Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-02-04	Baltimore	Md	U.S. Marshals Service/ US DOJ	Multiple body parts	Shooting by other person-intentional
A law enforcement officer was serving an arrest warrant when his team was fired upon, resulting in gunshot wounds to the left arm and chest that required hospitalization.
2020-09-21	North Baltimore	Oh	National Beef	Foot (feet)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning in the pack off area of the facility using a high pressure hot water hose. The employee was walking with the hose when the hose got caught on the conveyor frame in the area and the employee lost their grip on the hose. The hose fell to the ground and the employee was sprayed with hot water. Hot water got inside their boot and the employee sustained first and second degree burns to their left foot.
2020-08-06	Baltimore	Md	Ports America Chesapeake	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Two spotters and an operator were offloading excavators from a vessel using a crane when an excavator that was suspended in the air struck and pinned one of the spotters against the vessel. The spotter suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2019-08-14	Baltimore	Maryland	U.S. Postal Service	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A mechanic was troubleshooting equipment when his finger was caught in a machine roller, resulting in a partial amputation.
2019-08-11	North Baltimore	Ohio	A. Stucki Company	Face	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was loading sand from a commercial vehicle into a locomotive. When the door of the sand tank was opened, the pressure caused it to strike the employee in the face, causing lacerations and a fracture to the left side of the face.
2019-06-26	Baltimore	Ohio	Collins Electrical Constructors	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
On June 26, 2019, an employee reached into an electrical cabinet and received a shock injury to the arm, requiring hospitalization. The cabinet was energized at the time of the incident.
2019-06-19	Baltimore	Ohio	Sam's Excavating Unlimited	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was hammering a concrete nail into the brace of a concrete pad when the concrete nail broke and went into the employee's right eyeball.
2019-05-30	Baltimore	Maryland	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became dizzy from heat stress while driving a mail vehicle.
2018-06-10	Baltimore	Maryland	United States Postal Service	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a microwave cord and fell breaking the right hip.
2018-05-29	Baltimore	Maryland	Ports America Chesapeake, LLC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was approaching an intersection on a fifth wheel and struck another fifth wheel, suffering blunt force trauma and internal injuries.
2018-05-26	Baltimore	Maryland	Ports America Chesapeake, LLC.	Forearm(s)	Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
An employee was standing on a ship, waiting to perform a lashing operation. A steel locking shoe fell from above, striking and breaking the employee's forearm.
2018-04-17	Baltimore	Maryland	Ceres Marine Terminal	Heel(s)	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was climbing a portable ladder being held by another employee when he slipped and fell 8 feet inside the vessel, injuring his right heel.
2017-08-08	Baltimore	Maryland	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Trunk	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee had dismounted a vehicle when it began to roll. As he was chasing his work vehicle, he was crushed between his vehicle and another vehicle, injuring his torso.
2017-06-09	Baltimore	Maryland	U.S. Postal Service	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was standing in the warehouse behind an operational forklift when the forklift backed up and crushed the employee's foot.
2017-05-26	Baltimore	Maryland	PORTS AMERICA	Hip(s)	Fall on water vehicle
After dismounting a forklift, an employee slipped and fell on the steel deck of a vessel, fracturing his left hip.
2016-05-16	Baltimore	Maryland	MTC/Ports of America	Ankle(s)	Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
An employee was strapping down cargo on a ship and helping to guide a forklift driver when the forklift bumped the employee and knocked him down. The load then fell onto the employee's ankle, breaking it.
2016-01-11	Baltimore	Maryland	Corman Marine Construction	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was preparing to change out the equalizer block on a crane when the block fell over and struck the employee, who suffered broken bones in both legs.
2015-06-08	Baltimore	Maryland	U.S. Postal Service	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee attempted to free a mail jam in a mail sorting device when the machine amputated his finger.