Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-04-29	Fort Bragg	Nc	U.S. Dept. of Army	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
On April 29, 2021, an employee was in the gym, trying to keep a child from running out of the area. She fell to the floor and broke a bone in her lower left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-03-19	Fort Bragg	Nc	Ranger Land Systems Inc	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
The wheel of a grinder disk broke off and struck an employee (standing 6-7 feet away) in the eye. The employee suffered an eye injury.
2019-08-22	Fort Bragg	North Caroli	US Dept of Army	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was learning to operate a table saw and was cutting a wooden 2x4 when the employee's left hand contacted the saw blade, resulting in a left index finger amputation.
2019-08-08	Fort Bragg	North Caroli	U. S. Dept. of Defense	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a meat grinder to tenderize round steaks when her gloved left hand became caught in the blades. The employee sustained lacerations and torn tendons.
2018-08-09	Fort Bragg	North Caroli	SMS Energy Group, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was troubleshooting an energized sub-station breaker when an arc flash explosion occurred, causing second and third degree burns to the employee's arms, hands, and face.
2018-06-04	Fort Bragg	North Caroli	Hunts Drywall	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a bakers scaffold taping drywall. The scaffold tipped over and the employee fell 8 feet. The employee sustained a back fracture.
2017-07-21	Fort Bragg	North Caroli	U.S. Dept. of Army	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was attempting to change a broken fan belt in an HVAC system when his finger was caught and lacerated between the belt and a motor puller, requiring surgery.
2016-10-04	Fort Bragg	North Caroli	Army and Air Force Exchange Services	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down the stairs while pulling a pallet jack, suffering fractured ribs and a lacerated spleen.
2015-11-13	Fort Bragg	North Caroli	Southern Glass and Mirror	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a scaffold located in a stairway, fracturing their vertebrae.
2015-05-28	Fort Bragg	North Caroli	U. S. Dept of Defense	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was injured after falling off a step ladder.
2015-05-08	Fort Bragg	North Caroli	RW Harris, Inc.	Knee(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
The first employee was using a backhoe to dig a 12" to 18" trench for the drill slurry, so the slurry water could be pumped away while concrete was being poured. The second employee instructed the first to pull forward so he could dig the pit for the pump head. The first employee put the backhoe in drive, but it lurched forward because it was still throttled up. The first employee tried to pull the shifter down into neutral, but it went all the way down into reverse. It backed up quickly, striki
2015-04-18	Fort Bragg	North Caroli	RC Construction	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was servicing a Gamco concrete paving machine due to a small hydraulic leak. While servicing the head pulley belt, the employee sustained a puncture wound that released hydraulic fluid into his hand. The puncture wound was cleaned at hospital; however, the employee was hospitalized overnight to ensure there was no remaining hydraulic fluid in his hand.