Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-07	Largo	Fl	Autozone Inc.	Scalp	Fall on same level
An employee was standing while doing paperwork when he fell backward and hit the back of his head on a tiled floor, resulting in a laceration to the back of his head.
2021-10-28	Summit Argo	Il	FedEx Freight, Inc.	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift when his left leg struck a trailer. He suffered two broken bones in the leg and was hospitalized.
2021-10-21	Fargo	Nd	Robert Gibb & Sons, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was setting up a mechanical room when a gate valve pinched his right ring finger. The finger was amputated.
2021-10-13	Largo	Fl	CMS Crawford Maintenance Services, LLC	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell while exiting the cab of an excavator in a company yard. The employee landed on the ground and suffered a broken left arm.
2021-09-15	Fargo	Nd	Family HealthCare Center	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level
An employee fell while pushing a custodial cart and suffered fractured vertebrae.
2021-09-11	Fargo	Nd	Cardinal IG	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was observing while glass was being put on a conveyor on the ingoing side of a washer. The employee's left hand was pulled into a conveyor roller. His index and middle fingers were severely broken, resulting in an amputation.
2021-08-02	Fargo	Nd	All American Plumbing & Heating, Inc.	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a platform hanging a 4-inch piece of cast iron pipe. He fell through a ladder access hole and landed on the floor about 8 feet below, suffering a head injury (with a concussion) and a sore shoulder.
2021-07-08	Fargo	Nd	Miller Insulation Co., Inc.	Elbow(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment
An employee was installing pipes and ducts in an attic space. His elbow struck a metal frame and was injured.
2021-06-26	Fargo	Nd	Nu-tek Food Science, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was changing a bulk bag underneath a hopper when his left hand became caught on the rotary airlock, resulting in amputations to his index, middle, and ring fingers.
2021-06-09	Fargo	Nd	CNH Industrial	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered heat stress while conducting on-the-job training.
2021-05-04	Largo	Fl	Ion Labs, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was standing in the reception area when a co-worker collided with her. The employee fell to the ground and landed on her wrist, resulting in a possible fracture.
2021-04-09	Fargo	Nd	Magnum Contracting, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was climbing an extension ladder with his tools in a bucket. As he reached the top of the ladder and raised the bucket to the third floor, he fell from the ladder onto the decking of the second floor 15 feet below. He suffered a broken vertebra.
2021-04-02	Largo	Fl	Largo Medical Center, Inc	Multiple upper extremities locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was walking to the tube station when she tripped and fell to the floor, sustaining a fractured right wrist and left shoulder.
2021-03-08	Fargo	Nd	Red Cedar Steel Erectors Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was connecting two steel beams when his right ring finger was caught between the beams, resulting in surgical amputation of the fingertip.
2021-02-27	Largo	Fl	Medical Management International Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On February 27, 2021, an employee was using a three-step stool to reach a medication in the pharmacy. When coming down, she missed a step and fell backward, resulting in a back L2 compression fracture that required hospitalization.
2021-02-25	Largo	Fl	BPI LABS, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder changing an air filter when they lost balance and fell to the floor, breaking two ribs.
2021-02-22	Largo	Fl	BCH Mechanical LLC	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee had turned to grab a pen from his work desk when he tripped over a trashcan and fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured left arm.
2021-02-05	Largo	Fl	Rolling Frito Lay Sales	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was opening a liftgate by pushing a slider from the side. The employee's right index finger was pinched by the slider, resulting in an amputation to the finger just below the nail bed.
2021-02-01	Largo	Fl	Art Headquarters LLC	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting wood molding on an industrial chop saw. He was using a piece of wood to push out another piece of wood when he felt dizzy and lost balance. He moved forward, pushing the foot pedal down, and the saw blade lacerated his left hand.
2021-01-07	Fargo	Nd	Dirt Dynamics	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attaching a wall form panel to a knuckle boom. The boom lowered, pinching the employee's left hand against the wall panel and amputating the index finger at the knuckle.
2021-01-04	West Fargo	Nd	Moorhead Electric, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was operating a scissor lift when his finger got caught between an electrical panel and the lift's railing, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-10-09	West Fargo	Nd	K and K Construction and Repair, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using a chain hoist to lift an angle hook that had been tack-welded to a metal plate. The weld failed, causing the plate to drop and strike the employee's left hand. Fingers on the left hand were injured and the index finger was partially amputated.
2020-10-04	Fargo	Nd	Sanford Medical Center - Fargo	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was hospitalized due to respiratory distress after inhaling odor eliminator spray.
2020-09-28	Largo	Fl	BCH Mechanical, L.L.C.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding sheet metal into the transverse duct connector machine when his hand was pinched between the first set of rollers resulting in medical amputation of his left index fingertip.
2020-09-14	Fargo	Nd	Spartan Nash	Knee(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was picking up product using a pallet jack when his knee was caught between the pallet jack and a rack and fractured.
2020-09-11	West Fargo	Nd	Corbon's, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee of Corbon's, Inc., was using a bandsaw to cut meat when his hand slipped and made contact with the saw blade, resulting in the amputation of his left index finger at the first knuckle.
2020-08-31	Largo	Fl	US Census Bureau	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee tripped over uneven sidewalk pavement and fell onto steps, suffering a broken left arm.
2020-08-24	Largo	Fl	CLARK HUNT CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Upper arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a cutoff saw when it kicked back and lacerated the employee's upper left arm. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2020-08-20	Fargo	Nd	Red River Commodities	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was sweeping sunflower seeds into the floor auger portals in a flat-bottom grain storage bin. He slipped down a pile of seeds (about 5-6 feet tall) and his leg was caught by an auger. His leg was amputated.
2020-07-18	Largo	Florida	Paramedics Logistics Florida LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A paramedic and was providing patient care in full personal protective equipment (PPE) and became dehydrated. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-06-18	Fargo	North Dakota	SpartanNash Company	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was dismounting a pallet jack when the pallet jack was pulled toward him, pinning his leg against a guard post. He suffered a leg injury and fractured ankle.
2020-06-15	Fargo	North Dakota	Sanford Medical Center - Fargo	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
A mini-loader was carrying flowers to a planting area. An employee was planting flowers when the bucket of the mini-loader pinned his leg to a cement structure, resulting in a left ankle fracture.
2020-05-26	Fargo	North Dakota	Core-Mark Midcontinent, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was transporting goods on a two-wheel hand cart down a ramp from the back of a delivery truck when he slipped on the ramp, sustaining injuries to his back and neck and several broken bones.
2020-04-10	Largo	Florida	Intrepid Powerboats, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
The injured employee was moving a cart with three other employees. The cart was holding a fiberglass console. The cart hit the edge of concrete causing the load to shift and fall onto the injured employee's hand. The injured employee was hospitalized with lacerations to the pinky and ring fingers on the left hand.
2020-03-24	Largo	Florida	VISTAPHARM, INC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was troubleshooting a machine when her left ring finger was caught in its belt and pulley. The fingertip was amputated.
2020-02-11	Largo	Florida	BATES ELECTRIC	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a ladder preparing a wall for an electric conduit when he became unbalanced and fell 8 to 10 feet to the concrete floor, suffering a head laceration and a broken arm. He was hospitalized.
2020-02-10	Largo	Florida	Olive Garden Holdings, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
While setting up a dining table an employee fell to the ground and injured their hip.
2020-01-30	Fargo	North Dakota	Steinbrecher Painitng Company	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on an A-frame ladder installing plastic material over an I-beam before starting to paint. The employee fell off the ladder and sustained two broken wrists and injuries to his back.
2020-01-24	Fargo	North Dakota	Sanford	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
A paramedic was walking up to the scene of a medical incident when she slipped on ice and fell, suffering a broken right hip.
2020-01-20	West Fargo	North Dakota	PKG Contracting Inc.	Forearm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting concrete with a saw when the saw kicked back and lacerated his right forearm.
2020-01-02	Fargo	North Dakota	NMC Group	Brain	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was in an aerial lift's operator seat, lowering the lift to the ground. The lift titled and ejected the employee, causing head injuries.
2020-01-02	Largo	Florida	JACKSONVILLE LOGISTICAL GROUP INC.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was standing between two trucks, helping transfer cargo from one truck to the other. One of the trucks moved and the employee's leg was caught and broken between the two trucks.
2019-09-18	Fargo	North Dakota	Butler Machinery	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to move a 3,000-pound forklift battery when his right index finger was caught between the battery and the battery housing, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-09-16	Fargo	North Dakota	Sanford Medical Center Fargo	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking beside a cart when it caught her feet. She tripped and her left arm was broken.
2019-09-15	Largo	Florida	Olive Garden USA	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking away from a table in the restaurant when she stumbled and fell, hitting her hip on the floor. She suffered a fractured hip and shoulder injury, requiring hospitalization.
2019-09-13	West Fargo	North Dakota	M.J. Dalsin Company of N.D., Inc.	Skull	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working on a roof approximately 20 feet high when the employee walked backwards and fell off the edge to the ground, suffering a skull fracture and contusion that required stitches.
2019-08-23	Largo	Florida	LARGO MEDICAL CENTER	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was helping clean a patient up. The employee then leaned over the bed to press the "weight" button. The employee lost her balance and her right foot became caught on a cord under the bed. The employee fell to the floor and broke her left hip.
2019-08-20	Largo	Florida	Kiewit Water Facilities South Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving oxygen-compressed air cylinders when one started to tip and fell onto another bottle where his finger was. His finger was caught between the two bottles, fracturing his left pinky finger and knuckle.
2019-08-19	West Fargo	North Dakota	Trail King Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was reaching out for a crane remote control when it slipped off his hand and activated the crane. The crane moved and his fingers were crushed between two pieces of metal.
2019-07-17	Fargo	North Dakota	Sanford Medical Center	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While carrying items, an employee tripped on a table cloth and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip.
2019-05-21	Fargo	North Dakota	McCough Construction	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was hoisting loads. The load swung and the employee's hand was pinched between two loads. A finger was crushed and required surgery.
2019-05-13	Fargo	North Dakota	Industrial Builders, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a chain come-a-long to move a boiler down the steps into a building. The neutral lever hit a solid surface and disengaged the come-a-long. As the chain began moving freely the employee's finger became caught in the sprocket of the come-a-long resulting in the amputation of the left ring finger.
2019-04-25	Fargo	North Dakota	Dirt Dynamics	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
An employee had been spotting for a truck. The truck backed into a light pole which fell over and hit the employee causing broken vertebrae in the lower neck or upper back and a laceration to the head.
2019-04-11	Fargo	North Dakota	Sanford Medical Center Fargo	Multiple head locations	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking in a parking lot when he slipped on ice and fell to the ground. He suffered a concussion and a fracture to the upper jaw, and was hospitalized.
2019-04-05	Largo	Florida	Bernhard MCC, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was assaulted by an employee of another contractor, suffering a crushed esophagus, a shattered nose, and bruises to the face.
2019-04-03	Key Largo	Florida	BRIGHTVIEW TREE CARE SERVICES, INC.	Multiple arm locations	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
While an employee was using a chainsaw to trim a coconut tree, the chainsaw kicked back causing lacerations to the left forearm and bicep.
2019-03-01	Largo	Florida	Intrepid Powerboats, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Struck by thrown object-unintentional injury
An employee was cleaning out the loft and tossing down materials. A bag weighing 30 pounds struck another employee that was walking under the loft. She was knocked into the stairs and wooden railings and onto the floor. The injured employee could not move her arms or legs and was hospitalized.
2019-02-24	Fargo	North Dakota	Sysco Foods, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a pallet jack, lost balance and fell off the pallet jack. The employee was pinned against a wall and suffered a broken foot.
2019-02-19	Fargo	North Dakota	O'Day Tank & Steel LLC	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On February 19, 2019, while sandblasting outside a tank, an employee tripped over the sandblaster hose and fell to the floor, suffering a broken left femur.
2019-02-16	Fargo	North Dakota	LME, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was bending down to move a box so that it would not be run over by a forklift. The forklift ran over the employee's foot, breaking bones.
2019-02-15	Fargo	North Dakota	Sanford Medical Center - Fargo	Lumbar region	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped in an icy parking lot and suffered a closed compression fracture of a vertebra in her back.
2019-01-06	Fargo	North Dakota	Cass Clay	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing a valve from an air hose when his fingertip was amputated.
2018-09-12	Fargo	North Dakota	Spartan Nash	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a powered pallet jack when the employee was caught between the jack and a cantilever rack, fracturing the left leg.
2018-09-12	Fargo	North Dakota	McNeilus Steel	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was lifting the locking mechanism of a trailer when it snapped down and severed his fingertip.
2018-09-11	Key Largo	Florida	Cotton Commercial USA, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a third floor while conducting roofing work, fracturing a leg.
2018-09-04	Fargo	North Dakota	O'Day Tank & Steel LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was using a tape measurer to measure the circumference of a steel tank that was sitting on rollers when slack in the tape measurer began to create a loop that was getting hung up. As the employee reached for the loop, he inadvertently activated the roller. His left pinky was then caught and smashed between the roller and the tank, resulting in a surgical amputation.
2018-08-21	Largo	Florida	ConMed Corporation	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking up the ramp to a flammable chemical storage room to empty a container of waste alcohol into a drum when the employee tripped over a 1-inch lip and fell to the spill containment floor, fracturing the right hip.
2018-08-02	Fargo	North Dakota	Forum Communications Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was attempting to remove a blemish that developed on the press plate of a sheet-fed press machine when his right index finger was caught in a roller, resulting in an amputation to the top portion of his finger.
2018-07-20	Fargo	North Dakota	Tecton Products LLC	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was attempting to remove fibers from a mat cutter blade when it cut his right index fingertip, resulting in an amputation.
2018-06-25	Fargo	North Dakota	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonclassifiable
An employee was experiencing cardiac stress while collecting recycling resulting in hospitalization.
2018-06-23	Fargo	Georgia	Trejo Brothers Produce, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
An employee was pulling weeds, helping another employee prune shrubbery. The other employee's clippers caught the employee's right index finger, causing a partial amputation and a bone fracture requiring hospitalization.
2018-06-01	Largo	Florida	Art Headquarters LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a table saw to cut molding for a picture frame when the blade amputated the employee's middle fingertip just above the top knuckle.
2018-06-01	Key Largo	Florida	Dixie Landscape Company, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was on the ground guiding a coconut tree that was suspended by a piece of equipment to position it in a hole. The palm frond touched an overhead powerline while the employee was touching the root and he received an electrical shock, burning his hands and the bottom of his feet.
2018-05-29	Fargo	North Dakota	Western Products	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was on a roof applying valley tin. The employee slipped on the valley tin and fell approximately 20 feet to the ground. The employee sustained lacerations to the face and arms. The employee's lanyard was unhooked at the time.
2018-05-24	Fargo	North Dakota	Taco Bell	Head and neck	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was operating a deep fryer when a lighter fell out of the employee's shirt pocket into the fryer. The hot oil melted the casing on the lighter causing a fire and explosion of the hot oil that resulted in burns to the employee's face and neck.
2018-04-28	Fargo	North Dakota	SGM, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On April 28, 2018, an employee was guiding a forklift operator when the forklift lowered a crate onto his foot, crushing his right big toe. His toe was later amputated.
2018-04-18	Fargo	North Dakota	VA Medical Center	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Nonclassifiable
While performing maintenance activities, an employee experienced back pain that required hospitalization.
2018-04-10	Fargo	North Dakota	Valley Imports	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on ice while walking between buildings, suffering multiple ankle fractures.
2018-04-02	Fargo	North Dakota	Sanford Medical Center	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice and fell to the sidewalk while walking to the front door, fracturing her wrist and forearm.
2018-03-30	Fargo	North Dakota	Sanford Medical Center	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on ice in the parking lot while walking toward the building, breaking her hip.
2018-03-26	Largo	Florida	Masonite	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was changing tools on a router when his left hand was caught and partially amputated by the router head. The router was guarded at the time.
2018-03-21	Fargo	North Dakota	Sanford Medical Center	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
Two employees slipped and fell on ice in the parking lot, fracturing their ankles and requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-19	Fargo	North Dakota	Space Age Sythetics	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was sanding a fiber board when the employee's hand was caught in the sander, partially removing skin.
2018-03-13	Largo	Florida	Spangler Roofing LLC	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a roof to the ground, suffering broken ankles and requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-13	Largo	Florida	Southeastern Surveying and Mapping Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was taping a box cutter to lathes to test the thickness of force mains when the box cutter cut off his thumb tip.
2018-02-28	West Fargo	North Dakota	Agassiz Seeds, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was repairing a fire door when the track or door system struck his right foot, resulting in an amputation to the right little toe.
2018-02-11	Fargo	North Dakota	P-Americas LLC	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking through the warehouse, tripped over a box and fell breaking a femur. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-01-25	Argo	Illinois	Weldbend Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a marking machine when his glove became caught and pulled his left hand into the machine, crushing his index and middle fingers.
2018-01-17	Fargo	North Dakota	Magnum Contracting, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a rough terrain forklift when the lift went across a slope that tilted the mast and forks down, causing the forklift cage to fall from the forks. An employee then fell approximately 12 feet from the cage, suffering fractured ribs.
2018-01-12	Fargo	North Dakota	McNeilus Steel, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was banding bar stock (three metal pipes) with a pneumatic bander when his right glove and thumb were pulled into a pinch point in the bar stock. His right thumb was partially amputated.
2017-10-16	Largo	Florida	Brookdale	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was taking a patient's vital signs when she bent forward and her foot was caught on a chair. She then fell to the floor, landing on her left elbow and left knee and fracturing her left shoulder. She was hospitalized.
2017-10-04	Fargo	North Dakota	Master Construction	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a concrete mixing truck while walking at a construction site, suffering a lower leg injury.
2017-10-03	West Fargo	North Dakota	Crary Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a drill press when his right hand was caught on the drill bit, partially amputating his thumb.
2017-08-02	Key Largo	Florida	KLI SHELL LUMBER & HARDWARE, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading palletized loads of residential doors from the back of a truck when the employee was blown off the truck to the asphalt, suffering back, rib, tailbone, and kidney injuries that required hospitalization.
2017-06-13	Fargo	North Dakota	Cardinal IG	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was bending a piece of channel with a bender machine when it amputated his right ring finger. The machine was guarded at the time.
2017-06-07	Fargo	North Dakota	O'Day Tank & Steel LLC	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was cleaning a paint gun using MEK (methyl ethyl ketone), when the high-pressure stream of MEK was injected into his left palm, requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-07	West Fargo	North Dakota	Grant's Mechanical, Inc.	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working on a de-energized electrical panel when the panel became re-energized, causing an arc flash that burned the employee's right hand.
2017-06-05	Fargo	North Dakota	Supervalu, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was repairing the steering linkage on a powered industrial truck when a jack gave way and the truck crushed his foot.
2017-05-26	Key Largo	Florida	THE HVAC STORE, INC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was on an extension ladder trying to access the roof when he slipped and fell approximately 20 feet to the ground below, fracturing three vertebrae, his nose, his skull, and a wrist.
2017-05-23	Largo	Florida	Brookdale Pinecrest	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was doing a security round when he tripped and fell on a sidewalk, fracturing his nose and cutting his face.