Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-15	Mount Vernon	Ny	Unitex Textile Rental Services, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was weighing laundry when they were struck by the sling ring that holds laundry. The employee sustained a broken foot that required surgery.
2021-11-14	Mount Vernon	Il	Continental Tire The Americas, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Vehicle or machinery fire
At about 10:55 a.m. on November 14, 2021, a rubber mixer dust collector had an overpressure event. The resulting flashover severely burned an employee.
2021-11-13	Mount Vernon	Il	Continental Tire The Americas, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On November 13, 2021, at approximately 11:45 AM, an employee was clearing rubber that was jamming a machine when the mixer blade caused amputations to their fingers. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-12	Vernon	Tx	Family Dollar	Thoracic region	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
An employee was decorating when she climbed onto an enclosed area and sat on a box. The box caved in and the employee fell about 6 feet to the floor, resulting in a fractured T9 vertebra.
2021-09-30	Mount Vernon	Tx	Lowe's Regional Distribution Center	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing a steering unit on a forklift. As he was lowering the jack, his right ring finger was caught between the lift and steering assembly, resulting in an injury that required surgery.
2021-09-01	Mount Vernon	Oh	ARIEL CORPORATION	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using an emery cloth to polish a shot pin in a lathe. The cloth caught on the pin and pulled the employee's hand into the lathe. The employee suffered fractures to the hand and fingers.
2021-08-26	Belle Vernon	Pa	Pet Supplies Plus Belle Vernon	Hand(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A dog groomer was bitten by a dog on August 26, 2021. Their hand began to swell and they were hospitalized for treatment.
2021-08-09	Mount Vernon	Tx	Lowe's Company	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a forklift towards the shipping travel aisle. He approached an intersection, then turned right and lost control of the forklift during the turn. The employee's left foot was pinned and fractured between the forklift and the base of a rack.
2021-05-14	Mount Vernon	Il	CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 5/14/2021, an employee was guiding rubber in the mixing area when their left forearm was caught in the roller of a mixer. The employee suffered a fractured arm and was hospitalized.
2021-04-23	Mount Vernon	Il	Continental Tire North America	Forearm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a knife to cut a piece of rubber when the knife slipped and cut the employee's left forearm, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.
2021-04-19	Mount Vernon	Ny	Empress Ems	Multiple body parts	Bites and stings
An employee was bitten by insects on the right forearm, neck, and back during a late-night ambulance shift on April 19, 2021. The forearm bites resulted in cellulitis, and the employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-14	Mount Vernon	Oh	JELD-WEN	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by discharged or flying object
An employee was struck by a piece of material ejected from a machine, resulting in a laceration to the arm as well as a laceration and bruising to the liver.
2021-03-25	Belle Vernon	Pa	Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding on the passenger outside side cab of a moving garbage truck. He lost his footing and the truck drove over his right leg and foot, breaking all the toes in the foot. He was hospitalized.
2021-03-10	Vernon	Tx	TYSON REFRIGERATED PROCESSED MEATS	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee was pushing boxes through a tape machine when he suffered a back injury and fell, unable to feel his legs.
2021-01-29	Mount Vernon	Tx	DBI Services, LLC	Head and trunk	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
Two employees were sitting in the TMA truck when an 18-wheeler drove into the lane and struck the TMA truck. The employees sustained injuries to the head, face, mouth, and sustained body trauma. Both employees were hospitalized.
2020-10-07	Vernon	Nj	Crystal Springs Services, Inc.	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
While repairing a feeder in the hotel pool, chlorine splashed into the employee's right eye.
2020-10-05	Vernon	Ct	The Northeast Companies, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
While using a battery powered reciprocating saw, an employee fell from a ladder to the floor. He fractured both wrists and was hospitalized.
2020-09-22	Belle Vernon	Pa	Three Rivers Marine and Rail Terminal	Multiple head locations	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was changing oil on a forklift when an oil wrench was dropped on his face. He sustained a concussion, a fractured nose, and an abrasion.
2020-08-18	Mount Vernon	Il	Continental Tire North America	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
A machine struck an employee in the leg, lacerating it. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-05	Vernon	Tx	James Lane Air Conditioning and Plumbing	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was operating an excavator. While extending the tracks, the excavator tipped over and landed on top of an employee's left foot. The impact ripped the leather of his steel toed boots just above the steel and resulted in broken toes.
2020-06-26	Mount Vernon	Ohio	Jeld-Wen, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On June 26, 2020, a steel chain on a roll-off truck trailer broke and struck an employee on the arm, causing fractured ribs, a fractured sternum, a small contusion to the right lung, a heart contusion, a broken right hand (at the metacarpal joint), and a wrist laceration.
2020-06-16	Vernon	Texas	SCR Construction, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was operating a miller machine to pour a concrete mow strip in the center median of the highway. He dismounted the machine complaining of a headache due to the heat/exhaust of the machine. He started having trouble breathing and was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2020-04-13	Mount Vernon	Illinois	Hogan Transports, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
The injured employee walked across the customer's parking lot to help another driver who was working in a trailer. The injured employee was entering the back of the trailer by climbing up the side of the lift gate, while it was in the raised position. The injured employee slipped and fell approximately 3 feet to the ground, landing on their hip. The injured employee was hospitalized with a fractured right hip and required surgery.
2020-03-25	Mount Vernon	Illinois	FedEx Freight, Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was closing the door of an empty trailer. The door's cable was broken and it closed quickly, striking and fracturing the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2020-02-25	Belle Vernon	Pennsylvania	Life's Work of Western PA	Face	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking around a desk and wiping it off when the employee tripped over wires around the desk and fell onto a metal chair resulting in facial cuts and a broken orbital bone.
2020-02-07	Mount Vernon	Texas	Lowe's Home Center	Leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee stepped out of a forklift, which then pinned the employee's leg.
2019-09-24	Mount Vernon	Alabama	AM/NS Calvert	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was pulling a slide arm from a cold run rig cart. An adjacent cart pinched the slide arm the employee was pulling, causing the amputation of the employee's fingertip.
2019-09-17	Belle Vernon	Pennsylvania	Eat 'n Park Hospitality Group	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking through a food pickup area. She slipped on a piece of ice and fell, suffering an open distal fracture of the left knee.
2019-09-03	Divernon	Illinois	Skinner Tank Company	Multiple trunk locations	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
A welder was working from scaffolding approximately 12 feet high when a scaffolding plank broke. The employee fell and sustained fractures to the hip and tailbone resulting in hospitalization.
2019-08-06	Vernon	Texas	Oklaunion Power Station	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was checking fuses at a 480-volt control panel when a flash fire occurred burning the employees face, left hand, and right forearm.
2019-08-06	Mount Vernon	Ohio	JELD-WEN, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was responding to a quality issue with a piece of equipment that had a fixture out of place. The clamp was under pressure with air and continued to move once the fixture was back in place. The clamp then pinched the employee's left middle finger and tore off the nail and fingertip.
2019-06-08	Vernon	New Jersey	U S Postal Service	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a parked hand pump jack. He fell on the pump jack and broke his right arm.
2019-04-27	Mount Vernon	Missouri	T & C STAINLESS	Multiple upper extremities locations	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was welding the outside of a tank. Developer fumes within the tank ignited and the employee suffered burns to the right hand, arm, and shoulder.
2019-03-18	Vernon Hills	Illinois	Cowell Services Inc. dba Servpro of Libertyville	Forearm(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
On March 18, 2019, an employee was discarding a toilet in a dumpster. The toilet shattered and deeply lacerated the employee's right forearm.
2019-03-13	Mount Vernon	New York	AccentCare of New York, Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and fell while arriving at a patient's home, breaking her kneecap.
2019-03-05	Vernon	New Jersey	Mountain Creek Resort	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on an icy walking surface.
2019-02-27	Mount Vernon	New York	Speciality Construction Systems Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a steel tube using a band saw and lacerated the top of their left hand requiring stitches. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-09-18	Mount Vernon	Illinois	Midwestern Machine-Hydraulics	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
A temporary employee was putting a cylinder on a pallet when his left hand was smashed between the pallet and cylinder, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-08-18	Mount Vernon	New York	Royal Caribbean Jamaican Bakery, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's ring and index fingertips were amputated and the middle finger was crushed while retrieving dough from inside a dough divider.
2018-07-16	Belle Vernon	Pennsylvania	G. M. McCrossin Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was putting a strap around a bundle of rebar to be moved when his left middle fingertip was caught between two pieces of rebar, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-05-08	Mount Vernon	Illinois	Continental Tire North America, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Two employees had removed a 50-pound plate from a machine and were preparing to put it back on. An employee lost their grip on the plate, it slipped and caught their finger between the plate and the machine resulting in amputation of the fingertip from the third digit on the left hand.
2018-03-09	Mount Vernon	Texas	Asplundh Tree Expert Co.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee has just set his truck up for tree trimming and climbed the steps of the ladder to enter the basket. He noticed he didn't have gloves on so he asked another employee to toss the gloves to him. As he attempted to catch the gloves, he lost his balance and fell approximately 8 feet, 5 inches to the ground, breaking his right tibia. He was hospitalized.
2018-03-08	Mount Vernon	Illinois	CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 3/08/2018, at approximately 12:45, two employees were transferring material from one roll to another. Employee 2 pressed the jog button to advance the rolls while employee 1's hand was sitting on the fabric. Employee 1's left ring finger was then caught between the fabric and the roll or the rubber, suffering a laceration that required surgical amputation of the fingertip.
2018-02-14	Mount Vernon	Illinois	CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
When the rubber was not moving on the mixing machine, an employee crawled into a live conveyor and reached into an automatic mixer that has a "gripper" on it. The employee's arm and shoulder were pulled into the 4.5 inch opening and bruised.
2017-09-14	Mount Vernon	Ohio	JELD-WEN, INC.	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery
On September 14, 2017, an employee was hospitalized after suffering a head injury while operating a glass cutting machine. The employee bent down to the floor and was struck on the head by the moving bridge of the machine. The employee also suffered a heart attack.
2017-09-01	Mount Vernon	Illinois	CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was repairing a balancer that had a broken pin when the high-tension springs released and the unit fell on his left index finger, amputating the soft tissue on his fingertip.
2017-08-28	Mount Vernon	Illinois	CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA, INC	Hand(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) to a pallet when his left hand was caught and lacerated between the PIV and a stationary object.
2017-07-26	Vernon	Illinois	Foltz Welding, Ltd.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been assisting with a pipe weld. During clean-up operations, he began experiencing muscle cramps and shortness of breath. He was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
2017-07-08	Vernon Hills	Illinois	TruGreen, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
On Saturday, July 8, 2017, at approximately 10:15 a.m., an employee had just strapped down lawncare equipment to a flatbed trailer. As he made his way off the trailer, he tripped over one of the straps he had just tightened down. He fell over the side, striking the ground and an adjacent concrete curb. He fractured his right tibia and fibula.
2017-06-14	Vernon	Connecticut	Stop & Shop	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was carrying a bin of hot oil when she lost her grip and dropped the bin, which splashed hot oil on her face, neck, and shoulder, causing burns.
2017-05-22	Vernon	Texas	OS & S Operating, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was opening the oil tank hatch when a spark ignited the material inside the tank. The employee sustained burns to the face, back and hands.
2017-05-04	Mount Vernon	New York	JAJ Contract Furniture Inc	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee suffered an amputation as a result of a workplace incident.
2017-05-01	Mount Vernon	New York	ESM East Side Movers	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was carrying a conference tabletop up a stairwell with three other men. He put the table down to reposition it and his right index finger became caught. When he pulled his hand, his index fingertip was amputated.
2017-04-26	Mount Vernon	Ohio	AMG INDUSTRIES, INC.	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was struck by a beam that fell off a forklift and was hospitalized for a foot injury.
2017-04-06	Mount Vernon	Illinois	Aerotek	Pelvis	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On 4/6/2017, an employee was part of a crew that was lowering a conveyor using a come-a-long. During the operation, the conveyor fell from the rigging equipment and struck the employee, fracturing the right side of his pelvis and shattering the left side.
2017-03-11	Mount Vernon	Ohio	Heating & Cooling Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's right index finger was caught and amputated in a rolling/crimping machine.
2017-02-27	Mount Vernon	Texas	Lowe's Companies Inc	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee slipped and fell while closing a bay door with a hook/rod resulting in a spiral fracture to the right tibia.
2017-02-23	Mount Vernon	Illinois	Truck Centers, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
On 2/23/17, at approximately 12:45 p.m., an employee was replacing U-bolts on the rear drive axle of a full-sized tractor-trailer when the jack that was supporting the truck slipped out from underneath, causing the employee's left forearm to be caught against a spring and the axle. The employee suffered a compound fracture of his forearm and was hospitalized for surgery.
2017-02-17	Vernon	New Jersey	Mountain Creek Resorts	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell on the handles of a sled he was dragging and fractured his hip, requiring hospitalization.
2017-01-22	Mount Vernon	Illinois	CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall from pedal cycle
An employee was riding a three-wheeled bike when an axle broke and the employee fell, hitting a guardrail and fracturing his back. He was hospitalized.
2017-01-05	Belle Vernon	Pennsylvania	Walsh Construction Company II	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cutting off a tree branch with a chainsaw while standing on a guard rail. The branch pushed back and struck him in the chest. He was pushed against another tree and fell off of the guard rail.
2016-09-30	Belle Vernon	Pennsylvania	Elliott Group	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was drilling holes in a half-inch steel plate using an electromagnetic drill. As he was removing the drill bit from the last hole, a stinger caught his glove and pulled his hand toward the drill bit, amputating his left index fingertip.
2016-09-28	Belle Vernon	Pennsylvania	Titan Industrial Services	Lower leg(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
An employee was operating the swing stage lift to raise it to the top of the suspension cable. As soon as the motor hit the swage, the swage split into two pieces. One end of the swing stage then dropped approximately 5 feet and the air motor struck and cut the employee's lower left leg.
2016-09-11	Mount Vernon	Ohio	Bridgestone Retail Operations Dba	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was pulling a metal object out of a tire during repairs when the object flew out of the tire and hit the employee in the left eye. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-08-25	Belle Vernon	Pennsylvania	Co Go's Company	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee was shot in the shoulder by a customer.
2016-07-10	Mount Vernon	Illinois	CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC	Upper extremities	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was troubleshooting the power source for equipment when an arc flash occurred, burning the employee's upper extremities and causing facial abrasions.
2016-07-08	Mount Vernon	Ohio	Knox Community Hospital	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was walking up stairs and fell, injuring her face, head, right forearm and right knee.
2016-01-18	Mount Vernon	Ohio	Buckingham Electric	Face	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee was changing the breaker on a live panel (1200 Amps/480 Volts) when two phases crossed and an arc flashed occurred. The employee suffered head and face injuries.
2016-01-07	Mount Vernon	Illinois	CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's pinky finger was amputated below the fingernail while the employee attempted to remove a defective spool on the creel wire machine. The machine was running at the time of the incident.
2015-12-18	Vernon	Texas	Packers Sanitation Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was cleaning the injector lid. The lid came down on top of the employee's hand amputating the left index finger.
2015-12-09	Mount Vernon	Missouri	REYCO GRANNING LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was helping a second employee remove bolts from a steel plate attached to an axel fixture. One employee was using an air wrench to loosen bolts while the second employee was using a wrench to hold onto the bolt. The first employee loosened the bolt, and the plate slid down and struck the second employee's right index finger, amputating the tip.
2015-11-24	Vernon	Texas	UPS	Multiple body parts	Slip without fall
An employee missed a step while exiting his truck, injuring his leg and pelvis.
2015-11-18	Belle Vernon	Pennsylvania	Three Rivers Marine and Rail Terminals	Lower leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on the packaging line. While he was manipulating pallets, his foot was caught between two conveyer belts injuring the lower leg.
2015-11-17	Mount Vernon	Ohio	JELD-WEN, Inc.	Hip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pulling a cart full of patio door frames and the cart turned over striking the employee. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured left hip.
2015-10-24	Belle Vernon	Pennsylvania	Closet Made	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was standing behind a pallet. A fork truck came to move the pallet and caught the employee's foot fracturing it.
2015-09-09	Mount Vernon	Ohio	Mount Vernon Cardinal Supermarket, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On or about September 9, 2015, an employee's finger was amputated while slicing meat with a meat band saw.
2015-08-18	Belle Vernon	Pennsylvania	GREGORI CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING, INC	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was assembling overhead jacks for an upper forming system when he fell approximately 20 feet off of the pier of the bridge. He broke his leg and ankle, requiring surgery.
2015-08-18	Vernon Hills	Illinois	U.S. Postal Service	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was distributing mail from a pallet to mail routes. He tripped over plastic wrapping and struck his head on a desk, suffering a laceration and head trauma and requiring hospitalization.
2015-08-04	Mount Vernon	Illinois	CapX1, LLC.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was photographing/documenting shipped items on the loading dock. The employee's foot got run over by a fork truck and the employee's leg also broke.
2015-05-27	Mount Vernon	Ohio	Parks Drilling Company	Multiple body parts	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
On May 27, 2015 at approximately 1:30 p.m., an employee received 2nd and 3rd degree electrical burns to approximately 55% of his body when a crane boom contacted overhead power lines and the employee came in contact with the crane.
2015-05-01	Mount Vernon	Texas	Mountain View Hauling LLC	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was preparing to move from a ladder to the catwalk surface of a rail car when the rail car moved. The employee lost his balance and fell approximately 15 feet injuring his pelvis.
2015-03-25	Mount Vernon	Illinois	Veyance Industrial Services, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
An employee was guiding a forklift to set a roll of conveyor belting onto a stand on a table. The stand collapsed when the roll was set, and the employee was catapulted up and off of the table, landing 12 feet away on a concrete floor in a sitting position. He injured his right hip and buttocks and was hospitalized, and later had surgery to correct hip fractures.
2015-03-24	Mount Vernon	Illinois	CONTINENTAL TIRE NORTH AMERICA, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's fingers got caught between a bladder bag and a tire mold. The employee was hospitalized and received an amputation of the third digit to the second knuckle and the fourth digit to the first knuckle.
2015-03-14	Vernon Hills	Illinois	Roundy's Supermarket , Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
On March 14, 2015, a meat clerk's right index fingertip was amputated while reaching into a patty-maker to clear meat.
2015-02-28	Mount Vernon	Ohio	Dollar Tree	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off of a ladder and struck their head on a concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-02-12	Mount Vernon	New York	Y R C Freight Corp.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Employee slipped and fell 3 feet off the back of a delivery truck.
2015-01-26	Mount Vernon	Illinois	Shaprio Brothers of Illinois	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was in a skid steer with a bucket attachment, and was shoveling up cardboard. The operator picked up a load and began backing up; he noticed that a piece of plastic was attached to the bucket. The employee decided to detach the plastic from the bucket. In the process of doing this, the employee stood up without disengaging the controls, placed his right hand on the right front post of the skid steer, then reached with his left hand for the plastic. When he reached with his left hand
2015-01-12	Belle Vernon	Pennsylvania	Tervita	Nonclassifiable	Contact with objects and equipment
Employee suffered an amputation injury while working on a garbage truck.
2015-01-08	Mount Vernon	Illinois	CONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by another person
On January 8, 2015, at approximately 8:40 PM, an employee's leg was caught between a tugger and rolling stock another employee was moving. The employee was taken to the hospital where he was admitted due to a possible fracture and swelling.