| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-14 | Palm City | Fl | Sunshine Land Design, Inc | Head | Struck by thrown object-unintentional injury |
| An employee was throwing bricks out of a hole. One of the bricks bounced back off the silt fencing and fell back into the hole. It struck and lacerated the employee's head. | |||||
| 2021-08-11 | Morrisville | Pa | Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. |
| An employee was working inside a bank at a drive-through. A car struck the building and drove through an exterior wall, causing bricks and a metal cabinet to fall onto the employee. The employee suffered injuries to a hip, the jaw, and a shoulder. | |||||
| 2021-08-02 | Pompano Beach | Fl | LABOR FINDERS OF BROWARD COUNTY, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was removing bricks from a conveyor belt. The employee's middle finger was pinched in the belt and crushed. | |||||
| 2020-09-08 | Bridgeport | Wv | Wolfes Excavating LLC | Hip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was in a trench that was approximately five feet deep, installing grout and bricks around a pipe that lead into a concrete drainage structure. The employee was between the concrete structure and a steel cave-in protection shield. An excavator was operating close to the trench and caused the steel shield to move, which pinned the employee's hip against the concrete structure. The employee sustained a fractured right hip. | |||||
| 2020-08-13 | Chicago Heights | Il | Dunnet Bay Construction Company | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee developed heat exhaustion while placing bricks and mesh so a concrete slab could be poured. | |||||
| 2020-06-30 | Jackson | Mississippi | Cherokee Brick and Tile | Fingertip(s) | Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. |
| An employee was operating a forklift to carry bricks when the metal strap that held the bricks together became caught in the forklift tire. The metal strap amputated his third right fingertip. | |||||
| 2020-03-31 | Wesley Chapel | Florida | BWG Concrete, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was splitting bricks with a hammer. The hammer smashed the employee's thumb, and the employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-07-02 | Dallas | Texas | Best Block Construction Materials | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was making adjustments on a flag indicator for a block unloader machine. The employee had climbed up onto a 12-foot-high block rack to access the flags and make the adjustments. The employee placed his right hand on the track as the unloader returned to gather another row of palletized bricks. The unloader then crushed his fingers, resulting in broken bones, cuts, and severed tendons in the right index finger, as well as cuts and a partially severed tendon to the right middle finger. | |||||
| 2019-01-17 | Macon | Georgia | MGV Masonry, LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet |
| An employee was putting bricks on an elevator when he fell from a scaffold, landing about 20-30 feet below. Blocks fell on top of him. He was hospitalized with a broken arm and broken back. | |||||
| 2018-08-13 | Portsmouth | Virginia | International Marine and Industrial Applicators, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person |
| The injured employee was passing lead bricks so they could be cut to size while another employee was picking up the bricks from a pallet. Two of the bricks were stuck together by grease. The other employee forcefully dropped the lead bricks on the pallet to free them. The injured employee reached out at the same time and the bricks struck his left pinky finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2018-08-01 | Orlando | Florida | Landscape Improvements Inc. | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was going up a step ladder to trim a hitch when he lost his balance, fell to some bricks below, and landed on his right wrist. His right wrist broke and required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-03-20 | Cincinnati | Ohio | Hicon Inc | Multiple body parts | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment |
| An employee was on a scaffold platform waiting for bricks to be delivered. When the bricks were placed on the scaffold, they broke the wooden platform, causing the employee to fall over 20 feet. The employee suffered shoulder and torso bruising. | |||||
| 2018-01-15 | Washington | District Of | United Building Envelope Restoration LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| On January 15, 2018, an employee was backing a cart load of cinder bricks, weighing about 500 lbs., down a ramp by himself. His finger was caught and crushed between the cart and the frame of the doorway as he was going through, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2017-09-30 | Mckinney | Texas | Gay & Son Masonry, LP | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was climbing onto a scaffold when he tripped on bricks laying on the scaffolding platform and fell approximately 6 feet to the ground below, fracturing multiple right-side ribs and contusing his thorax. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-09-07 | Chicago | Illinois | Harling, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was hand-controlling a hoist to bring up a load of bricks when the entire hoist system tipped back and fell on top of him, injuring his back. | |||||
| 2017-07-28 | Plattsburgh | New York | Clinton County Chapter NYSARC | Knee(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee was walking up stairs from the lower parking lot to the upper parking lot. At the top of the stairs, the employee fell and her right knee hit the paving bricks/concrete on the ground, fracturing the knee. | |||||
| 2017-02-21 | Dublin | Ohio | Ernesto Mtnz Construction LLC | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on a scaffold preparing an area for masonry work when the employee fell from the scaffold and onto some bricks, suffering a back injury and head laceration. | |||||
| 2017-01-24 | Cypress | Texas | Miguel Gaspar | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was assisting another worker with transporting bricks to complete the job. The employee was climbing down from the scaffold when he slipped on one of the railings and fell approximately six feet striking another piece of the scaffold during the fall. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg. | |||||
| 2016-10-14 | Lenexa | Kansas | Site Rite Construction Co. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was adjusting a 30" diameter PVC vertical stand pipe. There were some bricks holding up the casting, acting as adjustment shims. The employee stepped on one of the bricks as he was going to take the casting off of the vertical stand pipe. The brick, which was now underneath his foot, was on a gravel base and rolled out from under his foot as he lifted the casting off of the pipe causing the employee to lose his balance. As he was falling, his right arm and shoulder area landed in the | |||||
| 2016-09-09 | Brookfield | Illinois | Ashmael Gonzales | Brain | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was working from the ground prepping for setup at a home site when the homeowner attempted to pull a tarp, which was held down by bricks, off the roof. The bricks fell from the roof and struck the employee in the head, causing a concussion that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-07-27 | Elgin | Texas | ACME BRICK | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was pulling bricks off of carts that were being moved forward by a forklift. The forklift operator moved the cart forward while the employee's hands were still on the brick, causing his right hand to smash against the metal surface and amputating his right thumb. | |||||
| 2016-07-07 | Lincoln | Nebraska | Yankee Hill Brick Mfg. Co. | Jaw, chin | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was straightening bricks on a jig for the shipping monorail. As the strapping machine on the monorail rotated, the employee's head was caught between the jig and the machine, fracturing her jaw. | |||||
| 2016-07-07 | Lincoln | Nebraska | Yankee Hill Brick Mfg. Co. | Head and trunk | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On July 7, 2016, at 0930, an employee was reaching into the strap station and jig of the brick strapping machine to straighten up the stack of bricks before they were banded. At the same time, the operator activated the machine, causing the carousel of jigs to move forward. She was pulled into the machinery, crushing her upper torso and head between the jig and the strap station. | |||||
| 2016-06-23 | Bronx | New York | Monadnock Construction Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was in an elevator toward the rear of the car when a mason began to enter the elevator with an electric pallet jack that was loaded with a pallet of bricks. The mason lost control of the loaded pallet jack and struck the employee in the stomach, pinning him between the bricks and the rear elevator gate. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-04-08 | Windermere | Florida | YELLOWSTONE LANDSCAPE-SOUTHEAST, LLC | Sole(s) | Stepped on object |
| A piece of mulch perforated the sole of an employee's boot and punctured his foot while he was edging along some bricks. The wound became infected and the employee had to be hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-04-06 | Miami | Florida | Isueta Roofing, Corp. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was moving bricks on the roof of a one-story house when he lost his balance and fell approximately 10 feet to the ground, suffering left leg trauma. | |||||
| 2016-04-02 | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | JPC Group, Inc. | Hand(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was cutting out bricks as part of demolition activities when several courses of brick slid down a steel beam and struck his hand, lacerating and fracturing it. | |||||
| 2015-07-28 | Bossier City | Louisiana | RICHARDSON MASONRY & CONSTRUCTION, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee become overheated while laying bricks during a construction project at a church. | |||||
| 2015-02-21 | Lacombe | Louisiana | PAVESTONE COMPANY, L.P. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| On 2/21/15, an employee's fingertip was amputated. The finger was caught between two bricks on a convert belt and was torn off. The employee was taken to Louisiana Medical Center and Heart Hospital. | |||||
| 2015-01-29 | Kingwood | Texas | BR BRICK & STONE, L.P. | Brain | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| A scaffold board was removed to load mortar onto the scaffold. As the scaffold board was placed back into position, an adjacent scaffold board fell from the third tier, striking an employee in the head. The injured employee was on the ground loading custom bricks into a bucket. He was taken to the hospital and admitted. | |||||