Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-04	Shreveport	La	Centro, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was repairing/replacing a valve actuator when the valve turned, catching their left index finger and resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-09-18	Shreveport	La	CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS PARTNERS, L.P.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was responding to a seal leak on a crude pump when a nearby switchgear arced, causing a pressure wave to knock him to the ground. The employee sustained multiple lacerations to his face and hands.
2021-09-13	Shreveport	La	Comcast Shreveport	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall to lower level
An employee was descending an extension ladder. The ladder fly section disengaged from the base section, causing the employee to lose his balance. He fell from the ladder, landed on the ground, and suffered a broken ankle and tibia.
2021-04-29	Shreveport	La	Nivel Parts & Manufacturing Co, LLC.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c.
An employee was setting up at his work station when he was assaulted by another employee with an air hose nozzle, resulting in an abdominal injury that required hospitalization.
2021-04-12	Shreveport	La	Ternium USA, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a steel plate trapped under a palletized coil on a conveyor. The coil was reversed while the employee's hand was on the steel plate. The employee's fingers were caught in the resulting pinch point, causing amputations to the index and middle fingertips.
2021-02-01	Shreveport	La	Ochsner LSU Health Shreveport - Academic Medical Center	Skull	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee went out to the lobby and was assaulted by a family member. She sustained lacerations to the head and a skull fracture requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2020-10-01	Shreveport	La	Sports South LLC	Brain	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, n.e.c.
On October 1, 2020, around 6:30 PM, the injured employee was operating an order picker to fill orders. Another employee struck a pallet, which was then pushed into the injured employee's order picker, causing the injured employee to lose balance and fall approximately 15 feet to the ground. The injured employee sustained a brain bleed and fractures to the skull, ribs, arm, and shoulder. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
2020-08-29	Shreveport	La	Duncan Thompson Transportation LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became ill after loading diesel onto a tanker trailer. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.
2020-08-19	Shreveport	La	ADT Security Services	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on an extension ladder approximately 4 feet off the ground opening a junction box on the exterior of a house to trace the wires for a security camera installation. Upon removal of the cover plate of the junction box, a swarm of wasps started to rapidly fly out of the junction box toward the employee. The employee was startled, lost balance on the ladder, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left wrist and a fractured L1 vertebra, requiring hospitalization.
2020-07-02	Shreveport	Louisiana	IVAN SMITH FURNITURE COMPANY, INC.	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A recycle tech was recycling foam material. While attempting to clear an obstruction from the conveyor, his right arm was caught in the conveyor belt resulting in a fractured forearm.
2020-02-28	Shreveport	Louisiana	Alloy Piping Products, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was tasked with operating the rotary blast machine. While walking to his work station, he tripped on a piece of banding and fell to the floor, injuring his right hip. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2020-01-22	Shreveport	Louisiana	Alloy Piping Products, LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was operating an overhead crane. While he was hoisting the crane, the block contacted the upper limit switch. The switch was set off but did not stop the crane's movement, causing the crane's cable to snap. When the cable snapped, the crane block (weighing 91 lbs.) and chain (weighing 43 lbs.) fell 18 feet and hit the employee. He was hospitalized with a broken right foot.
2020-01-22	Shreveport	Louisiana	BAILSCO BLADES & CASTINGS, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing a part from the permanent mold machine. When the machine opened, the employee's glove and fingertip became caught between the ejector plate and airline, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation. Two other employees helped him release his finger.
2019-08-01	Shreveport	Louisiana	Willis-Knighton Health System	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While leaving an exam room, a nurse tripped over the exam step and fell to the floor, suffering a broken left humerus. The nurse was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2019-06-04	Shreveport	Louisiana	Ternium USA, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was moving a loaded roll cart from the room to the staging area. He was pulling the cart by the handle using an underhand grip and struck a support beam crushing his right thumb between the beam and handle.
2019-06-03	Shreveport	Louisiana	Ronpak, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unjamming a paper bagging machine and amputated the tip of his left middle finger.
2019-05-21	Shreveport	Louisiana	HMR Electrical Contracting, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee walking on the job site slipped on a piece of cardboard and impacted the ground, fracturing his hip.
2019-04-26	Shreveport	Louisiana	A&A Building Specialties, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
While an employee was making a template on a table saw from 3/4" plywood, the blade kicked the plywood up and the employee's finger contacted the blade. The employee's middle finger was amputated.
2019-03-26	Shreveport	Louisiana	Willis Knighton Health Systems	Hip(s)	Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode
An employee suffered a hip injury while moving furniture.
2019-02-27	Shreveport	Louisiana	Lowes Home Improvement Store	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck on the back of the leg by a forklift outside of the garden center on the east side of the building. The employee suffered an ankle injury as he fell to the ground.
2019-02-09	Shreveport	Louisiana	CenterPoint Energy	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road
A crew was investigating a leak on the side of a road. The injured employee was walking back to his truck when he was struck by a passing vehicle. He suffered a leg fracture. The employee was wearing his high-visibility vest at the time of the incident.
2019-01-30	Shreveport	Louisiana	University Health Shreveport	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stepping off the shuttle bus, lost her footing and fell fracturing the right ankle.
2019-01-23	Shreveport	Louisiana	LA Fortis Property Management, LLC	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading a shipping container when an aluminum door and window fell over, striking the employee in the right leg. The employee suffered a broken femur.
2019-01-21	Shreveport	Louisiana	Louisiana Roofing Contractors, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell from a roof to the ground about 20 feet below. The employee suffered a concussion and fractures to the vertebrae and hip.
2019-01-09	Shreveport	Louisiana	Benteler Steel Tubing Manufacturing Corp.	Ankle(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was assisting with the changing of steel banding material on an automatic bander. Other employees completed their work and exited the fenced area. When the gate closed, the machine started moving a bundle of pipe down the rollerway where the injured employee stood, pushing him off his feet and pinning his left leg against the roller. This caused a laceration to the side and back of the left leg above the knee and a fracture to the right ankle requiring surgery and hospitalization.
2018-09-13	Shreveport	Louisiana	DAREV Contracting Services, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was helping another employee move a generator when he stepped onto a skylight that had been coated over. He fell about 13 feet to the concrete floor, suffering a fractured rib and internal bleeding.
2018-09-05	Shreveport	Louisiana	Willis Knighton Health System	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking when her foot became caught on the floor. She then lurched forward and fell, fracturing her right elbow and left knee.
2018-09-02	Shreveport	Louisiana	Westdale Asset Management	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was pouring drain cleaner down a clogged pipe when it mixed with a different cleaner that had previously been poured down the drain. The two chemicals reacted and created fumes that the employee inhaled, suffering respiratory distress.
2018-06-12	Shreveport	Louisiana	OMNI Specialty Packaging, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
The employee exited the loading dock and went down the stairs next to the container to observe the seal being put on the container. While waiting for the truck to pull forward he noticed that the right side container door was swinging out and was going to strike the yellow bollard pole at the base of the stairs. In an attempt to keep that from happening, he stepped between the door and pole to push the door out of the way. The door struck him in the chest and pushed him back into the pole. The w
2018-05-17	Shreveport	Louisiana	Benteler Steel Tube Mfg Corp	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was adjusting a jig when it shifted and amputated the employee's right small fingertip.
2018-04-30	Shreveport	Louisiana	GE Grid Solutions, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was winding a coil on a winding machine when he noticed the insulation paper was walking out of alignment. As he was realigning the paper, his left middle fingertip was caught between the coil and the roller, resulting in an amputation.
2018-04-13	Shreveport	Louisiana	Benteler Steel	Lower leg(s)	Slip without fall
A maintenance employee was working on a banding machine when he slipped/lost his footing and his left leg/calf hit a piece of steel pipe, suffering a laceration.
2018-04-04	Shreveport	Louisiana	Shreveport Aquarium	Foot (feet)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was grinding material with a handheld grinder when the grinder slipped from his hands and fell on his left foot, lacerating it and requiring stitches.
2018-03-22	Shreveport	Louisiana	Libbey Glass, INC.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped and fell over the charging cable to her forklift, suffering a femoral neck fracture of the left femur and left shoulder pain. She was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-02-17	Shreveport	Louisiana	CPC Logistics, Inc.	Brain	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was offloading freight onto a conveyor belt. A tote weighing approximately 20 lbs. fell from inside the truck onto the employee's head.
2018-01-26	Shreveport	Louisiana	Thompson Drywall & Interiors, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on a scaffold when he fell to the ground below, shattering his leg and breaking his wrist.
2018-01-24	Shreveport	Louisiana	US Forest Service	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was struck by a falling tree, suffering pain in his left lower back and left arm, numbness in his right foot, and burns.
2017-09-28	Shreveport	Louisiana	GE Grid Solutions, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a table saw to cut insulation board when the insulation board kicked back and punctured his abdomen.
2017-09-22	Shreveport	Louisiana	Ternium USA, Inc	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was troubleshooting a malfunctioning bander machine and was standing on the equipment frame when he lost his footing or grip and fell down between the equipment and frame. He hit the frame while falling, breaking his nose, ribs, and skull.
2017-08-08	Shreveport	Louisiana	Lubrication Technologies Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While making an adjustment to a pouch manufacturing machine, an employee had his left thumb pinched by the machine's cutting blades resulting in partial amputation of the thumb. At the time the interlocked door had been bypassed.
2017-07-24	Shreveport	Louisiana	Republic Services/BFI Waste Services, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered a possible heat-related illness after working outside and driving waste trucks.
2017-06-19	Shreveport	Louisiana	PCL Construction	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was helping to pick up lumber from an overturned 18-wheeler on the interstate. The employee was standing on a bundle of lumber when the load shifted and catapulted the employee 4 to 6 feet in the air. He landed on and injured his neck.
2017-04-11	Shreveport	Louisiana	University Health Shreveport	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee arriving to work slipped on a wet floor and fell fracturing the left tibia and ankle.
2017-02-09	Shreveport	Louisiana	John Plott Company, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was inside a trench box waiting on pipe to be lowered when a piece of PVC pipe fell from above and struck the employee's leg above the ankle.
2017-01-20	Shreveport	Louisiana	University Health Shreveport	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking by a coworker when she tripped over his foot, fell on the floor, and landed on her side, fracturing her hip.
2016-10-04	Shreveport	Louisiana	Genesis Energy dba Davison Transportation Services	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
Two employees were offloading asphalt flux when one of the employee's unhooked the hose from the trailer, which caused a release of product. The asphalt flux contacted the injured employee's arms, chest, and chin. He was hospitalized with second and third degree burns.
2016-10-04	Shreveport	Louisiana	Coca-Cola Bottling Company United	Lower leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was attempting to park a pallet jack. The pallet jack struck him as he was stepping off of it, lacerating his lower left leg.
2016-09-30	Shreveport	Louisiana	RonPak, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning bag machine plates with a rag when the rag and his left hand were pulled into the machine, amputating his fingertip between a plate cylinder and impression roller. The machine was running at the time.
2016-08-04	Shreveport	Louisiana	University Health, Shreveport	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on an electrical cord and fell, fracturing her left hip and requiring hospitalization.
2016-07-08	Shreveport	Louisiana	Labor Finders	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An employee was directing a front-end loader hauling material on a construction site when the front-end loader ran over the employee's toe, crushing it and requiring surgery.
2016-06-22	Shreveport	Louisiana	Custom Bilt Cabinet & Supply, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting wood on a table saw when the employee's left hand came in contact with the saw blade, amputating the two middle fingers.
2016-05-31	Shreveport	Louisiana	DXP ENTERPRISES, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was resizing a spider OD on a lathe and polishing it when his left index finger was caught in the machine.
2016-05-26	Shreveport	Louisiana	Weir Oil and Gas	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee climbed a ladder to assess the next level of a metal roof. He stepped on a shingle and fell 8 feet through the roof to the ground, breaking his right index finger, left middle finger, right hip, and back.
2016-03-01	Shreveport	Louisiana	Red River Beverage Group, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was pulling a cart filled with beverages onto the lift gate of a truck when his foot got tangled in the lift gate safety chains. He fell off the lift gate onto the concrete ground, suffering head trauma.
2016-02-24	Shreveport	Louisiana	Best Buy	Brain	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee using a warehouse lift to stock televisions fell approximately 15 feet from the lift to the floor. The employee suffered a head injury.
2016-02-03	Shreveport	Louisiana	PCL Civil Construction, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
A worker was pressure washing concrete slab. The hose became kinked. During the process of un-kinking the hose the spray wand slipped and made contact with the worker's hand just enough to actuate the water spray. The nozzle which was very close to the worker's right leg sprayed high-pressure water into the worker's calf. The action caused a pin-prick sized hole that was quickly filled with water and air. The laborer was admitted to the local hospital.
2016-01-22	Shreveport	Louisiana	Rolling Frito Lay Sales	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was retrieving snacks being delivered for a store display. The employee's right index finger was caught and partially amputated while trying to unjam a lift gate that became stuck.
2015-11-05	Shreveport	Louisiana	Tri State Battery Supply	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was lowering a battery from the shelf to a pallet approximately 2 1/2 to 3 ft. down. The employee was holding the battery by the handle. The handle broke and the battery fell on the employee's foot crushing his toe. Part of the toe was amputated.
2015-10-05	Shreveport	Louisiana	BED, BATH AND BEYOND	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working from a 6-foot, A-frame ladder with two associates to remove approximately 16 sheets of melamine (thin particle board) from where they were secured to a permanent fixture in the back room. The employee cut the strap, releasing the boards. The associates were unable to prevent the boards from hitting the ladder, causing it to buck and the employee to fall. The employee suffered a double fracture to the left leg bones just above the ankle, requiring surgery.
2015-09-03	Shreveport	Louisiana	Willis Knighton Health Systems	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking in a carpeted area. She tripped where the carpet meets that tile at the rubber threshold, hitting her head and injuring her left elbow and both knees.
2015-09-02	Shreveport	Louisiana	American Automation, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was looking at excess equipment in an area with limited visibility. He fell approximately 4 feet from the floor area to the asphalt rail-bed area and broke his a rib.
2015-08-18	Shreveport	Louisiana	EAGLE DISTRIBUTING OF SHREVEPORT, INC.	Foot (feet)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating a forklift. When the employee made a hard right turn, the forklift turned over on its side and trapped the employee's left foot underneath the roll cage. The employee was hospitalized and his foot was amputated.
2015-08-03	Shreveport	Louisiana	Libbey Glass, INC.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other exertions or bodily reactions
An employee was performing maintenance on a polishing machine. The employee was opening the plate/platform to get inside the machine to remove a part. After stepping in the open area of the machine, the employee felt a sharp pain/burning sensation in the right abdomen area. The employee suffered a hernia.
2015-07-30	Shreveport	Louisiana	LG Barcus	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee felt sick while sitting in his crane and showed signs of heat illness. He was hospitalized for severe dehydration.
2015-07-16	Shreveport	Louisiana	Telecommunications Management, LLC	Leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was preparing to perform a complete disconnect of services. He was walking toward the utility pole and noticed a dog. He began running from the dog and fell. He was hospitalized and had surgery on his left leg.
2015-06-30	Shreveport	Louisiana	LoadTex, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
The employee was delivering freight out of a bobtail. He was using an electric pallet jack to maneuver a pallet of freight onto the lift gate and lower the pallet to the ground. During this process, he fell approximately 3.5 feet off the lift gate to the concrete drive.
2015-05-15	Shreveport	Louisiana	Custom-Bilt Cabinet & Supply, Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a compound miter saw when the saw came in contact with his left hand.
2015-04-28	Shreveport	Louisiana	Libbey Glass Inc	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
On 4/28/2015 an employee was tightening a bolt with a wrench resulting in a hernia. The employee was admitted to the hospital for surgery.
2015-04-23	Shreveport	Louisiana	Kimrad Transport, LP	Whole body	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee operating an asphalt tank truck was attempting to open the hatch on the trailer to unload the asphalt. The hatch blew open and hot asphalt landed on the employee's body. The employee fell off the trailer and was burned by the hot asphalt. The employee suffered second and third degree burns over his entire body.
2015-03-02	Shreveport	Louisiana	Willis-Knighton Health Systems, Inc	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
The employee was leaving work. While boarding the shuttle, the employee missed a step and fell, fracturing her right clavicle.
2015-01-20	Shreveport	Louisiana	Printpack, Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was helping the truck driver load equipment onto a flatbed truck. They were covering the equipment with a tarp. The tarp began to slip, causing the employee to lose balance and fall onto the concrete platform 4 feet below the flatbed surface. The employee was taken to Willis Knighton North Medical Center and admitted. The employee suffered a compression fracture to the L-1 Vertebrae.