Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-02	Green Bay	Wi	Alive & Kickin' Pizza Crust	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a divider that makes balls of dough from a larger batch in an elevated hopper. The employee was removing dough that was leaking from the elevated hopper, when their hand was caught in the machine, resulting in an amputation to the tip of their right thumb.
2021-10-27	Saint Louis	Mo	Haberberger, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A group of employees was using a crawler crane to lower a toolbox from the fourth floor down to the third floor. Once the toolbox was lowered, an employee unhooked the straps from the crane's hook and the ball shifted and pinched his right index finger between the hook and the ball. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated.
2021-10-23	Houston	Tx	Hyatt Regency Houston West	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on water and fell to a ballroom floor. He landed on his arm and his shoulder was dislocated.
2021-10-21	Cherokee	Al	Alabama Painting Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking into a machine shop area. He fell and hit a ball bearing press that was bolted to the floor. He suffered lacerations to the left forearm and hand and was hospitalized.
2021-10-20	Kenilworth	Il	The Davey Tree Expert Company	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was preparing to climb a tree. To set his climbing line, he threw a throw line and throwball in the tree. The throwball got stuck in the tree and he pulled on the throw line to dislodge it when it came toward him and struck him under his right eye. The employee suffered a fractured orbital bone that required hospitalization.
2021-09-09	Tiller	Or	National Interagency Coordination Center	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was installing a portable weather station for use against a wildfire. The employee slipped on a moss-covered rock and fell to the ground, suffering a broken right femur at the ball joint.
2021-09-01	Deer Park	Tx	AWC Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was working on a 1-inch ball control valve when it caught and lacerated his left index finger. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-08-06	Sheridan	Ar	Shippers Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was trying to adjust the pressure rod and tension ball of a slitter machine. The slitter blade amputated the employee's left index finger. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2021-06-17	Rogers	Ar	PEPPER SOURCE, LTD	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on a machine with a ball valve that was leaking. The employee was trying to identify the issue when the valve actuated and amputated his left middle fingertip.
2021-06-01	Newport News	Va	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was entering the back door of his work location when he tripped over a concrete slab and fell, resulting in a fracture to his left hip below the ball joint.
2021-05-25	Binghamton	Ny	AMERICAN IRON & CRANE, INC.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell from a steel beam 10-15 feet above the ground while taking measurements at a baseball stadium. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis and fractured vertebrae.
2021-05-13	Point Comfort	Tx	BAY LTD	Face	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was on a manlift, waiting for a piece of metal that a crane was lifting to be put into place. The crane ball hung up and the load dropped quickly, striking the employee in the face. The employee suffered facial fractures.
2021-04-23	Senoia	Ga	Stalwart Films, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attaching a trailer hitch to the ball on a vehicle. The employee's left index finger was crushed between the ball and the hitch, causing an amputation to the finger.
2021-03-26	Gulfport	Ms	O'Brien Diesel & Performance, LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a ball press when a pin that joins parts of the tool together broke. A part of the broken pin struck the employee in the left eye, resulting in a laceration.
2021-03-04	Coral Springs	Fl	Landscape Service Professionals Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was trying to push a trailer hitch onto a trailer ball when his left middle finger was crushed between the hitch and the ball.
2021-02-24	Watonga	Ok	Cyclone Drilling Inc.	Cheek(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was standing in front of a heater, watching a casing being floated into a hole to seal it. A ball valve failed and burst apart, fracturing the employee's cheekbone and lacerating his cheek.
2021-02-22	Pasadena	Tx	Sunbelt Supply Co.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was repositioning a ball valve when the valve closed on the employee's finger, resulting in an amputation to the tip of the employee's right ring finger.
2021-02-01	Denver	Co	FIORE & SONS, INC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was assisting with assembling a trench box. A forklift was used to carry a 150-lb. steel spreader tube which was to be placed between the trench box sheets. The forklift tipped forward, causing the spreader tube to roll off the forks. The tube struck the ground and pivoted in a "baseball bat swing" movement, striking the employee on the left side of his torso below the armpit and also on the outside of his lower left leg. The employee sustained a broken rib, internal bleeding, bruisi
2021-01-21	Dallas	Tx	Continental American Corporation	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing defective balloons from a conveyor belt when the employee's gloved hand, and then hair, were caught by the conveyor belt rollers. The employee's right arm was broken in two places.
2020-10-19	Fayetteville	Ar	TYSON MEXICAN ORIGINAL, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unclog a pipe in the taco department line between the holding tank and the mixer when their right index finger contacted the ball valve and the pneumatic actuator cycled causing amputation of the finger between the first and second joint.
2020-10-11	Eufaula	Al	Equity Group Eufaula Division, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was hooking up a flatbed trailer to a pickup truck. While letting the hitch down onto the receiver ball, the hitch became bound. The employee jostled the hitch pin while continuing to let the jack stand down. The hitch slipped while the employee's fingertip was in the safety pin hole, causing a fingertip amputation.
2020-09-10	Sanford	Fl	Okros Investments LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to connect a trailer to a ball hitch. He slid his fingers into the trailer receiver around the ball hitch when the receiver slid down, amputating his left middle and ring fingers.
2020-09-03	Maryland Heights	Mo	Accella Polyurethane Systems	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was testing a three-way actuated valve assembly. When the ball cycled, it closed on the employee's left hand, amputating the tips of his middle and ring fingers.
2020-08-03	Carthage	Ny	Ox Specialty Paper, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was performing housekeeping duties when they backed into a ball valve causing steam to release. The employee sustained second degree burns to their back.
2020-07-14	Elkhorn	Wisconsin	Hudapack Metal Treating, Inc.	Head and neck	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was inspecting the inside of an industrial heat treating furnace. A defective relay allowed natural gas to flow into an area of the furnace and the gas was ignited by the radiant tube heating system. The employee was directly in front of a fireball that came from the oven, and sustained second degree burns to the head, face, and neck.
2020-06-24	Neptune	New Jersey	Hackensack Meridian Health	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee attending a company going away party had an allergic reaction to latex balloons.
2020-05-28	Avon	Ohio	AJ Rose Manufacturing	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
At about 11:55 p.m. on May 28, 2020, an employee was replacing a light ballast from an extension ladder. The ladder slipped out from under him and he fell about 8 feet to the floor, suffering a fracture to the back, a left heel injury, and lacerations to the head and fingers.
2020-03-27	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Pratt Industries, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was helping replace plastic straps on a unit of corrugated boxes. He tripped on a plastic strap that had been removed during this process and fell to the floor, breaking the ball joint in his left hip.
2020-02-29	South Charleston	West Virgini	EVERGREEN NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL SERVICES	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
While hooking up a pump trailer to the hitch on a truck, an employee's finger was caught between the hitch ball on the truck and the coupler on the trailer. The employee sustained a crushing injury/fracture to the left middle finger that required surgical amputation.
2020-02-18	La Grange	Illinois	Edward D. Jones & Co., LP	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to traumatic or stressful event, n.e.c.
An employee was verbally harassed by a client and experienced extreme heart palpitations and a spike in blood pressure, requiring hospitalization.
2020-02-09	Arlington	Texas	Alpha Entertainment LLC	Knee(s)	Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training
A football player was blocking during an offensive play when an opposing player fell onto him and dislocated his left knee.
2020-02-05	Fresh Meadows	New York	Collins Building Services, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on an A-frame ladder, changing a light ballast. The ballast broke free and hit his right eye, cutting it; he fell off the ladder and suffered a broken right leg.
2020-01-24	Lock Haven	Pennsylvania	FIRST QUALITY TISSUE LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam in a lamination glue filter. The pneumatic ball valve actuated, catching the employee's left middle finger and amputating the fingertip.
2020-01-24	Cambridge	Ohio	Encore Industries	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On January 24, 2020, an employee was removing a plastic ball from the feed throat of an injection molding machine. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the screw and the barrel, and the tip was amputated.
2020-01-15	Lancaster	Ohio	Homewatch Caregiver	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was getting laundry out of a dryer at a client's home. The employee fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip ball socket.
2020-01-14	San Diego	California	BAE Systems	Head, neck, and trunk	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was inside a mid-level ballast tank onboard an amphibious transport dock (naval vessel). He was walking across the deck and stepped onto a board that was covering an open hole. The board split and the employee fell about 15 feet to the bottom of the tank. He sustained internal bleeding, a brain hematoma, and fractured the C6 and L1 vertebrae.
2020-01-02	Findlay	Ohio	WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on an extension ladder, changing a ballast. The employee fell from the ladder to the workroom floor about 12 feet below, suffering three broken ribs.
2019-09-19	Altamonte Springs	Florida	AdventHealth DeLand	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was exposed to latex balloons in a conference room and had an anaphylactic reaction.
2019-09-18	Orlando	Florida	Siemens Energy, Inc	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was carrying a 24-inch gasket on cardboard wrapped with plastic on the tips of his fingers. The wrapped gasket slipped out of his hand, and he struck a work bench and then fell to the floor. He suffered a fractured ball joint in his right hip.
2019-09-18	Stratford	Connecticut	Sikorsky Aircraft	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
An employee was measuring the 4x4 posts of a staircase. The employee was squatting down on the sixth or seventh step from the bottom, with his back facing down the stairs, looking at the condition of the soil under the stairs. While he was doing so, the ball of his foot slipped off the leading edge of the step, causing him to lose his balance and fall backwards to the bottom of the staircase and onto the pavement. He landed on his left side, sustaining contusions to the left hip and left shoulde
2019-09-16	San Angelo	Texas	Butch's Rathole and Anchor Service, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was hooking the trailer to a pickup truck. Some of the weight of the trailer came down on the employee's left index finger, crushing it against the hitch ball. The fingertip was amputated.
2019-09-11	Mentone	Texas	Brigad Energy Services, LLC	Skull	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Employees were rigging up a work-over rig. One of the rig wires caught on a 1-inch ball valve and the pressure from the rig rising caused the valve to be sent up as a projectile. It struck an employee on the right side of the face and forehead, fracturing his skull. He was hospitalized.
2019-09-09	Homestead	Florida	Billund Aquaculture US Corp	Arm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was testing a 16-inch pipe with a test ball when the test ball flew out of the pipe causing the employee to fly back, landing on his right arm. The employee was hospitalized with a broken arm.
2019-08-29	Houston	Texas	Houston NFL Holdings, L.P.	Foot (feet)	Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training
An employee was injured during a football game. The employee was running and was tackled from behind, suffering a broken right foot.
2019-08-21	Houston	Texas	Houston NFL Holdings, L.P.	Ankle(s)	Multiple types of exertions and bodily reactions
An employee was practicing football when his foot became stuck in the ground, resulting in a dislocated/fractured right ankle.
2019-08-15	Green Forest	Arkansas	TYSON FOODS, INC.	Leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was turning a ball valve on the bypass relief for a filter. The employee was cycling out dirty oil and adding fresh oil. The sanitary fitting on the top of the valve came loose, allowing oil to exit the pipe and burn both of the employee's legs.
2019-08-15	Ottawa Hills	Ohio	Wesson Builders	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On August 15, 2019, an employee was lowering a dump trailer onto the ball hitch on a truck. His left middle finger was pinched between the ball and the trailer hitch, causing a partial amputation.
2019-08-07	Metairie	Louisiana	Eco Energy & Solar Solutions, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was performing stucco work using a scaffold when the scaffold collapsed and the employee fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left shin, shattered ball area of a foot, and two fractures to a finger on the right hand.
2019-08-02	Coushatta	Louisiana	Jaguar Energy Services, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was closing a 2-inch ball valve on a test separator to make repairs to the down side of a low-pressure sand knockout. The employee was about 2 to 3 feet from the ball valve as he closed it; when he got the valve three-quarters closed, the bell reducer pipe on the back side of the ball valve separated in two, releasing pressure in the test separator. The employee suffered sand blast burns to the left side of his body, a broken arm, a sprained ankle, a fractured back vertebra, and a he
2019-07-30	Eglin Afb	Florida	Department of the Air Force	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
On July 30, 2019, a maintenance technician was standing on an 18-foot step stand, preparing to replace a light ballast. He was shocked while working with the 277-volt circuit and fell onto the stand. He lost consciousness and suffered burns and bruises to the hands, and was hospitalized.
2019-07-02	Hartland	Maine	Thomas DiCenzo, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A crew was finishing setup of crane outriggers and then prepared to switch from a 3-sheave block to a headache ball/pill. An employee was helping to un-reeve the crane block. The operator swung the crane over to the side and placed the block on level ground. He got down from operator's cab and checked to ensure it would not topple over under its own weight. He then helped the employee remove pins from the block to remove the rope. The crane operator then went up onto the crane and heard the empl
2019-06-26	Ashland	Alabama	Tru Cabinetry, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was hitching a trailer to a truck when the employee's left pinky finger was pinched between the trailer and the ball of the hitch, resulting in an amputation.
2019-06-19	Austin	Texas	ATX Environmental Solutions	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a 3-way valve (ball type), using a 10-inch screwdriver to remove process powder. A vacuum hose was attached to the other end of the 3-way valve to suck out the powder removed by the screwdriver. While he was cleaning, the screwdriver became stuck inside the valve. After several attempts to remove the screwdriver from the valve, the employee then placed his hand on the side of the valve to generate force to remove the screwdriver. Once the screwdriver was freed from the v
2019-06-19	Baltimore	Ohio	Sam's Excavating Unlimited	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was hammering a concrete nail into the brace of a concrete pad when the concrete nail broke and went into the employee's right eyeball.
2019-06-06	Hartford	Connecticut	Imagineers, LLC	Ball(s) of the foot	Stepped on object
On June 5, 2019, an employee was installing countertops in an apartment and stepped on a screw that went through the sole of his shoe into the ball of his right foot. The employee was hospitalized to treat an infection.
2019-05-02	Trion	Georgia	Mount Vernon Mills	Pelvis	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was loading a ball warp onto a cart. The cart tilted and the ball warp fell on him causing a fractured left pelvic bone.
2019-04-26	Springfield	Missouri	Springfield Cardinals LLC	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was running on the field to retrieve a baseball bat and ball when he fell to the ground and broke his left femur.
2019-04-25	Richmond	Texas	Principal Services, Ltd.	Brain	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was working inside a 14-foot excavation laying pipeline when a clog of dirt (football size) hit his shoulder. He turned around and ran, then hit his head on an excavator bucket. He was hospitalized with a severe head injury and concussion.
2019-04-19	Lawrence	Massachusett	WES Construction Corp	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a skid steer loader, which struck the leftover stub of a basketball pole. The employee was jolted forward and struck his head on a rollover protection bar. He suffered a broken neck and a cut forehead and was hospitalized.
2019-04-11	Liberty	Texas	Boomerang Tube, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at a threader. Shavings had balled up; the employee was removing them with a tool when the shavings were caught and pulled his hand into the machine's disc guard. He suffered a displaced fracture with partial amputation of the right little fingertip.
2019-04-02	Odessa	Texas	Weir Pressure Pumping - Odessa	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pushing and pulling carts inside a shop area. The front cart got stuck on a ball bearing on the floor and the second cart continued moving, catching the employee's left middle finger between the two carts and amputating the tip.
2019-03-29	New Windsor	New York	Golub Corporation	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was going to a store to get balloons for an in-store event when she tripped on the sidewalk and fell, hitting her shoulder on a brick pillar and sustaining shoulder fractures.
2019-03-28	Houston	Texas	Jomar Electrical Contractors	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
An employee was in an elevated scissor lift, running wires to light ballasts. The lift fell over and the employee fell with it to the cement floor. The employee suffered two broken ankles, a broken pelvis, and a broken vertebra.
2019-03-26	Mechanicsburg	Pennsylvania	Messiah Lifeways at Messiah Village	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was playing volleyball with the residents, twisted an ankle and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a broken shoulder as a result of the fall.
2019-03-05	Cibolo	Texas	Casa Mechanical Services, LTD	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged or flying object
An employee was testing a 6-inch water line when a rubber ball struck him and cut his hand. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2019-02-25	Madisonville	Louisiana	Diversified Foods & Seasonings, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting the actuator on the metal detector in-line unit. The valve was stuck open. The employee's right index finger was inside the valve when the pneumatics were activated and the ball closed on his finger. The fingertip was surgically amputated.
2019-02-04	Mentone	Texas	Valerus Compression Services LP	Elbow(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was blowing down a vessel through a stinger pipe that was pointing up. As he reached with his right hand and opened the ball valve to release pressure, the stinger pipe swung to the left and struck his left elbow, causing multiple fractures.
2019-01-24	Union	Kentucky	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee stepped out of his vehicle to deliver a package, slipped and fell on ice. He sustained a hip fracture/fractured ball joint.
2019-01-21	Toledo	Ohio	Frostbite Brands, Div. of Dean Foods	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On January 21, 2019, at approximately 1:00 a.m., an employee was walking in the parking lot when a second employee threw a snowball at the first employee. The first employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground while running away from the snowball, fracturing the right ankle and requiring hospitalization.
2019-01-21	Fort Worth	Texas	Branch Iron Works	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Three employees were constructing a dugout in a baseball stadium. They were on top of the dugout, laying decking down. One of the employees picked up a panel and a gust of wind took him and blew him off the dugout roof. He fell 10 feet, landing on a pile of packed dirt and breaking his hip. Fall protection was not being worn at the time.
2019-01-11	San Antonio	Texas	AAF Players, LLC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Multiple types of exertions and bodily reactions
An employee finished football practice and was on the team bus when he experienced abdominal cramps due to dehydration, requiring hospitalization.
2019-01-08	El Paso	Texas	Alpha Contractors	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee put his weight on a trailer hitch while getting up from connecting a chain. The hitch was not connected to the ball and sank down, catching his finger and later resulting in fingertip amputations.
2019-01-04	Dania Beach	Florida	SIERRA TANGO, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A crane two-blocked while lifting a boat railing. The cable snapped and the headache ball fell onto an employee, severing the employee's leg.
2018-09-24	Altoona	Pennsylvania	Novotech Construction, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was connecting a trailer to a pickup truck and pinched their left index finger between the trailer and the ball on the trailer hitch resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-09-15	Spring	Texas	The Woodlands Country Club	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping close the dividers separating ballrooms in a country club. Her hand was caught between two moving panels, which amputated her middle finger midway up the fingernail and crushed her ring finger up to the beginning of the nail.
2018-09-13	Bristol	Connecticut	Metal Finishing Technologies, LLC.	Knee(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
A maintenance employee was replacing a ball valve on a pump in a wastewater treatment system when she knelt in a puddle of 20% sodium hydroxide and sustained caustic burns on her right knee.
2018-07-13	Bensenville	Illinois	Aaron Equipment Co., Inc.	Forearm(s)	Explosion
The injured employee was using an oxy-acetylene torch to remove one of the legs from the outside of a centrifuge (used process equipment). After 10-15 minutes, the injured employee began having issues with the torch. He paused his work briefly and a second employee came over to assist with lighting the torch. Once the torch was relit, the injured employee resumed cutting activities on the centrifuge and an explosion/fireball occurred. The injured employee sustained severe burns to his forearms a
2018-06-28	Decatur	Illinois	CATERPILLAR	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was installing a machining center when the employee's right index fingertip was amputated by a ball screw on the machining center's horizontal axis.
2018-06-26	Clearwater	Florida	The Phillies	Jaw, chin	Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
A baseball pitcher was struck in the right lower jaw by a line drive baseball, suffering a fractured mandible.
2018-06-20	San Antonio	Texas	Builders FirstSource	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was connecting a gooseneck trailer to the ball hitch of a pickup truck. As the trailer was being shifted into place, his left middle fingertip was pinched and severed between the trailer and hitch.
2018-06-20	Lancaster	Texas	KL Enterprises	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee received an electrical shock while getting ready to tie in a light ballast, requiring hospitalization.
2018-06-04	Beloit	Wisconsin	Westphal & Company, Inc.	Arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee opened the transformer/fuse drawer and changed two medium voltage fuses while the drawer was de-energized. As the employee began to push the main power drawer (13,200 VAC./1,200 amps) back in an arc flash occurred. The arc blast energy and fire ball came out of the bottom door of the main power drawer and up. The employee was standing next to the main power drawer, on the bottom rung of a four-rung step ladder, when the fire ball engulfed his upper torso. The employee sustained secon
2018-06-01	Lawton	Oklahoma	GOODYEAR	Multiple arm locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
After an employee adjusted a loose belt on a conveyor, the operator began using the conveyor again when it balled up. As the employee attempted to remove the ball-up, the employee's right arm was caught in the conveyor belt, suffering multiple fractures and pulling the skin away from the arm between the mid-bicep and mid-forearm.
2018-05-29	Helena	Arkansas	Enviro Tech Chemical Services, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Two employees were inspecting a 3-way actuated ball valve that was not working properly. One employee went to the control room to switch the valve position in a different direction. The injured employee's left index finger entered the valve and the valve closed on his finger causing a fingertip amputation.
2018-05-23	Johnstown	Ohio	Trillium Farm Holdings LLc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to hitch a box trailer to a pickup truck. As the employee was aligning the ball with the trailer hitch, their fingers were inside the hitch. When the ball aligned with the hitch the fingers were pinched resulting in amputation of the left middle fingertip. The fingertip was reattached at a medical treatment facility.
2018-05-12	Montgomery	Ohio	Steak 'n Shake Inc	Multiple head locations	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee went outside to investigate the cause of some noise and commotion. An assailant was going through the neighborhood on a crime spree with a baseball bat and struck the employee. The employee suffered head and facial trauma, requiring hospitalization.
2018-05-09	Sappington	Missouri	ST. ANTHONY'S MEDICAL CENTER	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to harmful substance through skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee had an allergic reaction to a latex balloon and was hospitalized.
2018-05-01	Bradenton	Florida	Ms. Manners Childcare, Incorporated	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking past basketball courts when the employee fell in a hole, twisting and fracturing an ankle.
2018-04-27	Leavenworth	Kansas	DHI Roofing	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was hooking up a trailer to a truck. His left index finger was on the trailer tongue when the tongue dropped over the truck ball, catching and partially amputating his finger between the trailer and the truck.
2018-04-27	Lutz	Florida	NeuroRestorative	Leg(s)	Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training
While playing volleyball, an employee jumped and collided with a participant, landed awkwardly, and broke the right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-04-23	Aurora	Colorado	BrightView Landscape Development	Face	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a strap to move trees. He was pulling a tree by the wire basket around the ball when the wire basket broke. The strap snapped back and the hook cut the employee's face.
2018-04-22	La Porte	Texas	UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD	Nonclassifiable	Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was welding next to railroad tracks. He removed the slag pan, stepped across the rail, and down the ballast section to dump slag from the slag pan. The slag slipped out of the pan and into a ditch with water adjacent to the tracks, resulting in an explosion. The employee suffered third degree burns, requiring hospitalization.
2018-04-14	Parker	Colorado	Geovanni Ramirez	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A crew was attempting to lift a balloon wall when wind caught it, causing the wall to fall back on the crew. One employee was hospitalized.
2018-04-12	San Antonio	Texas	TechnipFMC	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was disassembling a butterfly valve and using a ball-peen hammer to remove the seal insert when the hammer struck and amputated the employee's left pinky fingertip.
2018-03-26	Owego	New York	Sanmina Corp	Buttock(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was filling a tank with nitric acid. The nitric acid sprayed out of the ball valve onto the employee's back and leg. The employee received second degree burns to the buttock area, requiring hospitalization.
2018-02-05	Sturtevant	Wisconsin	Real Alloy Recycling, Inc.	Forehead	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee was charging a furnace by adding material using a powered industrial vehicle. An explosion occurred, causing a fireball to come out of the furnace. The employee jumped from the vehicle to avoid the fireball and landed on the ground. He suffered first and second degree burns to the forehead and injuries to his left knee.
2018-02-02	Middletown	New Jersey	Guttenplans Frozen Dough, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to remove a piece of dough ball from a machine when his right hand contacted the chain and sprocket mechanism. His right index finger was amputated to the second knuckle. The chain and sprocket were unguarded at the time of the incident.
2018-01-19	Jacksonville	Florida	The Terrace of Jacksonville, LLC.	Ankle(s)	Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c.
An employee escorted a former employee from the building and into the parking lot after she became loud and verbally abusive. The former employee entered her car and intentionally ran into the employee, knocking her halfway onto the vehicle's hood before striking her again. She fell to the ground, sustaining three fractures to her left ankle and bruising to left side of her body. She was hospitalized.
2018-01-19	Newnan	Georgia	Health South Rehabilitation Hospital of Newnan	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was completing her patient charting on a computer when someone brought 20 latex balloons into the office for a party. The employee suffered an anaphylactic reaction to the latex.
2018-01-08	Garland	Texas	MAPEI CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Employees were in the process of draining material from a mixer through its pneumatically actuated ball valve, which is approximately 3 inches in size and located at the bottom of the mixer. The ball valve was actuated, but material did not flow. The injured employee was trying to un-clog the ball valve when it actuated and amputated the employee's left middle fingertip.