Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-02	Campbellsport	Wi	Tom's Quality Millwork & Hardwoods Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was on his hands and knees to line up a jack plate and arbor plate and screw a bolt through the plates. The employee had his right thumb positioned on top of the jack plate when the arbor plate slipped down approximately 2 inches and pinched the tip of the employee's right thumb, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-09-20	Bellmawr	Nj	Nutri-Serv Food	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on spilled milk while walking between tables. The employee fell to the floor, suffering a broken femur.
2021-09-10	Bellefonte	Pa	R.W. Bird Trucking, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was connecting a pump hose to a milk truck. The valve at the pump closed and clipped his right index finger, lacerating it and causing a partial amputation to the fingertip.
2021-08-26	Belle Vernon	Pa	Pet Supplies Plus Belle Vernon	Hand(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A dog groomer was bitten by a dog on August 26, 2021. Their hand began to swell and they were hospitalized for treatment.
2021-08-18	Fombell	Pa	ECM Development Corp.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was using a handheld plasma torch to cut the lid off a 55-gallon barrel. The barrel exploded, and the employee suffered broken ribs.
2021-08-06	Belle Chasse	La	Associated Grain Terminals	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Transportation incident
An employee was disconnecting a rope from a barge. The employee's middle, ring, and little fingers were crushed between two barges. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-27	Campbell	Tx	Republic Waste Services of Texas, Ltd.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee collapsed while picking up trash on a route suffering from a heat-related muscle injury and dehydration.
2021-07-15	Bellefontaine	Oh	SpartanNash	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On July 15, 2021, at 12:55 p.m., an employee stepped off a raised selection area onto a pallet in order to reach product when the pallet shifted, causing the employee to fall approximately 6.5 feet onto a pallet of product. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right arm.
2021-07-09	Campbell	Oh	Hospice of the Valley DBA Bon Secours Mercy Health	Foot (feet)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking out of a patient's home and rolled her ankle, resulting in a fractured foot.
2021-06-07	Belle Chasse	La	CHS Myrtle Grove	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was helping to remove excess tools and equipment from a bucket barge unloader. A roller slipped as the employee was lifting it and pinched his right index finger, amputating the fingertip.
2021-05-07	Belleville	Il	Triple Sticks Foods, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On 3/24/2021 at 4:01 p.m., an employee was on a ladder fixing an overhead condensing unit when the employee stepped onto a nearby stainless steel table and the table flipped over, causing the employee to fall 4 feet. The employee suffered injuries to their right rib area. On 5/7/21 at 8:59 p.m., an employee was checking sprocket teeth for the chain underneath a bread slicer. The employee lost their balance and the tip of their left index finger got caught between the chain and sprocket, resultin
2021-04-16	Labelle	Fl	Geo-Solutions Inc	Multiple body parts	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was setting up adsorbents near an excavator. The excavator's hoist cylinder casing struck the employee, who suffered broken ribs, a broken collarbone, and a head laceration.
2021-04-01	Fombell	Pa	Great Southern Wood-PA, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was repairing a damaged bundle of lumber and was struck by another bundle coming out of the machine. The employee sustained a broken left tibia that required surgery.
2021-03-26	Bellingham	Ma	Van Millwork	Brain	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was helping load trucks. A load of strapped millwork material was brought into the loading area on a forklift. It was unstrapped, then rotated 180 degrees to be lowered onto 18-inch steel trestles. The employee was placing a trestle when some wooden window trim kits shifted from the load and fell onto the employee's head, causing a 3-inch laceration and a concussion. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-03-25	Belle Vernon	Pa	Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding on the passenger outside side cab of a moving garbage truck. He lost his footing and the truck drove over his right leg and foot, breaking all the toes in the foot. He was hospitalized.
2021-03-15	Belle Glade	Fl	J & J SUGAR HARVESTERS, INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving a tractor when it went out of control. The employee jumped from the tractor, landed on a rock, and suffered rib fractures.
2021-03-09	Labelle	Fl	C-43 West Basin Storage Reservoir	Leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A crew was removing an 8-inch rubber hose from inside a 2-foot diameter metal pipe. The hose was being pulled by a loader. The hose became stuck and began to stretch. The loader operator stopped and an employee went to inspect. The hose broke free and struck the employee's right shin, resulting in a broken right leg.
2021-03-08	Blue Bell	Pa	PENN BUILDERS	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was installing metal curb on a roof and fell through a roof opening, resulting in multiple broken bones.
2021-02-22	Bellmawr	Nj	W.B. Mason	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking to his truck when he slipped and fell on ice, resulting in a fractured leg and ankle.
2021-02-22	Bellefontaine	Oh	EWH Spectrum LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On February 22, 2021, an employee was walking in her work station when she bumped into some boxes. She fell, suffering a broken hip.
2021-01-13	Bellwood	Il	CCS Contractor Equipment & Supply, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
As an employee placed a piece of metal into a spot welding machine, the machine's foot pedal was pressed while the employee's hand was still in the machine, crushing the employee's right pinky finger and resulting in an amputation down to the first knuckle.
2020-10-01	Belleville	Ar	Wayne Farms LLC.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was pushing a cart loaded with crated eggs onto a lift to load them into a truck. The cart rolled over and fell onto his lower right leg fracturing it.
2020-09-26	La Belle	Mo	LABELLE DAIRY, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was closing a tanker of milk and pushing the valve in to lock it in place when his right index finger was caught in the valve mechanism and amputated.
2020-09-23	Belle	Wv	XPOLogistics	Lower leg(s)	Trip from stepping into a hole without fall
An employee was loading a forklift onto a trailer during night operation. The employee stepped down off the forklift and into a small hole in the trailer floor resulting in a fractured lower right leg and hospitalization.
2020-09-22	Belle Vernon	Pa	Three Rivers Marine and Rail Terminal	Multiple head locations	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was changing oil on a forklift when an oil wrench was dropped on his face. He sustained a concussion, a fractured nose, and an abrasion.
2020-09-05	Belleville	Il	Lowes Home Centers LLC	Head, neck, and trunk	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On 9/5/2020, at approximately 10:40 a.m., a Lowe's employee was making a delivery at a customer's home. The employee had positioned a washer on the lift gate of the delivery truck and was attempting to step around the washer when he fell off the lift gate, which was raised several feet off the ground. As the employee fell, he grabbed the washer and pulled it down on top of him. The washer landed on his abdomen. He was hospitalized with fractured ribs, a fractured C7 vertebra, and a head injury.
2020-08-25	Belle Chasse	La	Zachry Group, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
A load lugger work crew was unloading a roll-off bin. An employee was removing a cable from the bin when the truck rocked backwards slightly. The employee's left leg was pinched between the tilted rails where the cables were attached, resulting in a fracture to his fibula and a laceration to his calf area. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2020-08-07	Belle Glade	Fl	Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was performing maintenance on a lock/latch mechanism when their pinky finger got caught between the piston and the rail of the machine, resulting in amputation of the pinky finger from the knuckle up.
2020-06-30	Belle Rose	Louisiana	Waste Management of South Louisiana	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A temporary employee was loading a piece of furniture into the hopper of a garbage truck. A glass part on the furniture broke and severely lacerated the employee's lower right leg.
2020-06-26	Fombell	Pennsylvania	YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was riding a zero turn mower. The wheel began to slide down an embankment. The mower turned around, did not flip, and slid down the embankment. The mower's blade cut the employee's left foot, causing fractures to the first, second, and third toes as well as severe cuts.
2020-06-22	Belle Glade	Florida	Big Lake Planting, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was leaning against a mule train going over a rough patch in a corn field. He was trying to adjust the wing to stabilize it when the wing moved and came down, crushing his finger. As a result, his left index fingertip was amputated.
2020-06-02	Bellefonte	Pennsylvania	JJD Urethane Co. Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working on the roof, removing plastic coverings (formerly skylights) and replacing them with plywood. The employee fell 19 feet through an open space to the floor below. He sustained cuts, including cuts near his eye, a possible broken wrist, a possible dislocated finger, and a possible concussion.
2020-05-22	Blue Bell	Pennsylvania	McCaffrey's Food Market Blue Bell	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell to the floor while walking, breaking her femur.
2020-05-20	Bellefontaine	Ohio	EWH Spectrum LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was counting wire harnesses when the employee tripped over a wire harness that was hanging over the edge of a barrel. The employee fell to the concrete ground on their right side and suffered a collapsed lung, requiring hospitalization.
2020-05-18	Blue Bell	Pennsylvania	SavATree, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was in the process of tightening a winch line when his right index fingertip was severed between the winch line and a bracket.
2020-05-13	Bellevue	Nebraska	Eriksen Construction Company	Leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving an ATV when the ATV tipped over while making a sharp turn. As a result, the employee suffered broken bones to the left leg.
2020-03-19	Bellwood	Illinois	Ferrara Candy Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a candy machine when their left middle fingertip was amputated by the rotary valve blades.
2020-02-25	Belle Vernon	Pennsylvania	Life's Work of Western PA	Face	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking around a desk and wiping it off when the employee tripped over wires around the desk and fell onto a metal chair resulting in facial cuts and a broken orbital bone.
2020-02-20	Campbellsport	Wisconsin	Johnson Bus Services	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was exiting the bus when she fell head-first onto the bus stairs, suffering broken ribs, a head injury, and loss of consciousness.
2020-02-01	Belle Glade	Florida	Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was removing blades from a cane knife when the blades amputated the employee's left middle finger.
2020-01-31	Belle Chasse	Louisiana	CHS INC - MYRTLE GROVE TERMINAL	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An electrician was retrieving an aerial lift from the dock. While driving the equipment back to the facility, the lift turned sharply, forcing the front right tire off the road and onto a levee. The lift tipped and ejected the employee from the basket. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures to the right leg including the shin and ankle.
2020-01-31	Belle Glade	Florida	TKM FARMS, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment
An employee's fingertip was amputated by a hedge clipper.
2020-01-10	Bellwood	Illinois	Ferrara Candy Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing sugar buildup within the sugar hopper when his left hand contacted the rotary valve resulting in amputation of the middle fingertip.
2019-09-20	Bellmawr	New Jersey	United States Postal Service	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was moving mail from a flat sorter area to a trolley. As he left the flat sorter area, he tripped over an all-purpose-container and fell to the ground, breaking his left hip.
2019-09-20	Bellevue	Nebraska	Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning out dough at a conveyor belt. The belt caught the employee's left arm, causing it to strike a roller assembly. The arm was broken.
2019-09-17	Belle Vernon	Pennsylvania	Eat 'n Park Hospitality Group	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking through a food pickup area. She slipped on a piece of ice and fell, suffering an open distal fracture of the left knee.
2019-09-16	Belle Fourche	South Dakota	Permian Tank & Manufacturing, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on an extension ladder removing bolts to detach a 15x6 tank from a tank cart arm when he fell 12 feet from the ladder to the concrete below. He landed on his right side, breaking his right wrist and right femur.
2019-09-11	Belle Glade	Florida	Martinez and Sons Trucking, Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became dizzy while planting sugar cane and was hospitalized, suffering from heat stress.
2019-09-06	Bowbells	North Dakota	Roustabout Service and Insulating Company	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee installing insulation on the top of a treater shack fell approximately 8 feet from the top of the treater shack to the ground. The employee sustained fractured ribs and neck vertebrae.
2019-08-29	Belle Chasse	Louisiana	A-1 STEEL ERECTORS, INC.	Heel(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was on a ladder to remove an electrical box. When he opened the box, he was shocked and jumped off the ladder to the ground. He suffered two broken heels.
2019-08-29	Bella Vista	Arkansas	American Automobile Association	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee conducted a claims adjustment inspection on the roof of a 10-foot shed and was attempting to descend a ladder from the roof when the employee slipped off the ladder and fell 10 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken shoulder, three broken ribs, punctured lungs, a pulmonary embolism, and cracked thoracic vertebrae.
2019-08-29	Belle Glade	Florida	Irby Construction Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was changing an auger on a digger truck when two of his fingers were amputated.
2019-08-23	Bellefontaine	Ohio	AutoSmarts, LLC	Arm(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
On August 23, 2019, an employee was positioning a scissor lift underneath a vehicle and reached up under the lift with his left hand when the lift collapsed on his left arm, breaking it.
2019-08-19	Belleville	Illinois	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working an overtime postal route when a second employee found the employee with symptoms of heat stress. The first employee was hospitalized.
2019-08-13	Belle Glade	Florida	GLADE & GROVE SUPPLY OF BELLE GLADE, LLC	Pelvis	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing an 800-pound inner wheel and tire from a tractor. The wheel slid down the tapered axle shaft and fell on top of the employee resulting in a broken pelvis.
2019-07-26	Belle Glade	Florida	Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida	Multiple body parts	Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
While an employee was cleaning around boilers, a blast of fire came through an open observation door of a boiler. The employee sustained second degree burns to the back of his hands, arms, neck, and face.
2019-07-25	Bellefonte	Pennsylvania	First Energy	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was removing an old meter face. When he attempted to restore power an arc flash occurred. He was electrocuted and required hospitalization.
2019-07-19	Bellevue	Nebraska	U.S. Postal Service	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was helping to unload a truck frame using a forklift. The frame shifted and fell off the forklift, striking the employee and causing a partial amputation of the left thumb tip.
2019-07-11	Bellaire	Texas	Jones & Carter, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working as a surveyor in the field. He felt ill and left work. Later, he suffered muscle cramping and was hospitalized for dehydration.
2019-06-28	Bellbrook	Ohio	Bobby D Thompson, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee's muscles cramped up while emptying trash cans due to heat stress.
2019-06-27	La Belle	Missouri	La Belle Dairy, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working outside most of the day landscaping, tilling, and laying out straw roll. He was driving a tractor tilling the ground when he started to feel exhausted, was excessively sweating, and felt like he was overheating. He went inside to drink some water. He felt nauseous and threw up. He was hospitalized with heat exhaustion, an acute kidney injury, and dehydration.
2019-06-24	Bellefontaine	Ohio	EWH Spectrum LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was running terminals through a press machine when a terminal became jammed in the press. He was attempting to unjam the press when it was activated via the foot pedal. The press then partially amputated his left index finger.
2019-06-18	Bellwood	Illinois	Ferrara Candy Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to remove empty film and jammed candy from the discharge end of a wrapper machine when his right index finger was cut by the machine's crimper blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-06-09	Bellmawr	New Jersey	International Paper	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the scrap pit around a baler when his glove was caught in the in-running nip between the belt and the idler roller, resulting in a left arm fracture. He was hospitalized.
2019-06-07	Belle Chasse	Louisiana	Hutco, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was removing a gear from an engine using a crane. The employee was unhooking a come-a-long when the crane operator noticed tension on the gear box. The crane operator lowered the gear and the employee unhooked the come along. The gear box came loose, swung, and hit the employee, pinning him between the gear box and bulk head. He fractured his left arm and ribs on the left side.
2019-05-29	Bellevue	Ohio	Magretech, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Explosion
On May 29, 2019, an employee was hospitalized after being struck in the chest by a piece of metal while troubleshooting the chip compactor after an explosion inside the machine. The employee sustained a chest burn and bruise.
2019-05-14	Fombell	Pennsylvania	Mike Yohe Carpentry, LLC	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was trying to nail a rafter while standing on a joist. He was stepping onto the wall and slipped, falling 10 to 12 feet to the ground. He suffered a fractured arm and back soreness.
2019-05-08	Bellefontaine	Ohio	AGC Automotive Americas	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was sliding a mold frame onto a table with another employee when his finger was pinched between the table and mold frame, resulting in a partial amputation on the left middle finger between the bottom of the nail and first knuckle.
2019-05-03	Bellwood	Illinois	Gemco Roofing & Bldg. Supply, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
On May 3, 2019, an employee was struck by a reversing forklift resulting in a fractured wrist and a broken ankle.
2019-04-29	Belleville	Illinois	HANK'S EXCAVATING & LANDSCAPING, INC.	Cheek(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On 4/29/2019, an employee was conducting landscaping operations at a street corner. He pushed a tree branch out of his way, and it snapped back and struck his face. A splinter pierced the left upper cheek just below the eye. Safety glasses were worn at the time.
2019-03-28	Belle Isle	Florida	ANDREW PEET, INC.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on a finished section of the roof of a single-story house during a reroofing job. He slipped and fell off the roof, breaking his left arm. He was hospitalized.
2019-03-16	Labelle	Florida	Twins Twins LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee suffered an amputation to the left index finger while operating a tortilla-making machine.
2019-03-13	Belle Glade	Florida	TKM BENGARD FARMS, LLC	Leg(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was driving a tractor along a farm road to collect bags of garbage. She stepped off the tractor and grabbed a trash bag from the ground. While getting back onto the tractor, she slipped and fell. The tractor tire ran over her leg, breaking it.
2019-03-06	Ellabell	Georgia	Randstad North America, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over the safety guardrail near the floor at the end of a storage rack system, breaking her right ankle. She was hospitalized for surgery.
2019-01-12	La Belle	Missouri	La Belle Dairy, LLC	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee exited the vacuum truck he was driving to close a pen gate at the end of a barn. After closing the gate, he started to walk back to the vacuum truck when he slipped on the snow-covered ground, fracturing his right ankle and damaging the ligament and cartilage.
2019-01-11	Bellville	Ohio	Mid-Ohio Tubing	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was troubleshooting a roller that was not rolling on the rolling mill. He stepped to the side and tried to manually roll it when the roller began to roll and his fingers were pinched between the roller and the pipe going through the mill. He suffered partial amputations to his right middle and ring fingers.
2019-01-01	Bellwood	Illinois	Borgwarner Transmission Systems, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
On January 1, 2019, an employee sustained a right middle finger amputation while loading unfinished metal core plates into an automated core plate racking system.
2018-09-08	Fombell	Pennsylvania	Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC	Skull	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
During the breaking of a connection, an employee was holding a "mud bucket" against a pipe to minimize the splashing of mud on an oil rig floor. As the two pieces of pipe were moved apart, a spray of mud caused the employee to fall and hit his head on a piece of equipment behind him. He suffered a scalp laceration and a skull fracture.
2018-08-28	Bellville	Texas	Marek Brothers Company	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was bringing trash down a stairwell when he stumbled and fell down five steps, landing on his head. He suffered bleeding in the brain, a fractured cheekbone, and swelling on the right side of his head and eye.
2018-08-28	Bellville	Texas	Marek Brothers Company	Multiple head locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was carrying debris down the stairs when he stumbled and fell down five stairs, striking a door/door jamb on the ground level. He suffered a head contusion, left eyebrow laceration, and right eye/facial swelling.
2018-08-19	Belleville	Illinois	Belleville News Democrat	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee leaned back and fell off a 5-foot fixed rail ladder while cleaning blankets on a printing press. He suffered a laceration to the right side of his forehead and two cracked ribs.
2018-07-16	Belle Vernon	Pennsylvania	G. M. McCrossin Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was putting a strap around a bundle of rebar to be moved when his left middle fingertip was caught between two pieces of rebar, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-07-11	Bellevue	Nebraska	Coleman Worldwide Moving LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was moving furniture when he started cramping, vomiting, and feeling exhausted. He was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
2018-07-05	Bellwood	Illinois	Advanced Technology Services, Inc. dba ATS	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was troubleshooting a fan for an oxidizer when his finger was caught between the fan belt and the pulley wheel while manually pulling the belt, resulting in an amputation of the right middle fingertip.
2018-06-26	Belleville	Illinois	Empire Comfort Systems, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a press brake to form a metal part. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the part and the mold; the fingertip was amputated.
2018-06-26	Belle Chasse	Louisiana	Zachry Industrial Inc.	Hand(s) and elbow(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was opening a 4-inch condensate line to replace a gasket. Hot condensate steam was released from the flange, burning the employee's elbow and hand.
2018-06-14	Belle Rose	Louisiana	William S. Nadler, Jr., Inc.	Multiple body parts	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting grass behind the shop using a rotary mower attached to the back of a tractor. He was passing a rack that had a sputter bar when a tractor part became hooked on a pad-eye on the sputter bar, causing the rack to be pulled down onto the employee. The rack landed on his back and pinned him against the tractor steering wheel. Another employee ran over and cut the tractor off. The employee suffered six cracked ribs, a punctured lung, and broken vertebrae, requiring hospitalizat
2018-05-31	Bellaire	Texas	Dailey Electric, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting a hydraulic driller (coring machine) from the ground when he injured his back, requiring hospitalization.
2018-05-17	Belle Chasse	Louisiana	Phillips 66 Alliance Refinery	Upper and lower limb(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was removing a nitrogen line from a unit. The employee did not realize that the nitrogen hose was back-pressured with 30 psi of steam that originated from a manifold located at the north end of the unit. The steam caused second degree burns to the employee's right inner thigh and left arm.
2018-05-05	Bellaire	Texas	Firestone Complete Auto Care	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cleaning a vehicle's valve cover gasket with a needle tool when it stabbed his left hand.
2018-05-03	Bellevue	Nebraska	CORESLAB STRUCTURES OMAHA INC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee received an electrical shock while unplugging an extension cord.
2018-04-16	Campbell	Ohio	MIK INDUSTRIAL LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
While in the process of sandblasting, an employee lost control of the hose and sandblasted his leg. He was hospitalized with severe abrasions and raspberry burns to his leg.
2018-04-06	Bellefontaine	Ohio	ANR Securities, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On April 6, 2018, an employee was coming down after installing cameras and walking along the joists at a front entrance when he missed a joist and fell approximately 10' to the concrete below. He suffered an internal brain bleed, requiring hospitalization.
2018-04-05	Bellmawr	New Jersey	United States Postal Service	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Slip or trip without fall, n.e.c.
An employee was hooking up a mail transporter to a tow motor. He was holding onto an APC (all purpose container), using his foot to connect the second APC to the tow bar, when his foot became tangled in the tow bar and caused him to fall. He held onto the APC to prevent his fall and dislocated his right shoulder, requiring hospitalization.
2018-04-04	Bellevue	Nebraska	Papilion Sanitation	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
An employee was attempting to cross the road to pick up a trash can when a driver swerved around a car in front of him, and struck the employee, who suffered minor bruising.
2018-03-26	Belle Glade	Florida	McNeill Labor Management	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee vomited and passed out due to heat stress while collecting corn, requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-22	Bell City	Louisiana	Deep Well Energy Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was setting a pin in a boom to connect two sections. When the employee went to hit the pin with a sledgehammer, his hand slipped and the sledgehammer struck his hand, fracturing his finger and resulting in an amputation.
2018-03-22	Belleair	Florida	Crown Exteriors, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was disassembling scaffolding when he lost his balance and fell, impacting the ground and breaking his leg. He was hospitalized.
2018-02-23	Belle Glade	Florida	A. DUDA & SONS, INC.	Hip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was working when a pallet of celery and boxes of radishes fell on him, injuring his left hip. He was hospitalized.
2018-02-16	Belle Chasse	Louisiana	C & C Marine and Repair, LLC	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cutting steel with a cutting torch when a piece of hot metal fell into their boot, burning the right foot and ankle.