Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-03	Fayetteville	Ar	Clear Creek Development Company LLC	Lower leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a golf cart with an attached utility trailer carrying a lawn mower. The cart path was wet, and when the employee braked, the cart slid and turned on its side. The employee's lower leg was fractured.
2021-10-11	La Fayette	In	United States Postal Service	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was delivering mail when they stepped off a front porch, heard a pop in their knee, and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken femur.
2021-10-09	Fayetteville	Wv	W R Murdock & Sons Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a cylinder assembly with a crane. The employee's hands were between the barrel of the cylinder and the piston. When pushing on the assembly with their hands, the piston fell back into place, catching the employee's right middle and ring fingers between the barrel and the piston. The right middle fingertip was amputated.
2021-09-15	Lafayette Hill	Pa	Best Line Leasing Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was working on a skid-steer loader repairing the AC when the door closed on his finger, amputating the fingertip.
2021-09-07	Lafayette	La	Republic Services	Arm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was moving a 96-gallon residential cart when chemical fluids spilled out of a bottle onto his left arm. The arm was burned.
2021-08-30	Fayetteville	Ga	Infinity Productions III, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was constructing a platform for a film set. The employee was standing on the platform, when he lost his footing and fell about 10 feet to the cement floor, landing on his left side. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to his left arm and pelvis.
2021-07-28	Fayetteville	Nc	NG Companies	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
On July 28, 2021, an NG Companies employee was about to transfer mud to a bore pit. He had put the hydro excavation truck in position for the debris transfer and prepared it. When he opened a knife valve, hot water sprayed through the flange onto him, causing second-degree burns to his face, right arm, and right hand; a third-degree burn to part of the right arm; and a broken collarbone. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-25	Lafayette	La	Catalyst Recovery Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was moving a 55-gallon drum. A rotary valve lacerated the employee's left index and middle fingers resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-07-08	Fayetteville	Ar	Moisture Shield Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating the pulverizing machine in the Plastic Department. The employee used a computer to set up and adjust the temperature of the machine and was monitoring the machine for jams. As the employee was removing a jam, his left index and middle fingertips were amputated.
2021-06-25	Fayetteville	Ar	Monster Tree Service	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
At 10:30 AM, on June 25, 2021, an employee was driving a mini loader up an incline when it struck a tree stump and tipped over. Both of the employee's legs were injured.
2021-06-24	Fayetteville	Ar	Bill's Electric Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On June 24, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., an employee was on a scissor lift 20 feet high splicing wires together from a panel to the rooftop units inside junction boxes. The employee was shocked, causing him to fall out of the scissor lift onto the ground and resulting in contusions and bruising that required hospitalization.
2021-06-22	Fayetteville	Ga	Thine Selves Productions, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was moving a chain and trolley while preparing to hoist a wooden set wall into position. The chain broke and the trolley hoist struck the employee, resulting in a contusion on their back left shoulder blade, as well as a laceration to the medial aspect of the left orbit.
2021-05-06	Lafayette	La	Westminster Christian Academy Lafayette	Upper extremities	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking on a ramp into a building when they tripped and fell and broke a bone in the arm/shoulder area.
2021-04-22	Lafayette	Co	SBD CONCRETE INC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was placing concrete mesh in preparation for a concrete pour. A guardrail failed and the employee fell about 12 feet to a lower level, suffering two broken fingers on the right hand, two broken right-side ribs, and a broken right hip.
2021-04-20	Lafayette	Co	Blue Canyon Technologies	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking into a building when she slipped on snow melt and fell to the ground. She suffered a broken hip.
2021-04-06	Lafayette	La	Prairie Contractors, LLC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was putting down temporary reflectorized striping tape during milling operations. A vehicle ran through the work zone, striking a motorized boom and then striking the employee who was following behind the motorized boom. The employee sustained a broken leg.
2021-03-26	Lafayette	Nj	Braen Stone Industries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning and changing out a winterized auger that seemed to be clogged. The screw in the pipe caught three of the employee's fingers, causing them to be amputated.
2021-03-24	Lafayette	La	Worldwide Flight Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee had been conducting ramp operations using a roller bed to load air freight. While folding the roller bed for storage, his left hand was caught between sections and his left index finger was crushed. The employee was hospitalized and the left index finger was surgically amputated.
2021-02-08	Fayette	Al	OX BODIES INC.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was welding cross-members under the truck body when it flipped over and pinned him on his sliding cart. The employee fractured his pelvis and sustained third-degree burns to his right calf.
2021-02-04	Fayetteville	Ga	AT&T	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was testing a signal at the cross box, approximately 20-30 feet from the highway when a tire came off of a vehicle that was traveling on the highway and struck the employee. The employee sustained a broken leg.
2021-01-20	La Fayette	Ny	CAZENOVIA EQUIPMENT CO., INC.	Knee(s)	Slip without fall, n.e.c.
On 1/20/2021, an employee was unloading a box truck with a pallet jack when he slipped on ice and struck his knee on the pallet jack. The employee suffered muscle detachment from his kneecap that requires surgery.
2020-10-19	Fayetteville	Ar	TYSON MEXICAN ORIGINAL, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unclog a pipe in the taco department line between the holding tank and the mixer when their right index finger contacted the ball valve and the pneumatic actuator cycled causing amputation of the finger between the first and second joint.
2020-10-09	Fayetteville	Ar	TYSON MEXICAN ORIGINAL, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a press machine. He was removing a piece of product stuck to the underside of the press when the fingers on his right hand were pinched between two press plates. The middle and ring fingertips were amputated.
2020-09-02	Lafayette	La	Giles Automotive	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A mechanic was servicing a vehicle. As he moved the grating to the underside of the car, his finger got caught in the grating. The fingertip was medically amputated.
2020-08-13	Fayetteville	Ar	AAF International	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A temporary employee was attempting to place an empty bin under a shredder. The bin was not in alignment so two co-workers pushed the bin forward while the injured employee guided it through. The injured employee's right thumb was pinched between the bin and the shredder frame. The employee was hospitalized for an open fracture of the right thumb.
2020-08-13	Lafayette	La	Frank's International, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
A service technician was tasked with moving equipment. As he was moving a carrier basket from a pallet, the equipment fell and crushed his right index finger. The employee was taken to the hospital where the tip of his right index finger was amputated.
2020-08-05	Lafayette	La	VCG Energy Group LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was taking pressure readings on a hull when his right foot fell into the hull opening where grating had been removed. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs and torn tissue in his knee.
2020-08-05	Fayetteville	Nc	Munie Greencare Professionals	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A landscaping employee suffered cramps and dehydration due to a heat-related illness.
2020-08-03	La Fayette	Ga	The Euclid Chemical Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
The injured employee was assisting an extruder line operator when the synthetic fibers wound tightly around his left thumb and amputated it.
2020-07-13	Lafayette	Louisiana	Roofing Solutions, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee had been tasked with roofing work. Upon descending the roof for lunch, a portion of the roof collapsed and the employee fell to the ground. The employee sustained two broken ribs and a head laceration requiring stitches.
2020-06-10	Lafayette	Louisiana	Balmar LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Bites and stings
While tasked with checking inventory in the warehouse, an employee was stung on the left thigh by an insect. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-06-04	Fayetteville	West Virgini	G. A. Carlson & Company	Head	Struck by discharged object or substance
Two employees were installing braces on trusses. One of them was using a nail gun when it struck the other employee's head and discharged, firing a 3 1/2-inch framing nail into his head.
2020-05-06	La Fayette	Georgia	KVAT Food Stores, Inc. (Food City)	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on shrink wrap and fell, her head striking an automatic dishwasher. She suffered a head injury, with a possible concussion.
2020-02-18	Lafayette	New Jersey	Bon Chef Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was standing on a forklift/picker platform, retrieving product from a third-tier shelf. He fell about 15 feet, suffering a broken wrist, broken ribs and a head wound that required stitches. The employee's lanyard was not connected at the time of the fall.
2020-02-12	Lafayette	Louisiana	The Cajun Company, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was installing insulation. As she was drilling a hole into the metal insulation, her cut resistant gloves got caught in the drill bit and her left index finger was smashed between the drill bit and the metal insulation. Her left index fingertip was amputated.
2020-02-03	La Fayette	Georgia	Roper Corporation	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was clearing metal debris from a press. The ram came down onto her forearm and broke it in two places.
2019-09-23	Fayetteville	Arkansas	McCarthy Electric, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a fiberglass extension ladder strapping electrical conduit to a hanger wall when the ladder slipped on the polished floor. The employee fell to the concrete floor and fractured a femur.
2019-08-13	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Kimbel Mechanical Systems, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On August 12, 2019, an employee was installing HVAC ductwork in a residential attic. The employee felt ill and was hospitalized, suffering from a kidney infection and dehydration.
2019-08-12	Fayetteville	Georgia	Frontier Management	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was helping a resident when she slipped and fell on a recently mopped floor, injuring her right knee and left thumb.
2019-06-28	La Fayette	Georgia	Euclid Chemical Co.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating an extrusion line and had fed fibers through the roll stand. While he was attempting to separate the strands of fiber, his right middle finger was caught in the roller causing amputation of the fingertip.
2019-06-11	La Fayette	Georgia	Roper Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a die changeover table with a snake chain conveyor. The e employee activated the snake chain via remote and it moved quickly, causing the employee's right index finger to be pinched between the pin and edge of the die and amputated.
2019-06-11	Lafayette	Colorado	Burnco	Lumbar region	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was pinned between an outrigger and a truck, suffering a fracture of a lower-back vertebra and abdominal trauma.
2019-05-21	Lafayette	Louisiana	North American Midway Entertainment-Amusement South	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Two employees were on the roof of the Scooters ride installing the top canvas. One of the employees was on a catwalk. The two employees were pulling on the canvas in opposite directions to straighten it out when one employee unexpectedly let go of the canvas causing the other employee to lose his balance and fall backwards approximately 10 feet off the roof to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg immediately below the knee.
2019-03-06	Lafayette	Louisiana	REPUBLIC NATIONAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was about 6 feet up on an order picker, trying to reach a case. The employee fell from the machine to the rack below, suffering broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-02-12	Lafayette	Louisiana	OUR LADY OF LOURDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee stood up from a chair and tripped over an open file cabinet drawer. The employee fell to the floor and fractured her right humerus.
2019-02-05	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Bargo Engineering Co Inc	Coccygeal region	Fall on same level
An employee was carrying a 10-pound box of aluminum parts when he fell backwards to the concrete floor. He struck his tailbone and then his head, suffering a fracture to the tailbone and a laceration to the head.
2019-01-05	Lafayette	Louisiana	Schilling Distribution Co.	Hip(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving a walkie/rider pallet jack when it suddenly stopped. He fell about 6 inches to the concrete floor, breaking his hip.
2018-09-27	La Fayette	Georgia	Shaw Industries Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A yarn cabling operator's finger made contact with moving yarn. This caused an amputation of the tip of his left index finger.
2018-08-20	Lafayette	Louisiana	JB James Construction LLC	Knee(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
Two employees were using survey equipment to set a center line measurement in a cross-over median section of the roadway when a vehicle drove across the roadway at a hard 45-degree angle and struck both employees. One employee suffered a knee injury and abrasions, while the other employee suffered a clavicle fracture and laceration.
2018-07-31	Lafayette	Louisiana	CDH Crane Rentals	Foot (feet)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was assisting with a cable/winch line for a crane. His foot entered an access panel on the crane boom/jib and was amputated.
2018-07-31	Lafayette	Louisiana	GULLEYS WELDING & STEEL ERECTORS INC	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A piece of cable came loose from a crane, amputating part of an employee's foot.
2018-07-26	Fayetteville	Arkansas	DAUGHERTY & DAUGHERTY INVESTMENTS LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was putting a piece of chicken on a hook to run through a cutter/saw machine. The machine caught his right hand, partially amputating his right index finger.
2018-06-20	Lafayette Hill	Pennsylvania	J.P. Mascaro and Sons, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee experienced heat exhaustion while collecting solid waste.
2018-06-07	La Fayette	Georgia	Unique Fabricating South, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was running the rotary machine and caught his right middle finger in the machine resulting in amputation to the first knuckle.
2018-04-13	Fayetteville	Arkansas	JAF, Inc.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Employees were using a pallet jack stand to move several pallets of stacked ceramic tile weighing approximately 2,200 lbs. from one end of the floor to the opposite end when the tile hit a hole and the bundles of tiles began to wobble. The injured employee was standing on the side of the tile bundles and was attempting to balance them when they eventually tipped over and fell on him. He was pinned beneath the floor tile and a wall, sustaining a displaced open wound fracture to his left foot and
2018-04-11	Fayetteville	Texas	JML Management, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating an excavator to clear trees when a tree shifted in the bucket and broke through the front window of the machine. The tree came in contact with the travel controls, pushing them into the forward position. The machine moved forward farther into the tree, causing it to go through the cab and forcing the employee out the back window of the machine. The employee then attempted to re-enter the machine to shut it down. At this point, the moving machine caused the moving branch
2018-04-11	Lafayette	Louisiana	Heart Hospital of Lafayette	Pelvis	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was part of a three-person team transporting a patient to the operating room when she tripped and fell to floor, landing on her right side. She suffered a non-displaced ring fracture to her pelvis and a hemorrhage.
2018-03-24	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Elkhart Products Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was manufacturing copper pipe fittings using a hydraulic press when a fitting fell into the machine. The employee was attempting to retrieve the fitting when the die came down on the employee's left index finger, amputating it at the first knuckle.
2018-03-05	Fayetteville	Arkansas	DAUGHERTY & DAUGHERTY INVESTMENTS LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was being trained by a second employee on how to close a golf cart tailgate when the second employee closed the tail gate on the employee's left ring finger, amputating the fingertip.
2018-02-26	Lafayette	Colorado	Steel City Glass, LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing a ladder at the job site. When he was approximately 4 feet up, the ladder slipped out from under him. He fell off the ladder and his arm was caught on a window sill, forcing his arm upward and causing his left shoulder to become dislocated.
2018-02-06	La Fayette	Georgia	Roper Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was using a wrench to fix a leak on a feed line from a tote to a metering pump when one of the cam locks for the tote cap cover came loose, spraying the employee with 93% sulfuric acid. The employee suffered chemical burns.
2018-01-20	Lafayette	Louisiana	FBC of Lafayette	Fingertip(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was trying to remove bread from an outer slicer blade. She swiped at the debris and her left index finger contacted the outside bread slicer blade, amputating her left index fingertip.
2018-01-11	Lafayette	Louisiana	SPARTAN DIRECTIONAL, L.L.C.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was checking the rigging on a rig. His hand was on a sling that was lifting a piece of pipe when his right hand was caught between the sling and the pipe. His right little finger had to be surgically amputated.
2018-01-10	Lafayette	Colorado	A1 Superior Painting and Wall Covering Inc.	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was coming down a 6-foot step ladder when it tilted to one side. As she attempted to correct the ladder, it fell to the other side. She then fell from the second or third ladder rung to the ground, breaking her elbow.
2018-01-04	Lafayette	Louisiana	International Paper	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was changing a truck battery with a clamp when his finger became caught between the battery and clamp. As he pulled his hand back, his left middle finger was lacerated, requiring hospitalization.
2018-01-04	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Everett Chrysler	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's hand was on a paint can that was on a paint shaker machine when another employee activated the machine. The employee's right ring finger was then caught and smashed in the machine, amputating the fingertip.
2018-01-03	Lafayette	Colorado	Ready Mix Concrete Company	Multiple body parts	Fall to lower level
An employee was on a catwalk attempting to close a hatch near a shroud that was releasing concrete. The employee stepped from the catwalk to the shroud and was about to tie off a safety harness and lanyard when two bolts on the front of the shroud failed and the employee fell to the ground. The employee suffered right elbow and lower lumbar fractures, requiring hospitalization.
2017-10-04	Fayetteville	Arkansas	AAF/Flanders	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was manually attaching a roll of media to a cardboard core on a rolling machine when another employee cycled the machine, causing the employee's right forearm to become pinned and fractured.
2017-10-04	Lafayette	Louisiana	Pellerin & Wallace, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was standing next to a crane truck when the crane truck touched an electric line and the employee received an electric shock.
2017-10-03	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Elkhart Products Corporation (EPC)	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to remove a copper elbow that was jammed in an elbow machine. When the part was removed, the machine cycled and amputated two of the employee's right-hand fingers. The machine was unguarded at the time.
2017-09-25	West Lafayette	Ohio	Jones Metal Products Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
The employee was operating a mechanical power press when the machine cycled and amputated the employee's right index finger.
2017-08-31	Fayetteville	New York	TRUEBLUE, INC.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee slipped on a wet surface while performing pool maintenance and fell into the pool, fracturing the left leg.
2017-08-29	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Tyson Foods, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing boxed chips on a moving conveyor when his left index finger went into an opening between the guardrails, amputating his fingertip.
2017-08-28	Fayetteville	New York	R. G. Hence & Sons Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was removing a gas tank from a vehicle when a work light fell into the flammable liquid and ignited. The employee suffered thermal burns and was hospitalized overnight.
2017-08-25	Fayetteville	Georgia	Active Pest Control South Inc.	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was struck on the head by a falling metal cabinet, suffering a concussion.
2017-07-03	Lafayette	Louisiana	Macro Companies, Inc	Brain	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was operating a winch boom crane bucket truck. The employee was in the bucket using the winch to remove a manhole cover that was stuck. The manhole cover released and the bucket truck bucked, throwing the employee out of the bucket. The employee fell 25 feet to the concrete pad and suffered head trauma. A harness was not worn at the time of the incident.
2017-06-05	Lafayette	Louisiana	North American Midway Entertainment- Southeast, LLC	Leg(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee slipped to the ground while tearing down a carnival ride, breaking a leg.
2017-05-17	West Lafayette	Indiana	U.S. Postal Service	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was bitten by a dog while delivering mail on a walking route. The employee's right palm was punctured and became infected, requiring hospitalization.
2017-05-16	Fayetteville	North Caroli	Marvin Allan Door Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee had just repaired an overhead door chain in an ambulance garage and was climbing down a 12-foot A-frame ladder. His left hand was resting on the chain he just repaired when a paramedic came in and activated the switch to raise the garage door. His hand was caught between the chain and sprocket to the garage motor, amputating both middle fingertips.
2017-04-17	Lafayette	Louisiana	FC Staffing	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was hanging sheet rock from a six foot A-frame ladder. The employee fell and fractured his right wrist.
2017-03-15	Lafayette	Louisiana	VERITIV OPERATING COMPANY	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was making a delivery and lowering the lift gate on the back of the truck when he tripped and fell from the lift gate breaking the left tibia.
2017-03-07	Lafayette	Louisiana	OUR LADY OF LOURDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
While the employee was walking to the cafeteria, the employee tripped and fell onto the terrazzo floor fracturing the left hip.
2017-03-06	Fayetteville	Arkansas	HARNESS ROOFING, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was replacing shingles on a steep pitched roof. As he was walking across the roof, he slipped and fell approximately 12 feet. The employee's fall protection was not hooked to the anchor point at the time.
2017-03-05	Lafayette	Louisiana	WOOD GROUP PSN	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was transferring product from a top tote tank to the bottom tote tank when the leg of the top tote tank shifted causing the top tote tank to pinch the employee's right thumb between the top tote tank and the bottom tote tank spark arrestor. The employee suffered a partial amputation to his right thumb.
2017-02-28	Lafayette	Louisiana	BORDEN DAIRY COMPANY OF LOUISIANA, LLC	Head	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning on a six foot step ladder and fell hitting his head on a pallet of wood. The employee sustained a laceration and possible fracture to the right side of his head.
2016-10-10	Lafayette	Louisiana	ADCO Companies, Ltd.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee servicing a package boiler was on the forks of a forklift, attempting to move pipe. He fell approximately 8 feet off the forks and onto the concrete, suffering a head laceration (that required surgery), a broken left ring finger, three chipped vertebrae, and a potential concussion.
2016-10-06	La Fayette	New York	The Roofing Guys	Lower extremities	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On 10/6/16, an employee was performing roofing work on a bay window roof at an elevation of 18 feet when he fell to the ground, fracturing his feet and/or legs.
2016-09-20	Lafayette	Louisiana	Coates Roofing	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered heat stress while welding on a roof, requiring hospitalization.
2016-09-09	Lafayette Hill	Pennsylvania	Solid Waste Services, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was performing street trash collection when he experienced weakness and high blood pressure due to heat-related illness, requiring hospitalization.
2016-09-06	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Marshalltown	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee opened the door to the compressor room. As he exited the room, a passing forklift ran over his right foot and lower right leg, pulling him to the floor. He suffered a broken right leg, rib, and jaw.
2016-08-30	Lafayette	Louisiana	Chain Electric Company	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down the steps.
2016-08-29	Lafayette	Louisiana	Cheetah Transportation	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was exiting his truck and lost his balance falling to the ground. The employee broke their right leg.
2016-08-04	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Your Cleaning Specialists	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Two employees were pressure washing the inside of a stairwell when they were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes. They were both hospitalized.
2016-07-27	Fayetteville	Georgia	Sony Pictures	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
While preparing set props, an employee backed into an unguarded area and fell approximately 10 feet, suffering facial bruises, a right arm radius injury, and a right orbital injury.
2016-06-12	Fayetteville	Arkansas	AAF International	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was moving a free rolling blanket cart when he stopped and grabbed his chest. He sat down on the blanket cart and complained about chest pain. Temperature in the area ranged from 90 to 100 degrees. The employee was admitted to the hospital.
2016-05-31	Lafayette	Louisiana	2M-Tek Inc	Lower leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A hydraulic hose/fitting separated from the hydraulic cylinder to which it was attached. In doing so, the fitting that parted from the hose struck one employee just below the left knee causing a laceration. The protective sleeve that slides over the fitting connection, struck another employee in the abdomen causing a contusion.
2016-05-18	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Elkhart Products Corporation (EPC)	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
The employee was operating a Hydro T machine that produces copper plumbing fittings. The employee was clearing a jam and amputated the left middle finger and lacerated the left ring finger.
2016-04-08	Fayetteville	North Caroli	U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's right thumb was caught in a safe door she was closing, crushing/amputating her thumb tip above the nail.
2016-04-06	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Ace Glass Construction Corporation	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a 4-foot stepladder, cleaning caulking off of a window frame to install a new window. He fell from the second step to the concrete below and broke his left ankle.
2016-03-20	Lafayette	Louisiana	Albertsons #0719	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a pallet jack when her finger became pinned between the handle of the pallet jack and a pallet that was behind her. Her right little finger was amputated at the top joint.