Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-18	Oklahoma City	Ok	Clements Foods Co.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to remove some tape on a conveyor belt's pulley. The belt pulled the employee's right little finger under the guard, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
2021-11-11	Oklahoma City	Ok	Aquahawk Energy	Lower leg(s)	Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
An employee was moving a water pump with a skid steer. When the employee reached the top of a hill, the water pump slid off the skid steer's forks and hit the cab. It entered the cab and struck the employee, who suffered a laceration to the left calf.
2021-11-04	Oklahoma City	Ok	Metal Container Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a rag to clean a liner while rotating the liner turret counter-clockwise with his left hand. The employee's right little finger was caught between the stationary dog leg channel and the rotating star wheel. The fingertip was amputated above the first knuckle.
2021-10-24	Oklahoma City	Ok	Rush Truck Centers of Oklahoma, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
A Rush employee was working under a garbage truck cab that had been jacked halfway up. The cab fell and pinned his arms and leg against the engine. He was pinned for some time before being found, and was hospitalized to lower toxin levels in his leg.
2021-10-21	Oklahoma City	Ok	ATC Drivetrain, LLC	Lumbar region	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was assisting in an inventory count by removing a pallet of goods from the second-to-top shelf of an inventory rack using a forklift. The employee's forklift struck the cross beam of the shelf above and the pallet became unstable. A few boxes fell off the pallet, striking the forklift's protective cage. The employee then exited the forklift to move away from the scene and another pallet fell striking the employee's lower back. The employee sustained an abrasion and hematoma to the lo
2021-10-15	Oklahoma City	Ok	Legend Senior Living, LLC	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a kitchen mat and fell, suffering an injury to the right shoulder and arm.
2021-10-01	Oklahoma City	Ok	Scissortail Park Foundation	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was helping pump liquid chlorine from a larger vessel into a smaller vessel. The employee developed chlorine exposure symptoms.
2021-08-25	Oklahoma City	Ok	U.S. Postal Service	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A postal employee was delivering mail to a residence when three large dogs broke through a fence and attacked. The employee suffered bites to both arms and the right thigh that required stitches.
2021-07-22	Oklahoma City	Ok	Wright Tree Service, Inc.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was descending a pole after performing trimming activities when he kicked his 20-inch pole saw and the saw began to fall. The employee attempted to catch the pole while it was falling and the blade lacerated the webbing of his right hand between the index finger and thumb.
2021-07-08	Oklahoma City	Ok	Manhattan Road & Bridge	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became dehydrated while finishing concrete. The employee felt weak and dizzy and became ill. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-25	Oklahoma City	Ok	Pratt Industries, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading paper product into a box folding machine when the conveyor system pulled his right hand into the machine, resulting in a laceration on his finger and a broken hand.
2021-06-16	Oklahoma City	Ok	Wynn Constuction Co., Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was walking the metal decking of a roof when he fell through the decking approximately 13-14 feet to lower level, resulting in a broken wrist, pelvis, femur, and leg.
2021-06-13	Oklahoma City	Ok	Academy Sports and Outdoors, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending a 3 ft. aluminum ladder after retrieving merchandise and missed the bottom step, falling to the floor. The employee sustained a broken right hip and required surgery.
2021-05-07	Oklahoma City	Ok	Clements Foods Co.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Two employees were operating a label machine when a label got stuck on a paddle. While removing the stuck label, the machine was turned on and pulled an employee's right arm into the point of operation. The employee sustained a crushing injury, loss of skin tissue, and may have tendon damage.
2021-05-05	Oklahoma City	Ok	US Department of Transportation-FAA	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by the forks of a powered industrial truck (PIT) and pinned against an adjacent wall. The employee suffered leg pain, weakness, and loss of feeling.
2021-04-21	Oklahoma City	Ok	Friend Tire Company	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a pallet of tires on an order picker. The pallet fell and the employee fell with it, striking the tires and the ground below. The employee suffered three broken back vertebrae and broken ribs.
2021-04-19	Oklahoma City	Ok	Crest Foods	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a reach lift. The employee's lower left leg was crushed between the reach lift and metal shelving.
2021-04-09	Oklahoma City	Ok	Averitt Express, Inc.	Leg(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was driving a forklift inside a box truck. While adjusting the load, the employee's leg was pinned by the forklift, resulting in a leg fracture.
2021-03-11	Oklahoma City	Ok	Standard Iron & Metal Co., LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was picking trash and metal off a conveyor belt when their right arm became trapped in the conveyor belt roller drum, resulting in amputation below the shoulder.
2021-03-03	Oklahoma City	Ok	United Engines, LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was making repairs to a 480-volt generator. A cable came in contact with a lug on the load side of the transfer switch, causing an arc flash that burned the employee's hands, left arm, and neck.
2021-03-03	Oklahoma City	Ok	Herbert Malarkey Roofinf Company	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was splashed by hot asphalt while unloading a truck. The employee suffered burns to the back and both arms.
2021-03-01	Oklahoma City	Ok	Dobson Technologies/Dobson Fiber	Brain	Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
An employee was working in a shallow trench preparing to install fiberoptic cable. When he stood up, he hit his head on the bucket of a trackhoe and had a seizure.
2021-02-24	Oklahoma City	Ok	Locke Supply Co.	Hip(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An associate was troubleshooting a faulty electrical component on a golf cart equipped with a flatbed when the cart energized and started to move backward. The associate grabbed the front of the cart; the cart's directional switch was then flipped, causing the cart to move forward and push him against a stationary forklift. The associate was hospitalized with a fractured right hip.
2021-02-22	Oklahoma City	Ok	Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A forklift operator had just finished loading a trailer and was trying to return a dock leveler machine to its neutral position. The flap remained extended; as he tried to close it with his right hand, the dock plate lowered and pinched his right middle finger in the flap pinch point. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-02-19	Oklahoma City	Ok	US FOODS	Heart	Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was shoveling snow at a delivery location, experienced chest pains, and was hospitalized for a heart attack.
2021-02-10	Oklahoma City	Ok	U.S. Postal Service	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on ice in a parking lot, suffering a broken left leg.
2021-01-27	Oklahoma City	Ok	Madison Painting	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving material on a dolly. The dolly tipped over and the employee suffered a broken leg.
2021-01-25	Oklahoma City	Ok	JORDAN CONTRACTORS, INC	Brain	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was working near a mini excavator and was struck by the excavator's bucket. The employee sustained a brain bleed.
2021-01-18	Oklahoma City	Ok	CLEMENTS FOODS COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing a bottle that was stuck on the production line when his right pinky finger was caught between the conveyer belt and a pole that directs the bottles to the filling station, resulting in amputation.
2020-10-02	Oklahoma City	Ok	BRAUM'S, Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped in water that was on the ground next to the sink, fell, and struck the back of her head. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-16	Oklahoma City	Ok	DENVER ACOUSTICS & DRYWALL, INC.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working from a perry style scaffold that was 3 feet off the ground when he stepped backward off the scaffold and fell to the ground. He broke his right tibia, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2020-09-10	Oklahoma City	Ok	Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a standup forklift and struck a steel beam. The employee's leg was crushed between the beam and the forklift resulting in amputation of the foot above the ankle.
2020-08-31	Oklahoma City	Ok	Insulation Distributors, Inc	Foot (feet)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Material was being loaded in a metal building laminating machine. The machine's saw blade came off, cutting an employee's foot.
2020-08-11	Oklahoma City	Ok	TA Operating LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was working on the driveline of a semi-truck when the driveline shaft fell onto their fingers. Two fingers were amputated.
2020-07-22	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Anytime Labor	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Two temporary employees were installing a fence post. The post was driven down with a post driver; one employee's hand was on the post, and that employee suffered a severe laceration that resulted in the amputation of the right little finger.
2020-07-12	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Lopez Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a piece of meat from the drain plug of a meat grinder and suffered amputation of the left middle and ring fingers.
2020-07-09	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	W & W - AFCO Steel LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On July 9, 2020, an employee was in a training class, practicing how to rig and flip I-beams using a chain. His right thumb was slammed between the chain and the beam, causing an avulsion; the thumb tip was medically amputated on July 10, 2020.
2020-06-27	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	G L Z Acoustics, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working on a scaffold raised to a height of approximately four feet to install can light trim and sheet rock the ceiling. As the employee exited the end of the scaffold, he mis-stepped on the rung of the ladder integrated to the scaffold. He fell backward and struck his head on the wall. His hard hat fell off and then his head struck the floor. He was hospitalized for a fractured skull and bleeding in the brain.
2020-06-26	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Telco Supply Company	Multiple trunk locations	Excavation or trenching cave-in
As an employee was working in a shallow trench, the ground beneath an excavator collapsed, causing the excavator to fall into the trench and strike the employee. The employee was temporarily pinned between the excavator and a communication box installed in the trench, suffering broken ribs and back vertebrae.
2020-05-20	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	McClarin Plastics, LLC	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was maneuvering a piece of melamine material through a table saw. The employee's hand came into contact with the spinning sawblade, which cut his hand and finger.
2020-05-13	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Nortek Air Solutions	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was lowering a component onto a welding table using a crane when the employee's left small finger was caught between the load and the table, resulting in a fracture and partial fingertip amputation.
2020-04-17	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Mid-Continent Rental Company	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to position a power cylinder head into storage with an overhead crane. While placing the power cylinder in the bottom part of the rack, the rack shook and knocked off another power cylinder that struck the employee, who suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
2020-04-13	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking out of a shower he had just cleaned. The closing door caught his prosthetic left leg, causing him to trip and fall to the tile floor. His hip was broken.
2020-03-27	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Pratt Industries, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was helping replace plastic straps on a unit of corrugated boxes. He tripped on a plastic strap that had been removed during this process and fell to the floor, breaking the ball joint in his left hip.
2020-03-19	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Downing Wellhead Equipment LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
A CNC part fell from an overhead crane sling. An employee jumped out of its way and struck a tool cabinet, suffering a broken rib.
2020-03-13	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Baker Hughes	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was positioning an oilfield drill bit when it fell from the connection fixture it was connected onto. The bit fell onto the employee's left ring fingertip and crushed it against the work surface. The fingertip was medically amputated.
2020-02-15	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Raising Cane's Restaurant C318	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee suffered a punctured lung while carrying a sauce bucket. The employee dropped the bucket and the bucket bounced off a door and struck the employee.
2020-02-13	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	US FOODS	Multiple trunk locations	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was working in a freezer unit, slipped and fell, suffering a bruised back and ribs and a blood clot. He was hospitalized.
2020-01-13	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Waukesha Pearce Industries LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was power-washing engine parts with a high-pressure water hose. The water from the pressure wand cut through the employee's steel-toed right shoe, lacerating the foot.
2020-01-10	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Cook Compression	Wrist(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was trying to extract a pipe liner out of a pipe, holding and positioning a bar inside the pipe (through an opening on the pipe) while another employee used a press to press the liner out. The first employee's wrist was crushed between the liner and the pipe.
2019-09-24	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Integris Baptist Medical Center	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking into work through the employer's parking garage and tripped over a low-profile cargo cart. The employee sustained a left ankle fracture.
2019-09-23	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	RCC Traffic	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An employee was struck by a motor vehicle while flagging traffic. The employee suffered a broken leg.
2019-09-15	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	MDV	Ankle(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was operating a powered pallet jack and ran into a forklift being driven by another employee. The employee suffered a fractured left ankle.
2019-09-10	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	TW Services, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
While driving a powered pallet jack, an employee's left foot was caught between the pallet jack and a metal guard. The employee sustained an amputation to the left leg just above the ankle.
2019-09-04	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Genesis Oil Tool International	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While operating a pump, an employee's left thumb tip was amputated.
2019-08-28	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Builder FirstSource	Hand(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was loading a door into the door machine when the boring bit lacerated the back of his right hand.
2019-08-22	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Sam's Club #8117	Leg(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was outside helping gather carts from the parking lot. While inside a cart corral, the employee noticed a flat cart was headed towards a vehicle. The employee jumped over the cart corral, landed awkwardly, and sustained a broken leg.
2019-08-18	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	MERCY HOSPITAL	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was cleaning a restroom. He discovered water spots on the floor in one of the stalls and placed a caution sign on the floor. As he was about to get a mop, he tripped over the sign and fell to the floor, suffering facial contusions and neck strain. He was hospitalized, undergoing spine surgery.
2019-08-17	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	KMAC Enterprises, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee was shot by a customer after an altercation began at the drive-thru menu board. The employee was hospitalized for the gunshot wound which resulted in a fractured left femur.
2019-08-06	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Bennett Construction Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was replacing the hydraulic assembly on a trailer when the third fingertip on the employee's left hand was amputated in a pinch point.
2019-07-31	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Control Fire Systems Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A 6-inch riser for sprinklers was being installed. To attach the riser to the system, an employee pulled off a 6-inch grooved cap. The system discharged air, which blew the coupling and cap into the employee's left thumb. The thumb was amputated and the employee was hospitalized.
2019-07-05	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	B & H CONSTRUCTION	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was hospitalized after being struck in the head by a falling pipe.
2019-06-29	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became ill due to excessive heat exposure and dehydration after delivering mail, requiring hospitalization.
2019-06-15	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	U.S. Department of Commerce	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was passing out fliers when she fainted due to the heat.
2019-06-13	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	4 Star Trailers Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was cutting metal parts on a saw. While he was retrieving the parts, the saw lacerated his left index finger.
2019-06-11	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Custom Cutting Millworks, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was changing a bit on a millwork machine. A wrench fell into the machine while it was spinning, contacting the employee's little and ring fingers and causing amputations to both.
2019-06-07	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Boardman, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was rolling a piece of 3/8-inch round bar into a plate roll when his glove was pulled into the form rolling machine, resulting in a left-hand fracture/partial amputation.
2019-06-07	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was cleaning and restacking 2-liter bottles when the employee's foot became tangled in shrink wrap. The employee fell onto the concrete floor and suffered a hip fracture.
2019-05-21	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	LOPEZ FOODS	Hand(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An temporary employee was working on the sanitation crew cleaning a meat grinder when his right hand was caught in the grinding aperture. The employee's hand was amputated.
2019-05-08	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Colorado Boxed Beef Company	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While loading and unloading meat from a trailer, an employee slipped on condensation that had accumulated on the floor and fell breaking his left ankle.
2019-04-26	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	PATCO Electrical Services, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was replacing switch gear in the basement of a building. The main breaker failed to trip resulting in an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to the torso and upper extremities.
2019-04-16	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	CIA Masonry, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was handing masonry blocks to another employee on a scaffold when the employee walked backwards off the scaffold and fell approximately 5 feet onto a concrete floor. The employee suffered a broken right arm, requiring surgery, and a fractured right hip.
2019-04-03	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Elliott Electric Supply Inc.	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped while stacking electrical conduit and fell to the floor, suffering a broken left arm.
2019-04-02	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	SOUTHWESTERN ROOFING AND METAL, INC.	Multiple trunk locations	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was helping a sheet metal foreman measure a small sheet metal roof over the dock. The employee walked onto the sheet metal roof and fell through a flush skylight on the canopy. He fell 16 feet, landed on some 55-gallon drums, bounced, and ended up on the dock concrete flooring. He was hospitalized with broken ribs, broken vertebrae, a punctured lung, an injury to the other lung, and a damaged spleen.
2019-04-02	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Crossland Heavy Contractors	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was hooking up a sling for an excavator to move a piece of concrete pipe when the excavator operator pulled up on the sling, crushing the employee's left hand between the pipe and teacup.
2019-03-23	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	DCP Midstream LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was working on a compressor valve. As the cap was being removed, the valve blew off. It struck him, causing a laceration above the eye and injuries to the wrist, midsection, and ankle. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery to the ankle.
2019-03-19	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Central States Thermo King of Oklahoma, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
Employee fell from a dock to the ground, breaking three ribs and bruising his lung.
2019-03-18	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Whole Foods Market	Hip(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
Two employees bumped into each other. One fell, suffering an injury to the right hip that required hospitalization and surgery.
2019-03-08	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	CLEMENTS FOODS COMPANY	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a bottle descrambler. A bottle flew at him and as he tried to deflect the bottle away his right hand was caught in the machine resulting in amputation of the ring fingertip without bone loss.
2019-03-05	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	MD Building Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was trying to straighten a piece of metal on a belted table. A roller caught his left index finger, causing a partial amputation.
2019-01-23	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Binswanger Glass, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting metal on a manual shear and sustained a finger amputation.
2019-01-15	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	APPLIED INDUSTRIAL MACHINING, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was aligning a casting body that was not centered. The employee was using shims and the tailstock to align the casting body. While holding some pieces of shim material on the center, the employee activated the foot pedal to move the tailstock forward to hold the casting body. The foot pedal malfunctioned and did not move the tailstock forward. When the employee looked at the foot pedal, the tailstock engaged, moved forward, and the employee's fingers were caught between the casting b
2019-01-14	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Baker Hughes	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was acting as a spotter and guiding a flatbed operator while standing on the rear passenger side of an outrigger leg when he stepped back onto a mobile crane platform and fell approximately 70 inches to the ground. He was hospitalized with an open fracture to the left ankle.
2019-01-08	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Helmerich & Payne, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking from a front office to a mailbox located outside when the employee slipped and fell to the floor at the front door. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery for a fractured right hip.
2018-09-18	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Total Restaurant Interiors, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a planer when it amputated all five fingers of his left hand.
2018-09-10	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Cactus Drilling Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was removing a hose from a mud pump with a crescent wrench when the wrench slipped off the nut and his hands were mashed between the wrench and pump.
2018-08-29	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Coreslab Structures Inc.	Knee(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was struck by precast concrete that was hoisted by a crane, suffering a dislocated left knee.
2018-08-01	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	PRECISION PARTS AND REMANUFACTURING CO.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a belt sander to sand down a sharp edge from a piece of metal he had just cut. The belt caught a piece of the sharp steel, causing the employee to move forward. He was wearing leather gloves while sanding and as the metal was pulled in between the rest plate and sanding belt, it caught the glove, pulling his left thumb in between the metal piece and sanding belt. His left thumb was amputated.
2018-07-30	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	RSM Development, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee fell 28 feet while laying metal decking, suffering broken bones in the face, knee, and foot.
2018-07-26	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Veterans Health Administration	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was working in a building and suffered an allergic reaction to a chemical and was hospitalized.
2018-07-11	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	OKLAHOMA ROOFING & SHEET METAL, LLC	Face	Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
Two employees were involved in an altercation and one employee was cut on the face with a knife.
2018-06-13	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was moving pans on and off a production line and tripped on a guide rail for the production line. His left shoulder hit a pan cart resulting in a dislocated left shoulder.
2018-06-12	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Downing Wellhead Equipment, LLC	Hand(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to hit a hammer wrench with a sledge hammer and missed. His hands hit the hammer wrench.
2018-05-25	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	FedEx	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while climbing freight, dislocating his ankle.
2018-05-22	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Plan-It Fire, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was preparing to install a fire alarm part while standing on a 6-foot A-frame ladder (second rung from the top). He was attempting to get a marker from his pocket when the ladder twisted and he fell to the pavement, injuring his pancreas and requiring hospitalization. His right leg also became caught up in the ladder, causing dislocation and damage to the knee.
2018-05-22	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Terex USA, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was tightening the belt to a screen drive motor assembly when the employee's right thumb became caught between the belt and pulley, amputating the thumb tip.
2018-05-11	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	H&H Plumbing and Utilities, Inc.	Heart	Overexertion and bodily reaction
An employee suffered a heart attack while laying water line pipe at a construction project.
2018-05-01	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	QB JOHNSON MANUFACTURING	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was grinding a weld when the grinding disc broke. The shattered disc then fractured the employee's orbital bone.
2018-04-30	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	New Century Investments	Lumbar region	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was talking on the phone at the front desk when he slipped and fell on the wet floor, landing on his back and fracturing his L-1 vertebra. He was hospitalized.
2018-03-23	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Coca-Cola Southwest Beverages	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving a lathe. The machine tipped over and the employee tried to catch the machine. The employee sustained a fractured femur.