Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-06-11	The Colony	Tx	Walmart	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was pushing a row of carts towards the cart manager when he lost his balance or grip on the carts and fell. The employee sustained injury to the left hip and upper leg.
2020-08-31	Colonie	Ny	RIST Transport, Ltd.	Lower leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
As a forklift backed out of a trailer, a strap on the trailer's wall caught the steering wheel of the forklift, causing a collision. The forklift's seat slid forward, and the drive suffered a broken right tibia and fibula.
2019-09-17	Colonie	New York	NORTHEAST PETROLEUM TECHNOLOGIES, INC	Arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was grinding/cutting off an old steel column for an overhead canopy using a 4.5" angle grinder with a cut-off disc when the grinder slipped and severely lacerated the employee's left arm.
2019-09-13	Colona	Illinois	B & B Truck and Trailer	Eye(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
On September 13, 2019, at approximately 8:36 AM, an employee was repairing a door hinge on a bus that was in for service. The employee bent over and a foreign body struck their left eye. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-08-07	The Colony	Texas	Vilhauer Enterprises LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's finger was mashed between a trench box spreader and the shackle of an excavator, resulting in a fracture and laceration to the left ring finger.
2018-08-12	Colonie	New York	Hannaford Bros. Co., LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Slip or trip without fall
An employee was cutting meat using a band saw when he slipped and/or twisted his ankle and reached out to catch himself. As he did so, his hand struck the band saw, resulting in a partial amputation to his right index finger.
2018-07-24	The Colony	Texas	New Beginnings Steel Erection	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee fell into an excavation. The employee was in the excavation for about an hour and suffered dehydration, requiring hospitalization.
2018-05-30	Colon	Nebraska	The L.E. Myers Co.	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was working on a three-phase distribution power line, made contact with the line and suffered electrical burns.
2016-01-27	The Colony	Texas	First Student Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee arrived at the bus yard and parked his vehicle. He started walking through an automatic gate and tripped over the track that the gate wheel rolls on. He fell and fractured his nose, broke some teeth, and displaced two vertebrae.
2016-01-22	Colonial Heights	Virginia	U.S. Postal Service	Nonclassifiable	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was hospitalized after falling.
2016-01-05	The Colony	Texas	Farmers Insurance	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was descending a ladder after inspecting roof damage at a residence when he fell approximately 8 feet to the ground, breaking his elbow and foot.
2015-06-11	Colonie	New York	Lancaster Development Incorporated	Brain	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
The injured employee was a spotter for a broom tractor. The broom tractor operator was backing up and lost sight of the employee. The employee was struck by the broom tractor resulting in a concussion, a fractured skull and facial lacerations.
2015-04-14	Colonie	New York	Wells Fargo	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode
An employee was carrying a box of paper and suffered a hernia.