Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-18	Rush Center	Ks	Mid-State Farmers Coop	Pelvis	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
Employees were changing the oil on an RV. While the RV was being lined up, an employee was caught between it and the wall. He suffered a broken pelvis and was hospitalized.
2021-10-11	Lewis Center	Oh	Abrasive Technology, Inc.	Hip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
On October 11, 2021, an employee was installing a new tank into a pit when the strap holding the tank broke. The tank rolled into the pit and the employee was crushed between the wall of the pit and the tank, resulting in contusions and a broken hip.
2021-09-21	Stennis Space Center	Ms	Syncom Space Services, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee was performing preventive maintenance on a forklift and opened the door to access the battery bank. As the employee started sliding the battery bank out, his right ring finger was caught between the forklift and a structural beam resulting in a fracture and a fingertip amputation.
2021-09-20	Jackson Center	Pa	International Timber & Veneer, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was climbing off a saw from a height of 3 feet. He slipped on a cross-member and his hand contacted the belt that had just been installed on the saw. The weight forced the belt to move through the pulley, bringing his right hand with it. He suffered lacerations to the right index, middle, and ring fingers and an amputation to the index finger at the second knuckle.
2021-07-14	Center Moriches	Ny	United States Postal Service	Head	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was exiting a letter carrier vehicle when he tripped on the seat belt, causing him to fall and hit his head on the pavement. The employee suffered head swelling that required hospitalization.
2021-07-09	Sharon Center	Oh	Sharon Club Company DBA The Sharon Golf Club	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
The injured employee was felling a tree. After the tree was down on the ground, the trunk shifted onto the employee's lower left leg knocking him down. The resulting impact caused fractures of the lower bones and ankle.
2021-06-02	Lewis Center	Oh	ATS Ohio Inc	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee had just finished helping a co-worker secure a 9-foot section of wire trough, that was secured to a cross member that was elevated approximately 11.5 feet above the concrete floor. The employee was descending a fiberglass step ladder when the ladder shifted from beneath him in one quick movement, causing him to lose his balance and fall approximately 5 feet. The employee suffered an L-1 lumbar fracture and was admitted to the hospital.
2021-05-13	Center	Tx	Tyson Farms, Inc.	Jaw, chin	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
Two employees fought. One punched the other, breaking the employee's jaw. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-26	Westfield Center	Oh	Westfield Group	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was working inside a fan housing. The employee's right index finger brushed against a metal burr, and he got a metal sliver in the finger. The wound became infected and the employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-12	Center	Tx	Portacool, LLC	Brain	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
The doors on an oven blew open and struck an employee in the head. The employee developed a blood clot in the head.
2021-03-30	Guilderland Center	Ny	Purina Animal Nutrition	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down a pallet of material. She slipped and fell to the ground, breaking her elbow and twisting her ankle.
2021-03-17	Marion Center	Pa	The Davey Tree Expert Company	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee lost his balance and fell while exiting a bucket truck's bucket. He landed on the ground below and suffered a broken right ankle.
2021-02-22	Pomfret Center	Ct	Loos & Co., Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a furnace line in a wire mill department, running material line on a spool. A piece of material caught his left index finger as he tried to cut it, amputating the fingertip.
2021-01-29	Center	Tx	Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was operating a foamer when a faulty hose caused cleaning solution to be sprayed into the employee's eyes resulting in injury to his right eye. The employee was wearing goggles at the time.
2020-09-19	Center	Tx	Weitz Tecnico, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a magnetic drill and caught their left thumb in the rotating drill bit resulting in a partial amputation.
2020-09-02	Clay Center	Ne	Eriksen Construction Co., Inc.	Multiple body parts	Excavation or trenching cave-in
An employee was working in trench when one side of the trench caved in, pinning the employee under the soil. The employee sustained a broken wrist, dislocated jaw, fractured collarbone, and broken ribs.
2020-08-04	Jackson Center	Pa	Penn Stainless Products, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was pulling a plate clamp out from under a 1,600-pound stainless steel plate above a plasma table. The plate slipped out and pinched his finger against one of the slats on the plasma table. His fingertip was medically amputated at the first knuckle.
2020-06-10	Coal Center	Pennsylvania	Woodco Contracting, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was sanding a pole sander from the top of a 6-foot stepladder when he lost his balance and fell to the floor. The employee suffered broken bones.
2020-06-04	Greenfield Center	New York	Walter E. Chandler Forestry Services LLC.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was limbing a tree when the tree rolled, crushing his left lower leg and causing a compound fracture.
2020-05-29	Center Hill	Florida	Florida Southern Meat Sales	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was loading meat product onto a conveyor belt when a piece of meat got stuck. As the employee was dislodging the meat, his finger was caught between the catch plate and the moving conveyor belt. He sustained a fingertip amputation.
2020-04-16	Center	Texas	Tyson Farms, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was operating a standup forklift when he stopped his lift on a shipping dock in front of a door. A sit-down forklift was backing out of the door and hit the employee's leg, pinning it between the two lifts. His left leg had a fractured femur, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2019-09-14	Jackson Center	Pennsylvania	International Timber & Veneer LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
A maintenance employee changed the knives on the hog barrel while the machine was locked out. After installing the new knives, the employee had to spin the barrel to ensure the knives did not hit the machine. As the barrel was spinning, his left hand was struck by a knife. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery on his left thumb.
2019-09-11	Center	Texas	Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was inspecting a thigh machine in a deboning department. The employee fell forward while walking between two machines, and part of one of the machines amputated the tip of the employee's finger.
2019-09-11	Stennis Space Center	Mississippi	Syncom Space Services, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a manual guillotine cutter to cut plastic tags and cut their left thumb, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.
2019-09-08	Darien Center	New York	Live Nation	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking across the venue when she tripped on a crack/uneven area of pavement and fell to the concrete surface. She hit her head on the ground and sustained injuries including a contusion/laceration to the forehead above the right eye, shoulder and upper arm pain on the right side, and numbness of the left arm. She was hospitalized and required neck surgery.
2019-09-08	Center	North Dakota	Industrial Contractors, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was raking slag while standing on a platform. A plug in the boiler came loose causing water and slag to eject at high pressure and strike the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration to the back, a compression fracture to vertebrae, and a brain hematoma.
2019-08-09	Kennedy Space Center	Florida	DELAWARE NORTH COMPANY	Forearm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was pressure washing when the pressure washer nozzle came off and bounced back, striking the employee's forearm. The employee suffered a laceration to the right forearm and a possible impact injury to an artery.
2019-08-01	Darien Center	New York	Live Nation Darien Lake Amphitheatre	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
At about 11:15 p.m. on August 1, 2019, a stage hand was pushing a road case on stage when he fell (less than 6 feet) from the stage to the concrete floor. He hit his head, suffering a concussion, and was hospitalized.
2019-06-25	Jackson Center	Pennsylvania	International Timber & Veneer LLC	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was adjusting the belt on a slicing machine. The employee went to step up onto the platform, missed the step, and fell to the concrete ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken lower leg.
2019-04-30	Center Valley	Pennsylvania	Best Painting of Lehigh Valley	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working from a step-ladder approximately 14 feet above grade to paint a ceiling. The employee missed a rung and fell to the ground resulting in fractures to the face and wrist.
2019-04-22	Center Valley	Pennsylvania	Eclipse Advantage Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was operating a forklift to break down produce in boxes stacked on a pallet when he disembarked from the forklift. The forklift kept moving and rolled over his right ankle, breaking it.
2019-04-18	Center	Texas	Progress Rail	Upper arm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a sledgehammer to remove a bearing from a completed wheel set. A piece of metal broke off the sledgehammer and penetrated the employee's bicep.
2019-04-10	Center	Texas	TYSON FOODS, INC.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell 7-8 feet from a fence, breaking his left ankle.
2019-04-06	Brooklyn Center	Minnesota	U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
On April 6, 2019, at 11:30 a.m., an employee was attempting to close a drawer in the gun vault of a vehicle when the employee's abdomen bumped the drawer closed on the employee's left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-03-19	Center	Texas	Tyson Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was removing chicken parts from a jammed half cutter machine. The machine amputated the employee's right index, middle, and ring fingers.
2019-02-22	Center Point	Alabama	Saint Vincent's East	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
An employee was walking down a hallway when she tripped and fell to the floor, breaking her right knee.
2019-02-20	Pomfret Center	Connecticut	Loos & Co., Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was carrying scrap wire near a rotating machine barrel. The spinning barrel caught the wire and pulled the employee's left arm into the machine, causing cuts, abrasions, fractures, and lost feeling/circulation.
2019-01-17	Sharon Center	Ohio	Flambeau, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On 1/17/2019, an employee was walking through the production area when he was struck by a powered industrial vehicle while crossing an intersection. The employee was hospitalized with a broken foot and amputated toe(s).
2019-01-07	Lewis Center	Ohio	U.S. Utility Contractor Company, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Roadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was in the bucket of a bucket truck, about 16 feet above the ground. A semi truck driving down the road struck the bucket, throwing the employee to the ground. The employee suffered fractures to the leg, elbow, wrist, collarbone, teeth, etc., and was hospitalized.
2018-09-26	Marion Center	Pennsylvania	Penn Line Service	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was standing on the ground, waiting to clear the branches/limbs that fell from a tree being cut above, when a tree limb struck his hard hat. He suffered a laceration to the back of the head and an epidural hematoma, requiring hospitalization.
2018-09-08	Center	Texas	Tyson Foods, Inc	Jaw, chin	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
Two employees were taking meat and placing it in yellow trays at the tail end of a production line. The two employees began to disagree about the pace, and one employee punched the injured employee in the face. The injured employee suffered a broken mandible.
2018-08-19	Richland Center	Wisconsin	FOREMOST FARMS USA, COOPERATIVE	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning a vat when she disconnected a water pipe and was sprayed by a 160-degree caustic solution, suffering burns.
2018-08-16	Center Valley	Pennsylvania	ALDI, Inc. (Pennsylvania)	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was trying to lift a bread sled off another one when his finger became pinched between the two sleds, resulting in a finger amputation.
2018-08-14	Jackson Center	Ohio	Airstream, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was cutting a piece of aluminum with a chop saw. The piece caught on the blade and hit the employee's finger, lacerating it. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-07-30	Sun City Center	Florida	Freedom Plaza Sun City Center	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On July 30, 2018, an employee was cleaning an oven in an apartment. The employee began experiencing asthma symptoms and was hospitalized.
2018-07-25	Richland Center	Wisconsin	Welter Forest Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unjam a piece of ash edging that was stuck between the belt and frame of an edging machine when the machine pulled employee's hand back into the frame, resulting in three finger amputations.
2018-06-23	Center Valley	Pennsylvania	Consolidated Mechanical Services	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a 6-foot A-frame ladder, and their head struck the concrete floor. The employee suffered a fractured skull and bleeding in the brain.
2018-06-06	Lewis Center	Ohio	Elite Site Development And Excavating, Inc	Pelvis	Struck by falling object or equipment
Two employees were cutting a section of pipe. As the injured employee was cutting the pipe, a 8' x 14' aluminum trench box fell over onto the injured employee resulting in a cracked pelvis.
2018-05-21	Rush Center	Kansas	KBK Industries, LLC.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was trying to climb up a 6-foot scaffold to paint an 8-foot fiber glass tank. He was using a step stool to step up to the scaffold ladder when it slipped out from underneath him. As he tried to catch himself from falling down, he broke his left ankle and fell about 18 inches to the concrete floor below. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-05-16	Jackson Center	Ohio	PLASTIPAK PACKAGING INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On May 16, 2018, an employee was using a stationary disc grinder to grind the edge on metal stock when his left thumb contacted the disc, amputating his thumb tip.
2018-05-10	Centereach	New York	Verizon	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was reattaching a telephone wire to a residential home when the ladder he was working from slipped out and caused him to fall approximately 8 to 10 feet to the ground. He sustained bruising, three broken ribs, a laceration to his forehead, and a sore thumb.
2018-05-09	Lewis Center	Ohio	Walmart #2725	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was cleaning and trying to move a bench when he tripped over a rug behind him and fell to the floor, breaking his hip. He was hospitalized.
2018-04-27	Valley Center	California	U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement	Thigh(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
During a training exercise, a CS gas canister prematurely exploded and injured two employees, who suffered a broken femur and chest laceration.
2018-04-11	Kennedy Space Center	Florida	AECOM	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee stepped backward from automatically swinging doors, lost balance, and fell to the ground. The employee suffered fractures to the left wrist and lower arm, requiring hospitalization.
2018-04-09	Berlin Center	Ohio	Ohio Structures , Inc.	Brain	Fall, slip, trip
While securing a load on a tractor trailer, an employee tripped on the girder and fell to the ground, suffering head trauma.
2018-04-04	Jackson Center	Pennsylvania	International Timber & Veneer LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was conducting housekeeping operations around a wood chipper when the employee's hand potentially became caught in the wood chipper conveyor. The employee suffered amputations of the pinky finger and ring finger.
2018-01-04	Center	Texas	TYSON FOODS, INC.	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped on icy stairs outside and fractured his elbow, requiring hospitalization.
2017-09-26	Jackson Center	Pennsylvania	International Timber & Veneer Lc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading veneers onto a table, which goes onto a rolling conveyor belt. As she was setting the table onto the conveyor belt, her left pinky finger was pinched between the table and the conveyor belt. Her finger broke, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2017-07-19	Centerville	Ohio	Lowe's of Centerville	Forehead	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell off a delivery truck lift gate as it was being lowered to the ground, suffering a forehead laceration.
2017-07-11	Center Point	West Virgini	Monongahela Power Company	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee stepped on a log and slipped. He fell backward and landed on a rock, resulting in a broken arm that required surgery.
2017-06-16	Center	Texas	Portacool, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee entered an area with a conveyor when a robot sensor activated and pinned the employee between the robot and conveyor, breaking six ribs. The area was guarded at the time.
2017-05-20	Centerville	Massachusett	Athena Healthcare Associates, Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was retrieving an item from her work locker when it fell over and knocked her to the floor, where she struck her head and suffered head trauma.
2017-05-04	Center	Colorado	Allied Potato Colorado, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was removing the expandable conveyor from storage and caught his right pinky finger in the conveyor belt resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2017-04-19	Jackson Center	Pennsylvania	International Timber & Veneer Lc	Ankle(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Two employees were working between two walls of a machine, troubleshooting the vacuum system. One of the employee's ankles was pinned between moving parts when the machine started resulting in hospitalization for surgery on a broken ankle.
2017-04-06	Center	Texas	TYSON FOODS, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee suffered a right middle fingertip amputation while attempting to remove film from a packaging machine. The machine was not guarded at the time.
2017-03-10	Lewis Center	Ohio	Vestcom	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was operating the laminating machine, stepped back, hit a stool and fell backwards hitting his head on the floor. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-01-18	Kennedy Space Center	Florida	SPACEX	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While getting off a forklift, an employee slipped and fell 2 feet to the asphalt, breaking a hip.
2017-01-17	Center	Texas	Tyson Foods, Inc./Tyson Foods	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut metal pipe. The pipe slipped and the employee's right thumb was amputated.
2017-01-11	Centerville	Ohio	Hoss Value Cars & Truck, Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee fell on ice in the parking lot, breaking the right leg.
2017-01-09	Jackson Center	Ohio	Area Energy & Electric	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee on a 12-step ladder fell 10 feet to the concrete floor while running new electrical wire overhead.
2017-01-09	Lewis Center	Ohio	Abrasive Technology Inc	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was setting up to move chemical from a tank to a drum when a hose came loose and chemical splashed on the employee, burning the upper left arm and left side of the body. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-01-06	Centerville	Ohio	Superior Motors Dayton, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was placing a tire on a tire changing machine when the machine was activated via the foot pedal. The machine then caught and amputated the employee's fingertip.
2016-09-28	Coal Center	Pennsylvania	US Corrugated, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a powered industrial truck while walking to the shipping office, suffering a broken ankle that required surgery and hospitalization.
2016-09-07	Lewis Center	Ohio	Giant Eagle	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was scanning chicken, went to turn around, rolled her ankle, and fell to the floor, hitting her head. The employee was hospitalized for a broken hip and head lacerations requiring staples.
2016-06-20	Centerville	South Dakota	Dakota Plains Dairy	Lower leg(s)	Kicked by animal
An employee was sorting cattle and was moving cows from one pen to another when a cow kicked his lower leg. He suffered a broken tibia and fibula in his left leg.
2016-06-02	Milford Center	Ohio	Advanced Technology Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was grinding tubing and then turned the grinder off. He opened the grinder and attempted to remove the ground-up tubing. The blades were still moving at the time, and they amputated three fingers on his left hand and two fingers on his right hand.
2016-05-24	Center Moriches	New York	Kurt Weiss Greenhouses of New York, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall, slip, trip
An employee fell to the ground while walking on a loading dock, suffering a contusion.
2016-05-09	Union Center	Wisconsin	Purina Animal Nutrition	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was performing maintenance work on a boiler and received second and third degree burns to the left arm and chest.
2016-02-16	Center	Texas	Tyson Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee reached under a conveyor belt and injured the pinky finger.
2016-01-25	Westfield Center	Ohio	Westfield Group	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
While cutting lettuce in the cafeteria kitchen with a knife, an employee's left ring fingertip was amputated.
2016-01-18	Center Hill	Florida	Quality Value Excellent Sanitation Team	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a ladder scrubbing the frame wall of a blender machine when he lost his balance and fell into the blender. He amputated the first two toes on his right foot.
2016-01-13	Centerville	Ohio	Home Depot	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on ice in the asphalt parking lot, fracturing an ankle.
2015-12-29	Sun City Center	Florida	PALM GARDEN OF SUN CITY CENTER, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a wheelchair, fell, and fractured her hip.
2015-12-03	Center Hill	Florida	Central Beef Industries LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee's right middle fingertip was amputated while he was cutting meat on a chuck saw.
2015-10-12	Richland Center	Wisconsin	Rockwell Automation, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a hand tool electrical cord and fell to the ground causing a right hip fracture.
2015-09-23	Centerville	Ohio	Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee scratched her right leg at work on September 23, 2015. The scratch became infected and the leg was later amputated.
2015-09-02	Kennedy Space Center	Florida	SDB Engineers and Constructors, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Stings and venomous bites
While prepping a pipeline prior to painting, an employee was bitten on the left middle finger by a rattlesnake. He was hospitalized for treatment.
2015-08-12	Pomfret Center	Connecticut	Direct Energy Solar	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was standing on a ladder 16' from the ground. He reached to the left to drill into the side of the house and the ladder fell to the right.
2015-08-04	Tioga Center	New York	Barney & Dickenson, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by an excavator and got pinned between a building column and the excavator. The employee sustained two broken ribs, a broken shoulder, a punctured lung, and a crushed artery in his right arm.
2015-07-13	Richland Center	Wisconsin	Richland Center Foundry	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On 7/13/15 an employee was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion and dehydration.
2015-05-19	Richland Center	Wisconsin	Minature Precision Components	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee operating an assembly machine got her finger caught between two clamps when the machine cycled on its own, receiving a near amputation injury.
2015-05-12	Coal Center	Pennsylvania	U.S. Corrugated, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee reached into a Ward die cutter machine while it was IES to set it up. The employee degloved three fingers on his right hand.
2015-03-30	Center	Texas	Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC	Skull	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was on a drilling rig floor during normal drilling operations when pressure built up and blew through a hole. The employee was blown backwards and hit his head and arm. His head and arm sustained lacerations. He was admitted to the hospital for surgery on a fractured skull.
2015-03-30	Center	North Dakota	Minnkota Power	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was loosening some bolts and had his wrench (left hand) against an angle iron (brace). The wrench spun and caught a finger between the angle iron and wrench.
2015-03-09	Lewis Center	Ohio	Giant Eagle, Incorporated	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
A worker slipped and fell breaking her hip.
2015-03-04	Kennedy Space Center	Florida	Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
The employee was traveling through the shop area in the dark to turn on the lights when she tripped over a lawnmower and fractured her left ankle.
2015-01-30	Centerburg	Ohio	U.S. Postal Service	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An postal service employee slipped on ice while delivering mail. The employee suffered a broken leg and was admitted to the hospital overnight.