Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-07-21 | Robertsdale | Al | United Parcel Service Co., Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
An employee suffered a hernia while picking up a package for delivery. | |||||
2020-10-07 | Roberta | Ga | Whiting Systems | Eye(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was transferring liquid soap from one storage tote to another storage tote. The hose had pressure built in the line and when the nozzle was turned on to allow for liquid release, the liquid forcefully exited the hose and struck the employee's eyes resulting in chemical burns to both eyes. | |||||
2019-08-13 | Roberts | Wisconsin | Bay & Bay Transfer Co., Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was opening a pneumatic hatch on top of a truck trailer. The employee fell from the trailer to the ground about 13 feet below and suffered a fractured rib, shoulder, and little finger, as well as a punctured lung and a dislocated collarbone. | |||||
2019-07-01 | Roberts | Wisconsin | County Materials Corporation | Brain | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
On July 1, 2019, an employee was using an air compressor to fill a forklift tire that was mounted to the forklift and attached to a single-piece rim wheel. While the employee was filling the tire it exploded and blew the employee back. The employee hit the wall and suffered a possible concussion. | |||||
2019-06-05 | Robertsdale | Alabama | Bagby and Russell Electric Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was picking up an electrical box to install it. The box slipped and when the employee went to grab it his right hand went inside of the box and contacted a thin sheet metal edge that severed tendons and veins on the middle and index fingers. | |||||
2019-04-02 | Robertsdale | Alabama | Baldwin County Electric Membership Corporation | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
An employee was participating in an observation training tour to learn about other locations. He was on the outside perimeter of a substation when he stepped into an uneven portion of natural ground, fracturing his right ankle and leg. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-03-28 | Saint Robert | Missouri | Wal-Mart Supercenter | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was sitting at a computer printing paperwork. When she stood up, she tripped on a cord and fell, striking her left hip on the desk and floor. She broke her upper left leg. | |||||
2017-10-13 | Roberts | Wisconsin | COUNTY MATERIALS CORPORATION | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
On October 13, 2017, an employee was operating a crane to move a counterweight block when his left ring finger was pinched between the counterweight block and the frame of an adjacent automatic saw. His finger was fractured and lacerated, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2017-01-01 | Robert | Louisiana | Walmart | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was dismounting a center riding pallet jack and fell breaking a leg. | |||||
2016-08-24 | Roberts | Wisconsin | COUNTY MATERIALS CORPORATION | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was positioning a 4x4 beam on a semi-trailer and pinched his right index finger between the beam and a concrete panel resulting in amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
2016-07-09 | Robert | Louisiana | Wal-Mart | Foot (feet) | Nonclassifiable |
An employee moving store merchandise suffered a foot injury and was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-04-28 | Robertsdale | Alabama | Bay Wood Products, Inc. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was removing a jam under the pusher bar when the bar came down on the employee's arm, pinching and severely bruising it. The employee required surgery. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident. | |||||
2015-08-17 | Robertsdale | Alabama | Baywood Products, Inc | Ankle(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was building a pallet and was bent over putting in the last nail. As he stood up, the nail gun trigger was still depressed and shot a nail into his ankle. | |||||
2015-04-28 | Robert Lee | Texas | Robert Lee Care Center | Nonclassifiable | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
An employee was carrying a box up the steps to the walk-in freezer. The employee miss-stepped and fell. |