Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-18	Proctor	Wv	Robey Excavating LLC	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was acting as a spotter for a loader, guiding it backward. When the loader's forks pulled out of the load, the release of tension caused them to bounce and kick up rocks. These rocks struck and fractured the employee's right ankle and lacerated the employee's face.
2021-11-17	Rochester	Ny	University of Rochester Medical Center Strong Memorial Hospital	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down parking garage stairs when they fell and broke both ankles.
2021-11-16	Bronx	Ny	BronxCare Health System	Multiple body parts	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
Two employees were working with a combative patient. The patient struck and kicked one of the employees, injuring his face, neck, left ankle, and left upper arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-16	Fort Worth	Tx	Conatser Construction Inc	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was standing outside a 5-foot diameter concrete manhole riser installing sealant near an excavator. The excavator moved forward and pinned the employee against the riser. The employee sustained a broken leg and ankle and was hospitalized.
2021-11-15	Lyon Station	Pa	East Penn Manufacturing Co.	Ankle(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it struck a parked van. His legs were pinned between the bumper of the van and the pallet jack. His right ankle was broken and he suffered contusions to the left lower leg/ankle. He was hospitalized.
2021-11-13	Mckinney	Tx	Garney Holding Company	Ankle(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
A Garney Holding Company employee was helping maneuver an 84-inch pipe being installed in a 14-foot trench excavation. The employee was using PVC tubing to tilt the pipe downward to cross under a utility line; the tubing lost contact with the pipe, causing the employee to slide downward and make contact with the pipe, then the bottom of the trench. The employee's right ankle was broken.
2021-11-12	Perryville	Mo	TG Missouri	Ankle(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was using a stand-up tugger to move materials when a dry erase board on the front of the tugger came loose. The employee attempted to pick up the board and place it in a box behind him on the tugger. While the employee was turned, the tugger drove across a slope, which caused the employee to lose his balance and fall off the tugger. The employee sustained a broken left ankle.
2021-11-12	Freeport	Tx	McCarthy Building Companies, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was rigging piles on a trailer when the piles shifted and the trailer tire struck the employee, resulting in a broken right leg and right ankle.
2021-11-12	East Hartford	Ct	Capital Industrial Group, LLC	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was removing wooden trash from a 12-foot-high platform. He lost his balance and fell to the hard floor, suffering a broken leg and ankle. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
2021-11-11	Charleroi	Pa	Fourth Street Barbeque Packing Division	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A forklift backed into an employee's leg. The employee fell forward, and the forklift then rolled over her leg. She suffered a broken and dislocated ankle.
2021-11-11	Montgomery	Al	Koch Foods of Alabama, LLC	Ankle(s)	Slip or trip without fall
The injured employee was talking to another employee. When the employee turned to leave, they twisted their left ankle and fractured it.
2021-11-10	New York	Ny	Tru-Val Electric	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
An employee was on a boom lift, guiding cable through riser brackets. The arm of the boom lift hit a fence, causing the lift to spring upward. The employee's right foot was in the fixed foot pedal control, and he suffered a compound fracture to the ankle and lower leg.
2021-11-10	Edison	Nj	TAYLORED SERVICES, INC.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was unloading a trailer when they tripped over a pallet and fell, resulting in a broken ankle.
2021-11-10	Holiday	Fl	Great Bay Distributors, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was parking a pallet jack. The employee's right ankle was pinned between the jack and a metal safety rail. The ankle was broken and lacerated, and the employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-09	El Campo	Tx	Wenglar Ag & Industrial	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing up a ladder to leave a work site. The employee slipped and fell, broke both ankles, and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-11-09	Nampa	Id	Hydroblend Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A bagged product fell from an elevated pallet and struck an employee, breaking his ankle.
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.
2021-11-08	Souderton	Pa	Leidy's LLC	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking to another work area when they slipped and fell, resulting in a broken left ankle.
2021-11-07	Chicago	Il	Ground Services International (GSI) Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was on a trailer pulling a pallet towards a K-loader when his foot rolled under the pallet and was pinned between the pallet and a roller. The employee's ankle was broken in three places.
2021-11-05	Warren	Oh	Trumbull Regional Medical Center	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking out of a supply room when she slipped on a wet floor and fell, resulting in a broken ankle.
2021-11-05	Felicity	Oh	John R. Jurgensen Co.	Brain	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An employee was struck by a truck inside of a road construction work zone, causing a broken ankle and brain bleed.
2021-11-03	Conroe	Tx	New Dairy Texas, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee tripped and fell while walking toward a warehouse. He suffered a twisted right ankle and a broken hip.
2021-11-02	East Fishkill	Ny	Hudson Valley Roofing & Sheet metal, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was watching as other employees loaded insulation into a rack truck using a crane. The load slipped and the employee was struck by a bundle of insulation, resulting in a fractured ankle.
2021-11-01	Urbana	Oh	Heritage Cooperative, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee had just cleared a clog in a drag and re-energized the motor. The employee asked another employee at the control panel to turn on the drag. When that happened, the motor malfunctioned causing the chain and pulley system to shift, striking the employee and throwing them over the guard rail to the ground below. The employee sustained a broken ankle and shoulder injury.
2021-11-01	Rolla	Mo	CABLE ONE INC.	Ankle(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was attempting to move a trencher. He stepped onto the trencher and his right foot slipped and fell onto the auger, resulting in a broken right ankle.
2021-11-01	Buda	Tx	Architectural Surfaces	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was on the back of a lowboy trailer, guiding a 500-pound stone slab as it was offloaded from the trailer using a forklift with a boom and a stone lifter/slab clamp. The stone slipped out of the lifter and pushed the employee off the trailer, then fell on the employee's right leg just above the ankle. The employee suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized.
2021-10-29	Little Rock	Ar	Arkansas Food Bank	Ankle(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was using a walkie rider pallet jack to unload pallets of milk crates from a trailer. The pallet jack went out of control and struck his left ankle, breaking it.
2021-10-29	Wellsville	Oh	Ohio Valley Waste Services Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee operating a garbage truck was performing backyard service at a client's home. The employee slipped on wet grass and fell to the ground, resulting in broken bones in his forearm and ankle.
2021-10-27	Freeport	Oh	GEOSTABILIZATION INTERNATIONAL LLC	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was spotting for the driver of a skid steer when they moved behind the driver to retrieve a board and the skid steer drove over their right foot, resulting in a broken right ankle that required hospitalization.
2021-10-26	Hanover	Pa	CHI OVERHEAD DOOR, INC.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was unloading garage door sections inside a trailer. As he pulled one garage door section using a plastic banding strap, the strap broke and he fell out of the trailer to the ground approximately 6 feet to 6.5 feet below, resulting in a fractured left ankle.
2021-10-26	Florence	Al	ARE Telecommunications, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing a main cable line at a private residence while on a 28-foot extension ladder when the ladder shifted and the employee fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to both ankles and a broken wrist.
2021-10-26	Rumford	Me	Brace Integrated Services, NE	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was climbing down to dismantle a scaffold when they fell 40 feet from the scaffold to the ground, resulting in a broken ankle, a dislocated shoulder, and broken ribs.
2021-10-25	Leola	Pa	Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was adjusting pallets in a trailer. A forklift moved forward, pinning the employee's right leg above the ankle against the pallets. The employee suffered a laceration and fracture to the ankle.
2021-10-25	Mobile	Al	C - D Welding Construction Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was rigging high beams using a crane hook when the hook got hooked onto another beam, causing the beam to tip over and hit the employee on the back of his right leg, resulting in a broken ankle.
2021-10-23	Churchville	Ny	American Packaging Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was in a warehouse, picking up a horizontal roll of paper (weighing 2,000-3,000 pounds) using a forklift. The roll fell from the forklift's clamp and began moving toward a wall. The employee dismounted the forklift and was struck by the roll on the front of the left leg. The leg was broken below the knee and above the ankle.
2021-10-23	Hudson	Oh	Little Tikes Company	Ankle(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a rotational molding machine when it cycled. As he tried to jump up to the platform, it caught his ankle and broke it.
2021-10-22	Brooklyn	Ny	Brooklyn Botanic Garden	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down from a roof on a ladder. The employee fell from the ladder and suffered an injury to the left 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.
2021-10-18	Hillsborough	Nj	Allied Oil Company	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was unloading a trailer. His foot was caught on a tire and he fell to the ground, suffering a broken ankle.
2021-10-17	Raceland	La	Raceland Raw Sugar LLC	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was washing sugar cane pulp off the floor of a mill area while wearing knee-high rubber boots. The employee stepped onto a floor grate when it shifted, causing him to step into a floor drain with his right leg. Hot water that was in the drain entered the employee's boot, resulting in burns to his ankle and foot.
2021-10-16	Sherman	Tx	Dillard's	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down stairs while exiting a building. The employee suffered a broken ankle and was hospitalized.
2021-10-15	Forest Park	Ga	AmeriCold Logistics LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was selecting cases in the warehouse to fill an order. The employee was walking beside a motorized pallet jack using the arm control to move the pallet jack forward. The pallet jack turned toward the employee and ran into his ankle, resulting in a fracture.
2021-10-14	Priest River	Id	Wilson Construction Co.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell approximately 10 to 15 feet while attempting to transition from a pole to an aerial lift, resulting in broken ankles.
2021-10-14	Pearland	Tx	Sunstate Equipment	Ankle(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
At about 11:30 a.m. on October 14, 2021, an employee was guiding a forklift as it loaded 16-foot metal shoring plates (weighing 720 pounds each) onto the back of a truck. One of the plates began to slide off the forks of the forklift and struck the employee on the back of the leg, resulting in a fractured ankle.
2021-10-12	Sabine Pass	Tx	BO-MAC CONTRACTORS, LTD.	Ankle(s) and knee(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee exited an office trailer and fell about 42 inches to the ground, suffering a broken ankle and knee. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-10	Duncan	Ok	Dollar Tree, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee driving a forklift and struck a parked forklift. The employee's left ankle was pinned between the two forklifts, resulting in three fractures.
2021-10-09	El Campo	Tx	United Agricultural Cooperative Inc.	Multiple lower extremities locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee collided with a forklift while turning around. The employee suffered a broken left ankle/foot/kneecap, as well as swelling to the right ankle.
2021-10-09	Rochester	Ny	Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was placing cases of products on pallets on a grocery shipping line. While he was between two pallets, adjusting a case on one of them, a pallet jack moved to pick up one of the pallets. The employee was caught between the two pallets and suffered a sprained ankle, two broken ribs, and a punctured lung. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-08	Naples	Fl	C&E Love Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell while walking around a car, resulting in a sprained ankle.
2021-10-07	Brownsville	Tx	Alandro Plastic Resources LLC	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was walking across a shipping and receiving bay door opening when they were struck by a powered industrial truck reversing out of the bay door, resulting in a broken left ankle.
2021-10-07	Sarasota	Fl	Gonzalez's Carpentry Specialist, Inc	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was installing a truss 10 feet above the ground when he turned away from the truss and the truss fell. The employee was struck in the back and fell to the ground, resulting in two broken ankles.
2021-10-06	Cottonwood	Al	McLane Company, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee leaned against an electric pallet jack, causing it to roll forward and strike another employee in the right ankle. The second employee's ankle was broken.
2021-10-05	Conyers	Ga	Diversitech, LLC.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was cutting a wire rope on a plastic bale. The bale uncompressed and fell over onto the employee's left leg and ankle. The employee suffered a broken tibia and a left ankle dislocation.
2021-10-05	Wichita	Ks	Robert J Dole VA Medical Center	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee tripped and fell down three steps, suffering a broken right ankle.
2021-10-05	Atlanta	Ga	Jim Ellis University	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was attempting to access the roof of a storage closet. The employee stepped from a rolling ladder onto a trough on the outer edges of the closet roof. He misstepped and his ankle rolled, causing him to fall to the concrete floor below. The employee sustained a broken right arm.
2021-10-02	Ardmore	Ok	Michelin North America, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the tire building machine at the first stage of the cycle. The employee was holding a wire bead rope material utilized in the manufacturing process. The material became caught in the machine and pulled the employee's left hand into the machine while his foot was stuck in the operation pedal. The employee suffered amputation of the left middle finger at the middle knuckle and a left ankle dislocation with a fracture.
2021-10-01	Tonawanda	Ny	Diversified Maintenance-RWS, LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a golf cart when their left ankle got caught between the golf cart and the frame of an exit door, resulting in fractured toes that required surgery and hospitalization.
2021-09-30	New Orleans	La	M.S. Rau	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was unloading a display case when it slid and fell on his right ankle, breaking it. He was hospitalized.
2021-09-30	Bloomingdale	Oh	HLC Trucking Co.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was unloading residual asphalt from a dump truck. The asphalt fell and struck his lower leg, resulting in a broken lower leg and dislocated ankle.
2021-09-28	Sweeny	Tx	Brand Safway	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was exiting a company van when they slipped and landed on their right ankle, resulting in a fracture.
2021-09-27	Orange	Tx	Deep South Cleaning & Rigging	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was attempting to access the front of a third-party trailer to prepare to land a motor for a site. The employee stepped onto the passenger-side drop axle with his left foot and the drop axle was raised, causing it to roll. The employee lost footing and fell 46 inches to the ground. The employee's left ankle was fractured.
2021-09-27	Sulphur	La	Wastewater Specialties, LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion or fire on water vehicle
Five workers of two employers (Wastewater Specialties, LLC and Westlake Chemical Lake Charles South) were hospitalized when a flash fire in a vessel occurred. Two employees were on an elevated platform welding a flange onto a 54-inch segment of process piping at the quench tower. Three other workers were engaged in a hydro blasting operation. Employee 1 suffered head trauma, lacerations, and burns. Employee 2 suffered a lower leg/ankle injury. The other workers sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns
2021-09-27	Decatur	Al	DXP Enterprises	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a flatbed trailer as a pump was being loaded. The pump caught his right ankle, causing him to lose balance and fall from the trailer to the ground about 3 to 5 feet below. He suffered fractures to his right ankle and the left side of his pelvis.
2021-09-23	Lake City	Fl	Champion Home Builders, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was rolling out underlayment paper on the roof of a mobile home when he fell to the ground. The employee broke both ankles and was hospitalized.
2021-09-23	Naples	Fl	London Bay Homes	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working on an extension ladder when he slipped and fell 7 feet to the ground, resulting in a broken right ankle.
2021-09-22	Lone Tree	Co	Trace3, LLC	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking down stairs with a box of equipment in hand. The employee tripped and fell at the last step, suffering fractures to the right ankle and tibia.
2021-09-21	Tampa	Fl	Edmonson Electric Inc	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down steps carrying a ladder and a tool bag. The employee fell and suffered a broken right ankle that required surgery.
2021-09-21	Dayton	Oh	ABF Freight System, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking to a trash can when they were struck by a forklift. The employee sustained a fracture to the leg/ankle.
2021-09-20	Arcadia	Fl	EcoSouth Services, LLC	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
While directing landfill traffic, an employee's feet were run over by a semi trailer. The employee's left ankle was fractured.
2021-09-18	Tampa	Fl	Florida Kenworth, LLC	Ankle(s)	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
An employee stepped off a parking lot sidewalk curb and twisted her ankle, breaking it.
2021-09-17	Madison	Wi	Unitypoint Health At Work	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on a wet floor, suffering a broken left ankle.
2021-09-15	Waco	Tx	COCA COLA BOTTLING CO.	Ankle(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
On September 15, 2021, at 9:50 PM, an employee was operating a ride-on pallet jack and fell off while navigating a turn. The pallet jack then struck the employee and pinned his ankles against a pallet. The employee was hospitalized for bilateral ankle fractures.
2021-09-14	Delaware	Oh	KROGER DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On September 14, 2021, an employee was operating a pallet jack. As he turned into another aisle, his right ankle and calf were caught between the platform of the pallet jack and the empty wooden pallet that was in the slot location. The employee suffered a broken bone in the lower right leg and was hospitalized.
2021-09-14	Canyonville	Or	Seven Feathers Hotel & Gaming Resort	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking over to an oil spill near the pumps of a gas station when they slipped and fell to the concrete ground, resulting in a broken ankle.
2021-09-13	Shreveport	La	Comcast Shreveport	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall to lower level
An employee was descending an extension ladder. The ladder fly section disengaged from the base section, causing the employee to lose his balance. He fell from the ladder, landed on the ground, and suffered a broken ankle and tibia.
2021-09-13	Livonia	Mi	United States Postal Service	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a car in the parking lot and sustained a right ankle injury.
2021-09-10	Bessemer	Al	U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was pouring iron at a casting machine when a crane bumped the employee's ladle resulting in molten iron splashing onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the right hip, ankle, and foot.
2021-09-10	Monte Vista	Co	U.S. Forest Service	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was lifting a dump truck with a floor jack when the jack handle was hit causing the jack to drop and pin his foot against a wall. The employee's right tibia, fibula, and ankle were fractured.
2021-09-10	Mcallen	Tx	Zarsky Lumber Co.	Ankle(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a forklift when it went over a curb and flipped on its side. The employee suffered a broken ankle and was hospitalized.
2021-09-09	Cambridge	Ma	Neville Place at Fresh Pond, Assisted Living & Compass Memory Support	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell down stairs, suffering a broken ankle.
2021-09-09	Philadelphia	Pa	Procacci Brothers Sales Corp.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was stepping onto an electric pallet jack when it activated, jerked, and pinned his leg against a stack of pallets. He suffered a compound fracture to the lower left leg, at the ankle, and was hospitalized.
2021-09-09	Hummelstown	Pa	The Exterior Company	Brain	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was inspecting a one-story residential roof. He fell down the roof slope and off the edge to the ground, suffering broken facial bones, lost teeth, a broken ankle, and brain bruising.
2021-09-08	Atlanta	Ga	Jones Lang La Salle	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder, replacing the motor of a fan box in a classroom. He lost his balance, fell from the ladder to the carpeted concrete floor, and suffered a compound fracture to the right ankle.
2021-09-06	Bay City	Tx	Celanese, Bay City Plant	Ankle(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
In the early morning of September 6, 2021, an employee was traveling on a powered cart when its front passenger tire contacted a handrail post on the side of the roadway. The cart tipped onto its left side, and the employee suffered a laceration to the lower left leg and multiple fractures to the right ankle. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-03	Hopewell Junction	Ny	Global Foundries	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was putting on a cleanroom suit. When he stood up, he slipped and twisted his left ankle resulting in a fall and a fractured ankle.
2021-09-03	Miami	Fl	Holiday Inn Port of Miami	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
At about 10:00 p.m. on September 3, 2021, an employee was climbing down an approximately 6-foot A-frame ladder after painting air conditioning vents on a ceiling. One of his feet got caught and the other left the ladder at the third or fourth rung, resulting in a compound fracture to the left ankle.
2021-09-03	Coatesville	Pa	Cleveland - Cliffs Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was using a jib crane to move a pallet of brick into a ladle. The pendant controller shocked him. He was unable to release his right hand from the controller and slowly fell to the floor of the concrete platform, suffering a chipped bone in the left shoulder and a sprained right ankle.
2021-09-01	Tampa	Fl	Sodexo LLC	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down stairs, from the second floor to a landing between the first and second floors, in a parking garage. The employee suffered a dislocated and fractured right ankle.
2021-09-01	Lake Buena Vista	Fl	Walt Disney Parks & Resorts	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning the edge of a pool when she fell in and suffered a broken ankle. She was hospitalized.
2021-09-01	Plympton	Ma	Sysco Boston	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
While instructing a new employee, the injured employee was struck by a triple pallet jack and sustained a fractured ankle.
2021-08-31	Bedford	Ma	North Shore Mechanical Contractors Inc	Ankle(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was on a ladder, putting ceiling tiles back in the grid in a loading dock area. The loading dock's garage door then opened, and the employee jumped from the ladder to avoid being struck by the door. He suffered a broken ankle.
2021-08-31	Allen	Tx	JVC Construction	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down an A-frame ladder when his foot slipped on a rung and he fell to the floor, breaking his ankle.
2021-08-31	Geneva	Il	Lineage Logistics	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was checking temperatures with his pallet jack parked behind him. A reach truck came around a corner and struck the parked pallet jack, which rolled onto the employee's legs and knocked him to the ground. He suffered an ankle dislocation and a hairline fracture.
2021-08-30	Lakeland	Fl	Saddle Creek Corporation	Ankle(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was loading a trailer with a forklift. The product shifted and some items fell off the pallet that was on his forks. After he dismounted to pick up the product, the forklift's parking brake failed and the forklift rolled forward. The forks pinned his right ankle to the pallet, causing multiple fractures to the ankle.
2021-08-30	New Braunfels	Tx	Walmart Distribution Center	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a forklift when the back of her heel was crushed between the forklift and a steel roof beam. She suffered an injury to the left ankle and Achilles tendon.
2021-08-26	Export	Pa	Dura-Bond Steel Corporation	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Employees were stacking pipe. As they added a pipe to the third tier using a skid steer, the pipe slid and fell onto an employee. The employee suffered an injury to the left ankle and leg.
2021-08-26	Ozark	Ar	KOSS CONSTRUCTION CO.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was unloading liquid asphalt cement from a semi-tanker. He left to retrieve a new gasket for the tanker's hose. The valve was opened while he was gone, and when he returned and removed the hose, 300-degree asphalt cement sprayed out of the connection and struck him. He suffered second-degree burns to his left and right forearm, left thigh, lower stomach, and right shin toward the ankle.
2021-08-25	Denver	Co	Punch Bowl Social Denver	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking when they slipped on a wet floor and fell, resulting in a broken right ankle.
2021-08-23	Dade City	Fl	ROBERTS VAULT COMPANY, INC.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Trip without fall
An employee tripped while carrying a bucket of hot tar. The bucket dropped and splashed tar on his feet and right arm. He suffered burns to the arm and both ankles.
2021-08-23	Cape Fair	Mo	Capital Paving and Construction	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
A flagger was struck by motorists, suffering fractures to an ankle, a lower leg, and a neck vertebra, as well as head and arm lacerations.