Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-08	Billings	Mt	American Welding & Gas	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was manually transferring a compressed gas cylinder that weighed 724 lbs. The cylinder fell onto the employee, resulting in broken bones.
2021-07-08	Billings	Mt	United States Bakery	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning dough from the sheeter when their right hand was caught between the rollers. Their hand and fingers were crushed.
2021-04-22	Billings	Mt	AWG, Gases and Welding Supplies	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A forklift driver and a truck driver were loading a freight box onto a truck. While headed to the truck, the truck driver was struck on the left ankle by the forklift's forks. The truck driver was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2020-10-09	Billings	Mt	Montana Tire Distributors	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was moving tires on a storage rack and fell to the concrete ground. The employee sustained broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
2020-09-28	Billings	Mt	Paints Well with Colors	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder masking an area to paint. The beam the ladder was leaning on dislodged, causing the ladder to tip over and the employee to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a broken pelvis and was hospitalized.
2020-09-03	Billings	Mt	KLE Construction	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was assembling a mobile container that was to be used as an office. Employees were lifting the second half of the container when it fell on the injured employee. The injured employee's leg was pinned to the ground resulting in a right leg fracture.
2020-08-11	Billings	Mt	Warren Transport, Inc.	Arm(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was repairing the bed of a dump truck when the eyelet that was holding the gate broke. The gate released and crushed the employee's right arm.
2020-08-05	Billings	Mt	Wilson Cabinetry, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was cutting wood on a straight line rip saw when a piece of the scrap wood was ejected from the cutting area and impaled the employee's upper left leg.
2020-07-24	Billings	Montana	USPS	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was handling a wire mail basket. Her finger was caught in the container while she was placing it on the counter resulting in an amputation to the left middle fingertip.
2020-06-02	Billings	Montana	Sprague Construction Roofing, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was working in an attic installing tubing. When the employee finished and was heading back to the stairwell, he stepped on an old access hole and fell through to the concrete below. He suffered heel and vertebrae fractures.
2020-05-28	Billings	Montana	Bureau of Land Management	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee injured their back while lifting equipment. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-04-02	Billings	Montana	BILLINGS GAZETTE	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice and fell to the asphalt ground, suffering a broken left leg.
2019-07-22	Billings	Montana	Tractor & Equipment Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was working on a large wheel loader, installing a ring and pinion in an axle. His left ring finger became caught between the ring and pinion and he sustained a fingertip amputation.
2019-05-09	Billings	Montana	Sysco Montana, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was putting away a pallet jack when the employee's foot was caught between a pole and the pallet jack. The employee was hospitalized with a broken foot.
2019-05-08	Billings	Montana	Country Pine & Sawmill, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding lumber into the up-cut saw when their right hand was caught in the saw resulting in the amputation of three fingers.
2019-04-15	Billings	Montana	Emerald Environmental Services, A Clean Harbors Company	Forearm(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was grabbing material out of a shipping container when the wind blew the door closed on the employee's arm, causing a closed fracture to the right forearm.
2019-03-21	Billings	Montana	TARGET CORPORATION (STORE T0171)	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was adjusting the forks on an electric pallet jack and crushed a right hand finger resulting in an amputation injury.
2019-03-07	Billings	Montana	Corval Group	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was sandblasting sheets on the ground. The sandblaster was low on media, and the employee released the trigger to refill it. The hose applied pressure to the employee's wrist, which twisted toward the employee's upper leg and hip. The sandblaster then shot media into the employee's midsection, causing a laceration between the hip and leg.
2019-02-07	Billings	Montana	Air Controls-Billings, INC.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
A service technician was working on a rooftop heating/AC unit. The technician slipped on ice and snow and fell from the roof to the ground, suffering a crushed vertebra in the lower back.
2019-01-14	Billings	Montana	Billings Sign Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was working from an aerial lift to measure a sign when the employee contacted power lines and was shocked, requiring hospitalization.
2019-01-02	Billings	Montana	Best Buy	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was at a customer's home installing home theater equipment when the employee slipped on icy stairs and fell, suffering a broken tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-04-26	Billings	Montana	Thyssenkrupp Elevator	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
While performing maintenance, an employee was crushed between the cartop of an elevator crosshead and an overhead safety beam. The employee sustained broken ribs on both sides of the torso.
2017-10-17	Billings	Montana	OReilly Automotive, Inc. Store 162	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was helping a customer with a sale, tripped over an object and fell, injuring a hip.
2017-08-31	Billings	Montana	Tire-Rama	Nonclassifiable	Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
An employee was driving on the highway when his service truck rolled over. He suffered bodily bruising and lacerations.
2017-07-24	Billings	Montana	Reddaway	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a forklift when the mast of the lift came down and trapped his left hand, breaking it.
2017-06-19	Billings	Montana	Bureau of Indian Affairs, Transportation	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
An employee was driving a truck and trailer to move stock soil when the truck and trailer rolled over. The employee suffered right shoulder, head, and right leg injuries.
2017-06-05	Billings	Montana	Big Sky Steel and Salvage	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was using a torch to cut holes into a salvaged hydraulic cylinder when the residual hydraulic oil flashed back and burned the employee's left arm, left leg, right leg, and lower back.
2017-06-05	Billings	Montana	Consolidated Electrical Distributors	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was preparing metal pallets. A ring got caught on a pallet resulting in amputation.
2017-04-10	Billings	Montana	Kenco Security and Technologies	Thigh(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving furniture in the office and bumped their upper right thigh resulting in a blood clot in the thigh. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-04-02	Billings	Montana	Johns Home and Yard Service LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee's left index finger was severely lacerated while helping another employee clear a clogged mower chute on a commercial zero-turn lawn mower. The mower was turned off and the cutting blades disengaged, however the blower fan was still moving when the injured employee's left hand entered the blower fan. The finger had to be amputated.
2017-01-20	Billings	Montana	Brenntag Pacific Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading or unloading a tote on the back of a truck and descending the ladder when he slipped and fell on his back. He suffered broken ribs and cracked vertebrae.
2017-01-19	Billings	Montana	Windstone Medical Packaging Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was preparing to unload a truck mounted shipping container by activating the dock plate which is manually operated with a handle. While lowering the dock plate onto the back of the truck, the dock plate recoiled upon striking the right side of the truck causing the plate not to clear the truck as required to lay flat for unloading operations. The employee's left ring finger was pinched between the steel dock plate and left side steel edge of the dock plate.
2016-10-24	Billings	Montana	The Western Sugar Cooperative	Hip(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a powered industrial truck while working in the finished goods warehouse. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of a broken left hip.
2016-10-05	Billings	Montana	Mentzer Homes LLC	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level
While installing underlayment on the roof, an employee fell to the ground and suffered a fractured pelvis.
2016-07-22	Billings	Montana	Dillards	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking and caught her foot on a mannequin, causing her to fall to the ground, breaking a hip.
2016-06-08	Billings	Montana	HARDRIVES CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was sweeping up leftover chips when a nearby distributor truck began to back up and hit the employee. The employee was dragged under the truck, cracking three vertebrae and two ribs.
2016-05-02	Billings	Montana	BILLINGS CONSTRUCTION SUPPLY	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting a push lawn mower out of a truck and injured his back.
2016-04-21	Billings	Montana	Lowes Co. Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was in the back of a pickup truck with a lift. The employee was standing on the lift as it was being raised. His foot was hanging over the edge and his right big toe was caught. The injury requires surgery and the toe may be amputated.
2015-08-25	Billings	Montana	United States Bakery	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
One employee received a partial thumb amputation when it was caught in a pinch point while raising a dock plate.
2015-07-28	Billings	Montana	Midland Mechanical Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee's finger was amputated while cutting a 4-inch, 90-degree elbow with a band saw. The blade caught the elbow and pulled the employee's hand into the blade.
2015-07-08	Billings	Montana	Bradford Roof Management	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee fell through a roof and injured his back. He was wearing a PFAS at the time.
2015-06-26	Billings	Montana	FISHER CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell approximately 16 feet through a roof opening and struck his head on a table.
2015-05-04	Billings	Montana	Fire Protection Service Corporation	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee injured his ankle when he missed a stair and fell while descending an extension ladder.
2015-04-09	Billings	Montana	Collin Lardy Construction Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee lacerated the back of his hand while cutting a board with a power saw.
2015-02-09	Billings	Montana	Diversified Transfer & Storage, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
One employee was injured when he was caught between the mast and body of a forklift.