Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-06-26	Keystone	Co	Keystone Ski Resort	Thigh(s)	Pedal cycle collision in roadway
A bike patroller was inspecting a trail while on a mountain bike. The bike hit a rock and the bike patroller fell off and landed on another rock. He sustained a fractured right femur that required hospitalization.
2021-05-28	Sandstone	Mn	U.S. Dept. of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, FCI Sandstone	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On May 28, 2021, an employee was cutting onions with a standard chef's knife and partially amputated their left thumb.
2021-04-28	Grindstone	Pa	McDonald's	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was getting stock out of a cooler. The employee fell over the filler box for a fryer that was being taken back to the sink to be cleaned, landing on the floor and suffering a back injury.
2021-03-08	Yellowstone National Park	Wy	Yellowstone National Park	Head	Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
An employee was operating a bulldozer on a road when it slid on ice, then rolled a full 360° down an embankment and came to rest with its tracks wedged in rocks. The employee was found outside of the vehicle with a gash on his head and was hospitalized.
2021-02-09	Stone Mountain	Ga	THERMO PAC, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding a new roll of film into a packing machine when the air-actuated jaw closed and reopened on the tip of his right index finger, resulting in an amputation.
2021-01-27	Stone Mountain	Ga	PEPSI BEVERAGES COMPANY	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was at a customer site delivering product. He was trying to lower his lift gate when the dock leveler was engaged. He fell between the dock and the lift gate and injured his legs.
2020-08-20	Stone Mountain	Ga	Maxim Crane Works	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity
An employee was disassembling a mobile crane. Part of the crane came in contact with a service line for a cell tower. The employee sustained electrical burns to the left arm and right foot.
2020-07-26	Eddystone	Pennsylvania	Exelon Generation	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While surveying the plant, an employee tripped on a berm and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration.
2020-07-18	Keystone	Colorado	Adventure Development Team, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On 7/18/2020, at 1:30 PM, an employee fell from a ropes course while doing some maintenance work. The employee was hospitalized with a dislocated elbow and fractured pelvis.
2020-07-02	Stone Mountain	Georgia	Andrew Electric Co., Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was on a scissor lift, pulling data cable. The lift struck and injured his stomach.
2020-06-03	Stonewall	Texas	Fuellgraf Chimney & Tower, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was climbing down a fixed ladder on a TV broadcast tower. The employee fell 25-30 feet to the ground. He suffered broken ankles, broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a spinal cord injury and was hospitalized.
2020-03-16	Stone Mountain	Georgia	Oldcastle Infrastructure	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was transferring finished product (cured concrete) from a staging area. As he moved a piece of wood cribbing, his left hand was pinched between the concrete and the cribbing. He was hospitalized for a hand injury.
2020-03-04	Firestone	Colorado	ASPHALT SPECIALTIES CO.	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An excavator was being used to turn a wrench to remove nuts on a crusher. The wrench came loose and hit an employee in the head. The employee suffered a welt and knot on his forehead and a swollen right eye.
2020-01-31	Stone Mountain	Georgia	The Conlan Company	Pelvis	Fall, slip, trip, n.e.c.
An employee was removing 65-foot concrete wall braces using a powered industrial truck and a choker sling. He was holding a tag line at the end of the brace. When the brace was removed the balance was uneven. The brace cantilevered and seesawed the employee 20 feet into the air. He struck the ground, fracturing his pelvis.
2020-01-26	Gladstone	Missouri	Apple Central KC LLC	Head	Fall on same level due to slipping
While taking out the trash, an employee slipped on ice and fell. The employee lost consciousness and suffered a head laceration.
2019-09-11	Stone Mountain	Georgia	THERMO PAC, LLC	Leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell while walking on the concrete floor in a parking lot. The employee was hospitalized with a leg injury.
2019-08-08	Stoneham	Massachusett	J.B. Hunt Transport Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee received an amputation.
2019-06-17	Whitestone	New York	U.S. Postal Service	Multiple body parts	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
While delivering mail, an employee was bitten by a dog on the right knee and left ear. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-04-03	Gladstone	Missouri	Centric Consturction Group	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was dismantling masonry scaffolding with a partner from a six-foot ladder. When he pulled one end of the 2x8 boards free the other end also broke free and caught his gloved left pinky finger in a pinch point between the board and a steel pipe. The fingertip was amputated.
2019-03-28	Stonewall	Louisiana	Postal Fleet Services, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was loading mail carts when a cart fell, hitting the employee in both legs and injuring them.
2019-02-13	Firestone	Colorado	Savatree	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on top of a tank that was about 3 feet off the ground, filling it with treatment mixture. The employee fell from the tank onto metal stairs, suffering two broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
2019-01-04	Keystone	Colorado	Vail Resorts	Eye(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was holding a door when the employee stepped back and lost balance, falling down six to seven concrete steps. The employee suffered a fractured eye socket and facial lacerations.
2018-09-11	Yellowstone National Park	Wyoming	U.S. Department of Interior	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was placing a steel plate onto the back of a flatbed truck when the employee slipped off the bed of the truck and fell approximately 5 feet to the ground, fracturing the left femur.
2018-07-30	Firestone	Colorado	USI RG Insulation	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was climbing an extension ladder to install gutters 21 feet above the ground. The employee fell at the fourth rung from the top, landing on the ground. The employee suffered broken ribs, vertebrae, and sternum.
2018-07-18	Eddystone	Pennsylvania	Barry Callebaut USA LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Depletion of oxygen
At about 2:00 p.m. on July 18, 2018, an employee had opened the top hatch of a heat exchanger hopper and was changing an air filter. The employee became unresponsive due to a lack of oxygen, possibly because nitrogen gas had displaced the oxygen.
2018-05-18	Eddystone	Pennsylvania	BARRY CALLEBAUT USA LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee sprained his back while lifting an empty bag.
2018-04-14	Stonewall	Louisiana	Megalodon Services, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
While opening and closing valves on stage two of an acid transport, an employee lost footing on the second step and slid down, landing hard on the ground and breaking the left leg.
2018-04-04	Stone Mountain	Georgia	Thermo Pac, LLC (Ameriqual Group)	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was cleaning a kettle and added chlorine to the hot water and chemicals that were already in the kettle. When he added the chlorine, the water bubbled up and burned him, requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-11	Keystone	Colorado	Keystone Ski Resort	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was teaching a beginner skier how to get off the chairlift. While unloading off the lift, the beginner skier and the employee became tangled up. The employee then fell on the ground and fractured his hip.
2018-03-02	Keystone	Colorado	Keystone Ski Resort	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking to a company truck when he slipped on ice and fell to the ground, fracturing his hip.
2018-03-01	Blackstone	Virginia	Army National Guard	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On March 1, 2018, an employee was repairing a tank engine and revving it manually near an exposed turbo air inlet fan blade. The employee's right hand then came into contact with the rotating fan blade, amputating the index and middle fingers. The air intake was unguarded at the time of the incident.
2018-02-03	Keystone	Colorado	Keystone Ski Resort	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
While providing ski lessons on a ski trail, an employee fell and sustained rib fractures, a lung contusion, transverse process fractures, and a fractured clavicle.
2018-01-25	Keystone	Colorado	Vail Resorts	Brain	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was snowboarding down a mountain after giving a ski lesson when the employee collided with another snowboarder, suffering a concussion.
2017-09-27	Gladstone	Missouri	NORTH OAK APARTMENT INVESTORS	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
A maintenance employee was on an extension ladder cleaning out gutters when he fell approximately 25 to 30 feet and broke his shoulder.
2017-07-12	Limestone	Maine	Emerald Valley Ranches	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
While performing maintenance on a broccoli planter, an employee received an amputation injury to his left index finger.
2017-07-12	Keystone Heights	Florida	G & A Manufacturing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting an aluminum handrail bracket with a miter saw when the blade lacerated the area between the fingernail and knuckle of his right pointer finger. He was hospitalized.
2017-06-24	Stone Mountain	Georgia	American Medical Response	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was exiting the side door of the patient area of the ambulance when the door closed on his left hand, amputating his left ring fingertip.
2017-05-22	Firestone	Colorado	Asphalt Specialties Company, Inc.	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level
An employee had covered a leaky roof with a tarp and was stepping off the roof onto a ladder when it slipped out from under him. He fell to the ground, hitting a landing gear crank on the way. He suffered a fractured pelvis and cut on the back of his upper left leg.
2017-05-15	Stone	Idaho	Crete Carrier Corporation	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stepping off a 2-foot-high truck bumper when his knee gave out and he fell to the ground, breaking his right ankle.
2017-04-10	Keystone	Colorado	Keystone Vail Resorts	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was lifting a transmission onto a stand when he lost his grip and the transmission fell on his leg, fracturing his tibia.
2016-08-08	Flintstone	Georgia	Yates Bleachery Company	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was working in an aeration basin and attempted to retrieve a grappling hook when he slipped and fell breaking his lower left leg.
2016-08-03	Yellowstone National Park	Wyoming	U.S. Department of Interior	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was up in a tree trying to install a meat-hanging pole. The employee fell to the ground, suffering a fractured arm and spine.
2016-05-19	Stone Ridge	New York	Arthur F. Mulligan Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
While performing a final inspection of a bus, an employee fell on the bus steps, fracturing ribs.
2016-05-18	Yellowstone National Park	Wyoming	Garden City Plumbing	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was preparing to change piping on a propane tank when liquid propane leaked out and burned the employee, requiring hospitalization.
2016-05-04	Stoneham	Colorado	BOS SOLUTIONS, INC.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a pressure washer at an oil and gas site. The water pressure was approximately 1400 psi. He lost control of the hose and the wand struck the employee's left hand causing a laceration between the thumb and wrist. The employee was hospitalized overnight.
2016-04-07	Stone Lake	Wisconsin	Northwoods Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was tracing a wire under the hood of a powered industrial vehicle when his right hand contacted the cooling fan, lacerating the thumb, index, and middle fingers.
2016-03-08	Stonewall	Louisiana	Halliburton Energy Service, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was cleaning wet sand from the sand bin gate when the gate closed on his left hand, causing multiple fractures and lacerations. He required sutures.
2016-02-02	Stone Lake	Wisconsin	Charp's Welding and fabricating, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment
An employee's left ring finger was partially amputated after being struck by a sledge hammer while the employee was repairing a 34-inch pipeline.
2015-12-08	Stone Mountain	Georgia	PrideStaff, Inc	Knee(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
A warehouse employee fell while climbing over a forklift guardrail and broke her knee.
2015-11-17	Stone Mountain	Georgia	PRECISION HOSE, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading and guiding tubing into the #1 forming head on the corrugator. As the tubing was loading his right hand got caught in the machine and crushed the middle finger.
2015-10-27	Eddystone	Pennsylvania	Protocall Group, Inc.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a ladder tying off a ship in port. The employee fell off the ladder and broke the right ankle and left heel.
2015-10-16	Limestone	Maine	United States Department of Labor	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee using a pressure washer was injured when the wheel that the employee was spraying shattered. The wheel fragments struck the employee's face, causing his prescription eye glasses to break. Pieces of the eye glass frame became lodged in his eye. He was hospitalized.
2015-09-15	Stone Mountain	Georgia	Comcast	Upper arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell 20 feet from a ladder and fractured his upper right arm in two places.
2015-07-01	Firestone	Colorado	Asphalt Specialties Company, Inc.	Multiple face locations	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On 7/1/15 an employee was working at the Firestone Plant in the scale house, when it was discovered that a gate on the asphalt silo had a broken bolt and was not functioning properly. At ~ 12:40 AM while attempting to replace the bolt, his crowbar slipped and struck him in the face. He was admitted for in-patient hospitalization for a fractured bone above the eye (no eye loss/damage) and a fractured cheek bone.
2015-05-18	Stone Mountain	Georgia	Thermo Pac, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee received a partial (1/4-inch) amputation to her left middle finger. She was adjusting a wait on top of the Prodo Pak filling machine when her finger got caught in a pinch point and her fingertip was severed.
2015-04-22	Eddystone	Pennsylvania	BARRY CALLEBAUT U.S.A. LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's hand was crushed by a cocoa press. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-02-28	Keystone	Colorado	Vail Resorts	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell while skiing and broke their tibia bone.