Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-15 | Lake Norden | Sd | Halme, Inc. | Hand(s) | Small-scale (limited) fire |
Employees were burning yard debris (brush/shrubbery) in an open pit. Fumes from gasoline (used as an accelerant) ignited and exploded. One employee suffered first-degree burns to the face and second-degree burns to his hands. Another suffered second-degree burns to his face and third-degree burns to the hands. | |||||
2021-11-14 | Suwanee | Ga | ABM - Facility Services | Forearm(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
An employee was blowing off debris and baking products from a conveyor belt using an air gun to prepare for the next production run. In the process of blowing off the conveyor belt, the air gun got caught in the belt, causing it to spin and strike the employee in the left arm. The employee suffered a fracture above their left wrist. | |||||
2021-10-27 | Hazlehurst | Ga | Beasley Timber Co. Inc. | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Small-scale (limited) fire |
An employee was standing near a debris burn pile at a work site when a combustion in the burn pile occurred, resulting in second degree burns to their neck. | |||||
2021-10-25 | Cape Canaveral | Fl | All Terrain Tractor Service, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
Employees were swapping out a fork attachment for a bucket attachment on a loader. The locking pin got stuck. An employee used a piece of rebar to remove debris from the pin receiver; the pin dislodged quickly and his left ring and little fingers were caught between the pin and the receiver. He suffered amputations to both fingers. | |||||
2021-10-20 | Westlake | Oh | Innovative Confection Solutions | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was unjamming debris in a food processor pump. Moving parts in the pump caused the amputation of the employee's right thumb tip. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time. | |||||
2021-10-14 | Malvern | Ar | Dock Leveler Manufacturing, LLC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was using a robotic welder when a piece of debris got jammed. While attempting to clear the debris, the tip of the employee's right little finger got pinched in a pinch point, resulting in amputation. | |||||
2021-09-24 | Madison | Wi | Tribe 9 Foods LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was clearing debris from a pasta machine. The employee's fingers contacted the cutting blades, which caused amputations to the left middle, ring, and little fingers. | |||||
2021-09-24 | Eight Mile | Al | McInnis Construction LLC | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was drilling out an anchor bolt when debris struck his eye, resulting in an eye injury. | |||||
2021-09-07 | Syracuse | Ny | US Ecology | Nonclassifiable | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was cleaning debris in a confined space (vault). Electric power surged through wires, and the employee was burned. | |||||
2021-08-23 | Greeley | Co | Lone Tree Services LLC | Fingertip(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
Two employees were clearing debris from the back of a dump truck after it had dumped its load of soil. They lifted the tailgate up, but it fell and crushed an employee's right ring finger against the trailer bed. The fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2021-08-06 | Williston | Nd | Hiland Crude LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was draining down and isolating piping. While he was trying to remove debris from a 1-inch vent valve, liquid started to gurgle up into the valve. He closed the valve with his right hand to prevent a release, and it closed on his left index finger. He suffered a partial amputation to the finger. | |||||
2021-07-30 | San Antonio | Tx | Hansco Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was on a 6-foot ladder while removing debris from a ceiling. A piece of cement fell from the ceiling and the employee lost his balance and fell off the ladder, resulting in broken ribs and an injured wrist. | |||||
2021-07-28 | Fayetteville | Nc | NG Companies | Arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
On July 28, 2021, an NG Companies employee was about to transfer mud to a bore pit. He had put the hydro excavation truck in position for the debris transfer and prepared it. When he opened a knife valve, hot water sprayed through the flange onto him, causing second-degree burns to his face, right arm, and right hand; a third-degree burn to part of the right arm; and a broken collarbone. He was hospitalized. | |||||
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. | |||||
2021-07-26 | North Platte | Ne | MASONITE CORP. | Thigh(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was caught between mechanical components of a trim saw while trying to remove debris. The employee suffered an internal injury to the upper leg. | |||||
2021-07-20 | Pittsburgh | Pa | Eat'n Park | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
A cook was working in the kitchen, slipped on some food debris on the floor, and fell breaking a hip. | |||||
2021-07-17 | Broomfield | Co | Waste Management - Denver North Hauling | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was operating a front-load garbage truck. The employee lowered the front forks on the truck and climbed them to clear debris. The employee then fell 8-9 feet and suffered fractured ribs and possible spinal injuries. | |||||
2021-07-07 | Berwyn | Il | CALIBER HOLDINGS CORPORATION | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
On July 7, 2021, a painter was attempting to remove residual material while using a portable pneumatic powered abrasive wheel. The organic rubber wheel broke apart and debris struck the employee's eye. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-07-02 | Davidsville | Pa | Pro Disposal Inc. | Head | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee climbed up the side of a garbage truck to clear away loose debris on the truck. The employee fell, landing on the ground about 8 feet below and suffering a head laceration. | |||||
2021-06-24 | Newark | Oh | Universal Production Corporation | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning veneer debris from a conveyor on a slicing machine and sustained lacerations on his left wrist and hand that required hospitalization. The machine was running at the time. | |||||
2021-06-23 | Walden | Ny | ProAmpac | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was removing a piece of debris from a paste pad when their right little finger contacted moving agitator gear, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2021-06-21 | Clarence | Ny | Kreher Enterprises, LLC | Ankle(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was laying irrigation pipe when a passing mower threw debris that lacerated and broke the employee's left ankle. | |||||
2021-06-17 | Clearwater | Fl | Baker Commercial Landscaping of Tampa, LLC | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was in the back of a truck, pulling a tarp over debris. He slipped on a wet floor and fell on his back, landing on the trailer about 4 feet below. He suffered fractured ribs and laceration to the spleen. | |||||
2021-06-15 | West Henrietta | Ny | CBRE Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was standing on the fourth or fifth rung from the top of a 10-foot A-frame ladder, using an impact drill to remove cottonwood debris from louver screens. He fell to the concrete floor below and suffered injuries to the right side of his body: a wrist fracture, broken ribs, a pelvic fracture, and a partially collapsed lung. | |||||
2021-06-15 | Cameron | La | Kiewit Louisiana Company | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment |
An employee was walking through an open area when high winds caused a crane boom to collapse. Debris struck the employee and broke the employee's right tibia and left foot. | |||||
2021-05-26 | Orla | Tx | Devon Energy Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
While conducting a hole in tubing test, a pressurized release of natural gas and debris knocked an employee off balance causing the employee to fall into the debris and gas. The employee sustained a right pinky finger dislocation and abrasions on their back. | |||||
2021-05-24 | Corpus Christi | Tx | Consolidated Asset Management Services | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was dislodging debris from a conveyor when the employee's left index finger was caught in the pulley, causing an amputation to the last joint. | |||||
2021-05-23 | Fort Worth | Tx | Amazon Fulfillment Center | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee's right foot slipped on debris as the employee walked into a trailer. The employee was caught in an awkward position and suffered a fracture above the left knee. | |||||
2021-05-20 | Lake Charles | La | Gulf Machine Shop, Inc | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was cleaning up a yard. Some debris fell into his boot. He sat down on some stacked steel plates to remove it; a plate rocked, and as he tried to brace himself his left ring fingertip was amputated between two of the plates. | |||||
2021-05-13 | Odessa | Tx | Borregos Truck & Backhoe Services | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
Employees were cleaning out a heater treater using hot water to remove debris. When an employee opened the door to the heater treater, remaining hot water hit him in the face, chest, and hands, causing first- and second-degree burns. | |||||
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. | |||||
2021-05-05 | 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. | |||||
2021-05-05 | Greeley | Co | Halliburton Energy Services, Inc. | Eye(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was releasing the pressure from a setting tool. As the employee was screwing a wrench into the burst disc retainer, the retainer nut came free and the pressure escaped from the chamber. Debris struck the employee in the right shoulder and face, leaving foreign material in his eyes and causing contusions to the shoulder and the right side of his face. | |||||
2021-05-05 | Hodgkins | Il | UPS | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking in the facility, slipped on a piece of debris on the floor, and fell. The employee sustained a back injury. | |||||
2021-04-23 | Lomira | Wi | Quad/Graphics, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
While walking towards the office inside the warehouse, an employee slipped on a piece of debris (green strap) that was on the floor and fell. The employee sustained a fractured right hip. | |||||
2021-04-22 | Milwaukee | Wi | Pink Dumpsters, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was cleaning debris from under a semi truck. The truck was driven forward and ran over the employee's leg, breaking the fibula. | |||||
2021-04-14 | Birdsboro | Pa | Western Berks Landfill | Head | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was moving debris with a bulldozer. A metal bar flew up and came through the bulldozer's right-side window, lacerating the employee's head. | |||||
2021-04-13 | Baton Rouge | La | Sulzer | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was power-tapping a hole in a pump stuffing/packing box using a vertical knee mill. The employee was wiping away metal debris with his gloved hand when the glove became entangled on the rotating tap and pulled the employee's fingers around, cutting through the glove. The employee's left pinky finger was amputated. | |||||
2021-04-01 | Salina | Ks | The Scoular Company | Scalp | Fall to lower level |
An employee was using a broom handle to break up grain debris at his feet. The debris broke free, causing him to fall feet forward onto a grain belt conveyor, 5 feet below the opening. He suffered a scalp injury and possibly other injuries. | |||||
2021-03-25 | New Kensington | Pa | Spectrum Environmental, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening |
An employee had been cleaning up debris on a roof. The employee fell through the roof substrate and hit his leg on a steel beam inside the building. The employee sustained a laceration to the right leg and a broken fibula. | |||||
2021-03-16 | Tatum | Tx | Panel Truss of Longview, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was lighting wood debris on fire. The thinner he was using exploded, burning his face and arm. | |||||
2021-03-04 | Ocoee | Fl | Orion Waste Solutions | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
A recycling-sorting employee was removing debris from a conveyor belt and fell at least 4 feet from the conveyor belt to the ground, resulting in a leg injury. | |||||
2021-02-27 | Chicago | Il | JCG INDUSTRIES DBA KOCH FOODS OF CHICAGO | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee reached into equipment to remove a piece of chicken debris as part of the sanitation process. When the employee reached into the equipment, the water pressure activated and caused the employee to strike their hand against the machine, resulting in a laceration to their middle and ring fingers that required stitches. The equipment was not locked out/tagged out at the time. | |||||
2021-02-26 | Joplin | Mo | Southern Star Central Gas Pipeline Inc | Thigh(s) | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
An employee was exiting a vehicle to determine why a tool had gotten stuck in a pipeline. The pipeline ruptured. Flying debris struck the employee's left leg, breaking the femur. | |||||
2021-02-21 | Colorado Springs | Co | Bighorn Plastering | Brain | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was receiving debris on the ground when they were struck on the head with a 2-pound piece of stucco, resulting in an injury that required hospitalization. | |||||
2021-02-16 | Emmett | Id | Woodgrain Millwork Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing debris from the photo-eye of a sticker unscrambler when his right index finger was crushed by the press, resulting in amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
2021-02-15 | Wellston | Oh | SUPERIOR HARDWOODS OF OHIO, INC. | Multiple face locations | Struck by object or equipment |
An employee was sweeping and shoveling chips, wood debris, and sawdust around a chipper. A wood slab on the chipper's conveyor hit the employee in the head. The employee fell to the concrete floor and suffered head trauma, orbital and nasal fractures, and a forehead laceration. | |||||
2021-02-12 | Londonderry | Nh | Continental Paving, Inc. | Hand(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was working on-site crushing old concrete. He was standing near the hopper of the crusher, pulling out debris. He signaled to the excavator operator to dump the next scoop. A large piece of concrete slid and crushed his left hand against the side of the hopper. | |||||
2021-02-04 | Ingleside | Tx | Morgan Towing INC DBA Texas Wrecker Service | Arm(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was attempting to winch a stuck excavator when he was struck by flying debris. The employee sustained a broken arm and an injured torso. | |||||
2021-01-28 | Birmingham | Al | Berger US, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was operating a ring rolling machine when he noticed a cut off slug had fallen into the overlap press. He pressed the quit button on the controller to stop the machine. He then reached into the overlap press to clear the debris and the press crushed the two middle fingers on his right hand, resulting in a partial amputation of the two fingers just below the fingernail. | |||||
2021-01-21 | Houston | Tx | Prism Response LLC | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was approaching a debris pile in a skid steer. A piece of debris (containing brick, cement, and rebar) was thrown into the pile from the second floor and struck the employee's left leg. He suffered fractures to the lower leg and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-01-17 | Tampa | Fl | Walsh Infrastructure Management, LLC | Leg(s) | Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. |
During a road shoulder sweeping operation, an employee was walking to get into a debris truck when an SUV drove onto the shoulder and struck the truck on the driver's side. The employee was between the truck and a concrete barrier and suffered a broken leg and a head laceration. | |||||
2021-01-12 | Colts Neck | Nj | Due Process Golf & Horse Stables | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was clearing tree debris with a wood chipper. His right arm got stuck in the chipper and he suffered lacerations to the face, right arm, and hand, as well as finger amputations. | |||||
2021-01-06 | Oostburg | Wi | Professional Service Industries Inc. | Multiple body parts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee attempted to clear debris from a drill auger and was pulled into the machine, resulting in injuries to their right arm and head. | |||||
2021-01-04 | Fort Worth | Tx | Parker Products, LLC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was removing product debris from a conveyor when his right index and middle fingers were caught between the pulley and the belt, resulting in fingertip amputations. | |||||
2020-10-19 | Austin | Tx | Facility Solutions Group, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee reached down to brush debris from the outrigger of a bucket truck. The outrigger retracted and amputated the employee's fingers. | |||||
2020-10-15 | Boulder | Co | Martin Marietta | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was on top of a block wall, cleaning off debris. He fell off the wall to the ground (concrete and hard-packed earth) below, breaking both feet and his right fibula. | |||||
2020-10-09 | Willis | Tx | JFM International | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing debris in a wood grinding machine and amputated her right little finger. | |||||
2020-09-23 | Liberty Hill | Tx | Looptech Geothermal LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
The injured employee was assisting a drill operator. As the employee was removing debris from the machine, his left hand was caught in the machine resulting in a finger amputation at the first joint, lacerations and a broken wrist. | |||||
2020-09-22 | Mobile | Al | Flowerwood Nursery, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
An employee was picking up hurricane debris and was bitten by a copperhead snake on two fingers on his right hand. The employee was hospitalized for treatment. | |||||
2020-08-24 | Mcdonough | Ga | SPEIR & ASSOCIATES ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS, INC. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over debris and fell, striking his right hip on the ground. The employee sustained a broken hip, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2020-08-11 | Denver | Co | GFL Environmental, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee had climbed a 6-foot A-frame ladder that was leaned up against a baler machine and was going to use pressurized air to clear debris off the electronic eye. The baler activated and the blade swept, amputating a portion of the employee’s left index finger. | |||||
2020-08-05 | Bradenton | Fl | Irby Construction Company | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was clearing debris from the pin hole while setting up an auger into a shaft. The shaft and auger then fell into place and pinched his right middle finger. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation, just above the nailbed. | |||||
2020-07-24 | Medway | Ohio | Maxim Roofing | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was using a hand-held leaf blower to remove debris from a flat roof. The employee fell approximately 15 feet from the roof and sustained fractures to the wrist and leg. | |||||
2020-07-23 | Archbald | Pennsylvania | Simona American Industries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was removing plastic debris from a saw when the blade contacted their left hand. At the time of the incident, the saw had been powered down, but the blade was still spinning. The employee's left ring, middle, and pinky fingers were crushed. The middle finger was amputated at the hospital. | |||||
2020-07-22 | South Charleston | Ohio | Buckeye Diamond Logistics Supply dba Easy Heat Wood Pellets of PA, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning out debris from a wood pellet mill. The employee's hand was pulled between the mill's die and roller; the employee suffered compression injuries to the left hand, with partial amputations to the left index and middle fingers. | |||||
2020-07-21 | Wooster | Ohio | Elite Elastomers of Ohio LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing debris from a conveyor when a pedal on the machine caught his right index finger resulting in an amputation to the first knuckle. | |||||
2020-07-17 | Denver | Colorado | Waste Management of Colorado Inc | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
On 7/17/2020, at 3:00 PM, an employee entered a screen machine to clear debris from the spindles and discs. The employee exited the screen machine via the downstream conveyor. The employee walked alongside the conveyor to exit the area and fell through a material chute at the end of the conveyor to the ground 17 feet below. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion and fractures to the left leg, pelvis, ribs and face. | |||||
2020-07-13 | Willacoochee | Georgia | Bobby Lashley Corporation | Nonclassifiable | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was using a mechanical hammer to clean debris from the furnace. As the impact of the hammer knocked debris loose a large section of debris fell and struck the employee resulting in hospitalization for a crushing/blunt force trauma injury. | |||||
2020-07-09 | Sutton | Massachusett | Unified2 Global Packaging Group, LLC | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was cutting wooden sticks of lumber for a crating operation. When the radial arm saw retracted, it hung up on a small pile of debris. As he reached for a new piece of lumber to cut, the saw blade lacerated his forearm. | |||||
2020-07-07 | Tucson | Arizona | Federal Corrections Complex | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cleaning debris from an auger. The employee suffered an amputation to the left ring finger caused by pliers. | |||||
2020-07-01 | Salem | Wisconsin | MJ Electric, LLC | Leg(s) | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
An employee as cleaning up debris using a concrete buggy when he inadvertently reversed the buggy into a parked vehicle and broke his leg. | |||||
2020-06-19 | Mcgehee | Arkansas | Harvest Rice, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was operating a packaging machine when a jam occurred. As the employee was clearing plastic debris, the machine cycled causing its jaws to close on the employee's left hand. The employee’s left thumb was amputated at the base of the fingernail. | |||||
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. | |||||
2020-06-02 | Gloucester City | New Jersey | World Pack | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing debris from a machine. Power was turned back on, and his right arm was pulled under a roller and broken. | |||||
2020-05-27 | Plankinton | South Dakota | NATIONAL FOOD CORPORATION | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
While removing debris from a manure handling belt, an employee slipped and their hand was caught in the chain and sprocket drive system of the belt. The employee sustained amputations of the pinky and ring fingers at the proximal joints. | |||||
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 | Lenorah | Texas | Wiley Hicks Jr., Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
An employee was bitten by a rattlesnake while cleaning up construction debris. | |||||
2020-05-12 | Joplin | Missouri | GILSTER-MARY LEE CORPORATION | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was shutting down a piece of equipment. He removed a bin and was brushing debris off the equipment when his left hand was drawn into the roto-lock. His index and ring fingers were amputated. | |||||
2020-05-06 | Colorado Springs | Colorado | B&M Roofing of Colorado, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Struck by thrown object-unintentional injury |
An employee was leveling out trash and roofing debris inside a roll-off dumpster. Another employee picked up a piece of newly removed roofing debris and proceeded to dispose of it into same roll-off dumpster, hitting the injured employee on his right hand. He suffered injuries to his right wrist/forearm and the right side of his body. | |||||
2020-05-05 | Loxley | Alabama | Ecovery, LLC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was attempting to clear debris that was causing noise in a machine's dust collection system. His hand was inside the discharge chute when the dust collection blades partially amputated his right pinky, ring, and middle fingers at the first joint past the nail. | |||||
2020-05-01 | Westfield | Pennsylvania | One Wind Services Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was torqueing bolts with a hydraulic torque wrench inside a wind turbine. The employee was reaching to clear plastic debris from between the bolt and the wrench when the wrench actuated, crushing his right little finger and ring finger. He suffered an amputation to the little finger (6 millimeters from the nail); the injury to the ring finger required stitches. | |||||
2020-04-24 | Port Charlotte | Florida | All Phase Custom Mill Shop, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was attempting to remove a splintered piece of wood debris that was stuck at the feed inside a molder machine when a spinning profile cutter removed a deep chunk from his right index finger. | |||||
2020-04-09 | Atlanta | Georgia | ENVIROLOGICAL ENGINEERING, INC. | Nonclassifiable | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was cleaning up debris in a second-floor room. The employee fell into a 3-foot by 3-foot hole, landing on the floor about 12 feet below. | |||||
2020-03-21 | Allenton | Wisconsin | Farmers Grain & Feed, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was clearing debris from a feed shoot. The employee's left hand was caught in a rotary sorter, which amputated the index, middle, and ring fingers. | |||||
2020-02-21 | Atlanta | Georgia | Lyneer Staffing Solutions LLC | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. |
An employee was picking up debris and placing it in refuse bins when a nearby forklift operator reversed without looking and hit two pallets. The pallets hit the employee, who suffered a right leg injury. | |||||
2020-02-14 | Talladega | Alabama | Vulcan Materials Company, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was using a skid-steer to clean up debris and dump it into an over-the-road dump truck. The dump truck's bed was partially raised. The employee exited the skid-steer and stood behind the truck. Hot asphalt flowed from the truck bed onto the employee resulting in second and third degree burns to the hands and face. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-02-06 | Greenville | Mississippi | USG Interiors, LLC | Wrist(s) and arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was attempting to remove debris from inside a kiln. His right wrist and forearm were pulled into a chain and sprocket, sustaining lacerations. | |||||
2020-02-03 | La Fayette | Georgia | Roper Corporation | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was clearing metal debris from a press. The ram came down onto her forearm and broke it in two places. | |||||
2020-01-29 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Cleaning Services Corporation | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
An employee was sweeping debris from the sidewalk when she hit an uneven piece of the sidewalk and fell, fracturing her right knee. | |||||
2020-01-27 | Lenox | Massachusett | Lenox Valley WTF LLC | Ankle(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was scooping debris with a shovel and pitchfork from a pit for a railcar and putting it into the grapple of an excavator when the employee's leg was pinned between the excavator bucket and a section of train track. The employee received a compound fracture of the left ankle. | |||||
2020-01-22 | Chatham | Massachusett | EASTWARD COMPANIES BUSINESS TRUST | Hand(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was operating a table saw to cut wood. When he attempted to clear debris from the saw, his left hand contacted the blade causing lacerations to his left hand that resulted in an amputation. The blade was unguarded and in motion at the time of the incident. | |||||
2020-01-16 | Koshkonong | Missouri | BYO OPERATIONS, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was trying to clear debris from a grinder machine. His left hand was holding the vacuum hose as the plastic bag was about to be sucked into the machine. As he was trying to move it, his fingers slipped through the bars and the grinder paddles amputated three fingertips. | |||||
2020-01-14 | Conyers | Georgia | Cellofoam North America, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was sanding a piece of metal with a disk sander when the clamps holding the piece of metal did not fully engage due to a build-up of debris. The disk sander then amputated the employee's right thumb tip with bone loss. | |||||
2020-01-08 | New Providence | Pennsylvania | Mount Airy Lumber Company | Multiple head locations | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was trying to remove debris from a gang saw. He bent over and the wood became dislodged, hitting his face. He suffered a facial laceration requiring stitches, a concussion, and a nasal bone fracture. | |||||
2020-01-02 | New York | New York | Lendlease (US) Construction, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was loading a debris truck. A 2-by-4 got stuck in the hopper; the employee was guiding it into the truck when it caught his hand against the wall. His left index finger was amputated at the first joint. | |||||
2019-09-13 | Mount Dora | Florida | Curaleaf Florida | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was feeding debris into a trimming machine. The trimmer caught his right hand, lacerating the hand/fingers. | |||||
2019-09-07 | Pensacola | Florida | Armstrong World Industries, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
A technician was in training, performing a check on the wheel abrator. He opened the door on the enclosed equipment to visually inspect and noticed debris at the bottom of the machine. He went to clean out the debris and his left middle and ring fingers made contact with the rotary blades resulting in amputation of the fingers and hospitalization. | |||||
2019-09-05 | Clayton | Ohio | FCA, LLC | Wrist(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee had been cutting wood on a saw machine. While removing debris, the saw blade caused a severe laceration to the employee's wrist. | |||||
2019-09-03 | Corry | Pennsylvania | Diamond Roofing Systems LLP | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level |
Employees were conducting roofing work on a flat roof. Debris was being placed into a dumpster via a chute. An employee entered the dumpster to even out the pile of debris. The employee fell out of the dumpster and landed on the concrete pavement. The employee was hospitalized with a broken vertebra and abrasions to the head, hands and back. |