Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-11	Leola	Pa	3B Services, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was removing bolts from a boiler door. The employee fell to the ground, suffering a chipped bone in the elbow as well as a possible triceps injury and a possible concussion.
2021-11-09	Pensacola	Fl	Gat Airline Ground Support	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was helping marshal a UPS truck back into a trolley. His thumb was pinned and crushed between the trolley and the truck, and he was hospitalized.
2021-10-26	Pensacola	Fl	J&M Dozer Services, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a dozer while clearing a residential lot when he was thrown out of the dozer and ran over by the dozer, resulting in a broken wrist, broken hip, broken ribs, contusion of the liver, and collapsed lung.
2021-10-25	Indianola	Ok	IHC Scott	Foot (feet)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee climbed inside a rubber-tracked placer to clean it. While the employee was inside the hopper, it was moved forward and the auger was turned on. The auger struck the employee, both of whose feet were broken.
2021-10-25	Leola	Pa	Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was adjusting pallets in a trailer. A forklift moved forward, pinning the employee's right leg above the ankle against the pallets. The employee suffered a laceration and fracture to the ankle.
2021-10-22	Pensacola	Fl	Bayside Structures Concrete Construction Specialties	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was assisting with lowering a concrete machine onto a truck using a crane when their left index finger got caught between the concrete machine and the truck, resulting in an amputation just below the nail.
2021-09-20	Pensacola	Fl	CW Roberts Contracting	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee installed a liquid asphalt hose and was filling a truck at the terminal plant. The hose detached, resulting in hot liquid asphalt spraying onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the face, neck, and hands.
2021-09-18	Pensacola	Fl	World Ford Pensacola	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was mounting a tire on a tire machine when his left hand was crushed by a mechanism on the tire machine.
2021-09-14	Pensacola Beach	Fl	Piera Plus	Skull	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a 8-foot folding ladder, installing bolts on a pavilion. He fell 5 feet to the ground and suffered a fractured skull. He was hospitalized.
2021-09-10	Olathe	Ks	The gerson company	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift when he lost balance and his right foot was caught between the forklift and a pole. The employee's foot was fractured.
2021-08-26	Leola	Ar	H G Toler & Son Lumber Co	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was repairing a flat tire on a forklift when he began to experience heat-related illnesses and later passed out. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2021-08-26	Pensacola	Fl	U.S. Dept of the Navy (Navy Exchange Service Command)	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A work assist vehicle struck an employee and broke her right femur.
2021-08-20	Arcola	Il	Ares Holdings, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
On August 20, 2021, an employee was performing maintenance work on an air conditioner. The employee's steel-toed boot made contact with a 240-volt wire. The employee lost consciousness and suffered a broken right clavicle, a laceration between the right thumb and finger, and bruising to the right side of the face.
2021-08-12	Osceola	Ar	Mid-River Terminal LLC	Fingertip(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was holding a tag line when their right little finger was entangled in the tag line, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-08-05	Indianola	Pa	Allegheny Steel Distributors, Inc.	Head	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was transporting a coil of steel when the banding let loose and the tail of the coil struck the employee in the head.
2021-07-27	Pensacola	Fl	Lakeview Center, Inc.	Pelvis	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell to the floor in a mall, suffering a broken pelvis.
2021-07-22	Osceola	Ar	Roehm America LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was clearing jammed material from a pelletizer with a rotating cutter. As he was removing uncut strands of acrylic from the guide tray, his left index finger was pinched between the two feed rolls of the pelletizer. The rotor blade then cut his finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
2021-06-13	Osceola	Ar	VISKASE CORP.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was operating an extrusion machine when they passed out due to the heat. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration and kidney failure.
2021-06-09	Osceola	Ar	Big River Steel, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was during utility work during the second shift, 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. At about 9:45 p.m., he began to feel hot and switched to light duty. At about 6:40 a.m., he felt ill and developed heat cramps. He was hospitalized, suffering from a heat-related illness.
2021-05-09	Inola	Ok	Sofidel America Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was clearing a paper wrap in the upper embosser roller and lower pressure roll on the rewinder section of a line. The machine was jogged and the employee's left hand was caught in the point of operation. The employee suffered amputations to the ring and middle fingertips, losing skin, the middle fingernail, and the fingertip pads. There was no bone loss.
2021-04-29	Leola	Pa	Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania	Leg(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee had been walking toward a conveyor. The employee fell and sustained a broken leg.
2021-04-29	Mineola	Tx	Brookshire Grocery Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting boneless pork sirloin chops using a meat band saw when the saw came into contact with his right hand, resulting in an amputation of the index finger.
2021-04-19	Leola	Pa	Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a sheet alignment issue on a trim press. The employee's glove was caught on a spline shaft, and the employee's left thumb was injured. The employee was hospitalized and the thumb was amputated.
2021-04-14	Minneola	Fl	Allen & Company, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was performing surveying work on site and was bitten by a rattlesnake.
2021-04-06	Pensacola	Fl	Bell Steel Company Inc.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A temporary employee was moving a 2' x 20' steel beam weighting between 2500 & 3000 lbs. using an overhead crane. The employee sat the steel beam on stands with chains and lifted one end of the beam with the crane when a chain caught and pulled the beam off the stands. One end of the beam landed on the employee's left foot and ankle causing crushing injuries including broken bones that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-03-31	Pensacola	Fl	Center for Information Warfare Training	Forehead	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell forward, sustaining a laceration to the forehead that required hospitalization.
2021-03-15	Pensacola	Fl	Victory Packaging A WestRock Company	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
On March 15, 2021, an employee was using a manual pallet jack to unload a trailer. As he was maneuvering the load toward the end of the trailer, it began to fall. The employee fell to the asphalt ground, suffering a broken left elbow and hip.
2021-03-01	Osceola	Wi	F&M Plastics, Inc.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On March 1, 2021, an employee was feeding parts into a milling machine when his right hand and fingers were pulled into the machine, resulting in injuries that required surgery.
2021-02-25	Pensacola	Fl	Nash Plumbing and Mechanical LLC	Hip(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was inside a mechanical room undergoing renovation. He went to open the exterior loading doors to provide light. When he pushed the doors open, his momentum carried him through the opening and he fell approximately 6.5 feet to the asphalt below. The employee sustained a fractured right hip.
2021-02-16	Pensacola	Fl	Ohler Construction, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a 10ft. A-frame ladder applying drywall tape and fell from the ladder to the floor. The employee suffered head trauma.
2021-01-08	Osceola	Ar	Big River Steel, LLC	Hand(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
Two employees were moving 12-inch-thick rolls of steel. While they were putting one of the rolls into place, it rolled back onto one employee's right hand, lacerating and breaking it.
2020-10-14	Osceola	Ar	Big River Steel, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing a light fixture from a conduit. He was using a fixture clamp vise and ratchet set. The fixture shifted and amputated a quarter-inch of his left index fingertip.
2020-10-10	Minneola	Ks	Infrastructure and Energy Alternatives Constructors	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a 1,000 lbs. 10' x 15' rubber mat using an all-terrain powered industrial truck (PIT). While unrolling and setting the mat into place, the employee's right hand was caught between the mat and the end of the PIT's fork resulting in amputation of the right ring finger.
2020-10-07	Olathe	Ks	Sysco Kansas City Inc	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was sorting through his load to locate cases and organize subsequent stops. He was stacking cases on the ladder platform of the freezer's side door. He placed his hand on a case and stepped to the side ladder. His foot slipped off the top step and he fell to the ground landing on his right hand and breaking his wrist.
2020-10-01	Olathe	Ks	Bass Pro Shops	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was getting a pair of shoes off a stockroom shelf for a customer. While descending the ladder, the employee lost her balance and fell to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a crushed L1 vertebra and a concussion.
2020-09-22	Pensacola	Fl	CW Roberts Contracting	Brain	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
On September 22, 2020, an employee was assisting an excavator operator. As the employee approached the excavator to unstrap a pull barn pole, the employee was struck by the pole and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a head injury.
2020-09-17	Osceola	Ar	TELLING INDUSTRIES LLP	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was tying down a load on a flatbed trailer with binding straps. As he threw a strap across the load, he released the strap and lost balance. He fell to the ground, striking and fracturing his left hip.
2020-08-15	Poland	Oh	Mr. Chuck, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a bandsaw in a meat processing area. The blade caught her glove and amputated her left middle fingertip.
2020-08-12	Pensacola	Fl	Skanska USA Civil Southeast, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On August 12, 2020, a mechanic was lubricating the boom cable of a crawler crane and caught his right hand between the cable and the sheave resulting in the amputation of his right middle, index and pinky fingers. He was hospitalized.
2020-07-28	Olathe	Kansas	Federal Aviation Administration	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was investigating a noise in an HVAC duct-system. He located a suspect auxiliary blower unit, deenergized it, and then went to retrieve tools. He returned to the blower after approximately 10 minutes. The fan/belt/pulley were slowly rotating even though power had been isolated. The employee removed a cover so he could press a tool against the belt to bring the blower to a stop. While reaching for the tool, his hand slipped into the pulley/belt resulting in an amputation to the right
2020-07-13	Indianola	Mississippi	Capstone Logistics, LLC	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was using an electric riding pallet jack to unload a trailer when the jack stopped running and the employee fell off. The jack then kept going, striking and pinning the employee to the trailer floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg.
2020-07-09	Olathe	Kansas	Sysco Kansas City Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a stand-up pallet jack in a warehouse. While turning, the jack slipped on oil that was on the floor. The employee's right foot was caught between the jack and the wall, and his large and middle toes were amputated.
2020-07-08	Leola	Pennsylvania	L&S Sweeteners	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was running a 50-pound bag of sugar through a bag sealer while attempting to correct a problem with the machine. His left index finger was caught in the machine's drive pulleys, and the fingertip was medically amputated. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.
2020-06-26	Pensacola	Florida	Myriad Electrical Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
On June 26, 2020, at 7:00 PM, an employee was guiding a light pole being lifted by a forklift down onto a platform. The pole then swung into the employee's hand, pinning it between the pole and the forklift. His left hand was crushed and he suffered finger amputations.
2020-06-22	Pensacola	Florida	Key Marine Center of Northwest Florida	Multiple body parts	Explosion or fire on water vehicle
On June 22, 2020, at 10:50 AM, an employee was installing a fuel sender in a 31-foot boat's fuel tank. As he connected the fuel sender wires, a spark was created and ignited the fuel vapors. The vapors exploded and then caught on fire, burning the employee. He jumped down from the boat and other employees ran over to put out the fire. He was hospitalized with third degree burns on his hands and a concussion.
2020-06-18	Enola	Pennsylvania	TriState HVAC Equipment, LLP	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee mounted a chiller section hoisted about 4 feet above the ground by a crane. When getting back off the section, the employee fell and hit their head on the ground. The employee suffered a concussion that required hospitalization.
2020-06-16	Pensacola	Florida	Pensacola Country Club	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
At 9:35 AM on June 16, 2020, an employee was cutting potatoes to make French fries when the potato cutter amputated his right index fingertip.
2020-05-22	Pensacola	Florida	U.S. Census Bureau	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
On May 22, 2020, an employee fell into a drainage ditch while walking to his car. He was hospitalized with broken ribs, a punctured lung, and bruises.
2020-05-14	Olathe	Kansas	Royal Metal Industries	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
A temporary employee was driving a golf cart when it struck a steel beam. The beam broke through the golf cart's windshield, hitting him in the chest and then landing on his legs. He was hospitalized and required stitches (no broken bones).
2020-04-28	Pensacola	Florida	Armstrong World Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
At 7:15 AM, an employee was operating a refiner and was on the operation control end with his hand on the quick-release lever. The lever was in the up position when the quick release became disengaged and the lever came down on the employee's hand with force. The lever amputated his left thumb just above the second knuckle. He was hospitalized.
2020-04-16	Roland	Oklahoma	Pilot Travel Centers, LLC	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing down a ladder when she missed the last step and impacted the floor, severely injuring her tibia and kneecap.
2020-03-23	Pensacola	Florida	Cheyenne Steel, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An iron worker was walking towards a forklift that was moving a steel beam (about 200 pounds) to the other side of the site. His feet were run over by the left front tire of the forklift. He was hospitalized with a fractured leg and ankle.
2020-03-19	Indianola	Mississippi	Dolgencorp LLC	Lower leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
At breaktime, an employee was parking an electric pallet jack and was struck by another electric pallet jack. The injured employee sustained a broken lower left leg.
2020-03-14	Leola	Pennsylvania	L & S SWEETENERS	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell while climbing a rack, landing on a pallet about 4 feet below and suffering a broken and dislocated left hip.
2020-03-07	Pensacola	Florida	Dillard's, Inc.	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On March 7, 2020, an employee went to talk to a co-worker in a back office which is near a stock room/merchandise processing area. In that area, cardboard boxes are broken down and flattened so they can be removed from the area. Afterwards, she walked to the merchandise processing area, slipped on a cardboard box, and fell to the floor. She was hospitalized with a sprained knee and fractures to her left femur and hip.
2020-03-03	Osceola	Arkansas	Roehm America LLC	Upper arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was changing a water filter for heated processed water. When the employee opened the filter, water splashed onto the inside portion of their upper right arm, causing a second degree burn.
2020-01-22	Pensacola	Florida	Dolgencorp, LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Shooting by other person-intentional
On January 22, 2020, a store cashier was helping customers when two masked men came into the store. One of them shot her in the upper right shoulder. She was hospitalized.
2020-01-14	Leola	Pennsylvania	H.M. Stauffer & Sons, Inc.	Pelvis	Caught in running equipment or machinery
A roof truss had stopped moving at the location where the finished trusses come out of the building and go into the finish press. An employee went into the approximately 2-foot wide gap between the wall and the finish press to push the truss into the press. The press engaged, and the truss hit the employee. The employee sustained a hair-line fracture of the pelvis, requiring hospitalization.
2019-09-20	Arcola	Illinois	Monahan Filaments, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was stringing material on a line. She was pulled into a roller and suffered finger fractures and third-degree burns. She was hospitalized.
2019-09-20	Pensacola	Florida	COUNCIL ON AGING OF WEST FLORIDA, INC.	Lower leg(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was standing in a community center when someone at her side tripped on the wheel of a rolling walker and fell against her left knee area. She suffered a broken shinbone and was hospitalized.
2019-09-18	Pensacola	Florida	Signet Maritime, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On September 19, 2019, an employee was about to remove a 1.5 gate bilge valve inside a ship vessel's engine room (offshore towing vessel) when he collapsed and then regained consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration and heat stress.
2019-09-13	Poland	Ohio	Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Retirement Services LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was stung by a bee while throwing trash into a dumpster and had an allergic reaction.
2019-09-07	Pensacola	Florida	Armstrong World Industries, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
A technician was in training, performing a check on the wheel abrator. He opened the door on the enclosed equipment to visually inspect and noticed debris at the bottom of the machine. He went to clean out the debris and his left middle and ring fingers made contact with the rotary blades resulting in amputation of the fingers and hospitalization.
2019-09-03	Pensacola	Florida	Vannoy's Tires	Pelvis	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee pulled a van forward, then got out of the van to check the air pressure. As he was getting the tire gauge, the van started rolling backwards and he was pinned between the van and a pickup truck. The employee was hospitalized with a broken pelvis.
2019-09-02	Olathe	Kansas	Walmart Supercenter	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was tasked with palletizing debris from a store project. He was using a saw when the saw cut into a finger on his left hand.
2019-08-20	Olathe	Kansas	Utopian Plants Kansas	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
At the end of an employee's work day, he took his personal vehicle down to the location and parked his vehicle to tell a loader some information. His body was then pinned between a loader tire and his personal vehicle. He suffered abrasions, bumps, bruising, swelling, back pain, and lower body pain.
2019-07-25	Pensacola	Florida	Comfort Systems USA South East, Inc.	Pelvic region	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
On July 25, an employee was installing a metal spiral duct at a newly built grocery store. He was walking backwards while moving the spiral duct to a different location when he lost his footing and fell on a piece of metal conduit. He suffered a pelvic injury and was hospitalized.
2019-07-22	Pensacola	Florida	Sai Ram of Pensacola, Inc. dba Best Western Plus Blue Angel Inn	Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
A housekeeper was cleaning a room. Her left hand was holding onto the door frame. When she reached with her right hand to get something off her cart, the door closed on her left hand. She was hospitalized with an injury to the index fingernail.
2019-07-10	Paola	Kansas	All Star Mud Jacking	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While operating a one-yard cement mixer, a temporary employee (working for Express Employment) was caught and entangled by the mixer. The employee suffered a crushed left forearm and lacerations.
2019-07-09	Pensacola	Florida	U.S. Dept of the Navy - Fleet Readiness Center Southeast Command	Multiple head locations	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On July 9, 2019, an employee was being trained to calibrate an oxygen test bench. He was lying on the floor under the bench during a simulated repair when a 40-pound counterweight's cable broke loose. The counterweight fell from 3 to 4 feet above the floor onto his head. He suffered a broken eye socket and possible skull fracture and was hospitalized.
2019-07-01	Roland	Oklahoma	Citi Trends Distribution Center	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking around her supervisor's desk when she tripped on a pallet, fell, and cracked her kneecap.
2019-06-30	Pensacola	Florida	Walmart Stores, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
A maintenance employee was working at the service desk when a customer's child ran into him, causing him to fall. He suffered a broken femur and was hospitalized.
2019-06-24	Leola	Arkansas	ENTERGY CORPORATION	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was performing a repair on a downed utility line. The utility line arced and caused third-degree electrical burns to his left arm and left side of the back.
2019-06-18	Indianola	Mississippi	Dollar General	Leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was using a motorized pallet jack to load products when she stepped off the motorized pallet jack and accidentally pulled the throttle handle. The pallet jack then backed into her leg and broke it.
2019-06-13	Pensacola	Florida	Jupiter Composites, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was attempting to remove a piece of plastic foam from a foam-cutting machine when the cutter snatched her glove and pulled her left hand into the moving cutter blade, resulting in the amputation of her left middle finger from the first knuckle and a broken ring finger.
2019-06-01	Olathe	Kansas	Academy Sports + Outdoors	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a 10-foot ladder retrieving product from a shelf, when he fell and struck his head on the concrete floor. The employee suffered a fractured skull and an intracranial hemorrhage.
2019-05-30	Leola	Pennsylvania	Skyline Champion Home Builders, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was walking around the plant doing inventory when a 200-pound load lift bar that was leaning against a wall fell onto his right calf, requiring several stitches.
2019-04-25	Leola	Arkansas	H.G. TOLER AND SON LUMBER COMPANY, INC	Arm(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was performing maintenance on an edger when other maintenance employees dropped a collar. The employee went to pick it up and was struck in the arm by a log kicker, suffering right arm fractures.
2019-04-18	Minotola	New Jersey	Arizona East Distributors	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was assembling corrugated boxes and was operating a pneumatic stapler when he attempted to move a box that was stuck. His fingertip was then caught in the stapler, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-04-15	Arcola	Illinois	Sukup Manufacturing Warehouse	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
At about 2:30 p.m., an employee was documenting a trailer load when a forklift was backing up and struck her, causing fractures. She was hospitalized.
2019-04-11	Pensacola	Florida	Walmart Supercenter	Ankle(s)	Slip or trip without fall, n.e.c.
An employee was stocking in a frozen food department when she was thrown off balance by an L-cart of freight and the tape around it. She stumbled and twisted her right ankle. The ankle was dislocated and fractured, requiring surgery.
2019-04-01	Arcola	Illinois	The Libman Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At about 3:30 p.m. on April 1, 2019, an employee was operating an angle broom machine. A bundle of broom bristles had not loaded correctly in the feed table; the employee was straightening the bundle when the machine cycled, amputating the employee's left little fingertip.
2019-03-26	Iola	Kansas	GATES CORP.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An operator was working at the north end of a strip table with another operator at the south end of the table at a nylon unwrapper. The operator was trying to keep the 3/8" pole on the rollers to help the pole spin as the nylon was being removed from the pole. The end of the pole got caught in a roller and the operator's hand got tangled together with the pole. When the operator pulled his hand out of the entanglement, his right middle fingertip was amputated. The finger was also broken below th
2019-03-18	Isola	Mississippi	KINDER MORGAN, INC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While setting up a pressure washer, an employee fell to the ground from a height of about 4 feet. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-03-16	Pensacola	Florida	LAKEVIEW CENTER, INC.	Eye(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was helping to asses a patient to be admitted into the acute stabilization unit when the patient poked him in the eye. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
2019-02-27	Pensacola	Florida	Lakeview Center, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell on a floor, breaking her right hip. She was hospitalized.
2019-02-26	Pensacola	Florida	Baroco Electric Construction	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against object or equipment while moving it
An electrician was moving a food warmer table with the help of his co-worker. The table slipped out of his grip and the metal lip at the edge of the table lacerated his left index finger. The employee was wearing heavy, vinyl gloves at the time.
2019-02-22	Pensacola	Florida	Caregivers, Inc. dba TLC Caregivers	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level
An employee was assisting a client in their home when she lost her footing and fell, fracturing two discs in her back. She was hospitalized.
2019-02-01	Osceola	Arkansas	TELLING INDUSTRIES LLP	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was lifting a metal coil wrap. The coil fell off a cart and struck his left leg and foot. The employee sustained amputation of the left leg.
2019-01-28	Leola	South Dakota	AgTegra Cooperative	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was fixing a frozen sump pump drain. As the employee was walking up two steps, the employee slipped and fell. The employee suffered two brain bleeds and a contusion to the back of the employee's head.
2019-01-04	Ola	Arkansas	potlatchdeltic	Lower leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was conducting maintenance on a cut-up system (merchandiser) when the employee walked by a photo-eye and triggered the log kicker. The log kicker rolled a log into the employee's lower leg and broke it.
2018-09-12	Pensacola	Florida	Waterfield Florida Staffing, LLC	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was removing yard debris from a residential customer's home. He stepped up onto his truck to remove a pitchfork, lost his balance, and fell to the ground, fracturing his right leg. He was hospitalized.
2018-09-09	Enola	Pennsylvania	Giant Food Store #6529	Knee(s)	Injured by physical contact during horseplay
Two employees were involved in horseplay when one employee tripped the other employee who fell to the floor breaking a knee cap.
2018-08-20	Pensacola	Florida	Diocese of Pensacola	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking around inside the building making sure that all doors were locked. As she walking towards the entry to the kitchen, she tripped and fell to the floor at the transition between the rubber tile and the ceramic tile, suffering a left shoulder dislocation, fracture to the left arm, and contusion to the left eye. She was hospitalized.
2018-08-10	Inola	Oklahoma	PARFAB INDUSTRIES, INC.	Arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was using an overhead crane to move pipe when the pipe became caught and knocked over jack stands holding another pipe. The other pipe fell and struck the employee, pinching his left arm and slicing a tendon. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-08-06	Osceola	Nebraska	Frontier COOP	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Two employees were fixing leaking unions when an employee was struck by anhydrous ammonia that released from a pipe, suffering respiratory distress.
2018-08-05	Pensacola	Florida	Baymont Inn and Suites	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On August 5, 2018, at 4:15 p.m., an employee was repairing the air conditioning unit in a guest room when the blower fan activated and lacerated his left hand, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-07-10	Leola	Pennsylvania	Hommett Corporation	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on the roof securing plastic when he went to step off the roof and onto a catwalk. The catwalk was not in place and he fell approximately 13 feet to the floor, suffering a dislocated and fractured left elbow as well as a broken left ankle.
2018-06-29	Pensacola	Florida	U.S. Postal Service	Arm(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee exited her vehicle to make a delivery, tripped over the curb and fell to the ground resulting in a broken arm. She was admitted to the hospital.
2018-06-25	Leola	Pennsylvania	Hommett Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down an 8-foot ladder when an air hose became caught. While trying to free it, he fell from the ladder to the floor, suffering several broken vertebrae.