| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-30 | Brockport | Ny | University of Rochester | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee was working at a computer workstation. An idling ambulance was parked outside the building next to the air intake vent that comes directly into the office area on the second floor. The employee experienced headache, dizziness, and nausea and was hospitalized due to carbon monoxide exposure. | |||||
| 2021-06-21 | Williamsport | Pa | UPMC Susquehanna | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Roadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. |
| An employee was standing while providing care to a patient in the back of a moving ambulance. The ambulance made a turn and the employee fell onto wooden cabinets mounted on the wall of the ambulance. The employee suffered back trauma that resulted in hemothorax, that required medical treatment. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 2021-02-15 | Kingwood | Tx | Kingwood Emergency Hospital | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was taking sandbags to an emergency room ambulance bay. He slipped on ice and fell, breaking his left arm. | |||||
| 2020-08-07 | Silvis | Il | GENESIS MEDICAL CENTER | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
| On August 7, 2020, a paramedic/EMT was bitten on the right hand by an insect in the course of several ambulance calls. She was hospitalized the next day for infection. | |||||
| 2020-04-13 | Allentown | Pennsylvania | Northampton Regional EMS | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Sudden start or stop, roadway |
| An employee was treating a patient in the back of an ambulance. The ambulance stopped quickly and the employee suffered a fractured C7 vertebra and bruises. | |||||
| 2019-05-06 | Tyler | Texas | UT Health East Texas EMS | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee reached into the oxygen compartment to obtain a broom. The ambulance door then closed on her left middle finger and amputated it. | |||||
| 2019-03-27 | Upland | Pennsylvania | Prospect Crozier | Lumbar region | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
| At 11:30 a.m. on March 27, 2019, a paramedic suffered a slipped disc in the lower back while lifting a 350-pound patient into an ambulance. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-04-21 | Hilliard | Florida | Century Ambulance Service, Inc. | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was stepping out of an ambulance when he lost his balance and fell to the ground, causing a flexor tendon injury to his left hip. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-08-27 | San Antonio | Texas | Acadian Ambulance | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was getting out of an ambulance when a strong gust of wind blew the door closed on the employee's left middle finger, partially amputating it with bone loss. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 2017-06-04 | Perry | Florida | Doctors' Memorial Hospital, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| On June 4, 2017, at 5:40 p.m., an employee was unloading a patient from the back of an ambulance. While he was holding onto the door of the ambulance, lightning struck the vehicle. He suffered respiratory arrest and lost consciousness, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-05-16 | Fayetteville | North Caroli | Marvin Allan Door Company, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee had just repaired an overhead door chain in an ambulance garage and was climbing down a 12-foot A-frame ladder. His left hand was resting on the chain he just repaired when a paramedic came in and activated the switch to raise the garage door. His hand was caught between the chain and sprocket to the garage motor, amputating both middle fingertips. | |||||
| 2017-04-13 | Leesburg | Florida | American Medical Response Ambulance Service, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee was driving an ambulance when a coworker used a disinfecting product in the vehicle. The employee had an asthma attack and required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-09-03 | Bushnell | Florida | American Medical Response | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee was driving an ambulance when a radiator hose broke, spraying antifreeze into the cab and causing the employee to suffer an asthma attack. | |||||
| 2016-06-12 | Stirling | New Jersey | ATLANTIC AMBULANCE CORP. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was exiting the patient compartment of an ambulance when her ring caught on a thumbscrew on the railing. Skin was torn from her ring finger, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2016-06-04 | Marietta | Georgia | MetroAtlanta Ambulance Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
| An employee was on the scene of an ambulance call when a bee stung her arm and leg. She suffered an allergic reaction and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-09-23 | Tulsa | Oklahoma | American Medical Response | Fingertip(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| While closing the side door of an ambulance, an employee's fingers got shut in the door. The right index fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2015-09-11 | Hazleton | Pennsylvania | PECO Pallet, Incorporated | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was struck by a forklift and received an injury to the right leg at approximately 6:00PM on September 11, 2015. The employee was transported by ambulance to the hospital, received emergency care and was discharged. | |||||
| 2015-08-05 | Arnett | Oklahoma | Enable Midstream LP | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was performing normal work duties doing a "meter run" when he started to feel badly and went to the Arnett office. Employees/management at that location thought the employee was suffering from heat related issues and called an ambulance. The employee was treated at the hospital for heat stress. | |||||
| 2015-06-22 | Saint Martinville | Louisiana | Industrial Coating and Fire Proofing | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was spray painting for the second part of the day. He cleaned up his tools and was walking to his car. His legs became wobbly and the supervisor put him in a golf cart to cool him off. He collapsed and was taken by ambulance to the hospital. | |||||
| 2015-02-11 | Delaware City | Delaware | PBF Energy, Inc. | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. |
| An employee tripped and fell to the ground. The employee landed on his knees in a pile of hot petroleum coke. The employee sustained burns on both legs from the coke, and possibly the hot steam. The employee was taken by ambulance to Christiana Hospital, and later transferred to Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Chester, Pennsylvania. The employee sustained 2nd degree burns on his legs, and 3rd degree burns on his ankles. | |||||
| 2015-02-10 | Des Moines | Iowa | DEPT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS-VA CENTRAL IA HEALTH CARE | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes |
| Employee in the HVAC maintenance department was lifting filter boxes. At some point, the employee's back became tight and the employee laid down to stretch it out. Employee was unable to get back up. An ambulance was called and the employee was transported to the hospital and held overnight. | |||||
| 2015-02-04 | Morristown | New Jersey | Atlantic Health System Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee missed the step while exiting the ambulance and fell from the ambulance rear door, striking his head. | |||||
| 2015-02-03 | Greenville | Mississippi | Producers Rice Mill, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| Worker climbed a mobile ladder-platform; he then climbed over the ladder-platform guardrails onto a chain-driven paddle conveyor. He was trying to reach a gasket on a pipe feeding the conveyor. He was wearing a hard hat, but was not wearing personal fall-arrest equipment. As he tried to reach for the pipe gasket, he lost his balance and fell more than 11 feet to the concrete floor below, landing on his back along with the pipe. He was taken by ambulance to Northwest MS Medical Center-Greenville | |||||
| 2015-01-28 | Wynnewood | Oklahoma | Wynnewood Refining Company, LLC | Lower extremities | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| On January 28, 2015, an employee was using an 8-foot A-frame ladder to change out pipe fitting at the Hydro Cracker Unit. The employee fell from the ladder while descending, breaking his lower right leg in the ankle area. Employee was transported by ambulance to Pauls Valley, then transferred to the Norman Regional Hospital where he had surgery to set the bone. | |||||
| 2015-01-26 | Decatur | Illinois | MACON RESOURCES, INC. | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee traveled to Target in Decatur, Illinois, in a company vehicle to purchase items for a client. The employee slipped on the ice in the parking lot and fell. The employee struck her head on the pavement and was taken to Decatur Memorial by ambulance for treatment. | |||||
| 2015-01-22 | Durant | Oklahoma | HIS Paint Manufacturing Company | Lower leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| On 1/22/15, at about 9:20 a.m., an employee was standing by a flat bed trailer while a Roll Off Of America forklift driver backed up. The forklift driver ran over the employee's left lower leg. The employee was transported by ambulance to Texoma Medical Center in Texas and admitted as an in-patient. | |||||
| 2015-01-10 | Champaign | Illinois | United States Postal Service | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| Employee delivering mail slipped on ice, falling on his right leg. He was taken to the hospital by ambulance and admitted for surgery, which required overnight admission. | |||||
| 2015-01-07 | Dallas | Texas | Sewell Village Cadillac Company, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee working in the parts department was dragging boxes from the outside to the inside of a warehouse when the boxes got caught on a stack of tires. The employee lost his balance and fell to the ground. The employee was transported by ambulance to Baylor Hospital Dallas where he was hospitalized with a hip fracture. | |||||
| 2015-01-05 | Lake Forest | Illinois | Hospira, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| Employee was walking from her car and slipped and fell in the parking lot. Employee was transported to the hospital by ambulance and was admitted. | |||||