Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Euharlee	Ga	International Fire Protection, Inc	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A forklift came around a corner and ran over an employee who was hydrotesting fire hoses. The employee suffered a collapsed lung, broken ribs, a possible broken arm, and a possible spine fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-16	Houston	Tx	Peak Roofing Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on a work platform and transferring boxes to the level below when he fell approximately 7 feet to the floor. The employee sustained a broken rib and collar bone and a collapsed lung.
2021-11-15	Sinton	Tx	Adelphi Construction LC	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee was inside an aerial lift basket approximately 140 feet above ground level prepping for installation of an intake hood. The employee was connecting a welding lead to the welding machine. An overhead bridge crane struck the aerial lift. The boom of the aerial lift collapsed and the employee was catapulted out of the basket falling 34 feet onto the top section of the crane. The employee remained attached to the basket with the lanyard he utilized. The aerial lift basket then landed on
2021-11-06	Pasadena	Tx	Multi-Chem Group, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was staging stainless steel totes on a loading dock ramp. He got off a forklift and walked in front to retrieve a cone when the forklift rolled forward, pinning him against the tote and resulting in a collapsed lung.
2021-11-05	Pompano Beach	Fl	National Lift Truck Service Inc	Multiple trunk locations	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving a lift onto a truck. The truck moved forward and made the lift jump. The employee jumped off the lift and suffered a broken rib, a back fracture, and a collapsed lung.
2021-10-26	Pensacola	Fl	J&M Dozer Services, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a dozer while clearing a residential lot when he was thrown out of the dozer and ran over by the dozer, resulting in a broken wrist, broken hip, broken ribs, contusion of the liver, and collapsed lung.
2021-10-23	Austin	Tx	D Guerra Construction LLC	Brain	Excavation or trenching cave-in
Two employees were in a sewer line trench when it collapsed. One of them was buried completely and suffered swelling of the brain.
2021-10-11	Cottondale	Al	Country Roads RV Sales & Service, L.L.C.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was working under a motor home, jacking it up to remove a part. The motor home's suspension air bag partially deflated, causing the vehicle to lower onto the employee. The employee suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
2021-10-09	Stratton	Oh	FirstEnergy Solutions - W.H. Sammis Power Plant	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
On October 9, 2021, an employee fell while climbing down a scaffold ladder. The employee landed on the floor and suffered five broken ribs, a collapsed lung, a broken jaw, and a fracture to an eye orbit.
2021-10-07	Durham	Ct	GPL Construction, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Bites and stings
An employee was bitten on the wrist by an insect. He went into anaphylactic shock later that day and collapsed. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-02	Cortlandt Manor	Ny	Safety Marking Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
While securing tank caps, an employee fell from the side of a paint truck when their pipe wrench came loose. They landed on the asphalt surface of a parking lot. The employee suffered a collapsed left lung, contusions to the hands and face, neck pain, and was hospitalized.
2021-09-29	Brooklyn	Ny	Burlington	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was setting up an A-frame shoe fixture. When the employee went to turn the fixture upright, it collapsed on his right index finger, resulting in an amputation.
2021-09-28	New Richmond	Wi	Cleary Building Corp.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing from a scissor lift onto the roof of a building. The employee fell from the lift to the ground, suffering broken ribs, a bruised spleen, and a collapsed lung.
2021-09-27	Golden Meadow	La	Superior Shipyard and Fabrication, Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
While an employee was using a gangway to access a barge, the gangway collapsed and the employee fell 18 feet to the dry dock floor below. The employee suffered multiple injuries, including punctured lungs and severe head trauma.
2021-09-17	Palm Bay	Fl	Atlantic Southern Paving and Sealcoating, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was shoveling hot asphalt while standing behind a paver. He collapsed and fell face down into the asphalt sustaining burns to the face, ears, and both hands.
2021-09-13	Dallas	Tx	Elite Metal Fabricators, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was walking on the job site when he stepped on a piece of plywood that was covering a hole. The plywood cover collapsed and the employee fell, hit his head, and fractured a wrist. The employee also sustained a head laceration.
2021-09-13	Port Arthur	Tx	United Rentals	Multiple body parts	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
On September 13, 2021, an employee was underneath a rough-terrain forklift removing a steering rod column. The jack stands used to support the forklift collapsed, causing the forklift to fall onto the employee. The employee sustained injuries to the shoulders, collarbone, and ribs.
2021-09-04	San Pedro	Ca	YUSEN TERMINALS INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on water vehicle
On a vessel, an employee stepped into an open manhole and fell to the deck. The employee sustained fractured ribs and a collapsed lung.
2021-08-27	Ashburn	Ga	Golden Peanut Company, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating a tractor when it flipped and ejected him. Its back tire then rolled over him, and he suffered a collapsed lung, broken ribs on the right side, and lacerations to the left hand and right arm.
2021-08-20	Houston	Tx	Southwest Airlines	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the cab of a provisioning truck while dumping trash from the truck. He landed on the ground and suffered broken ribs, collapsed lungs, and spinal fractures.
2021-08-20	Austell	Ga	YANCEY BROS. CO.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell off a bulldozer while changing a condenser. The employee landed about 7 feet below, suffering five broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
2021-08-18	Arlington	Ma	Pantanal Construction	Multiple upper extremities locations	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was demolishing a residential garage roof. The roof collapsed to the ground and the employee fell from the roof to the cement floor of the garage, suffering two broken wrists and a broken collarbone.
2021-08-17	Colorado Springs	Co	King Soopers	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was gathering shopping carts in the parking lot. She went inside and collapsed due to heat exhaustion.
2021-08-07	Rosemont	Il	FE Moran, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was trying to align a dock plate with a truck. The plate collapsed, amputating the employee's finger.
2021-07-30	Hamburg	Ny	Sahlem's Roofing & Siding, Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing siding from a 6- to 7-foot ladder. The ladder slid along the siding and the employee fell. He landed on the ground and suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
2021-07-30	Austin	Tx	EMR Elevator, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other 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.
2021-07-29	Philadelphia	Pa	TransForce, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was removing the back gate of a flat bed truck fitted with a removeable fence. The employee fell from the loading dock less than 4 feet to the ground. The employee later collapsed in the parking lot when trying to leave for the day and was hospitalized.
2021-07-27	Campbell	Tx	Republic Waste Services of Texas, Ltd.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee collapsed while picking up trash on a route suffering from a heat-related muscle injury and dehydration.
2021-07-26	Ashford	Wv	Rokstad Power	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
After carrying a suitcase generator (weighing 45-50 pounds) from a tower to a substation about 125 feet away, an employee felt hot, collapsed, and was hospitalized, suffering from possible heat exhaustion/heat stress.
2021-07-24	Boca Raton	Fl	Amparo Carpentry Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
Three employees were walking through trusses on top of a roof when one of the trusses collapsed and the employees fell 20 feet to the ground. One employee suffered a fractured lower right leg and another employee suffered internal bleeding.
2021-07-21	West Palm Beach	Fl	Ceco Concrete Construction	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee stepped onto a mason scaffold that collapsed. The employee fell with the scaffold, sustaining a head laceration, and fractures to the ribs, clavicle, and thumb.
2021-07-21	Toledo	Oh	Mondelez International	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On July 21, 2021, an employee fell about 7 feet from a sifter in a mill. She suffered three broken ribs and a collapsed lung and was hospitalized.
2021-07-20	Omaha	Ne	Patriot Crane & Rigging	Fingertip(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
Employees were adjusting the length of a spreader bar on rigging. The spreader collapsed and the injured employee's left middle finger was pulled into the spreader, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-07-20	Lakeland	Fl	J & J Family Moving & Storage LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee developed heat stress/dehydration and collapsed while moving household furniture.
2021-07-17	Dickinson	Tx	Extra Space Storage	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was performing maintenance outside when he began feeling lightheaded and disoriented. The employee later collapsed and was hospitalized for heat stress.
2021-07-17	Houston	Tx	Main Lane Industries, LLC	Leg(s)	Excavation or trenching cave-in
An employee was working in a trench excavation. A section of the excavation began to collapse, and the employee's leg was struck and broken by the falling soil as he tried to get out. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-14	Linden	Pa	William L Robinson Concrete Contractors, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a 10-inch step stool performing maintenance on a pickup truck engine when they fell off the step stool and landed on a wheeled tool chair. The employee suffered six fractured ribs and a collapsed lung.
2021-07-13	North Bend	Oh	Vexco Engineering LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was shoveling coal inside the conveyor room, got dizzy, and collapsed. The employee was hospitalized for heat stress.
2021-07-09	Shawnee On Delaware	Pa	Miller Bros.	Multiple body parts	Roadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a rear-property machine across a bridge over a river when the bridge collapsed and the machine and the employee fell 16 feet into the river below. The employee suffered a broken ankle and broken ribs.
2021-07-07	Norman	Ok	Silver Star Construction Company, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee collapsed at the end of the work day due to dehydration and heat-related illness.
2021-07-07	Frederick	Md	U.S. Department of Army	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was participating in the running portion of a physical examination when they collapsed due to heat exhaustion.
2021-06-30	Flushing	Ny	Liberty Mechanical Contractors LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working with a torch 15 feet above the slab in high heat conditions. The employee collapsed and suffered heat exhaustion.
2021-06-28	Solvay	Ny	Frazer & Jones Company, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A temporary employee had been shoveling sand and collapsed onto the floor of the foundry. He was hospitalized for heat stroke.
2021-06-28	Conyers	Ga	CSC-Atlanta, LLC	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was on a ladder while untangling a hose reel above a corrugating machine. The ladder collapsed and the employee landed on the ground on his left ankle, resulting in a fractured ankle and tibia.
2021-06-23	Freeport	Tx	Marquis Construction Services, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 26 to 30 feet
Two employees were dismantling tube and coupler scaffolding when it collapsed and the employees fell approximately 26 feet to the ground. One employee sustained a fractured left fibula and a fractured right wrist. The second employee fractured both feet. Both employees were hospitalized.
2021-06-15	West Henrietta	Ny	CBRE Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on the fourth or fifth rung from the top of a 10-foot A-frame ladder, using an impact drill to remove cottonwood debris from louver screens. He fell to the concrete floor below and suffered injuries to the right side of his body: a wrist fracture, broken ribs, a pelvic fracture, and a partially collapsed lung.
2021-06-15	Cameron	La	Kiewit Louisiana Company	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was walking through an open area when high winds caused a crane boom to collapse. Debris struck the employee and broke the employee's right tibia and left foot.
2021-06-15	Palatka	Fl	TIC Power	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On June 15, 2021, an employee was walking from the pipe fabrication area to a gate outside when he was struck by a company vehicle trying to turn around. The employee suffered a broken rib, a collapsed lung, and a lacerated liver that required hospitalization.
2021-06-14	Bunkie	La	Aegis Chemical Solutions	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall, slip, trip
An employee slipped and fell on a piece of equipment, suffering two broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
2021-06-12	Chillicothe	Il	SNC Solutions, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Excavation or trenching cave-in
An employee was seated on a rebar mat that was at the bottom of an approximately 8 foot deep excavation. The employee was removing dirt by hand, next to the west wall of the excavation. A portion of the soil wall collapsed onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with displaced vertebrae.
2021-06-10	Saint Louis	Mo	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was moving steel pieces on a cart. The cart got stuck on a rail track and collapsed. The employee's finger was pinched between two pieces of steel, and the employee suffered an amputation.
2021-06-10	Kyle	Tx	Joe Bland Construction, L.P.	Multiple body parts	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
Two employees were in an excavation with benching, installing conduit along its entire length. The trench collapsed and the bench wall struck one of the employees. The employee suffered a broken right wrist and rib fractures on both sides, as well as internal injuries. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-09	Guymon	Ok	Seaboard Foods, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck 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.
2021-06-07	Westerville	Oh	West-Camp Press, Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was backing away from a desk when she tripped on a pallet and fell, hitting the metal shelving under a nearby work table with her right elbow and the right side of her rib cage. She suffered three broken ribs, scrapes and bruises to the elbow, and a possible partially collapsed lung.
2021-06-07	Rensselaer	Ny	GARELICK FARMS	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was moving a stuck 80-pound cart filled with milk. He suffered a muscle strain and went to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a collapsed lung.
2021-06-07	Fort Myers	Fl	Rafo Corporation	Head	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
Four employees were moving a supported scaffold. The scaffold collapsed and struck one of them on the head causing a contusion.
2021-06-04	Jackson	Ms	PHI Health, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was loading a patient on stretcher into the back of a helicopter when the stretcher collapsed and the employee's left pinky finger was crushed between the stretcher and the ground, resulting in amputation.
2021-05-28	Beaumont	Tx	Nighthawk Services	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by discharged object or substance
At 11:00 a.m. on May 28, 2021, an employee was bracing the lid of a shaft plate by standing against it. The water stream from a high-power pressure washer struck him in the back, causing a laceration and a collapsed lung. He was hospitalized.
2021-05-21	Orlando	Fl	Gator Gypsum, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working in the bed of a truck strapping material down. The employee stepped backward and fell out of the truck to the ground below. The employee suffered a broken rib and collapsed lung.
2021-05-11	Frisco	Tx	Taylor Morrison of Texas, Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was in an attic looking for a leak. He fell off a walkway through the attic ceiling, falling about 12-15 feet and suffering cracked ribs, a partially collapsed lung, a concussion, and cuts and bruises.
2021-05-05	Hattiesburg	Ms	Ashley Robinson Builders LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was walking on a flat roof and stepped on a piece of foam board that was covering a hole. The board collapsed and the employee fell through the hole onto the concrete floor resulting in a fractured left wrist and a fractured jaw.
2021-05-04	Henderson	Co	FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was attempting to lift a 5-gallon bucket of paint and sustained a partially collapsed lung. Dried paint had caused the bucket to be stuck to the floor.
2021-04-29	Waukesha	Wi	Berghammer Corporation	Head and trunk	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
An employee was pouring a concrete floor deck. The decking collapsed and the employee fell about 20 feet to the ground, suffering broken ribs, a broken skull, and a back fracture.
2021-04-26	Mobile	Al	Gulfside Supply, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On 4/26/2021 at 4:00 PM, an employee and his co-workers were loading 30 sheets of 1/2" plywood and 50 pieces of 2x4x10" lumber in the back of a customer's trailer. As the forklift lowered the load onto the pallets in the trailer, some of the 2x4s gave way, causing the entire load to collapse and pin the employee's left foot inside the trailer. The employee suffered a fracture in his foot.
2021-04-19	Lincoln	Ne	American Tire Distributors Inc	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell out of the cargo area of his delivery truck, landing on the ground and suffering fractures to the scapula and lower back, as well as a partially collapsed lung.
2021-04-07	Pottstown	Pa	Pottstown Division	Leg(s)	Excavation or trenching cave-in
An employee was working in a trench making a pipe connection when the trench collapsed on the employee. The employee's leg was crushed.
2021-04-06	New Straitsville	Oh	Vickroy's Disposal Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian vehicular incident
An employee was loading trash bags into the back of a garbage truck. The truck backed over him. He suffered eight cracked ribs, a collapsed lung, a lacerated liver, a broken knee, a broken ankle, a gash in the lower right leg, and spine injuries.
2021-04-05	Kettering	Oh	Dependable Awning, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a ladder to install an awning on the second floor of a residential building. The ladder tilted and the employee fell, striking another ladder before landing on their own ladder in a mulch bed. The employee suffered broken ribs, a partially collapsed lung, a broken and dislocated finger, a hairline leg fracture, a head wound, and overall contusions.
2021-04-02	Rhinelander	Wi	Ahlstrom-Munksjo	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was at his locker, gathering his equipment when he began feeling ill. The employee went into the cooling room to sit for approximately 20 minutes. The employee left the cooling room to report to his supervisor that he was feeling unwell. While his supervisor was talking to him, the employee collapsed in the supervisor's office and was unresponsive. The employee was hospitalized for heat stress.
2021-03-19	Mashantucket	Ct	Mashantucket Pequot Gaming Enterprise	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee collapsed, suffering from dehydration. The employee suffered an injury to the back of the head where it struck the floor.
2021-03-19	North Las Vegas	Nv	U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs - North Las Vegas VA Medical	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonclassifiable
An employee received acupuncture as part of a training when they suffered a collapsed lung that resulted in hospitalization.
2021-03-11	Huntsville	Al	Walmart	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonclassifiable
An employee was removing stock off pallets in the stockroom and putting it on carts. After completing the process, the employee was standing upright when he collapsed backward, striking his head on the floor. The employee suffered a ruptured aorta.
2021-03-09	New York	Ny	United Parcel Service	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Multiple 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.
2021-02-27	Patterson	Ga	Southeast Pipe Survey, Inc	Pelvis	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
An employee was working from a 5-foot platform when a support pin came out, causing the platform to collapse. The employee fell to the ground and the platform fell onto him. He suffered a broken pelvis.
2021-02-25	Wheeling	Wv	Panhandle Cleaning and Restoration, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
The injured employee and a co-worker were carrying a window through the yard to store it in the garage. The injured employee slipped on snow/ice and landed on the right side of his body. He was later hospitalized with a broken rib and a collapsed lung.
2021-02-25	Boise	Id	Railworks Track Systems	Lower leg(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was installing a railroad bumping post. As he loosened a nut on a bolt so the bolt could be re-seated, the bumping post collapsed and his right leg was pinned between two pieces of it. He suffered fractures to the tibia and fibula.
2021-02-24	Plattsburgh	Ny	LUCK BUILDERS INC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall 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.
2021-02-24	Montgomery	Al	Mobis Alabama, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was lifting and moving a 22-ton mold using a 50-ton overhead crane. The crane moved and the employee was caught between the suspended mold and another, stationary mold behind him. He suffered lacerations to the liver and spleen, a broken rib on the right side, and a collapsed right lung.
2021-02-20	Lancaster	Pa	Novinger's Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking across the floor to begin the end-of-day cleanup when the employee slipped on fireproofing spray on the concrete floor and fell. The employee was hospitalized with three broken ribs and a partially collapsed lung.
2021-02-17	York	Pa	Estes Express Lines	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice and fell onto their right side, resulting in fractured ribs and a collapsed lung.
2021-02-14	Dillon	Co	Dundee Resort Development, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was skiing in a wooded area when a powder covered stump caused him to fall into a tree, sustaining broken ribs and a partially collapsed lung.
2021-02-11	Marble Falls	Tx	Camp Balcones Springs, L.P.	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was getting out of a skid steer loader when they slipped on ice and fell between the loader's arms and the cab of the tractor. While falling, a lever was pressed that caused the arms of the skid steer to lower and crush the employee between the cab and the arms. The employee suffered three broken ribs, a collapsed right lung, a fractured C7 vertebra, lost feeling/use of the right arm, and broken blood vessels in both eyes.
2021-02-02	Weston	Fl	Ram-Tech Construction Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Excavation or trenching cave-in
An employee was examining a conduit pipe in a 4-foot trench when he lost his balance and fell into the trench. The employee was then struck by soil when the wall of the trench collapsed, resulting in an injured spleen.
2021-01-25	Columbus	Oh	EMSI, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee exited their work vehicle, slipped on the icy parking lot, and fell. The employee sustained two broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
2021-01-23	Corpus Christi	Tx	Camacho Demolition, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was breaking a piece of a brick wall with an electric hammer. The wall collapsed and fell on the employee, who suffered a dislocated hip and a broken rib.
2021-01-22	Manchester	Mo	Academy Sports + Outdoors	Multiple back regions	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was moving merchandise in the receiving area of the store. Another employee was moving a cart and it collapsed on the injured employee, resulting in fractures to thoracic and lumbar vertebrae.
2021-01-19	Greensburg	Pa	Seton Hill University	Leg(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was moving a cadaver on a gurney. The gurney collapsed and struck the employee's left leg, causing the employee to fall. The employee suffered a broken left leg, as well as head lacerations from the fall.
2021-01-19	Russellville	Al	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	Multiple body parts	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing packaging supplies from a vertical reciprocating conveyor (VRC) or full-size freight elevator lift box. The two master links that connect the chains on each side of the gate to the counterweights failed and the inner door/gate fell down onto the employee and knocked her down to the ground. The door then bounced back up and came down onto the employee's leg. The employee sustained a fractured tibia and fibula, compression fractures to vertebrae, and a collapsed lung.
2021-01-16	Grandview Heights	Oh	Nationwide Realty Management	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was inspecting a non-functioning garage door. The employee pulled the emergency garage door release pull cord while standing on the third step of a ladder; the cord snapped back and the employee fell to the concrete floor, his left side striking a box that contained a pointed object. He suffered seven broken ribs, a broken scapula, and a collapsed lung.
2021-01-14	Parker	Co	American West Construction, LLC	Head and trunk	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was demonstrating the procedure for attaching a disk tiller to a tractor. The tractor backed up suddenly and pinned the employee against the disk tiller. The employee suffered a skull fracture with brain swelling, a collapsed lung, and broken ribs.
2021-01-13	Fort Detrick	Md	Access Demolition Contracting, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was performing demolition on an interior wall. As the employee was walking away from the wall, it collapsed and partially buried him, resulting in injuries to his head and neck, and potentially a collapsed lung.
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.
2021-01-06	Kalida	Oh	Kalida Manufacturing Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to rewind a coil of steel inside a press machine. The press was actuated, and the employee was pinned between the steel coil and a coil support. The employee suffered a partial collapsed lung.
2021-01-04	Nashotah	Wi	Lauderdale Lakes Marina, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was getting snow off of stored boats and their covers when he slipped on a patch of ice under the snow and fell on the tongue of a trailer, landing on his back. The employee suffered two broken ribs and a partially collapsed lung.
2020-10-20	Wilkes Barre	Pa	Heinz Rehab Hospital	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was waxing the floors, slipped, and fell onto their back. The employee was hospitalized for a collapsed lung.
2020-10-19	Yigo	Gu	BLACK CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION	Heart	Bodily conditions, n.e.c.
An employee had been stripping foundation form work. The employee was in the break area when he got up to get a drink of water and collapsed due to a heart attack.
2020-10-16	Salisbury Beach	Ma	H.A. Richard &Son, Inc	Pelvis	Excavation or trenching cave-in
An employee was standing in a trench at a depth of 3 feet when the side of the trench collapsed. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.
2020-10-14	Yankton	Sd	Hydro Extrusion USA, LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was standing in front of a forklift carrying several 2,000-pound "logs" of aluminum. The logs were banded together; when the employee cut the banding so they could be unloaded, one of them rolled onto the employee's foot. The employee's steel safety toe collapsed, and the employee's toes and metatarsals were crushed. Part of the foot was medically amputated.
2020-10-12	Kissimmee	Fl	Jr. Davis Construction Company, Inc.	Leg(s)	Excavation or trenching cave-in
A crew was digging with a rubber-tired backhoe to raise a valve can. The excavation was approximately 3.5 feet deep. Dirt from one side of the excavation collapsed into the hole and pinned the injured employee's leg against the existing utility in the excavation. The employee was hospitalized for a broken leg.
2020-10-09	Billings	Mt	Montana Tire Distributors	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was moving tires on a storage rack and fell to the concrete ground. The employee sustained broken ribs and a collapsed lung.