DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-05-24HinesvilleGaLowes Home Centers Inc. dba Lowes Home Center LLCHand(s)Stings and venomous bites
An employee was delivering vinyl fencing to a customer's home when a timber rattlesnake bit his right hand. He was hospitalized.
2020-08-05HinesOrForest Service, Malheur National ForestSkullOther fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was struck by a boulder while working to extinguish a fire, causing the employee to fall approximately 20 feet down a hill. The employee suffered a skull fracture and lacerations.
2019-09-14HinesIllinoisHINES VETERANS ADMIN. HOSPITALUpper and lower limb(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
The sole of an employee's shoe stuck to the floor. She lost her balance and fell; her left knee, right arm, and shoulder struck the floor and she suffered fractures to the left patella and right humerus. She was hospitalized.
2019-05-11HinesvilleGeorgiaFood Lion, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat with a band saw and amputated their right index finger between the first and second joint.
2018-09-18HinesIllinoisEdward Hines Jr. VA HospitalBODY SYSTEMSExposure to traumatic or stressful event, n.e.c.
An employee experienced an unpleasant situation and started to hyperventilate, requiring hospitalization.
2018-05-02HinesIllinoisBSB Development, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a hydraulic machine when it amputated three fingers.
2018-04-27HinesIllinoisEdward Hines Junior VA HospitalMultiple body partsStruck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning her workstation and organizing her files when a section of the acoustical ceiling (tiles and grid), adjacent light fixtures, and portions of the plaster ceiling above suddenly collapsed due to a prolonged, concealed steam leak that weakened the fastener connections. She sustained a cut to her head, bruise to her head, scratches on her neck, a scratch to her left hand, and irritation to her right hand, requiring hospitalization.