Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Orlando	Fl	Averitt Express Inc.	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A driver was using a pallet jack to move a pallet to the back of a trailer when a slat broke on the pallet and caused the pallet jack to tilt. The driver fell off the back of the trailer about 4 feet to the pavement. The driver sustained an open fracture to the right elbow that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-11-16	Fort Worth	Tx	Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
On November 16, 2021, an employee was standing on a work platform to clean out an equipment bay on the side of on an aircraft. The employee walked across the platform to retrieve equipment and stepped off an area of the platform that was unprotected due to a retracted slide out. His elbow struck the work platform, resulting in an elbow fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.
2021-11-15	Miles	Tx	Lone Star Farmers Cooperative	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's right arm contacted a cotton processing machine, resulting in amputation above the elbow.
2021-11-15	Beulah	Nd	Dakota Gasification Company	Upper extremities	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was inspecting a coal conveyor belt. The idler pulley system caught the employee's clothing and pulled in the employee's arm up to the elbow. The employee suffered multiple fractures and lacerations and was hospitalized.
2021-11-13	Bridgeport	Ct	C & W Services	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
Two employees had just finished placing signs on a sidewalk. A vehicle jumped the curb and struck both employees. Both were hospitalized; one suffered fractures in the hand, elbow, fingers, and lower back, as well as a shoulder injury.
2021-11-12	Bainbridge	Ga	Elberta Crate & Box Company	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee operating a wood chipper was attempting to stop the belt from slipping by spreading sawdust on the belt. The employee's arm was pulled into the chipper and was amputated at the elbow.
2021-11-12	Seekonk	Ma	Estes Express Lines	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell in the yard, landing on the ground and suffering an elbow injury that required surgery.
2021-11-11	Leola	Pa	3B Services, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was removing bolts from a boiler door. The employee fell to the ground, suffering a chipped bone in the elbow as well as a possible triceps injury and a possible concussion.
2021-11-05	Clifton	Tx	CLIFTON MOULDING CORP.	Multiple trunk locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was shoveling dust at a mill house. His clothing caught on the rotating shaft of a hammer mill, and he was pulled toward the machine and thrown to the ground. He suffered four fractured ribs, a fractured iliac crest, a lacerated kidney, and contusions to his elbow and leg, all on the right side of his body. He was hospitalized.
2021-11-04	Delhi	La	Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was replacing parts of a pipeline system. The employee pulled a pipeline marker pole from the ground, which made a deep void in the soil. When he reached into the hole to grab the leads, a copperhead snake bit the inside of his right elbow.
2021-11-03	Lake Charles	La	Gallo Mechanical, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was operating a scissor lift from about 20 feet in the air. A boom lift struck the scissor lift, which tipped over. The employee fell with the scissor lift, landing on the concrete floor and suffering a broken pelvis, broken lower vertebrae, a broken left elbow, and a brain bleed. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-01	Mechanicsburg	Pa	Leer Electric, Inc	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was pulling wire from an attic when he slipped and fell through the drywall ceiling to the floor, about 7 or 8 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his elbow and ribs, as well as possible lung damage.
2021-10-30	Kingston	Ma	ALVIN HOLLIS & CO., INC.	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell while descending a customer's basement stairs on a service call. The employee sustained a fractured elbow.
2021-10-29	Grand Cane	La	DT Midstream	Forearm(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
A pig was being run through a pipeline. Residual pressure forced the pig out of the barrel and it struck a door that had just been opened, which in turn struck an employee on the left arm. The employee suffered a compound fracture just below the elbow and was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2021-10-20	Arlington	Tx	QFC Plastics	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing steps to reach a machine hopper when she slipped and fell to the floor, landing on her elbow. The employee suffered a dislocated elbow.
2021-10-18	Lawton	Ok	Oklahoma Coring & Cutting, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was in a scissor lift cutting a concrete section. The section struck the scissor lift causing it to tip over. The employee suffered a broken nose (caused by a collision with the lift) and fractures to the left elbow and right wrist (caused when the employee struck the ground).
2021-10-18	Parma	Oh	Mack Plumbing & Hydronics Inc	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was about to climb a ladder down from a roof. His shoes, wet with dew from the roof, slipped on the first rung of the ladder. He fell to the ground below and suffered a fractured/dislocated elbow and a fractured knee.
2021-10-18	Oakdale	Ny	Modern Italian Bakery of West Babylon, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was exiting a trailer when he fell to the ground, suffering contusions to the left hip and left elbow, as well as a fracture to the left tibia that required surgery.
2021-10-15	Birmingham	Al	MarJam Supply Company	Elbow(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was helping to spot for a flatbed truck that was backing up beside a boom truck. The employee's right arm was pinned between the two truck beds; the elbow was crushed and fractured. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-14	Olive Branch	Ms	Blankenship Change Consulting	Elbow(s) and arms(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over an 18-inch-high guardrail and fell, landing on the floor and suffering a broken left arm and dislocated left elbow.
2021-10-08	Apopka	Fl	Matthews International Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using an automatic pipe threading machine. He attached a 7-inch pipe to the other side of the elbow and started the machine. His right index fingertip was crushed between the pipe and the machine's left support arm.
2021-10-07	Grapevine	Tx	Gamestop	Elbow(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was on a ladder putting up a poster on a glass front. The ladder started to slip. He jumped off, landed on his arm, and suffered a broken elbow.
2021-10-07	Fairview Heights	Il	DNO Dba Dillard's	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking when they fell to the marble floor, resulting in a right elbow compound fracture.
2021-10-06	Cambridge	Ma	Harvard University	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was carrying a stack of ceramic dishes in a dish room. The employee tripped over a bucket of sanitizer solution, stored on top of an upside-down milk crate. She fell to the floor, suffering a broken right hip and a lacerated right elbow.
2021-10-01	West Palm Beach	Fl	DuraServ Corp. dba Overhead Door of South Florida	Elbow(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was on a lift when he released a lift control. The lift fell and struck his right elbow. The employee suffered a contusion and musculoskeletal injury to his right elbow, and bacterial infections on his right elbow and forearm.
2021-09-30	Aurora	Mo	Cintas Facility Services	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee stepped on a tool on the floor and fell, suffering a broken and dislocated left elbow.
2021-09-24	Mount Union	Pa	Bonney Forge Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was stamping part nomenclature on metal elbows. The employee's right index finger was caught between the part and the die, and the fingertip was amputated by the stamping machine.
2021-09-21	Cape Coral	Fl	AJ BUILDING CONTRACTORS, LLC	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Two employees were working on the roof of a two-story residential home. They were aligning sun trusses. They had a ladder on each end and were on the ladders holding the bottoms of the trusses, about 3-4 feet high. The trusses began to shift and several fell, creating a domino effect. The employees were knocked to the ground, together suffering a dislocated/fractured elbow, a forehead laceration, and a dislocated/fractured toe. They were hospitalized.
2021-09-20	Fairfield	Oh	Salo, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While working in a client's home, an employee reached to turn on a light switch and fell down the basement stairs approximately 4 steps to the concrete floor. The employee sustained fractures to the right wrist, elbow, and knee, and a laceration to the face.
2021-09-18	Saint Augustine	Fl	Coastal Roofing, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped while coming down a ladder and fell to the ground, suffering a broken right elbow.
2021-09-14	Westerville	Oh	SDV Transport Inc	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down stairs while carrying a large package, suffering a broken elbow.
2021-09-08	Boardman	Oh	ATC Healthcare Services	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking back to her office, carrying three bottles, when she tripped and fell over a floor tile that was missing a piece. She fell on her right knee, left arm, and left elbow; she was hospitalized, requiring surgery to the arm.
2021-09-07	Macungie	Pa	MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED	Upper arm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up a forklift. As it turned, his right upper arm was pinched between it and a material storage rack. He suffered a deep tissue avulsion above the elbow.
2021-09-04	Augusta	Me	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was scanning a patient's wrist band when her foot was caught in the loop of a bed lift. She tripped and fell to the floor, shattering her elbow and hitting her head.
2021-09-01	Rochester	Ny	Flower City Habitat for Humanity	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing a window screen outside a two-story house. The ladder he was on fell, and he fell with it, landing on the ground and suffering bruising to a back vertebra, a broken elbow, and multiple body bruises. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-31	Emmaus	Pa	Seedway, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
While moving from a fixed ladder to a roof, an employee slipped and fell. The employee landed on the concrete ground about 15 feet below and suffered a dislocated elbow, a broken wrist, a dislocated knee, multiple broken ribs, and cuts to the chin and head.
2021-08-31	Miami	Fl	A. M. Best Roofing Inc.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a roof to the cement driveway below, suffering a broken wrist and cuts to the chin and elbow.
2021-08-24	Decatur	Ga	SD CAPITAL, INC.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Shooting by other person-intentional
A pizza delivery employee was approaching a customer's residence when he was shot from behind by assailants attempting a robbery. He sustained bullet wounds from a handgun in the right knee and right elbow and was hospitalized.
2021-08-20	Syracuse	Ny	Americold Logistics LLC	Elbow(s) and arms(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking to a parking area. He fell while stepping off a curb, landing on the pavement and breaking his elbow and humerus.
2021-08-19	Chicago	Il	Mars Wrigley Confectionary US, LLC	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was standing on a portable stair platform, using a flashlight to see if there was a water leak under a conveyor. Her left lower arm was caught between the conveyor belt and a roller. She suffered three fractures to the lower left arm between the wrist and elbow.
2021-08-19	Big Pine Key	Fl	ARCHDIOCESE OF MIAMI, INC.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level
At about 3:00 p.m. on August 19, 2021, an employee was on a ladder, hanging artwork on a church wall. A volunteer leaned on the opposite side of the ladder, trying to support the employee, and the ladder destabilized. The employee fell to the floor and suffered a broken right shoulder, as well as a contusion to his right elbow.
2021-08-18	Jasper	Ga	AMICALOLA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was cleaning the elbow of a transformer when he suffered electrical contact burns to the left hand and flash burns to the right hand.
2021-08-11	Schiller Park	Il	Gate Gourmet, Inc.	Elbow(s) and arms(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee stepped into the rear of a catering truck when the truck drove away from the loading dock and the employee fell backward out of the truck, resulting in a left arm and elbow dislocation.
2021-08-07	Round Rock	Tx	TDIndustries, Inc	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Three employees were installing a no-hub band over a 12-inch cast iron 90-degree elbow and a stub that went to a roof drain. The no-hub band broke during installation, and they descended in a lift to get a new one. The elbow fell down on one of the employees from about 20 feet above. It struck his head, which caused him to fall and hit his head on the toe board of the scissor lift. The employee sustained injuries to the head, neck/spine, and shoulder.
2021-08-06	Chesterfield	Mo	MERS GOODWILL INDUSTRIES	Brain	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee tripped and fell on sidewalk steps while walking from her vehicle to a building. Her knee, elbow, and forehead hit the concrete sidewalk. She was hospitalized due to a possible brain bleed.
2021-08-03	Charleston	Wv	SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS, INC.	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee slipped while leaving the cab of a tractor-trailer, falling backward to the ground and suffering a broken elbow.
2021-07-29	Elwood	Il	STEPAN COMPANY	Elbow(s) and arms(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was walking down a paved road when they fell and landed on their right arm/elbow.
2021-07-28	Columbus	Tx	KW International	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down a ladder from a platform on a pressure vessel. The employee fell at the second rung of the ladder, landing on the floor and suffering a broken left elbow. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-28	Denver	Co	Apollo Sheet Metal, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was loading a gang box onto a truck for delivery to a job site. The employee went to jump from the truck to the concrete floor about 38 inches below, but did not clear the lift gate and tumbled forward. His left elbow struck the floor and was broken. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-27	Boca Raton	Fl	Acousti Engineering Company	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking on stilts to install a grid when he tripped over an item and fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured elbow and lacerated forearm.
2021-07-26	Fairless Hills	Pa	Tavo Packaging, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee lost consciousness due to heat, fell to the floor, and suffered a broken elbow.
2021-07-24	Salado	Tx	Bartlett Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was helping a crew change a transformer. The line section had just been isolated when the tip broke off an elbow, causing the employee to be shocked and suffer burns to the left foot.
2021-07-23	Saint Louis	Mo	Monro, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level
An employee fell down in a parking lot, suffering face and elbow contusions.
2021-07-19	Blue Mound	Tx	Carvana LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was moving a motor vehicle in the company parking lot. The employee exited the vehicle, slipped on the ground that was wet from the rain, and fell between the open vehicle door and the door frame. The vehicle began to roll backward, dragging the injured employee. The employee sustained injuries to the knee, elbow and side.
2021-07-17	Yellville	Ar	American Stitchco Inc.	Forearm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was unclogging a blower machine that breaks down poly-cotton blend fibers. A cylinder inside the machine was still spinning and pulled the employee's right hand in. The right arm was amputated up to the elbow and the employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-13	Belvidere	Il	Walmart Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was helping a customer at the self check out register and as she was walking away she tripped over the corner of the register and fell onto her right side. The employee sustained a fractured right hip and a right elbow laceration.
2021-07-09	Houston	Tx	Acme Truck Line, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was changing an airbag on a truck. He slipped and fell, suffering a dislocated elbow and a wound on his arm. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-09	East Liberty	Oh	NEX Transport, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
On July 9, 2021, an employee was staging a train of empty rolling carts when he lost his balance and fell to the concrete floor, resulting in a fractured right elbow.
2021-07-08	Fargo	Nd	Miller Insulation Co., Inc.	Elbow(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment
An employee was installing pipes and ducts in an attic space. His elbow struck a metal frame and was injured.
2021-07-01	Miami	Fl	JC & A Electrical Contractors, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working on a crane's power. He went to turn on the disconnect and it backfired. He sustained an electric shock and burns to his abdominal area and left elbow.
2021-06-30	Clearwater	Fl	Duncan Construction Corp.	Multiple upper extremities locations	Trip over an object without fall
An employee was carrying a bucket of hot roofing tar. He was walking to the back of the building when the wind blew a tarp into his path and onto his feet. The employee stumbled and hot tar fell out of the bucket, landing on the employee's arms, from the elbows to the hands. The employee sustained third and fourth degree burns requiring surgery.
2021-06-30	Flushing	Ny	KAG Merchant Gas Group, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was checking the lowboy trailer and preparing to make a delivery. The employee slipped while climbing down the wet steps of the trailer and fell 3-4 feet. The employee landed on a small step stool at the bottom of the ladder and sustained two rib fractures, a lumbar compression fracture, and a left elbow contusion.
2021-06-22	Mustang	Ok	Dale Rodgers Training Center	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and fell, suffering an elbow injury.
2021-06-21	Holcomb	Ks	Tyson Fresh Meats	Upper arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was euthanizing a cow with a pneumatic knocking tool when the cow swung its head and pushed the tool toward the employee. The tool triggered and its pin struck the employee in the left elbow, resulting in a broken humerus bone.
2021-06-20	Johnstown	Oh	Daybreak Foods, Inc.	Upper arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning off a manure belt when the belt grabbed onto his hand, resulting in an amputation of the right arm above the elbow.
2021-06-19	Macon	Ga	Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA	Elbow(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
Two employees were putting an unframed glass mirror into a trash gaylord. The mirror broke and lacerated an employee's inner right elbow.
2021-06-14	Selinsgrove	Pa	Durabuilt Homes LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On June 14, 2021, at approximately 11:00 AM, an employee was on a mezzanine handing a tool to a co-worker beneath him. The top rail of the mezzanine's guardrail broke and the employee fell 9 feet to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the left hip and left elbow.
2021-06-11	Jackson	Nj	Shop Rite of Jackson	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking down a hallway in the office when they slipped and fell sustaining a fractured right knee and right elbow.
2021-06-09	Wallingford	Ct	Amazon	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On June 9, 2021, an employee tripped and fell over the edge of a concrete parking lot block stopper. The employee suffered injuries to the head, right elbow, and right wrist and was hospitalized for wrist surgery.
2021-06-07	Westerville	Oh	West-Camp Press, Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was backing away from a desk when she tripped on a pallet and fell, hitting the metal shelving under a nearby work table with her right elbow and the right side of her rib cage. She suffered three broken ribs, scrapes and bruises to the elbow, and a possible partially collapsed lung.
2021-06-05	Lake Buena Vista	Fl	Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc.	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On June 5, 2021, an employee was stocking merchandise when she tripped over a hand truck she had been using. She fell to the floor, breaking her elbow. She was hospitalized.
2021-06-05	Greeley	Co	JBS Foods, Inc	Upper arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Employees were attaching bungee cords to keep hides separated between carcasses. Two S-hooks on a bungee cord became entangled and began stretching. As an employee drew her knife to cut the bungee cords apart, the knife lacerated another employee’s left arm above the elbow.
2021-06-01	Montgomery	Al	Dixie Electric, Plumbing and Air	Elbow(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A crew drilled a hole in the ground for a power pole. While the auger was being lifted, the sling snapped and struck an employee on the right arm, resulting in a fractured elbow.
2021-06-01	Augusta	Ga	Georgia Power Company	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
After repairing a casing on a power line, an employee was making a connection to energize a distribution line. The employee was shocked, suffering second- and third-degree burns to the face and left elbow.
2021-05-27	Schaumburg	Il	CMS Nextech	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was servicing a rooftop AC unit. While descending the roof's fixed ladder, he slipped and the employee fell onto his right side. The employee suffered a displaced elbow fracture.
2021-05-19	Chillicothe	Tx	Caprock Home Health Services, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was assisting a patient having a seizure. The patient began to fall and the employee tried to catch the patient. This resulted in both the patient and employee falling to the ground. The employee fell on and broke both of their elbows.
2021-05-18	Palm Beach	Fl	ORIJE SERVICES & MAINTENANCE LLC	Upper arm(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was carrying a large piece of glass during a demolition job. The glass slipped out of his hand and cut his right arm above the elbow. He lost consciousness after receiving the laceration.
2021-05-15	Warner Robins	Ga	LDW Technical Services	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee slipped while climbing down a ladder and fell about 12 ft. to the ground, suffering a broken left elbow, a broken lower right leg, and a bruised heel.
2021-05-12	Bridgeton	Mo	MIDWEST BLOCK & BRICK COMPANY	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning dust off the photo eye of the dump hopper when it activated and caught his left arm between the dump hopper and the frame of the machine. The employee sustained a left ulnar fracture, an elbow wound and traumatic muscle injury.
2021-05-07	Woonsocket	Ri	Aidance Scientific	Multiple upper extremities locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was placing a box on a shelf in the production room when they tripped over another box on the floor, resulting in sprains to their right shoulder, elbow, and thumb.
2021-05-05	Jack	Al	Wayne Farms LLC	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking, lost balance, and fell. She fractured her left elbow and was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-04-30	Buffalo	Ny	Niagara Mohawk a National Grid Company	Head	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading material from the back of a truck when they stepped backward and fell from the truck, striking their head on the ground and resulting in a head laceration and soreness to their shoulder and elbow.
2021-04-29	Midland	Tx	Sand Revolution II	Forearm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was covering an area of frac sand with a tarp to prevent rain damage. A gust of wind pulled the tarp while he adjusting it, and he slipped and fell off a ladder to the ground. He landed on his left hand and elbow, suffering a broken ulna.
2021-04-29	Deerfield Beach	Fl	Florida Power and Light	Hand(s) and elbow(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working on an out-of-service electrical pole. While he was up the pole on a ladder, and then on hooks, his hand touched with a primary voltage jumper that had burnt off at the transformer. He suffered an entry wound through the little finger and out the back of his arm behind the elbow.
2021-04-29	Rochester	Ny	FC Finishes, LLC	Wrist(s) and elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee working in a home under construction was prepping trim on a ladder that was on top of scaffold. The scaffold tipped over while he was on the ladder and the employee fell to the floor, resulting in a broken right elbow, broken left wrist, cut nose, and contusion above the right eye.
2021-04-28	Holdrege	Ne	IES Commercial Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was installing a stud for a dead end cap in a sectionalizer cabinet. An arc blast caused second-degree burns to the employee's face, neck, right elbow, and thigh.
2021-04-28	Mandaree	Nd	Nabors Drilling Technologies USA, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking on the rig floor when he slipped on an open drill hole 10 inches in diameter, falling to the floor and fracturing both elbows.
2021-04-27	Orlando	Fl	Heritage Construction and Roofing	Hand(s) and elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
On April 27, 2021, an employee was climbing to a second-story roof using a ladder. He fell, landing on the ground and suffering a broken left elbow and hand.
2021-04-19	Saukville	Wi	Charter Steel Company	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was placing elbow spacers between 4-inch by 4-inch, 40-foot-long billets. The tips of the employee's left pinky and ring fingers were crushed between an elbow and a billet, causing fingertip amputations.
2021-04-10	Cortlandt Manor	Ny	New York Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was leaving a patient care room when she fell forward, landing on her arms. She suffered a fracture to the right arm between the shoulder and the elbow.
2021-04-10	Cusseta	Al	Leehan America, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a forklift. He fell to the ground and the forklift's tire caught his right hand/arm. He suffered an amputation to the arm, between the wrist and the elbow.
2021-04-09	Palatine	Il	Lea Heating & Air Conditioning CO., INC.	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing down an extension ladder. The employee fell to the grass about 8 to 10 feet below, suffering a broken left elbow.
2021-04-06	Miami	Fl	Lehman Hyundai	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was taking auto parts out of a storage room when he fell down to the first floor, injuring his right elbow.
2021-03-30	Garland	Tx	Pleasant Valley Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and fell while walking back from a dumpster. She landed on the concrete and suffered a broken elbow.
2021-03-30	Guilderland Center	Ny	Purina Animal Nutrition	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down a pallet of material. She slipped and fell to the ground, breaking her elbow and twisting her ankle.
2021-03-26	Slidell	La	LeafFilter Gutter Protection	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was repairing a gutter at a customer's home. As the employee was climbing a 15-foot ladder, the ladder tipped over and the employee fell to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to the right elbow and hip.
2021-03-18	San Antonio	Tx	Altman Specialty Plant	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped while opening a shop door from the outside. He fell, breaking his left elbow and injuring his shoulder.
2021-03-15	Pensacola	Fl	Victory Packaging A WestRock Company	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
On March 15, 2021, an employee was using a manual pallet jack to unload a trailer. As he was maneuvering the load toward the end of the trailer, it began to fall. The employee fell to the asphalt ground, suffering a broken left elbow and hip.
2021-03-15	Brookfield	Mo	Walmart Supercenter	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and fell while working behind a jewelry counter, suffering a broken elbow.
2021-03-15	Broken Arrow	Ok	Walgreen Co.	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and fell in a hallway, sustaining injury to the right hip and elbow.