| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-20 | Columbus | Oh | Forterra Pipe & Precast | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was helping a crane operator lower a 72-inch concrete pipe form and place it into a pipe machine. The employee's left middle and ring fingers were caught and severely lacerated/abraded between the form and the machine. | |||||
| 2021-09-16 | Shawnee | Ks | Forterra Pipe and precast, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was moving a 40-pound concrete pipe. The employee's right index finger was pinched between the pipe and another concrete piece, resulting in amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
| 2021-07-31 | Romeoville | Il | MVP PLUMBING CORP. | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| On July 31, 2021, at 11:30 a.m., an employee was cutting a piece of concrete pipe with a portable cut-off saw when the saw got bound after the pipe pinched it. The employee lost his grip and the saw flipped over and bounced up to the left side of his neck, resulting in a laceration. | |||||
| 2021-07-15 | West Chester | Pa | Lyons and Hohl, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Injured 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. | |||||
| 2021-07-07 | Lancaster | Tx | Venus Construction, Inc. | Hand(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| The injured employee was in a 7- to 8-foot deep trench installing a large, 66" diameter reinforced concrete pipe. An excavator bucket came loose and fell into the trench, striking the employee on the left side of their body. The employee sustained a large contusion on the upper left leg, a broken left arm, and their left hand was surgically amputated. | |||||
| 2020-05-28 | Lawrenceville | Georgia | E R Snell Contractor, Inc. | Jaw, chin | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting an 18-inch concrete pipe using a concrete saw. He was almost finished cutting it when the concrete saw locked in the cut, causing it to swing back and lacerate his jaw. | |||||
| 2019-08-09 | Sarasota | Florida | Tideline Staffing | Brain | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was using compressed air to blow a sponge through a concrete pipeline to clean the pipe. The employee was disengaging the fitting of the air hose reducer, which was still under pressure, when the reducer struck the employee just below the hard hat line. The employee suffered a concussion, brain bleed, and forehead laceration. | |||||
| 2019-07-11 | Ponte Vedra | Florida | Jax Dirtworks, Inc. | Lumbar region | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| On July 11, 2019, an employee was laying an 8-foot, 36-inch diameter concrete pipe as an excavator was pulling the grade. As the excavator was setting the bucket (54-inch wide) down on the ground it pushed the employee towards the 36-inch pipe. The employee's lower back got caught between the bucket and the pipe. He sustained bruising and a contusion to his lower back and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-06-24 | Kutztown | Pennsylvania | Lehigh Valley Site Contractors | Multiple head locations | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting a 24-inch concrete pipe with a cut-off saw when the saw kicked back and struck his head, causing a concussion and jaw fracture. | |||||
| 2019-05-24 | Bryant | Arkansas | Redstone Construction Group | Upper arm(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting a concrete pipe with a saw when the saw kicked back and lacerated the employee's bicep. | |||||
| 2019-04-02 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | Crossland Heavy Contractors | Hand(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was hooking up a sling for an excavator to move a piece of concrete pipe when the excavator operator pulled up on the sling, crushing the employee's left hand between the pipe and teacup. | |||||
| 2019-02-22 | Astatula | Florida | County Materials Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning a moving table top (carrousel) on a concrete pipe manufacturing machine during set-up. As the employee went to clean the table skirt, his rag and a finger were pulled into the wheel. His right middle finger was crushed and the fingertip, up to the first knuckle, was surgically amputated. | |||||
| 2018-09-26 | Clearwater | Florida | DAVID NELSON CONSTRUCTION CO. | Hip(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| A 3-foot-diameter concrete pipe was being lifted by an excavator while a well point was removed. The load swung over and pinned an employee against a 42-inch iron pipe, causing hairline fractures to his left hip. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-09-25 | Kissimmee | Florida | JOHNSON-DAVIS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| An employee was guiding the removal of an 8-foot piece of reinforced concrete pipe. The pipe cantilevered downward and struck the employee's left little finger, causing an amputation. | |||||
| 2018-09-20 | Savannah | Georgia | Cross Contracting, LLC | Thigh(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| An employee was rigging and helping an excavator operator connect a reinforced concrete pipe when the pipe twisted and struck the employee's right femur, causing a deep contusion. | |||||
| 2018-08-23 | Madison | Alabama | SJ&L General Contractors, LLC | Multiple trunk locations | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was lowering a concrete pipe (weighing approximately 2,000 lbs.) into a trench when the pipe struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis and ruptured bladder. | |||||
| 2018-07-10 | Saint Augustine | Florida | G & H Underground Construction, Inc. | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee of G&H Underground Construction, Inc., was cutting a concrete pipe with a gas-powered concrete saw when the saw kicked back, striking and lacerating the employee's throat. | |||||
| 2018-01-29 | Hot Springs | Arkansas | QUESTCO, INC. | Arm(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was setting pieces of 24-inch reinforced concrete pipe when his right arm was caught between two pieces of pipe as they were being joined. His right arm broke. | |||||
| 2017-10-05 | Oxbow | North Dakota | Meyer Contracting Nicollet Mall Project | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was guiding an underground concrete pipe in a trench when the pipe fell off its cable and hit his right leg, breaking it. | |||||
| 2017-08-09 | Saint Cloud | Florida | JR. DAVIS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was standing on top of a 54-inch reinforced concrete pipe when he slipped and fell to the ground, landing on his left side and lacerating his spleen. | |||||
| 2017-08-08 | Denver | Colorado | Southwest Concrete Pumping | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was helping a concrete pump operator with a concrete system. He was trying to pick up a 4'' clamp that was wedged under the concrete pipeline when it surged, smashing his right middle finger and amputating the fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-05-18 | Kiln | Mississippi | Farris Concrete Pumping | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was cleaning out a concrete pipe using an air compressor to blow out the system. The air pressure inside of the pipe was relieved, causing the pipe to hit his chest and break his ribs. | |||||
| 2017-02-15 | Tamarac | Florida | DOWNRITE ENGINEERING CORP. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| On February 15, 2017, at about 9:30 AM, an employee was using an excavator to push a concrete pipe together when his right forefinger was partially amputated above the fingernail, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2017-01-13 | Prentiss | Mississippi | Foley Products Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a mixer in the production department and was forming a 15 inch round concrete pipe. The employee's right hand was caught inside the pipe between a concrete rotor and the form resulting in the amputation of three fingers. | |||||
| 2016-09-14 | Holyoke | Massachusett | GEELEHER ENTERPRISES, INC. | Upper arm(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was sizing a 15" piece of reinforced concrete pipe with a cut off saw when the saw kicked back, striking and lacerating the employee's upper left arm. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-04-21 | Morton | Illinois | OTTO BAUM CO., INC. | Eye(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| On 04/21/16, at approximately 3:00 p.m., an employee was cutting a concrete pipe with a cut-off saw. The blade became stuck, and the guard that covers the blade struck the left side of the employee's face, fracturing the orbital bone and causing lacerations. | |||||
| 2016-02-09 | Pembroke Pines | Florida | BONNESS, INC. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely |
| While an employee was laying pipe, a piece of 36" concrete pipe became disconnected from an excavator. The pipe rolled down the slope of the excavation and up against the employee, striking and breaking his lower left leg bones. | |||||
| 2015-09-23 | New Iberia | Louisiana | The Bayou Companies, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to electricity |
| Two employees were moving a concrete pipe. They were on either side of the pipe. The first employee was moving the jeeper. The injured employee saw the first employee move the jeeper and went to roll the pipe onto the jeeper as well. He then ended up on the ground and received an electrical shock to his entire body. | |||||
| 2015-09-03 | Fort Benning | Georgia | BRASFIELD AND GORRIE, LLC | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a cutoff saw to cut a 10-inch concrete pipe when the saw kicked back, cutting the employee's collarbone. | |||||
| 2015-08-12 | Benton | Arkansas | Grant Garrett Excavating, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee stood in a 32 inch deep trench with 24 inch concrete pipe while directing the heavy equipment operator. The employee was caught between the equipment bucket that was cleaning out dirt and the pipe. | |||||
| 2015-03-05 | Naperville | Illinois | Martam Construction, Inc | Leg(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
| On March 5, 2015, an employee was hospitalized after suffering a foot injury on the job. The employee was standing next to a trench at ground level while lowering a concrete pipe into the ground when the pipe struck the employee in the leg. | |||||