Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	College Park	Ga	Pike Electric LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
A substation construction crew was installing two feeder breakers at a worksite. The job consisted of adding one 25kV feeder bay with isolation switches on the south end of the existing bus and one 1200A self-contained breaker. The job also included the installation of new 25kV Bus PT (Potential Transformer) module framing on the south end of the bus (framing) and connecting voltage inputs from the PTs to the new feeder breaker. Part of the existing bus was removed to install the new bus. Employ
2021-11-05	Felicity	Oh	John R. Jurgensen Co.	Brain	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An employee was struck by a truck inside of a road construction work zone, causing a broken ankle and brain bleed.
2021-10-11	Miami	Fl	Rivera Services Group, Inc.	Brain	Fall to lower level
An employee was trying to descend from the first story of a building under construction. He fell to the ground about 12 feet below and suffered a head injury.
2021-10-08	Renovo	Pa	WMH Consulting, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was inspecting wildlife habitat near soil and erosion control socks on a construction worksite when they sustained a venomous snake bite that required hospitalization.
2021-09-22	Pasadena	Tx	Clariant Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
While walking on a designated walkway, a Clariant employee was struck by a construction forklift that was en route to pick up cylinders. The employee sustained soft tissue damage to their lower right leg.
2021-09-21	Fountain	Co	Rice & Rice Inc	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Sudden start or stop, nonroadway
An employee was using a construction vehicle to push a scraper in front of him to align it. He engaged his push block, and it went over the push bumper. When the scraper came off, the force thrashed him around inside his cab. The control arm/joystick punctured his abdomen.
2021-08-17	Mount Pleasant	Wi	Turn-Key Construction	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A Turn-Key Construction employee was cutting aluminum trim with a saw blade. The trim snagged in the blade, pulling his finger toward it. The blade lacerated his finger to the bone.
2021-08-16	Cedarburg	Wi	County Materials Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
Two employees were offloading 12-inch pipes from a truck at a construction site. They were operating the offloading mechanism when one employee's left little finger was pinched between one rolling pipe and the next. The finger was degloved and the fingertip was medically amputated.
2021-08-10	Port Saint Lucie	Fl	Lupe's Professional Cleaning Service, Inc.	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was walking by sheets of drywall stored against the wall of a residential structure under construction. A gust of wind blew the sheets over and they struck the employee's left leg, lacerating and fracturing the upper leg and knee. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2021-07-26	Cazenovia	Ny	Stalwart Development Group, LLC	Upper arm(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was throwing construction debris into a dumpster. A piece of block debris lacerated his right bicep. He was hospitalized.
2021-06-30	Swarthmore	Pa	Worth & Company, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was installing cast pipe at a construction site in high heat conditions and was later hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2021-06-29	Pipersville	Pa	Worth & Company, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered heat stroke while working on a construction site.
2021-06-19	Berlin	Ct	Manafort Brothers Incorporated	Multiple body parts	Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle in roadway
An employee was sitting in his personal vehicle parked on the side of the road in a road construction zone. A motor vehicle traveling the wrong way on the highway drove into the construction zone and struck the employee's vehicle. The employee sustained two broken ribs and a broken leg.
2021-06-08	Morristown	Nj	The Napp-Grecco Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was cleaning up a work area after conducting pipeline construction and excavation operations. The employee developed severe leg cramps and was hospitalized, suffering from heat stress.
2021-05-26	Buffalo	Ny	Flower City Masonry, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On 5/26/2021, two employees were working from a scaffold platform that was supported by side arm brackets applying brick veneer at a construction site. The employees fell approximately 20 feet when a bracket became dislodged from the frame. The injured employee suffered a back injury. The second employee was able to grab hold of the scaffold to keep from falling.
2021-05-13	Big Lake	Tx	BP Surface Solutions, LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion
A five-man crew had been subcontracted by Laredo Petroleum to replace the fire tubes on a heater treater and clean the inside of the tank. Three employees with Dorado Construction Group were contracted as a roustabout crew to clean the tank and replace the fire tubes, one employee of Mulholland Energy Services was contracted to operate the vacuum truck and remove the sludge from the tank, and one employee of Permian Service Co., LLC was hired to operate a hot oil truck to provide water to the r
2021-05-12	Schertz	Tx	Asphalt Inc., LLC	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was laying hot asphalt during road construction and was standing on the rear catwalk of a laydown asphalt paver operating the controls. A subcontractor dump truck backed into the paver and pinned the employee between the paver controls and the dump truck. The employee suffered bruises and internal bleeding to both upper legs.
2021-05-11	Bronx	Ny	Kraus Enterprises Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was picking up construction debris and loading it onto a hand truck. The employee suffered a pinched nerve in the back, as well as a slipped disk.
2021-05-10	Aurora	Co	Glacier Construction Co., Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck 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.
2021-05-03	Atlantic City	Nj	Henkels & McCoy, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was operating construction equipment and ran off the road at a construction site. The driver suffered broken bones and was hospitalized.
2021-04-29	Humble	Tx	HomePro	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was installing low data wiring on the second floor inside a new home under construction when they fell from the second floor to the concrete first floor below, resulting in broken heels on both feet.
2021-04-29	Rochester	Ny	FC Finishes, LLC	Wrist(s) and elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee working in a home under construction was prepping trim on a ladder that was on top of scaffold. The scaffold tipped over while he was on the ladder and the employee fell to the floor, resulting in a broken right elbow, broken left wrist, cut nose, and contusion above the right eye.
2021-04-20	Palm Coast	Fl	Molamark Construction, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
At 3:55 p.m. on April 20, 2021, an employee fell down an elevator shaft from the second-floor level in a residence under construction. The employee suffered lower leg injuries and was hospitalized.
2021-04-19	Tampa	Fl	Randall Construction Company	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was exiting a scaffold system into the general construction area when a co-worker who was operating a rough terrain forklift in reverse ran over the employee's foot, resulting in a broken toe, a dislocated toe, and cuts and bruises. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-03-30	Houston	Tx	Jesse Munoz	Eye(s)	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
A hardware installer was working on the fourth level of an apartment construction site. The employee was reaching for hardware that was on a forklift that had been raised to the fourth level and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a broken orbital bone, and lacerations to the face, torso, and right arm near the armpit.
2021-03-29	Quincy	Ma	UNIFIED ABATEMENT SERVICES LLC	Hand(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was demolishing a floor on a construction site. The employee fell through the floor and sustained broken bones in their left hand.
2021-03-29	Manila	Ar	W.G. Yates & Sons Construction Company	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was installing hardware during the construction of a bridge. While walking to get a board along the bent end (where the bridge and ground meet) the employee stepped onto uneven or loose ground, lost his balance, and rolled his ankle. The employee sustained a fractured left ankle.
2021-03-26	Lincoln	Ne	Cherry Hill Company	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was returning a wheelchair to a hospital when they tripped over some construction material outside the front door, resulting in a bruised hip and kidney.
2021-03-15	Ponca City	Ok	Warrior Steel, LLC	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was connecting beams to columns during steel construction. While walking from one point to another, he lost his balance and fell to the ground about 13 feet below. He suffered a broken left elbow.
2021-02-24	Springfield	Mo	Signature Home Comfort	Skull	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder at a construction site when the ladder "walked" into a hole, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee sustained a skull fracture.
2021-02-20	Madison	Al	Lone Star Framing, LLC	Head and neck	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a roof to the ground at a residential construction site. The employee suffered injuries to the neck and head.
2021-02-15	Topsham	Me	Anderson Green Homes, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was walking on a plank, part of a walking surface being used during construction of a structure. The plank flipped up and the employee fell about 8 feet to the ground, hitting his head. He suffered a brain bleed/swelling.
2021-02-11	Denver	Co	Prime Custom Metals, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing fabricated sheet metal siding on a new building under construction while on an extension ladder. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground resulting in a head injury, concussion, and a head laceration.
2021-02-09	Richmond	Tx	Ridgeline Contractors, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
A contractor was installing shingles on the roof of a one-story residential property that was under construction when they fell off the roof to the ground, resulting in a fractured back and hospitalization.
2021-02-02	Huntsville	Tx	A Brush Above Services, LLC	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a motor vehicle at a construction site. The employee was hospitalized with a broken femur.
2021-02-02	Norcross	Ga	Finger Gun Productions, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A construction crew was setting up for a scene in a movie. The wind lifted the last two prefabricated walls that were to be installed on the set and they landed on two employees causing fractures and bruises. The walls were approximately fourteen feet long and ten feet tall. One employee was hospitalized.
2021-01-25	Milton	Wv	Legends Construction Company, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
At 2:20 p.m. on January 25, 2021, an employee of Legends Construction Company was moving some steel from a parking lot to a garage using a telehandler. The telehandler went off the road and tipped over, and the employee suffered broken ribs and lacerations.
2021-01-15	Malvern	Pa	Megeko, Inc.	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working on the second floor of a new residential building that was under construction when they fell approximately 12 feet through an open hole in the floor, resulting in a deep laceration on their head and a concussion.
2021-01-13	Austin	Tx	P&J Arcomet LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was using a crane to move a longform pan for framers on the twelfth story of a construction site. The crane's load struck the tie-off safety lines for two framer's fall harnesses, causing them to fall to the eleventh story 12-14 feet below. Both employees were hospitalized.
2021-01-12	Crestview	Fl	Precision Plumbing Group, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was moving boxed tub walls on the second floor of an apartment complex that was under construction when they fell through a hole on the second floor to the ground 9 feet below. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured collar bone, ribs, and thumb.
2020-10-19	New York	Ny	Planned Companies	Foot (feet)	Stepped on object
An employee was cleaning an apartment that was under construction and stepped on a 1/2 inch nail. The employee's right foot was amputated.
2020-10-05	Port Saint Lucie	Fl	Cast-Crete USA, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was delivering construction material. He suffered a back strain while reaching to lift a piece of material.
2020-10-05	Humble	Tx	Postel Erections Group, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's right hand was caught in a pinch point between a cable and steel rods while he was shaking out steel rods at a new school construction site. His right thumb was amputated above the first joint.
2020-10-03	Denver	Co	SHAW CONSTRUCTION, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A stack of drywall sections on a construction site fell over. Five or six sheets fell onto an employee's right leg causing injury.
2020-10-02	Key West	Fl	Bella Construction of Key West, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
While directing a crane from the second floor on a new construction, an employee fell 18 feet to the ground and sustained a broken left elbow.
2020-09-30	Jamaica	Ny	ElSol Contracting & Construction	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was spotting for a construction vehicle as it backed up. The vehicle struck the employee.
2020-09-28	Short Hills	Nj	JP1 LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was closing the garage doors on a new construction project. Two of his fingers were caught in the door/rails, and the fingertips were amputated.
2020-09-24	Miami	Fl	Tower Eight Staffing Solutions, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell 15-18 feet through a vent opening while cleaning a construction site and suffered multiple fractures.
2020-09-24	Houston	Tx	Grant Sheet Metal, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
Two employees were working as flaggers for a construction site and were assisting a truck driver back out of the site. As the truck was backing out onto the service road, a motorist struck one of the flaggers who was in the street. The employee received head and bodily injuries. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2020-09-23	Lincoln	Ne	Myles Lorentz, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
A belly dump truck was hauling dirt on a construction site when it tipped over onto its side. The driver was hospitalized with fractured ribs.
2020-09-16	Tukwila	Wa	U.S. Postal Service	Elbow(s) and arms(s)	Roadway collision with other vehicle
A construction forklift leaving the construction area with the forks elevated approximately six feet above the ground, turned toward traffic, and struck a postal vehicle and the driver with the forks. The postal carrier sustained a broken arm and elbow.
2020-09-14	Slidell	La	Eco Energy & Solar Solutions, LLC	Head	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was stapling insulation onto the side of a building under construction. The employee began convulsing and fell, lacerating their head and requiring hospitalization.
2020-09-11	Castle Rock	Co	Deer Creek Electric	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was doing electrical work inside a house under construction. An excavator broke a gas pipe behind the house, possibly exposing the employee to natural gas. The employee suffered shortness of breath and dizziness and was hospitalized.
2020-09-11	Auburn	Al	Alex HVAC Services, LLC	Skull	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
At 9:58 a.m. on September 11, 2020, an employee was installing HVAC duct in a ceiling at a new-construction single-story house. The employee fell from an attic area to the floor 9 feet below, suffering a fractured skull and losing consciousness. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-08	Chesapeake	Va	PRECON MARINE INC	Multiple face locations	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was repairing an air bag used in barge construction. A steel beam hit the employee's hardhat, forcing his mouth/jaw into another beam. He suffered an injury to the mouth/jaw.
2020-09-03	South Bay	Fl	Treviicos South Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Bites and stings
An employee was placing traffic cones at a construction site and was stung by an insect. The employee suffered an allergic reaction.
2020-08-27	Apopka	Fl	PHOSPHORUS FREE WATER SOLUTIONS, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was working at a treatment facility construction site. A flatbed had transported a single platform about 1 mile to the site. The platform was strapped onto the flatbed and had wood blocks to keep it from moving. During the transport, one of the pieces of wood vibrated out of position. When the employee released the ratcheted straps, the tubular steel frame platform toppled over and off the flatbed. The platform struck and broke his left leg. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2020-08-25	Lagrangeville	Ny	Rogers and Sons Concrete	Leg(s)	Nonclassifiable
A Rogers and Sons Concrete employee sustained a leg fracture at a construction site.
2020-08-21	Brooklyn	Ny	RNC Industries, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on the platform of a 4-foot high platform step ladder to install reshoring for pour-in-place concrete construction. The employee fell approximately 4 feet from the platform to the floor and sustained a back injury.
2020-08-21	Gainesville	Ga	Martin Docks, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was tightening bolts on the handrail system of a boat dock under construction. The employee fell from the dock's roof, landed on the construction platform, and then fell to the ground. The employee suffered contusions and lacerations to the head, neck, left arm, and left leg, as well as a wrist fracture that required surgery. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-17	Austin	Tx	Dan Williams Company	Foot (feet)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
The injured employee was standing in a hole with a pipe in it during road construction. The employee was unloading bags of concrete from an excavator bucket in preparation for pouring the concrete around the pipe in the hole. The excavator bucket was lowered onto the employee's left foot. The employee was hospitalized for a crushing injury to the left foot that required surgery.
2020-08-14	Daytona Beach	Fl	First Florida Constuctors	Multiple body parts	Nonclassifiable
On August 14, 2020, a temporary employee was throwing an empty cardboard box into a construction dumpster when nearby employees heard him call out. They found him on his knees with his hands on the dumpster. He experienced neck pain and numb legs, requiring hospitalization.
2020-08-13	Pinellas Park	Fl	LFI Ft. Pierce, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A temporary employee passed out while flagging traffic at a road construction project. He sustained a heat related illness.
2020-08-12	New York	Ny	RNC Industries LLC	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
On August 12, 2020, an employee was walking at a construction site when his foot fell into a hole and he tripped. He landed on a piece of metal, suffering a broken femur.
2020-08-04	Houston	Tx	Pyramid Masonry & Construction, Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
While at a construction site, an employee fell from a scaffold's side bracket platform that was approximately 7'4" off the concrete flooring, sustaining fractures to their skull, arms, and wrist, as well as a laceration to the skull.
2020-07-17	Fort Myers	Florida	SNS Erectors	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was making precast connections at the construction of a new air tower. The anchor gave way and the employee fell 3 to 4 feet to the next level resulting in a fractured left leg.
2020-07-16	De Forest	Wisconsin	Alliant Energy Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee received an electric shock while connecting a new construction residential home to an outside pedestal.
2020-07-15	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Electric Supply Company, Inc.	Lumbar region	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was pulling wire on the ceiling of a structure under construction. The employee fell through an opening in the ceiling, landing on the concrete floor about 9 feet below and suffering a broken lower-back vertebra.
2020-07-10	San Antonio	Texas	Gate Precast Company	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was setting hollow-core plank at a new construction site. The employee fell from the third floor to the second floor, suffering a broken rib and a broken bone in the back.
2020-07-09	Floresville	Texas	Luis Alfonso Martinez	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was standing on a ladder, using a circular saw to cut siding for a residential construction project. The saw kicked back and struck the employee in the left shoulder, cutting it. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-06	Boise	Idaho	Bledsoe Construction, Inc.	Arm(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A construction worker was working with two other workers to remove a metal plate from a semiconductor tool base. The employee was attempting to remove inertial dampeners from the bottom of the plate while it was being suspended by a gantry. The bolt holding the plate sheared and the plate fell, fracturing the employee's arm.
2020-07-01	Suwanee	Georgia	YANCEY BROS. CO.	Head and trunk	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was at a construction site, standing beside a vehicle track being carried by a forklift. The forklift lowered the track. As it hit the ground, the employee lost his balance and fell. A portion of the track slid off the forks and struck him as he tried to stand up. He suffered a broken back vertebra, a broken left eye socket, and a laceration to the back of the head.
2020-06-24	Coudersport	Pennsylvania	Green Acres Contracting Co Inc	Skull	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was standing on the lower platform of a utility truck that was being driven slowly. He had picked up a construction-related temporary sign and was putting it in the back of the truck when he fell, landing on hard pavement and suffering several skull fractures and soft tissue damage to his face.
2020-06-12	Denver	Colorado	Colorado Cleanup Corporation	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was picking up construction debris behind a skid steer when the skid steer backed into him and ran over his foot, breaking two bones in his right ankle. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2020-06-11	Metter	Georgia	Creative Building Solutions, Inc.	Wrist(s) and elbow(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
An employee was working from the ceiling joists while installing ductwork on a single-family residential house under new construction when one of the joists broke apart, causing him to fall approximately 23 feet to the concrete floor below. He fractured both wrists and his left elbow.
2020-06-08	Littleton	Massachusett	MA Readymix Inc.	Brain	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a truck on a construction site when it overturned. The employee sustained a head injury and was hospitalized.
2020-06-05	Leawood	Kansas	RS Electrical Utility Services Corp	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee tripped over a metal grate while walking into a building at a construction site. The employee fell forward and extended his left arm toward the wall adjacent to the doorway to prevent himself from falling. His arm struck the wall and the humerus was broken. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-06-02	Houston	Texas	Skyline Forming South Texas, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to electricity
An employee was wrecking on the first floor of a parking garage under construction. He placed a hand on a fence and felt an electrical shock through his arm. He was hospitalized with an increased heart rate and elevated blood pressure.
2020-06-02	Houston	Texas	Advantages Associated, Inc.	Hand(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was brooming concrete on the third level of a parking garage under construction. The handle of the broom came into contact with overhead power lines. The employee suffered electrical burns to both hands and was hospitalized.
2020-05-31	El Paso	Texas	Dan Williams Compnay	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing pipes for highway construction. Two of the employee's fingers were crushed between a girder and a PVC pipe. The employee underwent surgery.
2020-05-27	Austin	Texas	Berg Electric Corp.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee lost his balance while climbing down a ladder between the 22nd and 21st floor of a new construction and fell approximately 6 feet, breaking his right leg above the ankle.
2020-05-19	Lenorah	Texas	Wiley Hicks Jr., Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was bitten by a rattlesnake while cleaning up construction debris.
2020-05-14	Russellville	Alabama	Petty Line Construction Co., Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was pulling electrical wiring for a new sub-station under construction when a flash occurred. The employee sustained flash burns and was hospitalized.
2020-05-08	Douglas	Georgia	Tri-County Gin, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a trailer looking at the motor of a construction loader when he fell backwards off the trailer onto the asphalt ground. He suffered two damaged neck vertebrae and a laceration to the back of the head.
2020-05-08	Hewitt	Texas	Knife River Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On 5/08/2020, at 09:30 AM, an employee was delivering concrete to a construction site and installing the metal chutes on his ready mix truck when his right two middle fingers were pinched between chutes. As a result, he sustained a partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation of his right middle finger.
2020-05-06	Melrose Park	Illinois	JKS Ventures Inc.	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was backing up a construction/utility vehicle. The corner of the vehicle's bucket caught a stack of three bales and tipped over the top bale. The bale struck the injured employee who was separating cardboard in the area, causing a broken leg and bruised ribs.
2020-05-05	Allen	Texas	Rio Verde Framing LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was installing exterior handrails on the fourth floor of a multi-family residential building under construction when the employee fell approximately 40 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with leg and back injuries.
2020-04-30	Houston	Texas	Noe Cruz Barrera	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
An employee was inspecting rooms in a house under construction when he opened an elevator access door thinking it was a closet. He fell four stories down the elevator shaft to the cement floor, suffering leg and spinal fractures. He was hospitalized.
2020-04-24	Peoria Heights	Illinois	WILLIAMS BROTHERS CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonclassifiable
On April 23, 2020, an employee was operating a demolition saw at a construction worksite. On April 24, 2020, the employee was hospitalized for a ruptured aorta and required surgery.
2020-04-22	Cincinnati	Ohio	Walsh Construction	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An employee was visiting various construction sites. After parking their vehicle, the employee walked across the road to a construction site and was struck by a car, suffering a broken left femur.
2020-04-20	Lawton	Oklahoma	Bank of Commerce	Lower extremities	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Employees were measuring a vault that was under construction at a new bank location when the vault fell on top of an employee, trapping and crushing her. She suffered multiple bone fractures to her lower extremities.
2020-04-06	Trent	Texas	Mesa Line Services LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating an all-terrain forklift on a construction road. The forklift drove off the gravel road and rolled over onto its side. The employee sustained fractured ribs, a fractured C6 vertebra, and a vertebral wedge fracture.
2020-04-03	Deptford	New Jersey	IEW CONSTRUCTION GROUP INC.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone, n.e.c.
An employee was connecting a towable arrow-board to a truck hitch. A car entered the construction zone and struck the arrow-board, knocking it into the employee. The employee suffered leg and facial injuries.
2020-03-17	Parkville	Missouri	Teague Lumber Company	Nonclassifiable	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was unloading a rebar delivery at a new home construction site using a forklift. The forklift tipped forward and the employee was thrown off the forklift. The employee sustained a fractured vertebra and lacerations to the head.
2020-03-12	Austin	Texas	Ross Construction, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An employee was struck by a motor vehicle in a construction zone, suffering a broken clavicle, ribs, and pelvis.
2020-02-25	Raymore	Missouri	SRS Distribution	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was unloading shingles at a new construction job site. While trying to release a crane hook on the delivery vehicle, his left hand was caught in a pinch point between a spring loaded shackle and the track it rests on. The employee sustained partial amputations of the left middle and ring fingers.
2020-02-21	Miami	Florida	CREATIVE ENGINEERING GROUP, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An employee was in a construction zone inspecting the road when a car drove through the work zone and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-02-21	Starks	Louisiana	Gilchrist Construction Company, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was driving a lowboy to move equipment off a construction site. While exiting the vehicle, he fell approximately 4 feet onto the gravel surface, fracturing his left fibula and tibia.
2020-02-18	Galveston	Texas	Ports America	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was being lifted in a man basket and tried to hook up a cable to a construction truck bucket. He asked the forklift operator to raise him higher and his finger was pinched between the man basket and a bolt, causing a deep tissue injury that required surgery.
2020-02-14	Plano	Texas	CVS Store 8393	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was in the stock room hallway when a construction worker asked the employee to move a piece of sheet rock by hand. The sheet rock fell and struck the injured employee's leg, breaking it.