Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-01	Scottsbluff	Ne	R & C Welding Fab Trucking and Crane Service, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was signaling to a forklift operator on a flat car unloading steel beams. The load shifted on the car and the employee fell off the car, resulting in neck vertebrae fractures.
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.
2021-10-21	Hamilton	Nj	ISC Structures	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion and bodily reaction
An employee was strapping steel beams onto a truck bed when they suffered a back injury and became immobilized. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-13	Washington	Dc	KGS Construction Services, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was unloading steel I-beams from a truck. A beam slipped and fell onto the employee's left foot, injuring it.
2021-10-11	Saint Louis	Mo	Cauttrell Enterprises, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was standing beside a stack of steel beams that had been lifted with an overhead crane. After trying to move the chain with the hook away from under the stack, the employee raised the crane. The chain hooked back onto the beams, causing them to fall onto the employee and to fracture both legs.
2021-10-09	Adairsville	Ga	VMC Specialty Alloys, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was injured when two, 19-inch diameter, 16-foot-long aluminum billets weighing approximately 7,000 - 10,000 pounds each, rolled off the forks of a fork truck while he was stacking steel I-beams as spacers so that the aluminum billets could be placed in the homogenization oven. The fork truck lost hydraulic power to the forks which were holding the billets. This caused them to tilt forward (down) and strike the employee. The billets had an approximate average temperature of at least
2021-10-04	Minocqua	Wi	Nimsgern Steel Corp.	Lower leg(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was unloading steel I-beams from a drill machine using an overhead crane when a stack of seven I-beams tipped over onto the employee, resulting in two broken legs below the knee that required hospitalization.
2021-09-14	Peoria	Il	O'Brien Steel Service Co.	Forearm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
At about 3:30 p.m. on September 14, 2021, an employee was riding on the step used to access the cab of a powered industrial vehicle, observing the vehicle's operator for training purposes. The vehicle was traveling through an aisleway of a racking system used to store lengths of steel beams/poles. The employee's right arm struck the steel shelf arms of the racking system resulting in a fractured radius and ulna. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-23	La Crosse	Wi	Gillette Pepsi, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was reversing a forklift out of a pick location and struck a plastic barrier around the steel support beams. The employee's right little finger was crushed between the forklift and the barrier, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.
2021-08-11	Chicago	Il	Mariani Enterprises, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on the tongue of a trailer and slipped on the wet beam. Their right foot went between two of the beams while they fell to the side, resulting in a broken lower right leg.
2021-08-01	Dodge City	Ks	BNSF (Dodge City)	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A crew was loading material into the bed of a boom truck with a tag line on one end. An employee was steadying a bundle of I-beams as they were being hoisted onto a boom truck. The load shifted and pinched his right middle finger, resulting in an amputation.
2021-07-01	Mission	Tx	Walmart, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was moving a section of warehouse rack beams when one section slipped from his hand and struck his foot. The employee sustained a broken right foot requiring surgery.
2021-06-02	Lockport	Il	Lockport Steel Fabricators, LLC	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On June 2, 2021, at 8:20 a.m., an employee was driving a forklift uphill that was holding bundles of beams that became unstable. With the forks on the ground, the employee attempted to move a board that was part of the load supporting the stack of bundles, causing one bundle to fall and pin the employee's leg between it and a bundle that had previously fallen. The employee was hospitalized due to a contusion to the left knee and leg.
2021-05-23	York	Pa	Kinsley Construction Incorporated	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading steel beams onto a truck. The employee fell from the truck to the ground, suffering a broken pelvis.
2021-04-17	San Antonio	Tx	MID CITIES ERECTORS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving steel beams to the ground when his hand got caught between two beams resulting in broken fingers.
2021-04-10	Cincinnati	Oh	XPO Logistics Freight	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading a trailer using a forklift. He left the forklift and removed a strap securing freight to the wall on a deck over other freight. One or more of the four beams running from one side of the trailer to the other failed, and the freight fell forward onto him. He suffered a broken fibula and tibia.
2021-04-07	Mobile	Al	Alafab, Inc	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was drilling holes in C-channel beams that were 16 feet long and weighed approximately 400 pounds. The employee placed three beams on saw horses. After drilling holes, he manually flipped them over. When the employee flipped the third beam it landed at an angle and fell off the saw horses and struck and fractured the employee's right leg and left ankle. The employee was hospitalized for surgery on his left ankle.
2021-04-06	Channelview	Tx	Ship Channel Constructors	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee was helping secure bridge beams that were being set when a beam broke. Concrete pieces of the beam fell and one piece struck the employee, knocking him off the column he was standing on. The employee was wearing a harness and his lanyard deployed, curtailing the fall. The employee swung back into the column, resulting in a fractured rib and lacerated spleen.
2021-03-24	Jacksonville	Fl	United Parcel Service, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
On March 24, 2021, an employee was using a push cart to move packages inside the building. As he was turning left, his thumb was caught between the cart and one of the building's metal support beams. He sustained a compound fracture to his left thumb and was hospitalized.
2021-03-18	New York	Ny	LiRo Group	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was performing a post-remediation inspection. As he looked up at metal beams, cross-members and columns with a flashlight, he fell through a floor opening onto a bunch of boxes (filled with filters) on the floor below. He was hospitalized.
2021-03-15	Ponca City	Ok	Warrior Steel, LLC	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was connecting beams to columns during steel construction. While walking from one point to another, he lost his balance and fell to the ground about 13 feet below. He suffered a broken left elbow.
2021-03-08	Fargo	Nd	Red Cedar Steel Erectors Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was connecting two steel beams when his right ring finger was caught between the beams, resulting in surgical amputation of the fingertip.
2021-03-04	Brookshire	Tx	Basden Industrial Group, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving steel beams with an overhead crane. The beams shifted and pinned the employee's legs, breaking both of them.
2021-03-01	Eden	Tx	RES AMERICA CONSTRUCTION INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was adjusting one of the beams in a forklift when their left thumb became caught between the two support beams, resulting in bone fractures and a skin laceration.
2021-02-24	San Antonio	Tx	Sundt Construction, Inc.	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A crew was removing steel beams from the work area using a fork lift. There were 10-foot and 30-foot sections of steel beams stacked on dunnage next to each other. After allowing employees to clear approximately 25 feet away from the lift, the forklift operator began to lift a 10-foot section of steel beam. The bottom left flange of the 10-foot beam being lifted caught the top flange of the adjacent 30-foot beam, causing it to fall off the dunnage and onto an employee's foot. The employee's left
2021-02-06	Barnegat	Nj	JC Interior finishing co	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting beams with a circular hand saw and lacerated their right index finger.
2020-10-03	Point Comfort	Tx	Turn2 Specialty Companies LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were moving a pallet of tower trays and beams using a hydraulic pallet jack when a board from the pallet became caught under one of the wheels of the pallet jack. An employee was removing the board when the hydraulics were released, lowering the pallet onto the employee's hand and resulting in partial amputation of the left index fingertip.
2020-09-30	Pulaski	Pa	Young Galvanizing, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Employees were using an overhead crane to submerge metal I-beams and girders in a galvanizing dip tank. Other I-beams and girders were stacked on the shop floor waiting to be processed. The stack was bumped, causing three I-beams/girders (weighing about 4,000 pounds in total) to fall off and strike an employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized with multiple leg fractures.
2020-09-16	Pflugerville	Tx	Piedmont Structural Company	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping install steel bar joists on steel beams as the joists were lifted into place. A joist hung up, then swung as the employee pried it loose. His right hand was caught between the joist and other steel members and the tip of his little finger was amputated.
2020-07-09	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	W & W - AFCO Steel LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On July 9, 2020, an employee was in a training class, practicing how to rig and flip I-beams using a chain. His right thumb was slammed between the chain and the beam, causing an avulsion; the thumb tip was medically amputated on July 10, 2020.
2020-06-17	Tyler	Texas	John Soules Foods, Inc.	Hand(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift truck. His left hand was outside the cage area of forklift as he was moving parallel to a storage rack. He positioned his left hand on one of the rack beams and then slightly turned the truck with his right hand. The truck maneuvered at an angle, and the rear cage frame struck his left hand.
2020-06-02	Lubbock	Texas	1 Priority Environmental Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a scaffold when his thumb was caught between the I-beams. He broke his thumb and required surgery.
2020-05-26	Carlisle	Pennsylvania	NFI	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A piece of metal grating slipped after an employee replaced it in a storage rack. The employee was trying to push it back in place when the grate fell between two crossbeams, catching the employee's right middle finger against the storage rack beam and causing the amputation of the fingertip.
2020-05-22	Savannah	Georgia	TIC - The Industrial Company	Shoulder(s) and back	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on top of a trailer rigging steal beams so that they could be lifted when he fell off the trailer to the ground, injuring his right shoulder and lower back.
2020-05-20	Friendship	Maine	Prock Marine Company	Lower leg(s)	Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
A Prock Marine Company employee was helping a crew set up steel I-beams on a barge to move them to the dock with a crane. In the process, one of the I-beams fell, hitting the employee's leg and knocking the employee into the water. The employee suffered a broken lower left leg.
2020-05-07	Tampa	Florida	Kloeckner Metals Corporation	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was rigging steel beams for unloading from a trailer when he tripped and fell from the trailer to the ground, landing on his left side. He suffered a fractured left elbow, laceration, and contusions to the head.
2020-04-20	Fort Worth	Texas	DFW Movers and Erectors, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
Employees were organizing iron beams with an overhead crane and sweeping the work area when the steel beam tipped over and pinned the injured employee's legs, causing fractures to both.
2020-04-19	Levittown	Pennsylvania	Walmart Super Center #2068	Upper arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was up a ladder and on steel beams while lifting box freight when he fell to the floor and landed on his right side. He fractured his humerus in his right arm.
2020-04-17	Waynesboro	Georgia	CBI Services, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was manually positioning a 13-foot long, 460-pound steel I-beam with his hands onto cribbing with the assistance of a forklift when other I-beams stationed on the forks of the lift shifted. This action resulted in the employee having his right-hand middle finger caught between I-beams, which resulted in a partial amputation to his finger.
2020-03-02	Birmingham	Alabama	Metalplate Galvanizing, L.P.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was helping align a press, to be used in welding beams. His right hand was amputated between the ram and the shoe of the die.
2020-02-21	Columbus	Ohio	Crown	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was reaching to attach a sign cable between two I-beams while standing on a 4-foot ladder when the employee fell about 4 feet to the concrete floor, suffering a fractured hip.
2020-02-05	Birmingham	Alabama	O'Neal Steel, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was using an overhead crane to put a piece of metal scrap in a dumpster. A stack of beams turned over and pinned the employee, injuring the employee's legs. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-01-30	Salina	Kansas	PKM Steel Service Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was measuring the length of an I-beam prior to cross cutting it on a band saw when his right hand was caught between the remote-controlled pneumatic clamp and the back fence of the saw where the I-beams are secured prior to cutting. Three fingers on the right hand were broken and the employee's ring finger was amputated below the first joint.
2020-01-24	Venice	Florida	Arellano Imperial Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was preparing to receive roof trusses. He was moving from an extension ladder and going onto the tie beams when he fell and struck his head on the concrete below. He was hospitalized with head injuries.
2020-01-24	San Diego	California	SSA Pacific (aka, Marine), Inc.	Brain	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A longshoreman was unloading I-beams off a cargo ship. The beams were secured with a lashing system composed of wooden 4-by-4s and cables. While the cables were being loosened, a 4-by-4 sprung loose and struck the employee on the hardhat, causing a head injury.
2020-01-23	Evansville	Wisconsin	Bluescope Buildings North America, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was standing near stacked steel beams, using a handheld remote to raise the top beam with a crane. When the beam was lifted up, the bottom beam became unstable and shifted off the dunnage onto the employee's right leg. The employee suffered a compound fracture of the lower leg.
2020-01-23	Tampa	Florida	Town & Country Industries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving scrap aluminum beams into a stack in a warehouse. His right middle finger got stuck between the beams and sustained an amputation.
2020-01-17	Pharr	Texas	Strong Structural Steel, LTD.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was aligning metal beams on a table by hand before pushing them into a cutting machine when his hand was wedged between two beams, resulting in a left ring finger amputation.
2020-01-16	Atlanta	Georgia	SUPERIOR RIGGING & ERECTING CO.	Lower leg(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee became pinned by two I-beams while performing rigging operations, injuring the left leg above the left ankle.
2020-01-06	Bronx	New York	LENDLEASE (US) CONSTRUCTION LMB INC.	Ankle(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On, January 6, 2020, an employee was unloading a steel delivery of 15' 9'' long "I" beams. After the steel was taken off the truck by a forklift, it was set down on two A-frames and rolled to a storage location by two employees. There was one employee on each A-frame. The steel on the A-frames was on uneven ground near a curb and sewer drain while the employees waited for help to remove it from the A-frames and place it on the ground. While waiting, one employee walked in between the A-frame and
2019-09-12	Houston	Texas	Service Steel Warehouse Co., L.P.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was loading steel beams when the load shifted and the steel landed on his legs and ankle. He suffered broken legs.
2019-08-16	New Iberia	Louisiana	LFI Ft Pierce	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was unloading steel beams from a flatbed truck. A beam fell off the truck and broke the employee's leg.
2019-08-02	Cedar Hill	Texas	Delta Steel Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An overhead crane was being used to stack 4-by-4-by-20-foot steel beams on an existing pile of beams. An employee was walking through the area when a stack of about 20 beams from the pile collapsed and struck the employee's legs, breaking both of them.
2019-07-29	Beaumont	Texas	Aspen Rayn Enterprises, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was on a roof guiding insulated roof panels into place to secure them into steel beams with self-tapping bolts. He was working with two other employees who were in a scissor lift. The roof panel slipped from the beam at the peak before being secured and fell to the scissor lift below. This caused the other end of the lift to teeter upward, making contact with a 7,620-volt powerline. All three employees were shocked and received electrical burns. The employee on the roof fell approxi
2019-07-23	Vienna	Ohio	Kundel Industries, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment
On 7/23/2019, an employee was attempting to remove a crate from a pile of stacked materials when a pile of steel beams became dislodged and fell toward the employee. The smaller steel beams struck a larger steel beam, which then fell onto the employee's right foot. The employee sustained multiple broken foot bones, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2019-06-24	Pascagoula	Mississippi	Ingalls Shipbuilding Inc.	Thigh(s)	Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting T-beams with a cutting torch when the employee's pants caught on fire possibly due to a piece of molten slag, resulting in second and third degree burns to the employee's inner thighs.
2019-06-05	Lagrange	Georgia	C. W. Matthews	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was unloading a bundle of bridge foundation beams. While disconnecting the rigging chains, the beams shifted and the employee's leg and foot were pinned between two beams causing foot and ankle fractures.
2019-05-31	Wallingford	Connecticut	Infra-Metals Co.	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
At approximately 12:55 a.m., an employee was helping another employee load steel beams onto a tractor trailer. He picked up a beam with an overhead crane using the crane's remote control box. After attempting to maneuver the beam into an open space on the trailer, he determined the beam would not fit because it was too wide. He placed the beam on top of a smaller pile of beams. During this process, the chain holding the load caught the flange of an adjacent beam, tipping both beams and a tube.
2019-05-20	North Tarrytown	New York	Ballard Marine Construction, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A diver was underwater cutting steel floor beams from an anchor span truss when the anchor span moved and pinched his hand between the previously cut lateral beam and the truss. The employee was trapped for a few minutes until the steel structures moved and released him, allowing him to surface. He suffered a right ring finger and pinky fingertip amputation, as well as a right middle finger laceration.
2019-05-17	Tulsa	Oklahoma	Darby Equipment Co.	Jaw, chin	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was dragging a stack of I-beams using a chain and a forklift. The chain snapped and hit the employee in the jaw, breaking it and requiring surgery.
2019-05-05	Marston	Missouri	MAGNITUDE 7 METALS, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were sitting on cradles (U-shaped steel beams) staged between the outer wall columns in Pot Room A to take a break. While the employees were seated, the outermost cradle began to shift. The employees stood and attempted to get out of the line of fire. The falling cradle struck one of the employee's legs causing a broken tibia.
2019-05-02	West Palm Beach	Florida	BALDWIN INNOVATIVE BUILDERS, INC.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
Two employees were preparing to pour concrete in the tie beams. Both employees were holding the concrete pump hose when the hose kinked and swung knocking both employees off the tie beam onto the plywood floor. One employee was hospitalized for a concussion. The second employee was hospitalized for a fractured tailbone.
2019-04-29	Kansas City	Kansas	Brown Strauss, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was stacking beams in a yard. A 10-by-4-by-6 block was in the middle of the pile. He lifted the end of the bundle of beams and got off his lift to pull the block out. The block twisted and its weight caught the tip of his finger on the flange, amputating the fingertip. He was hospitalized.
2019-03-14	Dallas	Texas	CBF Construction, LLC	Thigh(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was serving as a lookout for a forklift operator who was picking up steel beams to move them on the job site. The forklift arm caught something on the ground and caused the load to bounce. When the load bounced, the beams toppled over. The employee was then pinned between a steel beam and a vehicle, suffering a cut to the upper left leg and bruising on the upper right leg.
2019-03-06	Springfield	Missouri	DOING STEEL FABRICATION, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was loading steel beams onto a flatbed truck using a crane. The controls pinched and amputated his right ring finger.
2019-02-25	Miami Gardens	Florida	BEST CHOICE CONSTRUCTION INC.	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was sweeping around metal roofing beams when a metal beam collapsed onto the employee's foot fracturing it.
2019-02-21	Quincy	Illinois	HOLLISTER-WHITNEY ELEVATOR CORP.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
At about 11:00 a.m. on February 21, 2019, an employee was retrieving a steel channel beam from a stack. The employee pried two steel channel beams apart with a 12-inch pry bar to attach a lifting device. One beam slid off the other, and the employee's right ring fingertip was pinched between the beams and was amputated.
2019-02-19	Hollywood	Florida	D & D WELDING & FABRICATION, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping move and sort material at ground level using a hydraulic crane. A bundle of angle iron beams pinched and amputated three of his fingertips. He was hospitalized.
2019-02-15	Byron	Georgia	ELITE STRUCTURES, INC.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On February 15, 2019, a truck driver was unstrapping metal beams from a flat truck. A forklift on the opposite side of the truck lifted the beams and they fell onto the driver, breaking ribs and other bones. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-02-14	Wheeling	Illinois	Mechanical & Industrial Steel Services, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
On February 14, 2019, an employee was between two I-beams while attaching rigging when the second I-beam rolled onto his right foot trapping it. The employee sustained a severe ankle strain.
2019-01-16	Brooklyn	New York	Skanska Picone Joint Venture	Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was drilling holes in steel beams when his right hand and glove became entangled in the magnetic drill. The employee was hospitalized due to lacerations, possible ligament damage, and a nail avulsion on his right hand.
2019-01-03	Madison	Wisconsin	J.P. Cullen	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
On January 3, 2019, an employee was setting up steel beams when a beam fell and struck the employee's left ankle, causing a fracture and requiring hospitalization.
2019-01-03	Morrisville	Pennsylvania	Trumbull Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was walking next to a pile of I-beams when a 12-inch I-beam slid off the pile and fell on the employee's right lower leg, fracturing the tibia and fibula.
2018-09-26	Columbus	Georgia	Saguaro Employment Services, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On September 26, 2018, at approximately 10:30 AM, an employee was offloading two I-beams when his finger became trapped between two of the beams. As he pulled his hand away, his third left finger was partially amputated.
2018-09-24	Port Wentworth	Georgia	IKEA Distribution Services, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating narrow aisle equipment to place a wooden pallet with plastic-wrapped product in the lower level of an aisle. He was attempting to move the equipment forward when the reverse handle was engaged. The movement caused him to be pinned under the second level cross beams and the narrow aisle equipment, fracturing his right kneecap, bruising ribs, lacerating his spleen, and puncturing a lung.
2018-09-21	Eau Claire	Wisconsin	MENARD, INC.	Lower leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A maintenance employee was troubleshooting/inspecting a section of a roller conveyor line on a third-level catwalk that was not functioning correctly. He was sitting on the catwalk with his legs hanging over the edge when an automated transfer car system on the second level (directly below the third-level catwalk) traveled beneath the catwalk and pinned his legs between the upper portion of the transfer car and one of the support beams of the catwalk. He was hospitalized with two fractured bones
2018-09-13	Lebanon	Pennsylvania	Benson Industries Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was acting as a fire watch during operations to weld off steel beams when a steel beam came loose and fell onto his left hand, resulting in partial amputations to four fingers (up to first knuckle) and lacerations to the wrist, face, and ear.
2018-08-29	Jacksonville	Florida	Kloeckner Metals Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
As an employee was stacking steel beams, a top beam rolled and pushed the other beams, which fell onto and crushed the employee's left ring finger. The fingertip was amputated.
2018-08-23	Portsmouth	New Hampshir	Copia Specialty Contractors, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was painting steel beams from an aerial lift. The lift basket got caught on a metal beam while the lift was moving and when it freed the employee was thrown against another beam. The employee sustained a fractured shoulder.
2018-08-09	Charlestown	Rhode Island	Cardi Construction Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was helping another employee install bridge beams on a construction site on a hot, humid day when he began to feel dizzy and lightheaded. He then began to experience muscle cramping and vomiting and required hospitalization due to dehydration.
2018-07-30	Freeport	Texas	Primoris Industrial Constructors, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was in a scissor lift, helping rig iron beams to be removed as part of concrete form work. A beam struck the scissor lift, knocking it to the ground with the employee inside it. The employee suffered injuries including an injured spleen.
2018-07-16	Nampa	Idaho	Gayle Manufacturing Company	Knee(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving steel beams when the load hit another beam. He was then pinched between the loads, fracturing his knee and requiring hospitalization.
2018-07-13	East Butler	Pennsylvania	Northeast Prestressed Products LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was delivering concrete beams to a construction project along a highway. During the unloading process, the employee was on the tractor when the employee lost footing and fell approximately 4 feet to the ground. The employee suffered bruised ribs and a dislocated finger, requiring hospitalization.
2018-06-25	Victoria	Texas	Alamo Structural Steel, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On June 25, 2018, an employee was pinching the metal pins (weighing about 25 pounds) out of an 18-wheeler flatbed truck, preparing the bed for a new load of steel I-beams. One of the pins caught his cloth causing him to lose balance; he fell to the concrete floor, breaking several ribs and his collarbone.
2018-06-14	Staten Island	New York	Caldwell Marine International, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee's finger was pinched and avulsed while moving I-beams.
2018-05-16	San Diego	California	Janus Corporation	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was working in a scissor lift to remove beams and a canopy when a beam sheared off and fell, striking and fracturing his back.
2018-04-27	Peoria	Illinois	O'Brien Steel Service Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using an overhead crane to stack steel beams in the beam yard when the employee's left ring and pinky fingers were smashed between two beams, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-04-18	Buchanan	Georgia	Atlanta Structural Concrete	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on a load on top of a truck using a chain to tie down precast concrete beams when he passed out and fell 10 feet off of the truck onto gravel-covered ground, suffering fractured vertebrae.
2018-04-17	Sarasota	Florida	TRIDENT BUILDING SYSTEMS, INC.	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was standing on the ground using an overhead crane to move small light beams from a conveyor to a staging area when the stack of beams became unstable and started to fall over. As he attempted to get out of the way of the falling beams, he fell to the ground, dislocating/fracturing his left elbow. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-04-12	Tunkhannock	Pennsylvania	Kriger Construction	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was putting straps on steel beams by hand. The smaller beams were being moved by two employees using a long reach arm excavator. A larger steel I-beam flipped and rolled off the block it was on and pinned the employee's ankle to the ground, fracturing it.
2018-04-10	Thomasville	Georgia	CIVES CORPORATION	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was stacking/moving steel beams when they became unstable and fell against the employee. The employee was pinned and suffered bruises, scrapes, and soreness.
2018-03-27	Kerrville	Texas	Comal County Erectors, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was rigging I-beams for a crane when an I-beam fell on his right leg, fracturing it below the knee. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-02-16	Lavista	Nebraska	Standard Ironworks, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
While unloading steel beams, a beam fell off of the truck and struck an employee's lower leg, breaking it.
2018-02-13	Neodesha	Kansas	Cobalt Boats LLC	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working on the deck of a boat being built. As she was stepping across a gap in the boat deck, she lost her balance and stepped off of the boat. Her left leg was wedged between two structural beams of the boat dolly. She continued to fall (29 inches) onto the floor while her leg remained wedged between the beams resulting in a leg fracture.
2018-02-04	Ashtabula	Ohio	PLASTPRO, INC.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee entered a production line to make adjustments when he was hooked by the hoist and dragged down the line. The hoist pulled him through a 12-inch gap between two I-beams. He suffered broken ribs, a lacerated spleen, and cuts to his leg, requiring hospitalization.
2018-01-02	Cullman	Alabama	Labor Finders of Tennessee, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
A temporary employee was running a jackhammer to break up concrete around metal beams when the jackhammer jumped up then came down. The employee's left hand was then caught between the jackhammer and a metal beam, amputating the middle and ring fingers at the first knuckle.
2017-09-28	York	Pennsylvania	Northeastern Building Maintenance	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell 15 feet to the ground while dusting exposed beams, suffering a separated shoulder and lung aspiration. He was wearing a body harness but was not tied off at the time of the incident.
2017-09-25	El Dorado	Arkansas	Canfor Southern Pine	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was loading wooden beams onto a trailer when one of the beams fell from the bed of the trailer and struck the employee. The employee fell with the beam on top of him resulting in a fractured pelvis and other lower extremities fractures.
2017-09-21	East Rockaway	New York	Architectural Panel Systems	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee slipped on elevated steel beams and fell 11 feet to the floor, suffering a broken left foot, sprained left knee, broken tibia, and torn meniscus in the right knee.
2017-08-15	Rincon	Georgia	Caravels, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working on I-beams while replacing a grating system when he fell approximately 20 feet to an electrical panel below. He suffered broken ribs, a broken leg, and a possible punctured lung.