Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-15	Lafayette Hill	Pa	Best Line Leasing Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was working on a skid-steer loader repairing the AC when the door closed on his finger, amputating the fingertip.
2021-09-07	Lafayette	La	Republic Services	Arm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was moving a 96-gallon residential cart when chemical fluids spilled out of a bottle onto his left arm. The arm was burned.
2021-07-25	Lafayette	La	Catalyst Recovery Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was moving a 55-gallon drum. A rotary valve lacerated the employee's left index and middle fingers resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-05-06	Lafayette	La	Westminster Christian Academy Lafayette	Upper extremities	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking on a ramp into a building when they tripped and fell and broke a bone in the arm/shoulder area.
2021-04-22	Lafayette	Co	SBD CONCRETE INC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was placing concrete mesh in preparation for a concrete pour. A guardrail failed and the employee fell about 12 feet to a lower level, suffering two broken fingers on the right hand, two broken right-side ribs, and a broken right hip.
2021-04-20	Lafayette	Co	Blue Canyon Technologies	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking into a building when she slipped on snow melt and fell to the ground. She suffered a broken hip.
2021-04-06	Lafayette	La	Prairie Contractors, LLC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was putting down temporary reflectorized striping tape during milling operations. A vehicle ran through the work zone, striking a motorized boom and then striking the employee who was following behind the motorized boom. The employee sustained a broken leg.
2021-03-26	Lafayette	Nj	Braen Stone Industries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning and changing out a winterized auger that seemed to be clogged. The screw in the pipe caught three of the employee's fingers, causing them to be amputated.
2021-03-24	Lafayette	La	Worldwide Flight Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee had been conducting ramp operations using a roller bed to load air freight. While folding the roller bed for storage, his left hand was caught between sections and his left index finger was crushed. The employee was hospitalized and the left index finger was surgically amputated.
2020-09-02	Lafayette	La	Giles Automotive	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A mechanic was servicing a vehicle. As he moved the grating to the underside of the car, his finger got caught in the grating. The fingertip was medically amputated.
2020-08-13	Lafayette	La	Frank's International, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
A service technician was tasked with moving equipment. As he was moving a carrier basket from a pallet, the equipment fell and crushed his right index finger. The employee was taken to the hospital where the tip of his right index finger was amputated.
2020-08-05	Lafayette	La	VCG Energy Group LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was taking pressure readings on a hull when his right foot fell into the hull opening where grating had been removed. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs and torn tissue in his knee.
2020-07-13	Lafayette	Louisiana	Roofing Solutions, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee had been tasked with roofing work. Upon descending the roof for lunch, a portion of the roof collapsed and the employee fell to the ground. The employee sustained two broken ribs and a head laceration requiring stitches.
2020-06-10	Lafayette	Louisiana	Balmar LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Bites and stings
While tasked with checking inventory in the warehouse, an employee was stung on the left thigh by an insect. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-02-18	Lafayette	New Jersey	Bon Chef Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was standing on a forklift/picker platform, retrieving product from a third-tier shelf. He fell about 15 feet, suffering a broken wrist, broken ribs and a head wound that required stitches. The employee's lanyard was not connected at the time of the fall.
2020-02-12	Lafayette	Louisiana	The Cajun Company, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was installing insulation. As she was drilling a hole into the metal insulation, her cut resistant gloves got caught in the drill bit and her left index finger was smashed between the drill bit and the metal insulation. Her left index fingertip was amputated.
2019-06-11	Lafayette	Colorado	Burnco	Lumbar region	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was pinned between an outrigger and a truck, suffering a fracture of a lower-back vertebra and abdominal trauma.
2019-05-21	Lafayette	Louisiana	North American Midway Entertainment-Amusement South	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Two employees were on the roof of the Scooters ride installing the top canvas. One of the employees was on a catwalk. The two employees were pulling on the canvas in opposite directions to straighten it out when one employee unexpectedly let go of the canvas causing the other employee to lose his balance and fall backwards approximately 10 feet off the roof to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg immediately below the knee.
2019-03-06	Lafayette	Louisiana	REPUBLIC NATIONAL DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was about 6 feet up on an order picker, trying to reach a case. The employee fell from the machine to the rack below, suffering broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-02-12	Lafayette	Louisiana	OUR LADY OF LOURDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee stood up from a chair and tripped over an open file cabinet drawer. The employee fell to the floor and fractured her right humerus.
2019-01-05	Lafayette	Louisiana	Schilling Distribution Co.	Hip(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving a walkie/rider pallet jack when it suddenly stopped. He fell about 6 inches to the concrete floor, breaking his hip.
2018-08-20	Lafayette	Louisiana	JB James Construction LLC	Knee(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
Two employees were using survey equipment to set a center line measurement in a cross-over median section of the roadway when a vehicle drove across the roadway at a hard 45-degree angle and struck both employees. One employee suffered a knee injury and abrasions, while the other employee suffered a clavicle fracture and laceration.
2018-07-31	Lafayette	Louisiana	CDH Crane Rentals	Foot (feet)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was assisting with a cable/winch line for a crane. His foot entered an access panel on the crane boom/jib and was amputated.
2018-07-31	Lafayette	Louisiana	GULLEYS WELDING & STEEL ERECTORS INC	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A piece of cable came loose from a crane, amputating part of an employee's foot.
2018-06-20	Lafayette Hill	Pennsylvania	J.P. Mascaro and Sons, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee experienced heat exhaustion while collecting solid waste.
2018-04-11	Lafayette	Louisiana	Heart Hospital of Lafayette	Pelvis	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was part of a three-person team transporting a patient to the operating room when she tripped and fell to floor, landing on her right side. She suffered a non-displaced ring fracture to her pelvis and a hemorrhage.
2018-02-26	Lafayette	Colorado	Steel City Glass, LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing a ladder at the job site. When he was approximately 4 feet up, the ladder slipped out from under him. He fell off the ladder and his arm was caught on a window sill, forcing his arm upward and causing his left shoulder to become dislocated.
2018-01-20	Lafayette	Louisiana	FBC of Lafayette	Fingertip(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was trying to remove bread from an outer slicer blade. She swiped at the debris and her left index finger contacted the outside bread slicer blade, amputating her left index fingertip.
2018-01-11	Lafayette	Louisiana	SPARTAN DIRECTIONAL, L.L.C.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was checking the rigging on a rig. His hand was on a sling that was lifting a piece of pipe when his right hand was caught between the sling and the pipe. His right little finger had to be surgically amputated.
2018-01-10	Lafayette	Colorado	A1 Superior Painting and Wall Covering Inc.	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was coming down a 6-foot step ladder when it tilted to one side. As she attempted to correct the ladder, it fell to the other side. She then fell from the second or third ladder rung to the ground, breaking her elbow.
2018-01-04	Lafayette	Louisiana	International Paper	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was changing a truck battery with a clamp when his finger became caught between the battery and clamp. As he pulled his hand back, his left middle finger was lacerated, requiring hospitalization.
2018-01-03	Lafayette	Colorado	Ready Mix Concrete Company	Multiple body parts	Fall to lower level
An employee was on a catwalk attempting to close a hatch near a shroud that was releasing concrete. The employee stepped from the catwalk to the shroud and was about to tie off a safety harness and lanyard when two bolts on the front of the shroud failed and the employee fell to the ground. The employee suffered right elbow and lower lumbar fractures, requiring hospitalization.
2017-10-04	Lafayette	Louisiana	Pellerin & Wallace, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was standing next to a crane truck when the crane truck touched an electric line and the employee received an electric shock.
2017-09-25	West Lafayette	Ohio	Jones Metal Products Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
The employee was operating a mechanical power press when the machine cycled and amputated the employee's right index finger.
2017-07-03	Lafayette	Louisiana	Macro Companies, Inc	Brain	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was operating a winch boom crane bucket truck. The employee was in the bucket using the winch to remove a manhole cover that was stuck. The manhole cover released and the bucket truck bucked, throwing the employee out of the bucket. The employee fell 25 feet to the concrete pad and suffered head trauma. A harness was not worn at the time of the incident.
2017-06-05	Lafayette	Louisiana	North American Midway Entertainment- Southeast, LLC	Leg(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee slipped to the ground while tearing down a carnival ride, breaking a leg.
2017-05-17	West Lafayette	Indiana	U.S. Postal Service	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was bitten by a dog while delivering mail on a walking route. The employee's right palm was punctured and became infected, requiring hospitalization.
2017-04-17	Lafayette	Louisiana	FC Staffing	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was hanging sheet rock from a six foot A-frame ladder. The employee fell and fractured his right wrist.
2017-03-15	Lafayette	Louisiana	VERITIV OPERATING COMPANY	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was making a delivery and lowering the lift gate on the back of the truck when he tripped and fell from the lift gate breaking the left tibia.
2017-03-07	Lafayette	Louisiana	OUR LADY OF LOURDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
While the employee was walking to the cafeteria, the employee tripped and fell onto the terrazzo floor fracturing the left hip.
2017-03-05	Lafayette	Louisiana	WOOD GROUP PSN	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was transferring product from a top tote tank to the bottom tote tank when the leg of the top tote tank shifted causing the top tote tank to pinch the employee's right thumb between the top tote tank and the bottom tote tank spark arrestor. The employee suffered a partial amputation to his right thumb.
2017-02-28	Lafayette	Louisiana	BORDEN DAIRY COMPANY OF LOUISIANA, LLC	Head	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning on a six foot step ladder and fell hitting his head on a pallet of wood. The employee sustained a laceration and possible fracture to the right side of his head.
2016-10-10	Lafayette	Louisiana	ADCO Companies, Ltd.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee servicing a package boiler was on the forks of a forklift, attempting to move pipe. He fell approximately 8 feet off the forks and onto the concrete, suffering a head laceration (that required surgery), a broken left ring finger, three chipped vertebrae, and a potential concussion.
2016-09-20	Lafayette	Louisiana	Coates Roofing	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered heat stress while welding on a roof, requiring hospitalization.
2016-09-09	Lafayette Hill	Pennsylvania	Solid Waste Services, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was performing street trash collection when he experienced weakness and high blood pressure due to heat-related illness, requiring hospitalization.
2016-08-30	Lafayette	Louisiana	Chain Electric Company	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down the steps.
2016-08-29	Lafayette	Louisiana	Cheetah Transportation	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was exiting his truck and lost his balance falling to the ground. The employee broke their right leg.
2016-05-31	Lafayette	Louisiana	2M-Tek Inc	Lower leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A hydraulic hose/fitting separated from the hydraulic cylinder to which it was attached. In doing so, the fitting that parted from the hose struck one employee just below the left knee causing a laceration. The protective sleeve that slides over the fitting connection, struck another employee in the abdomen causing a contusion.
2016-03-20	Lafayette	Louisiana	Albertsons #0719	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a pallet jack when her finger became pinned between the handle of the pallet jack and a pallet that was behind her. Her right little finger was amputated at the top joint.
2015-11-06	Lafayette	Colorado	Shultz Industries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was mowing a townhouse property when the mower became clogged. He attempted to remove leaves from the shoot with his hands. The mower was still running at the time. He sustained a partial middle finger amputation.
2015-10-04	Lafayette	Louisiana	Frank's International, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two shop employees were in the process of tearing down a 1250 Ton Slip Type Elevator (STE) and were pulling the carriers and slips out of the STE. While removing one of the carriers from the slip, utilizing the overhead crane, the entire slip assembly (carrier, slip, and slip hanger) began to rise out of the tool. As the slip hanger rose the IP reached in to remove it when the slip suddenly released from the carrier pushing the slip hanger back into position. The IP's finger was caught betwee
2015-07-20	Lafayette	New Jersey	Waste Management	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
A maintenance employee using a metal punch struck his left hand with a hammer, experienced swelling and inflammation, and developed an infection that required hospitalization.
2015-03-19	Lafayette Hill	Pennsylvania	Robert Weaver Masonry	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a one-level scaffold and received a head injury.
2015-02-02	Lafayette	Louisiana	Bernhard Mechanical Contractors, LLC.	Ankle(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
Employee was struck by an excavator while compacting soil with a Wacker Packer vibratory plate. The employee's ankle was dislocated. He was admitted to the hospital and underwent surgery.