Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-13	Bridgeport	Ct	C & W Services	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
Two employees had just finished placing signs on a sidewalk. A vehicle jumped the curb and struck both employees. Both were hospitalized; one suffered fractures in the hand, elbow, fingers, and lower back, as well as a shoulder injury.
2021-11-12	Rockledge	Fl	Steward Rockledge Hospital, Inc	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking from the parking lot into work when they slipped off the curb and fell, resulting in a fractured right leg.
2021-10-08	Alice	Tx	FedEx Freight, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down from an 18-wheeler tractor that was jacked up on a tow truck. The employee fell off the steps to the curb, suffering broken ribs.
2021-10-01	Danbury	Ct	AutoZone Northeast LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking back to a store entrance from a parking lot. He tripped over a parking block and fell, his left side striking the sidewalk curb. He suffered contusions to the left side of the rib cage and the left hand/wrist.
2021-09-27	Augusta	Ga	U. S. Department of Army	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
While walking into a motor pool for work, an employee tripped over a curb and fell. Surgery was required to repair a broken femur.
2021-09-18	Tampa	Fl	Florida Kenworth, LLC	Ankle(s)	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
An employee stepped off a parking lot sidewalk curb and twisted her ankle, breaking it.
2021-09-10	Mcallen	Tx	Zarsky Lumber Co.	Ankle(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a forklift when it went over a curb and flipped on its side. The employee suffered a broken ankle and was hospitalized.
2021-08-31	Tulsa	Ok	Robinson Glass, Inc.	Knee(s)	Trip over an object without fall
Employees were at a site to remove old glass from a building and install new glass when it began to rain. An employee was stowing a lift when he stumbled over a curb/curb bumper and dislocated his knee.
2021-08-20	Syracuse	Ny	Americold Logistics LLC	Elbow(s) and arms(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking to a parking area. He fell while stepping off a curb, landing on the pavement and breaking his elbow and humerus.
2021-08-16	Madison	Al	System One Holdings LLC	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee tripped on a curb while crossing a parking lot and fell, landing on their left hand and suffering a broken left wrist.
2021-08-16	Utica	Ny	Central New York Construction, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was painting a steel fence in a rain garden/courtyard area. A vehicle backed uncontrollably from the street, jumped two curbs, pinned the employee between the car and the fence, and continued, striking a building. The employee suffered fractures to the collarbone, ribs, and a leg.
2021-08-13	Baytown	Tx	CBRE, Inc	Brain	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was walking from a store to the gas filling area when they tripped on the curb and fell, resulting in a fractured skull and brain bleed.
2021-08-02	Rockford	Il	Allied Universal Security Services	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee tripped on a curb and injured his back.
2021-07-26	Jacksonville	Fl	Tidewater Transit Co Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
On July 23, 2021, an employee was descending from a tanker trailer ladder in heavy rain. He slipped and turned his ankle on a curb, suffering fractures to the ankle and the lower leg. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-07	West Jefferson	Oh	Target Food Distribution Center	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On July 7, 2021, an employee was operating a standup forklift. When they lifted their left foot to apply the brake, their foot extended outside the operator compartment and was caught between the forklift and a concrete curb, resulting in a fractured left ankle and lacerated shin.
2021-07-06	Grove City	Fl	Waste Management Inc. of Florida	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An temporary employee was collecting a small bundle of yard waste from the curb and loading it into the rear hopper area of a sanitation truck. The packer panel was activated and the employee's left hand was caught by the panel and crushed.
2021-06-23	Centennial	Co	GH Phipps Construction Companies	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was opening a gate when they tripped on a curb and fell to the concrete ground, resulting in an open head wound and a broken rib.
2021-06-10	Clermont	Fl	Baker Commercial Landscaping, Inc.	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a backpack blower while on a stand-on mower when they hit a curb and tripped. The mower landed on the employee, resulting in a leg fracture.
2021-06-09	Washington	Dc	Smithsonian Institution National Zoological Park	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was getting into an electric cart using a strap for assistance. The strap broke and the employee fell to the ground, hitting a concrete curb.. The employee suffered trauma to the side of the head and face, the left leg and knee, and both arms.
2021-06-04	Aurora	Co	Ecolab Pest Elimination	Hip(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee slipped while stepping onto a curb and fell to the ground, suffering a broken left hip.
2021-05-19	Paulsboro	Nj	Paulsboro Refining Company LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee tripped going over a containment curb and fell. A Unistrut clip caused a laceration and degloving injury to his abdomen.
2021-05-17	Saint Johns	Fl	Citory Solutions, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a 12-foot ladder working on a aluminum roof when he rotated and fell off the ladder, hitting a metal sign with his chest as he fell to the asphalt drive and concrete sidewalk/curb. He sustained fractured ribs and a bruised sternum.
2021-05-04	Apollo Beach	Fl	Electric Power Research Institute	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was walking in the parking lot when he tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, resulting in a separated left shoulder that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-04-29	Washington	Mo	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was in a parking lot, carrying two tubs of mail to her vehicle. Her foot caught a crevice between the sidewalk and a curb and she fell, spraining her left ankle and breaking both right ankle bones. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2021-04-20	Chicago	Il	SP Plus	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee tripped over a curb while exiting a car. The employee suffered a broken ankle.
2021-04-12	Champions Gate	Fl	OMNI RESORT	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was walking through a landscape bed (bushes and mulch) to enter a building. The employee tripped on a curb/lip at the edge of a sidewalk and fell. The employee sustained face/forehead and knee injuries.
2021-04-11	Philadelphia	Pa	Sysco Philadelphia, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving a triple pallet truck near a concrete curb in a warehouse. When the truck reversed, it pinned the employee's right leg against the curb. The employee suffered fractures to the lower leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-03-28	The Villages	Fl	Publix Super Markets Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking through a parking lot retrieving shopping carts. She tripped and fell while stepping down from a curb resulting in a fractured right hip.
2021-03-15	Foley	Al	Mobile Lumber & Building Materials, Inc.	Scalp	Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was unloading a small bundle of lumber from a truck using a forklift. As he backed away from the truck, the forklift's rear wheel rolled into a curb. The resulting jolt caused the top of the employee's head to strike the forklift's roll-over protective cage. He suffered a laceration to the top of the head.
2021-03-11	Gregory	Tx	ExxonMobil Manufacturing	Arm(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was tracing lines in an area to prepare for upcoming work. He tripped over a curb and fell, suffering a broken arm.
2021-03-11	Chicago	Il	John Burns Construction Co	Multiple leg locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stepping off a curb while walking to their vehicle and fell. Their femur broke and caused their tibia to be pushed out through their ankle.
2021-03-10	Tampa	Fl	CENTENE CORPORATION	Leg(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
At about 12:00 p.m. on March 10, 2021, an employee tripped while stepping off the curb outside her office. She fell to the ground, suffering a broken leg. She was hospitalized.
2021-03-08	Blue Bell	Pa	PENN BUILDERS	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was installing metal curb on a roof and fell through a roof opening, resulting in multiple broken bones.
2021-03-08	Jackson	Tn	U.S. Postal Service	Hip(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
A mail carrier tripped over a curb and fell on pavement, resulting in a fractured right hip.
2021-02-24	Baytown	Tx	Able Industrial, LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a pack of pressurized air cylinders with a forklift. The employee noticed the forks were too close together and dismounted the forklift. As the employee was walking around to the front of the pack, he tripped on a curb and pulled the pack of air cylinders onto his foot.
2021-02-12	Tulsa	Ok	Brookdale Senior Living, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was leaving work with a coworker. The employee stepped on a curb, then slipped and fell. Their coworker also slipped and fell onto the employee's right ankle. The ankle was fractured in three places.
2021-02-10	Wichita Falls	Tx	Whatburger	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was delivering a curbside order to a customer when he slipped and fell on the curb, fracturing his left ankle.
2021-02-09	Seminole	Fl	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was walking near the front of a store when they tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, resulting in an injury to their right knee that required hospitalization.
2021-02-09	Orlando	Fl	Dominion Apartments	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On February 9, 2021, an employee was walking to a vehicle when she slipped, causing her right ankle to break on the curb.
2021-02-03	Titusville	Fl	Knight Armament Co.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was walking from her car to the facility when she tripped on the concrete sidewalk curb in the parking lot and fell. The employee sustained injuries to the right knee.
2021-01-29	Effingham	Il	C.E.F.S. Economic Opportunity Corporation	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking across the street/parking lot, slipped on ice and fell. The employee's head struck the pavement/curb. The employee was hospitalized with intracranial bleeding and a right wrist sprain. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-01-18	Harlingen	Tx	Central Air and Heating Service, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee and a coworker were lifting a roof curb to place it on a forklift when the employee's finger was caught in a pinch point, resulting in an injury that required surgery.
2021-01-11	Saint Charles	Il	Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC	Skull	Fall on same level due to slipping
At 1:24 p.m. on January 11, 2021, an employee was assisting with curbside Christmas tree pickup when he slipped on ice and fell backward, striking the back of his head on the side of the truck and then on the ground. The employee suffered a left parietal non-displaced skull fracture.
2020-10-17	Garden City	Ga	Harco Construction, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A skid steer was grading rock along a curb for a parking lot. An employee was shoveling the rock along the curb to uncover the curb. The employee lost his balance while shoveling the rock and stepped behind the skid steer while it was backing up. The skid steer ran over the employee's right leg causing a compound fracture to the shin.
2020-10-15	Rochester	Ny	University at Rochester	Brain	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee tripped on a raised curb near a building entrance. The employee fell across the sidewalk, striking their head on the base of a concrete pillar.
2020-10-08	Hampton	Nh	Cornerstone at Hampton Assisted Living, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee tripped on a curb and fell to the ground, suffering a broken hip.
2020-10-01	Pottsville	Pa	Walmart Stores, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee's right foot was caught between a powered industrial truck and a curb at the receiving dock. The foot was injured, requiring surgery.
2020-09-24	Brighton	Ma	United States Census Bureau	Hip(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was returning census equipment when she tripped on a curb and fell onto the sidewalk, fracturing her hip which required hospitalization and surgery.
2020-09-18	Debary	Fl	Waste Pro	Head and neck	Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road
On September 18, 2020, at 6:21 AM an employee working on the rear passenger side of the garbage truck was struck by a vehicle while picking up curbside garbage. The employee suffered a broken orbital bone, broken cervical discs and facial lacerations.
2020-09-11	Noel	Mo	TYSON FOODS	Arm(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was walking into the facility after a break, tripped on curbing, fell, and fractured their right arm.
2020-08-20	Gloversville	Ny	The Arc Lexington	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While walking through the parking lot an employee tripped on the corner of a curb around a flag pole and fell onto the concrete flag pole setting. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs and a punctured/collapsed lung.
2020-08-19	Newport	Ar	Ecosystems Protection SVC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
At 1:45 p.m. on August 19, 2020, two employees were putting a highway sign on a flatbed truck. The wind blew the sign, knocking one of the employees off the truck. The back of his head struck the curb. He suffered lacerations to the back of the head, a laceration near his left cheek, a broken forearm, and a concussion. He was hospitalized.
2020-08-19	York	Pa	Estes Express Lines, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee tripped on a curb and fell to the ground on their side. The employee suffered five broken ribs.
2020-08-14	Ocala	Fl	Art Walker Construction, Inc.	Multiple lower extremities locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
At 1:30 p.m. on August 14, 2020, an employee was shoveling dirt along the edge of a concrete curb into the path of a road grader. The road grader's wheel struck the employee from behind, causing a crushed foot, ankle, and lower leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-06	San Antonio	Tx	MAREK BROTHERS SYSTEMS INC	Tooth (teeth)	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee broke their teeth on the railing of a boom lift while attempting to navigate the lift onto a curb.
2020-08-05	El Paso	Tx	Brokers Logistics	Ankle(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was standing on a dock when a dock plate shifted. The employee's right foot was caught between the curb stop and the rear end of a forklift. The employee suffered a degloving to the right ankle.
2020-08-04	Lone Tree	Co	Lakeshore Equipment Company	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking to a customer's vehicle to deliver a curbside order. She tripped on a crack in the sidewalk and fell to the ground, suffering a broken leg.
2020-07-29	Blue Springs	Mississippi	Ryder Integrated Logistics	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while entering a truck trailer, striking the parking lot surface and a curb and suffering a head injury and a broken leg.
2020-07-27	Kansas City	Kansas	Procter and Gamble Manufacturing Plant	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
After chocking the wheels of a rail car an employee stood up and felt dizzy. The employee then fell onto a concrete curb along the rail track. He sustained lacerations to the head and hand, a bruised sternum, and fractured ribs.
2020-07-24	Sterling	Colorado	Villalobos Concrete, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was placing rubber mats on the ground to protect the concrete from the metal tracks on the curb machine. His right leg was caught and run over by the curb machine. The employee sustained an abrasion to the foot, dislocated toes, and swelling. He also required leg surgery.
2020-07-23	Suffield	Connecticut	C&S Wholesale Grocers	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was being trained to operate a dual pallet jack when the forward control actuated and the pallet jack crushed his right ankle against wall curbing. The employee sustained a fracture and lacerations to the right ankle.
2020-07-20	Passaic	New Jersey	US Psstal Service	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee tripped over a curb and injured their wrist requiring surgery.
2020-07-20	Willowbrook	Illinois	United States Postal Service	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
At 12:10 p.m. on July 20, 2020, a city mail carrier was delivering a parcel at a front door when a dog charged through the screen door and began to chase him. As he ran from the dog, he fell and his head struck the curb. He suffered a concussion and lost consciousness and was hospitalized.
2020-06-01	Overland Park	Kansas	LEE'S SUMMIT MEDICAL CENTER	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a wheelchair outside when the wheelchair rolled over a curb and toppled, throwing her to the pavement in the parking lot. She suffered a broken hip and femur.
2020-05-27	Mountain Brook	Alabama	Allied Universal Security Services	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
Employee tripped while stepping onto a curb and fell into a stone wall. The employee's purse snagged on the wall as she fell. She suffered a broken nose and left shoulder.
2020-05-06	Roslyn	New York	Verizon	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was installing a telephone pole. He backed up from the sidewalk and was stepping off the curb when he lost his balance. He tried to turn his body to catch himself when he landed face first on his side on the street. He suffered two fractured ribs and a bruised spleen.
2020-04-27	Arlington	Texas	Costco Wholesale	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was sanitizing shopping carts in front of a building. She fell from a cement curb, suffering injuries to her left leg. She was hospitalized.
2020-03-27	Rochester	New York	University of Rochester	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was exiting the stairwell on the second level of the parking garage when she tripped and fell over the curb. She suffered a closed fracture of the left olecranon process (bony tip of the elbow, left arm).
2020-03-26	Marble Falls	Texas	Ross Construction Inc	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was in a 3-foot ditch, unhooking a cement curb inlet. The inlet was raised before it was completely unhooked and struck the employee, causing a back injury.
2020-03-11	Charleston	West Virgini	Charleston Labcorp	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Earlier in the day the injured employee was visiting a client and had tripped on the curb, injuring his shoulder. A few hours later while at the office, he began to feel ill. The employee passed out and landed on the floor in an awkward position resulting in a fractured left foot and a dislocated left ankle. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-04	York	Pennsylvania	WellSpan Health	Knee(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee tripped and fell over a curb while participating in a fire drill. The employee struck the ground and suffered a broken right knee and right-side contusions.
2020-03-03	Tulsa	Oklahoma	Universal Storage Group	Knee(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was leaving a client's facility when she tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, breaking her knee. She was hospitalized.
2020-02-25	Cincinnati	Ohio	R & L Carriers Shared Services LLC	Hand(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee had been picking up a load from a customer. The truck rolled over a curb into a gas line. The gas line ruptured and caught on fire. The employee exited the truck and jumped through the flames, sustaining second degree burns to the left hand and first degree burns to the right hand and face.
2020-02-19	New Braunfels	Texas	Legacy Sitework, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using an angle grinder to grind out imperfections in a concrete curb. The grinding wheel exploded. Flying pieces of it hit his left knee pad (causing the knee to swell) and lacerated his left index finger, damaging the bone.
2020-02-13	Irvine	California	DEPT OF COMMERCE - BUREAU OF THE CENSUS	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a curb in a parking lot and fell to the asphalt, suffering a dislocation and fracture of two toes on the left foot.
2020-01-27	Dfw Airport	Texas	Lockheed Martin Missles and Fire Control	Hip(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was standing on the curb waiting for a bus when her foot became caught in a gap and she fell to the concrete, fracturing her hip.
2020-01-27	Fort Worth	Texas	HC Beck	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road
A traffic control flagger was struck by a truck while standing on the curb, suffering bruised ribs.
2020-01-21	Deer Park	Texas	Advanced Auto Parts	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stepping off the curb when he slipped and fell to the ground, fracturing two fingers. He was hospitalized for surgery.
2020-01-18	Parkersburg	West Virgini	Kohl's Department Store	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee tripped on a curb and fell to the ground while walking into work, breaking the left wrist.
2020-01-10	Round Rock	Texas	Round Rock Refuse	Hip(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
A refuse driver was returning a garbage tote, slipped on a curb and fell fracturing the left hip.
2020-01-08	Milford	Delaware	Ruby Tuesday, Inc.	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking to a curb when she fell at a hole in the concrete sidewalk. She landed on the sidewalk and suffered a broken right arm. She was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2020-01-06	Bronx	New York	LENDLEASE (US) CONSTRUCTION LMB INC.	Ankle(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On, January 6, 2020, an employee was unloading a steel delivery of 15' 9'' long "I" beams. After the steel was taken off the truck by a forklift, it was set down on two A-frames and rolled to a storage location by two employees. There was one employee on each A-frame. The steel on the A-frames was on uneven ground near a curb and sewer drain while the employees waited for help to remove it from the A-frames and place it on the ground. While waiting, one employee walked in between the A-frame and
2019-09-19	Charleston	West Virgini	Amedisys West Virginia, LLC	Arm(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee walking towards a patient's home stepped onto a curb, tripped and fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left arm, and pain in the left shoulder, elbow and knee.
2019-09-16	West Palm Beach	Florida	Quest Diagnostics Incorporated	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell from a sidewalk/curb to the ground. She suffered wrist, knee, and ankle injuries and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2019-09-13	Sandusky	Ohio	CEDAR FAIR LP	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was walking to open the park when she lost her balance, stepped backwards, and tripped on a curb, falling to the ground and injuring her back. She was hospitalized.
2019-09-05	Seabrook	Texas	Mammoet USA Inc.	Ear(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was operating controls to steer and level a trailer. A tire on the trailer made contact with the curb and exploded with a loud pop. The employee sustained ringing in the ear and reduced hearing.
2019-09-03	Cleveland	Ohio	Santmyer Transportation	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
A driver was setting up hoses for fuel delivery. He had connected the vapor line and was walking to set up the next line when he tripped over the lines and fell toward the curb. He landed on his arm, breaking it in three places. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2019-08-30	Greenville	Texas	L3 Harris	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was walking across a concrete parking lot. The employee tripped on a parking space curb, fell, and struck his face on the concrete, suffering a contusion and a broken nose. He was hospitalized.
2019-08-15	Cumberland	Rhode Island	Tiffany and Company	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking across a parking lot when she tripped on some sidewalk repair material, fell, and struck her knee on the curb. She suffered a broken bone in her right leg.
2019-08-12	Orlando	Florida	Waste Pro	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was performing garbage collection duties (riding on the outside of a trash collection vehicle, collecting garbage from the curb, and putting it into the collection vehicle) when he began to feel flushed and nauseated and stopped sweating. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
2019-08-12	Fort Stewart	Georgia	U.S. Dept of Defense	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was removing a student from oncoming traffic when she broke her left ankle on a cement curb.
2019-08-08	Kennesaw	Georgia	Carl Black Automotive Group	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee tripped on a curb while walking into a bank. The employee fell, breaking his wrist and ankle.
2019-08-08	Piqua	Ohio	D&S Autoparts, Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was walking backwards pulling a hand cart containing batteries. One of the employee's feet came in contact with a concrete curb causing the employee to fall backwards and hit their head on the ground. The employee sustained a contusion to the head and a blood spot on the brain.
2019-08-01	New Braunfels	Texas	Harland Clarke	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee clocked out for the day and was walking to her car. The employee stepped off of a curb, heard a pop in her right leg, and fell. She sustained a fractured right ankle, torn tendon, and calf strain. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-07-31	Boston	Massachusett	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	Thigh(s)	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
An employee stepped down from a curb and suffered a hamstring injury.
2019-07-15	Debary	Florida	Asplundh Tree Expert Co	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was pulling/stacking tree limbs on the curb when he felt nauseous and dizzy and was ill. He was hospitalized with a heat related illness.
2019-07-02	Plano	Texas	Braum's, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking outside to take out a customer order when the employee stepped off the curb and fell, fracturing the lower tibia and sustaining a ligament injury to the ankle.
2019-06-29	Syracuse	New York	Delta Sonic	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking from a carwash exit to a detail shop entrance. The employee transitioned from a rock hardscaped island and was stepping down from the curb when he slipped on a steel storm-sewer grate and fell on the surface of the grate. He fractured his left hip.
2019-06-25	Matteson	Illinois	Coy William Inc.	Lumbar region	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was hooking up air lines on a trailer when the employee's heel became caught on a buffalo box (curb box). The employee then fell backwards onto a fire hydrant, fracturing the lumbar vertebrae.
2019-06-20	Houston	Texas	Online Directional Boring	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was sweeping a curb when his left foot was run over by a reversing mini excavator. His left foot broke.