| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-09-24 | Bluefield | Wv | WEL, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Explosion, n.e.c. |
| On September 24, 2021, at approximately 2:30 p.m., two employees were clearing weeds and brush from the exterior of the shop building. The employees found several pieces of a small, cord-like material and brought them inside the shop to investigate. An employee attempted to cut into the material with a grinder. The material turned out to be a detonation cord that exploded when it touched the grinder. One employee suffered amputations to fingers on his left hand and was hospitalized. The second e | |||||
| 2017-07-08 | Bluefield | West Virgini | Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club | Lower leg(s) | Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training |
| Two ball players collided with each other resulting in one player fracturing his right tibia and fibula. | |||||
| 2016-04-23 | Bluefield | West Virgini | Stonemor Partners | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| On April 23, 2016, at approximately 9:30 a.m., a maintenance employee was on a scissor lift with a coworker, preparing for an entombment. Working from the lift, the two employees removed the granite face from the mausoleum. As the granite was being lowered to the lift, the maintenance employee fell 12 feet from the lift and landed on the concrete surface below. The employee was hospitalized for fractures to the face, both wrists, and jaw. | |||||