DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-16RobinsonIlSummit Refrigeration GroupHead, neck, and trunkExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
At about 2:30 p.m. on November 16, 2021, an employee was checking the sight glass for a liquid level on an ammonia refrigeration system. The sight glass broke, and liquid ammonia sprayed out of the opening onto the employee's face, chest, and throat area, resulting in chemical burns.
2021-11-11PittsGaPitts Gin Co IncHead and trunkFall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning up cotton from around a conveyor belt. He fell onto the belt, passed under an auger that was over the belt, and hit a metal support beam with his head. He continued down the conveyor and a piece of metal overhead struck his left eye. He suffered trauma to the eye, as well as chest fractures.
2021-11-10MiamiFlRaircon Corp.Multiple body partsStruck by dislodged flying object, particle
Employees were demolishing a garage door. The torsion spring broke and struck and employee in the face, chest, and arms, causing lacerations.
2021-11-03Fort BuchananPrDepartment of Defense Education ActivityHand(s)Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was hospitalized when he suffered electrical shock while servicing a school's HVAC system, causing burns to his hands and chest pains.
2021-10-29PearlandTxBOYER, INC.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by object or equipment
An employee was struck in the chest by an auger machine as it was being lifted. The employee was knocked to the ground and he sustained a head injury and a fractured rib.
2021-10-27SpringfieldMaAmerican Builders and Contractors Supply Co., Inc.Foot (feet)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On October 27, 2021, two employees were assembling a shelving unit with a co-worker. A boom attachment on the top shelf of the racking fell down as the two employees were pulling on the crossbar to lower one of the shelves in the middle of the rack. The boom fell and hit the crossbar, jamming it in an employee's left collar bone and chest. The cross bar then fell and landed on the other employee's feet, resulting in a fracture and hospitalization.
2021-10-13GriffinGaTranscontinental US LLCTooth (teeth)Struck by object or equipment
An employee was changing the print sleeve of a printing deck when they were struck in the face and chest by a metal end cap. The employee suffered lost teeth and potential fractures.
2021-10-05DallasTxAmerican Woodmark CorporationAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adding a pallet of kitchen cabinets to a wrapper machine. The machine's rotating arm struck the employee in the chest, and the employee was hospitalized for liver and kidney injuries.
2021-09-30StantonTxPetroLegacy Energy, LLCMultiple trunk locationsStruck by discharged object or substance
A subcontractor was monitoring a wireline. Employees were filling lubricant to start a pressure test when a piece of iron flew out of the lubricant, striking the injured employee on the right side of the chest. The employee suffered three broken ribs and a hematoma on his liver.
2021-09-22LoxahatcheeFlAltman PlantsChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by object or equipment
An employee was struck in the chest with a bar. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-20ColumbusOhSterling Paper CompanyChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck 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.
2021-09-19Flower MoundTxStrata Innovative SolutionsBODY SYSTEMSIndirect exposure to electricity
An employee was raising a light pole using a digger when the digger made a jerking motion that caused the pole to swing once it was off the ground. The pole made contact with one of the phases, which energized the pole as it swung back and made contact with the employee's chest, resulting in an electrical shock to the chest and a contusion.
2021-09-15LebanonNhTotal Wall Systems, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck against moving object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were in the basket of an aerial lift. When attempting to bring the basket down, the basket got hung up on a perimeter guardrail post. The basket moved, causing one employee to strike their chest against the lift's guardrail. The employee sustained a fractured rib and was hospitalized.
2021-09-12Baton RougeLaDeltech CorporationMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
During removal of a process strainer, the line became over pressurized and failed, spraying employees with extremely hot steam and condensate. An employee sustained third degree burns to the chest and legs.
2021-09-10WarminsterPaSeafood AmericaMultiple body partsExplosion, n.e.c.
An employee was working on an electrical panel when it exploded. The resulting fire burned the employee's face, chest, and hands.
2021-09-09MobileAlGoodwill Industries of the Gulf Coast, IncBODY SYSTEMSOverexertion involving outside sources
An employee was moving boxes and began to feel severe chest pains. The employee was hospitalized for possible heart issues.
2021-09-08LancasterPaEnvironmental Air Systems, LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersContact with hot objects or substances
An employee had just installed a temporary PVC bypass pipe to flush a system. The pipe was connected to hot water, and the water melted the glue joints on the pipe. Hot water sprayed onto the employee's chest and burned it.
2021-09-08ClarksvilleArThe Pictsweet CompanyMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was rolling up a water hose next to a steam filler. Hot water came out of the steam filler and burned his shoulder and chest.
2021-09-02ArlingtonTxUPSChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
An automated guided vehicle (AGV) was transporting a pole. The pole struck the injured employee in the chest.
2021-08-23PasadenaMdSuntex Marina Investors, LLC.HeartOverexertion and bodily reaction
An employee was sanding the bottom of a boat when he experienced pain in his chest and left arm. The employee was hospitalized for a cardiac event.
2021-08-20KatyTxAIM & N Graphic Solutions LLCHead and trunkIndirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in an aerial lift's metal bucket, installing a banner on the side of a building. The employee finished placing the banner and pulled back to take a picture. The aerial lift came into contact with a power line; the employee was shocked, suffering second-degree burns to the chest and head.
2021-08-19Little YorkIlFye Excavating, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersInjured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On August 19, 2021, an employee was cutting an piece of plastic pipe with a cutoff saw. The saw kicked back and lacerated the employee's chest. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-08-18Grand ForksNdSwanson & Youngdale, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee developed heat exhaustion (chest tightness, tiredness, and a headache) while hanging drywall.
2021-08-09HampshireIlCustom Pak Illinois, IncMultiple body partsExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was working with a machine that was filling small tubes with methyl ethyl ketone peroxide (MEKP). He pulled out the pickup tube and the chemical splashed on him, causing second-degree burns to his shoulder, chest, arm, and stomach. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-02ChicagoIlAssemblers, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At about 2:00 p.m. on August 2, 2021, an employee was making batches of popcorn when the kernel dispensing tube cap came off. The employee was putting a lid/cap on the tube system when the auger (spiral rod) grabbed his lab coat and pulled him in. The auger penetrated the employee's chest and exited his back. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-02Saint LouisMoSENSIENT COLORS, LLCMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee had cleaned a vacuum belt dryer feed tank with steam-heated water, which he then drained out of the tank through the outlet valve at the bottom. When he disconnected the nitrogen supply line on the upper part of the tank, hot water sprayed from the flange for that line and struck the employee. He suffered second-degree burns to his neck, chest, back, legs, and arms, covering about 30 percent of his body. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-31BlythevilleArH and M Construction Co., Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was lying on a concrete slab immediately next to an unloader. The unloader had been raised on a hydraulic jack so the employee could make a shim adjustment to it. When the employee lowered the unloader after making the adjustment, it fell and struck the employee, who suffered a 10-inch horizontal laceration to the chest; the amputation of three fingers on the left hand; a cut to the left side of the head; cuts on the upper right arm; and bruises to the back, left hip, and right shoul
2021-07-30RansonWvUFP Ranson, LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersCaught in running equipment or machinery
Employees were working on a fence machine stacker. When it was activated, an employee was pinned between a lifting mechanism and the machine's lid, suffering a crushing injury across the chest.
2021-07-30AustinTxEMR Elevator, Inc.Multiple body partsOther fall to lower level
An employee was repairing an elevator door and fell from the top of the elevator cab to the bottom of the elevator shaft. The employee sustained broken arms, collapsed lungs, a head injury, a chest injury, a stomach injury, an abdominal injury, and blood clots.
2021-07-29ChatsworthGaPolytech Fibers, LLCMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was near a production machine when it sprayed hot plastic onto the employee, causing burns to the left arm, face, and chest.
2021-07-28GarlandTxHenry Company LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersCaught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was trying to put a roll of roofing that had fallen off a pallet back onto the pallet when the palletizer gate crushed the employee's chest, resulting in broken ribs.
2021-07-27McdonoughGaLOWE'S HOME CENTERS, INC.Multiple body partsStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were removing a racking system in the lumber department when dimensional lumber fell from the racks and struck them. One employee suffered injuries to their chest, abdomen, and lower extremities and the other employee suffered a broken right leg.
2021-07-26TyronePaPeoples Natural GasMultiple body partsExplosion, n.e.c.
On 7/26/2021 at 1:08 p.m., an employee entered a customer's residence to investigate a natural gas odor. The house exploded and the employee sustained burns to their hands, arms, chest, and face that required hospitalization.
2021-07-22SulphurOkPearce Renewables, LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersInjured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a saw to cut a wind turbine blade for recycling. The saw kicked back and lacerated the employee's upper right chest.
2021-07-19BlairWiAssociated Milk Producers, Inc.Multiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
On July 19, 2021, an employee was working on the clean-in-place (CIP) system and was burned on the chest, stomach, arm, and leg by pressurized hot liquid.
2021-07-15West ChesterPaLyons and Hohl, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersInjured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a 15-inch concrete pipe with a 20-inch radial hand saw. The saw kicked back and deeply lacerated the employee's chest. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-09CorinthMsAlcorn County Electric Power AssociationHead and trunkStruck by object or equipment
An employee was setting utility poles. A pole slipped and struck the employee's hard hat causing head and chest trauma.
2021-07-07LavonTxChris Harp Construction, LLCWrist(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was performing maintenance and mechanical work at the concrete plant. A generator stopped working because it was overheated. The employee cooled the generator engine using a hose. The employee then lifted the radiator cap lever to release steam. After the steam was released, he opened the cap and pressurized hot water was released causing third degree burns to their wrist and second degree burns to their arm and chest.
2021-07-05DudleyMaIndustrial Transfer & Storage, IncNonclassifiableStruck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A hydraulic lift was being used to move an I-beam. It failed, and an I-beam hit an employee in the chest. He then fell and his face struck the ground.
2021-06-30LithoniaGaGEORGIA DEVELOPMENT PARTNERS, LLCHead and trunkInjured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting metal pipe with a saw when the saw kicked back and struck him in the face and chest. The employee sustained lacerations to the face and chest.
2021-06-30JolietIlAMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center JolietChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersHitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was helping to restrain a combative patient. While the employee was restraining one of the patient's arms, the patient thrashed about on the bed and attempted to sit up. The employee was pulled forward onto the handle of the bed and sustained a contusion to the left upper chest. The employee then had cardiac dysrhythmia and a near syncopal event.
2021-06-28South HackensackNjBriad Restaurant Group, LLCAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level
An employee was working on a roof in the heat trying to fix a compressor when he fell from a ladder. The employee was hospitalized with a contusion to the right hip, injury to the buttocks, chest pain, shoulder pain, and renal failure.
2021-06-23MadisonWiWilliam S. Middleton Memorial Veterans HospitalMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was changing out an overhead coffee filter on an industrial coffee maker when hot water poured down on the employee, resulting in burns to their shoulder, chest, and arm.
2021-06-23Valley CityOhSuperior Roll Forming Co. INC.Multiple body partsIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was using a plasma cutter to cut parts on a line's cutoff. Sparks from the cutter came into contact with a flammable liquid that was used to mark parts, and the employee suffered burns to the face, neck, chest, and arms in the resulting fire. He also suffered a head laceration.
2021-06-22UticaIlNorthern Partners Cooperative - Utica ElevatorChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersContact with objects and equipment
On June 22, 2021, an employee was attempting to open an elevator dump pit. When the employee stepped on a brake that was holding up a metal bar, the bar came down forcefully and struck the employee on the left side of the chest. The employee suffered internal bleeding and a possible tear to the aorta. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-21DuquesnePaSargent Electric CompanyHead, neck, and trunkOther fall to lower level
An employee was installing a 277-volt light fixture while on a 6-foot, A-frame ladder when the employee contacted a phase of the conductor and was shocked, causing him to fall backward off the ladder to the ground below. The employee suffered trauma to their head, neck, and chest.
2021-06-18MariettaGaKemira Chemicals, Inc.Multiple body partsExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was weighing ammonium persulfate (APS) for a batch when the chemical sprayed onto the employee, resulting in burns to their face, arms, and chest.
2021-06-16Saint LouisMoHARBOR FREIGHTLeg(s)Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving a tool chest when it tipped onto his right leg, bruising it.
2021-06-15New OrleansLaAKT Environmental Services Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Employees were removing an exterior wall panel from a building. As the panel was being lowered down by a winch and a tagline, it hit a swing stage scaffold and broke into several pieces. The panel fell about 15 feet to the scaffold below and struck an AKT employee. The employee suffered two broken ribs, an internal laceration, and a puncture wound on the side of the chest.
2021-06-09GuymonOkSeaboard Foods, LLCMultiple body partsStruck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was working to pull out an enclosed cab tractor that was stuck. A chain was hooked to the front of the tractor and the tail end of a flatbed truck. The tractor began to inch forward when the chain parted. The chain went through the windshield of the tractor and struck the employee in the chest resulting in a chest wounds, a broken left collarbone, and a collapsed lung.
2021-06-04AustinTxContinental Homes of Texas, L.P.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was chipping up concrete around an air conditioning slab using a hammer. A sharp piece of concrete dislodged and struck his chest causing internal bleeding.
2021-06-04LilburnGaLori's Transportation & Excavation, LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersExposure to harmful substances or environments
While cleaning the bars to the tack spray, some tack spray material landed on the employee's shirt and burned his chest.
2021-06-02Lake CityFlNew Millennium Building SystemsBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was driving home when he began to suffer nausea and cramps in the fingers, arms, and chest. After stopping his truck and leaving it, he lost consciousness. He was hospitalized, suffering from a possible heat illness/injury.
2021-06-02PortlandTxScott Air ConditionHead and trunkIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was replacing an air compressor. The employee was heating the tubing with a torch when the oil residue from the tube flashed and contacted the employee's face area. The employee's face cover caught fire, and the employee suffered first-degree burns to the face and chest. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-01EutawAlUnited Roofing Mfg. Co., Inc.Head and trunkContact with hot objects or substances
An employee emptied the contents of a truck into a tank and then closed the valve on the truck. While taking the asphalt transfer hose off the truck, residual liquid asphalt splashed on his face and chest resulting in second degree burns.
2021-06-01DelhiNySaputo Dairy Foods USA, LLCMultiple body partsContact 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.
2021-05-27TildenTxRhino Operating Company LLCMultiple trunk locationsStruck by discharged object or substance
An employee was turning on the injection pump at a work site when a pressurized release of water struck the employee causing a laceration to their abdomen and chest and an injury to the left arm.
2021-05-25West SalemWiForage Genetics International, LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee sustained chest contusions after being struck by a silage wagon that he had disconnected from a truck.
2021-05-19CharlotteNcU. S. Dept. of JusticeBODY SYSTEMSMultiple types of overexertions and bodily reactions
An employee was participating in field training which consisted of various physical activities including running, lifting, and carrying objects. Just prior to the lunch break the employee felt dizzy, was checked out on-site by medics, and was given the OK to proceed. Later in the day, the employee began to feel chest pains and was hospitalized due to dehydration and a muscular injury.
2021-05-17Saint JohnsFlCitory Solutions, LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level
An employee was on a 12-foot ladder working on a aluminum roof when he rotated and fell off the ladder, hitting a metal sign with his chest as he fell to the asphalt drive and concrete sidewalk/curb. He sustained fractured ribs and a bruised sternum.
2021-05-16MonroeWiBadger State Ethanol, LLCMultiple trunk locationsContact with hot objects or substances
At about 8:45 p.m. on May 16, 2021, an employee opened the lid of a clarifier containing water. Hot water (about 195 degrees F) spilled onto the employee, causing second-degree burns to the employee's chest and stomach.
2021-05-13OdessaTxBorregos Truck & Backhoe ServicesMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
Employees were cleaning out a heater treater using hot water to remove debris. When an employee opened the door to the heater treater, remaining hot water hit him in the face, chest, and hands, causing first- and second-degree burns.
2021-05-12PalmettoFlThatcher Chemical of Florida, Inc.Multiple body partsExposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
An employee was carrying a 5 gallon bucket of 50% hydrogen peroxide solution when the handle broke or he dropped the bucket and the solution splashed onto him. He experienced chemical burns on his left arm, chest, left shoulder, and just above the left eye. He was hospitalized for burns as well as inhalation of vapors and ingestion of liquid solution.
2021-05-10AuroraCoGlacier Construction Co., Inc.Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A Glacier Construction crew was setting a 36-inch steel pipe in a trench and working to line/plumb the pipe. The bracing on the pipe gave way and an employee was trapped between the pipe and the trench wall. The employee sustained a chest contusion and a liver hematoma and was hospitalized.
2021-05-06AustinTxFQSR LLC dba Kbp FoodsMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was frying chicken. The employee opened the lid to the chicken fryer after a timer went off and hot oil spilled out striking his face, chest, and both arms and causing burns.
2021-05-05BlythevilleArPhoenix Services, LLCNonclassifiableIngestion of harmful substance
At 4:45 p.m. on May 5, 2021, an employee was cutting up steel scrap with an oxygen lance rod. A piece of hot slag went under his face shield, bounced off his chest, entered his mouth, and was swallowed. He was hospitalized.
2021-05-04Fairless HillsPaFedEx FreightChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOverexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee developed chest pain while lifting heavy boxes. The employee was hospitalized due to a pneumothorax.
2021-04-27BroadviewIlChase Products Co.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOverexertion involving outside sources
An employee was loading skids with product and began to experience chest pains.
2021-04-26New YorkNyAlexandria Tile Company Inc.NonclassifiableOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was installing granite pavers along the platform edge. When the employee stood up from a kneeling position, he lost his balance, and fell about 4 feet 10 inches from the platform to a track bed. He suffered contusions to his right-side ribs, shoulder, and chest, with a possible fracture.
2021-04-22Franklin ParkIlIAM Acquisition, LLC dba CoregisticsShoulder(s) and arm(s)Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode
During a tooling change on a piece of equipment, a maintenance mechanic had just removed a heat plate when another employee walked in his direction. He flipped the hot plate toward his chest to keep it from touching the other employee and suffered a pulled or torn muscle in the upper left arm and shoulder.
2021-04-15State CollegePaTexas RoadhouseMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee slipped and hit a vat of hot oil/grease, which burned his arm, chest, and torso.
2021-04-08Pompano BeachFlLa Rocca Construction Inc.Multiple body partsIndirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was trying to rotate a section of aluminum screen enclosure from a balcony next to overhead power lines. The aluminum frame made contact with a power line, and the employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to the hands and chest.
2021-04-07ReadingPaC.M. High Inc.Multiple body partsExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee installed new control wiring for the emergency release button on a formic acid process. When the employee tested the new wiring, formic acid sprayed out of a secondary pipe and struck the employee causing chemical burns to the face, chest, right shoulder, and arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-05WhiteGaConstellium Automotive USA, LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersPart of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a tugger in the warehouse and drove underneath racking, pinning himself between the backrest of the tugger and the racking unit. The employee sustained contusions to the chest.
2021-03-26NampaIdLactalis American Group, Inc.Multiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was performing maintenance on a mechanical vapor recompression evaporator when hot water unexpectedly released through the sight glass. The employee sustained second degree burns to his chest, left arm, and right arm.
2021-03-17Fort WorthTxPost RecyclingChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Employees were rigging up a work over rig and using a crane to move a blowout preventer off a trailer. The blowout preventer moved and swung once it was lifted from the ground, hitting an employee in the chest. He suffered minor internal bleeding and was hospitalized.
2021-03-10HoumaLaRapco FabricationChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersExplosion
An employee was spot welding an area under a boat. The welding equipment ignited vapors in a compartment that surrounded the gasoline fuel tanks and a vapor explosion occurred. The employee suffered a fractured skull, chest wall, ribs, and shoulder. The employee required hospitalization.
2021-03-10MiddletownNyTPI Industries IncHead and trunkCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's arm was caught in the rollers of an adhesive laminator. The employee suffered head and chest contusions.
2021-03-09New YorkNyUnited Parcel ServiceChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersMultiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was lifting and delivering packages. The employee felt chest pain and was hospitalized with a collapsed lung.
2021-03-06KalidaOhKalida Manufacturing Inc.Multiple body partsIgnition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was MIG welding a repair on a bracket. Her shirt caught fire, causing second-degree burns to her stomach, chest, and neck.
2021-03-04TulsaOkOld Dominion Freight Line, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was using a dolly converter while unhooking a set of double trailers when he was struck in the chest by the dolly converter. The employee sustained fractures to the sternum and ribs.
2021-02-27MiamiFlFHI, LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersPedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was caught between a loading dock and the back of a trailer when the trailer backed into him resulting in crushing injuries to his chest.
2021-02-24PlattsburghNyLUCK BUILDERS INCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
An employee was on the second rung of an A-frame stepladder when the ladder collapsed. The employee fell to the ground, landing chest-first on the top of the ladder and suffering broken ribs and a possible collapsed lung.
2021-02-22TuscumbiaAlLoram Technologies, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was calibrating equipment in a hotel parking lot. The equipment had radiation and laser equipment that deployed from the back of a truck and rotated down. The employee was crushed between the hood and the bumper of the truck, suffering chest injuries. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-19Oklahoma CityOkUS FOODSHeartMultiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was shoveling snow at a delivery location, experienced chest pains, and was hospitalized for a heart attack.
2021-02-18Saint JosephMoVAN AM TOOL & ENGINEERING, INC.Multiple body partsIgnition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was using a track welder. A spark landed on his shirt and it caught on fire. He suffered burns to the chest and left underarm.
2021-02-17NampaIdB&W Wrecker ServiceChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee had driven a wrecker out to a job site to remove a piece of heavy equipment that was stuck in mud and wedged against a building. The employee ran winch cables, adjusted the boom, attached chains, and set up a snatch block. He began pulling the equipment out of the mud. A chain that was pulling on the heavy equipment broke, and the employee was struck in the chest by the snatch block. He sustained five broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-02-16WaycrossGaWMT Housing, LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using a nail gun to install molding in a closet. The nail gun shot a 1 1/2-inch brad nail into the employee's chest.
2021-02-12WaukeganIlVisual Pak CompanyChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was stacking a pallet on top of a load of stacked pallets. The pallet fell on top of the employee's chest as the employee was handling the pallet.
2021-02-06HoustonTxService Transport CompanyMultiple body partsExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee opened up an internal trailer valve to apply pressure and connected the hose to the trailer to offload product. While putting the hose in place to connect it, the external valve switch was hit and sulfuric acid came pouring out of the trailer, resulting in chemical exposure to sulfuric acid on the left and right wrists, left foot, left side of face, and middle of chest.
2021-02-04BaltimoreMdU.S. Marshals Service/ US DOJMultiple body partsShooting by other person-intentional
A law enforcement officer was serving an arrest warrant when his team was fired upon, resulting in gunshot wounds to the left arm and chest that required hospitalization.
2021-02-02HastingsNeA-1 FIBERGLASS INC.Back, including spine, spinal cordSudden start or stop, nonroadway
An employee was clearing snow using a skid loader. The loader's bucket hit something solid, causing the skid loader to stop abruptly. The employee's chest collided with the safety bar inside the loader, causing the employee to lose consciousness. He was hospitalized.
2021-02-02New RochelleNySamson Management Payroll Service Corp.HeartMultiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was removing snow at a property. He was using the company plow truck, shovels, and a snow blower. The employee experienced shortness of breath, chest pain, and fatigue. He was later hospitalized for a heart attack.
2021-02-01DewittArIndustrial Ironworks dba Adams Fertilizer EquipmentMultiple body partsIgnition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was building frames and welding metal square tubing. The employee had just completed welding one side of a frame and turned to re-position to do the other side. He leaned onto the hot metal and the back of his jacket caught on fire. The employee was hospitalized with burns on his back, an arm, and the right side of his chest.
2021-02-01BronxNyEmpire City SubwayChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersSudden start or stop, nonroadway
An employee was driving a backhoe to remove snow when the front loader arm got caught on an elevated sewer casting that was covered in snow, causing the backhoe to stop abruptly. The employee was propelled forward, impacting his chest on the steering wheel. The employee sustained a fractured sternum and a contusion to his chest.
2021-01-29WarrenOhMultiband Field Services, IncorporatedThoracic regionOther fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was climbing a ladder while working at a customer's home. The ladder slipped and the employee fell approximately 20 feet to the ground, resulting in a thoracic fracture and chest contusion.
2021-01-20WillistonNdTilley Pressure TestMultiple body partsIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was cutting open a 55-gallon empty brake cleaner drum with a right angle grinder when sparks ignited residual flammable material in the drum, causing flash flames and second degree burns to the employee's chest and arms.
2021-01-19KennesawGaAtlanta Bonded Warehouse CorporationMultiple body partsPedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
The injured employee was on the floor transferring boxes from one pallet located on the floor to another pallet located on the forks of his parked forklift. Another forklift operator was picking up boxes in close proximity to the injured employee. A third forklift operator maneuvered his forklift forward toward the injured employee's parked forklift pushing it slightly a few inches. The injured employee was caught between the two pallets and suffered abrasions and contusions to his legs, chest,
2021-01-16SandpointIdSchweitzer Lift Operations LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersInjury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
A resort employee was skiing down a mountain at the end of work. A guest coming down another run collided with the employee, causing chest contusions and injuries to the head and neck.
2021-01-12Fort MyersFlUnited Rentals, Inc.Multiple body partsExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was servicing a pump when a radiator hose released coolant onto the employee, resulting in burns on their chest, abdomen, and right leg.