Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-29	Harvey	La	BWC Terminals, Inc.	Multiple lower extremities locations	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee lost his footing and sank into a puddle of water next to a steam condensate line. While he was trying to regain his balance, the end of the return steam condensate line got caught inside his knee-high boot. He suffered first- and second-degree steam burns from below the knee to the toes. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-25	Harvey	Nd	HAV-IT Services	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level
The injured employee was assisting a resident and another employee. The injured employee fell backward to the ground and sustained a back injury.
2021-05-07	Harvey	La	Jefferson Door Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting wood with a table saw when his glove got caught in the saw and his hand was pulled into the saw, resulting in a partial amputation of his left thumb.
2021-05-07	Harvey	La	Kyle's Communication Construction and Maintenance	Wrist(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was standing at the back of his work truck. A vehicle swerved and hit the work truck, causing the employee to fall to the ground. He suffered a broken right wrist and head lacerations and was hospitalized.
2021-01-21	Harvey	La	HUTCO, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was attaching forks to a forklift when the forks dislodged and fell on the employee's foot. The employee sustained a fractured right big toe and a puncture to the right foot.
2020-09-18	Harvey Cedars	Nj	Blue Spruce Management	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was vacuuming sand from a residential crawl space when the vacuum caught the employee's left arm causing a hematoma.
2020-09-08	Harveysburg	Oh	Tincher's Welding LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was pumping a hydraulic actuator when a concrete panel fell on the employee causing scrapes on the right side of the employee's back and the right ankle.
2020-07-07	Harvey	Illinois	Allied Tube and Conduit	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was guiding the tail end of a steel strip through the guide rolls on a press. The employee's right index finger was caught between the strip and the edge guide roll, and the fingertip was amputated.
2020-05-23	Harvey	Louisiana	Sizzling Platter LLC	Multiple body parts	Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
An employee was assisting a customer. The customer pulled out a machete and attacked the employee, injuring her face, head, neck, and shoulders. She was hospitalized.
2020-04-09	Harvey	Illinois	Allied Tube & Conduit Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
A taping machine caused an amputation to an employee's left index finger.
2020-02-11	Harvey	Louisiana	Crossmark, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was working as an event specialist, tasked with performing product demonstrations. While she was in the backroom looking for a water sprayer, she tripped and fell, injuring her hip. She was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-07-06	Harvey	Illinois	Ingalls Memorial Hospital	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
While plugging a computer into a wall outlet, an employee was shocked. She suffered lasting tremors and right-side weakness.
2015-06-21	Harvey	Louisiana	Load King Manufacturing Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was off loading a counter top and the load slipped. He tried to catch it and his right middle finger was caught between the counter and the truck bed.