Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-12	Holton	Ks	Sonic Drive-In	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was working at a frying station in a building. A vehicle struck the building from the outside, causing the frying station to overturn and cover the employee with hot grease. The employee suffered burns.
2019-05-21	Holtsville	New York	Aventura Construction Corp.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell off a utility truck while loading a drain pipe. The employee's head struck the concrete floor.
2018-06-29	Holtsville	New York	Gateway Demo/Civil Corp.	Hip(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee was working with a demolition crew on a bridge deck set up below an overpass. While working from a horizontal shield, the employee fell approximately five feet through an opening in the shield and onto the bed of a company dump truck that was parked directly below, suffering a bruised hip.
2018-03-14	Holton	Kansas	Banner Creek LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a hand drill when the drill bit broke and a chip flew into his eye. He was hospitalized. Safety glasses were worn at the time.
2017-01-11	Rosholt	South Dakota	Mechanical Contractors, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was using a torch to cut a 10 inch diameter pipe for removal on top of a pipe rack approximately 30 feet high. The employee's fall protection equipment was unhooked to move down the pipe. The employee lost his balance and fell 30 feet resulting in two broken wrists.
2016-03-18	Holtsville	New York	Brinker International	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off the ladder while cleaning the ceiling vent.
2016-01-08	Holtsville	New York	Topaz Lighting Corp.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was crushed by boxes that fell off a forklift when the shrink wrap tore.