Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Columbus	Oh	Plastic Packaging Technologies, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On November 17, 2021, an employee was attempting to clean glue off a laminating machine roller. The employee's hand became caught in the roller, resulting in burns and fractures to the employee's hand.
2021-11-16	Robinson	Il	Summit Refrigeration Group	Head, neck, and trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
At about 2:30 p.m. on November 16, 2021, an employee was checking the sight glass for a liquid level on an ammonia refrigeration system. The sight glass broke, and liquid ammonia sprayed out of the opening onto the employee's face, chest, and throat area, resulting in chemical burns.
2021-11-16	Boynton Beach	Fl	The Owen Group Corp	Upper and lower limb(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was digging a hole when they cut a conduit that was leaking water in order to cap it off. The conduit contained a live electrical line that flashed and resulted in burns to the employee's arms and leg.
2021-11-15	Franklin Park	Il	R.C.M. Industries, Inc. dba Aallied Die Casting Company of Illinois	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
Employees were clearing die cast lines. The injured employee was reconnecting the hot oil hose to the die frame. The employee pulled on the hose, which came in contact with the hot oil valve and caused hot oil to release. The hot oil struck the employee who suffered third degree burns to the upper right arm, ear, face, and neck. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-15	Allentown	Pa	Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was attempting to unclog a relief line that was piled with sediment on a boiler. When he unclogged it, there was a pressure release, and hot water shot out of the line and contacted the employee's left shoulder and arm, resulting in burns.
2021-11-15	Lake Norden	Sd	Halme, Inc.	Hand(s)	Small-scale (limited) fire
Employees were burning yard debris (brush/shrubbery) in an open pit. Fumes from gasoline (used as an accelerant) ignited and exploded. One employee suffered first-degree burns to the face and second-degree burns to his hands. Another suffered second-degree burns to his face and third-degree burns to the hands.
2021-11-15	Mingo Junction	Oh	JSW Steel USA Ohio, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
On November 15, 2021, an employee was splashed with molten metal while measuring steel in a mold. The employee sustained multiple third degree burns on their neck, right hand, and right leg.
2021-11-13	Coushatta	La	Helmerich & Payne	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was draining water out of a flare line. The employee opened the valve and was walking away when a flare ignited, resulting in second and third degree burns.
2021-11-12	Saint Clairsville	Oh	Chick-fil-A St. Clairsville	Multiple upper extremities locations	Contact with hot objects or substances
At approximately 4:00 PM, an employee was working on the back of a pressure fryer. The employee's arm slipped and entered the fryer vat, resulting in first- and second- degree burns on his hand, wrist, and forearm.
2021-11-12	Denver	Co	SAFEWAY DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in an aerial lift when he contacted a 13.2 kV power line with his back. He was shocked and suffered second- and third-degree burns to the back.
2021-11-11	Austin	Tx	Palm Harbor Homes	Multiple back regions	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was cutting a 12-inch steel I-beam. A spark from the employee's cutting torch lit the employee's jacket on fire. The employee suffered burns to the upper and lower back.
2021-11-11	Janesville	Wi	Seneca Foods Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was diagnosing an issue on a destoner. The employee went up a set of stairs and climbed onto the equipment. To get down, the employee jumped down onto the 180-degree pre-heat water reservoir cover. When the employee jumped down, his right leg landed on a carrot, which caused part of his right leg to go into a 3-by-3-foot open hatch and into the water below. The employee suffered second degree burns to his lower right leg.
2021-11-10	Flower Mound	Tx	Thirty-One Gifts, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to electricity
An employee was on a ladder, working on lighting in a conference room ceiling. The employee was shocked and fell from the ladder to the floor. The employee lost consciousness and sustained burns.
2021-11-10	Cape Coral	Fl	Facility Gateway Corporation	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was connecting batteries to an uninterruptible power supply system. A few batteries shorted out, causing second-degree burns to his hands. He was hospitalized, requiring skin grafts.
2021-11-10	Fort Lupton	Co	Golden Aluminum, Inc.	Leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was draining a filter bowl of molten metal during a cast shutdown when the molten metal spilled from the bowl onto the employee's legs, resulting in burns to the backside of his legs.
2021-11-08	Mexico	Mo	SPARTAN LMP	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was visually inspecting the equipment and was standing approximately 5-6 feet away from the pressure hoses when a hose burst and hot water struck the employee on his forearm and abdomen resulting in second degree burns.
2021-11-08	Anniston	Al	Food Ingredients Technology Company, L.L.C.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was connecting a pipe on a machine. The product line was not capped before being switched and hot water (200 degrees F) sprayed onto the employee, resulting in second degree burns to their arms and legs that required hospitalization.
2021-11-08	Fort Worth	Tx	Dustrol Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fire
An employee was servicing a mill with a reported hydraulic leak. A positive wire from a battery came into contact with a hydraulic hose causing a flash fire. The employee sustained burns to the upper body.
2021-11-03	Franklin	Il	Prairieland FS, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was performing maintenance on an ammonia wagon when a valve opened, spraying the employee in the face and causing them to inhale ammonia. The employee suffered inhalation chemical burns.
2021-11-03	Fort Buchanan	Pr	Department of Defense Education Activity	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was hospitalized when he suffered electrical shock while servicing a school's HVAC system, causing burns to his hands and chest pains.
2021-11-01	Dalton	Ga	ANCI, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on the fabric rolling machine located at the slitter station. He attempted to remove a wrinkle in the fabric roll he was making and his arm was pulled into the machine between the fabric roll being made and the press roller, resulting in friction burns.
2021-11-01	Dallas	Tx	Start Kleen Legacy	Head	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning a drain when a thermal reaction between sodium hydroxide and hot water occurred. The employee sustained thermal and chemical burns to the head and was hospitalized.
2021-11-01	Acme	Pa	Somerset Well Drilling	Head and neck	Explosion
An employee was removing pipe from a drilled water well when a spark caused an explosion and the rear of the drilling rig caught on fire. The employee sustained burns to the face and neck.
2021-11-01	Clearwater	Fl	Waste Management Inc. of Florida	Face	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was using a plasma torch to cut the lid off an empty drum of brake cleaner when sparks from the torch ignited fumes in the barrel. The employee suffered second degree burns on the left side of his face.
2021-11-01	Dayton	Tx	Freedom Solar Power	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
A box truck was being backed into a customer's driveway. The truck's ladder became entangled with overhead powerlines. An employee climbed on top of the vehicle and tried to untangle the lines using PVC pipe. His head contacted the energized line and he was thrown off the vehicle to the ground. He lost consciousness, having suffered a shock and electrical burns.
2021-10-29	Harvey	La	BWC Terminals, Inc.	Multiple lower extremities locations	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee lost his footing and sank into a puddle of water next to a steam condensate line. While he was trying to regain his balance, the end of the return steam condensate line got caught inside his knee-high boot. He suffered first- and second-degree steam burns from below the knee to the toes. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-28	Chicago	Il	Qualawash Holdings, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was attempting to connect a hot water hose to the hot water supply line when the hose disconnected from the equipment and sprayed the employee on the back, resulting in burns that required hospitalization.
2021-10-27	Hazlehurst	Ga	Beasley Timber Co. Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Small-scale (limited) fire
An employee was standing near a debris burn pile at a work site when a combustion in the burn pile occurred, resulting in second degree burns to their neck.
2021-10-27	Jackson	Mo	Procter & Gamble	Upper and lower limb(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was opening a building substation for a visual inspection when they suffered an electric shock, resulting in burns to their left hand and thigh that required hospitalization.
2021-10-27	Boston	Ga	Energy Systems Southeast, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fire
An employee was removing a compressor from an HVAC unit located at a cell tower site. He was using a torch to disconnect a copper line from the compressor. When the line came loose, a flash fire occurred, resulting in second degree burns to the employee's face and wrist.
2021-10-25	New York	Ny	Consolidated Edison Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was performing an activity on a breaker when an arc flash occurred, resulting in burns to the right cheek, right arm, and left forearm.
2021-10-24	Paulsboro	Nj	Cat-Spec, Ltd	Multiple body parts	Fire
An employee was watching the level of catalyst filling a fill bin from a discharge hose when a flash fire occurred. The employee sustained burns to his ear, face, and lower leg.
2021-10-23	New Century	Ks	Upfield	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was placing equipment back into service after sanitizing. The employee was sprayed with hot water and sustained second degree burns on the torso, right arm, and upper leg area.
2021-10-22	Milner	Ga	Harper Tree Service, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee operating a tree trimming truck was trying to pull another tree trimming truck out of the mud. The employee got out of his truck to attach a winch to the stuck truck when they received an electrical shock from the truck, which was energized by powerlines they were trimming around. The employee suffered severe burns to their legs and arms.
2021-10-21	Mobile	Al	Austal USA, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was welding a module, lying on his back in a tight area. Welding slag fell onto his arm and caught his welding fleece on fire. He suffered second-degree burns.
2021-10-18	Vinton	Tx	Kyoei Steel, LTD	Hand(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
On 10/18/2021, an employee was working on heating inner racers with a heating torch. The hose leaked oxygen and a flash fire occurred in one of the lines, resulting in second degree burns to the employee's left hand that required hospitalization.
2021-10-17	Raceland	La	Raceland Raw Sugar LLC	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was washing sugar cane pulp off the floor of a mill area while wearing knee-high rubber boots. The employee stepped onto a floor grate when it shifted, causing him to step into a floor drain with his right leg. Hot water that was in the drain entered the employee's boot, resulting in burns to his ankle and foot.
2021-10-15	Corpus Christi	Tx	Northstar Energy Solutions LLC	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
A crew was changing out a transformer. The transformer had been disconnected from the conductor. When the hardware affixing the transformer to the pole was loosened, the pin insulator on the overhead conductor broke and the conductor contacted the transformer, which then became energized. An employee who was working on the pole suffered burns and was hospitalized.
2021-10-15	Union	Nj	Deep Foods, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was manually dispensing a caustic cleaning chemical into a 5-gallon container. The chemical splashed onto the employee causing chemical burns on his right thigh.
2021-10-15	Brook Park	Oh	Independence Excavating Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was working on a radiator. On removing the radiator cap, the employee was sprayed with hot water and suffered burns to the hand and abdomen.
2021-10-12	Holton	Ks	Sonic Drive-In	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was working at a frying station in a building. A vehicle struck the building from the outside, causing the frying station to overturn and cover the employee with hot grease. The employee suffered burns.
2021-10-12	Orlando	Fl	Tradesmen International	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working on a main distribution panel (MDP) when an electric shock resulted in burns that required hospitalization.
2021-10-10	Camden	Nj	Covanta Camden	Head and neck	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was checking the water levels in an ash discharger. When the employee opened the discharger's viewing door, hot ash and gas were propelled outward. The employee suffered second-degree burns on the face and neck, as well as first-degree burns on the forearms.
2021-10-09	West Point	Ga	Kia Georgia, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was performing routine preventative maintenance checks and inspections on a capacitor bank while training a coworker on the inspection process. When the employee opened the panel an electrical arc flash occurred. One employee suffered second and third degree electrical burns to both arms, both hands, and the upper torso. The second employee suffered second degree burns to both arms, both hands, and neck. Both employees were hospitalized.
2021-10-09	Orla	Tx	MBS RIG WELDING SERVICE LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion
An employee was welding a tank battery in the field when the welding torch ignited flammable gasses, causing an explosion that resulted in second and third degree burns to both hands and their face.
2021-10-09	Colorado Springs	Co	US Forest Service Pikes Peak	Leg(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
A flammable mix spilled on an employee's leg during forest firing operations. Afterward, air entered the employee's trouser leg at the cuff and, with an ignition source present, the vapors within the trouser leg ignited. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the right leg.
2021-10-08	Laureldale	Pa	Yuasa Battery, Incorporated	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was transferring 98% sulfuric acid from the receiving tank to the cutting tank. At the completion of the transfer, the employee was closing a valve and a section of piping failed. The employee sustained chemical burns to their neck and right wrist.
2021-10-07	Sand Springs	Ok	Webco Industries, Inc	Multiple body parts	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was removing grates from inside a parts washer containing about 12 inches of washing solution heated to 160-180 degrees. The employee slipped and fell into the washer and suffered second- and third-degree burns to his left forearm, both legs from the knee down, and his right hip.
2021-10-06	Columbia	Sc	Pike Electric, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was changing out an underground transformer. The employee contacted the live transformer and sustained burns to their right hand, right forearm, and left thigh.
2021-10-01	Middletown	Oh	Electro-Metallics Inc	Multiple body parts	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Two employees were cleaning a hose that contained hydrochloric acid. After rinsing the hose, it was placed in a tank with bleach. Hydrochloric acid remaining on the hose reacted with the bleach, exposing the employees to chlorine gas that made it difficult to breathe. One employee was hospitalized for inhalation chemical burns.
2021-09-27	Sulphur	La	Wastewater Specialties, LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion or fire on water vehicle
Five workers of two employers (Wastewater Specialties, LLC and Westlake Chemical Lake Charles South) were hospitalized when a flash fire in a vessel occurred. Two employees were on an elevated platform welding a flange onto a 54-inch segment of process piping at the quench tower. Three other workers were engaged in a hydro blasting operation. Employee 1 suffered head trauma, lacerations, and burns. Employee 2 suffered a lower leg/ankle injury. The other workers sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns
2021-09-26	Demorest	Ga	Pittman Construction Company	Multiple body parts	Explosion, n.e.c.
Two employees were preparing to unclog a jacketed hot oil line on an asphalt concrete unit. They were using a propane torch to heat up the asphalt when the asphalt concrete unit exploded. The employees suffered burns to their arms and upper torsos.
2021-09-26	Caldwell	Id	JR Simplot	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
Two employees were unclogging a plugged fryer oil line. Hot oil sprayed onto one employee, who suffered burns to the torso and legs.
2021-09-23	Fort Worth	Tx	TrinityRail Maintenance Services, Inc. Plant 4025	Lower leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee stepped onto a steel grate covering a 24-inch by 24-inch, 18-inch-deep area of a longer concrete pit containing heated water. The grate shifted and gave way, and the employee stepped into the hot water resulting in thermal burns to both lower legs.
2021-09-22	Farwell	Tx	Johnson Bros. Corporation, a Southland Company	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was assisting with cleaning the distributor truck's tank. The distributor tank was still hot causing a rapid release of stems, burning the employee and causing them to fall from the tank to the flatbed work truck. The employee sustained burns to the face and hands, a head contusion, and a laceration above the right eye.
2021-09-21	Cleveland	Oh	M. Argueso & Co., Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On September 21, 2021, at approximately 2:30 a.m. an employee was cleaning a pastillator machine, a rotoform granulation system, when her right hand was caught and crushed in a running nip point. The employee sustained fractures and second and third degree burns to the right hand. The machine was not locked out or guarded at the time.
2021-09-21	Green Forest	Ar	Tyson Poultry, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to slipping
At 11:20 p.m. on September 21, 2021, an employee was shutting down a fryer. She noticed heated oil leaking from an open valve that was not supposed to have fluid in it. While trying to close the valve, she slipped on and landed in the hot oil. She suffered burns to her right hand, forearm, and hip and her left lower leg. She was hospitalized.
2021-09-20	Austin	Tx	Texas Home Health Hospice-Austin, LLC.	Hand(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
A nurse was visiting a patient's home to change out the regulator on the patient's oxygen tank. Oxygen from the tank ignited causing third degree burns to the employee's hands.
2021-09-20	Pensacola	Fl	CW Roberts Contracting	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee installed a liquid asphalt hose and was filling a truck at the terminal plant. The hose detached, resulting in hot liquid asphalt spraying onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the face, neck, and hands.
2021-09-18	Dalton	Ga	Engineered Floors, LLC.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
On September 18, 2021, at approximately 11:08 PM, a maintenance employee was repairing a heatset tunnel exit roller. The rubberized coating on the exit roller ruptured, blowing pressurized steam and hot water onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with second and third degree burns to the left arm, abdomen, and back.
2021-09-17	Palm Bay	Fl	Atlantic Southern Paving and Sealcoating, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was shoveling hot asphalt while standing behind a paver. He collapsed and fell face down into the asphalt sustaining burns to the face, ears, and both hands.
2021-09-12	Baton Rouge	La	Deltech Corporation	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
During removal of a process strainer, the line became over pressurized and failed, spraying employees with extremely hot steam and condensate. An employee sustained third degree burns to the chest and legs.
2021-09-10	Bessemer	Al	U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was pouring iron at a casting machine when a crane bumped the employee's ladle resulting in molten iron splashing onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the right hip, ankle, and foot.
2021-09-10	Mentor	Oh	Spang Power Electronics	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was testing electric circuit boards using a testing fixture machine and received an electric shock of up to 2000 volts when he contacted live, unguarded electrical parts on the test fixture machine. The employee was hospitalized for burns to both hands and injury to their shoulders and a finger.
2021-09-09	Kissimmee	Fl	Krush Acquisitions	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee and a mechanic were tightening up the compression bolts on a faulty hydraulic line when the line ruptured and hot hydraulic fluid covered the employee's upper body, resulting in thermal burns to their upper body.
2021-09-05	Orlando	Fl	Keke's Breakfast Cafe	Arm(s)	Small-scale (limited) fire
An employee was working in a kitchen area when a pot caught fire. The employee suffered third-degree burns to the right arm while moving it.
2021-09-03	Arlington	Tx	Central Conveyor Company, LLC	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was replacing a broken hasp on a gang box. Combustible vapor from a 10-cubic-foot low-pressure acetylene cylinder in the box ignited. The employee suffered multiple burns, a head laceration, and a fractured arm, cheek and nose.
2021-09-02	Hazlehurst	Ga	Triple H Specialty Company, Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Dust explosion
An employee was taking a break by a baghouse after shoveling hot pellets that were being expelled from a cooler. While the pellets were still being expelled from the cooler hopper, a flame shot out of the discharge pipe, then backdrafted up the pipe into the cooler and then into the bag house. The employee suffered burns to the hands and arms from the resulting explosion.
2021-09-02	Hazlehurst	Ga	Hazlehurst Wood Pellets, LLC	Multiple body parts	Vehicle or machinery fire
The injured employee was standing by a bag house that that was approximately 27 feet away from where a discharge pipe was discharging wood pellets. A fire came out of the pipe and back flashed through a cooler and back through the piping system to the bag house where an explosion occurred. The employee sustained burns to the arms, neck, and torso.
2021-09-02	Farmington	Ct	TRUMPF, INC.	Head, neck, and trunk	Aircraft crash during takeoff or landing-into structure, object, or ground
A commercial jet aircraft crashed into the northwest corner of the facility and a fire resulted. An employee inside the facility sustained burns to his head, neck, and back.
2021-08-31	Medina	Oh	Armstrong Utilities	Upper extremities	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
While working from the bucket of a bucket truck to replace residential telecommunication lines, an employee contacted energized 720V overhead power lines. The employee received electric shock injuries including burns and an amputation to the left arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-30	Harlingen	Tx	Valley Coop Oil Mill	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
Two employees were working on a 600-amp breaker. One employee suffered an electrical shock and burns to his face, head, upper torso, and his left hand due to an arc flash.
2021-08-29	Bridgeport	Ct	Cantina Hospitality LLC	Forearm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was taking food out of a rethermalizer and putting it into bins when hot water got into her gloves causing second degree burns to her left forearm.
2021-08-27	Palm Beach Gardens	Fl	Pike Electric, LLC	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
A crew was setting a utility pole when it contacted a primary power line. Two employees were holding the bottom of the pole. One of them suffered first- and second-degree burns to the right toe and heel.
2021-08-26	Ozark	Ar	KOSS CONSTRUCTION CO.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was unloading liquid asphalt cement from a semi-tanker. He left to retrieve a new gasket for the tanker's hose. The valve was opened while he was gone, and when he returned and removed the hose, 300-degree asphalt cement sprayed out of the connection and struck him. He suffered second-degree burns to his left and right forearm, left thigh, lower stomach, and right shin toward the ankle.
2021-08-25	Atkins	Ar	Twin Rivers Foods, Inc	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
At about 9:02 p.m. on August 25, 2021, an employee was trying to clear clogged wastewater pumps. The employee turned off power to the pumps and started the procedure to clear the lines. Upon opening a line, the employee was sprayed by heated liquid and suffered second-degree burns to the torso and upper right arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-23	Dade City	Fl	ROBERTS VAULT COMPANY, INC.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Trip without fall
An employee tripped while carrying a bucket of hot tar. The bucket dropped and splashed tar on his feet and right arm. He suffered burns to the arm and both ankles.
2021-08-23	Upper Saint Clair	Pa	EVENT SOURCE	Nonclassifiable	Fire
An employee was gathering up rented materials from a wedding. A fire started and the employee suffered burns.
2021-08-22	Easton	Pa	Metropolitan Edison	Face	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was making an electrical repair. An arc flash caused second-degree burns to the employee's face.
2021-08-22	Painesville	Oh	Olon Ricerca Bioscience, LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
While checking the source of an electrical failure, an employee suffered a high-voltage shock, with severe burns to the arms, legs, and torso.
2021-08-20	Katy	Tx	AIM & N Graphic Solutions LLC	Head and trunk	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in an aerial lift's metal bucket, installing a banner on the side of a building. The employee finished placing the banner and pulled back to take a picture. The aerial lift came into contact with a power line; the employee was shocked, suffering second-degree burns to the chest and head.
2021-08-18	Tampa	Fl	Starlink Construction Utilities, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee was mixing bentonite with a mixing machine. A small engine caught fire, and the employee suffered second- and third-degree burns. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-18	Jasper	Ga	AMICALOLA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was cleaning the elbow of a transformer when he suffered electrical contact burns to the left hand and flash burns to the right hand.
2021-08-17	Irving	Tx	Owens Corning Irving Roofing Plant	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was driving a forklift, moving pallets of finished product. He smelled something burning or melting and got out of the forklift. He traced a trail of antifreeze to the back of the vehicle; steam then shot out of the back of the vehicle. The employee sustained second-degree burns.
2021-08-13	Palm Springs	Fl	Edison Power Constructors, Inc.	Arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was working on a cut-out when their shoulder contacted an overhead powerline, resulting in second and third degree burns to their left arm.
2021-08-13	East Peoria	Il	Texas Roadhouse	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was draining a soak tank. The employee slipped on the back dock, fell into scalding water, and suffered burns to the right leg and foot. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-11	Riverview	Fl	MOSAIC FERTILIZER, LLC.	Arm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
The injured employee was conducting maintenance at the plant and was at the reactor slurry line to open the valve to drain the slurry out so it did not solidify. Steam in the line was turned on from the control room. When the employee went to rod out the valve, the material broke loose due to the steam pressure and sprayed hot reactor slurry onto the employee. The slurry contained phosphoric acid and ammonia. The employee sustained chemical burns to both arms and was hospitalized.
2021-08-10	Nampa	Id	Lactalis American Group, Inc	Multiple lower extremities locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was pouring a sodium hydroxide solution into a wash tank. Some of the chemical splashed onto the employee's pants and into his boots, causing chemical burns.
2021-08-09	Winsted	Ct	Affordable Tree Service of Ct	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in a tree, trying to attach a crane cable to it. When he reached for the crane cable, he was shocked, because the crane boom had come into contact with overhead power lines. He suffered burns to the left hand and left foot and lost consciousness for about 30 seconds.
2021-08-09	Hampshire	Il	Custom Pak Illinois, Inc	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was working with a machine that was filling small tubes with methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP). He pulled out the pickup tube and the chemical splashed on him, causing second-degree burns to his shoulder, chest, arm, and stomach. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-09	Muscle Shoals	Al	PowerGrid Services, LLC	Multiple body parts	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
During a rewiring operation, an employee was repositioning wire lying on the ground. The new wire contacted an energized phase and the employee suffered burns to the lower torso, left leg, and left foot. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-07	Baldwin	Il	Dynegy Midwest Generation Inc.	Shoulder(s) and back	Contact with hot objects or substances
At about 11:30 a.m. on August 7, 2021, an employee opened an inspection door on a furnace hopper and was burned by heated ash exiting the door. The employee suffered burns to the back and shoulder.
2021-08-04	Scituate	Ri	Suburban Propane, L.P.	Multiple body parts	Explosion
An employee was filling a propane cylinder at a residence when a propane explosion occurred, resulting in burns to their wrist and head.
2021-08-03	Pittsburgh	Pa	Rossman Hensley Inc	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Two employees were attempting to install metal framing studs near a 480-volt electrical panel box when an arc flash occurred, resulting in electrical burns on both employees that required hospitalization.
2021-08-02	Saint Louis	Mo	SENSIENT COLORS, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee had cleaned a vacuum belt dryer feed tank with steam-heated water, which he then drained out of the tank through the outlet valve at the bottom. When he disconnected the nitrogen supply line on the upper part of the tank, hot water sprayed from the flange for that line and struck the employee. He suffered second-degree burns to his neck, chest, back, legs, and arms, covering about 30 percent of his body. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-02	Florence	Co	Bureau of Prisons, Department of Corrections	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was carrying a pan of hot water. It fell, causing second-degree burns to his torso.
2021-07-30	Longview	Tx	Partner Industrial, LP	Foot (feet)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was placing a barricade around a work area with an active hot water discharge that created steam and standing water. The employee stepped into a depression containing hot water, resulting in second degree burns to their foot.
2021-07-29	Beaumont	Tx	Chemtrade Refinery Service Inc	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Two employees were investigating a 4-inch spent sulfuric acid line to see what was needed for repairs. The line ruptured and sprayed acid on both employees. One suffered burns to his hands and the lower part of his body. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-29	Chatsworth	Ga	Polytech Fibers, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was near a production machine when it sprayed hot plastic onto the employee, causing burns to the left arm, face, and chest.
2021-07-28	Nanticoke	Pa	Reilly Plating Company, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
On 7/28/2021, an employee was cleaning up product on a powder coating line that had crashed into a support grate. The product pulled the support grate, which caused the employee's left leg to fall into a tank of iron phosphate up to their knee and resulted in chemical burns to their lower left leg.