Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-15	Freeburg	Il	Waste Management Of St Louis-Metro	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On 11/15/2021 at 11:00 a.m., an employee borrowed a ladder to check on top of their truck. On the way up or down on the ladder, the employee fell to the ground and suffered a broken shoulder and a bruised lung.
2021-11-09	Irving	Tx	Hello Fresh	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was operating an electric stand up pallet jack to move material. A pallet, weighing approximately 90 lbs., fell from the fourth tier of a shelving system and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized for bruises and contusions.
2021-11-08	Braselton	Ga	Uline, Inc.	Head	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking near a staging area when they were struck by a forklift carrying a load of boxed product, resulting in a bruise to their head and a laceration to their head that required staples. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-06	West Chicago	Il	Airgas Store	Fingertip(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On November 6, 2021, an employee was using a wrench to release pressure from a carbon dioxide supply pipe. The pipe had been venting and it suddenly stopped. As the employee was checking the pipe, it disconnected and smashed his right index, middle, and ring fingers. The employee suffered bruises too all three fingers and an amputated middle fingertip.
2021-11-05	Gardendale	Al	Republic Services	Multiple body parts	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was using a hydroseeding machine, attached to a bulldozer, to plant grass on a slope at a landfill. The hitch connecting the hydroseeding machine to the bulldozer broke, and the hydroseeding machine rolled down the slope with the employee on it. The employee suffered broken and bruised ribs, a broken shoulder, and a cut on the ear.
2021-10-30	Davie	Fl	Dynaserv Florida, LLC	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing on the back of a spray truck. The employee's legs became entangled in a hose, causing the employee to fall from the bed of the truck to the ground about 4 feet below. The employee suffered two broken ribs, a concussion, and bruises to the right shoulder and left foot.
2021-10-25	Moundsville	Wv	Enerfab Power & Industrial, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
On 10/25/2021 at approximately 10:25 a.m., an employee was pushing a catalyst when they fell 41 feet through a gap in the grating, resulting in a lacerated spleen, lacerated kidney, and bruised shoulder.
2021-10-15	New York	Ny	Mount Sinai West	Tooth (teeth)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was answering calls at their work station when they tripped over a chair and fell, hitting their leg on a desk drawer and their face on the floor. The employee suffered a lost tooth, cracked front teeth, and a bruised right arm, thigh, and calf.
2021-10-06	Opa Locka	Fl	Bryant Electrical, LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was pulling wire with equipment and a 5/8-inch rope attachment. The rope snapped and struck him, causing bruises to the face and eye.
2021-09-28	New Richmond	Wi	Cleary Building Corp.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing from a scissor lift onto the roof of a building. The employee fell from the lift to the ground, suffering broken ribs, a bruised spleen, and a collapsed lung.
2021-09-27	Daytona Beach Shores	Fl	Valencia Construction Group, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
On September 27, 2021, an employee was using a measuring tape and string to measure the alignment for the storm piping being installed inside a 4-foot trench. Afterwards, the employee stood on a drain manhole with a plywood cover on its opening. The plywood broke and the employee fell about 4 feet into the manhole, resulting in a bruised shoulder that required hospitalization.
2021-09-01	Rochester	Ny	Flower City Habitat for Humanity	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing a window screen outside a two-story house. The ladder he was on fell, and he fell with it, landing on the ground and suffering bruising to a back vertebra, a broken elbow, and multiple body bruises. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-31	New York	Ny	Opus AVC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down the stairs in a client's apartment when he slipped and fell down the stairs. The employee sustained three fractured vertebrae and bruised ribs.
2021-08-30	Sumiton	Al	Triangle Construction, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee slipped on a metal pan and fell to the ground 16-20 feet below, suffering a compression fracture to the pelvis and bruised lungs.
2021-08-26	Circleville	Oh	K.N.S. Services, Inc.	Face	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using an 8-foot, A-frame ladder while pulling wiring for a new security camera through the wall to the outdoor loading dock area. While stepping down the ladder, the ladder tipped away from the building and the employee tried to step down again to stabilize it. The ladder continued to fall and the employee fell onto a guardrail and struck the ground, resulting in fractures to the face and various bruises.
2021-08-18	Joliet	Il	YRC Freight dba Yellow Transportation	Forehead	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On August 18, 2021, an employee tripped over a hose near a fuel island and hit his head on the pavement. He suffered a bruise above his right eyebrow and was hospitalized.
2021-08-11	Cleveland Heights	Oh	Building Technicians Corporations	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Employees were installing a metal roof when a sudden rainstorm caused three employees to slide down the roof. Two of them fell through the guardrail system, landing on the ground 18 feet below. One of them suffered a spinal cord bruise and the second employee suffered bruised ribs and a neck injury. Both were hospitalized.
2021-08-10	Longview	Tx	Hiab USA	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee climbed a ladder to work on the boom of a crane. The employee was striking the boom with a pry bar when he fell off the ladder and struck the ladder on the way down, resulting in a skull fracture, ruptured ear drum, multiple rib fractures, and other scrapes and bruises.
2021-08-04	Chicago	Il	MA Rebar Services, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was welding studs on a bridge deck. During the welding process, a flash occurred causing the employee to fall backward onto the bridge deck. The employee was hospitalized with bruises and contusions.
2021-07-31	Blytheville	Ar	H and M Construction Co., Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was lying on a concrete slab immediately next to an unloader. The unloader had been raised on a hydraulic jack so the employee could make a shim adjustment to it. When the employee lowered the unloader after making the adjustment, it fell and struck the employee, who suffered a 10-inch horizontal laceration to the chest; the amputation of three fingers on the left hand; a cut to the left side of the head; cuts on the upper right arm; and bruises to the back, left hip, and right shoul
2021-07-09	Buffalo	Wv	ABC Cutting Contractors Inc	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
The employee was using a walk-behind saw to cut concrete. The saw produced a slurry and the employee slipped in the slurry and fell into a pit. The employee sustained head lacerations and bruised ribs.
2021-07-02	Fort Worth	Tx	Bimbo Bakeries USA	Ankle(s) and knee(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a shopping cart filled with cardboard down a ramp to the recycling dumpster. The employee pushed downward on the shopping cart's handle and the cart tipped over causing her to fall to the ground. The employee sustained bruises to her left knee and right ankle.
2021-07-01	Denver	Co	King Soopers	Multiple face locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking between a pallet and a wall rack when their foot got caught. The employee tripped and fell, hitting his head/face on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a bruised orbital area and a cut to the forehead.
2021-06-29	Oceanside	Ny	Stony Creek Services, LLC	Knee(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was pulling a piece of steel from a scrap pile when a fabricated transmission hoist fell and struck the employee in the back. The employee suffered a left knee injury, a chipped front tooth, and bruised ribs.
2021-06-29	Natchez	Ms	ATMOS ENERGY Group LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle on side of road
An employee who had been checking meters was standing by a company pickup truck parked near an intersection along the left shoulder of a road. A utility truck and trailer loaded with utility poles traveling past the parked work truck caught the front left of the parked pickup truck and moved it approximately 25 feet, pinning the employee between the two vehicles. The employee suffered one broken rib and a bruised lung.
2021-06-28	Westerly	Ri	FERREIRA CONSTRUCTION CO.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was hand digging in a trench 4 feet deep. As the employee was about to exit the trench using a ladder, he tripped on a pipe and fell against a spreader bar with a locking pin sticking out. The employee's lower torso impacted the locking pin when he fell, resulting in a severe bruise and contusion.
2021-06-21	Nenzel	Ne	McMurtrey Ranch	Multiple trunk locations	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving an all terrain vehicle (ATV) along a fence. When they crested a sand hill, the employee was ejected from the ATV, resulting in four to nine cracked ribs and a bruised lung and spleen.
2021-06-18	Brookhaven	Ga	SavATree, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was on top of a 6-foot retainer wall to disengage a tree limb that got entangled in the wall. When the limb was freed, the employee lost their balance and fell 20 to 30 feet on the other side of the retaining wall, landing on bushes. The employee suffered contusions, bruises, and a back injury.
2021-06-14	Elkmont	Al	Imms Industrial Coatings, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was carrying materials across a roof. The employee slipped and fell through the roof to a catwalk 10 feet below, striking a valve wheel and the catwalk grating. The employee suffered fractures to the ribs and back, as well as a cut and bruises on the face.
2021-06-08	Pasadena	Tx	Tellepsen Builders, L.P.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was carrying a push broom down a ladder. The employee slipped and fell backwards, landing on the concrete floor and the push broom. The employee suffered bruised ribs, a broken right arm, and lacerations to the lower lip.
2021-06-08	Panama City Beach	Fl	Outback Scooters, LLC	Brain	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was supervising a go-kart track when he was struck by an oncoming go-kart, resulting in a head injury and bruises on his legs.
2021-06-07	Westerville	Oh	West-Camp Press, Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was backing away from a desk when she tripped on a pallet and fell, hitting the metal shelving under a nearby work table with her right elbow and the right side of her rib cage. She suffered three broken ribs, scrapes and bruises to the elbow, and a possible partially collapsed lung.
2021-06-07	Metamora	Il	Snyder Village	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other fall to lower level
On June 7, 2021, an employee was standing on a 6-foot fiberglass step ladder, addressing an issue with a heat pump. The heat pump was turned on to build pressure. While checking the refrigerant in the heat pump, the employee contacted a wire, was shocked, and fell from the ladder. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered electrical burns to the left thumb, index finger, and middle finger, as well as a bruise to the left arm from the fall and neck/back strain.
2021-05-27	Fort Worth	Tx	Lockheed Martin Corporation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A mechanic had ascended a work platform that was 44" tall and had been positioned around the aircraft to perform his task. While addressing his work he stepped over the toeboard at the end of the platform onto the ground. He was hospitalized for five broken ribs and a bruised lung.
2021-05-24	Rome	Ga	Accountable Care Organization of Floyd Medical Center, LLC.	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking into the building from the parking deck when her shoe got caught on the textured surface and she fell forward. The employee was hospitalized for a subdural hematoma and bruises to the right orbit, chin, and left hand.
2021-05-18	Tampa	Fl	EnviroWaste Services Group	Multiple face locations	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was cleaning lines when water pressure caused a hose to burst. He was struck on the face, suffering a cheek fracture and cuts from his broken safety glasses, as well as a retinal detachment and bruises to a cornea.
2021-05-17	Knox City	Tx	Windstream Communications, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was climbing a ladder. The ladder twisted and the employee fell about 12-15 feet, suffering a rib injury, a spine injury, and a bruised lung.
2021-05-17	Saint Johns	Fl	Citory Solutions, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a 12-foot ladder working on a aluminum roof when he rotated and fell off the ladder, hitting a metal sign with his chest as he fell to the asphalt drive and concrete sidewalk/curb. He sustained fractured ribs and a bruised sternum.
2021-05-15	Warner Robins	Ga	LDW Technical Services	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee slipped while climbing down a ladder and fell about 12 ft. to the ground, suffering a broken left elbow, a broken lower right leg, and a bruised heel.
2021-05-13	Mableton	Ga	H&P Roofing LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
An employee was standing on a metal roof installing insulation. He stepped backward onto a skylight and fell through it 35 ft. to the concrete ground, resulting in bruises and a fracture.
2021-05-12	Stroudsburg	Pa	Allied Services	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was leaning against a handrail when it broke and the employee fell to the walking surface. The employee suffered bumps and bruises.
2021-05-12	Schertz	Tx	Asphalt Inc., LLC	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was laying hot asphalt during road construction and was standing on the rear catwalk of a laydown asphalt paver operating the controls. A subcontractor dump truck backed into the paver and pinned the employee between the paver controls and the dump truck. The employee suffered bruises and internal bleeding to both upper legs.
2021-05-11	Frisco	Tx	Taylor Morrison of Texas, Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was in an attic looking for a leak. He fell off a walkway through the attic ceiling, falling about 12-15 feet and suffering cracked ribs, a partially collapsed lung, a concussion, and cuts and bruises.
2021-04-30	Chicago	Il	Central Steel & Wire Company	Knee(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On April 30, 2021, an employee was placing a tag onto an empty pan and was struck by a side loader. The employee was dragged several feet down the filling station and was caught between the side loader and the filling station. The employee sustained bruises, contusions, and a left knee fracture and torn meniscus. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-28	Harrisburg	Pa	TRANSCORP ENTERPRISES	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was filling a tire truck when the tire blew, resulting in bruised lungs and a laceration to the back of the head that required staples.
2021-04-28	Baytown	Tx	Excel Inc.	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning the second level of a processing unit with a leaf blower. The employee fell through a 4-foot gap in the railing, landing on the floor and suffering bruises, lacerations, and a knee injury requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-24	West Palm Beach	Fl	JRI family LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Kicked by animal
An employee was leading a horse and the horse turned and kicked him in the abdomen, resulting in bruises.
2021-04-19	Dallas	Tx	Southeast Unloading, LLC	Brain	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was unloading merchandise. A pallet jack took a sharp turn next to him, and a load of frozen food tipped off the jack onto him. He suffered bruises to the back and legs, as well as a closed head injury.
2021-04-19	Tampa	Fl	Randall Construction Company	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was exiting a scaffold system into the general construction area when a co-worker who was operating a rough terrain forklift in reverse ran over the employee's foot, resulting in a broken toe, a dislocated toe, and cuts and bruises. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-04-04	Sea Island	Ga	Sea Island Acquisition, LLC	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while walking down a flight of stairs. The employee was hospitalized with a bruised left leg and foot, as well as lower back pain.
2021-04-04	Washington	Dc	MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was patrolling a hospital campus when they were struck by a vehicle. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg, a broken arm, and a bruised internal organ.
2021-03-26	Lincoln	Ne	Cherry Hill Company	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was returning a wheelchair to a hospital when they tripped over some construction material outside the front door, resulting in a bruised hip and kidney.
2021-03-26	Bradenton	Fl	Team Edition Apparel, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading t-shirts on a screen printing machine. The printing machine rotated, struck the employee's abdomen, and pinned them between a printing pallet and the screen. The employee sustained bruised ribs and a fractured back.
2021-03-15	Anna	Il	NEW Transportation Group	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
At about 8:00 a.m. on March 15, 2021, an employee was pushing back a curtain for a Conestoga trailer when a forklift dropped a pallet on the employee. The employee suffered cuts, bruises, and a fractured back vertebra and was hospitalized.
2021-03-11	Longwood	Fl	Fairfield Gourmet Food Corp.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
On March 11, 2021, an employee poured cake mix into a baking pan and then stepped onto a ladder when he slipped and fell to the ground, resulting in a bruised head and tailbone that required hospitalization.
2021-03-06	Austin	Tx	Patriot Erectors, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting welds loose on a steel assembly. The assembly broke loose and struck the employee, resulting in a fractured sternum, fractured collarbone, two fractured ribs, a bruised lung, and a fractured toe.
2021-03-04	Frisco	Tx	Mich Construction	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
Employees were standing two walls and were connecting them when one of the walls came loose and landed on an employee, resulting in a bruised leg and hip.
2021-02-22	Whitehall	Ny	Verizon New York, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee got out of a vehicle and was run over by its rear driver's side wheels. The employee suffered a spinal injury, bruised lungs, and a shoulder fracture.
2021-02-10	Galveston	Tx	Savage Services	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on an elevated platform, turning valves to prepare for cleaning the melter. He lost footing and fell 6 to 8 feet to the main floor. The employee sustained bruised and/or cracked ribs.
2021-02-09	Oologah	Ok	Bimbo Bakeries USA	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was delivering bread and as the employee began to pull the ramp out of his truck to make his delivery, he lost his footing on the ice and his feet came out from underneath him. As the employee fell, the ramp he was holding came down on top of him. The employee was hospitalized with a bruised/swollen kidney.
2021-02-08	Hanover	Pa	Sun Coach Lines	Head	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the back of a pickup truck while working on a salt spreader, resulting in a bruise to their temple.
2021-02-02	Norcross	Ga	Finger Gun Productions, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A construction crew was setting up for a scene in a movie. The wind lifted the last two prefabricated walls that were to be installed on the set and they landed on two employees causing fractures and bruises. The walls were approximately fourteen feet long and ten feet tall. One employee was hospitalized.
2021-01-19	Wooster	Oh	Wooster Cemetery Association	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting down a tree. It started to fall, then struck him as he ran away. He suffered three broken ribs in the lower back, a bruised heart, and blood in the lungs.
2021-01-14	Lancaster	Oh	Norwesco, Inc	Multiple trunk locations	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee was using a hoist to lower the lid of a center drain mold onto the mold body. The employee stepped back from the production platform onto the mold mount to try and gain better control of the lid when he fell and struck his torso on the side of the platform. The employee suffered fractured ribs and a bruised lung and torso, requiring hospitalization.
2021-01-12	Port Saint Joe	Fl	Keeler Roofing, LLC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was cleaning up the roof of a two-story home and fell approximately 25 feet to the bottom of an empty pool. The employee suffered a broken arm and/or a broken wrist, broken ribs, a broken collarbone, bruises, and contusions. The employee also suffered a head injury.
2021-01-07	Minot	Me	Topbuild corporation	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was installing insulation from a six-foot scaffold, stepped backward, and fell off the scaffold. The employee was hospitalized for a bruised kidney.
2020-10-19	San Antonio	Tx	GPM Investments	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was assaulted by a customer during an argument. The employee sustained a broken finger, a cut, and bruises.
2020-10-12	Houston	Tx	Canteen Vending Services	Multiple trunk locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While delivering vending machine products to a worksite, an employee's foot got caught in a dolly-cart that was leaning up against the inside of the box-truck. While attempting to get his foot unstuck the employee lost balance and fell, striking his ribs and spleen on the back opening-lip of the box-truck. He sustained three fractured ribs and a bruised spleen.
2020-10-09	Jonestown	Pa	Love's Travel Stops and Country Stores	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
An employee was on the third rung from the top of a 6-foot-high ladder, putting a wooden pallet into an open dumpster. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, suffering a broken right shoulder and a bruised right hip.
2020-10-06	Lake Worth	Fl	BERMUDA LANDSCAPE & DESIGN, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was lying on the grass on his break and was run over by a pickup truck driven by another employee. The employee sustained scrapes and bruises.
2020-10-02	Sandy River Plt	Me	Burgess Construction & Property Maintenance, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing a ladder when it slid out. The employee fell nine feet, making contact with the ladder and sustaining a bruised spleen and pancreas.
2020-09-22	Tacoma	Wa	West Coast Terminal and Stevedore, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was unlocking twist locks on a catwalk on a container ship. He fell through an open access hatch and sustained six broken ribs and a bruised lung.
2020-09-21	Walton	Ny	McDowell & Walker, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was dumping lime in a field when a hydraulic line broke in his tractor trailer causing the truck to tip over. The employee was hospitalized with three cracked vertebrae and a bruised lung.
2020-09-18	Baltic	Ct	Amgraph Packaging, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a lacquer cylinder on a printing press when the cylinder moved and caught his left hand. The employee was hospitalized with a bruised left hand.
2020-09-16	Washington	Dc	Excelon	Face	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was operating a cable pully machine (a winch) when the nylon rope that was attached to a cable he was pulling through an underground electrical installation broke and struck him in the head and face. The employee sustained a head laceration and bruises to their face.
2020-09-11	Paris	Tx	Juan Andreas Meza Garcia	Multiple face locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the roof of a steel building to the concrete floor and was hospitalized with a bruised eye, busted lip, and facial scratches.
2020-09-10	Kaukauna	Wi	Omni Glass & Paint, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee climbed up a stepladder to paint when the stepladder moved/shifted and the employee fell 4 to 6 feet onto a steel surface. The employee was hospitalized with a broken shoulder, broken pelvis, and bruised spleen.
2020-09-07	Lima	Oh	Lima Convalescent Home Foundation, Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping
At about 5:45 a.m. on September 7, 2020, an employee tripped and fell in a hallway, striking her head on the floor. She suffered a head injury, a bruise to the right elbow, and a skin tear on the finger. She was hospitalized.
2020-09-05	Homewood	Il	Walt's Food Centers	Knee(s)	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was operating a loaded pallet jack. While exiting a trailer onto an elevated dock lift, momentum from the load caused the front wheels to go off the dock lift. The employee then jumped, or fell off, and sustained a bruised knee.
2020-09-03	Naples	Fl	Sunniland Corporation	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a flatbed truck and was using a center-mounted conveyor belt. As the employee was loading a cube of foam insulation onto the conveyor belt, the cube rolled back onto the truck. The employee stepped to the side to avoid the cube and fell 52 inches off the truck to the ground. The employee sustained a broken right leg and a bruised right shoulder.
2020-08-29	Saint Albans	Ny	U.S. Census Bureau New York Regional Census Center	Ankle(s) and knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down a flight of stairs, suffering bruised right and left knees and a sprained ankle.
2020-08-21	Erie	Pa	Joseph McCormick Construction Co., Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee had been conducting flagging operations at an intersection where other employees were applying hot tar to the road. The employee went to get onto the hot tar buggy to ride to the next intersection but fell off the buggy and landed in hot tar that had puddled on the road. The employee sustained burns to his left arm and right hand. He also sustained a bruised left leg.
2020-08-20	Horace	Nd	Dirt Dynamics, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An outrigger on a concrete truck shifted, causing the truck boom to strike an employee. The employee suffered a bruised spine and was hospitalized.
2020-08-19	Donaldsonville	La	COOLING TOWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was tasked with maintenance work on top of a cooling tower. While leaving the tower, the employee lost his footing and fell to the ground, resulting in a head laceration, bruised lung, and spinal fractures.
2020-08-18	Brooklyn	Oh	Apolis Transport Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell from the top of a tanker trailer, landing on the ground about 8-10 feet below. The employee suffered a bruised right shoulder and a cut above the right eyebrow that required stitches.
2020-08-18	Springdale	Ar	ATC Roofing	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
An employee fell through a 48-inch opening in the roof where two panels had been removed and struck a shelving unit and then landed on the floor approximately 30 feet below. The employee suffered fractured ribs, a punctured lung, and a bruised liver. The employee was not tied off at the time.
2020-08-08	Seguin	Tx	Caterpillar Inc.	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was adjusting a misaligned pallet on a conveyor system. The pallet return lift station rose up and pinched the employee's forearms against the frame of the machine. She suffered bruises and contusions on both forearms.
2020-08-05	Florissant	Co	Native Sun Materials, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Excavation or trenching cave-in
An employee was replacing a water line in a 7-foot deep trench. The trench caved-in and the employee was caught in the dislodged soil. The employee sustained bruises.
2020-08-04	Lueders	Tx	CRST International Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
A driver was climbing from the top of a trailer when his heel caught on the trailer, causing him to fall backward to the ground onto gravel. He sustained fractured ribs, a head contusion, and a sore back with bruises and scrapes.
2020-08-04	Wilkes Barre	Pa	PCC Contracting, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was cutting the concrete surface in a parking garage. He fell through the resulting opening to the lower level, suffering minor bruises and contusions on the concrete floor.
2020-08-03	Omaha	Ne	AGI-NECO	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was drilling a support column when a metal shaving caught his glove and pulled his fingers around the drill bit. The drill bit amputated the tip of his left middle finger, damaged the tendon on his ring finger, and bruised his thumb, index finger, and pinky finger.
2020-07-28	Ashland	Kansas	Ashland Feeders	Multiple body parts	Gored or rammed by animal
An employee was moving a sick steer. The steer hit the employee with its head, knocking the employee into a steel fence. The employee suffered bruises, fractures to the left shoulder blade and ribs on both sides, and upper torso swelling.
2020-07-28	Houston	Tx	Sonifi Solutions, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was unloading a heater and a tool belt from the company truck. The employee felt ill, so he started walking back to his vehicle but passed out in the elevator of the parking garage, hitting a handrail as he fell. He was hospitalized with a laceration on the head, a bruised rib, and heat exhaustion.
2020-07-27	Kansas City	Kansas	Procter and Gamble Manufacturing Plant	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
After chocking the wheels of a rail car an employee stood up and felt dizzy. The employee then fell onto a concrete curb along the rail track. He sustained lacerations to the head and hand, a bruised sternum, and fractured ribs.
2020-07-21	Lawrenceville	Georgia	Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
A mini-excavator was being loaded onto a flatbed trailer when it rolled over the side of the trailer and struck an employee. The employee was hospitalized with a bruised kidney.
2020-07-17	Eagles Mere	Pennsylvania	Treesmiths Inc	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was gathering brush on the ground when a 4-inch by 2-foot piece of wood fell and struck the employee's hard hat. The employee sustained a bruised spinal cord.
2020-07-10	Hinckley	Ohio	Xtreme Elements LLC	Trunk	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was in the process of exiting a scaffold when he lost his balance and fell approximately 3 to 3.5 feet to the ground below. During the fall, he struck a scaffold bracket. The employee suffered bruised ribs and possible internal bleeding.
2020-07-07	Coldwater	Ohio	Bruns Construction Enterprises, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
On July 7, 2020, an employee was using an aerial lift to change sprinkler heads in a warehouse facility. The employee was raising the lift and was about 7-8 feet up when his back struck a ceiling beam. The beam pinned the employee against the lift control panel. The employee suffered abdominal crushing injuries (bruise, contusion, abrasion) and was hospitalized.
2020-07-06	Haverhill	Massachusett	WHEELABRATOR GROUP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee suffered a lacerated and bruised finger.
2020-06-24	East Setauket	New York	Stop & Shop Supermarket Company	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down stairs and bruised her left knee.