Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-07 | Durham | Ct | GPL Construction, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Bites and stings |
An employee was bitten on the wrist by an insect. He went into anaphylactic shock later that day and collapsed. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-05-17 | Durham | Nh | United States Postal Service | Forearm(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
A mail carrier was walking back to his truck after delivering a parcel. A dog came out of a house through a dog door, attacked him, and knocked him to the ground. He suffered bites to both forearms and was hospitalized, requiring 40 stitches. | |||||
2019-08-03 | Durham | North Caroli | U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
Three HVAC mechanics were trying to stop a water drip from a steam line. They isolated the line upstream and downstream from the location of the leak. One of the employees cracked open a pipe union to drain the condensate from the line. Steam began to release from the pipe union unexpectedly, causing second-degree burns to his right hand and arm. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-06-12 | Durham | North Caroli | U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was exiting the break room as another employee was entering. The door or the other employee bumped into the injured employee, resulting in her falling to the floor. She was hospitalized with a right hip fracture, requiring surgery. | |||||
2018-03-15 | Durham | New Hampshir | Make a Difference Landscaping, LLC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was trying to clear a jam in a snow blower when the augers amputated the employee's finger. | |||||
2017-07-13 | Durham | Oklahoma | Reliance Oilfield Services LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was attempting to remove a connecting collar using a wrench. The wrench slipped and he fell off the trailer, landing on the ground. He broke his hand and pelvis. | |||||
2017-01-26 | Durham | New Hampshir | GCA Educational Services of New England, LLC | Brain | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was walking through the mechanical room and struck his head on a pipe. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion. | |||||
2015-04-09 | Durham | Oklahoma | NOMAC Drilling Company, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was adjusting a belt on a power washer. While checking the tension, the pump turned back on. This kicked the wrench away from the employee's hand and pulled his hand into the machine. His right pinky fingertip was amputated, and his right thumb was cut. |