Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-07	Fountain	Co	WALMART Store #3018	Arm(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was starting her shift at the fuel station. She walked past a person that had a dog carrier attached to their bicycle. The dog was on a leash, but it jumped out of the carrier and bit the employee's left arm. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
2021-08-04	Groton	Ct	GENERAL DYNAMICS, ELECTRIC BOAT DIVISION	Leg(s)	Pedal cycle collision in roadway
An employee was using a company bicycle to travel to a company property when they were struck by a vehicle that was backing out of a driveway, resulting in a fractured leg.
2021-06-21	Brookline	Ma	US Postal Service	Nonclassifiable	Pedal cycle incident, n.e.c
An employee was walking down the stairs onto a sidewalk after delivering a package when they were struck by a bicycle, resulting in injuries that required hospitalization.
2021-05-11	Palm Harbor	Fl	Five Star Quality Care-FL, LLC	Multiple body parts	Pedal cycle collision in nonroadway area
An employee was riding a bicycle. While still on the property at a crossroad, she was struck by a car. The employee sustained fractured ribs, a fractured clavicle, a fractured nose, and bleeding in the brain.
2021-04-21	Fort Worth	Tx	American Airlines	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall from pedal cycle
An employee was riding a bicycle between two buildings on a campus. The bicycle chain disengaged and the employee fell, suffering a broken collarbone, a head laceration, and a scraped knee.
2021-03-26	Leominster	Ma	Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was putting a bicycle together when their left index finger struck the disc brake, resulting in an amputation to the fingertip.
2021-01-21	Tampa	Fl	Traffic Control Products of Florida, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was using an air hose at the company's fueling station to fill a co-worker's bicycle tires. The employee was bent over in front of a pickup truck while filling the tires. The pickup moved forward, striking the employee and causing a compound fracture to his left leg.
2020-09-16	Houston	Tx	Tex-Tube Company	Forearm(s)	Fall from pedal cycle
An employee was riding a bicycle when the chain dislodged from the sprocket. The employee fell to the concrete, suffering a broken right forearm.
2019-09-20	Telluride	Colorado	Telluride Ski Resort	Arm(s)	Fall from pedal cycle
An employee fell from a bicycle to the ground while conducting trail maintenance operations, fracturing the right arm.
2019-05-15	Midwest City	Oklahoma	U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, TINKER AFB	Face	Pedal cycle collision in nonroadway area
An employee was riding a bicycle on the flight line apron headed to a building when the employee was struck by the trailing edge of a B-1 stabilizer on a parked trailer. The employee suffered facial fractures and lacerations.
2019-02-13	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Dicks Sporting Goods	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was adjusting a bicycle's rear gear assembly. The employee's chisel tool slipped and lacerated the employee's left middle finger, causing an amputation to the fingertip.
2019-01-13	Cicero	New York	GANDER OUTDOORS, LLC	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was demonstrating an electric bicycle on the sales floor for a customer when the employee fell to the ground, fracturing the left leg and required hospitalization.
2018-08-03	Brunswick	Georgia	U. S. Dept of Homeland Security	Jaw, chin	Pedal cycle collision in nonroadway area
An employee collided with a vehicle while riding a bicycle at the work site, suffering facial trauma and a broken jaw.
2018-05-25	Vail	Colorado	Vail Resorts	Buttock(s)	Fall from pedal cycle
An employee was on his bicycle, maintaining a bike trail. He fell off the bike, sustaining an injury to his colon. He was hospitalized for surgery.
2018-02-23	Jasper	Texas	Louisiana-Pacific Corporation	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using an air and water hose to air up a bicycle tire. The employee placed his hand over the nozzle to prevent the water from squirting out. Air got into the hand of the employee causing injuries to the right hand and forearm.
2018-01-03	Pascagoula	Mississippi	U.S. Coast Guard	BODY SYSTEMS	Overexertion involving outside sources, n.e.c.
An employee was riding his bicycle and suffered a heart attack.
2017-03-03	Reading	Pennsylvania	Rent-A-Center East, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Shooting by other person-intentional
On March 3, 2017, at 11:00 a.m., an employee was completing a merchandise delivery when a male on a bicycle rode up to the delivery box truck and fired 8 rounds at the truck, three of which pierced the employee in the arm and pelvic area. He was hospitalized.
2017-02-01	Fort Collins	Colorado	REI, Recreational Equipment, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall from pedal cycle
An employee was testing out a bicycle after repairing/assembling it, hit a patch of ice on the north side of the store, and fell off the bicycle fracturing the left hip.
2016-09-29	Port Arthur	Texas	Motiva Enterprises LLC	Forearm(s)	Fall from pedal cycle
A worker was riding a bicycle traveling between locations on a paved roadway and fell off the bicycle landing on his arms and upper body. The employee incurred a fracture with laceration to his left forearm.
2016-09-12	Greenwich	Connecticut	Soulcycle Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee amputated two fingers while repairing a chain on a bicycle.
2016-09-01	Houston	Texas	Turner Industries Group, LLC	Hip(s)	Pedal cycle collision in nonroadway area
An employee was riding a bicycle at the jobsite, swerved to avoid striking another employee and hit a containment wall. The employee fell from the bicycle and fractured the left hip.
2016-08-29	Kittery	Maine	Portsmouth Naval Shipyard	Wrist(s)	Fall from pedal cycle
An employee fell off her bicycle while commuting to work on shipyard property. The employee fractured the left wrist and was hospitalized for surgery.
2016-08-11	Chicago	Illinois	Motivate International Ink.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Pedal cycle collision in roadway
While driving a work bicycle, an employee was struck by a moving vehicle, suffering bruises and scrapes on the legs, shoulders, and arms.
2016-06-17	Sandusky	Ohio	August Corsos & Sons, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall from pedal cycle
On June 16, 2016, an employee fell off a bicycle and sustained a broken fibula and tibia on the right leg.
2015-12-14	Denver	Colorado	Backcountry Delicatessen	Head and trunk	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was delivering food on his bicycle when he was assaulted at approximately 11 a.m. He sustained multiple injuries, including a collapsed lung and concussion.
2015-11-19	Washington	District Of	Soulcycle	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
The tip of a bicycle mechanic's thumb was amputated while servicing the drive chain of a stationary cycle.
2015-06-03	Washington	Missouri	ELECTRO-CORE INC.	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On the afternoon of 6/03/2015, at approximately 1:20pm, the employee was attempting to load a coil of steel that weighted approximately 378 pounds onto a forklift. The steel coils are stored in a rack that resembles a bicycle rack. She went to turn the coil away from the rack so that it could be picked up by the forklift. She lost control of the steel coil, it tipped over, and struck her right upper leg resulting in a broken bone. She was admitted to the hospital for surgery on 6/04/2015.
2015-03-05	Lake Buena Vista	Florida	Walt Disney World Parks and Resorts	Nonclassifiable	Fall from pedal cycle
An employee fell from a bicycle while patrolling the park and was hospitalized.
2015-01-02	Monroe	Wisconsin	KELLY SERVICES, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Employee amputated tip of finger when his finger got caught in the chain of a stationary exercise bicycle that he was servicing. There was no bone loss and the employee was not hospitalized.