Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-15 | Beulah | Nd | Dakota Gasification Company | Upper extremities | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
An employee was inspecting a coal conveyor belt. The idler pulley system caught the employee's clothing and pulled in the employee's arm up to the elbow. The employee suffered multiple fractures and lacerations and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-11-06 | Burlington | Wi | County Prestress, LLC | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was drilling holes into an angle iron using a drill press when a piece of their clothing got caught in the drill, resulting in injuries to their hand and wrist. | |||||
2021-11-05 | Clifton | Tx | CLIFTON MOULDING CORP. | Multiple trunk locations | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was shoveling dust at a mill house. His clothing caught on the rotating shaft of a hammer mill, and he was pulled toward the machine and thrown to the ground. He suffered four fractured ribs, a fractured iliac crest, a lacerated kidney, and contusions to his elbow and leg, all on the right side of his body. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-11-05 | Shirleysburg | Pa | Brumbaugh Lumber LLC | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating an edger at a lumber mill. His clothing was caught in the machine and he suffered severe facial and neck injuries, a crushed arm, a broken arm, and a back injury causing paralysis from the waist down. | |||||
2021-10-12 | Warsaw | Mo | Walmart Supercenter | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over a clothing rack while walking, falling and suffering an injured right hip. | |||||
2021-09-29 | Lombard | Il | Von Maur | Head | Struck by object or equipment |
An employee was assembling a four-arm clothing rack when she was hit in the forehead with a metal bar, resulting in hospitalization. | |||||
2021-08-12 | Great Bend | Ks | VENTURE CORPORATION | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
An employee was inspecting a hopper bin when their loose clothing was caught in a tail pulley. The employee suffered a broken arm. | |||||
2021-08-05 | Bethlehem | Nh | Go Green Wood Products, LLC | Knee(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee's clothing was caught in a sprocket for a conveyor and was pulled in. The employee suffered broken knee. | |||||
2021-07-20 | Macon | Ga | B & D Industrial | Nonclassifiable | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was lowering machinery into a vat of caustic chemical using an electric hoist and crane. An I-bolt (screwed into the heavy machinery and also being held by the hoist) broke, and the machinery dropped into the vat. Caustic splashed the employee's clothing, who suffered burns and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-06-13 | Meriden | Ct | Mosaic of Connecticut, Inc. | Knee(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was carrying a storage bin of clothing down a flight of stairs when he tripped over a shoe that had fallen onto the stairs. The employee fell down the stairs and suffered a ruptured patella tendon in the left knee and a right wrist sprain. | |||||
2021-03-17 | Northport | Al | StressCrete, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a core drill. The machine caught the employee's clothing, then entangled his right thumb. The thumb was amputated. | |||||
2021-02-25 | Trenton | Nj | Alpha Shredding Group, Inc | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was cutting a catalytic converter with a torch. A spark from the torch set the employee's clothing on fire. The employee suffered a second-degree burn to the right side of the body. | |||||
2021-02-08 | Bridgeport | Ne | Progress Rail Services | Neck and back | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was making a cut on the metal of a rail car using an air arcing cutting torch. The employee's clothing was ignited, resulting in second-degree burns with a small patch of third-degree burns to the right side of his back and neck. | |||||
2021-02-01 | Claremont | Nh | Canam Bridges US Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was using a cutting torch to cut steel when the clothing on his leg caught fire. The employee was hospitalized with burns to his lower right leg. | |||||
2020-10-19 | Levittown | Ny | Kohls Department Store | Knee(s) | Trip over an object without fall |
An employee was walking and tripped over a clothing bin causing her knee to pop. | |||||
2020-08-17 | Williamsburg | Pa | Mill Hill Farm Supply Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was moving grain from a truck into a mill. A nearby auger caught the employee's pants leg and pulled the clothing off; the employee suffered an abdominal injury that required surgery. | |||||
2020-06-19 | Westwood | Massachusett | Target Corporation | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
On 06/19/2020, an employee tripped over a clothing rack and fell, cutting the back of her right leg when she hit the ground. The employee required a skin graft for her laceration. | |||||
2020-05-26 | Fort Worth | Texas | Polk Mechanical Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was working with a pipe grooving machine when an article of his clothing was caught in the machine. As he was attempting to remove the article of clothing, his right index and middle fingers were amputated by the machine. | |||||
2020-04-29 | Saratoga Springs | New York | Wesley Health Care Center, Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was labeling clothing using heat transfer labels. She smelled a chemical smell, then felt dizzy and weak, and experienced numbness on her left side. | |||||
2020-03-11 | El Dorado | Kansas | Raschig USA | Wrist(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was loading a plastic applicator machine. A roller caught the employee's clothing and pulled the employee's left wrist into the applicator, where it was crushed and broken. | |||||
2020-03-06 | Tulsa | Oklahoma | Elliott Precision Products, Incorporated | Multiple body parts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a CNC lathe when an article of their clothing made contact with a bolt on the chuck. The employee was pulled into the moving chuck and sustained a broken wrist, a broken jaw, and a cut on the neck. | |||||
2020-01-14 | Pueblo | Colorado | EVRAZ ROCKY MOUNTAIN STEEL | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was cleaning parts in a solvent tank when solvent spilled on the employee's clothing. The employee walked by a furnace and the solvent on their clothing caught on fire resulting in burns to the entire lower half of his body. | |||||
2019-09-09 | Paragould | Arkansas | L A Darling Store Fixtures (Paragould Plant - Hwy 49) | Lower leg(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
While racking store fixtures, an employee was struck by a clothing rack that had become stuck in an overhead conveyor. The employee fell to the ground and was hospitalized with a fractured lower left leg. | |||||
2019-09-09 | Jackson | Mississippi | Hallmark Cleaners, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was placing clothing/hangers onto a moving screw conveyor. A hanger got caught in the screw conveyor, and as the employee was removing it, their left index finger got caught in the conveyor and the end of the finger was amputated. | |||||
2019-08-28 | Mansfield | Texas | Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee walked over to help support a bin of clothing that was on the rear lift of a box truck. The operator started to lower the bin to ground level when it fell off and struck the employee. The employee was knocked backwards and fell, striking her head on the concrete and suffering a possible brain hemorrhage. | |||||
2019-08-05 | Tonawanda | New York | LeMaster Group LLC | Pelvic region | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee had entered the auto stacker area to straighten wood when his clothing became entangled in a rotating shaft. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvic injury that required surgery. | |||||
2019-08-02 | Mobile | Alabama | Jaguar Cleaners, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee's right hand was caught between a hanger and a stationary part of a clothing conveyor system. Three fingers on the employee's right hand were crushed. The tip of the right index finger was amputated up to the first knuckle. | |||||
2019-06-28 | Johnson City | Texas | Lindig Trucking, Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Nonstructural fire, n.e.c. |
An employee was working on trucks when his shop rag ignited from a spark, causing his clothing to catch on fire. He sustained burns on his arms and legs and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-05-28 | Saint Albans | West Virgini | Cintas Corporation | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was walking to the time clock at the end of her shift, tripped over a mobile clothing rack and fell breaking her scapula and three ribs. | |||||
2019-05-06 | Bethlehem | Pennsylvania | Lehigh Heavy Forge Corporation | Nonclassifiable | Nonstructural fire, n.e.c. |
While scarfing a forging, a hot spark got inside the employee's protective clothing. When the employee opened his clothing, enough oxygen got in to allow the clothing to catch fire. The employee sustained second degree burns. | |||||
2019-04-17 | Clearville | Pennsylvania | Eby Sawmill, LLC | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing a jam in a drop saw trimmer. The machine caught his clothing and amputated his left arm. | |||||
2019-04-09 | Bliss | New York | CSS Farms, LLC | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was cleaning an upstairs storage area. A motor was being tossed to a lower level when an attached hose clamp snagged his clothing and caused him to fall 10 feet. He suffered a broken leg. | |||||
2019-03-12 | Sachse | Texas | Standard Utility Construction, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was installing new wire during construction of a residential townhome and contacted a live pedestal buss bar resulting in electrocution. The employee was wearing flame resistant clothing and electrical protector gloves at the time. | |||||
2019-02-13 | Houston | Texas | Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. | Arm(s) | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was MIG welding on the frame of a forklift when his clothing caught on fire. He suffered first- and second-degree burns to the left arm and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-01-21 | Savannah | Georgia | William Barnet and Son, Inc. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was working near the forming line when the employee's clothing was caught in a conveyor, resulting in a broken arm. | |||||
2019-01-15 | Palacios | Texas | Statewide Cotton Company | Upper extremities | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was cleaning the chains in the bed of the module truck. His clothing became caught in the chain and sprocket causing a separation to his right arm's pectoral muscle. | |||||
2019-01-09 | Manchester | New York | Green Renewable, Inc. | Upper arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was running a mulch bagging line when the employee's clothing became stuck in the conveyor, resulting in a fractured upper arm that required surgery. | |||||
2018-08-18 | Saint Joseph | Missouri | WALMART STORES INC. | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was applying wax to the floors when he walked on the wax, slipped, lost his balance, and fell, hitting his head on a clothing rack before ultimately hitting the ground. He suffered a hemorrhage and laceration to the head. | |||||
2018-08-04 | Sapulpa | Oklahoma | BIOS CORPORATION | Brain | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
An employee was retrieving clothing to help a client get dressed when she tripped over some loose carpet and fell. She struck the right side of her face on the dresser as she fell to the floor onto her right side. The employee sustained contusions and a concussion and acute right shoulder and knee injuries. | |||||
2018-07-30 | Lewiston | Maine | Mardens | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was stocking clothing when a piece of clothing fell from a hanger to the floor. The employee slipped on it and broke her right ankle. | |||||
2018-07-06 | Fort Myers | Florida | Kraft Heinz Company | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was buffing a shaft while operating a lathe when a piece of the employee's clothing was caught by the lathe, resulting in a broken right forearm. | |||||
2018-05-31 | Louisville | Colorado | BrightView Landscape Services | Nonclassifiable | Vehicle or machinery fire |
An employee was using a 52" mower to mow native grasses. He heard a popping sound and the mower caught fire, spreading to his clothing and causing burns to his skin. | |||||
2018-05-29 | Wauwatosa | Wisconsin | Dick's Sporting Goods | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was working from a 6-foot step ladder to install a shelf onto a wall used as a clothing display when the employee lost balance and fell to the floor. The shelf the employee was attempting to install landed on and broke the employee's right leg. | |||||
2018-05-25 | Blytheville | Arkansas | NUCOR-YAMATO STEEL, Inc. | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
A caster operator was removing a safety blank while wearing heavy welding gloves to insert a smaller nozzle in a casting tundish holding molten steel. The blank fell onto the top of the shroud, causing the molten steel to splatter onto his flame-resistant clothing and metatarsal safety boots. He suffered second- and third-degree burns to his lower legs and feet. | |||||
2018-05-09 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Knouse Foods | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was attempting to free an apple that was stuck in an auger when the employee's clothing became caught in the auger. The employee then suffered a left hand amputation at the wrist, broken bones, contusions, and lacerations. | |||||
2018-04-24 | Sioux Falls | South Dakota | Limoges Construction, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was cutting rebar with a cut-off saw when the employee's clothing caught fire, causing burns to approximately 70% of the employee's body. | |||||
2018-04-10 | Rainelle | West Virgini | Altice Technical Services, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
On April 10, 2018, at approximately 10:40 a.m., an employee was working from a bucket truck, installing a cable to a new utility pole, when his left shoulder made contact with a primary power line. His clothing then ignited, resulting in third degree burns to his left shoulder, neck, and face. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-03-10 | York | Pennsylvania | Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was delivering clothing to patients when the employee's knee gave out. The employee fell to the floor and broke the right femur, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2018-01-17 | Homerville | Georgia | Dupont Yard, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was attempting to unjam a piece of lumber from an energized chain conveyor when part of his clothing became caught in the conveyor chain. He was pulled into the conveyor until it was stopped by another worker, suffering a right-hand laceration, head laceration, and fractured rib(s). | |||||
2017-10-10 | Lakewood Ranch | Florida | OnSight, Inc | Nonclassifiable | Vehicle or machinery fire |
An employee was inside a scissor lift bucket when the scissor lift hit a powerline, causing the live wire to break, fall to the bucket, and ignite the lift. The flames traveled to the lift arm, causing the bucket to give way. When the bucket gave way, it crashed into a pole that was live, causing an explosion that ignited the employee's clothing and propelled the employee out of the bucket. The employee suffered burns. | |||||
2017-10-07 | Douglas | Georgia | Premium Peanut, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. |
An employee was standing next to a semi-truck and trailer when the employee's clothing became caught in the trailer. The truck pulled away, and the employee was crushed between the trailer and the ground, and then between the trailer and a guardrail. The employee suffered a broken tibia and fibula. | |||||
2017-09-08 | Robstown | Texas | TD*X Associates LP | Foot (feet) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was clearing a clog in a rotary kiln's discharge hopper when hot debris splashed onto his fire-resistant clothing and then into his boot, burning his right foot. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-08-07 | Homewood | Illinois | Kohl's Department Store | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over the leg of a clothing rack and fell, fracturing a shoulder. | |||||
2017-06-11 | Brooklyn | New York | Gap, Inc. | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was moving clothing items when the employee's foot was caught in a bag strap. The employee tripped and fell to the floor, suffering a bruised and swollen knee. | |||||
2017-05-17 | Nettie | West Virgini | Hidden Oaks Dairy LLC | Groin | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
On May 17, 2017, at approximately 10:45 a.m., an employee entered an area between the lumber deck and accumulation deck to clear sawdust. The employee's clothing became entangled around a rotating, unguarded horizontal shaft and he suffered a groin injury. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-04-13 | Omaha | Nebraska | Burlington Stores, Inc | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was unloading merchandise in the receiving department and was carrying it to a nearby area when she tripped on the corner of a clothing rolling rack. She fell on her right side and fractured her right hip, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-04-06 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | Mega MS LTD | Leg(s) | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was torch-cutting metal when the resulting sparks and slag caught his cotton coveralls on fire. He suffered burns to the back of his legs. Fire-retardant clothing was not worn at the time. | |||||
2017-03-24 | New Britain | Connecticut | Rich Products Corporation | Eye(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee stepped underneath a coat hanger while reaching for an article of clothing and walked into a wall-mounted clothing hook, hitting and dislodging his left eye. | |||||
2017-02-03 | Winter Haven | Florida | Bond and Steel, P.A. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was overcome by the smell of gasoline, which was on a patient's clothing, and suffered respiratory problems. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-10-09 | Fruitland | Idaho | Breaking Ground Construction LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was unloading a drill. The auger was still spinning. His clothing became caught on a bolt and he was caught up in the auger, suffering three fractured left ribs and bruises. | |||||
2016-08-29 | Alexander | North Dakota | Eiker, Inc. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was tightening packing on a load pump with the truck pump drive shaft engaged. The employee's clothing became entangled in the drive shaft and pulled the employee's arms in resulting in multiple fractures to the left arm, skin abrasions on the left hand, and bruising to the right arm. | |||||
2016-07-27 | Uniontown | Pennsylvania | Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee carrying armload of clothing tripped and fell on a new ergonomic mat that was not laying flat on the floor, striking an elbow on the floor. The employee suffered a fractured elbow, which required surgery. | |||||
2016-07-01 | Millinocket | Maine | Tolman Construction | Multiple body parts | Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was transferring diesel fuel from the middle tank of a fuel truck to the forward tank using a barrel pump when a fire/explosion occurred. The fire/explosion threw the employee off the tanker to the ground and ignited his clothing, causing second and third degree burns to his body and arms. | |||||
2016-04-27 | Huntington | West Virgini | Caledonian Alloys | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
On April 26, 2016, at approximately 6:00 p.m., an employee was changing a filter basket that removes fines from the alkaline cleaner. The employee unscrewed the lid and was struck by hot water and detergent (sodium hydroxide mix) under 26 psi, causing second and third degree burns to his upper torso, arms, and back. He was wearing a hard hat, eye protection, hearing protection, boots, and nitro gloves at the time. Chemical resistant clothing was not worn, and lockout/tag-out was not performed, w | |||||
2016-04-09 | Grapevine | Texas | Baylor Scott & White Grapevine | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to other harmful substances |
An employee was admitting a patient to the hospital when the employee had a severe reaction to cat dander on the patient's clothing. | |||||
2016-03-19 | Sturgeon Bay | Wisconsin | Fincantieri Marine Group LLC | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was cutting an overhead steel member with a cutting torch when molten slag fell onto his clothing and ignited it. He suffered 1st and 2nd degree burns to his back and additional burns on his hand. | |||||
2016-01-18 | Oak Creek | Wisconsin | YRC Freight Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
An employee was getting off of a forklift when her clothing caught on the gear shift and put the forklift in reverse. The forklift struck her leg resulting in a bruise. | |||||
2015-12-24 | Bellevue | Nebraska | Walmart # 2847 | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was bringing in clothing from the trailer outside into the backroom. She was about to climb an A-frame ladder when her feet slipped and she fell sideways, landing on her arm. | |||||
2015-12-07 | Baxley | Georgia | Southern Industrial Electric, Inc. | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
A contract employee at a host employer worksite was changing a light bulb while positioned on a stepladder when his clothing got caught on a piece of metal on a rotating shaft, pulling the worker into the machine and fracturing both forearms. | |||||
2015-11-15 | Troy | Missouri | Professional Abatement & Remediation Technologies | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was moving a 4-inch-diameter hose to an industrial vacuum cleaner when his clothing and hand were sucked into the hose. The high pressure suction caused the capillaries in his hand to swell. He was hospitalized and required surgery to reduce the swelling. | |||||
2015-10-08 | Camden | Texas | Georgia Pacific Wood Products | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
On October 8, 2015, at approximately 12:00 noon, a Georgia Pacific Wood Products employee was performing maintenance on the Number 1 Lathe. The employee was welding with a Lincoln welding machine when his shirt caught on fire. The employee was wearing FR clothing. The fire watch immediately started spraying water on the employee as the employee laid down in an attempt to smother the flames. The employee suffered second degree burns under his left arm and his left torso area. | |||||
2015-09-19 | Fairborn | Ohio | Goodwill Industries | Brain | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
On September 19, 2015, an employee was riding a clothing cart down a hill. The cart tipped over and ejected the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury. | |||||
2015-08-06 | Cleveland | Ohio | Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was performing a voltage check on a 277 volt meter base on a transformer. The employee made contact with an energized conductor and the grounded enclosure, causing an arc flash. The employee received 2nd degree burns to the torso and abdomen. The employee was wearing arc rated clothing. | |||||
2015-07-28 | Alexandria | Louisiana | Dillard's Inc | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee fractured her hip when she tripped over the base of a clothing rack in the ladies dressing department. | |||||
2015-07-18 | Joplin | Missouri | BLUE BEACON | Nonclassifiable | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
Employee was hospitalized for chemical burns after cleaning chemicals got on his clothing. | |||||
2015-06-10 | Canon City | Colorado | Discover Goodwill of Southern and Western Colorado | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
A retail associate was walking to the front of the store through clothing racks. She tripped on a comforter that was left on the floor by a customer and fell. She fractured her right femur and required surgery to repair the fracture. | |||||
2015-06-09 | Channahon | Illinois | Exxon Mobil | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
On June 9, 2015, an employee wearing flame resistant clothing was retrieving samples of hot, 400 degrees F asphalt from a controlled sample point when he was splashed/sprayed by pressurized hot asphalt. He received second degree burns to his head, neck, chest, and both arms. He also received first and second degree burns on the right side of his face. | |||||
2015-06-09 | Sterling City | Texas | Permian Services Company | Multiple face locations | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was loading a well with hot oil. The employee had turned valves off and started to fill the well. The pressure in the tank filled due to the hot oil. The pressure release valve released flammable vapors and/or gases. The flammable vapors and/or gases ignited, burning the employee's face (cheeks and ears). The employee was wearing flame resistant clothing, a hard hat, and safety glasses at the time. | |||||
2015-05-11 | Barnesville | Ohio | Pipeline Energy Group Dba Carl Smith Pipeline | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee delivering and removing skids was injured while unloading 12-inch clamps from the flatbed of the truck. The clamps got caught on the employee's clothing and pulled him off of the truck, injuring his lower back. | |||||
2015-04-11 | Park Hills | Missouri | PIRAMAL GLASS CO. | Whole body | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
On April 11, 2015, at approximately 0930 hours, an employee was unjamming several bottles passing through a coating hood at the hot end of the man conveyor. As the employee pulled the hot bottles towards himself to unstick them, they hit the floor and shattered. The shattered glass made contact with the hem of his pants, causing a flare up that ignited his clothing. He was burned on approximately 80 percent of his body. | |||||
2015-04-08 | Houston | Texas | Discount Rags USA | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee's right hand and upper arm got caught while loading clothing into a baling machine used to form 100-pound, shippable units of recycled articles of clothing. The machine got activated during the strapping process to secure the load at various points. His hand/arm were caught inside the machine for at least three hours, causing a laceration and fracture. | |||||
2015-02-27 | Brownsville | Pennsylvania | Brownsville Marine Products, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was standing near a pot belly natural gas heater, and his clothing caught on fire. The employee was admitted to the hospital. | |||||
2015-01-21 | Elmira | New York | KENNEDY VALVE, A DIVISION OF MCWANE, INC | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
Employee leaned against break room space heater. His clothing caught fire and while attempting to disrobe, he burned his hands and back. Employee was hospitalized overnight. | |||||
2015-01-12 | Saint Gabriel | Louisiana | Chancellor, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
Employee was testing a meter with an 8-ft shotgun stick in an energized zone and encountered an arc flash. This incident occurred at approximately 8:00 AM on January 12, 2015. The employee was hospitalized with 2nd and 3rd degree burns. The employee was authorized to be in the energized zone and was wearing flame retardant clothing, a hard hat, safety glasses and a high-visibility vest. | |||||
2015-01-10 | Cambridge | Ohio | AMG Vanadium, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
Employee was exposed to hot sparks from furnace number 1 in the melt shop, which resulted in his clothing catching on fire. The resulting fire caused second degree burns to the exposed employee and he was hospitalized due to burns. | |||||
2015-01-09 | Cordele | Georgia | Griffin Lumber Company, Inc. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On 1/9/15 at 5:45 a.m., a temporary employee of Labor Finders was operating the out feed of the gang saw and reached over to grab a board with the left arm. The employee's clothing became entangled in the rotating shaft. The employee lost the left arm and was hospitalized at Macon Medical. |