Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-22	White Plains	Ny	PAL Environmental Services Corp.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were loading flooring onto an A-frame dolly. The dolly tipped over and the flooring struck an employee, who suffered injuries to the back and both legs.
2021-08-23	Pine Plains	Ny	United States Lumber Company	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was maintaining an electrical box. He suffered an electrical burn to the right hand and arm and was hospitalized.
2021-08-02	Cross Plains	Wi	Plastic Ingenuity, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing a forklift out of a racking storage area. The employee's left arm was caught between the forklift's overhead cage and the racking system. The forearm was broken.
2021-07-28	Plains	Ks	Mahaffey Fabric Structures	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee working at an outside jobsite suffered heat exhaustion, which caused his muscles to fail after returning to a hotel at the end of the day.
2021-03-20	The Plains	Va	Federal Aviation Administration	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was descending a fixed ladder on the back of an antenna inside a radome. He fell from the ladder to the radome deck about 12 feet below. He suffered a broken heel and a broken rib.
2021-02-24	White Plains	Ny	Visiting Nurse Services in Westchester, Inc.	Scalp	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking from their car into the building when the employee slipped and fell on black ice in the parking lot, resulting in a contusion on the back of the head and back pain.
2020-08-27	Plains	Ks	KANSAS SMITH FARMS, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was loading livestock into a cattle hauler when he began experiencing symptoms such as dizziness and lightheadedness. The employee took a break to hydrate and returned to work when he felt better. Later that night the employee went to the hospital with heat stroke.
2020-07-14	Plains Township	Pennsylvania	L & L Construction Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee had been rigging long-span steel joists for hoisting when several joists that were leaning against a wall fell, striking the employee's foot. The employee sustained a compound fracture to the ankle.
2020-07-03	Plains Township	Pennsylvania	Summa & Iezzi, Inc.	Head	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through an opening in scaffold planking, landing on the concrete surface below and suffering a severe head laceration.
2020-03-26	West Plains	Missouri	DRS SUSTAINMENT SYSTEMS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing bolts from a piece of machinery. A bolt got stuck; when it came loose, the employee's left index finger was pinched in a tongue and partially amputated.
2020-02-27	West Plains	Missouri	Ozark Medical Center	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was going to visit a client. While going up the steps at a neighbor's house, the employee slipped on an icy stairway and fell down the stairs. The employee sustained a broken right ankle.
2020-02-07	Pompton Plains	New Jersey	Atlantic Health System	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
Two employees were repositioning a patient in bed when one of them suffered a back injury.
2020-01-14	West Plains	Missouri	REGAL BELOIT CORPORATION	Brain	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was walking and hit his head on a fire extinguisher wheel. He fell to the ground, struck his head on the floor, and was knocked unconscious. He was hospitalized with a head injury.
2019-06-26	White Plains	New York	Bloomingdale's	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking to her car in the parking lot at the end of her shift. She tripped on an uneven surface and fell breaking a rib.
2019-04-24	Plains	Texas	Viva Energy Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a power swivel to connect pipe when the employee's hand was caught between the swivel and a chain, resulting in finger amputations.
2018-09-07	West Plains	Missouri	DRS LEONARDO	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a small cardboard box in the aisle next to her work table. She fell to the floor, landing on and breaking her left hip.
2018-09-04	Plains Township	Pennsylvania	Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center	Ankle(s)	Intentional injury by other person
A security officer was assaulted by an individual he was attempting to restrain in the emergency department. He twisted his right ankle and fell to the ground, requiring hospitalization.
2018-08-20	Pompton Plains	New Jersey	CEDAR CREST VILLAGE	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was using a chair dolly to remove stacked chairs from a box truck onto a loading dock. While backing out of the truck, his right foot stepped into a void off the right side of the truck. He then fell 4 feet off the dock onto a concrete curb and the chairs fell on top of him. He suffered three broken ribs on the right side, a cut to the forehead, and a nose laceration.
2018-07-31	Plains	Kansas	Kansas - Smith Farms LLC	Ankle(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding in a trailer being pulled by a tractor. As the tractor turned, the employee was thrown from the trailer and broke an ankle.
2018-06-05	Plains	Texas	Z J Falcon, LTD	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was securing a set of chains to the slip for the blowout preventer (BOP) when the tongs engaged causing the slip to grab pipe and begin to spin. The injured employee's right hand was caught between the slip and BOP, amputating the index fingertip.
2018-02-15	Tuppers Plains	Ohio	Remram Recovery LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a 2x4 to unclog the granulator. The employee's left hand was caught between the 2x4 and the metal feed chute of the granulator when the material began to flow. The employee's hand was broken and required surgery.
2018-01-13	White Plains	New York	ShopRite of White Plains	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over debris from pallets on the floor and fell on his hip, requiring surgery.
2018-01-08	Pompton Plains	New Jersey	Chilton Medical Center	Multiple trunk locations	Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional
An employee was helping to subdue a patient who suddenly became violent when the patient punched her. She was hospitalized with lower back and hip pain.
2017-06-06	Scotch Plains	New Jersey	Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning and General Contracting Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
On 6/6/17, an employee fell from a roof while performing gutter cleaning activities and was hospitalized.
2017-05-18	Plains	Kansas	Kansas - Smith Farms LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by animal, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a 400-600 lbs. lame sow in the barn. The sow slipped and fell on the employee's right leg crushing it below the knee.
2017-05-09	Plains	Texas	Westex/WLP & WLP Enegy services	Brain	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was running rods in a hole when the rod transfer cable failed, allowing the rod to move uncontrollably. It struck the employee on the left side of the neck and cranium. He lost consciousness and suffered blood clots, requiring hospitalization.
2017-05-03	White Plains	New York	LRC Construction LLC	Foot (feet)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing a ladder when it moved and he fell about 9 feet to the concrete floor, fracturing his right foot and requiring hospitalization.
2017-04-11	West Plains	Missouri	OZARK MEDICAL CENTER/ OZARK MEDICAL HOME CARE SERVICES	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down stairs, tripped and fell resulting in a broken ankle.
2017-03-23	Plains	Texas	Cudd Pumping services	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was struck by a pipe while attempting to open a bleed line, suffering contusions and broken bones in his torso. He was hospitalized.
2017-02-02	Plainsboro	New Jersey	Novartis	Nonclassifiable	Fall, slip, trip
An employee missed a step and fell while walking in a stairwell.
2016-08-12	West Plains	Missouri	DRS SUSTAINMENT SYSTEM, INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee suffered a smashed right index finger while operating a tube-bending machine, requiring hospitalization.
2016-08-05	White Plains	New York	Hyperbaric Medical Associates	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down a flight of stairs when he fell, rupturing the patellar tendons in both knees.
2016-06-27	West Plains	Missouri	DONAHUE ROOFING, COMMERICAL DIVISION, LLC	Multiple lower extremities locations	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was measuring a parapet wall on the front portico of a hotel building when he lost his balance and fell approximately 18 feet, breaking both legs, his knee, and his ankle. He was hospitalized.
2016-05-27	White Plains	New York	Safe Flight Instrument Corp.	Hand(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
As she was entering the building, an employee's left hand was caught in the door.
2016-01-13	White Plains	New York	SCHNABEL FOUNDATION COMPANY	Skull	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Workers were drilling with a drill rig when a deflection pipe broke off and a stream of water hit an employee standing nearby. The employee fell backward and hit his head on a piece of equipment, fracturing his skull.
2015-10-30	West Plains	Missouri	ARMSTRONG HARDWOOD FLOORING COMPANY	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
A worker was operating a chop saw and amputated the tip of his right middle finger when his finger was pulled into the saw along with the wood to be cut.
2015-09-29	White Plains	New York	SHOPRITE	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was slicing potatoes and cut off the tip of his pinky finger.
2015-09-23	Cross Plains	Wisconsin	James Peterson Sons, Inc.	Multiple upper extremities locations	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was holding onto a braided chocker line (wire) that was wrapped around pipes being installed in a manhole by a backhoe. The backhoe came in contact with a live electrical line, and the employee received burns to his right hand and shoulder.
2015-07-13	West Plains	Missouri	Pennington Seed	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working outdoors at the "Rover Buying Station." He and a truck driver loaded purchased seed into a truck. The two employees then went into the air conditioned office to cool off. The employee sat down near the air conditioner and became unresponsive. The truck driver called 911. The employee was transported to the hospital.
2015-05-30	White Plains	New York	Mohawkcampco d/b/a Mohawk Day Camp	Neck and back	Fall, slip, trip
A employee was injured after falling into an unfilled pool. He experienced back and neck pain.