Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-01	Jacksonville	Fl	Crowley Liner Services, Inc.	Head	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
On November 1, 2021, an employee was driving a car toward a ship for loading when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a container on the ground. The employee suffered a contusion and swelling to his head after the vehicle's air bag deployed and was admitted to the hospital.
2021-10-15	Union	Nj	Deep Foods, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was manually dispensing a caustic cleaning chemical into a 5-gallon container. The chemical splashed onto the employee causing chemical burns on his right thigh.
2021-10-09	Garden City	Ga	MARINE TERMINALS CORPORATION - EAST	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing twist locks from a shipping container as it was landed on a bomb cart. When the container came to rest, her finger was pinched between a twist lock and the corner casting of the container. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
2021-10-08	Tucson	Az	Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System	Lumbar region	Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was assisting a courier to load a vaccine cooler container into the courier's vehicle. As the container was lifted and pushed into the vehicle, the employee twisted his torso and felt pain in the lower back. The employee was later hospitalized with a lower back strain and had surgery.
2021-10-04	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	INDUSTRIAL SHADEPORTS, INC.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On October 4, 2021, an employee was trying to lubricate a bandsaw blade when it caught the oil container he was using. The blade then lacerated the top of his right hand.
2021-09-29	Washington	Dc	American Mechanical Services of Maryland LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was adding refrigerant to an HVAC unit when the compressed gas container failed. The employee sustained a lacerated and broken thumb and a facial fracture.
2021-09-27	Denver	Co	Enviro Tech Chemical Services, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was using a forklift to unload containers from a truck. The forklift had to be pulled out of the trailer by another vehicle using a tow strap. As the employee was removing the tow strap, the other vehicle backed up, and the employee's forearm was pinned between the forklift and the truck. The employee suffered a contusion to the forearm.
2021-09-03	Broadview	Il	Pure's Food Specialties, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While dispensing icing into a container, an employee went to unclog some of the material from a mixer. A rotating shaft inside the mixer caused an amputation to the employee's right index finger.
2021-09-02	Waller	Tx	Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
The injured employee was parked in a tugger. A reach truck driver was relocating a container that was behind a stack of containers. The forks came into contact with the stack of containers, tipping it over onto the injured employee's tugger. The injured employee was hospitalized with lacerations to both hands and the right side of their face.
2021-09-01	Pago Pago	As	PETER E. REID STEVEDORING, INC	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was accessing the top of a shipping container using an extension ladder when he fell and sustained a fractured wrist.
2021-08-25	Middletown	Ny	Walmart	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Three employees were emptying a full container of trash into an outside dumpster. As they were lifting the container over the edge of the dumpster, it came down and caught one employee's right hand against the dumpster's edge. The employee's middle and ring fingertips were amputated, including the nails.
2021-08-25	Wheeling	Il	Bertog Landscape Co	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading plant material onto a truck. The plant's 50-pound, 20-gallon plastic container broke, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall off the truck. He suffered three herniated disks in his neck.
2021-08-09	Somerset	Pa	Waste Management	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
Two employees were servicing a waste container located inside a shed. One of the employees received two bee stings on the head. The injured employee experienced an allergic reaction and a heart attack.
2021-07-21	Seabrook	Tx	Gulf Winds International, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was in a warehouse, positioning dunnage in a container for incoming 1,400-pound plywood bundles. A bundle pinned his left leg, breaking the femur.
2021-07-20	Red Oak	Tx	Frontier Access, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was dumping a rear load container into a residential garbage truck when their hand was crushed by the cable on the rear load truck.
2021-07-15	Port Washington	Ny	Ahern Contractors	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee developed heat exhaustion while working in a blast container.
2021-07-12	East Windsor	Nj	Regionmax Co. Ltd	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading packages from a container. Their foot was caught between the container and the bay door floor and the employee fell more than 4 feet. The employee sustained a fractured leg and ankle.
2021-07-08	Mansfield	Tx	Plastic Industries Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was unloading resin from a railcar. As the employee was pushing the lever to open the outside storage container at the bottom of the rail car, his left pinky finger was amputated.
2021-07-06	Melbourne	Fl	Wesco Aircraft	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was pouring a 5-gallon pail of waste chemicals into a 55-gallon container. The chemical splashed the employee, who began to suffer breathing problems. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-26	Liberal	Ks	National Beef Packing Co LLC	Jaw, chin	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking when they slipped and hit their face on a metal container, resulting in a fractured jaw.
2021-06-22	Pine Bluff	Ar	Hugg and Hall Mobile Storage	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was chaining a container on a trailer. His left middle finger was caught between the trailer and the chain. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-06-18	Kahului	Hi	YOUNG BROTHERS	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was backing up a yard tractor that was hooked up to a chassis with a loaded container. The chassis with the container flipped over and pulled down the tractor with it. The employee fell off the vehicle and suffered fractured ribs and vertebrae and a fractured wrist.
2021-06-16	Medley	Fl	Tropical Shipping USA, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee had just unjammed a warehouse dock leveler. The end of the dock leveler came down on the employee's left middle and ring fingers, crushing them against a container and causing avulsions.
2021-06-03	Indianapolis	In	United States Postal Service	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was dumping mail from an all-purpose container onto a culling belt. The employee was reaching with their right hand to remove a package stuck in the container while their left hand was on the bar that holds the container in place when it's turned upright to dump the contents. The container shifted and crushed the employee's left middle finger between the bar and metal frame of the container, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-05-26	Seabrook	Tx	Kay Polymer Trucking Inc.	Heel(s)	Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet
A driver was inspecting an empty container for damage. While the driver was inside the container, a stacker operator started lifting the container, which was still attached to the chassis with four twist locks. The driver, upon feeling movement, jumped approximately 6 feet out of the container onto the concrete ground and broke his heel in two places.
2021-05-23	Panama City	Fl	Kraton Chemical, LLC.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was venting a 275-gallon intermediate bulk container to facilitate gravity feeding. He stepped up onto the platform of the secondary containment to gain access to the center cap. While doing so, he lost his footing and fell from the platform (25.5 inches above grade) to the concrete floor and suffered a fractured left tibia and fibula.
2021-05-21	Tampa	Fl	U.S. Postal Service	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was separating two large mail containers. When the containers became loose, she lost her balance and fell to the floor. She suffered a broken hip.
2021-05-21	Hodgkins	Il	United Parcel Service, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was trying to readjust a pin for a chassis in a container box. The 53-foot container dropped on his left pinky finger, crushing it and causing a partial amputation at the second knuckle.
2021-05-08	Lombard	Il	Lombard Place Assisted Living & Memory Care	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in throwing-single episode
On May 8, 2021, an employee threw a 5-pound garbage bag into a garbage container and felt a pop in her back, resulting in a back strain.
2021-05-07	Cleburne	Tx	SACHEM INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was submitting samples to the analytical lab. While trying to balance and pick up sample containers, the employee placed their hand on the hinged side of a doorway. The door closed on their finger and partially amputated the fingertip.
2021-05-05	Brooklyn	Ny	City Recycling Corp.	Arm(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was directing a roll-off container truck to reverse into position for dumping demolition debris when a grapple loader nearby reversed and pinned the employee's right arm against the side of the roll-off container truck. The employee's right arm was crushed.
2021-04-21	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	CROWLEY LINER SERVICES INC.	Head	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
An employee was loosening a twist-lock on a container on a vessel. A piece of metal from the ship's crane fell onto his head, piercing his hard hat and lacerating his head. He was hospitalized.
2021-04-20	Humble	Tx	Worldwide Flight Services, Inc.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a ladder to reach the cab of a container loader. He slipped and fell to the ground, suffering a broken ankle and heel.
2021-04-16	Palmetto	Fl	FEDERAL MARINE TERMINALS, INC.	Thigh(s)	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was crossing from one side of a vessel to the other. He tripped and fell from the roof of a catwalk, landing on a shipping container 15 feet below and suffering a broken left femur.
2021-04-09	Sulligent	Al	US Ecology Sulligent, Inc	Forehead	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was moving a 30-gallon poly drum containing a halon fire extinguisher. He opened the container to verify its contents. Once he unlatched the drum ring, the lid flew off of the drum and struck the left side of his face. He suffered a fracture to the left eyebrow and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-03-29	Cleveland	Oh	QualaWash Holdings, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was conducting maintenance on machines in an open warehouse location. The employee developed difficulty breathing, caused by chemical vapors from an intermediate bulk container that was being drained about 30-50 feet away.
2021-03-25	Edwardsville	Il	DB Schenker	Multiple head locations	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
On 3/25/2021, an employee was driving from the warehouse to a designated lot space. While turning, the trailer became unstable and began to tilt and the cargo container detached from the chassis. This motion forced the tractor to rise off the ground. As the container slid off the chassis, the tractor came down with force and bounced four times before coming to rest. The employee struck their face on the steering wheel and was hospitalized with multiple fractures to the face and head, a laceratio
2021-03-21	Texas City	Tx	Taco Bell	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
At the end of a shift on March 21, 2021, an employee developed back pain while lifting a container of lettuce. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered strains.
2021-03-19	Rochester	Ny	Zippy Shell Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was positioning a container roof. The roof sliced off the top of the employee's middle finger at about the top knuckle, amputating about an inch of finger.
2021-03-19	Mc Elhattan	Pa	Glenn O. Hawbaker, Incorporated	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning mud off the lights on a truck after a cargo container had been unloaded from it. As the truck's lift gate was being put away, the winch cable engaged and pulled in the employee's hand, lacerating it and causing four fractures to the palm.
2021-03-18	Southwest Ranches	Fl	Waste Pro of Florida, Inc	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway
An employee was struck by a vehicle while picking up a trash container. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-03-15	Longview	Tx	Legend Energy Services, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was dumping a mini dumpster, mounted on a forklift, into a large trash container. When the mini dumpster tipped, the employee's finger was caught between it and the forklift's forks. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
2021-03-14	Orlando	Fl	Orlando Health, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
On March 14, 2021, an employee was pouring hot water from a container into a salad bar ice reservoir to melt the ice and prepare the salad bar station for cleaning. The water spilled down the employee's front, causing third-degree burns to his abdomen and the front of his legs. He was hospitalized.
2021-03-05	Miami	Fl	FORWARD AIR, INC.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was moving a small container to a staging area with a forklift. The employee lowered the container to the ground, but one of the forklift's forks jammed in the wheels of the container. The employee exited the lift and got the container to release. The pressure on the forks released and the left blade fell, landing onto the employee's big toe less than 2 feet below and cutting it. The employee was hospitalized. The toenail was removed.
2021-03-05	Pasadena	Tx	Waste Management	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was opening a door on a roll-off container using the chain. The chain broke and the employee slipped and fell to the ground below, suffering a broken leg.
2021-03-02	Decatur	Al	GE Appliances, a Haier Company, Decatur Plant Operations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was trying to get wheel parts to feed down into a bucket below a storage rack. The bin needed to be reoriented so the parts door would open; a powered industrial truck was brought over to pull out the container and turn it 45 degrees. When the container moved, a finger on the employee's right hand was caught between the bin and the steel rack. The fingertip was medically amputated.
2021-02-25	Onida	Sd	Ringneck Energy Ethanol Plant	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was filling a container with sodium hydroxide when the sodium hydroxide splashed out of the container onto the employee, resulting in chemical burns.
2021-02-24	Waller	Tx	Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing material from a container when the material shifted, causing his right pinky fingertip to be caught between the material and the wall of the container. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the right pinky fingertip.
2021-02-19	Eau Claire	Wi	Automotive Parts Headquarters, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On February 19, 2021, an employee was loading a one-gallon container of antifreeze into the trunk of a delivery vehicle, slipped on ice in the parking lot, and fell sustaining a fractured left hip.
2021-02-04	Ashtabula	Oh	Plastpro 2000 Inc	Knee(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was unloading a shipping container. A metal skid fell on his legs, resulting in a broken knee.
2021-02-01	Kansas City	Mo	O'Reilly Automotive	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was on a rider jack when their foot got caught between the rider jack and a gaylord container. The employee's foot was injured.
2021-01-28	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Bell Textron Miami Inc.	Knee(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was loading a helicopter into a 40 ft. ocean shipping container. The employee kneeled on a razor blade lodged in a piece of foam, resulting in a laceration of the right knee.
2021-01-26	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	FEDEX EXPRESS	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was helping push a container in an aircraft. The employee's foot was caught under the wheel of the container, and the employee suffered a broken toe.
2021-01-17	Seabrook	Tx	TERMINAL LINK TEXAS, LLC	Skull	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
An employee was using a lashing pole to remove a twist lock from the top of a container on a vessel. The twist lock fell and struck the employee's hard hat. The employee suffered a fractured skull and was hospitalized.
2021-01-14	Fairfield	Oh	Midwest Container Corporation	Leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was operating a rotary die cutter when he fell onto containerboard on the floor, resulting in a fractured leg that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-01-03	Racine	Wi	Premier Aluminum, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
The injured employee was helping a forklift operator weigh and load scrap aluminum into a shipping container. The employee was caught between the forklift's hopper and a shelf mounted to a cinderblock wall and hospitalized for a broken pelvis and a lacerated spleen, colon and liver.
2020-10-19	Philadelphia	Pa	Greenwich Terminals LLC	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was guiding a hoist to pick up a connex box. The twist lock came off the shipping container and struck the employee in the head causing a broken nose. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-10-02	Latrobe	Pa	Universal Plastics	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a trimming knife to trim a plastic container. The knife slipped, went through his protective apron, and punctured the right side of his abdomen.
2020-09-29	Chippewa Falls	Wi	Great Northern Corporation	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was stepping in and out of a cardboard gaylord container through a cutout, retrieving small merchandise items from the container. While stepping out of the container, the employee tripped on the bottom of the cutout and fell to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a broken right hip and was hospitalized.
2020-09-22	Tacoma	Wa	West Coast Terminal and Stevedore, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was unlocking twist locks on a catwalk on a container ship. He fell through an open access hatch and sustained six broken ribs and a bruised lung.
2020-09-17	Englewood	Co	Flynn BEC LP	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was hot air welding PVC roof seams and transitioning to a new location on a roof when his extension cord bumped a gallon container of acetone. The container began to tip and he tried to catch it with his right hand. Some contents spilled and were subsequently ignited by a flameless hot air welder that was approximately 2 feet away. His pants and shirt caught fire, and he received second degree burns to his right hand, arm, and bicep. He was hospitalized.
2020-09-10	Tampa	Fl	Ports America Florida Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A mechanic was replacing a flat tire on an over-the-road container chassis. While pushing the tire into position on the rear chassis axle, the new tire's rim shot off and struck the mechanic's left leg breaking the tibia.
2020-09-03	Billings	Mt	KLE Construction	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was assembling a mobile container that was to be used as an office. Employees were lifting the second half of the container when it fell on the injured employee. The injured employee's leg was pinned to the ground resulting in a right leg fracture.
2020-08-10	Forest Park	Il	U.S. Postal Service	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On August 10, 2020, at approximately 1:30 a.m., an employee fell to the floor while loading a mail container. The employee's foot became caught in the strip of the container and the employee sustained a fractured right hip.
2020-08-08	Garden City	Ga	Marine Terminals Corporation - East	BODY SYSTEMS	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating a yard hostler and moving a container to be loaded onto a ship. He became disoriented and drove the yard hostler into a parked forklift and then into a privately owned vehicle that was also parked. The employee was hospitalized with dehydration.
2020-08-06	Garden City	Ga	Portside Cargo Services II, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
While unloading boxes that contained hunting stands from a shipping container, an employee collapsed and lost consciousness. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.
2020-07-24	Jacksonville	Florida	Westrock, LLC	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On July 24, 2020, an employee was walking from the maintenance shop to the cardboard container recycling mill. When he arrived at the cardboard container recycling mill he slipped and fell on the concrete floor fracturing his left femur.
2020-07-24	Billings	Montana	USPS	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was handling a wire mail basket. Her finger was caught in the container while she was placing it on the counter resulting in an amputation to the left middle fingertip.
2020-07-15	Gainesville	Georgia	Albert International, USA	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee descended from a forklift to fill a container with a chemical from a tote that was mounted on the forks of a forklift. The chemical tote hit the employee, resulting in injury and hospitalization.
2020-07-15	Austin	Texas	C.C Carlton Industries. Ltd.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was putting a grease container on a fuel service truck at the fueling station. He tripped and fell on the ground, sustaining a dislocated knee that required surgery.
2020-07-15	Nampa	Idaho	Lowe's Home Centers, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was using a hand truck to move a refrigerator from the shipping container to the receiving area. While moving the appliance onto the dock plate, the weight of the refrigerator caused her to fall onto her back and the refrigerator landed on top of her. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-13	Rockford	Illinois	AZZ Galvanizing - Rockford LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was adjusting product placement in the finished part container, which sits on the end of the quench tank. Water splashed out of the tank and landed on the employee causing second degree burns to the left arm and hand and the left side of the torso.
2020-07-12	Alpharetta	Georgia	Outback Steakhouse	Leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was moving a container of boiling water off the stove when the water spilled on her leg. She then slipped in the water and fell. The employee was hospitalized with burns.
2020-07-08	Chicago	Illinois	CBSL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES, INC.	Head, neck, and trunk	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning a container/tank. When the steam hose/line was removed from the container/tank, steam condensate struck the employee in the chest, neck, and face causing second degree burns.
2020-06-30	Branford	Connecticut	Owens Realty Network, LLC	Lumbar region	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving a 10-gallon water container on a four-wheeled dolly. The dolly hit a bump and the container moved. The employee suffered a muscle strain in the lower back while trying to prevent the container from falling.
2020-06-30	Conyers	Georgia	GFL Environmental	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was emptying trash containers in the back of a compactor truck when his hand was contacted by the compactor blade, resulting in a partial amputation to the distal phalanx of his left middle finger.
2020-06-29	Wooster	Ohio	Rumpke Waste & Recycling	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
While delivering a new container to a customer, an employee attempted to repair the existing container that was already at the residence. The employee was holding the container up with a knuckle crane on the employee's truck and a jack from the customer when the crane slipped, dropping the container on top of the employee. The employee experienced a broken clavicle and two broken ribs, requiring hospitalization.
2020-06-25	El Paso	Texas	W. SILVER RECYCLING, INC.	Arm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a spotting truck with a shipping container into a loading dock. The truck came into contact with a trailer in the adjoining dock; his left arm was pinched between the truck and the trailer.
2020-06-23	Bay Minette	Alabama	Plasmine Technology, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was transferring flammable liquid in the lab from a 5-gallon container to a 1-gallon container when the liquid ignited, resulting in burns to the employee's hands, knee, and left forearm.
2020-06-23	Fredericksburg	Ohio	XPO Logistics	Ankle(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
A driver had just gotten a skid off the truck while delivering cargo to a customer when he came into contact with a mower blade that was sticking out of the cardboard container that it was in. The driver sustained a cut to the Achilles tendon on his right ankle that required hospitalization and surgery.
2020-06-14	Jacksonville	Florida	Sizemore, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level
An employee was moving plastic tote containers when he fell to the surface. He was hospitalized, suffering from neck, back, leg, and arm pain.
2020-06-11	Wooster	Ohio	Bob Sumerel Tire Company Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was attempting to remove the lid from a plastic container by applying heat with a torch to loosen the top. The liquid inside the container heated up and the container burst open under pressure, spraying the employee who suffered first and second degree burns to the front of his body.
2020-06-10	Miami	Florida	Worldwide Flight Services, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
An employee was pushing a container to the end of a flatbed truck's bed. A forklift pushed a container while it was lifting another container from the truck's bed. The employee's right ankle got caught between two containers on the flatbed and was fractured.
2020-06-03	Herlong	California	U.S. Department of the Army - Sierra Army Depot	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning his work area when the strap holding a container rotator in a vertical position failed. The container rotator, and the container roll-in/out platform it was attached to, swung and struck the employee on the right upper torso and hip area. He suffered broken and dislocated ribs, a pelvic fracture, and fractures to lower-back vertebrae.
2020-06-03	El Paso	Texas	Mount Franklin Foods	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
At about 8:55 p.m., an employee trying to dump waste into a large container using a forklift with a self-dumping attachment. As the forks were raised, the load shifted and pinched his left ring finger, partially amputating it. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-05-30	Houston	Texas	Nick's Tire Shop LLC	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was beneath a vehicle, welding, when a container of gas/tar caught fire. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to the arms and face and was hospitalized.
2020-05-19	Madison	Alabama	United Site Services of Mississippi, LLC	Multiple pelvic region locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee climbed on top of a roll-off trash container to remove some debris. As he went to get down from the container, he lost his balance and fell 5 feet to the asphalt ground. He was hospitalized with fractures to his right hip and pelvic bone.
2020-05-19	Denver	Colorado	Amass Solutions LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was servicing a waste container while at the operator position on the back of a garbage truck. As he tried to grab the container with his hand, he leaned onto a hydraulic lever that activated the trash sweeper blade, which crushed his hand. This condition resulted in the surgical amputation of his right hand.
2020-05-13	Bessemer	Alabama	Advanced Disposal Services, LLC	Head and neck	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was operating an auto-tarp before dumping a 40-yard open top container. A tarp arm struck him in the face, causing facial fractures, head contusions, cervical fractures, and swelling in his spinal column. He was hospitalized.
2020-04-30	Madill	Oklahoma	Oklahoma Steel and Wire	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was using a forklift to empty a dumpster into a roll-off container when slack in the lift chain caused the forklift's mast to fall. His left thumb was caught between the mast and the dumpster, resulting in a partial left thumb amputation.
2020-04-20	Omaha	Nebraska	Hy-Vee	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was loading in the top of an open container when he lost his balance and fell approximately 3 feet to the concrete ground, landing on his tailbone and injuring his lower back.
2020-03-30	Wilmington	Delaware	GT USA Wilmington LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was on a container ship's catwalk, lashing containers to secure them. The employee fell to a deck about 15 feet below and suffered spine fractures, lacerations to the liver, and a head injury that required stitching. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-30	Keyser	West Virgini	Springlick Pallet, Inc.	Forehead	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was removing a stuck board from a wooden container manufacturing machine. The machine lacerated the employee's head above the eye, causing an injury that required nine stitches.
2020-03-26	Paramus	New Jersey	Black Horse Carriers	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was using a pallet jack to move a container from inside a box truck to a lift gate. The employee set the container on the lift gate. When the lift gate was lowered, the pallet jack and the container shifted, and the container knocked the employee to the ground. His right leg was caught between the lift gate and its support and was broken in three places between the knee and the ankle; his right arm struck the ground and was broken between the elbow and the wrist.
2020-03-03	Palmetto	Florida	FEDERAL MARINE TERMINALS, INC.	Skull	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was removing container deck shoes while containers were being discharged. He walked to the side of the hatch lid to get out of the swing radius of the crane. The employee then turned and stepped off the hatch lid. He fell and sustained a closed skull fracture.
2020-02-28	Miami	Florida	Worldwide Flight Services, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was securing the lock on a container when a coworker pushed the adjacent container while his hand was still on the lock. His right index finger was caught between the container and the floor, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-02-28	Kansas City	Missouri	CHALLENGE MANUFACTURING INC.	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was loading two empty containers onto a forklift. They became tangled, and the employee left the forklift to straighten the load. One of the containers fell and struck the employee's right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-02-25	Waycross	Georgia	Republic Services of Georgia, Limited Partnership (Delaware)	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee opened the rear door of an open top refuse container and was struck by a roll of plastic sheeting that weighed approximately 300 pounds. As the roll struck him, the employee fell backwards and struck the back of his head on a concrete pad. Another roll of plastic sheeting dislodged from the container and landed on top of his legs. The employee sustained fractures to his right ankle and pelvis, as well as a laceration to back of his head.
2020-02-20	Elizabeth	New Jersey	Maher Terminals	Arm(s)	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
An employee was standing on a hatch cover, removing twist locks on the forward end of a container. A container attached to a crane spreader struck and pushed the employee, breaking the employee's right arm.
2020-02-19	Reynoldsburg	Ohio	Belfor Property Restoration	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was shifting paint containers around on a 5- or 6-foot-high scaffold when she lost her balance and fell off of the scaffold to the ground. She suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized.