| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-26 | Gwinner | Nd | Grotberg Electric, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was guiding a boring rod on a vibratory plow trencher to install a conduit when the employee's hooding got caught on the boring rod, resulting in an amputation of the right little finger and potential fractures of the right arm. | |||||
| 2021-07-08 | Kennesaw | Ga | Metro Horizontal Boring Inc. | Pelvis | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| The injured employee was directing the excavator operator in the lifting of the boring rig from the boring pit. During the lift, the chains needed to be adjusted. As the employee adjusted the chains the boring rig slipped off its tracks and pinned him against the shoring box. The employee suffered a pelvic fracture and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-02-24 | Norman | Ok | CIMMARRON CONSTRUCTION COMPANY | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| The injured employee was rigging boring machine tracks. A chain was used to lift and reposition the tracks. While the tracks were suspended, the boring machine operator went to boom up and the injured employee's left thumb was caught between the tracks and the rigging chain, resulting in a partial left thumb amputation. | |||||
| 2021-02-21 | Elmendorf | Tx | Mechanical Dynamics and Analysis | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| Two employees were manually tapping holes after destructive removal of studs. They were using a pneumatic ratchet, placed on the socket over the tap, with a stop bar in one of the existing studs. When the injured employee activated the pneumatic wrench, it pulled the employee toward a neighboring stud. The employee's left ring finger was pinched between the tool body and the stud, causing an amputation at the fingertip. | |||||
| 2021-02-09 | Toulon | Il | Asplundh Construction LLC | Wrist(s) and arm(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| On February 9, 2021, at 1:45 pm, an employee was standing near a squirt boom utility truck putting away rigging equipment used during boring activities. A bucket truck was backing up and struck the employee, pinning them between the two trucks and resulting in fractures to their left ulna and radius about the wrist. | |||||
| 2021-01-21 | Brunswick | Ga | Brunswick Cellulose, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was boring a hole in a coupling on a lathe and amputated his right middle fingertip just above the fingernail. | |||||
| 2021-01-19 | Dupont | Oh | Miller Contracting Group, Inc. | Leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On January 19, 2021, an employee was attempting to pick up a boring bar that fell out of place when the bottom part of the machine slid out to take the bar into the storage rack, causing the employee's leg to be caught in the carriage rail. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-07-21 | San Antonio | Texas | West Texas Boring, LLC | Multiple body parts | Excavation or trenching cave-in |
| An employee of West Texas Boring was 2.5 feet from the edge of a pit trying to measure the distance of the water line. The ground gave way under his feet and he slid down into the pit. The employee was buried up to his waist in approximately 4 cubic yards of heavy rock and dirt. He sustained fractures to the ribs and a leg. | |||||
| 2020-06-15 | Houston | Texas | Flow America, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was machining a component on a horizontal boring mill when the employee's glove was caught in the rotating boring instrument, resulting in the amputation of the employee's right hand thumb. | |||||
| 2020-05-20 | Cincinnati | Ohio | General Tool Company, Inc. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell off a sawhorse while loading a horizontal boring mill part onto a crane. The part severely lacerated the employee's right wrist, and the employee was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2019-09-19 | Chicago | Illinois | Bore Master, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Employees were installing a 36-inch auger bore under a railroad. A 40-foot length of casing and auger had just been lowered so it could be connected to the previously installed length. The casing moved unexpectedly and pinched an employee's left thumb between a block of wood and the boring machine. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery to the thumb. | |||||
| 2019-08-28 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | Builder FirstSource | Hand(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was loading a door into the door machine when the boring bit lacerated the back of his right hand. | |||||
| 2019-07-16 | Pascagoula | Mississippi | Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was boring holes using a milling machine, along the bottom of an amphibious transport dock ship. He was also checking alignment measurements on the intermediate strut of the ship. He stepped down from an upper level work platform and fell to a catwalk below. The employee then rolled under the bottom railing of the catwalk and fell 8 feet to a concrete surface. He sustained broken ribs, a fractured right wrist, and a head laceration. | |||||
| 2019-06-25 | Kerens | Texas | Southland Contracting, Inc. | Multiple face locations | Struck by discharged or flying object |
| An employee was attempting to remove a metal wedge from a tall tunnel boring machine when pressure from the equipment caused the wedge to strike the employee's face, injuring the right cheek and nose. | |||||
| 2019-06-14 | Gilbertsville | New York | G. DEVINCENTIS & SON CONSTRUCTION CO, INC. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| A part of a boring machine struck a hand tool, sending it flying through the air. It struck an employee in the back and injured the employee's spleen. | |||||
| 2019-03-29 | Macon | Georgia | Elliott Machine Shop, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was boring a fly wheel when his hand entered the boring machine and his finger was caught between the fly wheel and the cutting bar. His left ring finger was amputated. | |||||
| 2019-02-19 | New Paltz | New York | E-J Electric T & D LLC | Jaw, chin | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was boring a hole for a power/telephone pole using a utility truck with an auger bit. The employee finished the hole and was stowing the auger bit when the safety cable broke. The auger bit struck the employee, breaking his jaw and causing facial contusions. | |||||
| 2019-02-14 | Wapakoneta | Ohio | Precise Boring of Ohio, LLC | Neck and back | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| On February 14, 2019, the injured employee was preparing to move an underground boring machine. As the employee was standing next to the machine, another employee was backing up a "Vac Truck" and struck the injured employee. The employee was hospitalized for severe back and neck injuries. | |||||
| 2019-02-08 | Mobile | Alabama | Myer Marine Services LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was lifting a steel screen on a vertical boring machine. The screen got caught on a fixture and the employee's hands were caught between the screen and a rail. The employee suffered a fractured left hand and a fractured right thumb. The employee's right index and middle fingers were amputated. | |||||
| 2018-09-04 | Gurley | Alabama | Wallace and Ferguson General Contractor, Inc. | Leg(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was pulling back the rods of a boring machine when the rods became bound. Once they became loose, the bore rods flipped over and a bore head struck the employee's right leg, breaking bones. | |||||
| 2018-07-09 | Erie | Colorado | LANDTECH CONTRACTORS, INC. | Ankle(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a shovel to hold down a boring machine bit to guide it into place at the start. When the machine was turned on, the drill bit slipped out and grabbed hold of employee's pant leg. His left leg was caught between the winch rope and the drill bit. He suffered a left leg abrasion and a sprained ankle. | |||||
| 2018-06-16 | Catawissa | Pennsylvania | Latex Construction Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was steadying a road boring machine as it was loaded onto the back of a truck. The employee's right index finger was in a pinch point when the machine was lowered onto the finger, crushing it and requiring a medical amputation. | |||||
| 2018-05-18 | Buckhannon | West Virgini | Tudi Mechanical Systems, Inc. | Elbow(s) and arms(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| On May 18, 2018, an employee was performing rooftop work with a coworker when the coworker left the roof to get a drill from a vehicle. The employee walked to the neighboring building's metal roof, stepped on a fiberglass skylight, and fell through to the concrete below. The employee was hospitalized with a shattered left elbow and fractured left arm. | |||||
| 2018-01-31 | Coraopolis | Pennsylvania | Total Equipment Company | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a boring machine. He was attempting to remove a chip when he was caught between the machine housing and the boring arm, suffering a compound fracture to his right forearm near the elbow. | |||||
| 2018-01-02 | Arcadia | Oklahoma | McKee Utility Contractors, Inc. | Trunk | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was operating a boring machine in a trench box when the bit became stuck and the torque of the machine caused it to tip over. The employee was then caught between the machine and the trench box, bruising his right side. | |||||
| 2017-07-31 | West Homestead | Pennsylvania | WHEMCO, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| Two employees were working in a man lift basket about 12 to 13 feet off the ground. They were using an overhead hoist to reposition a piece of equipment they were working on in the vertical boring mill. As the overhead hoist was being lowered, the limit switch plate of the hoist came in contact with an employee's left hand, which was resting on the man lift railing. The injured employee sustained the amputation of the left pinky fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-06-07 | Chicago | Illinois | Kenny Construction Company | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On 6/07/17, an employee was using a tunnel boring machine drill to install rock bolts in a tunnel roof when his right jacket sleeve became caught and began to twist around the drill steel, restraining and breaking his lower right arm. | |||||
| 2017-05-20 | Mentone | Texas | SV Reliable Transport LLC | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee was pulling water/fluid from a frac tank when he noticed a leak on a neighboring tank. He tried to stop the leak by hitting the valve with an end cap he found on the ground. When the cap hit the valve, it sparked and caused a flash fire. He suffered burns to his face, chest, and hands. | |||||
| 2017-04-18 | Hallsville | Texas | Sky Power Turbine Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee, who was observing a boring operation taking place inside a turbine shell, was sitting on planks (located on the horizontal joints of the turbine) and repositioning in order to stand inside the turbine where it would not be slippery when the boring bar caught and crushed the employee's right thumb. | |||||
| 2017-03-31 | El Paso | Texas | EL PASO ARC ELECTRIC INC. | Hand(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was unloading drill rods when their gloved right hand got caught in the boring machine and was injured. | |||||
| 2017-02-01 | Lancaster | Pennsylvania | US Boiler Company Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating the boring mill and amputated the left ring finger at the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2016-09-15 | Saint Joseph | Missouri | ALBAUGH LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| A worker opened a valve that allowed monoisopropylamine to enter an empty tank. Vapors from the monoisopropylamine entered the shop environment and migrated to a neighboring area where an employee had a serious reaction and experienced respiratory distress. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-08-26 | Tampa | Florida | Martin Spocket & Gear | Brain | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was working with a horizontal lathe machine boring a sprocket when the sprocket flew out and struck the employee on the head. | |||||
| 2016-06-16 | Bryan | Texas | Shows Utilities, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was boring using an industrial auger when the auger locked up, pinning him against the bank. He suffered a fractured right leg and internal injuries. | |||||
| 2016-04-05 | Webster | Texas | SER Construction Partners, LLC | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was working near a boring tunneling pit when he experienced dizziness and fell through railing, breaking his pelvis and two ribs. | |||||
| 2016-03-29 | Tupelo | Mississippi | Kellex Seating | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating the end boring machine, drilling holes for dials. The employee's finger got caught under the clamp when the clamps came down resulting in the amputation of the left middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-03-06 | Milton | West Virgini | Engines, Inc. | Multiple trunk locations | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was operating a boring mill and measuring a hole that was to be drilled in a cross beam when their sleeve was caught in the drill bit. The force from the boring machine caused the employee to flip over and land on the ground, suffering cracked right ribs, a collapsed right lung, right kidney bleeding, and a rash burn to the arms and neck. | |||||
| 2016-02-10 | Waskom | Texas | Progress Rail Services | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was operating a boring mill machine while his right hand rested on top of a metal beam on the shuttle. The beam moved during the operation of the machine and pinched his right middle fingertip between it and another metal beam. His fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2015-07-13 | Fort Collins | Colorado | Sage Telecommunications Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee received a finger amputation while attempting to trouble shoot a boring machine that would not start. | |||||
| 2015-06-06 | Elmore City | Oklahoma | Gateway Full Circle Energy Services | Fingertip(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was using a large wrench to tighten a bore on a boring pipeline. When he finished, he gave the all clear to start the boring. The pipe wrench was not removed from the bore; it swung around and struck him on his left-hand pinky finger, amputating the fingertip. | |||||
| 2015-05-26 | Leesburg | Georgia | Woodgrain Millwork, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was making an adjustment on KVAL door manufacturing equipment during which time his hand slipped off of a wrench and came in contact with the rotating, boring bit, causing the loss of skin and a bone on the back of his hand. | |||||
| 2015-02-20 | Princeton | West Virgini | Brake Supply Company Downard Underground, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On February 20, 2015, at approximately 8:10pm, an employee fractured and lacerated his right hand when it was caught between the cylinder being worked in the lathe and the boring bar. The injury resulted in surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-01-12 | Duncanville | Texas | Masco Cabinetry, LLC | Hand(s) | Struck against object or equipment |
| Employee was changing drill bits on a pocket boring machine. He set his hand down on the machine to look under it and his hand engaged with the drill bit. | |||||