Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-29	Lincoln	Ne	Hexagon Agility	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was facing a plastic cylinder when their right index finger touched the facer resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-09-24	Lincoln	Ar	Prime Petro Services	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Two employees were standing about 10 feet apart as one of them prepared to use a handheld grinder to cut a metal pipe. When the employee turned on power to the grinder, a piece of the cutting wheel flew off and struck the other employee, injuring that employee's face and eye.
2021-09-01	Lincoln	Ne	Alflo Masonry	Arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
Roof trusses fell while they were being installed, striking an employee and breaking the employee's left arm.
2021-08-28	Lincoln	Nh	Loon Moutain Resort	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level
An employee was walking on a rocky surface and fell backward while picking up a water bottle on the ground. The employee suffered an injury and was hospitalized.
2021-08-25	Lincoln	Ne	Gana Trucking & Excavating	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Employees were trying to fix a hose on a skid loader's concrete breaker attachment. The skid loader attached to the breaker, raised it, and began to rotate it forward to give the mechanic access. The breaker fell off the skid loader and broke the right leg of the mechanic, who was standing to the left front of the skid loader.
2021-08-23	Lincoln	Ne	Universal Pure	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was unloading material from a semi trailer using a standing pallet jack. While exiting the trailer, the employee struck a recycling dumpster being carried by another pallet jack. The employee suffered lacerations and fractures to the right foot.
2021-07-28	Lincoln	Ne	YASUFUKU USA, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was pulling a tool cart that had a grease gun hanging on the side. While going through a doorway the trigger of the grease gun was pressed. The employee's right ring fingertip was amputated by the trigger mechanism of the grease gun.
2021-07-27	Lincoln	Ne	OL&B Railway	Multiple body parts	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a skid loader when it fell through the wooden walkway of a bridge and struck the ground 23 feet below. The employee suffered broken ribs, a broken shoulder, and a spinal burst fracture, as well as biting through his bottom lip.
2021-07-23	Lincoln	Ne	Universal Pure	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was changing a belt on a ventilation fan when he lost balance and contacted the blades of an adjacent fan. He sustained lacerations to the left hand and wrist.
2021-06-11	Lincolnwood	Il	ATF, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Employees were troubleshooting a machine when the machine amputated an employee's right index fingertip.
2021-06-04	Lincoln	Ne	Sampson Construction	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was re-reeving blocks using a crane. When the cables were loosened, the blocks shifted and fell on the employee's left leg, fracturing it.
2021-05-24	Lincoln	Ne	Heartland Tire & Tread of Lincoln	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing the tire from a forklift for transport to the shop for repair. The front tire was foam-filled and was heavier than expected. When the employee pulled the tire from the hub, he lost his balance and the tire fell onto his leg breaking it.
2021-05-14	Lincoln	Ne	YASUFUKU USA, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a re-grind blockage when the rotary valve amputated his right index fingertip.
2021-04-23	Lincoln	Ne	Burger King	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was checking the hood motor on the roof for proper function. While climbing the outside roof access ladder, the employee fell and sustained a broken pelvis, bleeding in her spleen, and a head laceration.
2021-04-19	Lincoln	Ne	American Tire Distributors Inc	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell out of the cargo area of his delivery truck, landing on the ground and suffering fractures to the scapula and lower back, as well as a partially collapsed lung.
2021-04-08	Lincoln	Ne	Midlands Packaging Corp	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up a standup forklift when their left foot was crushed between the forklift and a rack, resulting in a fracture and lacerations.
2021-03-26	Lincoln	Ne	Cherry Hill Company	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was returning a wheelchair to a hospital when they tripped over some construction material outside the front door, resulting in a bruised hip and kidney.
2021-03-11	Lincoln	Al	New South Express, LLC	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was scanning parts on a pull cart near a forklift when they were struck by the forklift as it was backing up, resulting in broken bones in their foot and ankle.
2021-02-12	Lincoln	Ri	TARGET	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee had climbed up a ladder to backstock a 5-pound bag of coffee onto shelving. After placing the item on the shelf, she was descending the ladder and missed a step. The employee fell to the concrete floor and sustained a left hip fracture.
2021-02-04	Lincoln	Ne	YASUFUKU USA, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing a rubber mold with his hands when the mold closed onto his pinky finger. A portion of the employee's pinky finger was medically amputated.
2020-10-13	Lincoln	Ne	Kohler Industries	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a machine press to fabricate a piece of metal and amputated their right index fingertip.
2020-10-07	Lincoln	Ne	MADONNA REHABILITATION HOSPITAL	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
A hospital employee was standing by a door when a patient shut it. The door caught the employee's right index finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
2020-10-06	Lincoln	Ne	Contitech	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee became ill from Legionella bacteria suspected to have come from a chiller tower in the workplace.
2020-10-02	Lincoln	Ne	Kawasaki Motors Manufacturing Corporation, U.S.A.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee suffered a collapsed lung while lifting a jet ski hull that was raised on a hoist, pushing it sideways four feet to the press, and lowering it into place on the bonding machine. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-30	Lincoln	Ne	Neenah Foundry, Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was flipping a grate on a manual grinding line. As he was placing the grate on the table to lay it down, the grate came off the hook, fell, and crushed the employee's right hand.
2020-09-30	Lincolnwood	Il	ATF, Inc., dba Accurate Threaded Fasteners, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
After replacing a spring on an upset punch press, an employee was troubleshooting on the die side of the punch. The die moved and injured his right hand.
2020-09-23	Lincoln	Ne	Myles Lorentz, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
A belly dump truck was hauling dirt on a construction site when it tipped over onto its side. The driver was hospitalized with fractured ribs.
2020-09-23	Lincoln	Ne	KAWASAKI MOTORS MFG. CORP., USA	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was repairing a tube bender machine when a component of the machine shifted and caught the employee's left ring finger in a shear point. The finger was amputated from the nail to the fingertip.
2020-09-10	Lincoln	Ne	A. Stucki Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was adjusting a hydraulic press machine to push out a seal. The employee was moving the piece to be pressed when a second employee initiated the press to start the process to remove the seal. The ram came down and amputated the tip of the left little finger.
2020-08-27	Lincoln	Ri	General Cable Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was setting up a machine and feeding marking thread through the die to prepare for startup. The employee's right middle fingertip was crushed, resulting in a partial amputation.
2020-08-12	Lincoln	Ne	OMAHA TRUCK CENTER, INC.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
At about 11:30 p.m. on August 12, 2020, an employee was working on a truck with his penlight in his mouth. The penlight was jammed backwards into his throat, puncturing the back of his throat. He was hospitalized later that night, suffering from internal bleeding in the throat.
2020-07-16	Lincoln	Nebraska	LINCOLN INDUSTRIES	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a hydraulic press and attempting to remove a cut piece of metal when the machine was actuated and amputated his left index and middle fingertips.
2020-07-15	Lincoln	Nebraska	United States Postal Service	Ankle(s)	Trip on uneven surface without fall
An employee was delivering mail when she stepped on a board which broke, causing her to twist and fracture her ankle.
2020-06-26	Lincoln	Nebraska	Archer Daniels Midland Company - Lincoln Soybean	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
While climbing down an 8-foot fixed ladder, an employee slipped and fell off the ladder to the concrete floor, suffering a fractured pelvis.
2020-06-14	Lincoln	Nebraska	Duncan Aviation Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting metal when his left ring finger was caught under a metal clamp. Once he pressed the pedal to actuate the cutter, his finger was crushed from the nail to the fingertip causing it to be amputated.
2020-06-03	Lincoln	Nebraska	Neenah Foundry, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A foundry employee was using a hoist to move cast iron parts. He was overcome by the heat and was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.
2020-06-02	Lincoln	Nebraska	Roofing Service Company	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was installing shingles on a roof and fell 30 feet from the roof to the ground. The employee suffered two fractured wrists and injuries to the mouth.
2020-05-21	Lincoln	Arkansas	Latco Truss, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating an up-cut saw to trim scrap material. The employee's left hand was in the point of operation when the saw was actuated via the foot pedal. The saw then amputated the employee's left middle finger to the second knuckle, the ring finger to the first knuckle, and the pinky fingertip.
2020-04-29	Lincoln	Nebraska	Hy-Vee Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was leaning over a propane grill to light it through the cooking grates when the flames jumped and burned the employee's face and arms.
2020-04-28	Lincoln	Rhode Island	GENERAL CABLE INDUSTRIES, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was operating a continuous vulcanizing line, which extrudes rubber jacketing around a conductor cable and uses an indent printing process to label the cable. The indent printer housing had a steel cap on the side; the employee had just tightened this cap into place and was making adjustments on a panel when steam pressure ejected the cap into his abdomen. The cap knocked the wind out of him and he suffered first- and second-degree burns from the steam. He was hospitalized.
2020-04-09	Lincoln	California	THUNDER VALLEY CASINO RESORT	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
At 1:00 p.m. on April 9, 2020, an employee was turning to walk away from his truck when he tripped on a flatbed cart and fell to the ground. He landed on his knees and sustained injury to the knees and quadriceps tendon.
2020-03-23	Lincoln	Nebraska	Nature's Variety	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a sealer for plastic bags. A rotating shaft in the sealer caught his sleeve and broke his left arm.
2020-03-04	Lincoln	Nebraska	Universal Pure	Lower leg(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was backing up a motorized pallet jack. The employee started to step off the pallet jack while it was still moving backwards and her right leg was pinned between the pallet jack and a floor scale. The employee sustained two broken bones in the lower right leg.
2020-02-05	Lincoln	Nebraska	Menard, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee suffered a foot injury while driving a forklift.
2020-01-16	Lincoln	Nebraska	Smithfield Foods	Forearm(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee tripped and fell into a conveyor, which caught and broke his right forearm.
2019-09-24	Lincoln	Nebraska	Dickey Hinds Muir, Inc.	Pelvis	Struck by falling object or equipment
Limestone panels were being set. A 1,200-pound panel fell over and knocked over a ladder, which in turn struck an employee and pinned him to the ground. He suffered a broken pelvis.
2019-08-26	Lincoln	Nebraska	Farmers Cooperative	Knee(s)	Slip on substance without fall
An employee slipped on beans and wrenched his knee while working.
2019-08-24	Lincoln	California	The Service Companies	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was cleaning/restocking a bar area and carrying a case of drinks when she stepped backwards and tripped over a flatbed rolling cart. She fell to the ground, hitting and fracturing her right elbow.
2019-08-19	Lincoln	Nebraska	NMC Group	Multiple trunk locations	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
An employee was rebuilding a diesel engine at a customer's power generation plant when he attempted to move a four-wheel trailer out of the building that was in his way. The trailer was on a slight incline and, due to the size and weight, got away from him and headed toward some valves and piping along the fence line. He attempted to get in front of it to redirect and steer it when he twisted his lower back and pelvis area, causing factures to the lower vertebra and pelvis. He was hospitalized.
2019-08-17	Lincoln	Nebraska	Crete Carrier Corporation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was inflating the brake airbags on a lowboy trailer. The airbags blew and knocked the trailer off the jack or jack stands. The employee suffered broken ribs.
2019-08-12	Lincoln	Nebraska	Sysco	Lower leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a shag truck outside of a warehouse when he drove into a concrete post in the dock area. He was thrown forward, striking his right leg on the truck's dash. He was hospitalized with a fractured right lower leg.
2019-07-31	Lincoln	Nebraska	Michels Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's finger was caught and amputated between a loader bucket and attachments.
2019-07-18	Lincolnshire	Illinois	Connor Electric Services Inc.	Jaw, chin	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while working from a ladder, suffering a jaw injury that required surgery.
2019-07-11	Lincoln	Nebraska	Hy-Vee Inc.	Face	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee noticed the flames of a propane grill had gone out. While re-lighting the grill, the employee sustained burns to his face.
2019-06-19	Lincoln	Nebraska	ALLO COMMUNICATIONS	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell approximately 18 feet from a ladder while performing work.
2019-05-22	Lincoln	Alabama	Honda Manufacturing of Alabama, LLC	Elbow(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A steel pallet fell off a conveyor that was not moving and onto an employee. The pallet crushed the employee's elbow.
2019-05-03	Lincolnwood	Illinois	Commonwealth Edison Company dba ComEd	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was changing out a meter for a 277-480 volt line that was servicing a fire pump. There was an arc flash and the employee sustained burns to both hands, both arms, and the face.
2019-04-25	Lincoln	Nebraska	Smithfield Farmland Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was pushing a loaded cart into the oven and struck the oven. His left ring finger was pinched between the cart and a tray that had shifted after he had struck the oven causing a fingertip amputation.
2019-04-11	Lincoln	Nebraska	ELECTRONIC CONTRACTING COMPANY	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was about 6 feet up an 8-foot ladder, fishing wire down a wall. He fell from the ladder to the carpeted floor, breaking his right leg.
2019-03-27	Lincoln	New Hampshir	Loon Moutain Resort	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee amputated the tip of his finger while moving a terrain park rail.
2019-03-21	Lincoln	Nebraska	ContiTech USA, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working near a cure pot when its lid caught the employee's finger, causing an avulsion to the fingertip.
2019-03-11	Lincoln	Nebraska	Lincare, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee had arrived at a patient's home and was preparing to deliver oxygen and durable medical equipment to the patient when the employee slipped on ice or snow and impacted the ground, fracturing the right tibia and fibula.
2019-02-26	Lincoln	Alabama	New South Express, LLC	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was caught between a cart and a powered industrial vehicle while bending down. The vehicle's handle pinned the employee's left arm against the cart, breaking the arm and wrist.
2019-02-25	Lincoln	Illinois	Christian Homes, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Injured by physical contact with person while moving that person-unintentional
On February 24, 2019, an employee was assisting a resident and fell. The employee's leg was caught between the resident, mattress and floor resulting in a fractured tibia.
2019-02-18	Lincoln	Nebraska	Molex, LLC	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking in the parking lot when he slipped to the ground during a freezing rain event, fracturing two neck bones and requiring surgery.
2019-02-16	Lincoln	Nebraska	AutoZone 3790	BODY SYSTEMS	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder pulling merchandise when the employee fell from the ladder and struck the ground. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized.
2019-02-13	Lincoln	Nebraska	Ayars & Ayars, Inc	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a patch of ice and fell resulting in a broken ankle that required surgery.
2019-02-10	Lincoln	Nebraska	Healthcare Services Group, Inc	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While walking into the building an employee slipped on ice and fell suffering a possible leg fracture.
2019-02-06	Lincoln	Nebraska	Baxter Toyota-Scion of Lincoln	Multiple back regions	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
An employee bent over to pick up a part off the floor and felt a pull in the lower back. When he stood up, he felt a lot of pain. He was hospitalized with two bulging discs.
2019-01-07	Lincoln	Nebraska	Helix Construction and General Contracting	Elbow(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working on an elevated surface when he walked across a board to grab a piece of equipment. Upon returning to his work area, the board he was walking on gave way and he fell 10 feet to the concrete below, breaking his elbow. A harness was not worn at the time of the incident.
2019-01-03	Lincoln	Nebraska	Lowe's Home Improvement Store	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was moving a chair in a break room. The employee's feet became entangled in the feet of the chair and the employee fell to the floor, suffering a broken right hip.
2018-09-04	Lincoln	Nebraska	Neenah Foundry, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was being trained by a second employee on how to cut a metal frame on a lathe. As they set the metal frame down on the lathe, the first employee's right thumb was caught and crushed between the frame and the lathe chuck.
2018-07-26	Lincoln	Illinois	Comcast of Illinois/Indiana/Ohio, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was performing maintenance on a service drop line from an extension ladder when the employee fell between 15 and 20 feet from the ladder to the ground, suffering fractured vertebrae and a punctured lung.
2018-07-20	Lincoln	Nebraska	Bauer Built Inc	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was jacking up a truck at a scale house on the interstate. He was underneath the truck trying to position the jack stand in the correct spot when the truck slipped off the jack and the jack handle hit him on its way to the ground. He suffered a fractured sinus.
2018-07-11	Lincolnton	Georgia	American Tank Maintenance, LLC	Thigh(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was climbing a fixed ladder up to a water tower when a stranded metal safety cable located beside the ladder came loose at the top anchor point and struck his leg, puncturing his right thigh.
2018-07-02	Lincoln	Nebraska	Gagner Restorations, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a scaffold stripping paint from the exterior of a commercial building when he lost his balance and fell backwards to the ground, suffering several broken ribs on his right side, a bruised lung, and a concussion.
2018-06-27	Lincoln	Nebraska	Lincoln Industries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was loading sprockets in the load station when a pneumatic malfunction occurred and the employee's left thumb was pinched, resulting in a partial amputation with tuft exposure/fracture.
2018-06-26	Lincoln	Massachusett	Massachusetts Audubon Society, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was topping leek bunches when her harvesting knife cut a one-inch flap of skin off her left thumb.
2018-05-23	Lincoln City	Oregon	CHINOOK WINDS HOTEL	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a box and suffered a broken hip, requiring hospitalization.
2018-05-15	Lincoln	Nebraska	Walmart	Head	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee struck a support pole in the warehouse while driving a forklift, suffering a head laceration and potential bone fragmentation. He was hospitalized.
2018-05-03	Lincoln	Nebraska	Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was under a conveyor using a rag when her gloved right pinky finger was pulled into the conveyor, amputating her fingertip.
2018-05-01	Lincoln	Nebraska	Arrowhead Telecom LLC	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down the stairs and broke an ankle.
2018-04-26	Lincoln	Nebraska	Duncan Aviation Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a big piece of aluminum on a vertical band saw and amputated his right middle finger.
2018-04-21	Lincolnshire	Illinois	Aleris Rolled Products, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was conducting preventative maintenance on a fan bearing. While circulating the grease, the employee grasped the fan belt and manually manipulated the fan. His right index and ring fingers were then caught between the fan belt and the pulley. He sustained a partial amputation to the right index finger and a fracture to the right ring finger.
2018-04-02	Lincoln	Nebraska	Arbor Industries, Inc.	Knee(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was operating a pneumatic nail gun when it fired a nail into his knee.
2018-03-14	Lincoln	Alabama	Leadec ES, Inc	Multiple pelvic region locations	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Three employees were installing a battery cabinet when it fell over and landed on one of them. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis and torn ligaments, requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-05	Lincoln	Nebraska	Speedway Motors, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Moving in same direction, nonroadway
An employee was turning a walkie forklift when he pulled out in front of a hi-rise lift that was approaching the end of the aisle. The hi-rise was unable to stop and pinned his right lower leg against the walkie, breaking his tibia.
2018-02-12	Lincoln	Nebraska	Menards	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stepping off a 4-step ladder, missed the bottom step and fell resulting in a head injury.
2018-02-05	Lincoln	Kansas	Walker Family Farms	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
While dismounting a front-end loader, an employee slipped from the steps and hit the ground, breaking a shoulder and ribs.
2018-02-05	Lincoln	Alabama	Elwood Staffing. Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee missed a step while walking down a flight of stairs, injuring her right and left ankles.
2018-01-31	Lincoln	Nebraska	Motorcars of Lincoln, LLC	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level
A maintenance employee was using a scissor lift to access and clean the interior windows on a garage door when another employee activated the door from the outside of the facility, knocking the lift over. The employee hit the floor and suffered a fractured pelvis.
2018-01-22	Lincoln	Nebraska	Maxim Healthcare Services	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee had just arrived at the home of a patient and walked in with wet shoes from the snow outside. She slipped on the wet floor and landed on her knee, breaking her kneecap.
2018-01-11	Lincoln	Alabama	Honda Manufacturing	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking in a production aisle when a forklift carrying a rack struck her, fracturing her right ankle.
2018-01-10	Lincoln	Nebraska	Pinnacle Bank Arena	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was sorting trash for recyclables when she slipped on the wet floor and fell to the floor, suffering a concussion and contusions to the tailbone, right arm, and head.
2017-10-11	Lincoln	Nebraska	Scodeller Construction Inc	Head, neck, and trunk	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was standing next to his truck in a work zone when he was struck by a drunk driver, suffering multiple head, neck, and back injuries.
2017-08-29	Lincoln	Nebraska	AGP Grain Marketing LLC	Multiple face locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
The employee was walking and stepped on a bin top cover which shifted, causing the employee to fall forward and strike his face on the tripper rail and a piece of conduit. The employee sustained a fractured eye socket/cheek bone.
2017-08-08	Lincoln	Rhode Island	Materion Technical Materials, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A temporary employee was using a manually operated hoist to move a 600-pound metal coil when the coil fell and landed on his foot. He sustained a fractured left foot and was hospitalized.
2017-07-26	Lincoln	Nebraska	ContiTech USA, Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting a sample belt from a cure press to check for length when his left hand was pulled between the stretcher ring and the torque team belts on the press resulting in fractures to his left ring and pinky fingers and burns to his left hand and forearm.
2017-07-14	Lincoln	Nebraska	Packers Sanitation Services, Inc. LLC	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was changing bags on a bag tail blower on a packaging machine. While she was unhooking a bag from the blower, the blower motor lacerated her right index finger. Her finger had to be amputated at the fingernail.
2017-07-06	Lincoln	Nebraska	Molex, LLC	Wrist(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting plastic trim with a utility knife when the knife slipped and lacerated his left wrist.