Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-24	Dfw Airport	Tx	Envoy Airlines	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was driving a vehicle on airport tarmac. The vehicle struck a yellow cement pole and the employee suffered an abdominal injury.
2021-07-28	Dfw Airport	Tx	Osburn Contractors, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 28, 2021, an Osburn Contractors employee developed leg cramps and difficulty walking after cutting rebar outdoors. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.
2021-04-26	Dfw Airport	Tx	American Airlines	Lower leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a tractor to position a bag cart closer to the bag chute of an airplane when he collided with a metal pole on the driver's side of the tractor, resulting in a fractured lower left fibula.
2020-10-19	Dfw Airport	Tx	Darana Hybrid, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was inside a chute, cleaning dust, when he slipped and cut his right elbow on an object inside chute.
2020-09-18	Dfw Airport	Tx	Flatiron Construction Inc.	Heart	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee returned from his lunch break and was performing labor which included removing dirt clods from a small trench. The employee was sweating and pale, and stated that his chest was hurting. The employee was hospitalized for a heart attack.
2020-08-10	Dfw Airport	Tx	Celanese Corporation	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was traveling through an airport to return home when he fell down some stairs and landed on concrete. He lost consciousness and was hospitalized due to a concussion and brain bleed.
2020-05-30	Dfw Airport	Texas	AMERICAN AIRLINES	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading a last-minute bag into the cargo bin of an aircraft. The belt loader that was normally used was pulled away, so the employee jumped from the ground to the cargo bin. The employee fell from the cargo bin and struck the back of his head on the concrete, suffering a traumatic brain injury, temporal skull fracture, and subarachnoid and subdural bleeding.
2020-02-14	Dfw Airport	Texas	United Parcel Service	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was connecting two dollies. He had pulled the pin from the eyelet of one dolly and was pulling the other dolly to make a connection when his right middle finger was caught between the tongue of one dolly and the eyelet of the other dolly. The finger was lacerated between the nail and the first knuckle, and the fingertip was medically amputated.
2020-01-27	Dfw Airport	Texas	Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control	Hip(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was standing on the curb waiting for a bus when her foot became caught in a gap and she fell to the concrete, fracturing her hip.
2020-01-01	Dfw Airport	Texas	American Airlines, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was removing a power cord from an aircraft. As he was descending the ladder, he fell to the ground and suffered two broken bones below the knee. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2019-06-12	Dfw Airport	Texas	AMERICAN AIRLINES	Knee(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was offloading bags when multiple bags fell and struck the employee's left knee, resulting in a possible infection to the knee joint.
2019-06-12	Dfw Airport	Texas	DFW Airport Terminal C	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was working in an airplane's aft cargo section. A tug struck the belt loader and pushed it into the belly of the aircraft, where it scraped the employee's feet (causing swelling) and broke the employee's legs above the ankles.
2019-04-18	Dfw Airport	Texas	American Airlines	BODY SYSTEMS	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was unloading baggage and suffered a heart attack.
2019-01-30	Dfw Airport	Texas	United Parcel Service	Foot (feet)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving the backside of a unit load device (ULD) to push out a container from an aircraft while another employee was pushing a different container. The employee's left foot was then caught between the side rail and the ULD. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left foot.
2018-08-25	Dfw Airport	Texas	Expressjet Airlines	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was working on a cable for an aircraft door. The employee noticed the cable was sticking out while another employee was closing the aircraft door. The employee attempted to quickly insert the cable before the door fully closed, and the door closed on the employee's finger, resulting in a left index finger amputation below the first knuckle.
2018-08-17	Dfw	Texas	DHL Express USA Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing up a ladder to a cargo loader to unload packages when he fell approximately 10 feet to a lower level, fracturing his right ankle.
2018-07-05	Dfw Airport	Texas	FEDEX	Foot (feet)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was loading an aircraft with a unit load device. The wheel of the container rolled over his foot, breaking it.
2018-06-17	Dfw Airport	Texas	AMERICAN AIRLINES	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding on a K-loader when the operator applied the brakes. The employee lost her balance and fell approximately 6 feet to the concrete below, suffering a traumatic head injury.
2018-06-03	Dfw Airport	Texas	American Airlines	Knee(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a vehicle and struck a guardrail. The employee sustained a fractured knee and injured jaw.
2018-02-28	Dfw Airport	Texas	Menzies Aviation Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was operating a forklift to move cargo from one warehouse to another. A second employee was assisting with the cargo as the first employee was removing a lock. The first employee's right index finger was then caught between the cargo and the lock, resulting in an amputation at the second joint.
2018-02-06	Dfw Airport	Texas	Penske Truck Leasing	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice on the sidewalk when leaving the building, fracturing the left arm.
2018-01-29	Dfw Airport	Texas	Siemens Industry, Inc.	Leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a plasma cutter to cut metal when he stepped into the truck area of the cutter, breaking his left leg.
2018-01-28	Dfw Airport	Texas	American Airlines	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was pulling passenger bags in the bag room when he was struck by a vehicle, breaking his left leg.
2017-09-29	Dfw Airport	Texas	Composite Technology, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Employees were operating a bond tool. The employees were setting up counter weights to the 53K spar. Upon lowering the counter weight nest, the weight dropped from position and the employees were unable to set the counter weight into proper position. An employee had a hand on the counter weight nest and was pinched between the actuator and block resulting in a finger amputation.
2017-09-05	Dfw Airport	Texas	Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Overexertion and bodily reaction
An employee complained of chest pains and shortness of breath during a training exercise at the fire training research center.
2017-07-13	Dfw Airport	Texas	G2 Secure Staff, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee suffered a left middle fingertip amputation while disconnecting a cart from an aircraft that was being serviced. He was hospitalized.
2017-06-02	Dfw Airport	Texas	Mid Cities Erectors	Multiple head locations	Struck against stationary object or equipment
An employee was operating a boom lift. While the employee was in the boom lift basket, the basket came into contact with a steel beam, which struck the employee's head and face.
2017-05-29	Dfw Airport	Texas	DFW Airport	Lumbar region	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a concrete jersey barrier, suffering a right knee contusion and lower back injury.
2017-05-12	Dfw Airport	Texas	Alpha and Omega Industries	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was removing a street light when the base kicked back and struck the employee in the stomach area.
2017-04-18	Dfw	Texas	Curt Manufacturing, LLC	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a reach truck to put product away. When the employee swerved to avoid boxes that were in the aisle, his left foot was caught between the racking and the reach truck resulting in a laceration.
2017-02-27	Dfw Airport	Texas	AMERICAN AIRLINES	Wrist(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was loading an aircraft when she was struck by a dolly being used by another employee. The dolly struck her left foot causing her to fall and fracture her left wrist.
2017-02-21	Dfw Airport	Texas	Omni Erecting Services, LP	Wrist(s) and elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a crow bar to move steel beams for unloading while standing on the trailer bed of a truck. The crow bar came loose from the material, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall to the ground. He extended his arms to break his fall, resulting in broken bones in his right wrist and left elbow. He required surgery.
2017-01-11	Dfw Airport	Texas	Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics LLC	Hand(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was welding on stainless steel when his welding rod caused a first degree burn to his left hand.
2016-08-12	Dfw Airport	Texas	Staffing Innovations LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping other workers dispose of a small engine that was attached to a pulley and a shaft. The workers were turning the small engine to load it on a pallet jack, and the employee reached between them to help load the engine onto the jack. The pulley then slid down the shaft and smashed his pinky finger, amputating the fingertip.
2016-07-13	Dfw Airport	Texas	Phillips May Corporation	Foot (feet)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to stabilize the concrete barrier that was being lifted by a rubber tire loader. The operator of the rubber tire loader lowered the barrier and caught the tip of the employee's right foot resulting in amputation of the tip of the right foot to the first joint.
2016-06-15	Dfw Airport	Texas	American Airlines	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was unhooking a cart from a tug that contained three carts. The tug operator put the tug in reverse, pinning the employee between two carts. The employee suffered a collapsed lung, broken clavicle, and broken rib.
2016-03-07	Dfw Airport	Texas	NOW SPECIALTIES	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a router to cut a groove in a panel when his index finger went into the opening on the router. The bit pulled his glove in and his right index finger was amputated.
2016-03-04	Dfw Airport	Texas	G2 Secure Staff, LLC	Knee(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee's knee was pinned and injured between two carts.
2016-01-27	Dfw Airport	Texas	Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was performing maintenance, replacing lights in ceiling fixtures that are 27 feet off of the floor. He was using a scissor lift as a working platform. A coworker operating a gantry crane struck the scissor lift, causing it to topple over and land on conveyor systems that were being built. The employee suffered right heel injuries, a head laceration (requiring stitches), a concussion, and minor contusions and bruising.
2015-09-24	Dfw Airport	Texas	US Customs and Border Protection	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was checking a compartment beneath the undercarriage of an aircraft. While the employee was closing the access panel door, the door closed on and amputated the employee's fingertip.
2015-07-22	Dfw Airport	Texas	Humphrey Associates	Lower leg(s)	Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was hospitalized on 7/27/2015 for a bacterial infection in his calf that developed after contacting contaminated water that was in a pipe he was cutting.
2015-07-16	Dfw Airport	Texas	Siemens Postal, Parcel and Airport Logistics	Hand(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was performing demolition work on the old baggage handling system at Terminal B. The employee was cutting the last 2 U bolts. The pipe-hanger got caught and was hanging on the conveyor when it started to pull forward. It got free and sprung backwards, smashing the employee's hand.
2015-05-24	Dfw Airport	Texas	Envoy Air	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting a bag from the baggage carousel onto the baggage cart when the employee felt a sharp pain in his abdomen. The employee had emergency surgery.
2015-05-16	Dfw Airport	Texas	American Airlines	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee servicing engines on a 777 aircraft was turning around to go down a Lift-A-Loft ladder when he lost his balance and fell approximately 7 feet to the ground.
2015-05-03	Dfw Airport	Texas	LSG Skychefs	Multiple body parts	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee in the hot food processing area had an aerosol can of cooking spray (an industrial size can of "Pam") that was placed next to a burner. Approximately 1 to 1/2 hours later, the aerosol can exploded and ignited into a fire ball. The employee received first and second degree burns on the hands and neck, requiring hospitalization.
2015-04-03	Dfw Airport	Texas	Phillip May Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee pinched his finger while removing plywood from a work area. His finger got caught between the concrete and plywood; he was hospitalized.
2015-03-29	Dfw	Texas	AMERICAN AIRLINES	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was conducting maintenance on a jet bridge when a telescoping air duct pipe disconnected and fell. It struck the employee on the right shoulder, knocking him to the ground.