Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-05 | Madison | Wi | SSM Health Wisconsin Regional Office | Lumbar region | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode |
An employee was treating a patient. The employee turned slightly and felt a sharp pain in their lower back that prevented them from standing up and resulted in hospitalization. | |||||
2021-10-27 | Madison | Wi | TruGreen Lawn Care | Multiple head locations | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
Two employees were repairing a latch on a roll-up door. The door came down on one employee's head, causing fractures to the skull, an eye socket, and a cheekbone. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-10-15 | Madison | Al | Target Corporation | Foot (feet) | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
An employee was operating a powered industrial truck (pallet end rider - double) when his foot became wedged between his equipment and a parked tugger resulting in fractures and lacerations. | |||||
2021-10-13 | Madison | Al | Fletchline, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was adjusting the tension on the pulley's belt for the conveyor. His right index finger was caught between the drive and the rotating pulley's belt, resulting in broken bones and lacerations. | |||||
2021-09-26 | Madison | Nh | Madison Lumber Mill Inc. | Jaw, chin | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was clearing a jam in a machine. A board kicked back, struck him in the face, and broke his jaw. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
2021-09-24 | Madison | Wi | Tribe 9 Foods LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was clearing debris from a pasta machine. The employee's fingers contacted the cutting blades, which caused amputations to the left middle, ring, and little fingers. | |||||
2021-09-20 | Madison | Ms | DE BEUKELAER CORPORATION | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee had been installing a new roll of foil on a cookie wrapping machine. The employee was pulling the foil towards herself when the foil cutting blades caught her right middle finger resulting in amputation up to the nailbed. | |||||
2021-09-17 | Madison | Wi | Unitypoint Health At Work | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell on a wet floor, suffering a broken left ankle. | |||||
2021-09-17 | Madison | Wi | UnityPoint Health - Meriter Hospital | Upper and lower limb(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was assisting a patient get up from the CT table and move across the room. The employee's right foot got caught in the CT table straps; the employee fell forward into the wall and then down to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a right patellar fracture and a fractured left radius. | |||||
2021-09-17 | Madison | Al | Griffin Industrial Contracting Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was working on an overhead screen guard and leaning over to check jig alignment on the line. The employee had cut the welds loose on a check gig and held it up with a come-along to relocate it. The remaining single bead broke loose, causing the check gig to catch the employee's left-hand fingers against the column for the top of the check gig. The little finger was crushed and lacerated and the ring finger was partially amputated at the nailbed. | |||||
2021-08-16 | Madison | Al | System One Holdings LLC | Wrist(s) | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
An employee tripped on a curb while crossing a parking lot and fell, landing on their left hand and suffering a broken left wrist. | |||||
2021-08-05 | Madison | Wi | Gerber Collision LLC | Eye(s) | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was using a pry bar to reshape a metal auto rail. The tool came loose and struck the employee's nose, causing a laceration. The long edge of the pry bar struck and ruptured the employee's left eye. | |||||
2021-07-15 | Madison | Wi | Certco, INC. | Leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
On 7/15/2021 at 9:00 a.m., an employee was traveling down a warehouse aisle on an electric pallet jack when a forklift struck the pallet jack at an aisle intersection. The employee was pinned to the pallet jack by the palletized materials on the forklift, resulting in leg fractures that required surgery. | |||||
2021-06-25 | Madison | Wi | Hooper Corporation | Foot(feet) and knee(s) | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was directing the operator of a digger derrick in placing a wooden utility pole in the ground when the insulated boom of the digger derrick contacted an overhead powerline and the employee's leg contacted the energized utility pole, resulting in third degree burns to his knee and foot. | |||||
2021-06-23 | Madison | Wi | William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was changing out an overhead coffee filter on an industrial coffee maker when hot water poured down on the employee, resulting in burns to their shoulder, chest, and arm. | |||||
2021-06-14 | Madison | Wi | J.H. Findorff & Son Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
A fork truck had been used to place metal concrete forms in place. An employee went to manually adjust the "L" sections of the forms by lifting one end with his right hand. The employee was setting down the end of the metal form when it slipped out of his hand pinching the middle fingertip on their left hand. The employee's fingertip was amputated without bone loss. | |||||
2021-05-26 | Madison | Ne | Tyson Fresh Meats | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell on the floor and fractured their left hip. | |||||
2021-05-10 | Madison | Al | Wilson Lumber Co., Inc. | Leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was working to free a truss on the exterior of a building that was hung under one of the rollers of the finish conveyor. The finish roller conveyor was put into reverse and the truss moved backward causing the employee's leg to get caught between the truss and rollers. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left leg. | |||||
2021-04-27 | Madison | Wi | Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On April 27, 2021, an employee was belt-grinding an aluminum casting when the casting's weight and momentum crushed the employee's left ring finger against a metal cart. The finger was severely lacerated and broken. | |||||
2021-04-12 | Madison | Wi | Badger Bus Lines, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
A bus driver fell into a railing while walking up the steps into a bus. The driver suffered eight broken ribs. | |||||
2021-03-28 | Madison | Ga | Becton, Dickinson and Company | Lower leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was driving a stand-up forklift toward a warehouse. The forklift struck a cardboard pallet while turning, and his left leg was caught between the forklift and the pallet. He suffered a broken left tibia and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-03-16 | Madison | Wi | Research Products Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning a serrated cutting edge in a taping machine through a 3-inch by 3-inch opening. The cutting edge activated and caused an avulsion injury resulting in surgical amputation of their left thumb tip. | |||||
2021-03-08 | Madison | Fl | Stahler-Meyer Foods, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
On March 8, 2021, an employee was adjusting the alignment of a hot dog line machine. When he moved a loader so the hot dogs could drop into a square cup, the loader pinched his right ring finger. He suffered an amputation to the finger without bone loss. | |||||
2021-03-03 | Madison | Ga | GP Building Products Operations LP | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was feeding veneer into the dryer when the veneer became jammed. The employee's right arm was caught in the chain and sprocket while unjamming the veneer, resulting in amputation of the employee's right arm up to the elbow. | |||||
2021-02-24 | Madison | Wi | Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell on black ice in a parking lot. Her ankle was broken in three places and she was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
2021-02-20 | Madison | Ga | JDR Enterprises, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
A maintenance worker was clearing a jam in a pelletizer. The employee was using a putty knife near the rotating blade when the putty knife was caught and spun, cutting the employee's hand and breaking his finger. | |||||
2021-02-20 | Madison | Al | Lone Star Framing, LLC | Head and neck | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell from a roof to the ground at a residential construction site. The employee suffered injuries to the neck and head. | |||||
2021-02-10 | Madison | Al | DOTSON ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee tripped while on a ladder and missed the bottom rung, falling from a height of 1 foot to a concrete floor and resulting in a broken leg. | |||||
2021-02-07 | Madison | Al | Duncan Machinery Movers, Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was installing round duct in a clean room ceiling. When he placed his knees on an access hatch door, the latches gave way and the employee fell approximately 10 feet through the opening to the metal floor below. The employee sustained fractured legs and a fractured left shoulder and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-02-05 | Madison | Wi | Woodman's Food Market, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was underneath a vehicle unscrewing the drain plug when oil sprayed out at high velocity and caught fire, resulting in second and third degree burns to the employee's back. | |||||
2021-01-29 | Madison | Wi | Wingra Leasing, LLC | Multiple trunk locations | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was kneeling down, guiding a truck axle onto jack stands 12-14 inches off the ground while another employee operated a forklift to lift the axle. The axle rolled off the jack stands onto the employee, resulting in injuries to the lower back and rib. | |||||
2021-01-25 | Madison | Wi | Capital Steel Erectors Inc | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was walking on a catwalk above a stage and seating area. A section of catwalk grating became dislodged, causing the employee and the grating section to fall. The employee struck the floor about 20 feet below and suffered fractures to the right arm, right leg, right ankle, and hips/pelvis. | |||||
2021-01-22 | Madison | Wi | SecurAmerica, LLC | Multiple body parts | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
At about 8:15 p.m., a customer who had been told to leave a mall attacked a security guard. A second guard came over to help and the customer punched her and then kicked her in the head, arm, and back. The second guard was hospitalized, having suffered a concussion and a fractured humerus. | |||||
2021-01-18 | Madison | Al | D.H. Griffin Contracting, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was attempting to push a drill bit back into the drill chuck when the chuck grabbed the employee's glove and twisted the end of the employee's glove along with his left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2020-10-12 | Madisonville | La | Diversified Foods and Seasonings, L.L.C. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
A prep cook was operating a cooking vessel. The vessel boiled over and hot gravy splashed onto the employee. He suffered second-degree burns on his head, face, arms, hands, and torso. | |||||
2020-10-09 | Madison | Wi | Wolf Paving Co. Inc. | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was using a rake to grade hot asphalt in a parking lot. The employee tripped over a car stop and fell onto the hot asphalt, suffering second- and third-degree burns to the lower back and arm. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-08-25 | Madison | Wi | First Supply LLC | Arm(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was loading a pallet onto a semi-trailer using a fork truck when his left arm was caught between the fork truck and the trailer, resulting in a fractured arm. | |||||
2020-08-24 | Madison | Wi | Omnicell, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
On August 24, 2020, two employees were installing the lower shelf inside a carousel used to dispense prescription medicine. The carousel cycled and its door came down on one employee's chest, causing cracked ribs, a collapsed lung, and hematomas. | |||||
2020-08-20 | Madison | Wi | Sub Zero, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was pulling a wheeled cart containing parts to another area of the assembly line. During transport, the cart hit a floor mounted rail track in the aisle, causing the cart to tip over. The cart struck the employee's lower right leg and fractured the tibia and fibula. | |||||
2020-08-13 | Madison | Ne | Tyson Fresh Meats | Fingertip(s) | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was taking a piece of product off the skinner and stumbled forward. The employee's fourth finger on the right hand contacted the skinner's blade and the fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2020-08-08 | Madison | Al | Universal Logistics Holdings, Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was walking to re-rack a product when he fell and had a seizure that may have been heat-related. | |||||
2020-08-04 | Madison | Ms | Kroger | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was opening a package of seafood with a box knife. The knife cut the employee's left thumb, resulting in the amputation of the tip. | |||||
2020-07-22 | Madison | Alabama | Trade-Mark Industrial LLC | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was connecting a 90 psi, half-inch air hose to a bottle. The hose released from the tank and struck the employee in the neck, lacerating it. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-07-04 | Madison | Wisconsin | Placon Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee's right ring finger was pinched between a cart and a form tool. The employee suffered a soft tissue amputation to the fingertip. | |||||
2020-06-29 | Madison | Wisconsin | United Conveyor & Machinery Installation, LLC | Head and neck | Fall through surface or existing opening |
On 6/29/2020, at approximately 3:38 p.m., an employee was using his lanyard to lift a piece of grating when he fell through the floor opening in the mezzanine, contacting the mezzanine, grating, and/or floor while falling. He suffered lacerations to the head and neck. | |||||
2020-06-17 | Madison | Wisconsin | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs - Veterans Health Administration | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
An employee was walking on a ramp to deliver a laundry cart when she took a step backwards and her foot was caught in a cart track. She fell to the ground and fractured her ankle, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2020-05-26 | Madison | Wisconsin | R.G. Huston Co., Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
While helping to install a sanitary sewer, an employee became dehydrated and had signs of heat exhaustion. | |||||
2020-05-19 | Madison | Alabama | United Site Services of Mississippi, LLC | Multiple pelvic region locations | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee climbed on top of a roll-off trash container to remove some debris. As he went to get down from the container, he lost his balance and fell 5 feet to the asphalt ground. He was hospitalized with fractures to his right hip and pelvic bone. | |||||
2020-04-06 | Madison | Nebraska | Tyson Foods | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was investigating a power outage. As the employee was using a multimeter to see if a panel had power, an arc flash burned the employee's arms and hands. | |||||
2020-03-31 | Madison | Florida | Stahl-Meyer Foods, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. |
An employee was moving a movable rack containing meats to the smoker when another employee also using a movable rack rammed into him, causing his right middle finger to be caught between the two racks. The employee suffered an amputation without bone loss to his right middle finger. | |||||
2020-03-26 | Madison | Connecticut | BrightView Landscape Services, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a stand-up mower. His right foot was caught on the lawn mower stand, and he suffered a broken ankle. | |||||
2020-03-05 | Madison | Nebraska | Tyson Fresh Meats | Thigh(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cutting product from a carcass. The knife lacerated the employee's inner right thigh; the employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-03-02 | Madison | Georgia | JDR Enterprises Company | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was feeding raw product into an extruding machine when their hand was caught in a roller. The employee sustained a partial de-gloving injury. | |||||
2020-02-25 | Madison | Alabama | Campers Inn RV of Madison, Inc. | Head | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was on an 8-foot step ladder taping a camper to prepare for painting. When he descended the ladder, he missed the last rung and fell backwards hitting his head on the concrete ground. The employee suffered a laceration and bruises to the head. | |||||
2020-02-22 | Madison | Alabama | Walmart Stores, Inc | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
After assisting a customer, an employee became dizzy and stumbled to the floor, hitting their head on a shopping cart. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-02-10 | Madison | Wisconsin | FedEx Freight, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee was on the loading dock while another employee was using a forklift to load a trailer. As the employee turned to get a pallet jack, the employee's foot became pinched between the rear of the forklift and the dock plate. The employee was hospitalized with a broken ankle and tendon damage. | |||||
2020-01-17 | Madison | Alabama | Terminix Corporation | Ankle(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was installing a bait station in the attic of a residential home when the employee fell approximately 8 feet through the sheetrock to the floor below. The employee suffered a broken left ankle and required surgery. | |||||
2020-01-05 | Madisonville | Texas | Buc-ee's, Ltd. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was on a ladder getting boxes down from shelves when the employee fell from the ladder to the floor, suffering an ankle injury. | |||||
2019-09-20 | Madison | Wisconsin | General Beverage Sales Company | Multiple body parts | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was unloading a truck with a stand-up forklift. The forks went beneath the rack footings and the forklift continued forward into the rack. The employee was crushed between the forklift and the racking, suffering three broken ribs, two fractured vertebrae, and internal bleeding. | |||||
2019-09-12 | Madison | Wisconsin | J.F. Ahern Co. | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell to the floor while climbing a fixed ladder, suffering a cranial hemorrhage, broken ribs, and a broken back. | |||||
2019-09-05 | Madison | Mississippi | Malouf Construction | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
While observing work outside, an employee suffered from heat exhaustion. | |||||
2019-08-30 | Madison | Florida | Stahl-Meyer Foods, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting meat on a band saw when the saw cut the side and back portion of his left thumb. He received lacerations and an avulsion to his left thumb. | |||||
2019-08-14 | Madison | Georgia | Georgia Pacific Wood Products, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee began to feel cramping during a work break, then felt ill and was hospitalized, suffering from acute kidney failure and heat-related muscle injury. | |||||
2019-08-12 | Madison | Alabama | Eutaw Construction Company, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was laying pipe in a trench under hot conditions. The employee began to look ill and lost consciousness. He was hospitalized for heat-related illness. | |||||
2019-07-17 | Madison | Wisconsin | Payne & Dolan, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode |
On July 17, 2019, an employee was operating an asphalt paver for a road construction company. At approximately 10:00 a.m. the employee was stepping down from a platform on the paver when he rolled and fractured his ankle. | |||||
2019-07-11 | Madison | Georgia | Georgia Pacific | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
While leaving work for the day, an employee started to suffer from severe cramping. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration/heat stress. | |||||
2019-07-10 | Madison | Wisconsin | Madison Gas and Electric Company | Nonclassifiable | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was preparing to cut a de-energized and grounded primary cable. An energized cable was cut and the employee was burned by an arc flash and hospitalized. | |||||
2019-06-19 | Madisonville | Texas | Texas Pride Trailers, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was fabricating metal parts on a brake press when his hand was crushed by the brake press, resulting in an amputated left index finger and three crushed fingers. | |||||
2019-06-14 | Madisonville | Texas | Monterey Mushrooms | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was repairing a light bulb on a light pole when the employee received an electrical shock, suffering two burns on the right middle finger and one burn on the right pointer finger. | |||||
2019-06-06 | Madison | Wisconsin | Unitypoint Health At Work | Upper and lower limb(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was struck by a car in a parking structure. She suffered a broken left ankle and a torn right rotator cuff and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-04-16 | Madisonville | Texas | Tri Element Incorporated | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was setting stairs onto a rig platform when the stairs became disconnected from the rig platform, causing the employee to fall 6 feet from the platform and be struck by the stairs. The employee was hospitalized with four fractured ribs. | |||||
2019-04-13 | Madison | Florida | Stahl-Meyer Foods, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
On February 7, 2019, an employee was standing on a dock plate when a truck pulled forward from the dock. He fell 4 feet to the floor, suffering a compound fracture to the lower right leg. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-04-04 | Madison | New Jersey | Madison Animal Hospital | Nonclassifiable | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
An employee was holding a cat during a nail trim when the cat bit the employee. | |||||
2019-03-27 | Madison | Wisconsin | Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
On March 27, 2019, a maintenance employee was attempting to free a jammed chain inside of a hoist when the chain moved, causing an amputation to the employee's left index fingertip. | |||||
2019-03-25 | Madison | Wisconsin | Badger Coaches, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Walking, without other incident-single episode |
An employee suffered a broken right ankle while turning to walk. | |||||
2019-03-21 | Madison | Wisconsin | U.S. Postal Service Madison - Struck Street | Fingertip(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
On March 21, 2019, a mail carrier was on route delivering mail when the mail truck door shut on their left middle finger amputating the fingertip. | |||||
2019-03-14 | Madison | Illinois | Groendyke Transport, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
At about 11:20 a.m. on March 14, 2019, a truck driver was working on top of a tractor trailer to check the fuel level. A gust of wind blew the employee off the top of the trailer. The employee suffered broken bones and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-03-11 | Madison | Wisconsin | Kraemer Brothers, LLC | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell on an icy walkway while entering a job site. He fell to the ground, suffering a leg fracture that required surgery. | |||||
2019-03-01 | Madison | Wisconsin | AccuWeb, Inc | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On March 1, 2019, an employee slipped on ice in the parking lot while exiting his vehicle and fell resulting in hospitalization for a fractured hip. | |||||
2019-02-25 | Madison | South Dakota | Sands Drywall, Inc. | Knee(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was taping drywall on stilts. The employee tripped on an electrical cord and fell to the ground, suffering a broken kneecap. | |||||
2019-02-25 | Madisonville | Louisiana | Diversified Foods & Seasonings, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was troubleshooting the actuator on the metal detector in-line unit. The valve was stuck open. The employee's right index finger was inside the valve when the pneumatics were activated and the ball closed on his finger. The fingertip was surgically amputated. | |||||
2019-02-21 | Madison | Nebraska | Preston Refrigeration Company, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was on a scissor lift 8 or 9 feet from the ground, installing some blast chill fans for a new ammonia refrigeration system. The employee fell to the ground, hitting his head. | |||||
2019-02-19 | Madison | Wisconsin | Meriter Hospital, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was leaving a car to go into work. The employee slipped on ice and fell, suffering sprains to the back and knee. | |||||
2019-02-07 | Madison | Alabama | Logistics Insight Corporation, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
While loading orders from a warehouse, an employee was caught between a stand-up tugger and a 5-S board. The employee's right femur was broken. | |||||
2019-01-24 | Madison | Maine | Hannaford Bros. Co., LLC | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell on ice outside of the store. The employee was hospitalized with an injured elbow. | |||||
2019-01-03 | Madison | Wisconsin | J.P. Cullen | Ankle(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
On January 3, 2019, an employee was setting up steel beams when a beam fell and struck the employee's left ankle, causing a fracture and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-09-27 | Madison | Wisconsin | Adams Outdoor Advertising, Inc. | Elbow(s) | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was wearing a harness and tied off to an advertising sign that he was disassembling with an oxy/fuel torch when two fighter jets flew overhead and caused the cut members to vibrate and collapse. The employee "rode" the collapsing structure down and hit his elbow on the steel, breaking a bone. The structure was approximately 17 feet in height and the employee fell approximately 6 feet. | |||||
2018-09-24 | Madison | Wisconsin | Michels Corp | BODY SYSTEMS | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An electrical lineman working in an elevated bucket sustained an electrical burn under his ribs and atrial fibrillation when the rope he was using to dismantle an overhead electrical distribution system contacted an energized line. | |||||
2018-09-18 | Madison | Mississippi | De Beukealer Corp. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was using a pneumatic butterfly valve to mix flour and sugar when the flour stopped feeding from above. The employee was attempting to clear the flour when the pneumatic valve closed on the employee's right-hand fingers, resulting in a fingertip amputation and a right ring finger amputation. | |||||
2018-09-10 | Madison | Wisconsin | Ryan Bros. Ambulance, Inc. | Shoulder(s) and arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
At about 12:10 a.m. on September 10, 2018, an employee was walking toward a vehicle when she tripped over the base of a temporary fence set up around a medical services tent. She fell to the pavement, breaking her left arm and shoulder. | |||||
2018-09-10 | Madison | Alabama | Express Oil Change, LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was standing on a two-step stepladder pulling on a tire during a front end alignment. The ladder moved out from under him and he fell to the floor, fracturing his hip and wrist. | |||||
2018-08-23 | Madison | Alabama | SJ&L General Contractors, LLC | Multiple trunk locations | Struck by object or equipment |
An employee was lowering a concrete pipe (weighing approximately 2,000 lbs.) into a trench when the pipe struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis and ruptured bladder. | |||||
2018-07-30 | Madison | Wisconsin | Envigo RMS | Ankle(s) | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode |
An employee had placed one foot on a pallet, about 3 inches above the floor, to retrieve banded cardboard. When the employee turned and stepped down, they twisted and broke their ankle. The employee was hospitalized, requiring pins in their ankle. Low-cut shoes, not boots, were being worn at the time of the incident. | |||||
2018-07-30 | Madison | Mississippi | Penco Construction LLC. | Head | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet |
An employee was placing a sheet of decking on metal roof rafters. While trying to adjust the roof sheeting, he slipped and fell 30 feet, suffering a head laceration from a metal sheet. | |||||
2018-07-27 | Madison | Mississippi | THRASH COMMERCIAL CONTRACTORS, INC. | Leg(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was using a pneumatic nail gun to nail 2x8 boards together when his right leg bumped the nail gun. The gun then discharged a nail into his right leg, striking his bone. | |||||
2018-07-25 | Madison | Alabama | Walmart Stores Inc. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was removing items from a top stock ladder when the employee missed a step, lost balance, and fell off the top stock ladder, landing on the floor and suffering a right wrist fracture and elbow bruise. | |||||
2018-07-05 | Madison | Alabama | SJ&L General Contractor, LLC | Leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was changing a cylinder on the steering column of a motor grader while standing on the raised blade. He hit the lever rod that controls the blade with his hands or arm, causing the blade to rotate and pinch his left leg between the grader and the step. His left leg broke. | |||||
2018-07-03 | Madison | South Dakota | Global Polymer Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a mold press and amputated their thumb above the first knuckle. | |||||
2018-06-29 | Madison | Mississippi | Lowes Home Centers Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall or jump from and struck by another vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was standing on the lift gate of the delivery truck directing the driver to back up. He fell off of the lift and was caught between the truck and a moving vehicle. The employee sustained rib and spleen injuries. | |||||
2018-05-04 | Madison | Wisconsin | Dave Jones, Inc. | Eye(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was trying to connect a drive to duct work when it became stuck. He pulled on the drive, which released and knocked his safety glasses out of the way, lacerating his eye. He was hospitalized and had surgery. |