Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-07-22	Nitro	Wv	FedEx Freight	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a forklift that was backing up out of a trailer, resulting in a broken ankle and injured knee that required hospitalization.
2019-01-30	Nitro	West Virgini	ABF Freight Systems Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was checking tractors in the freight yard when he slipped on the snow and fell fracturing his ankle.
2018-03-19	Nitro	West Virgini	ALL Erection and Crane Rental	Fingertip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On March 19, 2018, at approximately 9:30 a.m., an employee was inspecting the hoist wire rope on the drum of an 85-ton crane. While standing on the crane deck, the employee slipped, fell, and grabbed the drum, which pinched the employee's right index fingertip, resulting in an amputation.
2017-01-25	Nitro	West Virgini	Pilot Thomas Logistics	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On January 25, 2017, at approximately 3:00 a.m., a driver was injured after falling three feet from a fixed ladder on a tank wagon fuel truck resulting in a back injury requiring surgery.
2016-10-13	Nitro	West Virgini	West Virginia Cashin Recyclables, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment
Employees were cutting metal. A piece of cut metal fell and struck an employee on the back causing a laceration.
2016-06-14	Nitro	West Virgini	ERM, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Nonvenomous insect bites
On June 14, 2016, an employee was bitten by a tick while performing remediation work in the field. The employee became ill and required hospitalization.
2015-01-06	Nitro	West Virgini	Veolia Environmental Services	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
On January 6, 2015, an employee was working from a ladder, cutting a metal tank into scrap metal. The employee stepped off the ladder and onto a tank where he slipped and fell. The employee fractured his right ankle and was admitted to the hospital for surgical repair of the fracture.