	Fly Tie and Lumber	Arm(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was trying to clear a slab that was jammed in a saw when his right arm contacted the saw, resulting in an amputation below the elbow. The saw was operational at the time of the incident.
2020-06-30	Madawaska	Maine	Madtown Logging and Firewood	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a log processor to cut a log. He tried to support a cut piece of log with his hand when the weight of the log pushed his hand into the log splitter's blade, resulting in the amputation of his left hand at the wrist.
2020-06-12	Arvada	Colorado	Landtech Contractors	Pelvis	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was disconnecting an attachment on a skid steer when the arms dropped a little and caught him on the hip against the machine. The employee sustained a broken pelvis.
2020-06-08	Nevada	Texas	Premier Electrical Staffing	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on the demolition of electrical wiring in a school. The employee fell from a ladder to the floor, sustaining a cut on the head and broken ribs.
2020-05-27	Grenada	Mississippi	Modine Manufacturing Company	Elbow(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading sheet metal from a shear press. His sleeve got caught on the edge of the sheet metal and his elbow sustained a severe cut.
2020-04-08	Granada	Colorado	Granada Feeders, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was using a roller to flake corn. While removing some rocks from the rolls, the employee suffered a partial amputation.
2020-03-31	Grenada	Mississippi	Modine Manufacturing	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was setting up a machine. The employee's left middle finger came into contact with rotating gears, resulting in a partial amputation.
2020-02-29	Ada	Oklahoma	Flex-N-Gate Oklahoma, LLC	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking on top of mold tools, staged between molding machines, in order to stage a hoisted mold tool in the same area. The employee slipped off the top of a mold tool and fell approximately four feet to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized for contusions to the head and torso.
2020-02-09	Adairsville	Georgia	Vista Speciality Alloys, LLC	Multiple body parts	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was standing near a cannon-type heater trying to warm himself. The employee's shirt ignited due to contact with the heater. The employee sustained second degree burns to the left front, side, and back torso, and the left thumb, fingers, and palm.
2020-01-15	Hadar	Nebraska	Loves Travel Stops	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice while walking outside and suffered a broken tibia and fibula.
2020-01-06	Grenada	Mississippi	Fly Tie and Lumber, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was aligning a board as it traveled along a roll case conveyor when the board pushed his right hand against the side of the conveyor angle iron, resulting in lacerations and a fracture to the right index finger knuckle.
2019-09-18	Arvada	Colorado	Drexel Metals Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a sheet metal folding machine. The machine activated and crushed the employee's hands, causing the amputation of three fingers. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-08-07	North Adams	Massachusett	B&B MICRO MANUFACTURING, INC.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was installing plywood on a roof. The plywood was staged on forklift forks that were raised approximately 12 feet. The employee climbed from the roof onto the forks of the forklift to retrieve the plywood. The employee was kneeling on the stack of plywood when it fell to the ground. The employee fell with the plywood approximately 12 feet onto concrete, requiring hospitalization for a fractured left ankle.
2019-07-12	Adairsville	Georgia	LG Hausys America, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning debris from the rollers of a calendar machine while it was in operation. The mill cleaning cloth the employee was using caught on one of the rollers and the employee was pulled in between two rollers. He sustained crushing injuries to the upper body and head.
2019-05-10	Adairsville	Georgia	Luis E. Perez-Chavez	Elbow(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
Two employees were preparing to stop working for the day and had started to lower the scissor lift to the ground. Both employees were tied off with their fall arrest systems. A gust of wind caused the trusses on the building to fall. It resulted in a domino effect and the last truss struck the scissor lift that was approximately 16 feet high, causing it to tip over while the employees were in it. One employee sprained his ankle and was treated and released that day. The other employee suffered i
2019-04-30	Ada	Oklahoma	Mercy Hospital Ada	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee contracted a bacterial illness while providing nursing care in the hospital.
2019-03-09	Arvada	Colorado	Vitamin Cottage Natural Food Markets Inc	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
At about 2:14 p.m. on March 9, 2019, two employees were taking recycling outside on a receiving dock. One of the employees fell off the dock onto her back, hitting her head on the concrete below. She was hospitalized.
2019-02-20	Adairsville	Georgia	Industrial Solutions Plus Supplies	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was transporting a machine part using a forklift. As the forklift made a sharp turn, the employee's hand was caught between the forklift and a nearby assembly line machine and his little finger was crushed. The finger was amputated.
2019-01-31	Arvada	Colorado	CJR Partners LLC	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was carrying installation material up a ladder onto a slate tile roof when the employee slipped on the roof and fell 10 to 12 feet to the ground, breaking an ankle.
2019-01-30	Arvada	Colorado	HOME DEPOT USA INC DBA HOME DEPOT #1502	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An overnight team was stocking a store. A forklift driver was in the main lumber aisle and turned into a middle aisle to return to the receiving area, while the injured employee was standing nearby. The forklift driver ran over the tips of the injured employee's toes. He suffered two broken bones in his foot. Steel-toed boots were worn at the time of the incident.
2019-01-28	Adairsville	Georgia	Lowe's	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was collecting carts when the employee's left index finger was caught between two carts, resulting in an amputation to the finger (no bone loss).
2018-08-31	Evadale	Texas	WestRock	Forearm(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was lifting a basket of wood chips with a chain saw that had two choker chains attached when a link in one of the choker chains broke, hitting and fracturing the employee's right forearm.
2018-08-22	Grenada	Mississippi	Modine Manufacturing Company	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a press part revolution clutch and attempting to reach the die when the die crushed her right hand, causing three fractures. The press was guarded at the time of the incident.
2018-08-07	Islamorada	Florida	LINDHOLM CONSTRUCTION INC	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a roof ladder and suffered a fractured leg.
2018-06-29	Adairsville	Georgia	LG Hausys America, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was carrying an extension receptacle outlet (240 V) up a flight of process equipment stairs. The receptacle contacted the stair handrail at which time the employee experienced an electrical shock for an extended period of time.
2018-06-07	Arvada	Colorado	Mile-Hi Tree Care, Inc.	Skull	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
The injured employee was acting as the "ground man" and lowering a large tree limb that had been cut. The limb slipped from the rope and fell, striking the employee on the head and causing a skull fracture. The employee was wearing a hard hat at the time.
2018-06-05	Evadale	Texas	Westrock	Multiple body parts	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was troubleshooting an atomic absorption analyzer when it exploded. The analyzer uses acetylene and nitrous oxide. The employee was admitted to the hospital with contusions to the left arm, legs and lower left abdomen.
2018-04-02	Arvada	Colorado	Lowe's Home Centers, LLC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was spotting for a forklift driver during pallet reorganization when the reversing forklift struck her, breaking her right leg. She was hospitalized.
2018-03-29	Barrigada	Guam	Guam National Guard Readiness Center	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was conducting truck maintenance when his left index finger was caught between the truck bed tailgate and a floor jack, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-03-14	Ada	Ohio	Ada Technologies Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee fell on ice in the parking lot, breaking the left patella and requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-09	Ada	Oklahoma	Braum's Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell after mopping the floor, fracturing the right hip.
2018-03-08	Ada	Oklahoma	Boadie L. Anderson Quarries	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
While stacking granite, an employee became pinned between a slab and a block of granite, breaking two ribs.
2018-03-06	Arvada	Colorado	First Electric Contractors	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was placing an extension on a hand-operated drill when his hand was caught and pulled into the drill bit, amputating his left pinky finger.
2018-01-30	Arvada	Colorado	Home Service Heroes Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was walking to her car and fell breaking the right hip.
2018-01-14	Adairsville	Georgia	BGAC, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder working on a rollup door when he fell to the concrete floor, breaking his right elbow and right hip.
2017-10-11	Arvada	Colorado	SEARS ROEBUCK & CO.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was closing the door to an open safe when her right thumb was caught between the door and the frame, crushing the bone and amputating the tip of the thumb.
2017-10-10	Adairsville	Georgia	LG Hausys America, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a drum roller and material belt when his hand was caught between the belt and drum roller, which then pulled his arm into the belt and roller. He suffered a broken wrist; three broken ribs; burns to the forearm, palm, and fingers; and skin removal from the forearm, palm and fingers.
2017-09-28	Adams	North Dakota	CHS, Inc.	Hand(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was filling a tire with air when the tire exploded, breaking a bone in his left hand and lacerating his left knee. He was hospitalized. No tire cage was used at the time of the incident.
2017-08-21	Grenada	Mississippi	Lavata Grenada LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was inside a trailer getting ready to inspect a returned coil that was strapped to a crate. The employee was releasing the straps when the 2,800-pound coil pinned him to the floor, causing bruises and soreness to the chest and leg area.
2017-07-28	Arvada	Colorado	Blueprint Skilled Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was putting a piece of asphalt in the barrel of a skip loader and the tip of his left middle finger was pinched between the loader and the piece of asphalt. This resulted in a partial finger amputation.
2017-07-24	Arvada	Colorado	Prescient	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a heavy post on a roller table. Her fingers were over the edge of the post she was moving when her left index fingertip made contact with a connection plate attached to another post. Her finger was smashed between the two objects, amputating her left index fingertip.
2017-07-01	Broadalbin	New York	CMG Motorcycles, LLC	Hip(s)	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was putting a motorcycle on a lift when the bike missed the front wheel slot and fell on him. He suffered a hip contusion.
2017-06-14	Adamsville	Ohio	Excel Mulching and Trenching, LLC.	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On June 14, 2017, an employee was oiling the thumb of an excavator when the employee's hand became trapped between the excavator's bucket and thumb. The employee suffered left hand fractures and lacerations, requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-09	Barrigada	Guam	PEREZ BROTHERS INC.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee had just closed the door to a block mixer when he noticed that the door was not closed tightly. As he re-closed the door, his right pinky fingertip was crushed and amputated between the door and the mixer bin.
2017-06-06	Ada	Ohio	WILSON SPORTING GOODS CO.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a conveyor when it started unexpectedly and pinched his finger between the belt and pulley, amputating his fingertip.
2017-03-20	Adairsville	Georgia	LG Hausys America, Inc.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On March 20, 2017, at approximately 6:30 p.m., an employee was guiding a sample leather sheet through the roller machine. The employee's hands were pulled into the machine and caught between the top and lower rollers resulting in a fractured right thumb and fractured metacarpals in both hands including lacerations, abrasions and contusions to both hands.
2017-03-02	Arvada	Colorado	King Soopers	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking in the parking lot, tripped over landscaping rocks, and fell breaking and dislocating the humerus.
2017-02-20	Arvada	Colorado	Southwest Mechanical Management, Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was on the second level of the roof with his harness on and was preparing anchors to start work. The employee fell 15-20 feet through a hole and suffered broken ribs, a torn right lung, a ruptured spleen, a broken pelvis and bleeding on the brain.
2017-02-16	Adams	Wisconsin	Westrock, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was re-installing a roller assembly after working on a motor beneath it when the roller assembly slipped and pinched his fingers between it and a cross-member. His right middle and ring fingertips were amputated.
2017-02-02	Arvada	Colorado	Sonsio	Head and trunk	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell injuring her head and lower back.
2017-01-18	Broadalbin	New York	Adirondack Mechanical	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell in the icy parking lot, breaking an ankle.
2017-01-10	Grenada	Mississippi	Luvata Grenada, LLC	Arm(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a wrap saw to cut cardboard when the saw jammed. As he attempted to unjam it, the saw blade lacerated his arm. The saw was guarded at the time.
2016-10-20	Grenada	Mississippi	Luvata Grenada, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's right ring fingertip was amputated while operating a vertical milling machine.
2016-10-19	Floydada	Texas	Blanco Gin	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was unchocking a piece of equipment when his right hand was caught by the machine belt amputating the fourth finger at the first knuckle.
2016-10-10	Arvada	Colorado	United Materials LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
While unloading trash into a dumpster during roofing activities, an employee fell approximately 15 feet onto an I-beam, breaking ribs.
2016-09-20	Adams	New York	Great Lakes Cheese of New York, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to troubleshoot a case sealer when his left finger was caught in the belt and pulley drive, amputating his left ring finger.
2016-09-12	Grenada	Mississippi	Fly Tie and Lumber	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was helping to move a stretch roller with the motor jack. The stretch roller fell over and landed on his right foot/lower leg, breaking three bones.
2016-08-31	Evadale	Texas	WD Chips, LLC	Brain	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was assisting two other employee to remove a cylinder from a log loader. The employee was using a pry bar to assist the other employees that were trying to remove a pin. Once the pin was removed, the cylinder slipped forward in the mud causing the pry bar to jerk backwards and strike the employee in the head just below his hard hat knocking him unconscious. The employee suffered from a concussion and a small brain bleed. He was hospitalized.
2016-08-01	Arvada	Colorado	Black Hound Design Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a sliding table saw to cut wood when the wood kicked back, causing the saw blade to amputate the employee's left index finger.
2016-07-01	Grenada	Mississippi	Novipax Associate	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A packaging machine vacuum stopped working. The employee thought the vacuum line was clogged and reached inside the machine with his right hand to unclog it. The fan blade was still rotating and struck his right middle finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2016-06-29	Grenada	Mississippi	Luvata Grenada	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unjam the Manchester machine (shapes copper tubing) and amputated the third finger on the right hand at the first joint.
2016-06-28	Grenada	Mississippi	Hankins Lumber	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a 5-gallon bucket to unjam a board on the chain deck when he fell off the bucket onto his right side, fracturing a rib, puncturing a lung, and suffering a laceration behind his right ear.
2016-06-22	Grenada	Mississippi	GRENADA STAMPING & ASSEMBLY, INC.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A maintenance employee was cleaning straightening machine rollers with a rag when the rollers caught the rag and pulled the employee's left hand into the machine. The employee's hand was severely bruised.
2016-05-24	Adairsville	Georgia	Vista Metals Georgia	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Sudden start or stop, nonroadway
An employee was driving a forklift to move materials when a piece of material rolled off the stack, causing the forklift to pitch forward and then return to the ground. The employee struck the windshield, rupturing his discs.
2016-05-10	Islamorada	Florida	Conch Contracting, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was painting on the roof when he slipped and fell to the ground breaking his pelvis, injuring his back, and bruising a lung.
2016-04-13	Ada	Oklahoma	Home Depot #3918	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee's left index finger was partially amputated to the first knuckle while he was using a panel saw to cut the edge off of a board.
2016-03-29	Adams	Nebraska	Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee lost balance and fell sideways to the concrete floor, breaking the left leg.
2016-03-04	Adairsville	Georgia	Bo's Pallets, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a dismantler to pull the boards of a pallet apart. His hand became caught in the pallet, and he was unable to remove his hand before the pallet went through the blade of the dismantler. His pinky fingertip was amputated.
2016-03-01	North Adams	Massachusett	NORTH ADAMS COMMONS	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
On 3/1/16, an employee was lifting a patient using a mechanical lift when the lift malfunctioned and struck the employee's back.
2016-01-15	Evadale	Texas	Westrock	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was re-threading a paper machine. When he attempted to grab paper, his right hand was pulled in and amputated.
2016-01-04	Adairsville	Georgia	Bo's Pallets, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to retrieve a piece of wood that got stuck in the conveyor when her right hand got caught in the belt, amputating her right index finger.
2015-09-23	Adairsville	Georgia	Shaw Industries Group, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was helping to line up two walls that would be nailed together. A nail from the nail gun hit a knot in the wood. The nail ricocheted, hitting and puncturing the employee's chest.
2015-08-27	Ada	Oklahoma	U.S.P.S.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized for dehydration and heat stress.
2015-08-19	Adams	Nebraska	E ENERGY ADAMS LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a Cellunator when their left glove got entangled in one of the disks, amputating the left ring fingertip to the first knuckle.
2015-08-06	Arvada	Colorado	GEI Electric, Inc.	Wrist(s) and elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee lost his balance and fell while working on a 10 foot ladder, breaking his left elbow, right wrist, and lacerating his forehead.
2015-08-04	Evadale	Texas	Meadwestvaco Texas LP	Knee(s)	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
On August 4, 2015, at approximately 7:45 a.m., an employee was starting to descend from a crane. As he bent down to grab the hand rail, he flexed his knee and his knee popped. He then called for help to get down from the crane.
2015-07-30	Ada	Oklahoma	U.S.P.S.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was delivering mail when they experienced dehydration, kidney failure, and heat illness due to heat exposure. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration.
2015-06-25	Arvada	Colorado	Sorin Group USA, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a step ladder to perform maintenance in the ceiling when he fell, breaking his left femur and requiring hospitalization.
2015-06-05	Ada	Oklahoma	Centimark Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was inspecting a roof when he stumbled and fell 15 feet through a skylight.
2015-05-27	Arvada	Colorado	Hudspeth	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell to the ground while accessing a loader. The employee broke his collar bone.
2015-04-24	Arvada	Colorado	Boral Construction Materials	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
On April 24, 2015, an employee sustained an injury from an electric shock while resetting the power on a water heater, requiring hospitalization.
2015-03-27	Madawaska	Maine	Twin Rivers Paper Company	Nonclassifiable	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On or about 03/27/2015, an employee was hospitalized with injuries sustained from getting caught between a brake and reel while pushing an empty paper spool.
2015-03-10	Adairsville	Georgia	Adairsville Pallet Company, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on a pallet dismantler machine when he reached his right hand into the machine to remove a piece of wood that was causing a jam. The tip of the employee's right thumb was amputated.
2015-03-02	Nevada	Missouri	Conway Freight	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee arrived at the facility early in the morning and was shoveling snow off of the front walk when he stepped on some ice. He tried to catch his fall, but the weight of his body broke the lower portion of his left leg. He was hospitalized.
2015-03-02	Grenada	Mississippi	Luvata Grenada, LLC	Forearm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was assembling a metal part to a frame when the sheet metal dislodged and cut a tendon above the cut-resistance glove on his arm.
2015-01-10	Madawaska	Maine	Twin Rivers Paper Company	Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)	Struck against object or equipment
Employee was pulling shavings on a winder at the trim chute and contacted the trim slitter suffering an angled cut to the nail bed and tip of the right index finger.