Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Cincinnati	Oh	Chimney Works & Rocky Mountain Stoves	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was climbing up a 20-foot scaffold to work on a chimney. The employee fell, landing on a wooden deck about 15 feet below and suffering a broken left hip.
2021-11-12	Dallas	Tx	D.T. Read Steel Co., Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was performing deck form installation when he slipped and fell 20 feet, landing on his back. The employee sustained bruising and fractures to his ribs and back after landing on the ground.
2021-11-01	Saint Petersburg	Fl	Pinnacle Services of Pinellas, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was setting up for work on the upper level of a two-story roof when he slipped on moisture that was on the new underlayment. He slid down the roof (6:12 pitch) and fell off the second-story eave, landing on the first-story roof deck, creating a hole in the wood sheathing; he continued falling and landed on the ground below. The employee sustained fractures to his wrist and lower back.
2021-10-28	Clinton	Ok	Frontier Bridge, Inc.	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was on a bridge placing plywood for diaphragm decking. A piece of plywood was blown into him and he fell from the bridge to the ground level about 25 feet below. He suffered fractures to the right leg and foot.
2021-10-24	Norfolk	Va	BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair	Leg(s)	Fall on water vehicle
On 10/24/2021, at approximately 8:05 a.m., an employee was climbing scaffolding on board a ship when he slipped and fell approximately 18 feet to the flight deck below, resulting in a fractured leg.
2021-10-17	Columbus	Oh	Anheuser-Busch	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pushing logs into the pasteurizer bottom deck with their left hand, while their right hand was on the track on a plastic sliding door. As the employee was finishing up the task, the plastic sliding door moved, scraping the right little finger that was in the track and resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-10-13	Griffin	Ga	Transcontinental US LLC	Tooth (teeth)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was changing the print sleeve of a printing deck when they were struck in the face and chest by a metal end cap. The employee suffered lost teeth and potential fractures.
2021-10-12	Corpus Christi	Tx	Kempco Inspection Services, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing up a rough-terrain crane. He hit his hard hat on the jib above him, lost his balance, and fell to the crane deck and then to the ground about 4.5 feet below the deck. He suffered rib fractures.
2021-10-12	Pittsburgh	Pa	Managed Labor Solutions, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping
A temporary employee tripped and fell on pavement in a parking deck area. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-12	Norwood	Ny	Barrett Paving Materials - Norwood Asphalt Plant	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was troubleshooting a problem on the screen deck of a batch plant. To determine if the problem was mechanical or electrical, the employee locked out the system and tried to jog the belts by hand. When he tugged on the belt, the eccentric shaft counterweight swung down, driving the belt toward the sheave. The tips of his right ring and little fingers were pinched between the belt and the sheave, and the ring fingertip was amputated just above the first knuckle.
2021-10-06	Turbotville	Pa	Tradesmen International	Multiple head locations	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was laying steel decking on a roof. The employee fell to the concrete floor about 10 feet below, suffering a head injury and facial fractures.
2021-10-06	Framingham	Ma	Dodge Construction	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was strapping a load to the deck of an open trailer when the ratchet mechanism on a turnbuckle failed and the 3-foot-long load bar struck his abdomen. The employee sustained a contusion and internal injury to his abdomen.
2021-10-05	Viera	Fl	Pre-Con Construction, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee was getting ready to set a piece of pre-cap on a parking deck that was being erected when he lost footing and fell to the level below. The employee's fall protection caught him as he fell and his leg struck against a wall brace, resulting in broken bones in his left foot.
2021-10-02	El Paso	Tx	Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.	Jaw, chin	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee parked a forklift inside a trailer while unloading freight. The employee was adjusting deck bars loaded with freight when a deck bar and freight fell, knocking the employee into the forklift blades. The employee sustained a fractured jaw and lacerations on their mouth; the employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-01	New Orleans	La	Ports America Louisiana LLC	Forearm(s)	Fall on water vehicle
A longshoreman was working on the deck of a vessel. He attempted to climb atop a breakbulk piece using a rigging strap in order to finish rigging it for discharge. The employee's hand slipped and he fell approximately 6 feet to the deck, resulting in a fractured left forearm.
2021-09-27	Dundee	Oh	Walnut Creek Lumber Company, Ltd.	Leg(s)	Fall, slip, trip
At about 10:30 a.m. on September 27, 2021, an employee was descending from the top of a green chain/transfer deck when he slipped and his leg got caught in the transfer deck's chain and sprocket. His leg was broken.
2021-09-07	Fort Smith	Ar	OK FOODS INC.	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was winching cages down to a drop-deck live-haul trailer. The terminal tractor moved in reverse and the employee was pinned between the fifth wheel and the trailer kingpin area. The employee suffered multiple fractures and lacerations.
2021-09-04	San Pedro	Ca	YUSEN TERMINALS INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on water vehicle
On a vessel, an employee stepped into an open manhole and fell to the deck. The employee sustained fractured ribs and a collapsed lung.
2021-09-02	Niobrara	Ne	US Foods Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was removing cases from the side door of the freezer section of a trailer. He fell approximately 4 feet from the trailer deck to the asphalt parking lot, landed on his back, and suffered three broken ribs and an injured tailbone.
2021-08-28	Winter Haven	Fl	Superior Rigging & Erecting Co.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was installing a column and a beam from a grated deck that was 15 feet high. The employee fell to the floor through an opening in the grating that was 4x4 feet and had been removed to stand up the column. The employee suffered a broken back that required hospitalization.
2021-08-28	Branford	Ct	Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman Inc.	Foot (feet)	Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
An employee was assisting in landing the top of a cut-off H-pile that was being hoisted by a crane. When the piece touched down on the deck it slid and rolled as the employee was moving to another area. The bottom of the H-pile pinched the employee's foot against the top of another H-pile resulting in a broken metatarsal.
2021-08-24	Birmingham	Al	Saiia Construction Co LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was operating a zero-turn lawnmower when it ran over a pipe, lodging the pipe between the deck and the ground. As he was trying to remove the pipe, the lawnmower fell and struck his finger. He suffered an amputation.
2021-08-13	S Coffeyville	Ok	Star Pipe USA LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was in the crow's nest of a charge deck operating an overhead crane to break foundry returns in a return pit. A section of gating exited the return pit and struck the employee's lower left leg, resulting in a compound fracture.
2021-08-12	Sandpoint	Id	Bonner County Roofing LLC	Trunk	Other fall to lower level
On August 12, 2021, an employee was installing an ice and water shield on a roof. The employee fell, hitting a deck joist and suffering internal injuries, cracked ribs, and a lacerated chin.
2021-08-04	Chicago	Il	MA Rebar Services, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was welding studs on a bridge deck. During the welding process, a flash occurred causing the employee to fall backward onto the bridge deck. The employee was hospitalized with bruises and contusions.
2021-07-31	Tampa	Fl	Quantem Aviation Services, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was on the tarmac on a deck loader when they began to feel faint, dizzy, and incoherent, resulting in hospitalization for a heat-related illness.
2021-07-29	Miami	Fl	Estes Express Lines Corp.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Nonroadway noncollision incident
An employee was loading pallets of merchandise inside a parked trailer using a forklift. An operator attached his mule to the parked trailer and drove about 10 to 15 feet from the bay deck at the same time as the forklift operator was placing a pallet of merchandise inside the trailer. The employee and the forklift fell to the ground and the employee was hospitalized for a back strain.
2021-07-26	Bath	Ny	The L.C. Whitford Company, Incorporated	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was walking on a board being used as decking while a bridge deck was replaced. The board broke and the employee fell to the ground about 12 feet below, suffering fractures to two vertebrae and the pelvis. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-21	Austin	Tx	Comal County Erectors LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was laying sheet metal decking at a roof elevation. He fell from the roof to a slab of concrete, suffering broken ribs and a broken pelvis.
2021-07-18	Shawano	Wi	AARROWCAST INC	BODY SYSTEMS	Fire
An employee used a 20-pound dry chemical fire extinguisher to extinguish a fire under the furnace on a melt deck. The employee began to have trouble breathing and was hospitalized, suffering from smoke inhalation.
2021-07-13	Sparta	Wi	Century Foods International, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other fall to lower level
On 7/13/2021, an employee was carrying a conveyor roller while walking backward on a catwalk. The employee missed a step while going down the stairs, causing the employee to fall backward. The roller came down onto the employee's fifth digit on the right hand crushing it against the catwalk decking and fracturing it.
2021-07-07	Port Arthur	Tx	Superior Energies, Inc	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
On July 7, 2021, an employee was lifting their left leg up to climb onto the upper scaffold deck for scaffold modification. After stepping up approximately 2 feet to the upper scaffold deck, the employee felt a pain in their abdomen. The employee suffered an inguinal hernia that required hospitalization.
2021-06-30	Blue Springs	Ms	R. J. Corman Railroad Switching Company, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped while transitioning from the railcar loading deck onto the railcar ladder and fell resulting in a fractured right tibia and fibula.
2021-06-29	Alexandria	La	Axion Sales Force	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee working on a roof was attempting to move a piece of metal decking when he fell on top of the metal panel and slid off the roof while on top of the panel 13 feet to the ground. The employee suffered injuries to his head, shoulder, and back.
2021-06-29	Fort Myers	Fl	Mainscape, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was mowing around a lake using a stand-up mower. The employee stepped off the stand when the mower became stuck. The employee was removing grass under the mower deck and their left hand was struck by the blades. The employee sustained the amputation of the pinky fingertip, and the middle and ring fingers up to the first knuckle.
2021-06-16	Oklahoma City	Ok	Wynn Constuction Co., Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was walking the metal decking of a roof when he fell through the decking approximately 13-14 feet to lower level, resulting in a broken wrist, pelvis, femur, and leg.
2021-06-15	Dallas	Tx	Otis Elevator Company	Ankle(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee had just finished installing the traveling cable on an elevator and was standing on the work deck when the hanger failed. As the traveling cable fell, it wrapped around the employee's legs and broke both of his ankles.
2021-06-15	Eden	Wi	Scott Construction Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stepping from a screen deck onto a catwalk. The employee fell over the guardrail and landed on the ground 5.5 feet below. He suffered a broken wrist and a broken left-side pelvis.
2021-06-08	San Diego	Ca	Pacific Ship Repair & Fabrication Inc	Nonclassifiable	Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
An employee was working on a deck immediately behind a hatch. A sailor came up through the hatch, which slipped from the sailor's grasp and fell backwards onto the employee. The employee developed a left-flank hematoma.
2021-06-04	Richland Hills	Tx	Hamilton Form Co Ltd	Brain	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Employees were loading a flatbed trailer with deck slab forms using a 15-ton crane. After the last form was loaded onto the flatbed, two employees climbed on top of the form to unhook the rigging between the form and spreader bar. The spreader bar was hoisted up and the crane began to move toward the east end of the building. The crane boom struck the employee, who was knocked to the ground (about 13 feet below) and suffered a head injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-02	Wilmington	Nc	Logan Marine, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
An employee was standing on the deck of a barge after helping set a 60-foot wooden post in a pile driver mounted on an excavator. The post snapped in two and one section swung back and struck the employee in the back, knocking him to the deck of the barge. The employee suffered skin abrasions and fractured bones in his back and ribs.
2021-05-31	North Port	Fl	P.A.M. Construction, Inc	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee had been decking the roof of a one-story house. He fell to the ground and was hospitalized with a broken femur.
2021-05-30	Pine Bluff	Ar	Evergreen Packaging	Pelvis	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
Four employees were pushing a roll of paper on the paper machine winder deck to clear a conveyor for two defective rolls. They lost control of the roll and it struck one employee resulting in a fractured pelvis that required surgery.
2021-05-26	Albertville	Al	Tyson Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was checking a strapping machine that was not working. The employee raised the platform on the strapping machine from the deck and was caught between one of the rollers and the metal platform. The employee suffered an amputation to the right pinky finger and was hospitalized.
2021-05-25	Tuscaloosa	Al	EZ Distributing Installation Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was dismantling a scaffold and was removing a 24-foot deck from the power unit using a forklift. The deck got hung up and then released and swung around pinching the employee's right leg between the deck and the power unit and fracturing it.
2021-05-24	Rome	Ga	Accountable Care Organization of Floyd Medical Center, LLC.	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking into the building from the parking deck when her shoe got caught on the textured surface and she fell forward. The employee was hospitalized for a subdural hematoma and bruises to the right orbit, chin, and left hand.
2021-05-21	Lakewood	Co	Reed Services LLC	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was mowing a lawn with a riding mower. The mower became stuck on a tree stump. The employee slipped while trying to dislodge it and the employee's feet went under the mower deck. The employee suffered an amputation at the left shin, as well as the amputation of the right big toe.
2021-05-18	Whitewood	Sd	Simon Contractors	Neck and back	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on the second step of a step-ladder unhooking a 4-inch hose. After unhooking the hose, the end of the hose caught his glove pulling the employee off the ladder to the deck two feet below the ladder. The hose continued to pull the employee to the ground approximately 2.5 feet below the stepladder. The employee suffered neck trauma and spinal cord swelling.
2021-05-16	Menasha	Wi	Sonoco	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee had removed a deckle nozzle to change it. It dropped, and as he tried to catch it his glove was caught in the cylinder. He suffered a degloving to the right thumb.
2021-04-29	Waukesha	Wi	Berghammer Corporation	Head and trunk	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
An employee was pouring a concrete floor deck. The decking collapsed and the employee fell about 20 feet to the ground, suffering broken ribs, a broken skull, and a back fracture.
2021-04-28	Orlando	Fl	Batson-Cook Construction Company	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On April 28, 2021, an employee was inspecting steel fixers in the second floor deck of a new hospital. When he stepped on the steel pan section (U-channel), his foot slipped and landed in a 20-inch-deep space between the pans. He suffered a broken left leg and was hospitalized.
2021-04-13	Doral	Fl	R.K. Elite Hydro-Vac Services Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
An employee was walking across a roof when he fell through a section of weak decking and landed on the concrete floor about 30 feet below. He suffered injuries to the wrist, hip, and pelvis.
2021-04-10	Cincinnati	Oh	XPO Logistics Freight	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading a trailer using a forklift. He left the forklift and removed a strap securing freight to the wall on a deck over other freight. One or more of the four beams running from one side of the trailer to the other failed, and the freight fell forward onto him. He suffered a broken fibula and tibia.
2021-04-09	Fargo	Nd	Magnum Contracting, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was climbing an extension ladder with his tools in a bucket. As he reached the top of the ladder and raised the bucket to the third floor, he fell from the ladder onto the decking of the second floor 15 feet below. He suffered a broken vertebra.
2021-04-07	Port Aransas	Tx	Gulf Stream Marine, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was removing a chain binder that was used to secure cargo to a vessel. While working to free the handle of the tension binder from the deck plate using the handle of another binder, the binder suddenly released and struck the employee on the left side of his face and on the right thumb. The employee sustained a fractured right thumb and a laceration on the left cheek.
2021-04-06	Aspen	Co	PINNACLE CONSTRUCTORS AND SPECIALTIES INC	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was positioning a sheet of steel decking when they fell approximately 15 feet through a hole to the lower level. The employee sustained fractures to the head and spine.
2021-03-31	Billerica	Ma	Brunelle Brothers Electric	Ear(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
Two employees were rolling a wooden cable spool that weighed approximately 500 lbs. down a flight of stairs. The employees were in the process of spinning the spool around a stair railing when it suddenly rolled down the stairs and pushed an employee to the second deck. The employee lost consciousness and suffered a partial ear avulsion.
2021-03-22	Auburn	Nh	Universal Drywall	Head, neck, and trunk	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell off a baker scaffold to the wooden deck 39 inches below, suffering head, neck, and back injuries. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-03-20	The Plains	Va	Federal Aviation Administration	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was descending a fixed ladder on the back of an antenna inside a radome. He fell from the ladder to the radome deck about 12 feet below. He suffered a broken heel and a broken rib.
2021-03-17	Marseilles	Il	United States Army Corps of Engineers	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell while getting down out of a crane. The employee landed on decking below and suffered a broken hip.
2021-03-12	Newark	Oh	Owens Corning Fiberglass, LLC	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level
An employee hooked up a high vac to perform routine housekeeping tasks. The employee was walking to turn the high vac on when they fell to the ground and contacted the furnace deck, resulting in a fractured left femur that required hospitalization.
2021-03-08	Burleson	Tx	Golden State Foods	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was working in a clean-in-place room. A circuit was removed that was running a three-step wash on a ketchup deck bulk line, causing hot water and caustic chemicals to escape out of the line and spray the employee. The employee was burned.
2021-03-01	Naples	Fl	Colonial Roofing, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell onto a roof deck and suffered a possible hernia.
2021-02-26	Park Falls	Wi	MIDWEST HARDWOODS CORP.	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On February 26, 2021, an employee was walking from the mill to the maintenance shop when a dislodged log fell from the re-edge deck onto the employee's foot. The employee sustained a crush injury to their left foot, resulting in two fractures.
2021-02-19	Fostoria	Oh	Road and Rail Services	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was exiting the C deck of an auto rack railcar when he slipped and fell to the pavement 12 feet below. He suffered a broken left ankle and was hospitalized.
2021-02-09	Big Spring	Tx	Red Rock Oilfield Services, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee placed a stripper head down on a deck and pinched his thumb between the stripper head and the deck, resulting in a fractured thumb.
2021-02-04	Lexington	Ma	Wood Partners	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was scrapping ice and snow off a deck when they fell through a hole in the deck, resulting in a leg injury that required hospitalization.
2021-02-04	Cincinnati	Oh	GE Aviation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A team of three employees were working to pull a sump pump. An employee sustained an amputation of 4-5 cm. of his finger when his finger was caught between the pump and the deck floor.
2021-02-03	East Moline	Il	Van Pelt Corporation	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
On February 3, 2021, an employee was walking on the deck of a flatbed trailer to put straps on steel tubing. He tripped over a fixed piece of the trailer and fell off to the driveway below, breaking his left ankle. He was hospitalized.
2021-02-01	Sun Prairie	Wi	J.H. Findorff & Son, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee ascended an extension ladder to help guide a bundle of metal decking. The employee fell off the ladder about 9 feet to the next lower working surface and sustained a broken femur.
2021-01-13	Fort Myers	Fl	Synergy Equipment - Fort Myers	Forearm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
At 1:00 p.m. on January 13, 2021, a commercial driver was loading a machine and securing it to a deck. The deck was angled, and when he stood up he lost his balance and fell 4 feet to the pavement. He suffered a broken forearm and was hospitalized.
2021-01-13	Helena	Mt	Petra, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
Employees were replacing a patio door on a second floor. As one of the employees approached the door opening, he stumbled and fell through the opening and off the side of the deck. He landed on the ground 12 feet below and suffered broken ribs. The deck did not have a guardrail at the time.
2021-01-06	Geismar	La	Turner Industries Group	Foot (feet)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
While climbing a ladder on a fixed platform, an employee reached for a handrail to pull himself onto a deck when he fell approximately 8 feet to the lower level, landing on his feet. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left foot.
2021-01-04	Big Spring	Tx	Gesch Contracting, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was unloading bore gel from a trailer when they fell in a hole in the trailer decking, resulting in broken bones in their foot that required surgery.
2020-10-16	Arabi	La	Associated Terminals, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was walking on top of a piece of cargo when the employee stepped through a section of plastic sheeting covering the cargo. The employee fell approximately 14 feet to the steel deck of the ship's hold and fractured their left shoulder, left ankle, and left wrist.
2020-10-12	New Orleans	La	U.S Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) River Operations	Thigh(s)	Fall on water vehicle
An employee on the deck of a marine vessel was attempting to free a jammed mooring line by manually pulling on it. The line popped free, causing the employee to fall backward onto the deck. The employee sustained a broken left femur.
2020-10-06	San Antonio	Tx	R.J. Corman Railroad Switching Company LLC.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was transitioning from the B deck of a rail car to the rail car side ladder. The employee lost his grip on the ladder and fell approximately six feet striking his backside on the hood of a parked shuttle pickup truck.
2020-10-06	Pasadena	Tx	Austin Industrial	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While descending from a crane's deck platform at approximately 68 inches in height, the employee lost balance and fell to the ground. The employee sustained two fractured ribs and a shoulder sprain.
2020-10-06	Orange Beach	Al	All Phase Roofing	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was applying ice and water shield to roof decking when he stepped on a piece of plastic and fell off the roof approximately 20 feet to the ground. The employee sustained broken bones and internal injuries. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
2020-10-06	Tunkhannock	Pa	Herc Rentals Inc.	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking on the deck of a rollback delivery truck. The employee walked around an excavator bucket and fell off the edge of the truck bed, impacting the ground. The employee sustained multiple displaced fractures of the pelvis.
2020-10-05	Sandusky	Oh	August Corso Sons, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On October 5, 2020, a mower operator was trying to make contact with the injured employee. The injured employee was walking toward the mower operator and stepped on the plastic chute on the zero turn mower deck. The mower turned and the injured employee's foot struck the moving blades causing the amputation of a toe.
2020-10-05	Silverdale	Wa	U.S. Navy Trident Refit Facility: Bangor	Lower leg(s)	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was climbing down a ladder to enter a submarine when they fell 6 to 9 feet onto a metal deck. The employee sustained broken legs and internal bleeding in the lower legs resulting in surgical amputation.
2020-10-05	Cape Coral	Fl	Nor-Tech Power Boats, Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
Two employees were preparing a vessel for cleaning. The injured employee was on the deck of the vessel handing pieces of plywood (temporary compartment covers) out of the side dive door to the other employee who was standing on the ground. The injured employee slipped and fell from the boat to the ground and suffered a rib injury.
2020-09-29	Abilene	Ks	PetroChoice Holdings, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was leaving from the rear of a box truck. As he exited the box, the roll-up door dropped and pinched his left ring and middle fingertips against the truck's deck. The fingertips were amputated.
2020-09-28	Fort Myers	Fl	CarMax Auto Superstores Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was unloading vehicles from a car carrier. As he was releasing one of the chains that held a car down, the car rolled backward and the chain caught his glove. His left hand was pinned between the chain and the aluminum deck, and the index finger was injured. He was hospitalized and the finger was medically amputated above the knuckle.
2020-09-24	Ocean Ridge	Fl	Contempo Construction, Inc	Head and trunk	Fall to lower level
An employee was pouring the shower pan and fell from the second floor deck to the ground floor. The employee was hospitalized for fractured ribs and facial fractures.
2020-09-22	Philadelphia	Pa	FedEx	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to reconnect a pin that holds a transition deck to a commander unit when his right index finger was caught between the two pieces of equipment resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-09-21	Sarasota	Fl	Waterproofing Contractors of Florida, LLC	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was power washing a deck and fell to the ground below, breaking a leg.
2020-09-19	Somerville	Ma	Structures Derek International Steel Erectors	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell through a hole in the decking on the ninth floor to the eighth floor below and suffered a compression fracture of two vertebrae and a fractured wrist.
2020-09-12	Lancaster	Pa	LSC Communications US, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
Two employees were loading a roll of paper into a printing press. The decking moved forward as part of the process, and an employee slipped and fell into the resulting opening. The employee suffered a broken tibia.
2020-09-11	Kissimmee	Fl	High Standard Construction, Inc.	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was building a deck. When he approached the edge while installing screws, he fell about 10 feet to the ground. He suffered a left arm/elbow fracture and a right wrist fracture and a possible hip injury.
2020-09-10	Chicago	Il	Tin Man Heating & Cooling, Inc. DBA DCS Mechanical Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
An employee was using a battery operated cut-off saw to cut a hole in the steel deck when the saw ran out of battery. Another employee was going to retrieve a new battery, stepped onto the cut section, and fell through to the concrete deck approximately 21 feet below. The injured employee was hospitalized for a broken leg, pelvis, arm and ribs, a punctured lung and internal bleeding.
2020-09-09	Houston	Tx	Lansdowne-Moody Company	Arm(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Employees were using a forklift to lift a mower deck off a truck. The mower deck slid off the forks, pinning the employee's arm against the truck and breaking it. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2020-09-06	Lake Village	Ar	Bertucci Contracting Corporation	Hand(s)	Fall or jump from water vehicle
On 9/06/2020, a spud barge with an excavator was tied to a deck barge by two steel cables around timber heads, one forward and one aft. As the excavator was removing rock from the deck barge, the deck barge began to sway, creating more tension on the aft cable. At 1:00 PM, the cable slipped over a timber head on the spud barge, released, and struck an employee on the spud barge and propelled them overboard. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the left hand.
2020-09-05	El Paso	Tx	RIiverbend Crane & Rigging, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was tacking metal deck and fell 18 feet through the metal deck roof. The employee sustained injuries to his pelvis and right arm and facial lacerations. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-31	Perrysburg	Oh	Morton Buildings, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was installing plywood/decking in a residential barn's attic. The employee fell to the ground about 14 feet below, suffering injuries to the back and arm, and was hospitalized.
2020-08-25	San Pedro	Ca	FENIX MARINE SERVICES	Nonclassifiable	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was clearing a deck of unlocking poles. The employee fell from a platform to a surface 8 feet below, suffering broken bones.
2020-08-14	Midwest City	Ok	United Steel	Nonclassifiable	Fall to lower level
An employee was laying metal decking on a metal building about 15 feet high. The employee fell off the leading edge to the ground.
2020-08-07	Spartansburg	Pa	Clear Lake Lumber, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working as a helper on a resaw line when a cant became skewed on the live roller deck, causing the cant to stop moving. The employee stepped onto the deck and corrected the alignment of the cant. He turned and was stepping down when he slipped, causing him to fall onto his right hip/leg. He fractured his right femur, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2020-08-05	Crest Hill	Il	Layne Christensen Company	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was stepping from a secured pipe on a trailer deck when he fell to the ground, leading to right-side distal tibia and fibular fractures.