Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-01-13 | Aiken | Texas | Bayer - U.S. Crop Science Division | Lower leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
The injured employee was spotting for another employee who was backing a conveyor out of a warehouse using a forklift. The injured employee noticed that the forklift was about to hit the overhead door to the warehouse with the conveyor. The injured employee went to lower the conveyor to prevent damage to the overhead door and the conveyor and the forklift struck the employee breaking both legs below the knee. | |||||
2018-06-14 | Aiken | South Caroli | CB&I Areva Mox Services, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Bodily conditions, n.e.c. |
On June 14, 2018, at 11:40 a.m., an employee was installing rebar bands on a gabion wall when he suffered a seizure, requiring hospitalization. Dehydration contributed to the seizure. The employee was tied off at the time so there were no physical injuries. | |||||
2017-10-05 | Aiken | South Caroli | SRS | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
An employee was moving paint from one storage area to another. He opened the door to the storage area and placed his right hand on the door for support while he bent down to pick up a bucket of paint. His right hand began to slip, causing the door to shut and trap his right ring finger between the door jam and hinge. His distal phalanx was amputated. |