Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-18	Horsham	Pa	Endo International plc	Thigh(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was helping to transport a large tank on a cart when the cart hit a bump and the tank fell. The employee sustained a fractured femur and facial lacerations.
2021-11-11	Hudson	Fl	Bernhard MCC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping another company's employees remove a trash cart from a dumpster when their finger was pinched by an opening on the trash cart, resulting in an avulsion and fracture to their left middle finger.
2021-11-08	Flowood	Ms	Methodist Rehabilitation Center	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a medication cart in a hallway and fell to the floor, resulting in injuries to the right shoulder, right arm, and right hip.
2021-11-06	Reading	Pa	Target Corporation	Leg(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was using a cart pusher to bring shopping carts in from the parking lot. The employee was walking in front of the line of carts when his left leg was pinned between two sets of shopping carts, resulting in a leg fracture.
2021-11-03	Fayetteville	Ar	Clear Creek Development Company LLC	Lower leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a golf cart with an attached utility trailer carrying a lawn mower. The cart path was wet, and when the employee braked, the cart slid and turned on its side. The employee's lower leg was fractured.
2021-11-02	Houston	Tx	Majestic Steel USA, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to transfer steel material from a re-coiler to a coil cart when the material began to recoil. The employee placed one hand on the material and the other hand on the console in order to prevent the material from uncoiling when their left hand got caught between the steel material and a push plate, resulting in a laceration to their hand.
2021-11-02	Miami	Fl	WEST KENDALL BAPTIST HOSPITAL, INC.	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was transporting gift shop materials on a metal cart. The cart veered off a walkway, then fell on the employee's foot and broke it.
2021-10-26	Northbrook	Il	Argo Roofing Company	Head and neck	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
On October 26, 2021, at approximately 10:25 a.m. an employee was performing roofing work on a commercial building and was walking backward moving a propane tank with a handcart. While moving the propane tank, the employee tripped over the raised lip of an unprotected skylight and fell through it to the concrete floor 20 feet below. The employee sustained a fractured cervical vertebra and multiple skull fractures.
2021-10-25	Carlisle	Pa	Geodis	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was placing cardboard into a compactor when he fell onto a 4-foot metal cart that was directly behind him, striking the corner of the cart and resulting in injury to his abdomen.
2021-10-21	Gibsonton	Fl	Advanced Airfoil Components LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee began moving a cart with a ceramic mold on top of it when the mold fell off the cart and smashed the employee's left hand, resulting in a broken middle finger.
2021-10-20	Fairless Hills	Pa	Tavo Packaging, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was helping a co-worker move an anilox roller that was about 51 inches long and 300 pounds. The roller was being moved with a hangar and hoist onto a cart. While moving the anilox roller, the hangar slipped and the anilox roller fell onto the employee's left hand, resulting in a crush injury to the middle finger.
2021-10-16	Ayden	Nc	U.S. Postal Service	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a fatigue mat and fell backward to the floor, where a cart fell on top of her. She suffered broken vertebrae and was hospitalized.
2021-10-13	Gulf Shores	Al	Resort Recreation Center	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was running toward a go-cart that had spun out of control. He slipped on the slick track, fell, and suffered a broken right femur. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-13	Toledo	Oh	Libbey Glass Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
On October 13, 2021, an employee was pushing a metal cart onto an elevator. As the cart turned, the employee's right thumb was pinched between it and the side of the elevator. The employee suffered a potential amputation to the thumb tip.
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.
2021-10-12	Overland Park	Ks	Great Life Kansas City, LLC	Arm(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was preparing a golf course for setup. While picking up trash, the employee slipped and struck a work cart, suffering a broken arm.
2021-10-09	Garden City	Ga	MARINE TERMINALS CORPORATION - EAST	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing twist locks from a shipping container as it was landed on a bomb cart. When the container came to rest, her finger was pinched between a twist lock and the corner casting of the container. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
2021-10-08	Atlanta	Ga	Newrest ATL LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading an aircraft service cart when it fell over, causing her to lose balance and fall. She suffered a back injury.
2021-10-07	Thomasboro	Il	Altamont Company	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were rotating a machine component (a heavy, steel machine part roughly in the shape of a rectangular bar) so it could be reinstalled. As they used a die cart lift to move the part from blocks to the machine table surface, the part continued to turn quickly; a protruding bolt caught the tip of one employee's left index finger against the steel work surface. About 4-5 millimeters of the finger were amputated.
2021-10-07	Mapleton	Il	CATERPILLAR INC.	Lower leg(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
At 6:24 p.m. on October 7, 2021, an employee was unplugging a personnel carrier that was parked and being charged. The cart unexpectedly moved forward and pinned the employee's left leg against a support column. The lower leg was broken and the employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-07	Bradenton	Fl	Walmart Supercenter	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was putting in labels on a top stock cart. While climbing down the three-step ladder, she fell from the cart onto the floor, resulting in a left wrist fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.
2021-10-03	Monroe	Ct	Massconn Distributors CPL, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was chasing a baker's rack cart through a parking lot when they slipped and fell, resulting in a broken collar bone.
2021-10-01	Tonawanda	Ny	Diversified Maintenance-RWS, LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a golf cart when their left ankle got caught between the golf cart and the frame of an exit door, resulting in fractured toes that required surgery and hospitalization.
2021-09-29	Lake Mills	Wi	Healthcare Services Group, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was clearing off a dining room table when their right knee gave out and they grabbed onto a bus cart for support. The bus cart moved and the employee fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured right hip.
2021-09-29	Geismar	La	Zachry Industrial Inc.	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian vehicular incident
A Zachry Industrial employee was pushing a cart up a walkway. A forklift struck the employee as it finished turning around, its back right wheel hitting the employee's left foot and causing multiple fractures.
2021-09-27	Texarkana	Ar	Cooper Tire Rubber Company	Multiple face locations	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a tugger, connected to a full tread cart, down an aisle. The front right corner of the cart contacted the blunt end of a guardrail. The tugger turned sharply and stopped, causing the employee to fall off and strike his face on the guardrail. He suffered fractures to the cheek and around the eye.
2021-09-24	Calera	Al	Walmart Supercenter	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pulling a ladder cart through a door. Her right middle finger was caught between the doorframe and the ladder and was amputated.
2021-09-20	Columbus	Oh	Sterling Paper Company	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was pulling cartons of paper product from a skid located on the ground when a second skid of cartons fell and struck the employee on the right side of his chest, knocking him to the floor and resulting in a chest injury.
2021-09-18	Algonquin	Il	Binny's Beverage Depot	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
An employee was crossing the road in front of a store, on the way to retrieve shopping carts from the parking lot. A motor vehicle ran her over. She suffered injuries to multiple body parts, including the back, pelvis, ribs, and a femur.
2021-09-16	Naperville	Il	Edward-Elmhurst Healthcare	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
On September 16, 2021, an employee was stung by a bee while moving linen carts on a loading dock. The employee had an allergic reaction to the bee sting and was hospitalized.
2021-09-15	Fargo	Nd	Family HealthCare Center	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level
An employee fell while pushing a custodial cart and suffered fractured vertebrae.
2021-09-14	Rego Park	Ny	New Hampshire House Condominium	Brain	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a garbage cart from a compactor. He fell and hit his head on a pipe, suffering internal bleeding in the cranium.
2021-09-13	Mill Hall	Pa	American Food & Vending Corporation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was exiting out the back of a truck. He stepped on a cart, slipped, and fell out of the truck, suffering five broken ribs and a scraped chin. He was hospitalized.
2021-09-11	Yukon	Ok	Walmart, Inc.	Pelvis	Fall on same level
An employee was moving a shopping cart to the side of a fitting room. The employee fell backward and suffered a broken pelvis.
2021-09-10	Green Bay	Wi	American Foods Group	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pushing a cart that had gotten stuck when his right ring finger was pinched between the cart and racking. The fingertip was amputated without loss of bone or fingernail.
2021-09-09	Sioux Falls	Sd	Sanford USD Medical Center	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a pair of scissors to open a bag containing an ink cartridge for his printer. The employee sustained an amputation to the left middle fingertip without damage to the fingernail.
2021-09-09	Gainesville	Fl	The Wynwood	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee fell off a golf cart and hit his head on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury.
2021-09-09	Augusta	Ga	Gerald Jones Ford LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was unloading a metal cart of parts. A door hinge closed on the employee's left middle finger, amputating the tip.
2021-09-08	Birmingham	Al	Drummond Company, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was mudding the door on an oven. The employee fell approximately 15 feet from the mud cart to the concrete floor on the next lower level. The employee sustained fractured ribs, thoracic spine, and teeth.
2021-09-07	Lafayette	La	Republic Services	Arm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was moving a 96-gallon residential cart when chemical fluids spilled out of a bottle onto his left arm. The arm was burned.
2021-09-06	Bay City	Tx	Celanese, Bay City Plant	Ankle(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
In the early morning of September 6, 2021, an employee was traveling on a powered cart when its front passenger tire contacted a handrail post on the side of the roadway. The cart tipped onto its left side, and the employee suffered a laceration to the lower left leg and multiple fractures to the right ankle. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-02	Wichita	Ks	Waste Management of Kansas Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was trying to push trash off the sill of a hopper. The cart tipper was activated, and as it rose it pinched the employee's left hand against the sill. The employee's little fingertip was amputated.
2021-09-01	Greenville	Ms	Walmart, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a cart corral while pushing a cart. The employee suffered a spinal cord injury.
2021-08-26	York	Pa	DMS Facility Services	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a utility cart when his left leg was caught between the cart and a post. The leg was broken.
2021-08-24	Elizabeth	Nj	CMC Food Inc	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was working on the production floor in a staging area where she was folding and labeling cartons. The employee stepped out of the aisles of stacked pallets and was struck by a reversing forklift transporting a pallet of cartons. The forklift struck her right foot and she was hospitalized.
2021-08-23	Ballwin	Mo	Dean Team Suburu	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee fell off the rear of a golf cart as it turned. The employee's head struck the concrete, causing head trauma.
2021-08-20	De Soto	Mo	Holiday Inn Club Vacations Timber Creek Resort	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was tightening a belt on a golf cart when the seat of the cart fell forward, hitting the ignition. The vehicle turned on and the employee's left hand was pulled in. The belt amputated his index fingertip.
2021-08-19	Meriden	Ks	Ernest Spencer Metals, Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A baghouse was being moved using dolly carts. A cart got stuck on a crack in concrete; a forklift was used to lift the baghouse while an employee moved to adjust the cart. The baghouse slipped from the forks and crushed the employee's hand against the cart.
2021-08-17	Colorado Springs	Co	King Soopers	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was gathering shopping carts in the parking lot. She went inside and collapsed due to heat exhaustion.
2021-08-10	East Alton	Il	Olin Winchester, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was grabbing a cartridge that had fallen when punches in an ejection cartridge capper came down. The employee's right little finger was amputated.
2021-08-10	Highland Park	Il	Levy Restaurants at Ravinia	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
At 12:45 p.m. on August 10, 2021, an employee was driving an electric cart when his right leg struck a gate. He suffered lacerations and contusions to the leg.
2021-08-09	Loxahatchee	Fl	HCA Palms West Hospital	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was weighing linen carts on a scale on a loading dock. She lost her footing while walking backward and fell to the concrete floor, landing on both hands and suffering fractures to both wrists and a lower spine injury. She was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2021-08-07	Saint Louis	Mo	Southwest Airlines	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pulling and guiding a baggage cart. As he tried to attach the cart to a tug hitch, his fingertip was caught by the cart tongue and hitch. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-08-01	Plantation	Fl	KinderCare	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a cart and fell to the floor, landing on her knees and suffered a fracture to the right knee.
2021-07-28	Mount Prospect	Il	Rauland	Lumbar region	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was loading boxes weighing 20-40 pounds into a cart to replenish supplies for a pad printing machine when they felt a pop in their lower back. The employee was hospitalized for a lower back injury.
2021-07-28	Lincoln	Ne	YASUFUKU USA, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was pulling a tool cart that had a grease gun hanging on the side. While going through a doorway the trigger of the grease gun was pressed. The employee's right ring fingertip was amputated by the trigger mechanism of the grease gun.
2021-07-28	Portland	Me	NorDx Laboratory	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A cart full of lead-lined sheetrock tipped over as it was being moved. Two employees were trapped under it; one suffered several broken ribs and was hospitalized.
2021-07-28	Fort Atkinson	Wi	Spacesaver Corporation	Knee(s)	Trip over an object without fall
An employee was unloading parts from the paint line when their heel caught on a cart near the work area, resulting in a hyperextended knee.
2021-07-27	Venice	Fl	PGT Industries, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was moving a cart when one of its wheels rolled over his foot. He was hospitalized with a crushed foot.
2021-07-26	Brookville	Pa	Miller Fabrication Solutions, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee removed a weld mint (welded part) from an A-frame cart using a hoist and proceeded to maneuver the part onto a pallet for packaging. The employee's finger got pinched between the hoist hook and the part. The employee sustained an amputation.
2021-07-23	Attleboro	Ma	Umicore Electrical Materials	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving metal coils on a cart. The cart tipped and the coils fell off, breaking the employee's leg.
2021-07-16	Wilmington	Il	TA Operating LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was rolling a cart carrying used fryer oil. The handle broke and the cart fell to the ground. Hot oil got onto the employee, who suffered second-degree burns to the right ankle, left leg, and left arm.
2021-07-09	Montgomery	Tx	Kroger # 142	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a trash bag tied to her product-stocking cart. She fell and suffered a broken hip. She was hospitalized.
2021-07-09	East Liberty	Oh	NEX Transport, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
On July 9, 2021, an employee was staging a train of empty rolling carts when he lost his balance and fell to the concrete floor, resulting in a fractured right elbow.
2021-07-07	Topeka	Ks	Delta Designs, Ltd.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was shifting a drawer with a cart when the cart hit a bump and his left ring finger was crushed, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-07-07	Sandusky	Oh	CEDAR POINT PARK LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was carrying a large tray in a kitchen. The employee tripped over a plastic drink carton that was sticking out into the walkway, fell, and landed on the concrete floor, suffering a broken right hip.
2021-07-06	New Haven	Ct	Yale-New Haven Hospital	Head and neck	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was pushing a medical cart in an operating room when they tripped over the wheels of a surgical table and struck the table before falling to the floor. The employee lost consciousness and suffered injuries to their arms, head, and neck, including a hyper-extended neck and tingling and weakness in both upper extremities.
2021-07-04	Port Charlotte	Fl	Walmart Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was putting away overstock in a meat/deli cooler. The employee tripped over the leg of a cart and fell to the floor, suffering a broken left hip.
2021-07-04	Swiftwater	Pa	Sanofi Pasteur	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was on a loading dock, unloading a full cart of eggs from a truck. The wheels of the cart got stuck on a dock plate and the cart tipped over onto the employee. The employee suffered a concussion, back fractures, and possibly a foot/toe fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-02	Fort Worth	Tx	Bimbo Bakeries USA	Ankle(s) and knee(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a shopping cart filled with cardboard down a ramp to the recycling dumpster. The employee pushed downward on the shopping cart's handle and the cart tipped over causing her to fall to the ground. The employee sustained bruises to her left knee and right ankle.
2021-06-30	Haslet	Tx	Job1USA	Thigh(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
The injured employee was riding on the back of a golf cart and fell off the cart onto the ground. The employee sustained a fractured right femur.
2021-06-28	Alexandria	La	Rapides Regional Medical Center	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was holding a door open for a large cart of equipment to come through. The employee's right thumb tip was caught between the equipment and the door frame resulting in the amputation of the thumb tip without bone loss.
2021-06-23	Midlothian	Tx	Flynn BEC LP - Dallas/Fort Worth	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was mopping hot tar when he tripped backwards over the mop cart. His right arm landed inside the cart, which was half full of asphalt. He suffered second-degree burns to the forearm and hand.
2021-06-21	Pineville	La	McFarland Cascade/ Stella Jones	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was guiding a tram cart that was holding telephone poles when a pole rolled off the tram onto the employee's left foot and crushed it.
2021-06-19	Wetumpka	Al	Walmart, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was stepping down from a stock cart when they missed a step and fell to the floor, resulting in injuries to their head and back.
2021-06-16	Helena	Mt	Walmart	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while climbing down the ladder of a top stock cart. The employee landed on the floor and suffered a broken femur that required surgery.
2021-06-15	Terrell	Tx	Walmart	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was taking boxes off a pallet and putting them on a top stock cart. She backed up while holding a box and tripped over another box and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured right hip, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2021-06-15	Arnold A F B	Tn	National Aerospace Solutions, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was repositioning an equipment case on a transport cart and amputated their right middle finger.
2021-06-14	Houston	Tx	Amazon UTX3 Ultra Fast Fresh Building	Thigh(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by another person
On June 14, 2021, at 5:30 p.m., an employee collided with a cart being pushed by a co-worker, resulting in a broken left femur that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-06-14	Mesquite	Tx	UPS	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was moving packages from a conveyor to a cart. The employee suffered a hernia and was hospitalized.
2021-06-12	Miami	Fl	G2 Secure Staff, LLC	Forearm(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was helping to relocate a cart when their arm became caught between the cart and a concrete column, resulting in a broken bone in the right forearm.
2021-06-11	The Colony	Tx	Walmart	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was pushing a row of carts towards the cart manager when he lost his balance or grip on the carts and fell. The employee sustained injury to the left hip and upper leg.
2021-06-10	Saint Louis	Mo	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was moving steel pieces on a cart. The cart got stuck on a rail track and collapsed. The employee's finger was pinched between two pieces of steel, and the employee suffered an amputation.
2021-06-10	Canon	Ga	Canon Egg Farm	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
Employees were moving bird carts from the bird truck into the layer house. An employee's left middle finger was caught between the cart he was moving and the metal housing for the load bar. The employee's left middle fingertip was partially amputated.
2021-06-09	Washington	Dc	Smithsonian Institution National Zoological Park	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was getting into an electric cart using a strap for assistance. The strap broke and the employee fell to the ground, hitting a concrete curb.. The employee suffered trauma to the side of the head and face, the left leg and knee, and both arms.
2021-06-07	Rensselaer	Ny	GARELICK FARMS	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was moving a stuck 80-pound cart filled with milk. He suffered a muscle strain and went to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a collapsed lung.
2021-06-07	Gahanna	Oh	AVI Foodsystems, Inc	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee had been packing food orders in the warehouse and placing them onto a cart. The employee stepped back and fell onto the floor. The employee sustained a fractured right hip and a strained left shoulder.
2021-06-02	Albany	Ny	Corporate Communications	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was riding as a passenger in a side-by-side golf cart as it came down a mountain. The cart started to tilt, then fell as the employee was trying to keep it straight with his right leg. The driver fell on him. He suffered three broken ribs and a broken right femur.
2021-06-01	Delhi	Ny	Saputo Dairy Foods USA, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was loosening a clamp on a steam line for a carton filling machine. Steam burst out of the pipe where the clamp was and burned the employee's chest and arms.
2021-06-01	Vails Gate	Ny	Spinnaker Holding Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in catching-single episode
An employee was using a doffing cart to move a roll of paper over to a conveyor. The roll hit the edge of the roll plate, causing it to tip over; the employee suffered a back sprain while stopping it from falling.
2021-05-30	Holcomb	Ks	Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was maneuvering a product cart with his hands on the sides of the cart. As he was doing so, the employee's left pinky finger got caught between the cart and the edge of a metal guard on a conveyor belt resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-05-27	Saint Petersburg	Fl	Goodwill Industries-Suncoast, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was unloading a cart of unsellable merchandise into a trash compactor. He lifted a broken picture frame and was impaled by a protruding shard of glass. The employee was hospitalized with a cut artery and a suspected tear to the liver.
2021-05-26	Garland	Tx	INTERCERAMIC INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a dryer kiln when an alarm went off indicating that one of the two limit switches of the centering device control was not functioning properly. In order to reach the centering device control limit switch, the employee used a rod and kneeled down stretching his body/hand forward between the dryer exit and a column of an unloader machine. The employee's body was caught between the exiting tile cart and the column of the unloader machine resulting in fractured ribs.
2021-05-23	Texarkana	Ar	Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was placing tire tread onto trays on a tread cart. When employee stepped down between the cart and the guardrail to straighten the tread, the tugger moved and pinned the employee's left leg between the guardrail and the cart and fractured it.
2021-05-13	Graford	Tx	The Cliffs Resort	Multiple trunk locations	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a golf cart when it hit a speed bump. It flipped over and the employee suffered broken ribs, a punctured lung, and broken lower back disks.
2021-05-13	Lawton	Ok	The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company	Leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to dislodge a material truck cart in an automated storage and retrieval machine. The employee dislodged the cart and was struck by the pusher arm, suffering a broken leg.
2021-05-12	Chickasha	Ok	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was putting a package into a plastic bag to put over the fence for delivery when a dog came out from behind the garbage carts and bit her right thumb. Her right thumb was amputated to the first knuckle.
2021-05-08	Pueblo	Co	Lowes Home Improvement #318	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
The injured employee and a co-worker were loading a cart with corrugated roofing material. The cart tipped over and the merchandise fell, striking and fracturing the injured employee's leg.
2021-05-07	Tampa	Fl	MarJam Supply Company, Inc.	Lumbar region	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
The injured employee was pulling a sheet rock cart loaded with 8 cement boards while another employee was pushing it. A tire went off the sidewalk and the cart was about to tip over. The injured employee slipped in "sand" trying to move out of the way and the cement boards fell on top of the employee. The injured employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle and a lower back injury.
2021-05-06	Northbrook	Il	Highland Baking Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee's thumb was caught between a rack and a cart, causing an amputation.