Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-05-07	Jacksonville	Fl	Stonebridge Construction Services, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
A roofing service technician was walking on and inspecting a clay tile roof and gutter system. He lost balance and fell from the roof to the ground, sustaining a broken right wrist and a broken left leg.
2021-01-08	Tampa	Fl	Seaworld Parks & Entertainment, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
At 12:57 p.m. on January 8, 2021, an employee was shoveling clay in a tiger habitat when she re-aggravated a pre-existing back injury and lost consciousness. She was hospitalized.
2020-01-31	Bloomfield	Missouri	PRECISION TERMINAL LOGISTICS	Thoracic region	Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was loading his machine (scraper) on a clay slope at approximately 5:10 AM. The scraper hit an uneven surface and jostled the employee in the seat. The employee immediately felt a sharp pain in their back and was hospitalized for a T12 fracture.
2019-05-17	Victor	New York	Victor Insulators, Inc.	Leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at a pug mill, loading clay chunks into a wad mill and offloading pugs that came off the wad mill. An extrusion plate, which pushed chunks of clay off a push cart, pinned the employee's left leg against the push cart, causing injuries and fractures to the leg.
2019-02-10	Columbus	Texas	BB Oak Creek Ranch, LLC	Brain	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was replacing a battery on a sporting clay machine out on the ranch when the sporting clay arm unexpectedly energized and hit the employee in the head. The employee was hospitalized for swelling in the brain.
2019-01-31	Lakeland	Florida	Bass Enterprises, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
A dump truck tailgate was elevated, wedged, and would not work correctly. An employee tried to free the tailgate by removing a clump of clay when the tailgate came down and pinched his left middle and ring fingers, amputating them below the nail.
2019-01-08	Baytown	Texas	Corrpro Co Inc	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While running wires at the bottom of an excavation, an employee slipped on clay and fell resulting in a broken right tibia.
2018-09-06	Fort Myers	Florida	Welch Tennis Courts, Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A temporary employee was using a shovel to finish the edges of a clay tennis court. The employee became ill due to heat stress and was hospitalized.
2018-06-26	Orlando	Florida	Skanska-Granite-Lane A Joint Venture	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was shoveling material to expose a temporary drainpipe. A piece of clay/rock rolled down an embankment and struck the employee's lower left leg, breaking it.
2017-10-14	San Antonio	Texas	FLASHER EQUIPMENT CO.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using an auger to dig a hole for a sign. The auger bit went down approximately 3.5 feet when it reached clay soil, which pulled the auger down toward the ground. The employee's right middle fingertip was then caught and amputated between the auger handle and the sidewalk.
2017-06-12	Delray Beach	Florida	PRINCE LAND, INC.	Multiple body parts	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was attempting to repair an existing clay sewer pipe. He was cutting the pipe with a saw when it kicked back at him, cutting him from the chest to the chin.
2017-06-07	Glenview	Illinois	Martin Construction, Inc.	Face	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a saw to cut clay pipes when the saw kicked back and cut the left side of the employee's face.
2017-03-29	Hill Air Force Base	Utah	Hill Air Force Base, Complex Safety	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was lowering a box of clay pigeons into a container when the container lid fell on his left middle finger, resulting in an amputation without bone loss.
2016-07-08	Holbrook	Massachusett	Plant Trucking Corp	Multiple trunk locations	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was backing up a dump truck trailer to discharge the load of clay gravel fill when the truck tipped over on its side. He was slammed against the shift stick and steering wheel, breaking rib and back bones and hematomas on his legs. He required surgery.
2016-06-06	Daytona Beach	Florida	Harty Tractor Service	Multiple face locations	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a chop saw to cut an 8-inch, old clay pipe to replace it with a PVC sewer pipe. The saw kicked back and the blade went through the employee's face shield, lacerating his skin from his right chin to his right ear. He was hospitalized.
2016-04-26	Kissimmee	Florida	Junior Davis Construction Company, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was collecting debris at a construction site when a large piece of clay came off the debris and hit the employee's left shoulder, lacerating it.
2015-09-02	Charleston	West Virgini	Tri-State Roofing & Sheet Metal Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On September 2, 2015, an employee was removing clay tile and installing a membrane on the roof of a building on the Capitol grounds. The employee began to experience cramping and was eventually hospitalized for possible dehydration.
2015-09-02	Newell	West Virgini	The Homer Laughlin China Company	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On September 2, 2015, at approximately 3:15 p.m., a maintenance employee was attempting to adjust a moving conveyor that was off track (not centered) when he tripped on dry clay that had fallen from the conveyor onto the floor and fell into a slow moving conveyor, fracturing his right arm and requiring hospitalization.