Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-02-12 | Fruitland | Nm | Arizona Public Service Power Plant - NM | Knee(s) | Fall on same level |
Five employees were conducting a maintenance check of an auxiliary safety valve. The valve failed and released pressurized steam. One employee fell while evacuating the area and suffered a knee injury. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-09-25 | Fruitland | Id | Woodgrain Millwork, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was running wood through a moulder and crushed both middle fingers. One finger required surgical amputation. | |||||
2019-04-29 | Fruitland Park | Florida | NELSON TREE SERVICE | Skull | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee slipped on a tool box in a truck bed and fell to the concrete floor 5-6 feet below. He suffered a skull fracture and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-02-13 | Fruitland | Idaho | Woodgrain Millwork, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a molding machine and suffered a transphalangeal amputation of the right index finger while trying to retrieve a marker. | |||||
2018-04-04 | Fruitland | Idaho | Woodgrain Millworks, Inc | Lumbar region | Other exertions or bodily reactions |
An employee tripped on a pull chain that moves wood up to a resaw and fell against the machine. While attempting to push themselves back up, the employee felt a pop in the lower back, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-05-17 | Fruitland | Idaho | DICKINSON FROZEN FOODS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was adjusting a conveyor belt's chain and sprocket when the employee's left index finger was caught by the chain and sprocket, amputating the upper left index finger. The conveyor was unguarded and was not locked/tagged out at the time. | |||||
2017-01-19 | Fruitland | Idaho | Campo & Poole Distributing, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was on the roof removing snow when a fiberglass portion of the roof gave way and the employee fell 10 to 12 feet to the concrete floor below. | |||||
2016-10-20 | Fruitland | Idaho | Woodgrain Millwork, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was repairing a belt on the core/tenoner machine. A glove got caught in the moving chain and a fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2016-10-09 | Fruitland | Idaho | Breaking Ground Construction LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was unloading a drill. The auger was still spinning. His clothing became caught on a bolt and he was caught up in the auger, suffering three fractured left ribs and bruises. | |||||
2015-06-08 | Fruitland Park | Florida | Gingerich Construction Co | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell while walking in stilts and carrying snips that punctured the employee's abdomen. The employee was hospitalized. |