| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-01 | Fort Lauderdale | Fl | Quality Labor Management, LLC. | Foot (feet) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was about 4 feet up an 8-foot step ladder, installing window blinds. He lost balance while descending the ladder and fell to the ground, suffering a broken left foot. | |||||
| 2021-03-12 | Rochester | Ny | PFAUDLER, INC. | Head | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was leaving the facility for the day. As the employee was about to exit the building, he stopped at a table that stores hand sanitizer and face masks. At the same time, the work platform adjacent to the table was struck by a transfer car that was being repositioned. When the transfer car struck the tower, it dislodged a service part (2" steel blind flange) from one of the platform levels, which then fell and struck the employee on the head. The employee sustained a laceration, contus | |||||
| 2020-10-05 | Mckinney | Tx | TimberBlindMetroShade | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cutting a window blind when the saw jammed. As the employee tried to unjam the saw, the blade lacerated her right index finger and amputated her thumb. | |||||
| 2020-06-23 | Paris | Texas | Turner Industries Group | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| An employee was using a forklift to move a metal frame divider/welding blind. The employee had partially lifted the divider (blind) and then exited the forklift to push over the divider onto its side. The blind slid on the forks and tipped upwards causing one of the support legs on the blind stand to contact the employee's left ribs. He sustained fractured ribs and a hemothorax. | |||||
| 2020-05-15 | Hawthorne | New Jersey | Structural Preservation Systems | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
| An employee was operating a forklift truck when he turned to check his blind spot. As he did, he placed his right hand on the chassis of the forklift. While he was traveling in reverse, his pinky finger was pinched between the chassis and a truck, resulting in a surgical amputation of the finger. | |||||
| 2020-02-24 | Texas City | Texas | Blanchard Refining Company, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was executing the removal of the unloading arm coupling blind and was struck by the coupling blind. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture to the arm/wrist, fractured ribs, and amputation of the right index finger. | |||||
| 2020-01-15 | Dimmitt | Texas | 3S Services, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was installing a skillet blind when the employee's left index finger was caught between a wrench and a bolt, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2019-04-16 | Baton Rouge | Louisiana | Turner Industries Group | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was helping his work crew perform maintenance on furnace slide valves. While the valve components and hardware were being disassembled, the employee's right middle finger was caught between the flange's slide plate and blind. The tip was amputated. | |||||
| 2019-02-17 | Midland | Texas | 3S Services, LLC | Multiple face locations | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was removing a clamp to replace a blind. As he removed the bolts on the clamp, the blind came free, striking him in the chin. He suffered a broken jaw, a broken nose, and facial lacerations. | |||||
| 2018-07-23 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | HCR Manor Care | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was using a three-step stepladder to hand a blind into a nursing care resident's room. The employee fell from the ladder, breaking their left tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-07-20 | Lancaster | Pennsylvania | Richard L. Sensenig Co. | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee was walking on the roof of a school, 20 feet above ground level. The employee fell through the gypsum roof deck and was injured requiring hospitalization. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis, ribs, right hip, tailbone, vertebrae, wrist, and humerus as well as nerve damage and temporary blindness. | |||||
| 2018-06-14 | Harrisburg | Pennsylvania | Calderon Textiles, LLC | Hip(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| A lift truck backed out of a sea container while another employee was walking by. Due to a blind spot, the lift truck operator did not see the employee. The lift truck then struck the employee, who suffered a hip fracture that required hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2018-05-24 | Webster | Texas | Patrician Window Coverings | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was hooking blinds on an elevator lift for assembly. When the lift was lowered, the employee's left ring finger was next to a stop and was partially amputated. | |||||
| 2018-05-18 | Martindale | Texas | Jordan Foster Construction, LLC | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was walking on the right side of equipment in a blind spot. The equipment operator maneuvered right to avoid another piece of equipment, and the front right tire caught the injured employee's legs and pinned him to the ground. He sustained a back injury and potential pelvic fracture. | |||||
| 2018-05-16 | Grapevine | Texas | Game Stop | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was sweeping the warehouse floor. At the same time, a forklift driver was backing up in a designated lane and made a left turn. The operator was turned around looking as he reversed. The injured employee was in the operator's blind spot and was struck as the forklift turned, suffering two broken leg bones. | |||||
| 2018-01-04 | Windsor | Colorado | Metal Container Corporation | Lower leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| The employee had been driving a fork truck to load empty cans (product). The injured employee then left the fork truck as another employee was reversing a fork truck nearby. He was in the other fork truck driver's blind spot, and the fork truck driver pinned him between the two fork trucks. He fractured his lower left and right legs, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-09-09 | Big Spring | Texas | Bison Drilling & Field Services LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was nippling up a blowout preventer at a drill site when the employee's hand was caught between a blind ram and 4-inch gauge sealer valve, crushing the right pinky finger. The employee's pinky finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2017-06-02 | Westwego | Louisiana | Turner Industries Group | Multiple body parts | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was changing out bolts and a gasket on a 1.5" acid line in the acrylonitrile unit. The line was blinded and locked out and the valve was in the open position to the bleeder. When the employee cut the bolt on the flange, trapped pressure between the bleeder and flange caused residual sulfuric acid to spray the employee, causing chemical burns to the left abdomen, left arm, and left lower back. | |||||
| 2017-02-14 | Conneaut | Ohio | CONTINENTAL STRUCTURAL PLASTICS | Elbow(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee entered a walkway that was near a portable dust collection system. The system created a blind spot, and a forklift struck the employee, who suffered a fractured right elbow and crushed right foot. | |||||
| 2016-10-05 | Plaquemine | Louisiana | Turner Industries Group, L.L.C. | Elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| On Thursday, October 5, 2016, at approximately 3:15 p.m., an employee was descending from the fourth deck of a scaffold (5x16x40) after installing blinds. At the 8-feet mark, he lost three-point contact and fell to ground level, dislocating and fracturing his left elbow. His PPE was not connected at the time. | |||||
| 2016-06-04 | Greenleaf | Wisconsin | Joe Daul Farm | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| While working with the farm owner, the employee moved behind the backhoe into a blind spot and was knocked down. His legs were run over by the backhoe. | |||||
| 2016-05-03 | Joliet | Illinois | Performance Contractors Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee suffered a hand laceration and broken finger when bolting in a blind with a combo and impact wrench. | |||||
| 2016-01-18 | Sherman | Texas | Blind, Inc | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was hanging window blinds from a ladder and fell, resulting in a head injury. | |||||
| 2015-08-10 | Stillwater | Oklahoma | Advantage Energy Services LLC | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| During pipeline construction and while stringing pipe, a track hoe operator was unloading pipe from a delivery truck when an employee walked behind the track hoe on the operator's blind side. The track hoe backed up onto the employee's left foot amputating it. | |||||
| 2015-05-26 | Mcdonough | Georgia | Exel Inc. | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| The injured employee was about to start loading a truck from the mattress staging area which was approximately 7'. The mattress was standing upright and lined up to form a wall to be loaded onto the truck. As the injured employee step out of the staging area (blind spot), another associate operating the forklift, could not stop in time and ran over the injured employee's left foot. | |||||
| 2015-05-18 | North Kansas City | Missouri | CEVA LOGISTICS | Brain | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee was using a forklift to transport cardboard from the rear of the building to a storage area. He did not see a structural pole in his path of travel due to a blind spot created by the forklift mast. He struck the pole and was ejected from the forklift. He was not wearing his seatbelt. His head struck the mast of the forklift as he was ejected. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-03-10 | New Martinsville | West Virgini | Ronald Lane, Inc. | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| On March 10, 2015, at approximately 1:40 p.m., an employee was using a tag line to guide pipe being moved by a trackhoe operator. As the pipe was turned near the well pad, the employee tripped and fell on the blind side of the trackhoe. The trackhoe ran over the employee's left leg, resulting in hospitalization and amputation. | |||||
| 2015-02-16 | Montgomery | Illinois | Menard, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| The employee was cutting blinds on the blinds cutter machine and then proceeded to remove product while the blade continued to turn. The employee's left hand index fingertip came in contact with the rotating blade and was amputated. The equipment was guarded. The employee had surgery and the fingertip was successfully reattached. | |||||
| 2015-02-13 | Fairburn | Georgia | H2H Install Blinds | Shoulder(s) and back | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was installing blinds when he fell off of a ladder and injured his back and shoulder. | |||||