Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-08	Jacksonville	Fl	Canam Steel Corporation	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On November 8, 2021, an employee had finished dipping a bundle of steel joists in a paint tank and had set it to dry on top of a stack of bundles using a 10-ton overhead crane. While the employee was walking to get the overhead crane's hook to move the next bundle, the bundle he had just moved fell, causing him to become caught between the bundle and the paint tank. The employee suffered a broken left femur and was hospitalized.
2021-11-02	East Fishkill	Ny	Hudson Valley Roofing & Sheet metal, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was watching as other employees loaded insulation into a rack truck using a crane. The load slipped and the employee was struck by a bundle of insulation, resulting in a fractured ankle.
2021-11-01	Fort Worth	Tx	Thornton Steel Company, LLC	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
The injured employee was helping to unload metal tubes from a trailer. A co-worker was operating an overhead crane to lift a bundle of tubes. The load started to go sideways instead of in a straight line. As a result, the injured employee took a step backward and fell to the ground, sustaining two fractured ribs, a fractured right cheekbone, and a concussion.
2021-11-01	Winfield	Al	Marion Moulding	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On November 1, 2021, an employee was feeding a wood bundle into a wrapping machine when a piece of wood dropped. Her left middle finger was caught between it and the incoming wood bundle. The finger was partially amputated.
2021-11-01	San Antonio	Tx	Moore Supply	Wrist(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting ties on a bundle of PVC pipes when the knife moved back and lacerated his wrist.
2021-10-28	Marietta	Pa	Armstrong World Industries, Incorporated	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on top of a wooden skid, bending over and pulling up on plastic straps wrapped around a bundle of cardboard (so that a forklift could slide its forks under the bundle. The straps snapped and the employee fell backward onto the concrete floor. He suffered a compression fracture to a lower-back vertebra.
2021-10-14	Webster	Tx	Western Extrusions Corporation	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was removing the straps from a load on a flatbed 18-wheeler. As the employee removed the last two straps, two bundles of aluminum extrusion (30 feet long, weighing 866 and 699 pounds) fell from the side of the load and struck him. He suffered severe fractures to the right leg, as well as fissures to his vertebrae.
2021-10-11	Rockland	Wi	Rockland Flooring Company, LLC	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee placed a pack of bundled wood on a tilt conveyor. The wood fell off the conveyor and onto the employee. The employee sustained a broken nose and blurred vision.
2021-10-10	Weslaco	Tx	Weslaco Regional Rehabilitation Hospital, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Bites and stings
An employee was walking down a hospital hallway carrying a bundle of linens when they received an insect bite.
2021-09-03	Wilton Manors	Fl	Richard and Rice Construction Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee had just lowered a bundle of scaffold frame to the ground with a crane. He released the chains from the bundle and was walking away when the scaffold frame fell onto the back of his right arm and his right little finger. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-08-30	Mount Sterling	Il	Global Metal Construction d.o.o.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On August 30, 2021, an employee was unpacking and redistributing assembly materials. He used a scalpel to cut the banding on a bundle of vertically placed steel L-profiles. The L-profiles then fell over and onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to both legs.
2021-08-05	Schiller Park	Il	E.J. Basler Co.	Foot (feet)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was moving a bundle of solid brass rods with an overhead crane. After being set on the floor, the bundle separated; rods rolled onto the employee's feet, crushing them.
2021-08-05	Cicero	Il	Corey Steel Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On August 5, 2021, an employee was operating a crane by remote control to move bundles of steel bars for packaging. A bar from one of the bundles came loose and the employee's right hand was caught between the bar and the remote control, resulting in a partial amputation of the middle finger.
2021-08-01	Dodge City	Ks	BNSF (Dodge City)	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A crew was loading material into the bed of a boom truck with a tag line on one end. An employee was steadying a bundle of I-beams as they were being hoisted onto a boom truck. The load shifted and pinched his right middle finger, resulting in an amputation.
2021-07-31	Scituate	Ri	Scituate Lumber	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was carrying a bundle of insulation when he tripped over the corner of a pallet, fell backward, and hit his head on the fork of a forklift, resulting in a concussion.
2021-07-26	North Little Rock	Ar	HALL MANUFACTURING, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
At about 7:40 a.m. on July 26, 2021, an employee was settling a bundle of four pieces of square tubing onto a workbench when the tubing shifted and slid onto his left hand and index finger. The finger was pinched and crushed between the tubing and a piece of channel on the workbench, causing an amputation to the fingertip above the nailbed.
2021-07-21	Seabrook	Tx	Gulf Winds International, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was in a warehouse, positioning dunnage in a container for incoming 1,400-pound plywood bundles. A bundle pinned his left leg, breaking the femur.
2021-07-06	Grove City	Fl	Waste Management Inc. of Florida	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An temporary employee was collecting a small bundle of yard waste from the curb and loading it into the rear hopper area of a sanitation truck. The packer panel was activated and the employee's left hand was caught by the panel and crushed.
2021-06-29	Kiel	Wi	H.G. Weber and Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On June 28, 2021, at approximately 1:00 PM, an employee was adjusting the timing and speed of the bundler and transport modules on a paper bag manufacturing machine. A stack of 25 paper bags became misaligned as it went onto the transport module. The employee was adjusting the stack when his right thumb was caught in the point of operation between the bundler and transport modules resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-06-25	Groveport	Oh	JS Products	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was picking stock in an aisle when she was struck by a 400-pound bundle of cardboard boxes that fell from 50 feet above her. The employee suffered injuries to her head, neck, back, and arms that required hospitalization.
2021-06-25	Dallas	Tx	Morsco Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A driver was removing a load securement strap on a flatbed trailer to offload PCV pipes at a customer location. A pipe (18" x 20') rolled off the top of the bundle of approximately 7 PVC pipes and struck him on the head. The employee sustained a neck fracture.
2021-06-02	Lockport	Il	Lockport Steel Fabricators, LLC	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On June 2, 2021, at 8:20 a.m., an employee was driving a forklift uphill that was holding bundles of beams that became unstable. With the forks on the ground, the employee attempted to move a board that was part of the load supporting the stack of bundles, causing one bundle to fall and pin the employee's leg between it and a bundle that had previously fallen. The employee was hospitalized due to a contusion to the left knee and leg.
2021-05-31	Chicago	Il	U.S. Postal Service	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
On May 31, 2021, at approximately 5:30 p.m., a material equipment operator (MEO) was driving a forklift in reverse to place a bundle in a staging area. The forklift ran over the foot of another employee who was walking in the area. The injured employee's foot was surgically amputated.
2021-05-21	Boaz	Al	Parker Hannifin Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A half-ton jib crane was being used to move a bundle of 1 3/8 inch hex bars into a storage rack. The material rolled, and an employee's right middle and ring fingers were caught between the bars. Both fingertips were amputated.
2021-05-06	New Braunfels	Tx	BMC Building Materials and Construction Solutions	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was stacking bundles of floor trusses with the forklift. When he attempted to separate two loads, controls on the forklift were bumped and caused the load to lower, pinching his right index finger between the sticker and the top bundle of floor trusses. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
2021-04-11	Providence	Ri	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was sorting non-machinable mail into dispatch cages when she tripped on a bundle of magazines that had fallen to the floor. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a left hip bone fracture.
2021-04-01	Fombell	Pa	Great Southern Wood-PA, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was repairing a damaged bundle of lumber and was struck by another bundle coming out of the machine. The employee sustained a broken left tibia that required surgery.
2021-03-23	Franklin Park	Il	Nelsen Steel and Wire Company, Incorporated	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using an overhead crane to load a bundle of hexagonal bars onto the conveyor belt of a die bench machine. When the employee unstrapped the bundle, a hexagonal bar moved and crushed the tip of his left thumb against another bar resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-03-19	Cullman	Al	FirstFleet, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee opened the doors on a trailer. Bundled cardboard boxes fell out of the trailer and knocked the employee to the ground. The employee suffered a broken femur.
2021-03-15	Foley	Al	Mobile Lumber & Building Materials, Inc.	Scalp	Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was unloading a small bundle of lumber from a truck using a forklift. As he backed away from the truck, the forklift's rear wheel rolled into a curb. The resulting jolt caused the top of the employee's head to strike the forklift's roll-over protective cage. He suffered a laceration to the top of the head.
2021-03-05	Port Canaveral	Fl	GT USA LLC	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A longshoring employee was removing strapping from a bundle of lumber at pierside. The employee's leg was entangled in the rigging sling a forklift had used to move the bundle of lumber. The employee suffered leg and ankle injuries and was hospitalized.
2021-02-11	Frederick	Co	Axelson Machine Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was cutting metal banding from a bundle of aluminum bars when a bar fell, smashing the employee's finger against a rack and resulting in amputation.
2021-02-04	Northport	Al	Hanna Steel Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading bundles of steel tubing onto a truck trailer when his right middle finger was caught between the two bundles, resulting in amputation.
2021-02-02	Denver	Co	Boise Cascade Building Materials Distribution	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was banding wood products together. As he walked around to the other side of a bundle, he tripped and fell to the floor, breaking his hip.
2021-02-01	Sun Prairie	Wi	J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee ascended an extension ladder to help guide a bundle of metal decking. The employee fell off the ladder about 9 feet to the next lower working surface and sustained a broken femur.
2021-02-01	Ambridge	Pa	Ryerson, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was adjusting the banding and straps of a steel tubing and fabricator bundle weighing approximately 1,000 pounds that had been loaded onto a truck. The steel bundle fell off the truck and onto the employee, resulting in a broken right leg.
2021-01-14	Toledo	Oh	Sigma Tube Company	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was taking the straps off of a 1'x31' bundle of steel tubing on a crane when the bundle fell on his left foot, resulting in a hospitalization and a fractured left foot.
2021-01-11	Orlando	Fl	Mid-State Metals, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On January 11, 2020, an employee was working from the ground to make sure that a forklift was setting bundles of metal plates (about 5,000 pounds) in the right place. One of the bundles was not correctly placed next to another; he was trying to adjust it when it shifted. His left index finger was caught between the two plates, causing the amputation of his fingertip without bone loss.
2020-10-19	Booneville	Ms	New Way Trucks, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee placed a new bundle of metal tubing on a work bench. While the employee was removing the last steel strap, the bundle shifted and his finger was crushed between the tubes and the bench. The employee's left ring finger was amputated.
2020-09-29	Wilmington	De	RMG Erectors & Constructors, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was standing next to a bundle of purlins, guiding the telehandler operator to establish fork placement. As the forks were entering the top section of purlins, the top bundle slid down off the lower bundle, landing on the employee's right foot and trapping the employee. The purlins continued to fall, landing on the upper part of the right leg. The employee sustained a crushing injury, puncture to the right lower extremity, and a muscular injury.
2020-09-26	Uvalde	Tx	Sunstall Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
While an employee was removing the wooden shipping frame from a bundle of metal purlins the purlins shifted and pinched his left middle finger between the purlins resulting in an amputation.
2020-09-23	Oregon	Oh	Jeffers Crane Services	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
On September 23, 2020, an employee had been decommissioning a bundle puller on a flatbed trailer. The employee went to descend from the trailer, swung his leg over the side of the trailer and lost balance, falling into the forks of a forklift that was parked parallel to the trailer. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs and a possible spleen injury.
2020-09-23	Hattiesburg	Ms	Hixson Lumber Sales Of MS Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was directing traffic and was struck by a forward-moving forklift that was carrying three bundles of lumber. The employee's left lower leg was amputated.
2020-09-22	South Boston	Ma	TITAN ROOFING, INC.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A 4' x 4' bundle of polyfoam insulation board fell from the crane rigging and struck an employee on the upper back. The employee was hospitalized for fractured vertebrae in the neck.
2020-09-21	Huntingdon Valley	Pa	Alro Steel Corporation dba Alro Metals Service Center	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was lifting a bundle of metal onto a stack with a crane. The bundle clipped the top bundle on the stack which then fell off and onto the employee's left leg fracturing it.
2020-09-05	East Longmeadow	Ma	Cartamundi, LLC	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
While wrapping a bundle of board games on a pallet an employee jumped up to tap a box into position. The employee landed on their feet, but fell to the concrete floor and sustained a broken right femur and was hospitalized.
2020-08-31	South Windsor	Ct	Rex Lumber Company, Inc.	Hip(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee cut the strap on a bundle of lumber and it collapsed on him, breaking his hip. He was hospitalized.
2020-08-28	San Antonio	Tx	TWC ARCHITECTURAL MOULDING	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was stacking lumber coming out of a moulder. A bundle of MDF slipped off the front of a forklift, hitting the cart holding the lumber. The employee was pinned between the lumber and the moulder, suffering a broken lower left leg.
2020-08-28	Dallas	Tx	King Supply Co	Upper arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A temporary employee was helping with a bundle of steel when a vertical row of 7 pieces of 2" tubing began to fall over. He reached out with his right arm to catch them, and when he pulled his arm back, his upper arm brushed against the end of one of the tubes, resulting in a laceration.
2020-08-26	Scotia	Ny	Dimension Fabricators, Inc.	Arm(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was using an overhead bridge crane to pick up a bundle of steel rebar. As the bundle was clearing the bin pocket, it swung into the employee's right arm and hit it against a fixed piece of machinery. His arm was broken and he was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2020-08-25	Houston	Tx	Tioga Pipe Supply Inc.	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was offloading pipe using a 5-ton overhead crane. He was lowering a bundle that had been lifted off center and was using his left hand to level and balance the load when the chain sling slipped and his left hand was trapped between the chain and the pipe. He was hospitalized.
2020-08-20	South Plainfield	Nj	Ronpak, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing paper from a paper bag machine. The gears in the bundler amputated the employee's right index finger at the knuckle.
2020-08-20	Edison	Nj	Unis, LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was working on slab lifter tongs with another employee. The employee was placing a stone slab wedge to separate bundles so that the clamps could pick up a stone slab. The 400-pound stone slab overturned, pinning the employee between the stone slab and the unloading dock. The employee sustained a broken ankle and was hospitalized.
2020-08-18	Dallas	Tx	Gleeson Constructors & Engineers, LLC.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was opening a bundle of bar joists. One of the joists fell and caused another joist to hit the employee's left leg, breaking it. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-11	Wildwood	Fl	Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing a defective piece of pipe from a bundle of 40 to 60 pipes about 20 feet long and was mounted on a metal cart. When the defective pipe came loose, it pushed back, pinching the employee's right ring finger against the cart. The employee sustained a laceration that resulted in surgical amputation of the fingertip.
2020-08-10	Riviera Beach	Fl	Eastern Metal Supply	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was backing up a stand-up forklift. The forklift's mast struck a 900-pound bundle of aluminum channel overhead, causing it to fall from a rack onto the employee's right hand. He suffered a laceration and a fracture to his right index finger.
2020-07-20	Cottonton	Alabama	WESTROCK COATED BOARD, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
A forklift operator had just placed a 3-high stack of bundled lumber on the ground. He then backed the forks out from underneath the bundles and exited the forklift. He used a pair of snips to cut the nylon banding off the top bundle. The top bundle moved and the bottom board fell to the ground. As the employee moved away from the stacked bundles, he tripped over the forks and fell to the concrete ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the right ilium and femur.
2020-07-20	Braintree	Massachusett	Arden Engineering	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was lowering a bundle of PVC pipe links with a truck's tailgate when his hand was caught between the lift gate chain and the lift gate. His right index finger was fractured.
2020-07-17	Pittsburg	Kansas	HD Supply Construction Supply, Ltd.	Nonclassifiable	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
A delivery driver was lifting bundles of wire mesh off a flatbed trailer using a truck-mounted lift. As he was lowering the mesh, the lift tipped over and ejected him forwards. He landed on the ground and was injured.
2020-07-14	Lancaster	Pennsylvania	LSC Communications US, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing a jammed bundle from a conveyor when their finger was pulled by a sheet metal guide. The employee sustained an amputation of the right ring fingertip.
2020-06-23	Markham	Illinois	METROPOLITAN STEEL, INC.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was using a sleever bar to separate a steel bar joist from a bundle that contained five steel bar joists. The nearest steel bar joist fell on the employee and rolled on the front of the employee's abdomen. The steel bar joist weighs approximately 1,500 pounds. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-06-22	Freeport	Texas	United Rentals North America, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was carrying a bundle of electrical cable when his legs felt weak and he fell to the ground. He suffered a herniated disc in his back that caused a pinched nerve.
2020-05-15	Longview	Texas	Steel and Pipe Supply	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was adjusting a bundle of material that he had loaded on a trailer. He was using a crane to raise one end of the bundle (to slide a block under it) when the bundle slipped off the crane's chain and pinched his hand. His left index finger was amputated.
2020-05-12	Springdale	Arkansas	Crete Carrier Corporation	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
A commercial driver was opening the doors of a trailer when a bundle of insulation fell out from the trailer, knocking the driver to the ground. The driver suffered injuries to multiple body parts (including rib and ankle fractures) and was hospitalized.
2020-04-16	League City	Texas	Dean Lawther Limited	Leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving lumber when his leg was pinned between two bundles of lumber. He was hospitalized with a broken leg.
2020-04-06	El Dorado	Arkansas	Canfor Southern Pine	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was carrying work materials towards a lumber bundle. While walking, the employee was struck by a forklift that was traveling towards the lumber bundle. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left femur.
2020-04-06	Fulton	New York	Huhtamaki	Thigh(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A bundle of paper rolls fell off a rack as it was being lifted by a forklift. It rolled into an employee who was adjusting a slitting machine, pinning him against the machine and breaking his right femur.
2020-03-17	Norman	Oklahoma	Johnson Controls, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was breaking loose a bundle of sheet metal parts. The bundle had been placed on a wood pallet on a table. The whole bundle of sheet metal parts slipped off the table, falling to the ground and landing on the employee's right foot. The employee sustained fractures to four toes.
2020-03-14	Houston	Texas	GULF STREAM MARINE	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was working inside a gondola rail car, rigging bundles of steel rebar for hoisting out of the car. During a partial breakout lift (hoisting about 2 feet to gain access for slinging), a nylon strap parted under the 1,100-2,200-pound load, which fell back into the car and struck the employee. The employee suffered a broken femur and collarbone.
2020-03-13	Athens	Georgia	ATL Concrete and Foundation, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a bundle of rebar off a pallet. His right little fingertip was pinched and sustained an amputation.
2020-03-13	Newark	Delaware	Potts Welding and Boiler Repair Co., Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was helping move a bundle of metal tubes. A couple of the tubes came loose and fell onto the employee, pinning him against another bundle and breaking his right shin.
2020-02-28	Stow	Ohio	Polystar Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
A bundle of angle iron was being lowered and the injured employee's left thumb was caught under the bundle resulting in amputation of the thumb tip.
2020-02-27	Durant	Oklahoma	Utility Technology Services, Inc.	Head	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Employees were on-site delivering a bundle of pipes. An employee was unloading the pipes by tying the pipes with a chain that was hooked to the back of a pickup truck. When the pipes came off the flat bed, one of the pipes struck the injured employee, who was standing on the ground near the flat bed, on the head resulting in a laceration.
2020-02-20	Warren	Ohio	Wheatland Tube Co.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a bundle of pipe when his left hand was caught in the bundle, resulting in a left ring fingertip amputation.
2020-01-24	Quakertown	Pennsylvania	Penn Stainless Products	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving a bundle of stainless steel bars. The bars cut the bundle's strap and dropped onto the employee's left foot, causing broken bones.
2020-01-21	Lynn	Arkansas	JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was attempting to loosen a strap that was on a trailer loaded with PVC pipe. As he began to loosen the fourth strap, a bundle of PVC pipes fell and struck him on the head, rendering him unconscious. He sustained multiple fractures to the cervical spine.
2020-01-18	Norfolk	Nebraska	King Steel Corporation	Pelvic region	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving a steel bundle with an overhead crane when the wrong button was depressed on the overhead crane controls, causing the steel load to crush him. He suffered a fractured hip or pelvis.
2020-01-09	Austin	Texas	Empire Steel Erectors, LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was guiding a hoisted bundle of decking. The decking swung and pinned the employee's left hand against a structural steel frame. His index finger was amputated.
2020-01-03	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Century Steel Erectors	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was guiding a bundle of box channels/tube columns toward the ground. His left hand was on the bundle when it shifted, causing his left hand to become pinched between two pieces of steel. His left hand was lacerated.
2019-09-06	Colfax	North Dakota	Crane Johnson Lumber Company, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was stepping off a bundle of trusses onto the bed of a flatbed trailer. He fell off the flatbed trailer and struck the ground with his shoulder and head. The employee passed out from head trauma and was hospitalized.
2019-08-07	Buda	Texas	Beacon Roofing Supply	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading bundles of shingles onto a two-story home when he lost his footing and fell to the lower surface. He suffered back and knee injuries.
2019-07-22	Hartwell	Georgia	Dixie Crane Services, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was rigging angle steel sections to be hoisted by a crane. A section was lifted by hand and pushed in order to free it from the rest of the bundle. While holding the section, gravel shifted under his feet and caused the employee to lose control. The steel pulled back to its original position and caught the employee's hand against the resting section of steel. He sustained a crushing injury which required amputation of the right middle and ring fingertips.
2019-07-11	Gainesville	Florida	Dahmer Contracting Group of Florida	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was separating a bundle of joists when one of the joists fell on him and hit him in the shoulder. He was hospitalized.
2019-06-28	Drummond	Montana	Pfendler Post & Pole	Head	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee had cut the bands on a bundle of rails in a bunk above him. Three rails rolled off the bunk and two hit the back of his head. He was knocked out for about 30 seconds, then regained consciousness. He suffered bruising in his head area.
2019-06-14	Lubbock	Texas	Distribution International	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was walking from the back of a warehouse to an office when a bundle of rolled insulation fell and struck her, knocked her down, and rolled on top of her. She suffered a head injury.
2019-06-12	Tampa	Florida	Tampa Bay Steel Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was banding a bundle of cut flat steel bars with an overhead crane when the bundle slipped out of the hoist chains and fell onto the employee's right middle finger, crushing and breaking it.
2019-06-11	Jackson	Mississippi	Woodgrain Distribution	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was on top of a stacker attempting to adjust some bundles. The bundles became unstable and fell on the employee, who suffered a broken pelvis and broken ribs.
2019-06-05	Lagrange	Georgia	C. W. Matthews	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was unloading a bundle of bridge foundation beams. While disconnecting the rigging chains, the beams shifted and the employee's leg and foot were pinned between two beams causing foot and ankle fractures.
2019-06-02	Fort Edward	New York	Protrans Services	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On June 2, 2019, at approximately 3:00 a.m. an employee was working on the line in the converting department. The employee's duties were to flip packs of towels as they exited the bundler and before they entered the case lift. The employee flipped a pack and noticed it did not flip completely over. As the employee tried to retrieve the pack, his left arm slipped and his left hand was caught in the conveyor rollers. The employee was hospitalized with hand and arm injuries.
2019-05-17	Peachtree Corners	Georgia	MAYER ELECTRIC SUPPLY COMPANY, INC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was attempting to place a bundle of conduit on a rack. The employee was stepping on another bundle of conduit when that bundle shifted and caused the employee to fall to the ground, fracturing his pelvis, hip, and tailbone and injuring his shoulder.
2019-05-15	Defiance	Ohio	GT Technologies, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
As a bundle of steel was being lowered by an overhead crane, it shifted and pinched an employee's left middle finger. The tip was amputated.
2019-05-06	Duke	Oklahoma	American Gypsum Company Duke Plant	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adding a pad to the pusher in order to square up the boards on a running bundler machine. The employee's right index finger was caught between a lug and the guard around the chain and was partially amputated.
2019-04-29	Kansas City	Kansas	Brown Strauss, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was stacking beams in a yard. A 10-by-4-by-6 block was in the middle of the pile. He lifted the end of the bundle of beams and got off his lift to pull the block out. The block twisted and its weight caught the tip of his finger on the flange, amputating the fingertip. He was hospitalized.
2019-04-22	Tucker	Georgia	AAA Cooper Transportation	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was securing a load of aluminum bundles with straps to a flatbed trailer when the top load of aluminum fell and struck him, breaking his left arm and left leg.
2019-04-16	Buckhannon	West Virgini	Weyerhaeuser	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On April 16, 2019, an employee was using a staple gun to secure paper to a bundle of completed product to a line roller system. The bundle moved and the employee's finger was pinched between the product and a roller, resulting in a partial amputation of the right middle finger.
2019-04-01	Arcola	Illinois	The Libman Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At about 3:30 p.m. on April 1, 2019, an employee was operating an angle broom machine. A bundle of broom bristles had not loaded correctly in the feed table; the employee was straightening the bundle when the machine cycled, amputating the employee's left little fingertip.
2019-03-26	Lock Haven	Pennsylvania	VFP Fire Systems	Brain	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A bundle of piping was being moved with a crane, with an employee holding onto the tagline to guide the bundle through an opening. A pipe was dislodged from the bundle and struck the employee in the forehead, knocking the employee unconscious and causing an open laceration and a small skull fracture above the eye. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-03-25	Lenexa	Kansas	CONSOLIDATED CONTAINER COMPANY LLC	Multiple head locations	Struck by falling object or equipment
A bundle of folded corrugate fell on an employee, knocking the employee to the ground. The employee suffered a broken nose and a concussion and was hospitalized.
2019-03-15	Palmetto	Florida	FEDERAL MARINE TERMINALS, INC.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was cutting the banding from bundles of wood when the bundle became unstable, hitting the ground and the shin area of the employee's left leg. The employee suffered a broken leg.
2019-03-09	Sugar Grove	Illinois	SCOT INDUSTRIES, INC.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was pulling a nylon sling up from between loose pieces of material in a bundle cart. The bundle cart tipped over, and seven loose pieces of tubing fell from it to the ground about 30 inches below, then rolled into the employee's left ankle/foot. The employee was pinched between the tubing and a stack of material.