Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-05-23 | Clarksburg | Wv | U.S. Department of Justice - Federal Bureau of Investigation | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Multiple types of exertions and bodily reactions |
An employee was working out in an onsite gym as part of his approved work activities. He strained his back while performing back extensions and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-02-06 | Clarksburg | West Virgini | Dinosaur Production LLC | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was driving an ATV when it ran over a fallen tree branch. The branch popped up and went through the ATV's floor, striking the employee. The employee suffered a broken arm, a bleeding spleen and liver, and a head laceration. | |||||
2019-08-28 | Clarksburg | West Virgini | Heritage Environmental Services | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was cleaning out drill mud sediment from a frac tank. He began to experience body cramps and was hospitalized for dehydration and a heat-related muscle injury. | |||||
2019-05-31 | Clarksburg | West Virgini | Lowes Home Center #1805 | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was attempting to load a tractor into the bed of a pickup truck when the tractor flipped and landed on top of him. He was hospitalized with two fractured vertebrae in the back. | |||||
2019-05-01 | Clarksburg | West Virgini | Asplundh Tree Expert LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
An employee had been topping a dead tree while tied into an adjacent buckeye tree. When the employee had finished topping and was descending the tree, the top of the buckeye tree broke and the employee fell about 33 feet to the ground sustaining multiple fractured ribs. | |||||
2018-06-10 | Clarksburg | West Virgini | Mountain States Pressure Services | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
On June 10, 2018, at approximately 3:30 p.m., an employee suffered a partial amputation to the left middle finger while greasing the gears of the power tongs. | |||||
2018-01-31 | Clarksburg | West Virgini | Lowe's Home Centers LLC | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On January 30, 2018, at approximately 11:30 a.m., an employee was spreading salt in the lumber entrance area when he slipped, fell, and struck his head on the ground, suffering a brain bleed that required hospitalization. | |||||
2016-07-14 | Clarksburg | West Virgini | Skana Aluminum Company | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On July 14, 2016, at approximately 1:40 a.m., an employee was located at the end of the line where aluminum was being rolled onto a coil. Wearing cotton gloves, the employee was checking for edge cracks and used sand paper when he observed a spot. The roll was moving at approximately 900 feet/minute when the operator of the machine saw the coil buckle and hit the E-stop to prevent damage. While using the sand paper, the employee's left hand/fingers were severely crushed between the moving coil a | |||||
2015-09-03 | Clarksburg | West Virgini | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | Knee(s) | Kneeling, kneeling down-repetitive or prolonged |
An employee worked on his knees on the subfloor of the IT room for two days. He developed knee pain, knee swelling, and fever. | |||||
2015-01-16 | Clarksburg | West Virgini | Skana Aluminum Company | Multiple face locations | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was hospitalized after a pump seal failed during the repair of a pump. Pennzoil 50H and X850 oil blew into the employee's eyes, throat, and nose, resulting in inflammation and irritation. |