Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-10	Vandenberg Afb	Ca	VTC Enterprises	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
A landscaping employee was removing an ice plant, which gave away as he was pulling it from sandy material. The employee fell backward and struck his head on the asphalt access road, resulting in a head injury and cuts.
2021-11-08	Evans	Ga	Walmart Supercenter	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was making a bale. He brought over an empty pallet and as he turned away, the pallet fell on his right ankle, resulting in a broken ankle.
2021-10-21	Savannah	Ga	THE HOME DEPOT DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it struck the corner of a storage rack. The employee suffered injuries to the left foot and ankle.
2021-10-20	Sturtevant	Wi	Badger Solutions LLC	Foot (feet)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was walking across a conveyor system. The employee's left foot was caught in a gap between two conveyors. The foot was broken and dislocated.
2021-10-18	Havana	Fl	Koch Brothers Roofing, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
On October 18, 2021, an employee fell off a roof and was injured.
2021-10-18	Van Wert	Oh	Cooper Hatchery, Inc.	Hand(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was moving a metal rack and placing products onto it when their left hand was pinched between the rack and a post, resulting in an injury that required hospitalization.
2021-09-17	Van Alstyne	Tx	LaCore Nutraceuticals	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was troubleshooting equipment. The employee's left hand contacted a pinch point of the machine, causing a laceration and fracture to the middle finger.
2021-08-18	Vance	Al	ARD Logistics-Alabama LLC	Ankle(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
A stand-up forklift operator was moving a rack of bumpers. He reversed and then got off the forklift as it rolled to a stop. His foot was caught between the forklift and a rack that was behind the forklift. The employee's ankle was fractured.
2021-08-17	Van Alstyne	Tx	LaCore Nutraceuticals	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a part in a machine. The machine came down on the employee's right hand, causing an amputation to the little finger.
2021-08-12	Evansville	In	United States Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was driving a delivery truck and walking while performing a city delivery route when they began to experience heat-related dehydration.
2021-07-31	Vance	Al	Mercedes-Benz U.S. International, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee's gloved hand came in contact with a rotating extension on a right angle DC torque tool. The glove got caught in the tool's extension, causing the employee's left index finger to get wrapped in the extension. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-07-27	Havana	Il	Manito Transit, LLC	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down a ladder on the back of a trailer. He fell to the ground and suffered a broken right ankle that required surgery.
2021-07-26	Savannah	Ga	Bluegreen Corporation	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee lost her balance while riding an escalator and fell to the floor, suffering four broken ribs and a brain bleed.
2021-06-26	Evans	Ga	Help at Home	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over the open door of a dishwasher and fell, suffering a broken left femur.
2021-06-18	Savannah	Ga	Signature Aviation and Hospitality, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was connecting a ground power unit to a tow tug. While the unit was being pulled toward the tow hitch, its tow tongue contacted the tow hitch and slipped. The employee's right middle finger was pinched/crushed between the tongue handle and the hitch, resulting in a partial amputation of the finger.
2021-06-15	Savannah	Ga	US Environmental, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was delivering a load of caustic liquid to a facility when he stepped in a puddle of unknown chemical composition, resulting in chemical burns to his right foot that required hospitalization.
2021-06-14	Vancouver	Wa	JT MARINE, INC.	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee and a co-worker were preparing to change the position of a pump control device for a water filtering system on a tug boat. The employee was loosening a screw when they received an electrical shock to their hand from a 480-volt current and burns.
2021-06-11	Vance	Al	Leadec ES, Inc	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adjusting a valve for an air cylinder to synchronize the lifters to lock a carriage on a conveyor line. He actuated it to cycle to check the adjustment. When it cycled, his right hand was pinched between the lifter and the rail and he suffered broken fingers.
2021-06-10	Savannah	Ga	Roger Wood Foods, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were moving a piece of heavy equipment when a wheel caught in a floor drain. The machine tipped over and struck an employee's leg fracturing their femur.
2021-06-07	Savannah	Ga	St. Joseph's/Candler Health System, Inc.	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
While walking by a desk, an employee tripped and fell striking an office chair. The employee sustained a fractured right humerus and a dislocated right shoulder.
2021-05-24	Sylvania	Oh	GREAT LAKES CONSTRUCTION CO.	Pelvis	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
On May 24, 2021, an employee was removing rigging from a 2,000- to 3,000-pound beam sitting on a hilltop. The beam jostled loose and rolled over him, breaking his pelvis.
2021-05-03	Savannah	Ga	Noble House Home Furnishings LLC	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift. The employee's foot was pinned between the lift and a pole and was crushed. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-24	Van Buren	Ar	Bieker Electric, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
At 8:30 a.m. on April 24, 2021, an employee was on the fifth rung of an 8-foot ladder. The ladder was knocked over and he fell to the concrete floor, suffering broken bones in his left leg and tendons in his left shoulder.
2021-03-25	Savannah	Ga	KERRY INC.	Foot (feet)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift and collided with a parked stand-up forklift, resulting in a broken foot.
2021-03-08	Sullivan	Mo	AEROFIL TECHNOLOGY, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a valve seater machine on an aerosol production line when the machine malfunctioned. While unjamming the machine, the employee's hand was caught on a belt which pulled her fingers into the machine and amputated her index finger below the first knuckle.
2021-02-23	Havana	Fl	Coastal Forest Resources Company	Pelvis	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On February 23, 2021, an employee was removing 4-inch by 4-inch posts from the tops of stacks of veneer before they were loaded into an industrial veneer dryer. While the employee was between stacks of pine veneer on the dryer's infeed chains, the employee was caught between two of the racks and suffered pelvis fractures. She was hospitalized.
2021-02-01	Sturtevant	Wi	UNFI	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up pallet jack and crushed their ankle between the pallet jack and a steel racking vertical post. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-01-31	Evans	Ga	Lowe's Home Centers, LLC	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee climbed a mobile ladder stand on wheels in order to place a box on a shelf. The worker lost balance and fell 6.5 feet to the ground when the box hit a plastic pipe. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis.
2021-01-27	Delavan	Wi	Forgings & Stampings Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While an employee was adjusting the airline of a press, their foot slipped on a pedal and engaged the trimmer. The employee's right middle finger was amputated.
2021-01-25	Sylvania	Ga	KOYO BEARINGS NORTH AMERICA, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
A maintenance employee was supporting a machine component by hand while another associate loosened mounting fasteners. The cooling fan blades partially amputated the injured employee's left middle finger (third distal phalanx with acute fracture).
2021-01-20	Vancouver	Wa	Three D's Marine, Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking on the cargo trailer with a back ramp, slipped on the icy surface, and fell breaking their right leg.
2021-01-13	Vandalia	Oh	Energizer Holdings, Inc.	Heel(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving to a charging station in a stand-up forklift. The forklift slid in oil, and the employee's left foot was caught between the forklift and the charging station. His heel was broken and lacerated.
2021-01-11	Van Buren	Ar	USA Truck Inc	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was pulling on the fifth wheel release of a tractor trailer when he slipped and fell backward. He landed on the parking lot pavement and suffered a fractured left hip.
2020-10-13	Van Buren	Ar	SIMMONS Prepared Foods	Head and trunk	Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
An employee was in an attic service space to perform maintenance when they bumped their head on an I-beam and fell back. The employee sustained a back sprain and a laceration to the forehead.
2020-10-11	Van Wert	Oh	WAL-MART	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On October 11, 2020, the injured employee was directing a passenger vehicle into the service bay. The vehicle pinned the injured employee against a tire machine. The injured employee sustained a fractured lower left leg requiring hospitalization.
2020-10-09	Savannah	Ga	Haley Investments	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was operating a shirt press when her hand was caught in the machine. The employee was hospitalized for burns to three fingers on her left hand.
2020-10-07	Vancleave	Ms	WM Biloxi Hauling LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee servicing a residential garbage route was hospitalized for heat exhaustion, dehydration, severe muscle cramps, and acute kidney issues.
2020-10-06	Vandalia	Oh	Energizer Holdings, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
A maintenance technician was checking a newly installed label machine when the machine turned on and the collar and cylinder pinched and amputated his right ring fingertip.
2020-10-03	Savannah	Ga	Target Corporation	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a triple pallet rider. While turning to the right to dispose of a pallet board, the pallet rider struck a support column and the employee's foot. The employee was hospitalized with fractured toes and a laceration across the top of the left foot.
2020-09-25	Savannah	Ga	East Coast Repair and Fabrication	Scalp	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was getting tools from a tool box. The box's lid struck the employee's head, causing a scalp laceration.
2020-09-07	Evanston	Il	Northwestern University	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
A graduate student was performing an experiment under a fume hood. Fumes from the acetone and the ether the student was using ignited and the employee suffered second-degree burns to the torso and hands.
2020-08-18	Evans	Ga	Georgia Power Company	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in the bucket of a bucket truck, repairing a storm-damaged electrical distribution line at the top of a pole. The employee was shocked, suffering first- and second-degree burns. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-09	Vance	Al	Kykenkee, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a saw when the blade amputated their right index finger and thumb.
2020-07-02	Van Buren	Arkansas	Pepper Source Ltd - Van Buren	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized for renal failure and dehydration after offloading tankers.
2020-06-30	Vandalia	Illinois	Medline Industries Inc	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee stood up to reach for material at a workstation and lost balance, falling to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a left hip fracture.
2020-06-25	Vandergrift	Pennsylvania	U.S. Postal Service	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on her vehicle's bumper to unload parcels when she fell to the ground resulting in a broken tibia and fibula that required surgery.
2020-06-06	Van Buren	Ohio	Home Depot Distribution Center	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a stand-up forklift through an aisleway. The forklift ran into a support column, pinning the employee's left leg against the column. The employee suffered a leg injury that required surgery.
2020-06-05	Havana	Florida	Coastal Forest Resources Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On June 5, 2020, an employee was straightening a sheet of veneer from the out-feed of a dryer machine. The employee's left hand and glove were caught in a chain and sprocket in the machine, causing amputations to his left little, ring, and middle fingers at the first joint and his right index fingertip above the first joint.
2020-05-22	Savannah	Georgia	TIC - The Industrial Company	Shoulder(s) and back	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on top of a trailer rigging steal beams so that they could be lifted when he fell off the trailer to the ground, injuring his right shoulder and lower back.
2020-05-20	Vandalia	Ohio	American Airlines, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was going from the bag room to the main building when an overhead door started closing on her. She rushed to get through and slipped on the sandy floor, breaking her ankle.
2020-05-18	Sullivan	Missouri	MIDWEST MANUFACTURING CO	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning material off a concrete block push-off machine. The pusher cycled and crushed his right arm against the guide, removing skin.
2020-05-18	Savannah	Georgia	The Kroger Co.	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level
An employee was running to stop a shopping cart that that was rolling toward parked vehicles. She fell to the concrete/asphalt ground, suffering a broken jaw and shoulder.
2020-04-27	Sylvania	Ohio	Thermodyn Corporation Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On April 27, 2020, at 12:30 p.m., an employee began rolling the rubber sheet coming out of a press machine onto the electric roller when his left hand and arm were pulled into the rubber roller on the press. He was hospitalized with left arm fractures.
2020-03-30	Vandalia	Ohio	Energizer Holdings	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a machine. Moving parts inside the machine caused amputations to two of the employee's fingers.
2020-03-24	Savannah	Georgia	Kraton Chemical, LLC.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A forklift backed into an employee, breaking his left foot/ankle.
2020-03-05	Evanston	Wyoming	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was getting out of their vehicle on their mail route, slipped in slush, and fell to the ground breaking the left ankle.
2020-03-04	Vance	Alabama	Scott's Miracle Grow Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a bagging machine. The employee stopped the bagger and was inspecting the side sealer when the sealer cycled. The knife came down and amputated his right middle fingertip.
2020-03-03	Vance	Alabama	AVERITT EXPRESS	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning a truck in the rain. As the employee began to step down on the passenger side of the truck, she fell. Her back struck the ground. She suffered a closed head injury, a lumbar strain, a thoracic strain, and pain in both ankles.
2020-02-20	Sturtevant	Wisconsin	McLane Food Service	Brain	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was taking boxes of food down a ramp on a dolly. The employee fell, suffering a head injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-02-06	Savannah	Georgia	J.C. Lewis Motor Company, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working from a walk board that was elevated by two A-frame step ladders to place metal sheeting on the roof of a newly constructed protective structure for an outside air compressor. The employee fell about four feet from the walk board and was injured.
2020-01-23	Evansville	Wisconsin	Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was standing near stacked steel beams, using a handheld remote to raise the top beam with a crane. When the beam was lifted up, the bottom beam became unstable and shifted off the dunnage onto the employee's right leg. The employee suffered a compound fracture of the lower leg.
2020-01-17	Vance	Alabama	Road and Rail Services	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was driving new vehicles from the plant to the rail station. While getting out of a van, she lost her footing and stumbled to the ground, breaking her right wrist. She was hospitalized and later had surgery on her wrist.
2020-01-13	Savannah	Georgia	CHATHAM STEEL CORP.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was operating a gantry crane. The crane raised two steel plates instead of one, and the lower plate slipped from a clamp and landed on the employee's left index finger. The finger was partially amputated at the first joint.
2019-09-17	Savannah	Georgia	Port City Logistics, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's left hand was pinched between the forks of a forklift and a trash hopper, resulting in an amputation of the left pinky finger above the first joint.
2019-09-09	Evanston	Illinois	U. S. Postal Service	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading a mail truck when the cable for the rear cargo door broke causing the door to fall on the employee's head. The employee sustained a cut and a concussion.
2019-09-07	Evanston	Illinois	U. S. Postal Service	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On September 7, 2019, an employee was walking out of the lobby when he slipped on a rubber mat and fell to the floor. He hit his head, causing a deep laceration, and fractured his hip, requiring surgery.
2019-08-30	Sturtevant	Wisconsin	QPS EMPLOYMENT GROUP	Pelvis	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets onto a semi truck. While the pallet load was off the semi, the employee got off the forklift to label it. The forklift moved forward, pinning the employee against the load and breaking his pelvis.
2019-08-26	Savannah	Georgia	Harcon, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was dismantling sections of scaffolding. A section of the scaffolding took his personal fall protection with it as it fell, causing the employee to fall about 15 feet to the ground. He suffered a fractured left shin and a laceration to his forehead.
2019-08-23	Savannah	Georgia	National Retail Transportation, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck and run over by a forklift that was driving in the forward position with wood pallets stacked approximately 5 feet off the ground. The employee sustained a severe laceration to her left leg, a fractured left ankle, and contusions to her right leg and arms.
2019-08-23	Savannah	Georgia	International Paper Company	Leg(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was opening a valve when the hot caustic (main component: sodium hydroxide) from an adjacent valve that was open sprayed him. The piping was shut down for maintenance and the injured employee was restoring it to service prior to the incident. The employee sustained a second degree burn on 2% of the right leg surface. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-07-29	Van Buren	Arkansas	Fusion Power, LLC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee working in climbing gear was installing a new ground wire on a power pole. He made contact with a bracket for a security light, which was energized because the photo controller was improperly wired. After making contact, he donned "secondary" gloves and continued working. About 20-30 minutes later he lost consciousness and stopped breathing. He was hospitalized with cardiac arrest.
2019-07-19	Vandalia	Ohio	Builders FirstSource, LLC	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was going to hammer protruding nails into a wall in preparation to take down shelving. The nails were more than 10 feet above the ground. The employee was standing on a wooden pallet which was raised on the forks of a forklift when the pallet failed. The employee lost balance and fell more than 10 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a broken left ankle.
2019-07-13	Van Buren	Arkansas	Pepper Source Ltd - Van Buren	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unjam a pump. The pump unjammed while the employee's right hand was on the v-belt. The employee's hand was drawn into the pulley and the pinky finger was amputated. The tendon on the ring finger was also severed.
2019-06-17	Vandalia	Ohio	Dematic Corp.	Face	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On June 17, 2019, an employee was painting on an elevated platform when the power went out. The employee fell 10 feet 6 inches to the floor and was injured. The employee was hospitalized for facial fractures.
2019-06-11	Van Buren	Arkansas	Bud's Recycling	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was raking cans into a pit for recycling. While the employee was in the pit, his arm was caught in the conveyor, suffering an amputation at or near the elbow.
2019-06-07	Savannah	Georgia	William-Ryan Co., Inc.	Arm(s)	Fall on same level
An employee tripped and fell on a floor, suffering an open arm fracture with blood loss.
2019-05-22	Sylvania	Ohio	Promedica Health & Wellness Center	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On May 22, 2019, an employee slipped on a wet floor and fell while walking down a hallway. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left patella.
2019-05-14	Van Buren	Arkansas	TYSON FOODS, INC.	Eye(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee's hard hat slipped off of his head. He leaned forward to catch it and struck his eye on a smock rack. He was hospitalized with lacerations to the upper eyelid, lower eyelid, and tear duct.
2019-05-10	Savannah	Georgia	International Paper Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee noticed that a pallet slipped on the shelving while he was centering a pallet below. The pallet shifted and fell on top of a box that was on the lower pallet. The employee's finger was pinched between the box and the lower pallet. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the left middle fingertip.
2019-05-02	Vandalia	Ohio	FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was unloading a van using a non-energized unloading device. While lifting, the employee's finger got caught in a pinch point on the unloading device resulting in a partial finger amputation.
2019-05-01	Vanderbilt	Texas	Robert Adkins Masonry Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell from a 6-foot scaffold and hit his forehead on a concrete block. He sustained a head injury.
2019-04-23	Sullivan City	Texas	Department of Homeland Security	Head and neck	Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
At about 8:10 p.m. on April 23, 2019, a mounted border patrol agent ran into a branch and was knocked off his horse. He suffered a laceration, a concussion, and a hairline fracture to a vertebra in his neck. He was hospitalized.
2019-04-18	Van Buren	Arkansas	Davis Iron & Metals	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing a metal obstruction from a bailer guide when the ram moved and pinned the employee's right index finger between the scrap metal and the bailer resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
2019-04-09	Sullivan	Ohio	VAUGHN INDUSTRIES, INC.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An employee was in a work zone flagging traffic. An automobile entered the work zone and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury and a broken leg.
2019-03-14	Savannah	Georgia	Qualawash Holdings, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was waiting for water to come through the trench drain and then across to him in the wastewater treatment area. Since the water was not coming through the wastewater treatment area, the employee determined the transfer line must be clogged, so he added steam to try to clear the line. The hose popped out of the discharge line in the pit and sprayed the employee with hot steam. He suffered burns to the wrists and abdomen.
2019-03-13	Evanston	Illinois	Crown Energy Services, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
At about 12:30 on March 13, 2019, an employee was climbing a 6-foot ladder, reached the third or fourth rung, and opened a light fixture lens cover to replace the light bulb. The light fixture (and an 18-by-7-foot section of the T-bar ceiling) fell and knocked the employee off the ladder. He suffered a concussion.
2019-02-24	Vandalia	Ohio	HERAEUS PRECIOUS METALS NORTH AMERICA DAYCHEM LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
On February 24, 2019, while adding a chemical to a 300-gallon reactor, an employee was exposed to trifluoromethanesulfonate ester and had an allergic reaction. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-02-11	Evanston	Illinois	National Heat & Power Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a rodder snake to unclog a 4-inch sewer line. The rod hit a blockage while being pulled back and bound around the employee's left hand severing part of the ring finger at approximately the first knuckle.
2019-02-05	Savanna	Illinois	METFORM L.L.C.	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
The employee was assisting to load parts onto a sorting table. An attachment to the forklift tub is filled with parts that are dumped on the sorting table. The forklift operator had just rolled over half a tub onto the sorting table. When the employee was removing a rollover bar from the bin, it broke free and came out of the bin. The tub shifted on the forklift forks and fell over landing on the employee's shoulder, ribs and hip area. The employee sustained three broken ribs and a lumbar hernia
2019-02-04	Van Horn	Texas	Mustang Extreme Environmental Services, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck in the abdomen by a skid steer.
2019-01-29	Van Buren	Arkansas	Afco Steel, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
On January 29, 2019, three employees were connecting rail cars using a forklift. While connecting the cars, the injured employee noticed the coupler was closed and reached in to open it. His right hand was crushed between the two couplers resulting in surgical amputation of the index, middle and ring fingers.
2019-01-26	Savannah	Georgia	HOME DEPOT DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Heel(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
Two forklifts collided; one of the operators had a heel caught between the two vehicles.
2019-01-21	Savannah	Georgia	William Barnet and Son, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working near the forming line when the employee's clothing was caught in a conveyor, resulting in a broken arm.
2019-01-20	Vance	Alabama	Pike Electric, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was pulling a new fiber optic line and fell approximately 30 feet from the bucket to the ground. The employee sustained fractured ribs, hip, pelvis, and an arm.
2018-09-26	Sylvania	Georgia	King America Finishing, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a sitting stool when he lost his balance and fell, fracturing his left tibia.
2018-09-22	Savannah	Georgia	Dirtt Environmental Solutions, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting insulation from a roll with a circular hand cutter. The cutter amputated his left index fingertip.
2018-09-20	Savannah	Georgia	Cross Contracting, LLC	Thigh(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was rigging and helping an excavator operator connect a reinforced concrete pipe when the pipe twisted and struck the employee's right femur, causing a deep contusion.
2018-09-13	Sylvania	Ohio	CLOVER CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, INC.	Lower leg(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was climbing up and over a concrete wall and broke his fibula when he jumped down from the wall to the ground.
2018-09-13	Sylvania	Ohio	Peopleready	Ankle(s)	Fall to lower level
On September 13, 2018, an employee was climbing through an air vent to access a locked garage when the employee fell from the air vent to the ground, breaking the right ankle and requiring hospitalization.
2018-09-12	Savannah	Georgia	U.S. Xpress, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was exiting the back of a trailer when he fell to the ground and broke his leg in several places.