DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2019-05-23GarlandTexasPenske Truck Leasing, LLCAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersPedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was putting a license plate onto the front of a truck when the truck ran over him and drug him into the wash bay. He was hospitalized with lacerations and a puncture to the face, lacerations to the arms, part of the ear cut off, and multiple internal injuries.
2017-08-31WeslacoTexasDepartment of Homeland Security, Customs and Border ProtectionBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee experienced heat stress and dehydration while on patrol for drug smuggling activities.
2016-10-07PerryvilleMissouriMFA Agri ServicesFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to change the bearings on a fertilizer tender truck's auger and was using a garden hose to loosen the product. The hose became tangled in the auger, which drug his hand into the auger. As a result, his right pinky and part of his ring finger were amputated. He was hospitalized.
2016-07-20Fall RiverMassachusettSOUTH COAST HEALTH SYSTEM GROUPForearm(s)Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee suffered burns to their forearms and dizziness from exposure to a chemotherapy drug (Sevoflurane/Ultane) that had spilled. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-11-17TopekaKansasHME Inc.Foot (feet)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A plate machine operator had his foot on/under the plate machine and the moving gantry on the machine caught his foot and drug it causing a chip fracture and lacerations.
2015-10-03Eau ClaireWisconsinFedEx GroundFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On 10/03/2015, an employee was sorting packages when a jam occurred. While attempting to clear the jam, the employee's right hand got caught by a moving conveyor belt, which drug the hand into a transition plate. The employee's right ring fingertip was amputated.
2015-09-10HuttigArkansasChip Haulers, LLCNonclassifiablePedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee and a coworker were at servicing a truck. The employee was under the truck close to the fuel tanks when the coworker started the truck. The truck moved forward and the rear tandem caught the employee and drug him an unknown distance.
2015-04-19McallenTexasDept of Homeland Security - Customs and Border ProtectionNonclassifiableWater vehicle incident
Two border patrol agents were involved in a boat accident while chasing drug runners.