DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-07-26CazenoviaNyStalwart Development Group, LLCUpper 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.
2021-05-11BronxNyKraus Enterprises Inc.Back, including spine, spinal cordOverexertion 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.
2020-06-12DenverColoradoColorado Cleanup CorporationAnkle(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.
2020-05-19LenorahTexasWiley Hicks Jr., Inc.BODY SYSTEMSStings and venomous bites
An employee was bitten by a rattlesnake while cleaning up construction debris.
2019-02-27WilmingtonOhioLGSTX, Inc. Arm(s)Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell approximately 20 feet while handling construction debris. The employee suffered a broken arm and head lacerations.
2019-01-23MontereyMassachusettCMV Construction Services, Inc.Hip(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was sweeping up construction debris on the floor when he fell down a stairwell, breaking his pelvis.
2018-06-20HoustonTexasH & M Mechanical Constructors, Inc.Multiple body partsStruck by discharged object or substance
An employee was helping a crew inspect a newly installed pipeline. High-pressure water and construction debris escaped from the pipeline during pigging operations, knocking over the employee and injuring their head, torso, and leg.
2018-06-19DenverColoradoDenver Museum of Nature and ScienceKnee(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking through a construction site when he tripped over some construction debris and fell onto his knee. He suffered a knee sprain and was hospitalized.
2018-04-11SyracuseNew YorkTruax & Hovey, LtdUpper and lower limb(s)Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
An employee was trying to throw out construction debris contained in a wheel barrow. The employee went through an unlatched gate on the third floor of a five floor building while attempting to enter a hoist. The hoist was located on the second floor. The employee fell three stories, suffering a dislocated shoulder, possible leg fractures, and a sprained wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-03-15WashingtonDistrict Of Selective Demolition, LLCLumbar regionOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was helping to load a dump truck with construction debris when, unbeknownst to him, another employee lowered the truck's lift gate. When he attempted to walk backward out of the truck, the lift gate was no longer there to support him and he fell 3.5 feet to the lift gate below, fracturing his L1, L2, and L3 vertebrae.
2015-01-08WashingtonDistrict Of Arc Construction Services Inc.Multiple body partsFall to lower level
Employee working on a ladder was knocked off and landed in a pile of construction debris. Employee sustaineda broken collarbone, eye socket, and skull.