Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-26	West Homestead	Pa	Advance Auto Parts	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee tripped and fell while walking through an aisle, landing on the floor and suffering a broken hip. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2021-09-15	Homer Glen	Il	CCA MIDWEST, INC.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On September 15, 2021, at approximately 8:15 a.m. an employee was driving an aerial lift when the bottom of the front basket caught the edge of a B-Box water flow control valve. The employee continued to raise the aerial lift until the B-Box valve broke and the employee was ejected out of the aerial lift basket onto the front edge of the home's concrete slab. The employee fell 6 feet and was hospitalized for a severe neck injury.
2021-09-13	Mahomet	Il	Anderson Brothers 3, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Employees were using an excavator to dig an excavation for a water line. The excavator bucket swung and struck an employee in the right side resulting in broken ribs and other injuries requiring hospitalization.
2021-08-25	Rhome	Tx	The Turner Company	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell from the top of a stack of forms, landing about 5 feet below and suffering a broken femur and hip.
2021-08-06	Homer City	Pa	Miller Fabrication Solutions	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was lifting a fabricated product with a lifting magnet. The product fell off the magnet onto his left foot and fractured it. He was hospitalized.
2021-05-18	Mountain Home	Id	B&B Simplot Grain Silos	Multiple body parts	Dust explosion
An employee was welding when there was a dust flash fire and explosion. The employee was burned on the hand and the upper torso.
2021-04-28	Homestead	Fl	U. Sl Postal Serivice	Hand(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pulling a hamper to the loading dock when his right hand was caught between the metal railing and the hamper, resulting in injuries that required hospitalization.
2021-02-26	Homewood	Il	Brinker International, Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cooking food in a deep fryer. As the employee took the basket out of the fryer, he bumped a pan of hot grease that was sitting on the side of another fryer. Hot grease spilled onto the employee, resulting in second-degree burns on the right forearm and hand.
2021-02-22	Homestead	Fl	AT&T Services, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
An employee was ascending a ladder on a wooden pole. The pole snapped from the base, causing the employee to fall 3 ft., resulting in a fractured hip and wrist.
2021-02-18	Homestead	Fl	Miami Transformers Corp	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's fingers became caught between a coil machine cutter stand and metal, resulting in fractures to his fingers.
2020-09-05	Homewood	Il	Walt's Food Centers	Knee(s)	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was operating a loaded pallet jack. While exiting a trailer onto an elevated dock lift, momentum from the load caused the front wheels to go off the dock lift. The employee then jumped, or fell off, and sustained a bruised knee.
2020-07-21	Mountain Home	Idaho	Professional Pump Service, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was removing pipe from the lifting hook when the pipe slipped out of the hook and partially amputated the employee's right middle finger.
2020-07-16	Homeworth	Ohio	Diversified Gas and Oil Corporation	Multiple body parts	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was swabbing a valve at an oil well site when the swab tool spun around and struck him in the torso. He sustained a broken right arm, broken sternum, and a concussion. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-15	Homewood	Al	Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working in the cooler when their foot got caught in the floor chain that moves product throughout the cooler. The employee sustained crushing injuries to the right foot.
2020-03-08	Mountain Home	Tennessee	Mountain Home Veteran Medical Center	Head	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee had climbed on a desk to change a clock on the wall. The employee became light-headed and fell to the floor, hitting his head and sustaining a contusion.
2020-01-21	Homestead	Florida	BRIGHTVIEW LANDSCAPE SERVICES, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-on mower when suddenly his left index finger was crushed between the handle of the mower and a tree, cutting his fingertip. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2019-09-09	Homestead	Florida	Billund Aquaculture US Corp	Arm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was testing a 16-inch pipe with a test ball when the test ball flew out of the pipe causing the employee to fly back, landing on his right arm. The employee was hospitalized with a broken arm.
2019-08-20	Homestead	Florida	Billund Aquaculture US Corp	Head	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
An employee stepped onto an unsupported cantilevered platform. The platform gave way and the employee fell approximately 7 to 8 feet into a water retention pit below, suffering a head laceration.
2019-08-13	Homestead	Florida	Billund Aquaculture US Corp	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While doing housekeeping in the early morning, an employee tripped on an HDPE pipe and fell, breaking his ankle.
2019-07-29	Homer City	Pennsylvania	Somerset Steel Erection Company, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was bending over to pick up a crane outrigger pad when the outrigger retracted, catching the employee's left hand. The employee suffered a dislocation and laceration of the left wrist.
2019-07-23	Rhome	Texas	The Turner Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was hooking up a foundry hook to a load when their right thumb was trapped and smashed between the hook and the load.
2019-05-13	Rhome	Texas	Keystone Synergy, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee carrying a large filter and assembly from a warehouse area into a pump shop tripped and fell forward, cutting his right middle finger on the filter edge.
2019-04-29	Homewood	Alabama	Allied Universal Security Services, LLC	Brain	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking into the guard shack, lost her footing and fell, hitting her head on a metal table. She lost consciousness and sustained a head injury.
2019-04-28	Mountain Home	Tennessee	Mountain Home Veteran Medical Center	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On April 28, 2019, an employee was walking down a hallway she slipped and fell. Her left kneecap was fractured and she was hospitalized.
2019-04-19	Homerville	Georgia	Mauser Packaging Solutions	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was welding a hasp onto a metal box. The machine activated and the welding head came down onto the employee's right hand, pinning it against the metal box. The employee suffered finger fractures and was hospitalized.
2019-03-25	Mountain Home	Tennessee	Veterans Administration	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While walking down a hall, an employee tripped over a box and fell to the concrete floor, breaking her left hip.
2019-02-22	Homer Glen	Illinois	Julian Electric	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking out of the building at the end of a shift, tripped on the door sill and fell to the ground breaking the left arm.
2019-02-08	Homestead	Florida	PLANT LIFE FARMS, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was walking from his car to the nursery entrance and was bitten by a stray dog resulting in the loss of a thumb tip.
2018-09-24	Homestead	Florida	ABC Supply Co., Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was walking over a portable dock ramp when it tipped over. He fell and the ramp landed on him, breaking his hand, right foot/ankle, jaw, and ribs and lacerating his face.
2018-09-21	Homestead	Florida	Michaels Stores, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On 09/21/2018, an employee was on a step stool attempting to remove merchandise from a store shelf when she fell from the step stool and fractured her wrist, requiring hospitalization.
2018-08-10	Rhome	Texas	The Turner Company	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a ladder, striking her foot on the ground and breaking her heel.
2018-07-24	Rhome	Texas	Wellflex Energy Solutions	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was lining up a 1-inch pipe when his finger entered the pipe as it was rolling and was lacerated.
2018-06-29	Homerville	Georgia	Walgreen Co.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking and while turning a corner, the employee's pant leg got caught on a corner of a shelf. The employee then tripped over a tote and fell to the ground onto their right hip. The employee suffered a hip fracture and contusion.
2018-06-29	Mountain Home	Arkansas	EATON CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
During the start of shift operations, the injured employee was guiding rubber along the bottom of the machine when his thumb contacted the mill knife door located under the roller area. The thumb was fractured.
2018-06-01	Homestead	Florida	Florida Power & Light	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was ascending a three-step stairway looking for leaks when the employee's foot became tangled on the first step and the employee fell down 6 inches, breaking a tibia.
2018-03-04	Homewood	Illinois	Petco Animal Supplies Store# 1967	Arm(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was helping to trim the nails of a large dog when it bit the employee's arm, breaking the skin.
2018-01-29	Homewood	Alabama	Mayfield Ice Cream	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting, lowering
An employee suffered a possible hernia while stacking ice cream on a pallet, requiring hospitalization.
2018-01-17	Homerville	Georgia	Dupont Yard, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unjam a piece of lumber from an energized chain conveyor when part of his clothing became caught in the conveyor chain. He was pulled into the conveyor until it was stopped by another worker, suffering a right-hand laceration, head laceration, and fractured rib(s).
2017-10-07	Homestead	Florida	AREVA INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cleaning reactor stud holes using a hand-held drill with a wire brush attachment when the drill locked up in the hole. As he was reversing the drill, his gloved hand became wrapped around the brush attachment, lacerating and dislocating his left middle finger.
2017-09-08	Mountain Home	Idaho	Owyhee Farming, LLC	Face	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was repairing a hand line irrigation system when a riser blew and hit him in the face.
2017-08-28	Mountain Home	Idaho	USDA Forest Service, Mountain Home Ranger District	Hand(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
An employee was driving a truck to a work station. She was turning a corner when the truck's back wheel went over the bank, rolling the vehicle. When the truck rolled, her left hand went out of the window and was smashed.
2017-08-17	Homewood	Alabama	Coca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was operating a pickup truck to deliver a special events trailer to a ball field. The employee dropped the trailer off and exited the pickup truck. The unmanned vehicle began to roll and the employee attempted to stop the rolling pickup truck. The employee's right leg was struck by the vehicle. The employee sustained crushing injuries and was hospitalized for surgery.
2017-08-07	Homewood	Illinois	Kohl's Department Store	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over the leg of a clothing rack and fell, fracturing a shoulder.
2017-07-31	West Homestead	Pennsylvania	WHEMCO, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were working in a man lift basket about 12 to 13 feet off the ground. They were using an overhead hoist to reposition a piece of equipment they were working on in the vertical boring mill. As the overhead hoist was being lowered, the limit switch plate of the hoist came in contact with an employee's left hand, which was resting on the man lift railing. The injured employee sustained the amputation of the left pinky fingertip.
2017-07-13	Homestead	Pennsylvania	WHEMCO-Steel Castings, Inc.	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was repairing an electrical circuit in a crane cab when an electrical current passed through the employee's right hand, causing arc flash burns.
2017-06-27	Homestead	Florida	RCMA South Dade Child Development Center	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking when she tripped and fell backwards over a bench, striking the back of her head against the concrete floor.
2017-06-27	Homestead	Florida	BROOKS TROPICALS, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
After marking holes in a field, an employee became dizzy, fainted, and vomited due to the heat. He suffered from dehydration and an acute kidney injury.
2017-03-18	Homestead	Florida	DAY AND ZIMMERMANN, INCORPORATED	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was conducting a safety inspection of the room and fell from a fixed access ladder after receiving an arc flash burn to his forearm. The employee suffered a broken ankle from the fall off the ladder.
2017-01-20	Mountain Home A F B	Idaho	AAFES, Mountain Home AFB, ID	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on black ice while opening the lid of a dumpster. The employee's leg was caught beneath the dumpster, breaking the ankle.
2017-01-03	Homestead	Florida	Everglades National Park	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was hospitalized when he fell from a step ladder fracturing a shoulder and a rib.
2016-10-13	Homestead	Florida	Erian General Construction	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee who had just climbed onto a roof approximately 9 feet 2 inches in height after his lunch break was in the process of securing his fall protection when he slipped and fell off the roof fracturing the left ankle.
2016-10-06	Home	Pennsylvania	REA Energy Cooperative Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing a fallen white pine tree limb with an 8-foot extendable chain saw when a limb fell onto a communication line and struck the employee. The employee suffered fractures to the scapula and ribs.
2016-09-25	Homestead	Florida	Winn-Dixie	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On or about 9/25/2016, an employee was cutting a squash with a manual vegetable slicer when the slicer amputated part of his nail and his right middle fingertip.
2016-07-14	Homestead	Florida	BROOKS TROPICALS, LLC	Arm(s)	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was placing a sticker on a pallet when he was hit by the arm of the pallet wrapping machine. His arm was broken.
2016-06-06	Homestead	Florida	MasTec Advance Technologies	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was setting up an extension ladder when the flank section of the ladder slid down and lacerated his left thumb, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2016-05-10	Mountain Home	Arkansas	Baxter Healthcare Corporation	Knee(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee's right knee and left foot were struck by a forklift while she was crossing an aisle way. She suffered a fractured patella.
2016-05-05	Homestead	Florida	AUTO ZONE	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
The employee was carrying a brake rotor. The brake rotor fell on his toe resulting in a laceration and fracture.
2016-03-31	Rhome	Texas	Turner Company Precast Concrete	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was standing between the inner core and outer jacket of a precast concrete form. The employee was struck by the outer jacket resulting in a broken leg.
2016-03-05	Mountain Home	Arkansas	WAL-MART STORES, INC.	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While coaching and training a cart associate, an employee tripped over a speed bump outside the store and fell on her left arm, fracturing it and requiring hospitalization.
2016-02-11	Homedale	Idaho	Boise Cascade	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was working with a chop saw when his hand was exposed to the blade, partially amputating his right index finger.
2015-12-31	Mountain Home	Arkansas	Hobby Lobby Stores Inc	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee lacerated the tip of the left middle finger while using a fillet cutter.
2015-12-09	Homestead	Florida	Winn Dixie Stores, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On December 9, 2015, at about 10:28 a.m., an employee was cutting pig's feet on a meat saw when the blade amputated his left index finger above the first knuckle. He had surgery.
2015-12-05	Homer City	Pennsylvania	Joy Global	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee suffered a serious injury to his right hand while positioning a 1700 pound could blade onto a table. The injured employee suffered a broken index finger and cuts to three other fingers on his right hand when the part shifted as it was being moved with an overhead crane. The injury occurred in the weld shop.
2015-09-11	Mountain Home	Tennessee	Department of Veterans Affairs	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
On or about 9/11/2015 a Department of Veterans Affairs employee was folding letters and putting them into envelopes and sustained a paper cut on his left thumb. The cut became infected and the employee was admitted to the hospital for treatment.
2015-07-28	Homerville	Georgia	Bway Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee received an amputation injury from a latch installation machine after accidentally activating the machine.
2015-07-27	Homewood	Alabama	Mayfield Ice Cream	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was tightening a fan motor belt. The belt was energized at the time. His left hand slipped and his fingers came into contact with the spinning fan blades, resulting in multiple lacerations to the left-hand fingers/fingertips. He was hospitalized and received stitches.
2015-05-13	Mountain Home A F B	Idaho	PAIGE MECHANICAL GROUP, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping coworkers lift the side of a large HVAC unit. His right middle fingertip got caught under the HVAC unit as it was being lowered to the ground.
2015-04-25	Mountain Home	Arkansas	EATON CORP.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee working in the rework line operated the cat puller to remove rubber from a 0.367-inch hose. The employee's right glove was drawn into the rotating belts of the equipment, causing a fracture to the right thumb.
2015-03-30	Rhome	Texas	HEIL TRAILER	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding metal into a rolling machine to bend a part while looking at a computer screen. His hand got pulled into the roller.
2015-03-25	Homerville	Georgia	Seaton Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee operating a metal press moved her left hand into the area of operation. The press cycled, injuring her third finger and partially amputating her fourth finger. The employee required surgery.
2015-03-10	Homewood	Alabama	Twin Construction, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On March 10, 2015, at approximately 10 a.m., an employee fell down a flight of stairs during work and injured his back. He fell approximately 10 feet from the second floor to the first and was taken to UAB Hospital.
2015-03-03	Rhome	Texas	Heil Trailer International	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a ladder, missed a step, fell, and fractured his leg.
2015-01-29	Mahomet	Illinois	SERVICE MASTER RESTORATION, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee using a miter saw at a customer's house cut off the tip of his finger.