Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-03-26	Gulfport	Ms	O'Brien Diesel & Performance, LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a ball press when a pin that joins parts of the tool together broke. A part of the broken pin struck the employee in the left eye, resulting in a laceration.
2021-02-17	Gulfport	Ms	F.E.B. Distributing Company, Inc	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift inside a warehouse. The forklift crashed into a wall, and the employee's right foot was crushed between the forklift and the wall.
2020-04-14	Gulfport	Mississippi	Pike Electric, LLC	Head and neck	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was preparing to hook up electrical service on a pedestal when the employee was exposed to an arc flash resulting in burns to the face and neck.
2020-03-12	Gulfport	Mississippi	Pilot Travel Center, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unjamming the bottom plate of a cardboard baler. The bottom plate popped up and pinched the employee's right index finger against the baler frame. The fingertip was amputated.
2020-02-03	Gulfport	Mississippi	Hartson-Kennedy Cabinet Top Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cleaning a rotating chain and sprocket using a cloth when his right ring fingertip was amputated.
2020-01-13	Gulfport	Mississippi	Residential Elevators, LLC	Heel(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was working from a telescoping ladder in an elevator shaft. The ladder collapsed and the employee fell into the elevator pit, breaking both heels.
2019-08-21	Gulfport	Mississippi	Utility Partners, LLC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was cutting a driveway to pour concrete when a motorcycle came around the flaggers and signs and hit the employee. The employee suffered a broken leg.
2019-08-02	Gulfport	Mississippi	Paige Electric Co, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
While replacing a ceiling light fixture, an employee was shocked and fell. The employee's head struck the floor, and the employee was hospitalized with head trauma.
2019-03-27	Gulfport	Mississippi	TCI Contracting of the Gulf, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was walking on the rafters in an attic while blowing fiberglass. He stepped on a 2-by-4 board, which slipped out of place, causing him to lose his balance and fall through the ceiling. He suffered a broken right elbow and three compressed vertebrae in his back.
2019-02-25	Gulfport	Mississippi	Utility Partners, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a band from a bundle of 8-inch sewer pipe with a gas-powered chop saw. The saw's diamond blade struck the employee's lower left leg, cutting it and breaking the tibia. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-02-18	Gulfport	Mississippi	Millerco, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Employees were conducting a training exercise on rescuing employees at a cell tower. One employee, acting as the victim, was being brought down by another. The descending apparatus came down to the ground too fast. In the fall (about 15 feet), the employee acting as the victim broke both ankles and needed to be hospitalized.
2019-01-24	Gulfport	Mississippi	Whataburger Franchise LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking out of a stock room when she tripped over a box and fell to the floor. She suffered a broken right hip.
2018-08-01	Gulfport	Mississippi	Rent A Center	Wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was raising a lift gate on the back of a box truck. Her right wrist was caught between the control box and the gate's side rail, suffering an open fracture.
2018-06-28	Gulfport	Mississippi	Mississippi Power Company	Ankle(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was removing a meter when a dog chased him and he broke his right ankle in two places, requiring hospitalization.
2018-06-05	Gulfport	Mississippi	Service Partners Central	Forearm(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was injured by another employee with a pipe because of an altercation/disagreement at the workplace. The injured employee sustained a right forearm laceration and fracture.
2018-05-05	Gulfport	Mississippi	Roberts Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting pork loins with a band saw when the blade cut his right index finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
2018-02-28	Gulfport	Mississippi	Pat Peck Honda	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was letting down a car lift when his left index finger was caught between the lift lever and the lift, amputating his fingertip.
2017-09-20	Gulfport	Mississippi	Ports America Gulfport, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to unlock a cargo container twist lock as the container was being lowered onto a trailer. The right middle and index fingers were caught between the cargo container and the trailer resulting in amputation.
2017-06-08	Gulfport	Mississippi	TABER EXTRUSIONS, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was removing a block from an extruder vise when the employee's left ring finger was caught and crushed between the block and the vise. The finger had to be surgically amputated.
2016-08-24	Gulfport	Mississippi	Weaver Electric Services, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was running underground conduit and began cramping. The employee was hospitalized for possible heat-related illness.
2016-03-04	Gulfport	Mississippi	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's left little fingertip was pinched by a carry aid that opened as it was being unloaded from a truck. The fingertip was surgically amputated.
2016-02-19	Gulfport	Mississippi	Mississippi Power - Jack Watson	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was exiting a crane when he slipped, fell, and broke his right arm and right leg.
2016-02-15	Gulfport	Mississippi	McDermott Inc Gulfport Spoolbase	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a forklift when he was trying to warn the driver that a box was about to fall off the forklift. The forklift ran over the employee's right ankle resulting in the amputation of the foot.
2016-02-01	Gulfport	Mississippi	FedEx Ground	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee's right index finger was partially amputated after becoming caught on a trailer door handle.
2015-10-19	Gulfport	Florida	Labor Ready, Inc.	Pelvis	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway
On 10/19/2015 at or around 11:15 a.m. a temporary employee was struck by a garbage truck and pinned between a utility pole and the rear bumper of the truck. The employee then fell off the rear of the truck. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis.
2015-09-26	Gulfport	Mississippi	Walmart 969	Hip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee tried to correct a stacked pallet that was leaning over. The pallet fell on the employee, breaking the employee's hip.
2015-07-29	Gulfport	Mississippi	Waste Management	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working on a refuse truck collecting garbage and putting it into the truck. He became ill and started vomiting.
2015-07-07	Gulfport	Mississippi	The Hiller Companies, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized for heat stress after working in Hull TC 74 installing a sprinkler system.