DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-25OnalaskaWiKwik Trip, Inc.Hip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee opened a roller grill cabinet door to retrieve soup cups. After they removed the soup cups, they turned and fell over the door, resulting in a fractured right hip.
2021-10-05DallasTxAmerican Woodmark CorporationAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adding a pallet of kitchen cabinets to a wrapper machine. The machine's rotating arm struck the employee in the chest, and the employee was hospitalized for liver and kidney injuries.
2021-09-21Lake CityFlTownhomes, LLCBrainOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On September 21, 2021, an employee had finished cleaning the floor and cabinets inside a newly manufactured home. She then started descending a distance of 4 feet from the manufactured home floor to the production floor using a 6-foot A-frame ladder. She fell and hit her head on the production floor. She was found unconscious with bleeding from the head. She was hospitalized with a head injury.
2021-09-16AllentownPaAAA East Central - Marcon BoulevardLeg(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a ladder. The employee stepped on a file cabinet, fell, and suffered a broken leg. She was hospitalized.
2021-08-11MorrisvillePaWells Fargo Bank, N.A.Multiple body partsPedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was working inside a bank at a drive-through. A car struck the building and drove through an exterior wall, causing bricks and a metal cabinet to fall onto the employee. The employee suffered injuries to a hip, the jaw, and a shoulder.
2021-08-11Downers GroveIlT.J. Maxx & HomeGoodsThigh(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over an open cabinet door in a store, fell, and suffered a broken left femur.
2021-08-05EdonOhPLAS-TEC Corp.BODY SYSTEMSDirect exposure to electricity
On August 5, 2021, an employee was checking an injection molding machine when they were shocked by a live wire in the machine's electrical cabinet. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-26PflugervilleTxHOLT Truck Centers PflugervilleHip(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was reaching for a timing belt that was on the peg board when they fell off a 14-inch-tall cabinet and suffered a broken left hip.
2021-06-29Fort MeadeMdNational Security AgencyThigh(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
The injured employee was assisting a co-worker in moving a wheeled cabinet through a door jamb. One of the cabinet's wheels malfunctioned and the cabinet tipped in towards the door frame. The injured employee was caught between the door frame and the cabinet resulting in a fractured right femur.
2021-06-22HumbleTxJ-Kraft, Inc.Leg(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working from the second rung of a 4-foot A-frame step ladder. He lost his balance and his foot went into an open cabinet drawer. He then fell to the ground, twisting and breaking his right leg. He was hospitalized.
2021-06-21WilliamsportPaUPMC SusquehannaChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersRoadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was standing while providing care to a patient in the back of a moving ambulance. The ambulance made a turn and the employee fell onto wooden cabinets mounted on the wall of the ambulance. The employee suffered back trauma that resulted in hemothorax, that required medical treatment.
2021-06-02PortageWiPortage Plastics CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was fixing a grinder. The space was limited and he could not open the grinder electrical door all the way. After checking voltage and replacing a fuse, he stood up to shut the main disconnect off and the cabinet door shut slowly, pushing his hand inside and shocking him. He was then held to the grinder. He was shocked, resulting in the amputation of his left pinky and ring fingers, as well as a thumb injury that required a skin graft.
2021-05-27BismarckNdRoers West Construction LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a table saw to cut cabinet filler boards. The saw amputated their left thumb between the fingernail and knuckle.
2021-05-11ProvidenceRiRoger Williams Medical CenterUpper arm(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was working in a filing room, tripped over a box of copy paper and fell into a filing cabinet injuring her left upper arm.
2021-05-08BuffaloWvNitro Construction Services, Inc.Multiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity
An employee installed two 30-amp bus plugs and a 200-amp bus plug. While drilling through the cabinet with a hole saw to install conduit, the hole saw made contact with two phases of the bus, causing an arc flash/blast. The employee sustained electrical burns to the torso, arms, and head.
2021-04-28HoldregeNeIES Commercial Inc.Multiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity
An employee was installing a stud for a dead end cap in a sectionalizer cabinet. An arc blast caused second-degree burns to the employee's face, neck, right elbow, and thigh.
2021-04-15DecaturIlDecatur Memorial HospitalBrainStruck against stationary object or equipment while rising
While performing a medical examination on a patient, an employee stood up and struck their head on a hanging cabinet, resulting in paresthesia related to a head injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-06CoppellTxUnited Supermarkets, LLCMultiple body partsFall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was preparing demo samples when the employee tripped over an open lower cabinet door and fell to the floor, resulting in injuries to the shoulder and hip.
2021-04-05East BernardTxLeedo CabinetryHand(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was building wooden cabinets using a staple gun and sustained injuries to their left hand.
2021-02-15Kansas CityKsASAP Cabinets and Granite, LLC.Multiple body partsOther fall to lower level
An employee was transporting cabinets from the truck on the first floor to the third floor. The employee fell in an unguarded stairwell and broke three ribs, three teeth, the right wrist, and nose.
2021-02-09Saint CharlesIlR.R. DONNELLEYBrainHitting, kicking, beating, shoving
On February 9, 2021, a temporary employee struck an R.R. Donnelley employee with his fist causing him to fall and hit his head on a metal cabinet. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion.
2021-02-04West UnionWvMPLX G&PFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was manually repositioning a metal cabinet in a wooden shipping crate when their left pinky finger was caught between the wooden crate and the cabinet, resulting in an amputation between the nail bed and knuckle.
2021-01-05DenverCoReady Temporary ServicesAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersInjured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting plastic straps off the crates of delivered kitchen cabinets when his knife slipped, resulting in a stab wound in his lower right abdomen.
2020-10-09LexingtonOhUniversal Enterprises, Inc.PelvisStruck by falling object or equipment
An employee was installing piping for an electrical cabinet that was set on blocks. As the employee tried to remove the door of the cabinet, the cabinet fell on him, breaking his pelvis as well as causing a lip injury that required stitches.
2020-10-09BraintreeMaWollaston AlloysFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was attempting to line up machined holes in a repaired gear box assembly's base plate to bolt it into the gear box cabinet. The gear box assembly was being raised into position and the employee was correcting the alignment when the gear box assembly shifted and caught his right hand between the upper interior cabinet and the gear box assembly resulting in amputation of the ring and middle fingertips.
2020-09-29MonmouthIlSmithfield Fresh Meats Corp.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Slip without fall
On September 29, 2020, at approximately 1:45 a.m., an employee was visually inspecting a chain on top of the east scald cabinet of the kill floor when he slipped. To avoid a fall, he put his right hand down in the sprocket and chain. He was able to pull his hand free, but sustained two fractures to his middle finger, a fracture to his index finger and a laceration on the back of his hand that required surgery and hospitalization.
2020-09-20BostonMaWalgreen Co.Eye(s)Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
An employee leaned on the glass door of the fragrance cabinet and the glass shattered. The employee was hospitalized for an eye injury .
2020-09-03White Sands Missile RangeNmRaytheonFingertip(s)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was moving office furniture. The employee's right middle finger was caught between a cabinet and a pallet, and the fingertip was amputated.
2020-09-01NaplesFlNPC International, Inc.ScalpStruck against stationary object or equipment while rising
An employee had dropped a roll of change by the pizza cabinet and bent down to pick it up. While standing back up he struck the back of his head on the bottom edge of an open drawer and sustained a laceration/contusion.
2020-07-28HoustonTexasBrookdale Cypress StationScalpOther fall to lower level
An employee was placing personal protective equipment into a storage cabinet. She slipped and fell backwards, hitting her head on a cabinet as she fell. She suffered a laceration to the back of the head.
2020-07-25WoosterOhioRiceland Cabinet CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was assembling cabinet frames. While using a table saw, the third and fourth fingers on his left hand were partially amputated.
2020-07-22PoughkeepsieNew YorkARNOFF MOVING & STORAGE INC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's right index finger got pinched in a file cabinet while moving it resulting in a partial amputation.
2020-07-02BangorMaineDead River CompanyBrainFall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on his cane and hit his head on a cabinet.
2020-06-15BaldwinsvilleNew YorkC & S Worldwide HoldingsMultiple body partsStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was pulling wire through a cabinet using a chugger when the cabinet tipped over onto the employee, who suffered two fractured ribs and three fractured vertebrae.
2020-06-05SeymourTexasRun EnergyHead, neck, and trunkDirect exposure to electricity
An employee was walking into a wind tower to check on a restart failure inside the cabinet at the base of the wind turbine. An arc flash caused burns to the employee's chest, neck, and face.
2020-06-01LamarColoradoFieldCore Service Solutions, LLCForearm(s)Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was tucking cables into an electrical cabinet up the tower on a wind turbine when he was electrically shocked, suffering burns to the left forearm that required hospitalization.
2020-05-09LamarColoradoFieldCore Service Solutions, LLCHand(s)Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was troubleshooting an electrical circuit in an electrical cabinet at the base of a wind turbine when an arc flash occurred, causing second degree burns to the employee's right hand.
2020-05-04KaukaunaWisconsinRick Steffens Electric LLCMultiple head locationsOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While installing under-cabinet lighting, an employee fell off a 4-foot step ladder and landed on the floor, resulting in a loss of consciousness, two broken front teeth, and a broken nose. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-19CalvertAlabamaAM/NS Calvert, LLCHand(s)Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was troubleshooting an overhead crane. A part in the electrical cabinet caused an arc flash that burned his right hand. He was hospitalized.
2020-03-19Oklahoma CityOklahomaDowning Wellhead Equipment LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
A CNC part fell from an overhead crane sling. An employee jumped out of its way and struck a tool cabinet, suffering a broken rib.
2020-03-17InvernessIllinoisThe Salvation ArmyLeg(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was pulling a dolly (holding a fireproof cabinet weighing about 500-600 pounds) while two other employees pushed it. The employee slipped on the wet ground and fell; his leg landed between the ground and the dolly and was broken.
2020-03-09HoustonTexasLindsey Electric, L.P.FaceDirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was tightening bolts inside an electrical cabinet. An arc flash caused first-degree burns to the employee's face.
2020-03-02KingwoodTexasWayne Electric, Inc.Hand(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving a UPS cabinet off a pallet using a pallet jack. The pallet buckled and tipped toward the employee, bending his right hand back. He suffered two broken bones in the hand and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2020-02-19JamestownNew YorkJamestown Metal Products, Inc.Multiple body partsStruck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Two employees were assembling doors onto storage cabinets while the cabinets were laying on their backs. After attaching the doors, they stood the cabinet up onto a wooden dolly. The doors came open and the excess weight away from the center of gravity caused the cabinet to fall forward on top of one employee. The employee was hospitalized with abrasions to the left arm and pelvis.
2020-02-18OmahaNebraskaCHI Health Service CenterHip(s)Fall on same level
An employee was putting papers away in a cubicle cabinet when she fell on the floor and broke her hip.
2020-02-18NewarkNew JerseyFabuwood Cabinetry CorpFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On February 18, 2020, an employee was using a biscuit joiner cutter for cabinet frames. The cutter lacerated his left index finger and thumb.
2020-02-11Mont BelvieuTexasS&B Engineers and Constructors, LTDNonclassifiableStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Employees were moving a large electrical cabinet when it tipped over, striking an employee. The injured employee sustained a fracture and ligament damage requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2020-01-27North Little RockArkansasTHE TENENBAUM FOUNDATIONFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
The injured employee and a co-worker were receiving and inspecting scrap metal. A large scrap electrical cabinet needed to be moved to a different area for processing. Prior to moving it, they wanted to inspect the inside of the large electrical cabinet to ensure there were no unacceptable materials in the box. There was a large electrical control panel on top of the electrical box and it was sitting at an angle. As the injured employee lifted the door, the control panel shifted and fell, striki
2020-01-13WilmingtonDelawareDelaware Park Management Company, LLCFaceHitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was sweeping the floor in a smoking area when a customer ripped a door off a cabinet and threw it at her. It struck her head. While she was on the floor, the customer punched her three times in the face. She suffered a 3-inch facial cut.
2020-01-09BraseltonGeorgiaECKARDT ELECTRIC CO.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
As an employee shut the tool cabinet door, his left ring finger was caught between the door and the frame resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-09-03ProvidenceRhode IslandWoonasquatucket Valley Community Build, Inc. Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
An employee was on a small stepladder, getting a nut and bolt needed to fasten a steel tool storage cabinet's roof to its frame. A weight shift caused his right arm twist, and his shoulder was dislocated.
2019-08-22Deer LodgeMontanaSUN MOUNTAIN LUMBERFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clear a piece of wood stuck under the guard of a cabinet defect saw. The saw activated and amputated the right middle and ring fingers at the first knuckle.
2019-08-13DoverDelawareHIRSH INDUSTRIESBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee experienced a heat related illness after handling filing cabinets on an overhead conveyor of the paint line. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-08-06ClearwaterFloridaTAMPA BAY MILLWORKS INCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a table saw to make a drawer box for a cabinet. The drawer side kicked back and the table saw amputated the employee's left middle finger above the first knuckle.
2019-07-08WestlakeOhioQ-Lab CorporationMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level
An employee was changing out an emergency lighting fixture. The employee was shocked and fell from a filing cabinet to the ground, suffering back and shoulder fractures.
2019-07-05NacogdochesTexasWingate Architectural Millworks Co.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a beam saw to cut cabinet parts. The clamp of the saw came down and amputated the tips of the employee's left ring and middle fingers. He was hospitalized.
2019-06-26BaltimoreOhioCollins Electrical ConstructorsBODY SYSTEMSDirect exposure to electricity
On June 26, 2019, an employee reached into an electrical cabinet and received a shock injury to the arm, requiring hospitalization. The cabinet was energized at the time of the incident.
2019-06-19KaukaunaWisconsinLangbein Engelbracht America Multiple leg locations Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On June 19, 2019, two employees were moving an electrical cabinet with a forklift to place in a new control room when the cabinet fell from the forklift and pinned the injured employee's left leg. The employee suffered a fractured tibia, fibula, and femur.
2019-05-31Port AllenLouisianaArcsmart, LLCNonclassifiableDirect exposure to electricity
While terminating some cables in an electrical cabinet, an employee suffered second- and third-degree burns from an arc flash.
2019-05-07SeguinTexasCavco Industries, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the cabinet hinge press to attach doors to cabinets. The employee's left hand got caught between the cabinets and the machine which resulted in the amputation of a fingertip.
2019-05-05OrlandoFloridaYum Brands, Inc. BODY SYSTEMSIndirect exposure to electricity
On 05/05/2019, at 3:46 a.m., an employee was cleaning inside a cabinet when his headset came in contact with one of the cables and he sustained an electric shock. He was hospitalized.
2019-04-16MaconGeorgiaNavicent HealthUpper arm(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was folding up a mat used for therapy when it caught her foot. She fell forward toward a cabinet, breaking her left arm at the shoulder.
2019-04-12CambridgeMassachusettBala TMP Consulting Engineers IncFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was inspecting a cabinet when a wind gust shut the door on the employee's finger, causing an amputation.
2019-03-25WhiteGeorgiaPinnacle Propane ExpressFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a propane storage cabinet. The dolly and the cabinet hit together and the cage flopped back, hitting the employee's right ring finger. The fingertip was amputated.
2019-03-21Coal TownshipPennsylvaniaRogers Electric, Inc.Coccygeal regionStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Three employees had moved a metal electrical cabinet (about 8 by 11 feet) for a new power wall at a new construction site. The cabinet was placed against a wall. While holes were being drilled in it, it tipped over and struck one of the employees. The employee was pinned beneath the cabinet and suffered injuries including a broken tailbone. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-03-12KreamerPennsylvaniaWood-Mode, IncorporatedFingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a recessed cabinet panel on a table saw. The panel jammed and then quickly slipped forward into the blade. The employee's hand was in-line with the saw blade as the panel slipped forward and the employee sustained a left fingertip amputation. The machine was guarded at the time.
2019-02-14AuburnNew YorkCayuga Milk Ingredients, LLCMultiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity
Employees were pulling electrical wires to facilitate the installation of a new air compressor. While pulling wires, the wall/barrier inside of an electrical cabinet contacted buss bars located in an adjacent cabinet creating an electrical arc blast. One Cayuga Milk Ingredients, LLC employee and two contractor employees were burned on the hands, neck, back and face. Two of the employees were hospitalized.
2019-02-12LafayetteLouisianaOUR LADY OF LOURDES REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER, INC. Upper arm(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee stood up from a chair and tripped over an open file cabinet drawer. The employee fell to the floor and fractured her right humerus.
2019-02-11Cherry PointNorth CaroliLloyd Jones Construction, Inc.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a crowbar to lift the back left side of a section of electrical switchgear cabinet to install a shim. The crowbar rolled, and the weight of the gear came down onto the tip of the flat piece of metal he was pushing the shim with. His left index finger was pinched between the shim metal and the concrete pad amputating the fingertip.
2019-01-31PlainviewNew YorkPLAINVIEW HOSPITALShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was retrieving a patient's chart when the employee tripped over an open file cabinet and fractured a shoulder.
2019-01-07AstoriaNew YorkEastern Generation LLCHand(s)Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee opened a transformer cabinet and an arc flash occurred, causing second degree burns to the employee's hands.
2019-01-04MiamiFloridaRooms to GoArm(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a box after putting away a tablet in a cabinet. She suffered fractures to her left arm.
2018-09-17TempleTexasMooreCo, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using an electric miter saw to cut aluminum extrusion frame parts for a bulletin board cabinet. He began to pull a remnant piece of the extrusion from the saw to place in a recycling barrel. The end of the extrusion inside the saw was grabbed by the spinning saw blade and pulled into the machine. The blade lacerated his right index finger, which was medically amputated between the first and second joints.
2018-09-17WashingtonPennsylvaniaRojel FoodsNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on an anti-fatigue mat and struck his head on a cabinet, lacerating his ear and fracturing his neck. He was hospitalized.
2018-09-07ShippensburgPennsylvaniaThe Beistle CompanyThigh(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A file cabinet toppled under the weight of wet sheets of paper that had been placed on it to dry, breaking an employee's right femur.
2018-09-07RichardsonTexasShermco Industries, Inc.Hand(s) and wrist(s)Direct exposure to electricity
An employee had set down an electrical breaker box inside a motor control center he was preparing to replace the breaker in. He turned to walk away and an electrical arc flashed out of the open door of the cabinet, burning his palms and wrist and causing a slight burn to his right cheek.
2018-08-16North Little RockArkansasLOREAL USA PRODUCTSFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a pneumatic valve located in the control cabinet of a jet mill. The employee had removed the presence sensor cable and was proceeding to remove the presence sensor when the pneumatic valve actuated and caught his right middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-08-16San DiegoCaliforniaTactical Engineering and Analysis, Inc.Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Overexertion in lifting-single episode
On August 16, 2018, an employee suffered a muscle tendon strain in the upper right shoulder while moving a server cabinet that weighed approximately 800 pounds.
2018-08-13PeabodyKansasPeabody Operator LLCNonclassifiableStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was in the shower room attempting to reach the top shelf of a cabinet to obtain a shower cap for a resident who was taking a shower. The cabinet (which is approximately 6 to 7 feet tall) began to tip and fall on the employee, causing her to fall against a trash container.
2018-07-12LolitaTexasInteplast Group, Ltd.Multiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity
An electrical engineer was checking a newly installed cooling fan in the drive cabinet and received electrical burns to both arms and the face.
2018-06-22PhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaSeligsohn Soens Hess CompanyHead, neck, and trunkDirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was working near a 13,200-volt switchgear cabinet. An arc flash severely burned the employee's face, neck, and chest.
2018-06-08CincinnatiOhioKAO USA, Inc.Arm(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over an open filing cabinet drawer breaking her right arm.
2018-05-31ColumbusOhioNATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITALKnee(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was turning around after getting supplies from a cabinet to attend to a patient in a dental chair when the employee's foot became caught in hoses/tubing/the cord under the dental chair. The employee fell, striking the floor and countertop. The employee suffered left kneecap fractures and a chin laceration.
2018-05-31Saratoga SpringsNew YorkWesley Health Care Center, Inc.HeadStruck against stationary object or equipment while rising
An employee was working at a nurses station. He stood up and struck his head on the corner of a cabinet causing a contusion.
2018-05-24Key WestFloridaCAYO HUESO ENTERPRISES, INC.Fingertip(s)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was using a packet screw machine to build cabinets when the machine cut his right index fingertip.
2018-05-19Missouri CityTexasLeedo Cabinetry, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was installing cabinets in a building. He was using a saw to cut cabinet doors when the saw kicked back and amputated his left thumb.
2018-04-24ViburnumMissouriTHE DOE RUN COMPANYFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning out a cable stripper and opened the cabinet that houses the stripper wheel when his glove was caught in the wheel, pulling in his left hand. His left ring finger was amputated and his left middle finger was severely injured.
2018-04-23SpringfieldMassachusettAccent On Industrial Metal, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was assembling a metal cabinet while standing on a 36" platform. When he dismounted from the platform, his wedding ring became caught on a bolt or other fitting on the cabinet, which removed the skin from his left ring finger. His finger had to be medically amputated.
2018-03-16Soddy DaisyTennesseeTennessee Valley AuthorityMultiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Two employees were inspecting an electrical cabinet after pulling new cable into a 6.9 KV lift pump breaker cubicle when an arc flash occurred. The first employee suffered burns on the face, chest, and arms. The second employee suffered burns on the face, but mostly on the arms and hands. Both were hospitalized.
2018-03-14PerryOklahomaDitch WitchFingertip(s)Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving a file cabinet and the cabinet fell back towards the employee, amputating the tip of the employee's right middle finger.
2018-03-14LincolnAlabamaLeadec ES, IncMultiple pelvic region locationsStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Three employees were installing a battery cabinet when it fell over and landed on one of them. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis and torn ligaments, requiring hospitalization.
2018-02-13Pinellas ParkFloridaENERSYS ADVANCED SYSTEMS INC.Hand(s)Fire
An employee was inside a "dry room" at the press cell area. The room is environmentally controlled and a press is used to make heat pellets from powder. The powder is a flammable solid. The employee was cleaning the powder in the cell area with a broom and scoop and disposing of the powder at the satellite accumulation inside a fire cabinet. It is suspected that static electricity ignited the powder. The resulting fire burned both of the employee's hands.
2018-01-23EdgewoodNew YorkIBA Industrial, Inc.Hand(s)Direct exposure to electricity
While moving a circuit breaker cabinet, an employee contacted live electrical parts, suffering hand burns and a wrist laceration. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-10-05Muscle ShoalsAlabamaWise Alloys LLCMultiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity
While working in an electrical cabinet, an employee contacted the energized side of the cabinet, suffering electrical burns to both hands, the right side of the face, the right ear, and part of the nose.
2017-09-01GuthrieOklahomaForum Energy TechnologiesFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A temporary employee was moving a metal cabinet when his left pinky finger was smashed between the cabinet and a forklift tine. His finger had to be amputated.
2017-08-30Green BayWisconsinShowcase KitchensMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level
On August 30, 2017, an employee was helping coworkers unload a cabinet from a truck and onto a ramp when he fell off the side of the ramp and struck the ground, injuring his collarbone and ribs.
2017-08-27EllenwoodGeorgiaFEDEX GROUNDLower leg(s)Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was removing electrical parts from a metal cabinet for salvaging when the cabinet fell and struck the employee, breaking the tibia.
2017-08-25FayettevilleGeorgiaActive Pest Control South Inc. BrainStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was struck on the head by a falling metal cabinet, suffering a concussion.
2017-08-23MiamiFloridaSwissport USAFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was closing the doors on a water cabinet when the right door closed on one of his fingers, amputating the fingertip.
2017-08-23CanutilloTexasMonarch Building ServicesHead and trunkOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on top of cabinets cleaning ceiling fixtures when he lost his balance and fell 8 to 10 feet, requiring hospitalization for a broken back, hip, and nasal bone.