Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
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.
2021-07-27	Boulder	Co	Milender White Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a ladder to a roof. The employee fell, their feet becoming tangled in the rungs, and struck their head on a concrete stair landing. The employee suffered a subdural hematoma and a cervical strain and was hospitalized.
2021-04-09	Sioux Falls	Sd	United Ground Express	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing at the top of a belt loader, getting ready to load an airplane with luggage. The loader was energized, and the employee fell to the concrete about 6 feet 7 inches below. He suffered a laceration to the back of the head, as well as a C6-C7 anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery.
2021-03-12	Austin	Tx	Penhall Company	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was working in a basement, keeping the area secure while other employees drilled down from the floor above. The concrete core drilled out from the floor above fell down, struck the rim of the core-catching bucket, then fell about 15 feet further, striking the employee's hardhat and then the back of his head and neck. He suffered a laceration to the back of the head and a ruptured cervical disk.
2020-09-18	Debary	Fl	Waste Pro	Head and neck	Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road
On September 18, 2020, at 6:21 AM an employee working on the rear passenger side of the garbage truck was struck by a vehicle while picking up curbside garbage. The employee suffered a broken orbital bone, broken cervical discs and facial lacerations.
2020-06-12	Treasure Island	Florida	Town & Country Industries	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was offloading sliding glass doors. After removing a strap, the employee was walking away and the doors fell on him. The employee was hospitalized with a cervical fracture.
2020-05-13	Watertown	Massachusett	TMC Transportation, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a flatbed trailer, suffering right facial fractures, a cervical spine fracture, a right cheek abrasion, a forehead laceration, and paralysis.
2020-05-13	Bessemer	Alabama	Advanced Disposal Services, LLC	Head and neck	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was operating an auto-tarp before dumping a 40-yard open top container. A tarp arm struck him in the face, causing facial fractures, head contusions, cervical fractures, and swelling in his spinal column. He was hospitalized.
2020-05-07	Dallas	Texas	Distribution International	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery
On May 7, at approximately 10:24 AM, a temporary employee was standing on a platform while insulation was being rolled on a laminating machine's mandrel when his hand was pulled into the rotating mandrel. He suffered a cervical fracture in his neck and two fractured bones in his right arm, requiring hospitalization and neck surgery.
2020-03-03	Saint Simons Island	Georgia	Universal Health Services Foundation (INC.)	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was speaking on the phone at the nurses station when a patient attacked the employee by striking her in the face and neck. The employee was hospitalized with cervical and neck injuries.
2020-01-21	Lynn	Arkansas	JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was attempting to loosen a strap that was on a trailer loaded with PVC pipe. As he began to loosen the fourth strap, a bundle of PVC pipes fell and struck him on the head, rendering him unconscious. He sustained multiple fractures to the cervical spine.
2019-09-03	Walsenburg	Colorado	KIRKLAND CONSTRUCTION, LLLP	Head, neck, and trunk	Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
A driver was turning an articulating haul truck at the top of a hill at a reservoir under construction. The left tire came off the roadway, and the haul truck rolled over. The driver was taken to the hospital with a bruised back and bruised left ribs, a cervical strain, chest contusions, and a head hematoma.
2019-09-01	Pelham	New York	GameStop Corp.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
Two employees were working in the store behind the counter when a car crashed through the front of the store and hit both employees. The employees were both hospitalized. One employee sustained fractured cervical vertebrae and facial lacerations requiring stitches. The second employee sustained a broken clavicle and a broken nose.
2019-08-07	Plaquemine	Louisiana	Replacement Parts Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was on a ladder attempting to put a belt on an exhaust fan when the fan began spinning. The pulley popped out and hit him on the head, knocking him off the ladder. He suffered a cervical spinal cord injury.
2019-06-18	Westfield	Massachusett	Bay State Health Care, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was walking a family member into a surgical care suite when she tripped and fell, hitting her head on the aluminum door and fracturing her first cervical vertebra.
2019-05-31	Green Bay	Wisconsin	TJ Maxx & Home Goods	Neck and back	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was lifting a dry goods box to unload it from a semi trailer. The employee was facing a 2 in. x 4 in. x 4 ft. wooden brace, lodged across the width of the trailer. The brace moved and struck the employee in the face, causing a cervical contusion, a disc herniation with radiculopathy, cervical stenosis, and facial lacerations.
2019-05-15	West Chester	Pennsylvania	A DUIE PYLE	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An overhead dock door fell and struck an employee on his head as he was rolling it down. He was hospitalized with a cervical strain.
2019-05-07	Clermont	Florida	CW Tilt Services, LLC	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
The injured employee was picking up the first concrete tilt-wall panel. As they were bringing the panel in to set it, another employee put his pry bar in to catch the panel. When the panel hit the bar, the bar came back and struck the injured employee in the shoulder/neck area causing a cervical bone fracture.
2019-04-25	Ozona	Texas	Holloman Corporation	Skull	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating a side boom on a hill, when it fell, rolled twice, and ejected the employee onto the ground. The employee sustained a broken skull and cervical injuries.
2019-04-03	Wichita	Kansas	Spirit Aerosystems Inc.	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working on a second floor deck and fell through an opening in the tool floor approximately 6 feet 8 inches to the first floor deck. He was hospitalized with a cervical strain, concussion and abdominal pain.
2019-03-22	Texarkana	Texas	Red River Army Depot	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was test-driving a Humvee when it flipped over. The employee suffered head lacerations requiring stitches, as well as broken cervical bones. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-02-19	Albany	New York	SARK WIRE CORPORATION	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
At 1:37 p.m. on February 19, 2019, a temporary employee was taking an empty 280-pound steel wire reel off a machine when he suddenly felt pain in his neck and back and fell to the floor. He was hospitalized, having suffered sprains/strains of ligaments of the cervical spine and a contusion of the left shoulder.
2019-02-18	Katy	Texas	Academy Sports and Outdoor Stores	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee collapsed after lifting a boat and was hospitalized with a cervical spine injury.
2019-02-02	Big Lake	Texas	B L Casing Services	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was standing on a drilling rig when a piece of guarding fell from the tower and struck the employee's head, causing a contusion to the left eye, a laceration to the cranium, and fractures to cervical vertebrae and the left scapula.
2018-09-12	Cypress	Texas	Beacon Roofing Supply	Head and neck	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was delivering shingles to a customer on the roof of a house. The employee fell from the roof edge, landing on the ground 12 feet below and suffering injuries to the nose and cervical vertebrae.
2018-03-27	Aurora	Colorado	At Work	Head and neck	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was bending over to grab some trays from a pallet that was on the floor when a pallet of raw material boxes tipped over and fell from a rack, landing on top of the employee. He suffered a head laceration and concussion, cervical fracture, and left ankle sprain.
2018-03-24	Fond Du Lac	Wisconsin	Mercury Marine	Head, neck, and trunk	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was pushing an electrical pallet jack loaded with parts baskets. While going through a doorway, the parts baskets caught the door frame and fell back onto the employee, who suffered fractures to the skull, cervical vertebrae, and ribs, as well as an ankle injury.
2017-09-07	Pleasant Prairie	Wisconsin	Lazer Spot, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was delivering a load to a company. When he opened his truck trailer doors, he was struck by falling pallets with products on them. He suffered hand and neck lacerations and a cervical neck injury that required hospitalization.
2017-08-11	New Cumberland	Pennsylvania	Donald B Smith Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On August 11, 2017, at 8:30 a.m., an employee was dismounting a ladder onto a roof when the metal shingle that he stepped on detached and he fell 15 feet to the ground, fracturing his lower lumbar, cervical spine, and three ribs. He was hospitalized.
2017-07-11	Melbourne	Florida	Health First	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was helping a patient go to the bathroom when the patient hit the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion and cervical strain.
2017-05-03	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	Milwaukee Brewing Company	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from an elevated pallet rack to the concrete floor, suffering a cervical neck fracture and a back injury that required hospitalization.
2017-04-19	Blytheville	Arkansas	Kinder Morgan	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
An employee was driving a haul truck when the vehicle drove off the road and overturned. The employee struck his head on the cab of the truck, suffering a forehead laceration and compression fracture to his cervical vertebrae.
2016-10-21	Buda	Texas	Texas Landfill Management LLC	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by animal, n.e.c.
An employee was helping to move game animals when one of them charged the employee, collided with him, and knocked him to the ground. He sustained a fractured cervical vertebrae, sprained left hand, and a cut to the head that required stitches.
2016-09-19	Newton	New Jersey	Willowglen Academy-New Jersey, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was engaged in a physical emergency safety intervention with a student while leaning against a free-standing table in the classroom. The student was struggling, causing the table to slide. The employee fell backwards on the floor, suffering a cervical spine sprain.
2016-01-19	Hill Air Force Base	Utah	DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE - HILL AFB	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee fell on the ice on January 19, 2016, and suffered a concussion, loss of consciousness and a cervical strain.
2016-01-10	Miami	Florida	GATE GOURMET, INC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was de-catering an aircraft at when he fell approximately 10 feet from the platform of his high-lift catering truck. He suffered a contusion to his cervical cord, sternum, and right leg.
2015-12-08	Hollywood	Florida	ROOF TECHNOLOGIES, LLC	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was tarring a roof when he slipped and fell approximately 7 feet, suffering a cervical injury.
2015-08-11	Dallas City	Illinois	United States Postal Service	Neck and back	Roadway collision with other vehicle
On 8/11/15 a rural mail carrier vehicle was struck by a township road work truck while delivering mail near an active construction zone. The employee sustained cervical and lumbar strain injuries requiring hospitalization.
2015-05-08	Coopersburg	Pennsylvania	Lutron Electronics	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee working in the office area tripped near a desk and landed on their face. The employee was hospitalized with a cervical injury.
2015-03-18	Pasadena	Texas	3 J Ryan, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was about to transfer from the scaffold ladder to the deck when his left foot slipped off. He fell 13 feet and sustained fractures in his left shoulder, fourth rib, and cervical vertebra (C4).
2015-02-13	Nesquehoning	Pennsylvania	KME Fire Apparatus	Thoracic region	Fall on same level due to slipping
During a work break at 9:20 AM on February 13, 2015, an employee was walking behind the building to his car in the parking lot and slipped on an ice patch. The employee sustained compressed fractures of the T2 and T5 cervical discs.
2015-01-15	Altamonte Springs	Florida	Brookdale, dba Horizon Bay Altamonte Springs	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to slipping
While walking into the dining manager's office from the stove area, an employee slipped on the threshold of the office door and landed on his left elbow and onto his back. Preliminary diagnosis was concussion without loss of consciousness, acute headache, cervical sprain, thoracic spine sprain, and lumbar spine sprain.