Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-30	Saint Marys	Pa	Mersen USA St. Marys - PA Corp	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Three employees were installing louvers using a crane (one employee in the crane, two on the ground). The crane raised a louver and an employee's right index and middle fingers were pinched between the top of the louver and the bottom of a catwalk. Both fingertips were amputated.
2021-09-22	Lake City	Fl	Land O'Lakes	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On September 22, 2021, the injured employee was guiding a trainee at the bin house to make sure there was no feed in the bin. They both walked on a catwalk towards a fixed ladder to access the head house. While transitioning onto the ladder, the injured employee lost balance and fell about 7 feet to the floor with his left leg landing on a bin cap. He was hospitalized with a compound fracture to the lower left leg.
2021-08-11	Baraboo	Wi	Hescher Transport LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee went up to a catwalk between a semi trailer and a semi cab to diagnose an issue with an electric tarp failing to close. The spring loaded arm uncoupled and released, and the employee was thrown to the ground. The employee suffered fractures to an upper-back vertebra, ribs, a wrist, and a collarbone.
2021-07-24	Helena	Mt	Big Sky Trucking	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Two employees were washing a semi-truck on a wash pad in a yard. Near the end of the job, the truck was moved ahead about 30 feet while one of the employees was still on it. The employee fell from the catwalk on the back of the tractor trailer and was run over. The employee suffered a broken pelvis, a broken right femur, and a degloved left thigh. The employee was hospitalized.
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.
2021-07-13	Sparta	Wi	Century Foods International, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other fall to lower level
On 7/13/2021, an employee was carrying a conveyor roller while walking backward on a catwalk. The employee missed a step while going down the stairs, causing the employee to fall backward. The roller came down onto the employee's fifth digit on the right hand crushing it against the catwalk decking and fracturing it.
2021-06-24	Cleveland	Oh	American Marine Express Inc	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was trying to access the back panel of a semi-truck from the outside. He lost his footing on the catwalk and grabbed the metal edge of the outer frame panel and amputated a fingertip.
2021-06-21	Dalton	Ga	Engineered Floors, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Trip on uneven surface without fall
An employee was looking for defects in a carpet while standing on the floor between a catwalk and the exit roller of a tufting machine. He stepped backward and tripped on the edge of the catwalk, grabbing onto the exit roller of the machine with his left hand in order to catch himself. While doing so, his left index finger went into the keyway hole on the rotating exit roller, which caused his left index finger to be lacerated.
2021-06-15	Eden	Wi	Scott Construction Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stepping from a screen deck onto a catwalk. The employee fell over the guardrail and landed on the ground 5.5 feet below. He suffered a broken wrist and a broken left-side pelvis.
2021-06-14	Marietta	Oh	Marathon Petroleum Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A driver was doing maintenance on the gladhand connections on the front of a tank trailer. While climbing up to the catwalk area with a tire thumper and a razorblade knife (to rough up the rubber grommet to create a better seal), he fell. He landed on both feet on the fuel tank steps behind the cab. The tire thumper drove the pocketknife into his left little finger, causing a laceration near the first knuckle.
2021-06-14	Elkmont	Al	Imms Industrial Coatings, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was carrying materials across a roof. The employee slipped and fell through the roof to a catwalk 10 feet below, striking a valve wheel and the catwalk grating. The employee suffered fractures to the ribs and back, as well as a cut and bruises on the face.
2021-05-28	Strattanville	Pa	Champion Modular, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A mobile scaffold had fallen over and come to rest against a catwalk. A team of 10 to 12 employees were trying to right it when it moved off the catwalk, then fell to the ground. One of its crossbars struck an employee, who was trapped between the scaffold and the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with back injuries.
2021-05-12	Schertz	Tx	Asphalt Inc., LLC	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was laying hot asphalt during road construction and was standing on the rear catwalk of a laydown asphalt paver operating the controls. A subcontractor dump truck backed into the paver and pinned the employee between the paver controls and the dump truck. The employee suffered bruises and internal bleeding to both upper legs.
2021-04-16	Palmetto	Fl	FEDERAL MARINE TERMINALS, INC.	Thigh(s)	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was crossing from one side of a vessel to the other. He tripped and fell from the roof of a catwalk, landing on a shipping container 15 feet below and suffering a broken left femur.
2021-04-15	Lynn	Al	Southern Energy Homes, Inc	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was exiting the top of a manufactured home to a catwalk when they fell from the top of the home onto the rail of the catwalk. The employee suffered a broken right humerus and dislocated his right shoulder.
2021-04-06	Kutztown	Pa	H&K Group, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was descending from a catwalk when they missed the step onto the ladder and fell approximately 21 feet to the ground, sustaining a fractured pelvis, a chipped spine, a concussion, and a laceration to the face.
2021-03-22	Eufaula	Al	5-Lock Gin & Warehouse, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was conducting general cleanup around the gin and fell from the catwalk. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered a head laceration, a broken collarbone, and broken ribs.
2021-03-06	Menasha	Wi	Essity	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was on a catwalk, cleaning the shower on a paper machine. As he was using a wrench to rotate the shower shaft with his right hand, the indicator came around and caught the tip of his left index finger, causing a partial amputation to the finger pad.
2021-03-03	Keithville	La	Basin Drilling, LP	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping push a landing joint onto a catwalk trough at the v-door on a rig floor. The employee's right middle and ring fingers were caught between the locking ring and landing joint. The employee suffered a fracture to the middle fingertip and an amputation to the ring fingertip at the nail.
2021-02-23	Freeport	Me	W. H. Demmons, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was installing ductwork in an attic. The catwalk came unsecured and the employee fell through the rafters, catching himself before hitting the ground but suffering a ruptured spleen.
2021-02-02	Port Washington	Oh	NPL Construction Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was standing on the ground reaching over the rear passenger side wheel well directly adjacent to an affixed catwalk on the rear of a water supply truck. While the employee was operating a drain valve located on the rear of the tank, the employee slipped on snow and ice building up on the street surface. As the employee slipped and fell, they grabbed the catwalk guard railing and their left ring finger caught on the railing corner gusset support, resulting in a partial amputation down
2021-01-25	Madison	Wi	Capital Steel Erectors Inc	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was walking on a catwalk above a stage and seating area. A section of catwalk grating became dislodged, causing the employee and the grating section to fall. The employee struck the floor about 20 feet below and suffered fractures to the right arm, right leg, right ankle, and hips/pelvis.
2021-01-11	Syracuse	Ny	Flower City Glass Co of NY LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a fixed ladder to access a roof. The employee fell from the ladder or a catwalk, hitting a railing and then landing on the floor. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis, a dislocated shoulder, and partially collapsed lung.
2020-09-30	Olton	Tx	Ag Producers Co-op	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing from one catwalk to another. The employee slipped and fell to the concrete floor below, suffering broken ribs and a head injury.
2020-09-22	Tacoma	Wa	West Coast Terminal and Stevedore, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was unlocking twist locks on a catwalk on a container ship. He fell through an open access hatch and sustained six broken ribs and a bruised lung.
2020-06-11	Plant City	Florida	Palm Harbor Homes	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was going onto a roof to retrieve a tool when the employee fell from the roof to scaffolding and then to a catwalk. The employee suffered broken ribs.
2020-05-27	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Maguire Iron, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was painting a water tower with a pneumatic paint sprayer. While on top of the water tower, the employee slipped and fell over the edge striking the catwalk and then the ground about 100 feet below. He was hospitalized for multiple fractures. The employee was wearing a harness with a lanyard attachment, but the lanyard was not attached to an anchor point.
2020-05-08	Gladewater	Texas	JDW Services, Inc.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was working to remove a section of catwalk that was approximately 30 feet high when he stepped from the catwalk section being removed onto the assumed catwalk to be left in place. The planking of the catwalk bent, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the ground. He suffered a broken right arm.
2020-04-30	Chicago	Illinois	American Axle & Manufacturing	Upper arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was approximately 36 inches up on a ladder removing conduit from beneath a catwalk when the base of the ladder kicked out. The employee fell to the floor and suffered a displaced fracture to the right humerus, requiring hospitalization.
2020-03-30	Wilmington	Delaware	GT USA Wilmington LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was on a container ship's catwalk, lashing containers to secure them. The employee fell to a deck about 15 feet below and suffered spine fractures, lacerations to the liver, and a head injury that required stitching. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-23	Cincinnati	Ohio	US Industrial Salvage	Jaw, chin	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was on a catwalk, cutting into a tank so it could be scrapped. A spark got into a nearby tank, causing an explosion. The employee suffered a broken jaw and lacerations to the face.
2020-03-04	Athens	Alabama	Foley Products Company, Inc.	Leg(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
The injured employee was talking to another employee while kneeling on the mud pan. The injured employee's right foot/leg were caught between the mud pan and the catwalk resulting in a fracture to the right leg. The machine was in operation at the time.
2020-03-03	Stanton	Texas	Integrity Services, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Employees were laying down an 8" drill collar from the catwalk using the main rig hoist. During this, the injured employee was placing a 3x6 wooden board under the collar. When the collar came in contact with the board, it caused the end of the board to rise up, partially degloving the employee's left shin that required a skin graft.
2020-02-19	Albany	Georgia	Industrial Welding & Maintenance, LLC	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on a catwalk performing a fire watch for a welder when the catwalk collapsed during the weld. The employee fell 12 feet from the catwalk, sustaining a hairline fracture to his neck.
2020-02-13	Pascagoula	Mississippi	Favre's Steel Erection LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
An employee fell through an opening in a catwalk, landing on the ground 60 feet below and suffering multiple fractures and head trauma.
2019-09-10	Mason	Ohio	SkyHigh Coasters, LLC	Head	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was torqueing bolts under a catwalk when a steel frame released, hitting the employee in the head and eye regions and fracturing bones.
2019-09-05	Auxvasse	Missouri	FOSTER BROTHERS WOOD PRODUCTS	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was adjusting a tarp on the trailer of his tractor/trailer combination. He was standing on a catwalk, preparing to exit the fixed ladder, when his foot slipped and he fell approximately 8 feet to the gravel lot surface. He sustained a fractured wrist, fractured ribs, and a cracked pelvis.
2019-08-23	Navarre	Ohio	STORAGE SOLUTIONS, INC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
While dismantling a catwalk, an employee fell about 20 feet off the catwalk to the ground, breaking the right arm, left leg, and multiple ribs. The employee was not tied off at the time of the incident.
2019-08-16	Chickasha	Oklahoma	Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was transferring a stabilizer from a forklift to a catwalk. One end of the stabilizer slid off the catwalk and fell onto the employee's lower left leg. The employee's tibia and fibula were broken.
2019-08-16	Plaza	North Dakota	Henryhill Oil Services LLC	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was removing the catwalk on a tank battery. The catwalk tilted down and the employee's fall protection came off; the employee fell about 20 feet, suffering knee injuries and a head injury requiring a stitch.
2019-07-16	Pascagoula	Mississippi	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was boring holes using a milling machine, along the bottom of an amphibious transport dock ship. He was also checking alignment measurements on the intermediate strut of the ship. He stepped down from an upper level work platform and fell to a catwalk below. The employee then rolled under the bottom railing of the catwalk and fell 8 feet to a concrete surface. He sustained broken ribs, a fractured right wrist, and a head laceration.
2019-07-16	Jackson	Mississippi	MMC Materials, Inc	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee walking along the catwalk on the back of an 18-wheeler fell 3 feet to the ground and sustained a compression fracture to the L1 vertebra.
2019-06-27	Plainfield	New Jersey	Geo-Solutions Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the catwalk of an excavator, suffering broken ribs and a bruised left lung.
2019-06-03	Malvern	Arkansas	Arauco North America	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was on fire watch and fell 18 feet from an open catwalk to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured scapula and a broken rib on the left side, a head laceration and heavy bruising on the right arm.
2019-06-03	Lewisville	Texas	Crete Carrier Corporation	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while climbing down from a step on a tractor catwalk. The employee's head struck the concrete floor.
2019-05-26	Seabrook	Texas	Houston Terminal, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was trying to dislodge a container lock on a vessel when he fell from a catwalk to the deck surface. The employee was hospitalized with a compound fracture to the lower right leg.
2019-05-21	Lafayette	Louisiana	North American Midway Entertainment-Amusement South	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Two employees were on the roof of the Scooters ride installing the top canvas. One of the employees was on a catwalk. The two employees were pulling on the canvas in opposite directions to straighten it out when one employee unexpectedly let go of the canvas causing the other employee to lose his balance and fall backwards approximately 10 feet off the roof to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg immediately below the knee.
2019-05-21	Mason	Ohio	Graham Packaging Company, L.P.	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Maintenance employees were moving a catwalk with a forklift. The catwalk fell off the forks and struck the legs of one of the maintenance employees. The employee suffered broken bones in both legs.
2019-05-08	Texas City	Texas	Transport Service Company	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was attempting to disconnect a trailer and stepped up onto the tractor's catwalk. He slipped on the wet surface and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a left hip fracture and multiple rib fractures.
2019-05-07	Jacksonville	Florida	Total Wrecking and Environmental, LLC	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A temporary employee had been cutting a section of a catwalk with a torch. After completing the cutting, the catwalk made a twisting motion and caused a light pole on the far end of the catwalk to fall and strike the employee. The employee sustained a puncture wound to his left upper cheek and a laceration on his back and was hospitalized due to symptoms of a concussion.
2019-04-30	Brighton	Colorado	Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC	Hand(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
The injured employee was working on the catwalk pedestal of an oil and gas drilling rig. While lifting a single joint of drill pipe, it fell out of the elevator and came down on the injured employee's left hand which was on the handrail. The employee sustained lacerations, fractures and nerve damage to the left hand.
2019-03-12	Marston	Missouri	Magnitude 7 Metals LLC	Multiple body parts	Fire
An employee had completed routine reduction cell skimming prior to installation of a new carbon anode. He had exited the catwalk and immediate work area to store tools and cool off when he discovered his shirts were on fire. He suffered third and second degree burns across the lower back, upper left back, and right arm, as well as additional burns to the left-hand fingers. He was hospitalized.
2019-03-01	Trout Run	Pennsylvania	Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On March 1, 2019, at approximately 10:30 PM, workers were attempting to rig down the gull wings of a catwalk. While removing the pins that were holding the gull wings in position, a worker's middle fingers were in holes at the bottom of the gull wings. When the pins were removed, the gull wings swung together and amputated the tips of his middle fingers below the first knuckles.
2019-02-27	Brownwood	Texas	Sawyer Oilfield Products, LLC	Skull	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee used the mandrel as a lift onto the catwalk. The employee missed the catwalk and rode the mandrel all the way around to the other side, striking his head on the steel beam at the bottom of the mandrel assembly. The employee suffered a skull fracture.
2019-02-04	Omaha	Nebraska	Lyman-Richey Corporation	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was helping to fabricate a new catwalk when a metal burr went through the employee's glove and into the palm of his right hand, leaving a sliver. He removed the sliver, but the next day his hand and arm became swollen due to an infection. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
2019-02-01	Smithton	Pennsylvania	BVCI Industries & Construction	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was working on a catwalk when he slipped on ice and fell onto his side. He was hospitalized with a broken left hip.
2019-01-24	Nacogdoches	Texas	Tyson Food Inc.	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on a catwalk, helping unload bone meal from a truck in a receiving area. While trying to address a jam, the employee fell from the catwalk down the side of the truck, landing about 10 feet below and suffering a closed displaced fracture of the left patella.
2019-01-19	Cooper	Texas	PPF Gin & Warehouse, LLC	Foot (feet)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee stepped from a catwalk onto a roller bed module feeder to remove plastic from a cotton module. The employee's right foot was caught in a roller, causing an amputation to the foot.
2019-01-04	Des Plaines	Illinois	Sysco Chicago, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee either hit his head while exiting a truck and fell to the ground, or he was standing on the truck catwalk and lost his balance, causing him to fall. He suffered a concussion and multiple contusions.
2018-09-21	Eau Claire	Wisconsin	MENARD, INC.	Lower leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A maintenance employee was troubleshooting/inspecting a section of a roller conveyor line on a third-level catwalk that was not functioning correctly. He was sitting on the catwalk with his legs hanging over the edge when an automated transfer car system on the second level (directly below the third-level catwalk) traveled beneath the catwalk and pinned his legs between the upper portion of the transfer car and one of the support beams of the catwalk. He was hospitalized with two fractured bones
2018-08-24	Alex	Oklahoma	Red River Vehicle Holdings LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on top of a catwalk to gauge the oil. He opened the thief hatch and fell approximately 13 feet to the ground, suffering multiple broken ribs, a lacerated spleen, a hip injury, and a pelvic injury.
2018-08-23	Smiley	Texas	Bullet Oilfield Solutions, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was on the catwalk of a mixing plant at a completed well site. He was burned by a fire, centered on a forklift and a flowback tank that was releasing natural gas. He suffered second- and third-degree burns to his right hand and arm to the shoulder, his left hand, and his back on the right side. He also suffered second-degree burns to the right side of his face (excluding the eyes) and first-degree burns to his forehead. Personal protective equipment and flame-retardant pants were bei
2018-07-19	Rogers	Arkansas	TRG Rogers, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was cleaning pieces of metal from a catwalk and stairs into an automobile shredder when they began to feel ill and vomited. The employee was hospitalized for heat stress.
2018-07-13	Wheeler	Texas	WAUKESHA-PEARCE INDUSTRIES, INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a catwalk to perform maintenance on the engine of equipment used to transport crude oils and liquids. While descending the ladder from the catwalk, the employee slipped and fell to the ground, resulting in rib fractures, abrasions to the arm and shoulder, and a collapsed left lung.
2018-07-10	Leola	Pennsylvania	Hommett Corporation	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on the roof securing plastic when he went to step off the roof and onto a catwalk. The catwalk was not in place and he fell approximately 13 feet to the floor, suffering a dislocated and fractured left elbow as well as a broken left ankle.
2018-06-14	Clinton	Oklahoma	Bar-S Foods	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee went up a set of stairs to a catwalk to turn on a conveyor. He then turned around to come back down and fell all the way down the stairs to the floor, fracturing his left leg.
2018-06-05	Newport	Arkansas	Arkansas Steel Associates, LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee was checking the brakes on a cab crane while donned in a safety harness with a 6 ft. lanyard. The employee leaned over a gear box that controls the auxiliary hoist to the crane and his lanyard was caught in a shaft that was turning inside the gear box. When the lanyard was caught it pulled the employee quickly to the catwalk surface on top of the crane. During the fall the employee hit his head and suffered a scapula fracture due to being constricted by his harness. The employee was
2018-05-22	Denver	Pennsylvania	Lazer Spot Inc.	Lumbar region	Other jump to lower level
An employee was exiting a truck when his leg became tangled in an airline. He lost his balance and jumped from the catwalk landing, then fell against the truck, injuring his lower back.
2018-05-08	Atmore	Alabama	Helena-Agri Enterprises, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
An employee was walking on a wooden catwalk when the floor gave way resulting in the employee falling approximately 22 feet into a fertilizer bin with material about 5 feet high. The employee sustained a bruised lung and four broken ribs.
2018-05-02	Sutton	Massachusett	J&G Foods, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee climbed onto a catwalk in the kill room to get a bird out of the facility. The employee stepped on some foam in the overhead thinking it was a solid floor and fell approximately 18 feet to the floor, suffering a fractured elbow and head contusion.
2018-04-30	Harrison	Ohio	Ernst Concrete, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing down the ladder from the catwalk area on the front of a discharge ready mix cement truck that was wet from being washed. While standing on the finder, the employee turned right toward the grab rail. As the employee stepped down to the next step, the employee lost balance and fell approximately 51 inches to the ground. The employee suffered nine broken ribs and was hospitalized.
2018-04-05	Lake City	Florida	Champion Home Builders, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was securing the roof of a manufactured home from the rear of a mobile scaffold when the scaffold moved, causing him to lose his balance as he was walking toward the catwalk. He then fell 9 feet to the ground through a gap between the mobile scaffold and the catwalk, fracturing his collarbone and requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-16	Cartersville	Georgia	Shaw Industries Group, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a catwalk performing a clutch check. While stepping off the catwalk, the employee fell approximately 8 inches to the concrete floor, striking the right elbow and right hip.
2018-03-14	Quitman	Louisiana	Compass Energy Operating, LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on a catwalk when it broke loose at the mounting points, causing the employee to fall 12 feet to the ground and suffer a shoulder injury.
2018-03-05	Dallas	Texas	CLEAR CHANNEL OUTDOOR, INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was standing on a billboard catwalk and preparing to install a billboard vinyl when the employee fell approximately 20 feet to the ground, suffering broken ribs, bruises, and scrapes.
2018-03-02	Hammonton	New Jersey	American Galvanizing	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was loading material onto a metal catwalk when a forklift hit the catwalk, causing it to fall off the dunnage supporting it and onto the employee's foot. His foot was crushed and required hospitalization.
2018-02-28	Roland	Oklahoma	Citi Trends, Inc. - Distribution Center	Head	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was unjamming a box on a packing line from the mezzanine catwalk above the line. The employee stood up after unjamming the box and was struck by an overhead ceiling fan blade. The force of the strike caused the employee to land on the conveyor belt, which was locked/tagged out. The employee sustained a severe head injury, requiring staples.
2018-02-23	Hueytown	Alabama	Thorpe Specialty Services Corporation	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was standing on a catwalk bridge, attempting to clean the inside of a kiln, when the employee fell approximately 30 feet off the catwalk and contacted debris and material inside the kiln. The employee suffered head trauma, a broken shoulder, broken ribs, and a broken pelvis, requiring hospitalization.
2018-02-13	San Pedro	California	EAGLE MARINE SERVICES LTD	Head	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was unlashing containers on a catwalk and fell resulting in a head laceration.
2018-02-02	Birmingham	Alabama	American Cast Iron Pipe Company	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee stepped through a hatch on a catwalk and fell approximately seven feet to a platform below injuring his shoulder. The employee then rolled off the platform approximately another seven feet resulting in multiple broken bones. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-01-03	Lafayette	Colorado	Ready Mix Concrete Company	Multiple body parts	Fall to lower level
An employee was on a catwalk attempting to close a hatch near a shroud that was releasing concrete. The employee stepped from the catwalk to the shroud and was about to tie off a safety harness and lanyard when two bolts on the front of the shroud failed and the employee fell to the ground. The employee suffered right elbow and lower lumbar fractures, requiring hospitalization.
2017-10-17	Hill City	South Dakota	Rushmore Forest Products, Inc.	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was fixing a skewed board in the sorter machine, stubbed a toe and fell off the 42" sorter platform to a catwalk. The employee suffered a deviated nasal septum requiring surgery.
2017-09-21	Montgomery	New York	XPO Logistics, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On 9/21/2017, an employee was standing on a truck's catwalk hooking up a truck to a trailer when he lost his balance and fell about 3 feet to the asphalt ground. He suffered a cracked rib and collapsed right lung, requiring hospitalization.
2017-09-20	Summit	Illinois	T.A.C. Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the top of a catwalk to the ground while going to clean a tanker truck, suffering severe body injuries. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
2017-09-08	Piqua	Ohio	Jackson Tube Service, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion involving outside sources
While moving a crane trolley wheel from a catwalk onto an extendable boom lift, an employee suffered back pain and was hospitalized.
2017-09-06	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Communication Technology Services LLC	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was inspecting communication cables and fell from a catwalk, sustaining two broken wrists.
2017-08-24	Ross	North Dakota	Halliburton	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was rigging down bales that were being lowered out a V door and down a slide with a winch. As the bales were being lowered to the catwalk via the slide, one section became stuck on a roller on the rig floor. When the employee reached down to free the bale, it came free and knocked him off balance. He fell through the V door and down the slide, striking an object and suffering fractured facial bones, broken ribs, and a collapsed lung.
2017-08-03	Mexia	Alabama	Billy Barnes Enterprises, Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
While climbing a ladder to fix the tarp on a chip trailer, an employee fell onto a catwalk below. The employee suffered a head laceration, L1 vertebra fracture, and cracked and bruised ribs.
2017-07-20	Breckenridge	Colorado	LEITNER-POMA OF AMERICA INC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
An employee was disassembling a ski lift drive terminal and went onto the terminal's catwalk to remove the nuts. When he removed the nuts, the plates swiveled and collapsed underneath him. He fell 12 feet, 9 inches, suffering broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
2017-07-17	Ashland	Wisconsin	CARLSON BUILDING SUPPLIES, INC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a catwalk handing a bail of insulation down to a customer when the top rail of the catwalk slipped out of its designated bracket. The employee fell 8.5 feet to the concrete floor, suffering pelvic and shoulder pain that required hospitalization.
2017-06-22	Wichita	Kansas	Metal Finishing Co. Inc.	Leg(s)	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
An employee broke a leg while stepping off a catwalk.
2017-06-16	Belle	West Virgini	XPOLogistics	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On June 16, 2017, at approximately 10:50 p.m., an employee operating a terminal tractor was preparing to hook up airlines to a trailer. He exited the back door and stepped onto a catwalk made of metal grating when he lost his balance and fell between the catwalk and fuel tank. He fractured his left shoulder and was hospitalized.
2017-05-12	Concordia	Kansas	HABCO, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
While installing a catwalk on top of a grain elevator, an employee fell approximately 15 feet through an opening in a platform to a lower level, suffering a broken ankle and requiring surgery.
2017-05-01	Vicksburg	Mississippi	Gavilon Grain	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was stepping off an excavator when his wedding ring was caught on the excavator catwalk and his ring finger was de-gloved.
2017-04-27	Lake Geneva	Wisconsin	Timberlyn Lighting Management, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was walking to the back of the bucket truck across the catwalk when the employee tripped and fell approximately 8 feet to the ground, sustaining a broken leg.
2017-04-24	Sundown	Texas	Savanna USA Drilling	Foot (feet)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were tripping pipe out of the hole. An employee wanted to roll a pipe section from the catwalk onto the skate. The pipe was having difficulty rolling, so the employee changed the angle of the catwalk. The employee operating the catwalk lowered the catwalk on one corner using the hydraulic to level it out. The employee who was rolling the pipe got his foot crushed underneath the corner of the catwalk when it was lowered.
2017-04-18	Jackson	New Jersey	Six Flags Great Adventure	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking along the catwalk of the log fume ride, kneeled to pick up something, lost balance and fell. The employee sustained multiple rib fractures and a pulmonary contusion.
2017-04-07	Russellville	Arkansas	Columbia Construction	Brain	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was installing a catwalk in the area where a new trimmer machine was getting ready to be installed when he fell 15 to 20 feet and landed on his head, suffering severe head injuries.
2017-03-22	Saint Anne	Illinois	KEY OUTDOOR INC.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On March 22, 2017, at approximately 2:30 p.m., an employee was installing a poster on a billboard sign when he fell 16 feet from the catwalk to the ground below, breaking his right hip and suffering multiple bruises.
2017-03-13	Medley	Florida	Penske Truck Leasing	Shoulder(s) and back	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped while walking on the catwalk located over the maintenance pit and fell into the maintenance pit resulting in shoulder and back injuries. It was raining and the catwalk had grease on it.