Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-07-23 | Lake Cormorant | Mississippi | The Gutterman Company, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was preparing a house for gutter installation. The employee got off a ladder and stepped onto the porch roof to remove shingle strips. He then fell 9 to 10 feet off the roof, landing on the lawn and breaking his right femur. | |||||
2019-06-01 | Moran | Kansas | B & M Energy and Infrastructure | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was up a tower in a wind turbine. A metal plate (a blade access cover) moved, causing the employee to fall about 7-10 feet into the inside of a blade. The employee suffered internal abdominal injuries. | |||||
2017-06-08 | Moran | Wyoming | U. S. Forest Service | Elbow(s) and arms(s) | Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden |
An employee was collecting a horse for horsemanship class when the horse became spooked, side-stepped, and threw the employee to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left arm and elbow. | |||||
2016-07-15 | Moran | Texas | Basic Energy Services | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
While conducting well servicing operations, a rig crew was changing out swab cups and preparing to go back into the hole (oil well), when an employee had his hand pinched between a bar and the tubing resulting in the amputation of the employee's pinky finger. | |||||
2015-09-16 | Lake Cormorant | Mississippi | Norfolk Corporation | Knee(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fractured a knee after slipping and sliding down the lint slide on a cotton gin. |