Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Colorado Springs	Co	Tri Star Masonry	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
An employee was tendering the grout pipe line to the wall of structure. He jumped from a higher level down onto the planks of the scaffold on a lower level, collapsing the planks and falling 17 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a compound fracture on the lower left leg and a fractured spine.
2021-11-09	Hot Springs	Ar	CHI St. Vincent	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A patient kicked an employee in the head. The employee suffered a brain bleed and was hospitalized.
2021-11-09	Springfield	Il	Prairie Smokehouse Partners LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On November 9, 2021, an employee was getting a machine ready to run when his left middle finger contacted a serrated blade and was partially amputated.
2021-11-07	Cold Spring	Ny	Roaring Brook Landscaping Services and Contracting, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was operating a chainsaw when they sustained a laceration to their right ring finger, resulting in a hospitalization.
2021-11-03	Colorado Springs	Co	GLOBAL UNDERGROUND CORP	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was hitching a trailer to a generator. As the generator hitch was set on the edge of the truck hitch, it slipped and caught the employee's fingertip. The fingertip and fingernail were amputated (without bone loss).
2021-11-02	Carrizo Springs	Tx	Rio Grande Electric Co-Op Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A brake caliper fell from a rotor during installation, crushing the tip of an employee's right little finger. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-10-27	Springfield	Ma	American Builders and Contractors Supply Co., Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On October 27, 2021, two employees were assembling a shelving unit with a co-worker. A boom attachment on the top shelf of the racking fell down as the two employees were pulling on the crossbar to lower one of the shelves in the middle of the rack. The boom fell and hit the crossbar, jamming it in an employee's left collar bone and chest. The cross bar then fell and landed on the other employee's feet, resulting in a fracture and hospitalization.
2021-10-27	Springfield	Pa	BJ's Wholesale Club	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was using a forklift to pull down a pallet from a steel rack. A bulb fell from a light fixture and made contact with the forklift, startling the employee and resulting in the control handle getting pulled back, which caused the employee's left hand to get caught between the cabin and the steel racking. The employee's left little finger was amputated.
2021-10-27	Springfield	Oh	Topre America Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a projection welder to weld a nut onto a metal part when its electrodes amputated his left index fingertip.
2021-10-26	Springfield	Mo	Lowe's Home Improvement	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was stepping off a flatbed trailer when they fell to the ground, resulting in a collar bone injury.
2021-10-25	Spring	Tx	Department of Homeland Security	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was searching a private home. While in the attic, the employee stepped on a rafter that gave way. He fell to the floor below and suffered broken ribs and torso injuries.
2021-10-24	Spring Hill	Ks	Cardinal Float Glass Spring Hill	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two maintenance employees were working on a locked-out fan. The breaking device came out of place and air movement in the room caused the fan to rotate slowly. One employee went to stop the fan and his left middle fingertip was pulled into a pinch point between the belt and sheave. The fingertip was partially amputated at the fingernail. The fingertip was later re-attached.
2021-10-19	Colorado Springs	Co	SYSCO DENVER INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee tried to maneuver a pallet jack being steered by a co-worker by grabbing the forks when the forks came down onto the employee's right index finger, resulting in an amputation at the first knuckle.
2021-10-14	Colorado Springs	Co	PurePressure	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing a mixer. A belt caught his left index finger and pulled it through a pulley. The index fingertip was amputated and his middle finger was split open.
2021-10-09	Colorado Springs	Co	US Forest Service Pikes Peak	Leg(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
A flammable mix spilled on an employee's leg during forest firing operations. Afterward, air entered the employee's trouser leg at the cuff and, with an ignition source present, the vapors within the trouser leg ignited. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the right leg.
2021-10-08	Springfield	Mo	MERCY HOSPITAL	Nonclassifiable	Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
An employee was stabbed while working at a hospital. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-07	Sand Springs	Ok	Webco Industries, Inc	Multiple body parts	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was removing grates from inside a parts washer containing about 12 inches of washing solution heated to 160-180 degrees. The employee slipped and fell into the washer and suffered second- and third-degree burns to his left forearm, both legs from the knee down, and his right hip.
2021-10-05	Glenwood Springs	Co	Glenwood Hot Springs Resort	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee suffered a back injury while lifting kayaks. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-30	Colorado Springs	Co	WeatherCraft Co	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was climbing a fixed-roof access ladder with a box of tools. When he attempted to reach up to the last rung, he fell 15 feet to the ground, resulting in a shattered tibia that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-09-24	Springfield	Il	SOLOMON COLORS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On September 24, 2021, an employee was trying to unjam a machine. His left hand was caught in a rotary airlock valve (accessed through an inspection port), which pinched his middle finger. The finger was amputated up to the first knuckle. The machine was running at the time.
2021-09-23	Springfield	Mo	W R VERMILLION COMPANY, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to remove a piece of wood stuck in a trim saw when his glove became caught, pulling his fingers into the blade. The employee's middle and ring fingers were partially amputated.
2021-09-21	Springboro	Oh	High Concrete Group LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was checking to see what was causing a mixer chute to jam when the valve engaged and caught the employee's fingers. Two fingertips on their left hand were amputated.
2021-09-17	Springfield	Mo	French's Mustard Plant	Upper extremities	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam on an onion line when a screw driver they were holding got caught in the diverter, resulting in an injury and subsequent amputation.
2021-09-15	Defuniak Springs	Fl	General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was opening a sliding gate when it amputated the employee's left little fingertip.
2021-09-13	Springfield	Oh	Intertape Polymer Group	Multiple head locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working with a 12-foot coater machine. While changing a roll, the employee was caught in the material on the roll and pulled into the coater. The employee suffered a laceration to the head/face and was hospitalized.
2021-09-10	Bonita Springs	Fl	Vance Brothers Construction, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was laying plywood on a roof. After moving to pick up a bunk of plywood, he fell 12 feet from the roof to the ground, suffering a broken arm and a broken back. The employee was wearing fall protection but it was not connected to an anchoring point at the time of the fall.
2021-09-07	Sulphur Springs	Tx	Load Trail	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was investigating a possible malfunction in a vacuum cleaner system for removing powder paint from paint booths. While his right hand was in the discharge outlet of a rotary airlock valve on a dust collector, the blade inside the valve caught his glove and pulled his hand further in. He suffered partial amputations to two fingers, losing half of each one.
2021-09-03	Carrizo Springs	Tx	Carrizo Well Services, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was tripping pipe on a drilling rig. His right hand was caught with the drilling rods in the hole as the rods were being unscrewed, and his little finger was amputated.
2021-09-03	Altamonte Springs	Fl	Emerson International, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
On September 3, 2021, an employee was climbing down a 6-foot A-frame ladder after cleaning an AC drain. He lost his balance, fell, and hit his head on the top of a cubicle wall. He suffered a head injury and was hospitalized.
2021-09-02	Springdale	Oh	TREW, LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was installing a conveyor belt. While he was under it, the conveyor roller pulled in his safety vest and left arm. The arm was broken. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2021-08-27	Siloam Springs	Ar	Bieker Electric, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
At 10:30 a.m. on August 26, 2021, an employee was helping unload material from a flatbed trailer. He was standing on product when he tripped and fell, striking his head on the ground and losing consciousness as well as suffering two broken ribs. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-23	Hot Springs	Ar	Timber Automation, LLC.	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was working on a piece of welded equipment. Having been lifted on one side by a crane, the equipment was being supported by the crane on one side and by a horse and braces on the other. While the employee was under the equipment adjusting the horse, the equipment shifted; the horse struck and injured the employee.
2021-08-20	Spring	Tx	AT&T	Knee(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was startled by a dog while installing internet service at a residence. He ran, fell to the ground, and suffered a knee injury.
2021-08-18	Spring Valley	Il	Riverfront Stamping LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On August 18, 2021, an employee was stamping a metal piece on a press. As he was retrieving the piece, the press came down and crushed his middle finger. The finger was amputated.
2021-08-18	Springfield	Oh	Navistar, Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was walking to a work station. The employee's right hand struck a counter balance bar and was broken.
2021-08-17	Colorado Springs	Co	King Soopers	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was gathering shopping carts in the parking lot. She went inside and collapsed due to heat exhaustion.
2021-08-16	Altamonte Springs	Fl	ROW Solution, LLC.	Lower leg(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On August 16, 2021, an employee was using a concrete saw cutter to cut an 8-inch diameter PVC sewer pipe when the blade contacted his left calf, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.
2021-08-16	Balch Springs	Tx	Frontier Access LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was manually loading trash into a trash truck when he sustained heat stroke and was hospitalized.
2021-08-14	Colorado Springs	Co	Allegion - Schlage Lock	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing down a ladder and fell to the floor 8 feet below, suffering a broken right tibia and ankle.
2021-08-13	Palm Springs	Fl	Edison Power Constructors, Inc.	Arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was working on a cut-out when their shoulder contacted an overhead powerline, resulting in second and third degree burns to their left arm.
2021-08-03	Big Spring	Tx	Wood Group Production Services Inc	Lower leg(s)	Gored or rammed by animal
An employee was reading gas meters when a ram attacked him. The ram struck his lower left leg from behind, resulting in a fractured tibia that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-07-26	Hot Springs	Ar	Aluma-Weld, Inc. Xpress Boating	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 26, 2021, an employee became ill after a hot, humid day spent preparing aluminum fishing boats to be painted. She was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration.
2021-07-22	Springdale	Ar	APAC-Central, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was shoveling dust and water around a baghouse. As the employee tried to clear a clog in a drain hole, an auger grabbed his right glove, amputating the middle finger at the first joint.
2021-07-21	Springdale	Ar	KONE Elevators & Escalators	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was troubleshooting a voltage switch on an elevator. His thumb was caught in a belt, resulting in an amputation.
2021-07-21	Spring Hill	Fl	Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was taking out trash when he slipped and fell to the floor causing a right hip fracture.
2021-07-19	Steamboat Springs	Co	Wilderness Earthworks LLC	Multiple body parts	Demolition or blasting explosion
An employee was preparing a boulder for demolition. The employee drilled the boulder in two places using a jackhammer and loaded the first hole with a charge. The charge was a dud so the employee flushed out the hole with pressurized water. The employee put gel into the second hole to expand and hold the charge. The second charge was also a dud. The employee flushed the second hole with pressurized water, releasing both charges. The employee drilled another hole and an unknown charge released, c
2021-07-13	Blue Springs	Mo	Kline Van and Specialty Rental	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on scaffolding and was using a broom to push an air duct out of the way for a clear view of a pallet on pallet racking. While pushing the air duct, the broom gave way and bent in half, causing the employee to lose balance and fall forward. The employee fell from the scaffold, roughly 5 feet, to the floor and sustained 8 broken ribs, a broken scapula, and a laceration that required staples. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-12	Springfield	Mo	Timken Products	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was loading a machine with product. The employee's right middle finger was caught in a nip area on a pulley, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
2021-07-09	Springfield	Il	E.L. Pruitt Company	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was climbing a fixed ladder to access a raised mezzanine, slipped, and fell 8-12 feet to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a fractured leg.
2021-07-08	White Springs	Fl	White Springs Agricultural Chemicals, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On July 8, 2021, at approximately 3:20 AM, as an employee was stepping out of a control room located on the phosphate mine, he slipped on a surface that was wet due to rain, fell and fractured his left femur.
2021-07-07	Spring Hill	Fl	PeopleReady	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
A temporary employee was attempting to remove a piece of metal from a jammed machine when the rotor lacerated his left middle finger resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.
2021-07-05	Springfield	Il	Memorial Health System	Multiple pelvic region locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
On July 5, 2021, an employee tripped and fell in a break room, hitting a table and then landing on their right side on the floor. The employee suffered a broken right hip/pelvis and was hospitalized.
2021-07-03	Lithia Springs	Ga	Saddle Creek Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee was loading a trailer with pallets of product at a warehouse dock. After stowing the dock plate, the employee entered the trailer to put some airbags in the trailer to help support the pallet loads. While exiting the trailer, the employee's leg fell into the gap between the trailer floor and the dock floor resulting in a lower leg laceration.
2021-07-03	Springfield	Mo	McLane	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was hospitalized for a broken clavicle.
2021-06-30	Blue Springs	Ms	R. J. Corman Railroad Switching Company, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped while transitioning from the railcar loading deck onto the railcar ladder and fell resulting in a fractured right tibia and fibula.
2021-06-29	Big Spring	Tx	FCI Big Spring	Forearm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was mopping a room when he slipped and fell sustaining a broken ulna and radius in the right arm.
2021-06-27	Springfield	Il	Niemann Foods, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Bites and stings
On June 26, 2021, a cashier was bitten by an insect. The cashier was hospitalized the next day.
2021-06-25	Springfield	Oh	Bryce Hill, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a hammer and chisel to knock out the pin of a hydraulic cylinder on a backhoe when the arm of the backhoe fell approximately 1/2" and caught the employee's left little finger. The employee suffered an amputation of the left little finger at the first knuckle.
2021-06-18	Springfield	Mo	MD Kinney	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was performing preventative maintenance on the battery pack of a standup forklift. When he went to re-install the battery pack the electrical connector fell into the work area. As he reached in to retrieve the connector, his other hand was caught by the roller and his ring finger was amputated.
2021-06-18	Springfield	Oh	Fire and Marine, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating a chop saw when the saw blade bounded with the material being cut, causing the material to flip and contact the employee's left middle finger. The employee suffered an open fracture and the amputation of a finger on their left hand.
2021-06-17	Spring Green	Wi	River Valley Nursing Home, Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was walking into a room when they fell to the floor, resulting in a broken patella.
2021-06-10	Soda Springs	Id	Turner Industries Group	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was working on a scaffold when they were exposed to soda ash from work being performed 50 feet away, resulting in hospitalization due to lung irritation and an allergic reaction.
2021-06-04	Colorado Springs	Co	The Sanborn Map Company Inc.	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a ladder, working on an aircraft antenna. The employee fell 3 feet from the third rung of the ladder, struck the wing, and then landed on the concrete floor. The employee suffered a broken pelvis.
2021-06-02	Springdale	Ar	Frez-N-Stor Inc.	Thigh(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
The injured employee was driving a forklift when they were struck by the forks of a pallet jack. The employee suffered a broken right femur.
2021-06-02	Springfield	Mo	FEDERAL PROTECTION, INC.	Brain	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was preparing to load equipment into their truck. The employee fell, striking their head and suffering a concussion, a brain bleed, and possible fractures. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-05-31	Springville	Pa	Pennsylvania Electric Company	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was attempting to restore power by removing tree limbs from the power lines and fell out of a tree. The employee suffered a concussion, fractured T6-T8 vertebrae, and an injured sternum, a right ankle tendon injury, and a lumbar injury.
2021-05-30	Springfield	Mo	WALMART SUPERCENTER STORE #444	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was changing a pricing sign while on top of a soda machine located outside the grocery entrance. The employee fell backward off the machine and sustained injuries to the shoulder, back, and head; as well as an undetermined fracture that required surgery.
2021-05-27	Cambridge Springs	Pa	Wm. T. Spaeder Co., Inc.	Skull	Other fall to lower level
Two employees were lowering a 6-foot, 8-inch section of pipe to the ground with a come-along. The pipe slipped out of the rigging and struck a 6-foot stepladder one of the employees was standing on. The employee fell to the ground, suffered a skull fracture, and was hospitalized.
2021-05-21	White Sulphur Springs	Wv	Greenbrier Resort	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was preparing to repaint the indoor pool. The pool had been drained and a scaffold was erected inside of the pool. The employee leaned over the railing to drop a broom down to another employee working below when the midrail on the scaffold failed causing the employee to fall 12 feet before striking cross bracing and then fall another three feet to the bottom of the pool. The employee was hospitalized for a broken wrist and internal abdominal injuries.
2021-05-20	West Springfield	Ma	AGRI-MARK, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee inhaled low-foam acid fumes while cleaning a tank. He developed respiratory symptoms and was hospitalized.
2021-05-19	Springfield	Nj	United Window & Door Mfg, Inc	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was removing a sheet of glass from a window sash when the glass slipped and the employee suffered a deep cut to his right leg. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2021-05-17	Springfield	Il	United States Postal Service	Thigh(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
On May 17, 2021, at approximately 12:30 p.m. a letter carrier was delivering mail to a residence when a dog broke free from his chain and attacked her. She sustained a bite on her right thigh and a cut on her head from falling to the ground. She was hospitalized.
2021-05-12	Springfield	Mo	Jenfab Cleaning Solutions	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was hooking up a washing machine to be tested. The employee touched two live wires and suffered a shock to the entire body, as well as burns to both hands.
2021-05-10	Willow Springs	Il	Rowell Chemical Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Employees were transferring chlorine containing material from a storage tank into a tanker truck. Chlorine containing air escaped and two employees were hospitalized for lung damage due to chlorine exposure.
2021-05-05	Springfield	Mo	NTW	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was off-loading tires from his delivery truck and fell out the back of the truck. The employee sustained a head contusion, multiple fractured ribs, and a punctured lung.
2021-05-04	Double Springs	Al	Lippert Components Manufacturing, Inc.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a corner cleaner machine to cut excess vinyl material off the finished window frame and caught her hand under the clamp mechanism. The clamp pinched her hand against the window frame resulting in fractures to the hand and/or fingers.
2021-04-29	Colorado Springs	Co	FORT CARSON (EVANS HOSPITAL)	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was sitting in her office chair when a ceiling tile above the employee that was saturated with water fell and hit them on the head and shoulder, resulting in a concussion and a shoulder injury.
2021-04-29	York Springs	Pa	ECI Construction	Jaw, chin	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee had just loaded a 24-foot spreader bar onto a trailer. The employee was moving the bar when it fell from the trailer, knocking the employee off the trailer. The employee suffered several contusions and a broken jaw.
2021-04-28	Rush Springs	Ok	Oil States Energy Services, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was swapping out sides of a choke manifold during drill out operations when the threaded end of a 10K needle valve parted from the end cap and struck the employee causing a laceration to the right leg.
2021-04-27	Colorado Springs	Co	Nelson Pipeline	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
As an employee was exiting a trench on a ladder, an excavator bucket became detached from its boom, slid down the slope of the trench, and struck the employee. The employee suffered a lacerated liver and damage to the diaphragm.
2021-04-21	Blue Springs	Mo	GreatLIFE KC	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was trimming trees from a raised bucket. A branch fell into the employee, knocking them out of the basket. The employee suffered a broken left arm, a broken left shoulder, and back injuries.
2021-04-11	Colorado Springs	Co	ACE HARDWARD (RETAIL SUPPORT CENTER)	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was traveling on a dock lift when it struck an empty pallet. The employee was thrown from the lift, which kept rolling and pinned his left foot. He suffered a partial amputation to a toe.
2021-04-08	Green Cove Springs	Fl	Garden Highway Foods	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing a stand-up electric pallet jack out of a trailer freezer. The employee's right leg was caught between the pallet jack and a pallet, causing a hairline fracture to the leg.
2021-04-08	High Springs	Fl	Prime Conduit, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall, slip, trip
On April 8, 2021, an employee was setting and securing the dock plate when she fell onto the concrete floor landing on her right side.
2021-04-07	Soda Springs	Id	Zachry Industrial, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was welding the bottom of a chute on the underside of a bin. Hot material came through a small gap between a gate inside the bin and the chute, contacting the employee below. The employee received second and third burns to the neck.
2021-04-01	Green Cove Springs	Fl	Advanced Disposal Services Solid Waste Southeast, LLC	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
On April 1, 2021, a temporary employee stepped out of the truck to pick up a residential recycling bin while the truck was moving and he slipped and fell. His left leg was run over by the truck's tire, resulting in hospitalization and the amputation of his left leg.
2021-03-29	Springfield	Il	Springfield Hospital, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Trip over an object without fall
On March 29, 2021, an employee was retrieving supplies from a shelf in the storeroom. The employee tripped over boxes on the floor and caught herself by grabbing the shelf, resulting in a fractured left shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-03-24	Springfield	Il	United States Postal Service	Multiple body parts	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A letter carrier went up on a porch to deliver mail to a home when a dog came out of an open window in the screen door and attacked her, biting the left side of her face. A second dog also attacked, biting her on the right calf. The employee was hospitalized and required reconstructive surgery on her facial wounds.
2021-03-24	Sulphur Springs	Tx	Brydl Contracting, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was mixing two-cycle fuel for a concrete saw when sparks from concrete sawing ignited the gasoline vapors, causing a fire and burning the employee. The employee sustained severe burns to the hands, neck, and face.
2021-03-23	Springfield	Il	Restaurant Equipment Service Group LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a roof and was injured.
2021-03-19	Balch Springs	Tx	Perkins Aluminum Smelting Inc	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a shear machine to separate brass when his left arm contacted the shear blade as it was coming down. The employee's arm was surgically amputated.
2021-03-17	Springfield	Oh	United Parcel Service	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a bucket in the back of a delivery truck and fell. The employee's head struck the dock, causing a head laceration and a broken nose.
2021-03-17	Springdale	Ar	Cargill, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding product into a heart and liver machine. The machine amputated her right ring fingertip below the nailbed.
2021-03-15	Powder Springs	Ga	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Multiple lower extremities locations	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was standing on a stepladder, replacing an exhaust fan hood vent gutter. He stepped onto a fryer cover, which moved, bringing him into contact with the fryer oil. He suffered second- and third-degree burns to the right leg, ankle, and foot.
2021-03-15	Sulphur Springs	Tx	Brookshire Grocery Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a sirloin steak with a band saw when the sawblade amputated the tip of a finger on his right hand.
2021-03-11	Green Cove Springs	Fl	Advanced Disposal	Face	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On March 11, 2021, a temporary employee was on a route picking up garbage. While he was cycling the hopper, a metal pole sprung out and struck him in the face, resulting in facial fractures that required hospitalization.
2021-03-09	Springfield	Mo	PAUL MUELLER COMPANY	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was using a plasma cutter on a steel plate that weighed approximately 1140 lbs. A bolt that was holding the steel plate in position broke, causing the steel plate to fall on top of the employee. The employee sustained fractured L5 and S1 vertebrae and a fractured pelvic bone.
2021-03-09	Green Cove Springs	Fl	U.S. Lumber Group, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was operating a forklift when the front tire hit a drain. This caused the lumber that the forklift was carrying to fall off, tilting the forklift forward enough to lift the back tires off the ground. The back tires then slammed back onto the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured back.
2021-03-08	Springdale	Ar	George's Processing Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a pump when his finger was caught in the rotating pump, resulting in amputation of the distal phalanx of his right index finger.
2021-03-08	Bonner Springs	Ks	Walmart, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were moving a pallet when an unassembled entertainment center fell from the pallet and crushed one employee's right thumb. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.