Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-10	Little Rock	Ar	Kiewit Massman Constructors	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was assisting in re-positioning a 1-ton steel safety cage over a splice plate when the cage crushed the employee's gloved left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-10-21	Oklahoma City	Ok	ATC Drivetrain, LLC	Lumbar region	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was assisting in an inventory count by removing a pallet of goods from the second-to-top shelf of an inventory rack using a forklift. The employee's forklift struck the cross beam of the shelf above and the pallet became unstable. A few boxes fell off the pallet, striking the forklift's protective cage. The employee then exited the forklift to move away from the scene and another pallet fell striking the employee's lower back. The employee sustained an abrasion and hematoma to the lo
2021-10-12	Chambersburg	Pa	Target Distribution Center T589	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was putting an empty cage cart into a staging area. The cart struck a building support column and pinned the employee's left little finger against the column. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.
2021-10-04	Staten Island	Ny	Bay Street Animal Hospital	Leg(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was returning a dog to its cage when the dog bit the employee's leg, causing a bite wound.
2021-10-01	Danbury	Ct	AutoZone Northeast LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking back to a store entrance from a parking lot. He tripped over a parking block and fell, his left side striking the sidewalk curb. He suffered contusions to the left side of the rib cage and the left hand/wrist.
2021-09-07	Fort Smith	Ar	OK FOODS INC.	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was winching cages down to a drop-deck live-haul trailer. The terminal tractor moved in reverse and the employee was pinned between the fifth wheel and the trailer kingpin area. The employee suffered multiple fractures and lacerations.
2021-08-09	Crockett	Tx	OJS Contractors, LLC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On August 9, 2021, a temporary employee was waiting for a powered industrial truck that was carrying empty cages. The truck struck the employee's left leg, breaking it. He was hospitalized. Duplicate of 1822689?
2021-08-02	Cross Plains	Wi	Plastic Ingenuity, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing a forklift out of a racking storage area. The employee's left arm was caught between the forklift's overhead cage and the racking system. The forearm was broken.
2021-07-30	Jacksonville	Il	Bestdrive, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
On July 30, 2021, at 12:15 p.m., an employee was inflating a farm tire to the required 30 psi while it was in a tire cage. The tire pressure rose to approximately 20 psi when the tire exploded and the force of the explosion shifted the cage. A portion of the tire struck the employee in the legs as the cage moved, resulting in a fractured right tibia and a ruptured tendon in the left leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-24	Saint Louis	Mo	PSC METALS, LLC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a yard truck to pull a trailer when the yard truck blew two tires. The truck lunged forward and the employee was hospitalized with injuries to the rib cage from the seat belt.
2021-07-20	New Castle	De	MTC Logistics	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was calibrating elevated refrigeration probes while inside a cage about 15 to 20 feet off the ground, chained and padlocked to the forks of a forklift. The forklift backed into a safety bollard. The cage broke free as the chains and padlock snapped. It fell to the ground and the employee suffered a broken back with spinal cord damage.
2021-07-20	Dallas	Tx	DFA Dairy Brands Fluid, LLC	Multiple body parts	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee used a safety cage with a gangway stair that is attached to an overhead catwalk and lowered onto the tanker truck to disconnect a hose on top of the tanker and close the tanker. The truck started moving back while the employee was on top of the truck and her legs were caught between the tanker trailer and the lowered gangway stair. The employee suffered two broken bones in the right leg, a fractured left leg, and a fractured spine.
2021-06-24	Hialeah Gardens	Fl	Werner Enterprises, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was lowering a wheeled, steel cage filled with merchandise from the tailgate of a truck. When the tailgate made contact with the ground, the cage shifted and rolled off the gate, striking the employee's left ankle and resulting in a fracture that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-06-21	Lavonia	Ga	Latexco, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Two employees entered a cage to troubleshoot a foam line. While they were inside, the door was closed and a sensor activated a cross-cut saw. One employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.
2021-06-09	Greenup	Il	Evapco, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a foot-pedal-controlled sheet roller to roll ladder cages. The roller crushed his right index finger and he was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2021-06-07	Westerville	Oh	West-Camp Press, Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was backing away from a desk when she tripped on a pallet and fell, hitting the metal shelving under a nearby work table with her right elbow and the right side of her rib cage. She suffered three broken ribs, scrapes and bruises to the elbow, and a possible partially collapsed lung.
2021-06-04	Rome	Ny	Revere Copper Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee was unloading a truck with a forklift. The employee's right hand was caught between the forklift's roll cage and a computer keyboard's metal swing arm. The little finger was crushed at the knuckle and the ring finger was lacerated.
2021-05-28	Blasdell	Ny	Estes Express Line #083	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing down a dock with a large skid on the forks of his forklift. The forklift struck an upright I-beam. The employee's right hand was caught between the I-beam and the right rear upright post of the forklift's protective cage, causing the amputation of his pinky, middle, and ring fingers.
2021-04-28	Chicago	Il	O & K AMERICAN	Face	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was manually operating a wire-drawing machine to remove the remaining wire coil. The wire came free of the guide roller and struck the safety cage, which lifted quickly and struck the employee in the face. The employee suffered a contusion and a laceration.
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.
2021-03-26	Bangor	Pa	GIBRALTAR CHIMNEY INTERNATIONAL	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee was performing chimney repairs inside of a chimney. One of the securing lines was severed by the oscillation of the outer concrete covering due to high winds. The employee fell a short distance before being secured by secondary safety lines. This action caused the employee to slam into either the wall or part of the safety cage. The employee sustained a broken rib and a possibly broken shoulder blade.
2021-03-23	Longview	Tx	Doggett Machinery Services	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was trying to move a pallet with a roll cage on top of it. The roll cage moved slightly and pinched the tip of his thumb against the roll cage. The thumb tip was amputated.
2021-03-15	Batesville	Ar	UNICON OPERATING COMPANY, INC	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
At about 10:00 a.m. on March 15, 2021, an employee was loading a trailer with a forklift. As the forklift moved around the trailer, it became stuck in a hole. The employee was trying to free it when it broke loose and slid into trailer. The employee's left hand was smashed between trailer and the forklift's roll cage; the hand and fingers were broken.
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.
2021-03-12	Bay Harbor Islands	Fl	Rizzani de Eccher USA Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to move a steel form panel with a crane when the spreader beam became tangled with a rebar cage. As the load began lifting, the tension from the chains making contact with the rebar cage allowed the load to swing toward the employee, trapping him between the steel form and a solid staircasing and resulting in an injury to his left leg.
2021-03-04	Miami	Fl	AAR AIRCRAFT SERVICES INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on an 8-foot ladder, removing fuel tank panels using an air impact screw buster. He lost his balance and fell to the concrete floor, suffering a fracture to the ribcage, a forearm laceration, and a back injury.
2021-02-23	West Haven	Ct	Lakin Tire East Incorporated	Leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee had been standing on a level platform mounted on the forks of a lift truck. The employee was moving off the platform through the truck's operator cage when the mast activated. The employee's right knee was pinched and crushed. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2021-02-11	Kansas City	Ks	Evoqua Water Technologies LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was offloading vessels from a truck when the employee's right pinky finger was caught between a vessel and metal cage, resulting in a fingertip avulsion and partial amputation.
2021-01-26	Guntersville	Al	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was unbinding cages from a live-haul trailer in preparation for unloading. The employee completed the trailer and proceeded to the other side of the loading area to start on the next trailer. The employee was struck by a reversing forklift and was hospitalized with a fractured right ankle.
2021-01-20	Tremont	Pa	Big Lots Distribution Center	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift. Its cage crushed his left hand against a nearby storage rack, degloving the thumb and crushing the fingers.
2020-10-15	Calverton	Ny	CALVERTON NATIONAL CEMETERY	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the cage of a forklift while cutting branches. The employee landed on the ground and fractured his right ankle.
2020-10-05	Jamesburg	Nj	Automann	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
While moving a box from a cage and grabbing for the box an employee suffered a collapsed lung.
2020-09-22	Dallas	Tx	Discount Tire	Multiple head locations	Nonclassifiable
An employee was removing a wheel and tire assembly from the safety inflation cage. The wheel and tire assembly failed and the employee sustained a concussion, a fractured jaw, and broken teeth.
2020-09-17	North Kingstown	Ri	Cardi Construction Corporation	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking alongside a skid steer that was carrying a hoisted cage used to pour foundations. He was holding onto the cage to keep it steady when he tripped over a nearby portable generator. The skid steer then ran over his foot, fracturing his right ankle.
2020-09-16	Houston	Tx	Perry & Perry Builders, Inc.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was using a drill on the cage of a mobile welding machine. As he tightened a bit on a truck tool, the tool was activated and lacerated his right index finger and the space between the finger and the thumb. He was hospitalized.
2020-09-10	Springfield	Mo	Scurlock Companies	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding a cage sheet into a roller and became entangled in the cage sheet pulling his right arm into the roller. The employee suffered a broken right ring finger and wrist.
2020-09-03	Kingston	Ny	Charles River Laboratories	Scalp	Fall on same level
An employee fell while cleaning animal cages, suffering a cut to the back of the head. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-23	Conyers	Georgia	NaturChem, Inc.	Hand(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing a fabricated roll cage from a tractor using a 4 1/2-inch grinder with a metal cutoff wheel. The employee started cutting the weld. When the employee got to the end of the cut, the wheel hit the center between the tubing and kicked back, jerking the grinder from the employee's hands. The grinder lacerated the employee's hand.
2020-07-08	Florence	New Jersey	Christmas Tree Shop Warehouse	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up a stand-up forklift when his left leg was pinned between the forklift's outer cage and a structural pole. He suffered a large laceration and contusion, with broken bones in the lower leg.
2020-07-08	Ayer	Massachusett	Family Dollar	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's hand was crushed in a propane cage while exchanging propane cylinders, requiring hospitalization and a finger amputation.
2020-06-25	Dawsonville	Georgia	Tyson Poultry, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A Tyson Poultry commercial motor vehicle driver was struck from behind by an empty cage being carried on a three-wheel forklift. The driver suffered lacerations to the right elbow and the top of the left hand, a compound fracture to the right tibia and fibula, fractures to three lower-back vertebrae, and body abrasions.
2020-06-17	Tyler	Texas	John Soules Foods, Inc.	Hand(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift truck. His left hand was outside the cage area of forklift as he was moving parallel to a storage rack. He positioned his left hand on one of the rack beams and then slightly turned the truck with his right hand. The truck maneuvered at an angle, and the rear cage frame struck his left hand.
2020-06-16	Tampa	Florida	Mike's Pies, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was backing a forklift out of a trailer when the truck's roll-up door rolled down about 6 inches. He pushed it up using his hand and pressed the accelerator. His hand was then caught between the forklift cage and the truck's roll-up door, suffering fractures. He was hospitalized.
2020-06-03	Garland	Texas	BlueScope Buildings North America, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
Two employees were in a scissor lift surveying storm damage on a roof panel. One of the employees fell from the lift cage to the concrete below and fractured their back.
2020-06-01	Spring Grove	Pennsylvania	Enerfab Power & Industrial, Inc.	Arm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee torch-cut an expansion joint around a piece of ductwork at a cage mill. After removal of the last piece of expansion joint, the top pipe chute came down and caught the employee's right arm between the top pipe chute and the bottom pipe chute. The employee sustained a crushing injury to the right arm, requiring hospitalization for surgery.
2020-05-30	Golden	Colorado	MolsonCoors Beverage Co	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift when it got stuck on low overhead ducts. As the employee tried to back up, his right hand was caught between the forklift's overhead cage and a duct. His little finger was amputated.
2020-05-29	Auburndale	Florida	Oldcastle Inc.	Hand(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was carrying a propane cylinder bottle in the storage area. He was walking and removing the cylinder from the storage cage when he lost his balance upon turning and fell. The cylinder fell on his left hand, causing fractures.
2020-05-18	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Tague Lumber of Media	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was inside a cage elevated by a forklift cleaning out gutters. The forklift began to roll down the hill and then tipped over. The employee struck the ground and suffered fractures to the back, abdomen and neck.
2020-05-12	New Haven	Connecticut	Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by discharged object or substance
A rail car technician was compressing springs. When he released the spring from the press cage, the bolt released from the lower seat of the spring and hit his throat, injuring it.
2020-05-07	Saint Charles	Illinois	Ryder Truck Rental, Inc.	Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was prepping a piggyback air emergency spring brake chamber to later be placed on a truck in need on a service call. To cage the spring and remove hazardous energy from the internals of the part, he supplied air pressure to compress the spring and then placed the caging bolt in the hole on the end to retain the spring. When his finger was in the pinch point placing the nut on the caging bolt, the chamber lost air and actuated the spring with the bolt in it. His finger was then caug
2020-04-24	Manvel	Texas	Primoris Rockford Corporation	Multiple trunk locations	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was applying coating to a weld at a pipe joint when an adjacent pipe shifted, pinning the employee against a second pipe. The employee sustained fractures to his rib cage and tailbone along with bruising to the right leg.
2020-03-16	Tupelo	Mississippi	Dixie Electrical Controls and Automation, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating an aerial lift and was elevated 9.5 feet. While traveling backwards, he was pinned between the cage of the aerial lift and overhead structure bracing. The employee's chest/neck area was pinned, cutting off oxygen and resulting in strangulation.
2020-03-15	Trenton	New Jersey	USPS PDC	Arm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
While operating a powered industrial truck (PIT), an employee's arm got caught between the cage and a door. The employee sustained a broken arm.
2020-02-25	Montgomery	Alabama	Carriage Hills Animal Clinic & Pet Motel, P.C.	Fingertip(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was closing the cage door after walking the dog and the dog jumped up on door. As the employee went to close the door to prevent the dog from escaping, the dog bit her hand through the cage bars. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated and required surgery.
2020-02-05	San Antonio	Texas	Street Foundation Drilling	Multiple body parts	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was working near a rebar cage when it came loose and struck the employee. The employee suffered brain bleeding, fractured vertebrae, and broken ribs.
2020-01-22	Chicago	Illinois	CHICAGO TRIBUNE COMPANY, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was loading a roll of paper (500 to 800 lbs.) from a railcar onto a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) when the roll fell on top of the employee's PIV protective cage. The employee raised his hand to protect himself and his fingers went outside of the cage and were crushed between the bar of the cage and the roll of paper. As a result, he sustained a partial amputation of his left index finger and debridement of his left middle finger.
2020-01-14	Osprey	Florida	Saxby Holdings LLC	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a scaffold tearing down a pool cage and knocking down a beam with a hammer when the entire sidewall gave way and knocked the employee from the scaffold onto the paved deck below. The employee subsequently fell into an empty pool, suffering a broken rib and broken jaw.
2019-08-24	Ocoee	Florida	American Builders Supply, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
On 8/24/2019, an employee was unloading wooden building materials from a truck using a forklift. At the jobsite, a vehicle was in his way, so he lifted the load above the vehicle. The forklift then tipped forward. While the forklift was tipped, he attempted to exit the forklift and fell against the roll cage structure, fracturing his shoulder.
2019-07-29	Weirton	West Virgini	ArcelorMittal Weirton, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was searching for scrap debris behind tailing rolls. The employee was descending a step at the tension reel area towards the coil car when his heel slipped, causing him to fall into the coil car, striking his rib cage. He sustained three broken ribs and a contusion on the side.
2019-07-26	Kiel	Wisconsin	Jack Walters and Sons Corp	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating a telehandler to set trusses on a new construction site. The employee was making a y-turn maneuver to position the telehandler perpendicular to the sidewall and raise the small post frame truss up and over the 12-foot sidewall. The telehandler was on a steep grade. As the employee was making the maneuver, the telehandler began tipping to the side. The employee attempted to jump from the operator's seat and was struck by the roll cage. The employee was hospitalized with
2019-07-20	Farmington	Pennsylvania	Nemacolin Woodlands Resort	Multiple arm locations	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was feeding a bear during a safari tour when the bear reached through the 4"x4" cage and grabbed and bit the employee. The employee was hospitalized with damage to the right forearm and bicep.
2019-07-08	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Smithfield Foods	Fingertip(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was dislodging a forklift from a drain. The employee's hand was caught between two forklift cages, causing a fingertip amputation.
2019-06-26	Dade City	Florida	Helena Agri Enterprises LLC	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was in a forklift lift cage (man basket) replacing a piece of metal siding. The employee fell out of the man basket 8-10 feet and fractured his right arm. He also sustained a cut on the forehead.
2019-06-24	Jacksonville	Florida	Jones Lang Lasalle Americas Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
On June 24, 2019, an employee was on a flat roof checking an HVAC leak. As he was descending from a fixed ladder without a cage, he fell to the ground. The building's height is approximately 20 feet. He sustained several rib fractures and a head wound, requiring hospitalization.
2019-06-17	Willacoochee	Georgia	Freedom Trailers, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell from a trailer hitch to the concrete floor about 3 feet below, suffering fractures to the rib cage, elbow, and hip area. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-05-22	Hereford	Texas	Gayland Ward Seed	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell while climbing a caged ladder. The employee struck the cage and landed on the floor, suffering fractures.
2019-04-19	Port Wentworth	Georgia	California Cartage Management Services, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment
Three employees were moving a wheeled order-picking cage cart from a trailer at a dock onto a warehouse floor. The cart tipped over and fell on an employee, breaking the employee's back.
2019-04-10	Dalton	Georgia	Universal Textile Technologies, LLC	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating a rough terrain forklift. The forklift rolled 270 degrees on an embankment and the roll cage struck the employee, breaking the employee's ribs and scapula.
2019-03-30	Rockville Centre	New York	Rockville Centre GMC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was going to retrieve a part stored in an auto parts storage cage when he tripped and fell to the floor breaking a hip.
2019-03-25	White	Georgia	Pinnacle Propane Express	Fingertip(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.
2019-03-13	Baytown	Texas	Katoen Natie Gulf Coast Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up a forklift when his right hand was caught between its cage and a pallet of plywood. His middle and little fingers were amputated above the knuckles.
2019-03-07	Jacksonville	Florida	84 Lumber Company	Knee(s)	Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
An employee was unloading lumber from a trailer. As he was getting down from the truck, his right knee was caught between a nearby forklift cage and the edge of the trailer. He suffered a broken right knee and was hospitalized.
2019-03-02	Snyder	Texas	United Supermarkets LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
While opening a cage containing propane tanks, an employee caught her index finger in the hinge. The finger was crushed, and the tip was medically amputated.
2019-02-27	Marinette	Wisconsin	KS Kolbenschmidt US Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On February 27, 2019, an employee was conversing with another associate, turned, tripped, and fell on a nearby air hose resulting in a contusion to the left side of the rib cage and hospitalization.
2019-02-06	Bedford Park	Illinois	Commercial Forged Products	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
When a machine cycled, the tongs inside it whiplashed and struck an employee on the right side, by the ribcage.
2019-01-25	Schuylkill Haven	Pennsylvania	Pioneer Pole Buildings	Scalp	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a forklift when it ran over a 6 x 6 piece of wood. The employee was thrown up in the air and hit his head on the top of the forklift cage causing a deep head laceration and ruptured artery.
2019-01-16	New Columbia	Pennsylvania	XPO Logistics	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a forklift to unload trailers. His hand was under the protected forklift cage as he leaned onto the controls that lowered the boom. His left hand was then caught between the boom and the mast, causing a laceration and three broken bones in his hand. He was hospitalized.
2019-01-02	Moberly	Missouri	Wal-Mart Distribution Center	Hand(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was driving a stand-up powered lift truck down an aisle. He was about to strike a parked powered lift truck when his left hand went outside the cage and struck the second truck. He experienced swelling and pain in his left hand, requiring surgery.
2018-09-21	Bethlehem	Pennsylvania	HARRIS REBAR ATLANTIC, INC.	Trunk	Struck by discharged or flying object
An employee was using a rebar bender when the rebar rose up and struck his torso, causing a bruise below the ribcage that required hospitalization.
2018-09-17	Atlanta	Georgia	Delta Airlines, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending from the driver-side platform of a lift truck when he slipped and fell approximately 3 feet from the platform onto the ground. He suffered a partial lung collapse, three fractured ribs on the right side of the ribcage, and a displaced sternum.
2018-08-31	Lisman	Alabama	Tanner Construction Co. Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing metal bars from the base of a hammer cage being held up by a crane when the cable holding up the hammer snapped. The hammer dropped and pinned the employee's left hand, which had to be amputated at the wrist.
2018-08-28	Venice	Louisiana	Warrior Energy Services Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was adjusting a valve when the metal hinged door of a tank cage smashed his right thumb. The tip of the thumb was amputated.
2018-08-14	Dallas	Texas	Dallas Zoo Management, Inc.	Arm(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was trying to remove a python from a temporary cage. The python bit the employee's arm.
2018-08-13	Atlanta	Georgia	North Perimeter Contractors	Multiple body parts	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to secure a reinforcing steel cage into place when he was caught between the steel cage and a section of a temporary concrete barrier wall. He suffered a lacerated and fractured left index finger, broken right ankle, and hernia.
2018-08-13	Millsboro	Delaware	Mountaire Farms	Foot (feet)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unjamming a metal chicken cage on a cage dump conveyor when he was caught between two cages, suffering left foot ligament damage and lacerations.
2018-08-12	Arabi	Louisiana	Associated Terminals	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
An employee was removing a hood from the hull of a ship when his right middle finger was caught between a sling and the protective cage of a track hoe, resulting in an amputation at the first knuckle.
2018-07-18	York	Nebraska	Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a forklift close to a stack of crates and his left hand was caught between the forklift's protective cage and the stacked crates causing a broken wrist.
2018-07-16	Leavenworth	Kansas	Hallmark Cards Inc.	Brain	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was clearing a jam in a case packing machine. As he moved away from the machine, his head struck the frame of the safety cage, suffering a hematoma and possible concussion.
2018-06-29	Kansas City	Kansas	Consolidated Container Company LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A forklift was transporting two stacked intermediate bulk containers (IBC) which are plastic containers in a metal cage. The IBC containers fell off the forklift and struck the injured employee in the face causing a fracture to the left cheek and nose.
2018-06-13	Gilman	Illinois	INCOBRASA INDUSTRIES, LTD	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
The employee was working from a platform when they slipped and fell approximately 15 feet through an opening to the surface below. The employee sustained trauma to the upper rib cage.
2018-06-07	Houston	Texas	MMG Contractors, LLC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a precast storm sewer pipe. He slipped off the pipe and cut the left side of his rib cage with the saw.
2018-05-29	Superior	Wisconsin	CERES TERMINALS, INC.	Lower leg(s)	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
On May 29, 2018, at approximately 9:00 a.m., an employee was on board a cargo vessel tending loading spouts when the employee leaned against a man cage. The man cage fell on the employee causing a fractured tibia.
2018-05-25	Wichita	Kansas	Utility Maintenance Contractor, LLC.	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
At 3:00 p.m., an employee was cutting a tree from the ground. A tree limb separated and rolled back on him, breaking bones in his hip, ribcage, and chest. He was hospitalized.
2018-05-23	Johnstown	Ohio	Trillium Farm Holdings LLc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was transferring young chickens from a cage onto a cart. The employee lost balance and slipped from the access step falling backwards about 22 inches against a metal railing. The employee was hospitalized for a rib injury and possible pneumothorax.
2018-05-02	Punta Gorda	Florida	Equity Lifestyle Properties Inc.	Head	Nonclassifiable
An employee was cleaning the trailer community's pool cage with a pressure washer. He was later found on the ground with a bleeding wound to the head. The pressure washer was running and a ladder was lying beside it when the employee was found.
2018-04-30	Clifton Park	New York	Hannaford Brothers Company	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a caged area to reach a wooden pallet. While the employee was descending the cage, he lost his footing and fell against a metal pole, suffering three cracked ribs and multiple bruises. He was hospitalized.
2018-04-29	Denver	Colorado	SMG Denver	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee experienced shortness of breath and pain in the rib cage while pushing equipment onto a truck. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-04-19	Miami	Florida	Go Fish Cargo Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
A temporary employee was changing a bay door rope from inside a man cage lifted on a forklift and fell approximately 7-8 ft. to the ground resulting in right arm and ankle injuries.
2018-04-12	Agawam	Massachusett	Riverside Park Enterprises, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking under an amusement park ride track to diagnose a fault error when the ride's cart bogie (wheel) struck the employee. The employee suffered right shoulder and right ribcage injuries.
2018-04-03	Antioch	Illinois	Union Corrugating Company	Head	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was unloading steel roofing panels at a construction site using a forklift with a spreader bar. The mast was fully extended when the forklift tipped forward. The employee's head struck the steel cage, suffering lacerations and a possible orbital fracture.