Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-16 | N Attleboro | Ma | Savers | Head | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee became dizzy while cleaning and fell. Her head struck a jewelry peg and then the floor. She suffered a head contusion and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-08-20 | Moore | Ok | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was delivering mail when he became dizzy and nauseated, suffering from possible heat-related illness. | |||||
2021-08-17 | Tampa | Fl | RESOURCE PARTNERING GROUP, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee became dizzy and nauseated while doing underground work. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related illness. | |||||
2021-08-09 | Lynn Haven | Fl | US Postal Services | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
A mail carrier became dizzy and lightheaded on his route. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related illness. | |||||
2021-07-30 | Naples | Fl | Comcast Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee became dizzy while standing on a ladder, working on a communication line. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion. | |||||
2021-07-09 | Cape Coral | Fl | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was delivering mail and felt dizzy from inhaling the exhaust fumes from the delivery truck. | |||||
2021-07-08 | Oklahoma City | Ok | Manhattan Road & Bridge | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee became dehydrated while finishing concrete. The employee felt weak and dizzy and became ill. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-07-01 | Fort Myers | Fl | AutoNation Toyota Fort Myers | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had been repairing a vehicle and felt dizzy and had a rapid heartbeat. The employee was hospitalized for a heat illness. | |||||
2021-06-21 | Manchester | Nh | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee became dizzy and developed a headache while delivering mail. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related illness. | |||||
2021-06-10 | Omaha | Ne | UPS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee developed heat-related dehydration and became dizzy while making deliveries. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-05-03 | Topeka | Ks | The J.M. Smucker Company | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
A maintenance employee was adjusting conveyor tracking bolts at the bottom frame of the conveyor when he began to feel dizzy and grabbed the frame to balance himself. The employee's hand contacted the moving conveyor, resulting in broken bones in his hand that required hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2021-04-25 | Quincy | Ma | Stop and Shop Supermarket | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee became dizzy while doing morning work in a bakery. He fell backwards to the floor and suffered a broken hip. | |||||
2021-03-20 | Far Rockaway | Ny | Bestcare Inc. | Arm(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee became dizzy and fainted in the street while returning to a patient's home from a store. The employee landed on the ground and suffered a broken left arm. | |||||
2021-03-11 | Lubbock | Tx | AT&T Garage | Heel(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was installing wire from a utility pole to a house. He became nauseated and began climbing down, but as he was descending he got dizzy and fell, landing on the ground 14 feet below and suffering a broken heel. | |||||
2021-03-08 | Miami | Fl | Department of Homeland Security | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was performing vigorous activities at work. He became dizzy and began vomiting. He was hospitalized, suffering from low electrolyte levels. | |||||
2021-02-01 | Largo | Fl | Art Headquarters LLC | Hand(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting wood molding on an industrial chop saw. He was using a piece of wood to push out another piece of wood when he felt dizzy and lost balance. He moved forward, pushing the foot pedal down, and the saw blade lacerated his left hand. | |||||
2020-08-28 | Haltom City | Tx | United States Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On August 28, 2020, at 4:15 p.m., a United States Postal Service employee was on his route when he started to feel dizzy and lightheaded. He was hospitalized for heat-related illness. | |||||
2020-08-26 | Rockwall | Tx | Special Products & Manufacturing, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee became dizzy and lost his balance while operating a press brake. While he was getting his balance, the press brake closed on his right hand, crushing the middle and index fingers. | |||||
2020-08-26 | Jacksonville Beach | Fl | United Parcel Service, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On August 26, 2020, a delivery driver became dizzy after making a drop-off. He was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration. | |||||
2020-08-06 | Orlando | Fl | Pinnacle Property Management Services, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Nonclassifiable |
An employee became faint and dizzy while painting in an apartment. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-08-04 | White | Ga | TOYO TIRE NORTH AMERICA MANUFACTURING INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee became dizzy and nauseated and lost consciousness. He was hospitalized, suffering from kidney failure due heat-related illness. | |||||
2020-07-17 | Mckinney | Texas | Nature Nates | Lower leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was reversing a forklift into a parking spot when the employee became dizzy and lost control of the forklift. The employee collided with a rack and sustained a lower left leg fracture and laceration. | |||||
2020-07-05 | Rothschild | Wisconsin | TC Lodging Partners | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee became dizzy while descending a water park tower, falling down three stairs and hitting her middle back and the back of her head. | |||||
2020-06-04 | Corpus Christi | Texas | LaborMAX Staffing | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was folding linens and moving items at a warehouse where the temperature was 86.5 degrees F. Suffering from heat stress, the employee became dizzy and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-05-13 | Boynton Beach | Florida | Crossmark, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was setting 20 lb. charcoal bags at a Publix supermarket when the employee felt dizzy and fell to the floor, suffering a cracked rib and minor cuts to the face and hands. | |||||
2020-05-07 | El Paso | Texas | United Parcel Services (UPS) | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
A delivery driver became dizzy and vomited, suffering from heat-related dehydration. | |||||
2020-04-30 | Cincinnati | Ohio | People Working Cooperatively | BODY SYSTEMS | Nonclassifiable |
While working in a space to unclog a sewer line, an employee became hot, dizzy and nauseated, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2020-04-29 | Saratoga Springs | New York | Wesley Health Care Center, Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was labeling clothing using heat transfer labels. She smelled a chemical smell, then felt dizzy and weak, and experienced numbness on her left side. | |||||
2020-03-12 | Big Sandy | Texas | MAC Transportation Ltd. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet |
An employee became dizzy while oiling a fifth wheel, fell, and injured his back. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-02-27 | Logan | West Virgini | Logan Regional Medical Center | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was moving furniture on a loading dock. The employee felt dizzy and fell backwards three feet off the loading dock to the ground. The employee sustained bleeding on the brain. | |||||
2020-02-22 | Madison | Alabama | Walmart Stores, Inc | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
After assisting a customer, an employee became dizzy and stumbled to the floor, hitting their head on a shopping cart. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-02-22 | Eufaula | Alabama | Felder Services, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
Two employees were cooking in the kitchen when they became dizzy and faint and had headaches. The employees were transported to the hospital for treatment of carbon monoxide poisoning due to a malfunctioning exhaust hood. | |||||
2019-09-18 | Newington | Connecticut | PCX AeroStructures, LLC | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was putting carboard boxes into a compactor when he became dizzy and fell, striking his head on the ground. | |||||
2019-09-18 | Huntsville | Alabama | Wilson Pena Construction | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was installing siding at an apartment complex when he became dizzy and fell off the roof, hitting his head and injuring his neck. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-09-17 | Holden | Louisiana | Ferrara Fire Apparatus, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was working in the field, servicing customer fire trucks at their location. The employee began to feel dizzy and disoriented. He left the work site and drove himself home. He was hospitalized later that evening for heat stress. | |||||
2019-09-11 | Belle Glade | Florida | Martinez and Sons Trucking, Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee became dizzy while planting sugar cane and was hospitalized, suffering from heat stress. | |||||
2019-08-14 | San Antonio | Texas | FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
While driving, an employee began to feel dizzy and unwell. The employee suffered from heat stroke. | |||||
2019-08-10 | Dallas | Texas | Taylor Farms Texas, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was refilling a container of chemicals when the employee became dizzy and could not breathe due to exposure to chlorine gas. | |||||
2019-08-07 | Austin | Texas | CVII-Shoreline LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was walking around the property when he became dizzy and had to sit down. He was hospitalized due to heat stress. | |||||
2019-07-30 | Apopka | Florida | FINFROCK DESIGN-MANUFACTURE-CONSTRUCT, LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was setting up a precast concrete form when he began to feel dizzy and nauseous. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2019-07-18 | Erie | Pennsylvania | Turner Construction Company | Brain | Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system |
An employee was working on a beam about 12 feet from ground level, prepping for welding operations. He became lightheaded and dizzy due to the heat and fell from the beam. His personal fall arrest system stopped him from falling to the ground, but his head struck the beam. He lost consciousness and was hospitalized. | |||||
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. | |||||
2019-07-15 | Austin | Texas | Schwartz Plumbing Company, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had been shoveling sand when he felt light-headed and dizzy and fell to his knees. The employee suffered from dehydration and heat illness. | |||||
2019-07-11 | San Marcos | Texas | Webber LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee became dizzy while building forms along an interstate. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2019-07-09 | Wichita Falls | Texas | Combined Transport, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was loading a trailer when he became dizzy and sat down. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized for heat stress. | |||||
2019-07-03 | Bogart | Georgia | UNITED PARCEL SERVICE | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
After delivering packages, an employee became dizzy and light-headed due to heat stress and dehydration. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-06-28 | Chatham | Illinois | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was hospitalized for dehydration after feeling dizzy and lightheaded while on his route. | |||||
2019-06-28 | Horizon City | Texas | Kinder Morgan Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was cleaning oil off the floor of a turbine unit with a pressure washer at a compressor station when he began to feel dizzy and later experienced headaches. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion. | |||||
2019-06-26 | Englewood | Colorado | Dish Network | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was working outside around noon, putting up a satellite dish outside a house, when he started feeling dizzy and nauseated. He came off his ladder to stand on the ground and was walking to a van to sit in the shade and drink water when he passed out. He was hospitalized for possible dehydration. | |||||
2019-06-15 | Houston | Texas | Longhorn Glass Manufacturing, L.P. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On 6/15/2019, an employee was observing glass-making machines, removing jammed bottles, performing housekeeping, and lubricating equipment when he began feeling weak and dizzy from heat stress. He was hospitalized with dehydration and acute kidney failure. | |||||
2019-06-11 | Davie | Florida | The Davey Tree Expert Co. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee felt dizzy and had cramps while conducting landscaping operations. He rested to the end of the shift and was later hospitalized for heat illness. | |||||
2019-06-06 | Dade City | Florida | CDR Resources | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was inside a truck counting the load and started feeling dizzy and fainted due to possible heat exhaustion. | |||||
2019-06-03 | Vero Beach | Florida | Michael Kevin Walsh Roofing Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
A roofer felt dizzy and nauseous. He was hospitalized for heat related injuries. | |||||
2019-05-30 | Baltimore | Maryland | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee became dizzy from heat stress while driving a mail vehicle. | |||||
2019-05-29 | Sarasota | Florida | United Parcel Service, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was working on a package delivery truck inside the shop when he started to feel dizzy and lightheaded and then fell to the ground. He was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2019-05-20 | Gorham | Maine | Stanley Black and Decker | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure |
An employee felt dizzy and lightheaded while working in the black oxide room with chemicals. The employee was hospitalized with chemical burns to the lungs, chemical irritation, and skin blisters. | |||||
2019-04-18 | Quantico | Virginia | Federal Bureau of Investigations Academy | BODY SYSTEMS | Multiple types of overexertions and bodily reactions |
Employee 1 was hospitalized after becoming dizzy and having a headache during SWAT training. Employee 2 was hospitalized after completing SWAT training having possibly suffered a seizure. | |||||
2018-08-28 | Cape Girardeau | Missouri | HARBOUR FREIGHT TOOLS | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee was helping a customer load a product when he tripped over a sidewalk, injuring his knee on the ground. Feeling dizzy and short of breath, he was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-08-24 | Yonkers | New York | Progressive Insurance | Foot (feet) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee got dizzy while walking and fell, striking her head against the wall and suffering two fractures to her left foot. | |||||
2018-08-23 | Southport | North Caroli | Baker Roofing | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was on his hands and knees, doing maintenance work on a roof. He stood up, became dizzy and then fell off the roof, landing 12-15 feet below. He suffered broken ribs, a broken pelvis, a head contusion, and a cut to his right little finger. At the time of the incident, the employee's harness that was not tied off. | |||||
2018-08-17 | Saint Louis | Missouri | SAM'S CLUB | BODY SYSTEMS | Nonclassifiable |
An employee became dizzy and sick while working in a meat room, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-08-16 | Houston | Texas | CPC Logistics, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was unloading a trailer of freight into a store when he became dizzy and took a break. While drinking a sports drink in the shade, he immediately vomited and shortly after passed out. He was hospitalized for heat illness. | |||||
2018-08-09 | Charlestown | Rhode Island | Cardi Construction Corporation | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was helping another employee install bridge beams on a construction site on a hot, humid day when he began to feel dizzy and lightheaded. He then began to experience muscle cramping and vomiting and required hospitalization due to dehydration. | |||||
2018-08-09 | Deltona | Florida | Bellsouth Telecommunications LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was splicing a telecommunication line on a pit when he became dizzy and nauseous due to heat-related illness, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-07-18 | Katy | Texas | Storm Water Solutions | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was working outside weed eating a pond area when he became dizzy and unresponsive due to heat stress and dehydration. | |||||
2018-07-09 | Deerfield Beach | Florida | Allied Universal Security | BODY SYSTEMS | Nonclassifiable |
A security guard was feeling faint and dizzy and was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-06-20 | Augusta | Georgia | Landscapes Unlimited | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was performing landscaping work when he began feeling dizzy and unwell. He was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2018-06-19 | Saint Petersburg | Florida | Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee felt dizzy and nauseous after working in a cooling tower. He collapsed, blacked out, and then vomited. He was hospitalized for dehydration and a fractured left big toe. | |||||
2018-06-14 | Woodville | Mississippi | Southern Packaging | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
An employee became dizzy from heat while stacking lumber and reached out to regain balance. While reaching out, the employee's left middle finger was caught in a chain and sprocket, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
2018-05-31 | Omaha | Nebraska | LOZIER CORPORATION | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee became hot and dizzy while working at a machine, potentially due to heat stress. | |||||
2018-05-23 | El Paso | Texas | Customs and Border Protection-U.S. Border Patrol | BODY SYSTEMS | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was conducting training when he became dizzy and experienced blurry vision, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-05-22 | Conroe | Texas | Savage Services | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was helping to move a railcar using a locomotive when the employee became dizzy and lightheaded. | |||||
2018-05-16 | Westwego | Louisiana | Turner Industries | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was using an elevator to bring materials to co-workers. He had been at work for about 1 hour when he started feeling dizzy due to a possible heat-related illness. | |||||
2018-05-14 | Cincinnati | Ohio | United States Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee became dizzy and overheated while delivering mail. | |||||
2018-04-27 | Wilmington | Delaware | Toll Bros, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was using a gas-powered pressure washer inside the basement of a residential construction site to wash out the concrete floor when he started to feel dizzy and was overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-04-02 | Doral | Florida | S & J Plastering, Inc. | Multiple head locations | Other fall to lower level |
While installing decorative stone on an exterior wall, an employee became dizzy and fell from a 6-foot ladder to the ground, suffering lacerations and possible fractures on the face and head. | |||||
2017-10-09 | Estero | Florida | Pinnacle Landscapes, Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee became sick and dizzy while using a backpack leaf blower, requiring hospitalization for dehydration. | |||||
2017-09-13 | Millville | New Jersey | Lyneer Staffing | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
While working on the packing line, an employee felt dizzy and fell to their knees. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration due to heat. | |||||
2017-08-29 | Palmetto | Florida | Georgia Right-of-Way Company | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was dragging cut tree limbs to a chipper when he became dizzy and cramped up. He was hospitalized for heat-related illness. | |||||
2017-07-29 | Houston | Texas | U.S. Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was delivering mail and became dizzy and sweaty. The employee was hospitalized for a dehydration related injury. | |||||
2017-07-26 | Milton | Pennsylvania | International Packaging & Specialties | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was stacking finished 12 packs on a pallet. He complained of being dizzy and went to the hospital where he was admitted with carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. | |||||
2017-07-22 | Conroe | Texas | Swift Transportation Co. Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Fall, slip, trip |
While unloading a truck, an employee became dizzy and fell twice due to possible heat illness. | |||||
2017-07-21 | Columbia | Pennsylvania | UPS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was delivering packages when he became dizzy and started shaking. He was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2017-07-15 | Cohoes | New York | T & T Inc. of New York | Nonclassifiable | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
While conducting maintenance and repairs to the building, an employee became dizzy and fainted, falling into a pile of scrap metal. The employee suffered multiple fractures and lacerations, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-07-12 | Fort Worth | Texas | United States Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee experienced heat-related illness after delivering mail. He became dizzy and felt faint, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-07-12 | Neenah | Wisconsin | NEENAH FOUNDRY COMPANY | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was working on the melt deck in a foundry. The employee was chipping out a liner with a chip gun and replacing the lining in the spout when he felt dizzy and began to throw up on the floor. His condition worsened and he began sweating profusely and was not lucid. He was hospitalized with an acute kidney injury as the result of heat-related illness. | |||||
2017-06-17 | Woonsocket | Rhode Island | BRAPCO, Inc. | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
On 6/17/2017, an employee was installing vinyl siding from a ladder when he felt dizzy and fainted. He fell approximately 10 feet from the ladder, breaking several ribs and his spine. | |||||
2017-06-16 | Austell | Georgia | CARAUSTAR ICPG, INC. | Arm(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was walking from one section of the facility to another when he became dizzy and fell to the sidewalk, fracturing both arms. | |||||
2017-06-12 | Delano | Pennsylvania | Heim Construction | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee climbed a ladder onto an unguarded level below the work level when he became dizzy and blacked out from dehydration and fatigue. He fell about 6 feet onto the concrete below, suffering head injuries, a fractured clavicle, and broken ribs. | |||||
2017-06-04 | Ocala | Florida | US Postal Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
On June 3, 2017, at approximately 11:30 a.m., an employee was delivering mail when she felt dizzy and suffered an upset stomach. She was hospitalized for heat stress. | |||||
2017-06-04 | Midland | Texas | Pro Petro Services | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was exposed to hydrochloric acid vapors while hooking up hoses to pump chemicals. The employee became dizzy and required hospitalization. Proper PPE was not worn at the time of the incident. | |||||
2017-05-24 | Defiance | Ohio | WFF Facility Services | Multiple head locations | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee was cleaning a stairwell when she became dizzy and fell backward, striking her head. She fractured her skull and orbital bone. | |||||
2017-05-21 | Beaumont | Mississippi | HOOD INDUSTRIES, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was stacking wood near a dryer when he became dizzy and started to feel ill. He was overheated and needed to be hospitalized overnight. | |||||
2017-05-11 | Braselton | Georgia | Williams-Sonoma, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had been at work since 7:00 a.m., unpacking boxes and building furniture on the dock, when he felt dizzy and collapsed. He was hospitalized for dehydration. | |||||
2017-05-06 | Pierce | Colorado | Bonnie Plants | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
The employee was working in a greenhouse. As he was bending down to pick up a flat of plants weighing approximately three pounds, he became dizzy and passed out. Heat may have been a factor, but the exact cause for the employee's illness is unknown. | |||||
2017-03-07 | Atkinson | Nebraska | AZZ Galvanizing-Nebraska | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was lightheaded and dizzy at work. The employee was hospitalized and treated for dehydration. | |||||
2017-02-26 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | GCA Services Group of North Carolina, Inc. | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was putting a label on a box. When he stood up, he felt dizzy and blacked out. He fell backwards and hit his head on the concrete. | |||||
2017-02-24 | Pendergrass | Georgia | Wayne Farms, LLC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was carrying a box of supplies (approximately 10 lbs.) and became dizzy and fell causing a hip injury that required surgery. | |||||
2017-01-24 | Dothan | Alabama | Dunbarton Corporation | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was trying to hang a part on the paint line while standing on a platform approximately 2 feet high. The employee got dizzy and fell on the concrete floor fracturing his left femur. | |||||
2017-01-24 | China Grove | Texas | LONE STAR BAKERY INC. PLANT 1 | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
An employee was checking the fried pie line when he felt dizzy and his hand got caught in the pie line rollers. The employee's fingers were degloved. |