Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-07-15 | Fort Meade | Md | Kirila Earthworks, Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had been excavating and setting shoring for the excavation. He lost consciousness and was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion. | |||||
2021-06-29 | Fort Meade | Md | National Security Agency | Thigh(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
The injured employee was assisting a co-worker in moving a wheeled cabinet through a door jamb. One of the cabinet's wheels malfunctioned and the cabinet tipped in towards the door frame. The injured employee was caught between the door frame and the cabinet resulting in a fractured right femur. | |||||
2020-01-06 | Meade | Kansas | DeLissa Ford Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was lifting an engine attached to a pallet out of a flatbed truck using a hydraulic hoist when the chains connected to the pallet and engine slipped, allowing the engine and pallet to roll toward the employee. The pallet with the engine struck him, tearing open his left arm and pushing his left knee sideways, causing tendon damage. He was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
2019-08-26 | Fort Meade | Maryland | Fidelity Building Services | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was exiting a box truck when the employee slipped off the step and fell to the ground, breaking the left hip and femur. | |||||
2018-09-19 | Fort George G Meade | Maryland | Wolf Creek Federal Services | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was looking for signs of mold inside an air handling unit. The unit was locked out, but outside air caused the fan to rotate. The employee's right ring fingertip was amputated between the belt and pulley. | |||||
2018-06-20 | Fort Meade | Florida | JDCDevelopment, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was trying to manually move a conveyor belt that was clogged. When he unclogged it, the belt moved quickly and his left index finger was then pinched between the belt and pulley, resulting in an amputation above the first knuckle. The equipment was turned off at the time. | |||||
2018-04-18 | Fort George G Meade | Maryland | National Security Agency | Hand(s) | Explosion, n.e.c. |
An officer was participating in training when a flash-bang grenade exploded in or around his hand lacerating it. | |||||
2018-03-03 | Fort George G Meade | Maryland | National Security Agency | Multiple face locations | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
On March 3, 2018, an employee was going to his vehicle when he was struck in the eye by shattered plexiglass light globe debris during a wind storm. He suffered face and eye lacerations, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-01-09 | Fort George G Meade | Maryland | US Department of Defense/Defense Information Systems Agency(DISA) | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking in the work parking lot when he slipped on ice and fell, breaking his hip. | |||||
2017-07-25 | Fort George G Meade | Maryland | National Security Agency | Nonclassifiable | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was performing preventative maintenance when an arc flash occurred. The employee was hospitalized with burns and other arc-flash-related injuries. | |||||
2017-05-18 | Fort Meade | Maryland | Rosendin Electric Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was working on a piece of electrical equipment when his wrench came in contact with an energized electrical box. An arc flash occurred, causing first and second degree burns to the employee. | |||||
2017-01-18 | Fort Meade | Maryland | Hensel Phelps Construction Co | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was installing a door when his right thumb was caught between the door and the jam, severing it before the first joint. | |||||
2016-04-21 | Fort Meade | Maryland | Power Factor LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell from a ladder on the roof while troubleshooting a solar system installation project, breaking right-side ribs and fracturing an ankle. | |||||
2015-02-10 | Fort George G Meade | Maryland | Mona Electric Group, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Direct exposure to electricity |
Two electricians came into contact with live parts which resulted in an arc explosion. |