Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-14	Valley	Ne	Jennings Plant Services	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by falling object or equipment
Three employees were manually moving an I-beam. The I-beam tipped over onto one employee, striking him in the torso. He sustained internal injuries to the midsection and pelvis.
2021-10-12	Valley View	Oh	Northern Stamping, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving the base of a crane when it fell on his finger. He suffered an amputation without bone loss.
2021-08-30	Valley	Ne	Midwest Manufacturing Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Employees had been replacing a conveyor roller. When the conveyor was restarted, an employee's gloves were caught in the chain resulting in amputation of the right index fingertip.
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.
2021-07-08	Huntingdon Valley	Pa	General Flange & Forge, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was sharpening a long bolt with a grinding machine. The bolt slipped and the employee sustained lacerations to their ring and pinky finger as well as an open fracture and a nail bed injury.
2021-06-23	Valley City	Oh	Superior Roll Forming Co. INC.	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was using a plasma cutter to cut parts on a line's cutoff. Sparks from the cutter came into contact with a flammable liquid that was used to mark parts, and the employee suffered burns to the face, neck, chest, and arms in the resulting fire. He also suffered a head laceration.
2021-06-22	Pauls Valley	Ok	Walmart, Inc.	Hip(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a front-riding piece of power equipment when he struck a pallet and fell from the lift to the floor, suffering a broken right hip.
2021-05-24	Sun Valley	Id	Sun Valley Resort	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was using a chain and hoist and suffered the amputation of their left thumb.
2021-04-08	Fort Valley	Ga	GENERAL SHALE	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking through the production floor when she lost her balance and stepped between a transfer car and the transfer car pit wall, resulting in a horizontal scrape to the outside of her left calf.
2021-04-06	Valley Head	Al	Sand Mountain Electric Co-Op	Nonclassifiable	Indirect exposure to electricity
A lineman was in a bucket trying to pull the powerline when it got caught in a tree limb. The powerline then came in contact with an energized line, causing an employee on the ground that was in contact with the tail end of the line to receive an electrical shock/burn.
2021-02-16	Fort Valley	Ga	ICA STAFFING LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a box-making machine. The machinery caught his arm and severely injured it.
2020-10-07	Fort Valley	Ga	Blue Bird Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting conduit with a portable electric saw. The tool bounced and the blade reached the employee's left hand, amputating part of the last joint on the index finger.
2020-10-05	Putnam Valley	Ny	The Brothers that Just do Gutters HV, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On 10/05/2020, an employee performing gutter installation/repair fell approximately 15 to 18 feet from a roof and sustained a broken ankle/leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-10-04	Valley	Ne	Menard, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's right pinky finger was crushed by a concrete slab that was being transported on a moving belt. The employee sustained an amputation.
2020-09-21	Huntingdon Valley	Pa	Alro Steel Corporation dba Alro Metals Service Center	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was lifting a bundle of metal onto a stack with a crane. The bundle clipped the top bundle on the stack which then fell off and onto the employee's left leg fracturing it.
2020-09-21	Valley	Ne	Valley Irrigation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was aligning a machine press using his hands to guide the machine at the bottom. The machine fell into place and crushed his right index finger resulting in amputation above the first joint.
2020-08-16	Huntingdon Valley	Pa	Holland Floor Covering	Ankle(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to cut wood. The wood got jammed inside the saw's guard, and the saw cut the employee's ankle, causing a laceration that required surgery.
2020-08-07	Locust Valley	Ny	Asplundh Construction, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Exposure to electricity
An employee was in the bucket of a truck making repairs to an electrical power system. He was shocked while using a drill to make a "hot tap," receiving an electrical burn on his left index finger.
2020-08-05	Valley City	Oh	MTD PRODUCTS INC.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a utility vehicle when it tipped over, leading to hospitalization and fractures in his wrist and ankle.
2020-07-14	Valley City	Ohio	Automation Tool & Die	Wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was making trial parts in a press when the press unexpectedly stopped. The employee reached into the die and the press finished its cycle causing fractures and lacerations to the employee's wrist.
2020-07-09	Pine Valley	California	U.S. CUSTOMS & BORDER PROTECTION	Multiple face locations	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee suffered nose and eye socket fractures while using an ATV.
2020-04-15	Valley	Nebraska	Valley Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee suffered a fingertip avulsion while operating equipment.
2020-04-01	Huntingdon Valley	Pennsylvania	Asplundh Tree Experts, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
A seven-employee crew was removing a 100-foot poplar tree. The crown was cut off and the employee on the tip line (which controls the direction of the tree limbs, keeping them away from power lines) was signaled to begin pulling. The tree limb that the tip line was attached to broke free and struck the employee's torso.
2020-03-03	Sweet Valley	Pennsylvania	Frontier Communications Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was placing a B-arm on a pole and was using an impact wrench. The impact wrench loosened the bolt and the arm fell, pinching the employee's index finger between the arm and the pole resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
2020-02-03	Spring Valley	Minnesota	U.S. Postal Service	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On February 3, 2020, an employee slipped and fell while stepping over some snow. He suffered a broken lower right leg.
2020-01-07	Sun Valley	Idaho	SUN VALLEY LODGE	Brain	Nonclassifiable
An employee suffered a head injury while skiing.
2019-09-23	Lords Valley	Pennsylvania	James D. Morrissey Inc.	Multiple head locations	Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
At about 4:00 p.m. on September 23, 2019, an employee was moving a shoulder widener paving machine along a highway under construction. The machine rolled over the edge of the highway embankment, ejecting him. He suffered severe head and facial trauma and was hospitalized.
2019-09-09	Valley City	North Dakota	Malach USA, LLP	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing off of a roof where he had been installing a roof vent. While trying to step down onto the ladder, the employee fell to the ground and sustained broken ribs.
2019-07-30	Garden Valley	Idaho	Tom Mahon Logging, Inc	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was logging when a snag hit his leg. He suffered a broken kneecap and femur and was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2019-07-28	Fort Valley	Georgia	Southern Orchards Management	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
A maintenance employee was attempting to repair a dripping A/C unit on top of a mezzanine when he fell 9 feet through a drop ceiling, suffering a head injury, broken ribs, broken vertebrae, and a concussion. The mezzanine was not fully guarded at the time of the incident.
2019-07-08	Valley Park	Missouri	POMP'S TIRE SERVICE, LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A forklift fork slid off its slide rail, striking and fracturing an employee's left big toe.
2019-07-08	Valley View	Ohio	Ferguson Enterprises	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping unload metal piping material at a delivery location. While he was repositioning piping that had become crooked during unloading, the pipes shifted and his left hand was smashed between them. He suffered the amputation of the little finger.
2019-06-18	Grain Valley	Missouri	Kohl's Distribution	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam in a running conveyor. His left hand was drawn between the belt and the rollers. He suffered three crushed fingers and a burn from the belt that requires skin grafts.
2019-06-14	Valley Mills	Texas	United States Postal Service	Forearm(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was bitten by a dog on her lower right arm while working on her mail route, suffering a possible infection.
2019-04-30	Center Valley	Pennsylvania	Best Painting of Lehigh Valley	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working from a step-ladder approximately 14 feet above grade to paint a ceiling. The employee missed a rung and fell to the ground resulting in fractures to the face and wrist.
2019-04-26	Sun Valley	Idaho	Dusty Electric	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was handling a live ground wire and suffered burns to his finger and the palm of his hand.
2019-04-22	Center Valley	Pennsylvania	Eclipse Advantage Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was operating a forklift to break down produce in boxes stacked on a pallet when he disembarked from the forklift. The forklift kept moving and rolled over his right ankle, breaking it.
2019-04-05	Sun Valley	Idaho	Sun Valley Company	Leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee fell while skiing and suffered a broken leg.
2019-04-04	Valley View	Ohio	Kelley Steel Erectors, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee's foot was run over and crushed by a telehandler.
2019-03-18	Hacker Valley	West Virgini	Northwest Hardwoods, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
The employee was cleaning scrap wood debris off the deck at a sawmill cant dock. He fell off the edge, landing on the floor 7 feet below and hitting his head.
2019-02-13	Fort Valley	Georgia	Blue Bird Body Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was observing/testing a five-spindle nut runner machine (wheel torque wrench) after preventive maintenance was completed and suffered a partial thumb amputation after contacting one of the five rotating spindles. The employee was wearing gloves at the time.
2019-01-22	Huntingdon Valley	Pennsylvania	Henkels & McCoy, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While checking on equipment on the back of a welding truck, an employee fell off the back of the truck to the ground about 36 inches below. The employee suffered multiple fractures and was hospitalized.
2019-01-12	Sun Valley	Idaho	Sun Valley Resort	Knee(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee's ski tips crossed, causing him to fall to the snow and injure his knee.
2019-01-06	Hope Valley	Rhode Island	Ocean State Job Lot	Lumbar region	Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee suffered a lumbar strain while lifting and carrying boxes of merchandise up and down a ladder.
2018-09-06	Valley Park	Missouri	POMP'S TIRE SERVICE INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's left middle finger was caught and crushed between the press leg and a metal ring on a tire.
2018-08-28	Valley City	Ohio	MACK INDUSTRIES	Hip(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was operating a knuckle boom crane with hand controls when the chain became loose, dropping a truck bed that hit and broke the employee's hip.
2018-08-17	Sunset Valley	Texas	BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was standing on a step stool and attempting to grab an empty pot from on top of an oven when the step stool collapsed and slipped out from under her feet. As she was falling to the ground, her left hand grabbed a pot of boiling water from a stove below, spilling the contents on her body. She suffered third degree burns to her stomach, chest, left arm, elbow, and left hand.
2018-08-16	Center Valley	Pennsylvania	ALDI, Inc. (Pennsylvania)	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was trying to lift a bread sled off another one when his finger became pinched between the two sleds, resulting in a finger amputation.
2018-08-15	Huntingdon Valley	Pennsylvania	HCR ManorCare Health Services	BODY SYSTEMS	Other structural fire without collapse
An employee was evacuating residents from a unit during a small fire when the employee inhaled smoke, requiring hospitalization.
2018-07-24	Valley	Nebraska	Jensen Well Co., Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a grout machine when his hand entered the machine. The paddles grabbed and dislocated his index finger. The machine was running at the time of the incident.
2018-07-14	Spring Valley	New York	United Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was cutting insulation on a roof edge when the employee fell approximately 25 feet off the roof, landing on pavement. The employee injured the left hand and foot and sustained two spinal fractures.
2018-07-12	Spring Valley	New York	JT Claery Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using an underwater blaster to clear barnacle off of wooden columns when a wave came in and splashed against him, knocking him off balance and into the path of the blaster's water jet, which cut his left index finger. His left index finger was amputated.
2018-06-28	Garden Valley	Idaho	Centennial Job Corps	BODY SYSTEMS	Walking, without other incident-single episode
A student wildland firefighter was being trained on a prescribed burn and was hiking up a 2.5 mile incline when he began to have a rapid heart rate and difficulty breathing. The student was hospitalized.
2018-06-23	Center Valley	Pennsylvania	Consolidated Mechanical Services	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a 6-foot A-frame ladder, and their head struck the concrete floor. The employee suffered a fractured skull and bleeding in the brain.
2018-06-19	Valley City	Ohio	Transitional Living Centers, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was attempting to calm an aggressive client when the client pushed her to the ground. She suffered a fractured wrist and bruised ribs.
2018-06-12	Pauls Valley	Oklahoma	WCA Waste Corporation	Knee(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
A temporary employee was hooking a chain to an excavator bucket when the excavator bucket moved toward the right side of a bulldozer. The employee's right leg was pinned between the excavator bucket and a part of the bulldozer causing a fracture at the knee.
2018-05-31	Leon Valley	Texas	LaborMax Staffing	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was using a saw when it cut three of the employee's fingers.
2018-05-23	Valley Stream	New York	LIJ Valley Stream Hospital	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee had an allergic reaction to the wax used to clean floors.
2018-05-07	Valley	Alabama	GFA Alabama Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was giving directions to a forklift operator who was stationary by a dock door as another forklift backed out of a trailer from a different dock door. The second forklift turned sharply to the left and pinned the employee between the two forklifts.
2018-05-03	Pauls Valley	Oklahoma	Shebester-Bechtel Well Service, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was loading tools on a truck when his left middle finger was caught and amputated between the truck bed and the bell.
2018-04-27	Valley Center	California	U.S. Department of Homeland Security - Immigration and Customs Enforcement	Thigh(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
During a training exercise, a CS gas canister prematurely exploded and injured two employees, who suffered a broken femur and chest laceration.
2018-04-25	Valley Cottage	New York	Tolstoy Foundation Rehabilitation and Nursing Center	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was exiting a building when a door closed on her left pinky fingertip, resulting in a partial amputation.
2018-04-01	Sun Valley	Idaho	Sun Valley Resort	Multiple trunk locations	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was on skis patrolling the mountain at the end of the day. As the employee transitioned from groomed to ungroomed terrain, the ski binding failed and one ski came off. The employee lost control and pitched into a lift tower, losing consciousness momentarily and suffering broken ribs, a lacerated kidney, and a collapsed lung.
2018-03-26	Valley City	North Dakota	Magnum Trucking	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell in an icy parking lot while delivering product, injuring his back.
2018-03-26	Valley City	Ohio	THREE D METALS INC.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was manually sliding a tail stock into a slitter machine's arbors when his right index finger was pinched between the stock and a bolt, causing a fingertip amputation.
2018-02-26	Garnet Valley	Pennsylvania	Mushroom Spawning Services, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was lifting a bed roller when the operator started the machine. The employee's gloved hand became caught in the bed roller's chain, resulting in a left index fingertip amputation.
2018-02-02	Cherry Valley	Illinois	Acme Screw Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On February 2, 2018, an employee was operating a foot pedal activated shaver screw machine and amputated the right middle finger to the first joint. The point of operation was not guarded at the time.
2018-01-04	Valley City	Ohio	Superior Roll Forming Co., Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Explosion
An employee was tied off from a railing performing work when an explosion occurred. The employee suffered severe burns and was hospitalized.
2017-10-03	Sun Valley	Idaho	Angels Roofing LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell 20 feet from a roof, breaking his lower back and ankle.
2017-10-01	Fort Valley	Georgia	Blue Bird Corporation	Ankle(s)	Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode
An employee was coming out of a bus and saw something laying on the ground. He was stepping to the side to miss the object when he fell and twisted his ankle, fracturing it and requiring hospitalization.
2017-09-19	Valley	Nebraska	Midwest Manufacturing Corporation	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working near a cuber machine when it actuated and came down on him, injuring his abdomen. The cuber was guarded with a safety fence at the time.
2017-09-02	Death Valley	California	U.S. Department of the Interior - National Park Service (NPS) - Death Valley National Park	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On September 2, 2017, an employee was adding chlorine tablets to a swimming pool when he inhaled chlorine vapor. He suffered respiratory/lung distress and was hospitalized.
2017-09-01	Fort Valley	Georgia	Blue Bird Body Co.	Knee(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was working on a die machine when the die fell out of the machine and struck the employee's knee, causing bruising and swelling.
2017-08-15	Huntingdon Valley	Pennsylvania	Tyco Integrated Security/Advarck Logistics	Skull	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a ladder and hit his head, suffering a minor skull fracture and requiring stitches.
2017-06-22	Pine Valley	New York	The Ames Companies, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a conveyor system problem when the jump chain transfer amputated the employee's left pinky fingertip.
2017-05-12	Apple Valley	California	U.S. Postal Service - Apple Valley	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was pulling mail containers toward a truck trailer when the employee walked backwards off the loading dock, hitting the concrete and suffering a head injury.
2017-05-11	Valley City	Ohio	Mack Industries Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On May 11, 2017, an employee was attempting to feed wire mesh through a wall and into a building. The employee's left hand was pulled into the rotating pinch rollers, which amputated the index finger.
2017-04-27	Pleasant Valley	New York	Environmental Refrigerant Management LLC	Hand(s)	Contact with cold objects or substances
An employee was recovering refrigerant from a chiller inside a store and was attempting to put a pressure gauge on the 1/4" port of the chiller. The valve was missing a part, so refrigerant began to escape from the system when he removed the protective cap. He tried to use a rag to plug the valve and in the process sustained refrigerant burns on both of his hands.
2017-04-18	Coon Valley	Wisconsin	Zielie's Tree Service	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
Two employees were walking down a steep grade. Employee 1 dislodged a large rock that rolled down the grade and struck employee 2 in the lower leg causing a compound fracture.
2017-03-27	Pine Valley	California	U.S. Customs and Border Protection - Campo Station	Nonclassifiable	Multiple types of overexertions and bodily reactions
An employee was hospitalized from over-exertion during physical fitness training.
2017-03-07	Valley City	Ohio	THREE D METALS INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was taping knives on the 60" metal slitter machine at the entry side of the machine. When the machine was jogged three fingers on the employee's left hand were amputated.
2017-02-07	Valley City	Ohio	Superior Roll Forming Co., Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to free a coil chain from a coil when his left middle finger was caught between the chain and the coil, amputating his fingertip.
2017-02-02	Lords Valley	Pennsylvania	Hemlock Farms	Nonclassifiable	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was responding to a call while driving the company patrol car on the private community roads. The anti-lock braking system on the new patrol car failed and the employee crashed into boulders and trees, requiring hospitalization.
2017-01-27	Valley Stream	New York	Verizon New York	Knee(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was working at a customer location and slipped while going down the rear, concrete steps and injured his right knee.
2016-09-30	Valley	Alabama	KMIN USA, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading/unloading a punch press machine when she suffered a left thumb amputation. The safety guard was in place at the time.
2016-07-27	Fort Valley	Georgia	BLUE BIRD CORPORATION	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On 7/27/16, at 10 p.m., an employee began to feel unwell and experienced cramping in his hands. He was hospitalized due to possible dehydration.
2016-06-23	Valley View	Texas	Westwood Millwork	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee suffered a fingertip amputation while cutting wood with equipment.
2016-04-13	West Valley	New York	Stohl Environmental, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
An employee was inspecting a roof when it collapsed. He fell 16 feet through the roof to the stairwell below, breaking his leg and dislocating a shoulder.
2016-04-12	Valley City	Ohio	NORTHLAKE STEEL CORPORATION	Scalp	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 4/12/16, an employee's hair was pulled into the roll straightener machine's rollers. The employee sustained a scalping injury.
2016-01-29	Happy Valley	Oregon	U.S. Postal Service, Clackamas DCU	Knee(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
A mail carrier was walking on grass that was spongy and wet when both of his feet sank in. He fell forward and then fell back with both his feet still stuck in the mud. The employee was unable to bend both knees and was taken to the hospital and admitted for evaluation and treatment. Ligaments and tendons in both knees were detached. At the time the incident was reported, it was not clear whether this caused the fall or this was caused by the fall.
2016-01-18	Pleasant Valley	West Virgini	Leslie Equipment Company	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a ladder to retrieve parts from a overhead shelf. He lost his balance and fell approximately 5 feet to the floor injuring his lower back.
2015-12-17	Valley	Nebraska	Menard, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A stack of 6"x 6" x 20' timbers were banded together and sitting on the ground. The stack was about three to four feet high. An employee cut the bands off of the stack and four of the timbers fell striking the employee in the left leg and fracturing it just above the ankle.
2015-12-01	Valley City	Ohio	EMH INC.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was setting beams using a crane and lifting hoist when a beam tipped over and broke his leg.
2015-11-16	Valley	Nebraska	Valmont Industries, Inc.	Knee(s)	Kneeling, kneeling down-repetitive or prolonged
An employee had swelling of the knee after kneeling down to perform work on the fluting machine. An infection ensued causing the employee to be hospitalized for treatment.
2015-11-13	Huntingdon Valley	Pennsylvania	Land Care LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was pulling tarp over the bed of a flatbed truck. As the employee dismounted the truck, the employee's wedding ring got caught on a truck bolt. The ring finger had to be surgically amputated at the first knuckle.
2015-10-12	Water Valley	Mississippi	Valley Tool, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's hand was caught under the grinding wheel of a surface grinder resulting in a left middle finger avulsion. The fingertip was later amputated.
2015-09-08	Garden Valley	Idaho	Tom Mahon Logging, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee felling a tree looked up at the tree being cut. A branch from the falling tree caught his wire safety glasses, knocking them off and allowing a branch to cut his eye. His iris/cornea was detached.
2015-09-01	Central Valley	New York	Penlyn Construction	Thigh(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was framing using a nail gun. A nail from the nail gun punctured his left leg above the knee, requiring hospitalization.
2015-08-11	Mound Valley	Kansas	Bartlett Cooperative Association	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was standing in front of a forklift . A tote that was sitting on the forks came off and hit the employee, breaking his lower right leg.
2015-07-24	Pine Mountain Valley	Georgia	Koch Foods, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee sustained a right arm laceration while feeding poultry into slitter equipment.