| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-25 | Morris | Il | H.B. Fuller Company | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was checking the washout cap on top of a tanker truck trailer when they fell off the top of the trailer. | |||||
| 2021-08-11 | Morris | Il | Costco Wholesale Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was inspecting a hot dog chain. She noticed a piece of hot dog hanging in a chamber. The employee's pinky fingertip was caught and amputated. | |||||
| 2021-08-11 | Morrisville | Pa | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. |
| An employee was working inside a bank at a drive-through. A car struck the building and drove through an exterior wall, causing bricks and a metal cabinet to fall onto the employee. The employee suffered injuries to a hip, the jaw, and a shoulder. | |||||
| 2021-07-12 | Morris | Il | Utility Concrete Products, L.L.C. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| At about 9:35 a.m. on July 12, 2021, an employee was using a rebar bender. The machine actuated while the employee was holding a bar with two hands; its pin rotated, and the employee's fingers were caught between the pin and the rebar. The employee suffered fractures of fingers on the left hand and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-06-08 | Morristown | Nj | The Napp-Grecco Company | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was cleaning up a work area after conducting pipeline construction and excavation operations. The employee developed severe leg cramps and was hospitalized, suffering from heat stress. | |||||
| 2021-06-04 | Morris | Al | National Insulation Contractors | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee was carrying ceiling panels and placing them on a scissor lift for installation. The employee fell through a floor hole and landed on a concrete floor below, suffering a punctured lung, a broken kneecap, and a laceration to the left side of the forehead. | |||||
| 2021-04-29 | Morrisville | Pa | Toll Brothers Integrated Systems Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was using a pneumatic staple gun while fabricating a wall panel. The gun fired a staple into the employee's left foot. | |||||
| 2020-09-20 | Morris | Il | Costco, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a powered pallet jack when his left foot struck a pallet of produce. He suffered a broken left tibia and fibula. | |||||
| 2020-05-13 | Morrisville | Pennsylvania | Brightsmith LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was repairing equipment with the aid of a hoist. Another employee accidentally made contact with the hoist controller, causing the hoist to rise and amputated the first employee's finger. | |||||
| 2020-02-24 | Morristown | New Jersey | KM Contracting Inc. | Multiple body parts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was conducting demolition and repair work on a concrete parking garage stairwell. The employee began to remove concrete slabs from the top of the second-floor platform when the metal sub-sheet underneath him collapsed and he fell approximately 10 feet through the opening. He landed on the concrete ground and sustained fractures to his hands and pelvis. | |||||
| 2020-01-21 | Morrisville | Pennsylvania | Danella Companies, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| A driver was backing a trailer into a jobsite when the trailer became caught on a road sign. After the road sign was released, it sprung back and struck the injured employee in the midsection. The employee suffered three fractured ribs, a collapsed lung, and internal bleeding. | |||||
| 2019-08-08 | Morristown | New Jersey | WSP (Louis Berger US) | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee tripped on carpet in an office area and fell sustaining a fractured hip that required surgery. | |||||
| 2019-07-26 | Morris | Illinois | Costco Wholesale Corporation | Lower leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was driving a forklift when he approached a steel rack. He was attempting to use his left leg to prevent the forklift from hitting the rack when he struck a steel rack, fracturing his left tibia. | |||||
| 2019-06-14 | Morristown | New Jersey | C&W Services East Region | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was conducting cleaning services inside a school when she mis-stepped on a step, tripped, and fell on the last step of a stairway. She attempted to stop her fall with her hands and fractured her wrist. | |||||
| 2019-06-04 | Morris | Illinois | BRANDENBURG INDUSTRIAL SERVICE COMPANY | Lower leg(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person |
| An employee was moving a pneumatic chain saw. When the employee picked the saw up, it struck another employee, causing lacerations below the shin. | |||||
| 2019-04-08 | Morrisville | Pennsylvania | Power Component Systems | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was working from a baker scaffold, removing ceiling tiles. He fell 4 feet to the ground, breaking his shoulder. | |||||
| 2019-03-06 | Morris | Illinois | Swift Transportation Co. of Arizona, LLC | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| At about 10:00 a.m. on March 6, 2019, an employee was opening the doors of a trailer when a pallet of freight fell out. The freight struck the employee, causing a broken ankle and leg. | |||||
| 2019-01-03 | Morrisville | Pennsylvania | Trumbull Corporation | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was walking next to a pile of I-beams when a 12-inch I-beam slid off the pile and fell on the employee's right lower leg, fracturing the tibia and fibula. | |||||
| 2018-08-31 | Morrison | Colorado | Powers Product Company | Multiple body parts | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was installing a garage door counterbalance. The spring action lifted the employee 6 to 8 feet into the air, causing fractures to the hip and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-08-22 | Morriston | Florida | Scherer Quality Farms, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| A forklift struck an employee during sod installation, causing a broken foot. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-08-20 | Morrison | Colorado | MB Roofing, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| At approximately 3:45 p.m., on 8/20/18, an employee was changing roof anchors when he fell approximately 10 feet from the roof to the ground, spraining his ankle and fracturing his spine. He was hospitalized. The employee's fall protection was disengaged at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2018-07-13 | Morrisville | Pennsylvania | MOBILE DREDGING & PUMPING CO. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was setting a spud on a hydraulic dredge when the spud fell on and crushed the employee's right index finger, resulting in a partial finger amputation. | |||||
| 2018-06-06 | Morris | New York | NYSEG | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fractured a femur when he lost his balance while climbing over a chain-link fence and fell 2.5 feet. | |||||
| 2018-05-30 | Morris | Illinois | Strata Earth Services, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| The employee was performing geotechnical and environmental drilling services using a truck-mounted drill rig as well as common drilling tools such as drill rods, bits and samplers. The employee suffered from dehydration and heat exhaustion. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-09-21 | Morris | Illinois | Gale Construction Company of Illinois | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was standing near concrete-crushing equipment when the ground gave way. The employee fell 10 feet and suffered a broken back. | |||||
| 2017-03-13 | Mount Morris | Pennsylvania | STI Trucking, LLc | Pelvis | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was securing a spare tire to his trailer with straps when he tripped over the tire and fell 3-4 feet off the trailer, hitting the ground and fracturing his pelvis. | |||||
| 2017-01-17 | Morristown | New Jersey | United States Postal Services | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee tripped and fell while delivering mail, fracturing the right ankle. | |||||
| 2016-07-07 | Morris | Illinois | PRIMUS ELECTRONICS CORP. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was loading and adjusting a spindle that contained a wooden spool when the spindle became unbalanced and the industrial wooden spool fell on the employee's right ring finger, partially amputating it before the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2016-06-23 | Morris | Illinois | MORRIS HOSPITAL | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| On or about June 23, 2016, at approximately 2:30 p.m., an employee was walking near the Emergency Room registration area when her foot was caught on a rug and she fell. She fractured her right hip and required surgery. | |||||
| 2016-05-16 | Morrisville | Pennsylvania | CPC Logistics | Hand(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was handling a freight container on a chassis. When he hit a pin with a hammer, the container dropped and crushed his hand, pulling off his glove and skin. He was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2016-03-26 | Morristown | Tennessee | U.S. Postal Service | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped and fell on wet grass while delivering a package, breaking her ankle in two places and requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2016-02-04 | Morris | Illinois | Utility Concrete Products, L.L.C. | Multiple body parts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| On or about February 4, 2016, an employee was operating a crane and lifting a bundle of wire mesh. The employee was underneath the raised load when the load fell, fracturing the employee's femur, pelvis and face. | |||||
| 2015-11-21 | Morristown | New Jersey | COLGATE PALMOLIVE COMPANY | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee slipped, fell, and broke his wrist in an attempt to adjust boxes on a pallet that was on the palletizer. | |||||
| 2015-10-28 | Morrison | Colorado | Mason Wireless Solutions | Brain | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee fell approximately 20 feet from a communications tower while replacing a metal cross-member of the tower and suffered a concussion. | |||||
| 2015-09-16 | Morristown | New Jersey | SCHINDLER ELEVATOR CORP. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell down stairs in an office building resulting in a shoulder injury. | |||||
| 2015-05-01 | Morristown | New Jersey | Atlantic Health System | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee tripped walking down stairs when exiting the building and broke the left ankle. | |||||
| 2015-04-13 | Morristown | New Jersey | Shop Rite | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped while running through a mopped area and hit their trachea on a vertical pole. The employee required surgery. | |||||
| 2015-02-04 | Morristown | New Jersey | Atlantic Health System Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee missed the step while exiting the ambulance and fell from the ambulance rear door, striking his head. | |||||
| 2015-01-09 | Morrisville | Pennsylvania | Waste Management, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
| Employee was hospitalized due to injuries sustained from rolling over a landfill dozer. | |||||