Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-05	Ponte Vedra Beach	Fl	Cavalier Spirits	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On October 5, 2021, an employee was unloading products from the back of a box truck. He was on the lift gate with a dolly full of beer boxes; when he pressed the descend button, the dolly began moving away from him. As he tried to catch it, he fell off the lift gate with the dolly and the beer boxes. He suffered injuries to his shoulder, back, and leg and was hospitalized.
2021-05-15	Dunedin	Fl	ARHOB LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was picking up a keg of beer in a walk-in cooler. The keg fell over and struck her left leg, breaking the tibia. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2019-05-27	Bronx	New York	Legends Hospitality, LLC	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was getting food from the walk-in refrigerator when she slipped on the wet rubber floor mat and fell backwards, hitting her head and back on a large metal keg of beer. She was hospitalized with a concussion and back strain.
2019-04-02	Gardiner	Maine	Pine State Trading Co.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was taking a half-keg of beer off his truck. The keg fell onto his right ring finger, crushing it and causing the amputation of the fingertip.
2019-03-04	Saint Petersburg	Florida	J.J. Taylor Distributing Florida, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall, slip, trip
While delivering beer kegs, an employee slipped and inside a cooler and broke ribs.
2018-09-13	Orange	Connecticut	DICHELLO DISTRIBUTORS, INC.	Foot (feet)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was using an electric pallet jack to pick cases of beer on a warehouse floor. His jack came into contact with another one as he was stepping off it, and his left foot was pinched between the two pallet jacks, suffering bruising and swelling. He was wearing safety shoes.
2018-09-12	Dunellen	New Jersey	Shore Point Distributing Co., Inc.	Lower extremities	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a hand truck to deliver a 160-pound beer keg to a basement. The keg fell off the hand truck, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall down the steps to the floor. The employee was hospitalized for surgery to treat a severe break to the foot/ankle.
2017-09-06	Houston	Texas	Spec's Family Partners	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee lifted a four-pack of beer bottles to scan it. The wet bottom gave way, and a bottle fell on her right middle finger, severing the tendons.
2017-07-09	New York	New York	Pier 66 Maritime Inc.	Eye(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was stocking glass bottled beer when one of the bottles exploded. A glass shard struck the employee's left eye.
2017-06-26	Orlando	Florida	Florida DistributionCompany	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
An employee was operating a forklift when an empty beer keg he was moving started to fall off. As he attempted to grab it, the keg lacerated his right middle finger.
2017-06-13	Middleton	Wisconsin	FRANK LIQUOR COMPANY, INC.	Multiple face locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
The employee was cleaning a draft beer line with a draft beer line cleaning solution (Micro Matic Beer Line Cleaner [SDS #BDP-003]) . The pressure from the hose caused the chemical to spray out onto the employee's face. The employee sustained a chemical burn to both eyes on his face.
2017-05-24	Naples	Florida	COASTAL BEVERAGE, LTD.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was delivering beer to a convenience store. He was turning a loaded cart to go up a slight ramp when some of the cases of beer fell off the cart and the cart tipped over. The cart and cases of beer struck and broke the employee's leg. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2016-07-16	Bensalem	Pennsylvania	Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was stocking beer bottles. He dropped a bottle which shattered and a piece of glass went into his left eye. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-01-24	Atlanta	Georgia	Automation Personnel Services, Inc.	Arm(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee's left arm was injured when he attempted to stop a rolling 15-gallon beer keg.
2015-12-23	Narberth	Pennsylvania	Penn Beer Distributors, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was removing a 1/2 keg of beer from the truck when it fell on his foot and fractured two toes.
2015-09-27	Cocoa Beach	Florida	Publix	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting a case of beer when he suffered a hernia.
2015-05-15	Austin	Texas	Capitol Wright Distributing	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was in the loading bay counting beer that was to be delivered. He turned around and slipped off the open bay door, falling backwards and hitting his head on the concrete below. The fall was approximately 3 feet. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized.
2015-04-17	San Antonio	Texas	SILVER EAGLE DISTRIBUTORS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were unloading beer from the back of an 18 wheeler. One employee was pulling down the lift gate and the other employee was assisting with his hands flat on the lift gate. The employee with his hands flat on the gate caught his middle finger, on his left hand, in a pinch point. The employee received a partial amputation of the tip of his middle finger, which was later fully amputated at the hospital that night.