Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Hazlehurst	Ga	Hazlehurst Wood Pellets, LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee completed repairs on an electric motor under a platform and was replacing the grate covering of the motor housing area. As the employee picked up and moved the grate cover, an air line was struck and cut in half. The employee attempted to shut the air off and stepped through the opening of the motor housing area. The employee fell approximately two feet, resulting in a fractured left shoulder.
2021-11-16	Boynton Beach	Fl	The Owen Group Corp	Upper and lower limb(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was digging a hole when they cut a conduit that was leaking water in order to cap it off. The conduit contained a live electrical line that flashed and resulted in burns to the employee's arms and leg.
2021-11-15	Lyon Station	Pa	East Penn Manufacturing Co.	Ankle(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it struck a parked van. His legs were pinned between the bumper of the van and the pallet jack. His right ankle was broken and he suffered contusions to the left lower leg/ankle. He was hospitalized.
2021-11-15	Alma	Ga	Beach Timber Co., Inc.	Forearm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was straightening boards being fed into an edger. He reached to straighten a board and tripped the electric eye, which shut the machine down. The roller came down and pinned the employee's right arm causing damage to the soft tissue on the forearm.
2021-11-11	Kissimmee	Fl	AMPRO, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee and co-workers were replacing the existing HID parking lot fixtures with new LED fixtures. During the process of removing the existing fixtures, the lighting circuits were energized by a photocell. The employee attempted to strip wiring to make the electrical connections for the new fixtures when they were electrocuted, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-11-11	Fairburn	Ga	US Foods, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway
An employee operating an electric pallet jack went to turn in an aisle at the same time a forklift operator carrying empty pallets was turning into the aisle. The pallet jack and the forklift collided and a piece of wood from the pallets got stuck in the employee's left calf, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-11-09	Irving	Tx	Hello Fresh	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was operating an electric stand up pallet jack to move material. A pallet, weighing approximately 90 lbs., fell from the fourth tier of a shelving system and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized for bruises and contusions.
2021-11-03	Fort Buchanan	Pr	Department of Defense Education Activity	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was hospitalized when he suffered electrical shock while servicing a school's HVAC system, causing burns to his hands and chest pains.
2021-11-01	Dayton	Tx	Freedom Solar Power	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
A box truck was being backed into a customer's driveway. The truck's ladder became entangled with overhead powerlines. An employee climbed on top of the vehicle and tried to untangle the lines using PVC pipe. His head contacted the energized line and he was thrown off the vehicle to the ground. He lost consciousness, having suffered a shock and electrical burns.
2021-10-29	Milwaukee	Wi	Walkowiak Electric Inc	Arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was removing an electrical breaker from an existing electrical panel when an arc flash occurred and burned the employee's right arm.
2021-10-29	East Saint Louis	Il	Allnex USA, Inc.	Lumbar region	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was pulling a hose when they slipped, fell back, and struck an electrical box, resulting in a lower back injury.
2021-10-27	Jackson	Mo	Procter & Gamble	Upper and lower limb(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was opening a building substation for a visual inspection when they suffered an electric shock, resulting in burns to their left hand and thigh that required hospitalization.
2021-10-27	Tamuning	Gu	S.P.E. (GUAM), INC.	Hand(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking from the office out to the warehouse when their right hand was caught between the wall and an electric forklift, resulting in broken bones.
2021-10-22	College Park	Ga	Costco Wholesale Corporation	Upper and lower limb(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading merchandise from a trailer using an electric pallet jack. The pallet jack got caught in a pallet on the floor and the employee was ejected from the pallet jack, resulting in fractures to the tibia and humerus.
2021-10-22	Milner	Ga	Harper Tree Service, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee operating a tree trimming truck was trying to pull another tree trimming truck out of the mud. The employee got out of his truck to attach a winch to the stuck truck when they received an electrical shock from the truck, which was energized by powerlines they were trimming around. The employee suffered severe burns to their legs and arms.
2021-10-21	Savannah	Ga	THE HOME DEPOT DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it struck the corner of a storage rack. The employee suffered injuries to the left foot and ankle.
2021-10-21	Houston	Tx	Greystar Real Estate Partners, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
On October 21, 2021, at 11:00 a.m., an employee was inspecting an air conditioner while on a ladder approximately 6 feet from the ground. The employee felt an electrical shock and fell to the concrete ground. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-19	Dover	De	Charles Messina Plumbing and Electric	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was changing a drill bit when the trigger of the electric drill was activated causing the bit to strike a finger on his left hand. The finger was broken in multiple places and required surgery.
2021-10-12	Cumming	Ga	WALMART, INC.	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was moving pallets with an electric pallet jack. The pallet jack caught his right foot and ran it over, severing a tendon on the left side. 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.
2021-10-12	Orlando	Fl	Tradesmen International	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working on a main distribution panel (MDP) when an electric shock resulted in burns that required hospitalization.
2021-10-09	West Point	Ga	Kia Georgia, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was performing routine preventative maintenance checks and inspections on a capacitor bank while training a coworker on the inspection process. When the employee opened the panel an electrical arc flash occurred. One employee suffered second and third degree electrical burns to both arms, both hands, and the upper torso. The second employee suffered second degree burns to both arms, both hands, and neck. Both employees were hospitalized.
2021-10-09	Dallas	Tx	Premier Employee Solutions LLC	Lower leg(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving an electric pallet jack and lost control on a wet floor. The employee fell out of the pallet jack, resulting in a broken right tibia.
2021-10-08	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Conti Corporation	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was working on electrical floor boxes when a boom lift ran over his right leg, breaking his femur.
2021-10-06	Omaha	Ne	Omaha Printing Company	Forearm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing an electrical box from a bailer. As they lowered the box to the ground using the forklift, personnel basket, and a come-along, they needed to adjust the load to get it to the floor. As the employee adjusted the come-along, the load shifted and the employee's wrist was caught between the basket and the box, resulting in a broken ulna and torn tendon.
2021-10-06	Cottonwood	Al	McLane Company, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee leaned against an electric pallet jack, causing it to roll forward and strike another employee in the right ankle. The second employee's ankle was broken.
2021-10-01	West Palm Beach	Fl	SERVICE ELECTRIC COMPANY	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
Employees were removing electrical cables for replacement. When one employee cut a cable, the employee was shocked in the abdominal area.
2021-10-01	Fitzgerald	Ga	Polar Beverages	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a portable ladder and working on a light fixture when he received an electric shock from a secondary power source. The employee fell to the ground and injured their back.
2021-09-24	Bangor	Pa	Martins Creek SES-Talen Energy Corp.	Lumbar region	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was completing housekeeping tasks and moving electrical motors when they began to develop lower back pain.
2021-09-23	Valdosta	Ga	Ace Electric, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was preparing to transfer electrical cable from one spool to another. As he was guiding the cable, it pulled his right hand into the spool. He suffered a fingertip amputation.
2021-09-23	Dover	De	United Site Services	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was installing a fence when they were shocked by electrical cords. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-19	Flower Mound	Tx	Strata Innovative Solutions	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity
An employee was raising a light pole using a digger when the digger made a jerking motion that caused the pole to swing once it was off the ground. The pole made contact with one of the phases, which energized the pole as it swung back and made contact with the employee's chest, resulting in an electrical shock to the chest and a contusion.
2021-09-13	Janesville	Wi	Van Brocklin Electric, LLC	Multiple arm locations	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was testing a just-installed electrical switchgear. While the employee was testing a fuse, an electrical arc burned the employee's right arm and forearm.
2021-09-13	Archbold	Oh	Short's Custom Woodworking, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On September 13, 2021, an employee was checking the depth of a plug-in electric router when their left hand contacted a bit on the router, resulting in a partial amputation of the middle finger.
2021-09-13	Kathleen	Ga	Frito-Lay Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was lowering a hopper into an extruder using an electric hoist. His left middle and index fingers were caught between the hopper and the extruder, resulting in amputations to the fingertips.
2021-09-10	Warminster	Pa	Seafood America	Multiple body parts	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was working on an electrical panel when it exploded. The resulting fire burned the employee's face, chest, and hands.
2021-09-10	Mentor	Oh	Spang Power Electronics	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was testing electric circuit boards using a testing fixture machine and received an electric shock of up to 2000 volts when he contacted live, unguarded electrical parts on the test fixture machine. The employee was hospitalized for burns to both hands and injury to their shoulders and a finger.
2021-09-09	Philadelphia	Pa	Procacci Brothers Sales Corp.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was stepping onto an electric pallet jack when it activated, jerked, and pinned his leg against a stack of pallets. He suffered a compound fracture to the lower left leg, at the ankle, and was hospitalized.
2021-09-08	West Palm Beach	Fl	Resource Partnering Group Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was replacing high hats when he was shocked by electricity and fell from the second step of a ladder to the ground. In addition to being shocked, the employee sustained a leg injury and was hospitalized.
2021-09-07	Orlando	Fl	Titan Electric Southeast, LLC	Wrist(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On September 7, 2021, an employee was using a utility knife (in his right hand) to open a floor box containing an electrical enclosure. When he swung the knife upward to cut through the tape, it lacerated his left wrist. He was hospitalized.
2021-09-07	Syracuse	Ny	US Ecology	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was cleaning debris in a confined space (vault). Electric power surged through wires, and the employee was burned.
2021-09-06	Houston	Tx	H-E-B GROCERY COMPANY	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was in a trailer, using an electric pallet jack to realign a pallet of product that had shifted during shipment. The employee was caught between a pallet and the jack's handle; the employee suffered a laceration and/or puncture to the lower abdomen.
2021-09-04	Fort Worth	Tx	American Airlines	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving an electric bag tug from one airport concourse to another. While turning right to enter a bag room area, the employee's tug collided with another tug. The employee suffered two broken ribs on the left side; a lacerated spleen (with internal bleeding); and contusions and abrasions to the left side of the head, forehead, left knee, and left arm.
2021-08-31	Medina	Oh	Armstrong Utilities	Upper extremities	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
While working from the bucket of a bucket truck to replace residential telecommunication lines, an employee contacted energized 720V overhead power lines. The employee received electric shock injuries including burns and an amputation to the left arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-30	Harlingen	Tx	Valley Coop Oil Mill	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
Two employees were working on a 600-amp breaker. One employee suffered an electrical shock and burns to his face, head, upper torso, and his left hand due to an arc flash.
2021-08-30	Shrewsbury	Ma	Supercon, Incorporated	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On August 30, 2021, an employee was operating a stationary electric bandsaw when the saw blade amputated the employee's fingertip.
2021-08-29	Columbus	Oh	Plaskolite, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was working on an extruder barrel heater when he contacted a 480-volt terminal. He suffered an electrical burn to the right little finger.
2021-08-23	Pine Plains	Ny	United States Lumber Company	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was maintaining an electrical box. He suffered an electrical burn to the right hand and arm and was hospitalized.
2021-08-22	Easton	Pa	Metropolitan Edison	Face	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was making an electrical repair. An arc flash caused second-degree burns to the employee's face.
2021-08-22	Painesville	Oh	Olon Ricerca Bioscience, LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
While checking the source of an electrical failure, an employee suffered a high-voltage shock, with severe burns to the arms, legs, and torso.
2021-08-20	Atlanta	Ga	Capstone Logistics, LLC	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it collided with another pallet jack. The employee suffered a crushed right foot.
2021-08-18	Tamarac	Fl	DURHAM ELECTRIC, INC.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
At 2:12 p.m. on August 18, 2021, an employee was demolishing electrical switches when the gear fell on him as it was being lowered. The employee's left leg was broken.
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.
2021-08-18	Newtown	Oh	C & D Recycling, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was changing a belt on an electric apron feeder. The machine activated and amputated the tip of the employee's left index finger.
2021-08-14	North Richland Hills	Tx	Powerhouse Retail Services	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a scissor lift, helping cut a wooden display wall into small sections for removal. The employee cut a section free to be lowered. When it was pulled away from the wall, some attached electrical conduit pulled the entire wall toward the scissor lift and knocked it over. The employee fell to the concrete floor next to the lift, striking his head on the floor and suffering a head injury. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2021-08-13	Oil City	Pa	G. O. Carlson, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity
An employee stepped onto steel grated steps and received an electric shock due to a frayed extension cord. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-13	Houston	Tx	Tomball Sheet Metal	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was on a ladder installing HVAC ducting. The employee's back made contact with a wire that was hanging out of an open electrical box. The employee sustained an electric shock, and later had a stroke and was hospitalized.
2021-08-11	Baraboo	Wi	Hescher Transport LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee went up to a catwalk between a semi trailer and a semi cab to diagnose an issue with an electric tarp failing to close. The spring loaded arm uncoupled and released, and the employee was thrown to the ground. The employee suffered fractures to an upper-back vertebra, ribs, a wrist, and a collarbone.
2021-08-10	Denver	Co	Sturgeon Electric Transmission and Distribution	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee had just used a 35-pound electrical ground rod driver to install a ground rod. While lifting the ground rod driver above his shoulders, he lost his balance and fell onto the rod that had been driven into the ground. He suffered a neck laceration requiring five stitches and hospitalization.
2021-08-10	Highland Park	Il	Levy Restaurants at Ravinia	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
At 12:45 p.m. on August 10, 2021, an employee was driving an electric cart when his right leg struck a gate. He suffered lacerations and contusions to the leg.
2021-08-08	Bartlett	Il	Bellissimo Distribution	Multiple body parts	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was operating a double electric pallet jack and collided with another double electric pallet jack. The employee sustained injuries to the lower abdomen and right leg.
2021-08-06	Pompano Beach	Fl	Capstone Logistics, LLC	Ankle(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was staging pallets in front of a door using an electric pallet jack. The employee backed up and the pallet jack slid back into the door and became stuck. The employee then stepped down from the pallet jack to try to move it when it reversed and the platform caught the employee's right ankle against the concrete of the dock pit, resulting in an ankle fracture.
2021-08-05	Edon	Oh	PLAS-TEC Corp.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
On August 5, 2021, an employee was checking an injection molding machine when they were shocked by a live wire in the machine's electrical cabinet. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-03	Pittsburgh	Pa	Rossman Hensley Inc	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Two employees were attempting to install metal framing studs near a 480-volt electrical panel box when an arc flash occurred, resulting in electrical burns on both employees that required hospitalization.
2021-08-02	Coppell	Tx	Universal Pure	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving an electric riding pallet jack. His left foot slipped off the jack and was crushed between it and metal racking. His left tibia was broken.
2021-07-31	Lake Norden	Sd	Agropur, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee accessed an electrical panel to switch a breaker when they received a 480-volt electrical shock that went from their right hand to their left hand, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-07-29	Vero Beach	Fl	CVS Distribution Center	Ankle(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack. Another jack struck the one the employee was driving and the employee's foot was caught between the two jacks. The employee suffered a broken ankle.
2021-07-28	Dallas	Tx	Oncor Electric Delivery LLC	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was assisting with the manual handling and positioning of a de-energized jacketed concentric neutral power cable in an electrical vault. A 15 kV component installed on a transformer failed, resulting in an arc flash that caused second and third degree burns on the employee's hands.
2021-07-27	Austin	Tx	Henry Power Electric, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was doing a hot check in the garage of a high-rise. He came into contact with electrical equipment and was shocked.
2021-07-26	Harrington	De	East Penn Manufacturing Co Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving goods in a trailer with an electric pallet jack. The employee's left hand struck the side of the trailer and the little finger was crushed. The injury required a medical amputation to the finger.
2021-07-25	Forest Park	Ga	Humano LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee got off an electric pallet jack as it was coming to a stop. The pallet jack injured the employee's right foot.
2021-07-23	Cambria	Il	Ameren Illinois	Upper and lower limb(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
A substation employee was removing bolts from a recloser bushing. The employee's hand made contact with an energized wire, causing electrical burns to the employee's hand and leg.
2021-07-22	Denton	Tx	George-Mckenna Electrical Contractors	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 22, 2021, an employee was doing underground electrical work. After beginning work at 8:00 a.m. and taking a lunch break at 11:30, he became ill at about 2:00 p.m. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.
2021-07-21	San Antonio	Tx	Service Mechanical Group, LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was working on a motor condenser when he received an electrical shock, knocking him backward and resulting in a dislocated shoulder. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time of the incident.
2021-07-20	Houston	Tx	Randstad Manufacturing & Logistics	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A temporary employee was in the warehouse standing next to his electric pallet jack and stacking cases of soda onto his pallet when he was struck by another pallet jack, resulting in a fractured left fibula.
2021-07-20	Macon	Ga	B & D Industrial	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was lowering machinery into a vat of caustic chemical using an electric hoist and crane. An I-bolt (screwed into the heavy machinery and also being held by the hoist) broke, and the machinery dropped into the vat. Caustic splashed the employee's clothing, who suffered burns and was hospitalized.
2021-07-17	Andrews	Tx	CNA Electric Services	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a ladder replacing a fan on an inverter and was shocked. The employee fell off the ladder approximately 2-3 feet to the ground. The employee sustained an electrical burn to the right hand and a fractured spine.
2021-07-15	New Braunfels	Tx	Simpson Performance Products Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a circular pattern in cloth using an electric rotary cutter. The cloth got caught in the cutting tool's blade and the employee's hand was pulled into the tool. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated.
2021-07-15	Madison	Wi	Certco, INC.	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
On 7/15/2021 at 9:00 a.m., an employee was traveling down a warehouse aisle on an electric pallet jack when a forklift struck the pallet jack at an aisle intersection. The employee was pinned to the pallet jack by the palletized materials on the forklift, resulting in leg fractures that required surgery.
2021-07-15	Bronx	Ny	A. Duie Pyle, Inc.	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was unloading freight using an electric pallet jack. While backing up the pallet jack collided with a rack. The employee's arm and wrist were caught between the pallet jack handle and the metal rack, resulting in injuries.
2021-07-14	Elgin	Il	V. AND F. TRANSFORMER CORPORATION	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was testing an electrical transformer and sustained an electric shock and burns.
2021-07-13	Streetsboro	Oh	Joseph T. Ryerson & Son, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was performing maintenance on a stretcher lever machine and received an electric shock (480 volts).
2021-07-12	Newport News	Va	Dominion Terminal Associates LLP	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was welding a mild steel deflector onto a rail car dumper. The employee unhooked their lanyard to reach a welding rod and received an electrical shock. The employee fell 20 feet to the steel floor and was hospitalized for a fractured wrist and pelvis.
2021-07-09	Midland	Tx	Sand Revolution II	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
On July 9, 2021, employees were operating a mobile conveyor belt to load sand into a silo. The conveyor was experiencing belt issues and was being replaced with a new conveyor. The injured employee was operating the conveyor to fold it up so that it could be transported when the conveyor struck an overhead electrical line. The resulting arc flash burned the employee's left hand fingers.
2021-07-09	Canal Winchester	Oh	Rebco Electric	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working on an electrical power panel. Wires slipped out of the employee's hands and the device he was using to hold the wires, resulting in an arc flash. He suffered electrical burns to the hands, forearms, and neck and was hospitalized.
2021-07-08	Moscow	Oh	Zimmer Power Company, LLC	Arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
The injured employee was observing another employee raking out an electrical breakroom when an arc flash occurred that caused second degree burns on both arms and minor burns on the employee's face.
2021-07-06	El Paso	Tx	IES Residential, Inc.	Multiple face locations	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was installing a grounding rod next to an electrical panel using an impact tool. He was standing at the edge of a trench which was approximately 2 feet deep. It had rained the previous day so the ground was damp and loose. The tool was placed on top of the grounding rod and it covered approximately 6 inches of the top of the rod. The employee would lift up the tool without exposing the top of the rod and then using a downward force, drive the rod into the ground. One of the times, af
2021-07-06	Coshocton	Oh	New River Electrical Corporation	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was standing next to a truck and trailer while poles were being loaded onto the trailer. The equipment struck an overhead powerline and electricity traveled through the equipment and through the employee, resulting in burns to his right thigh and both feet.
2021-07-06	Kalispell	Mt	Weyerhaeuser	Thigh(s)	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee was operating a three-wheeled personal electric transport vehicle. While traveling up a concrete grade of approximately 30 degrees, the equipment failed. The employee then attempted to turn left, back down the incline, and the front wheel may have caught on a concrete barrier. The employee fell out of the vehicle, landed on the concrete ground and sustained a broken left femur.
2021-07-06	Macon	Ga	Tractor Supply Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating material handling equipment and caught her left hand between the equipment and an electrical outlet on a beam. The employee's left index and middle fingers were lacerated, resulting in partial amputations to both fingers.
2021-07-06	Coal Township	Pa	M. J. Electric, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
At about 10:00 a.m. on July 6, 2021, an employee was doing electrical powerline work when he developed heat stress symptoms. He was hospitalized.
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.
2021-07-01	Fort Pierce	Fl	Coca Cola	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it struck a wall. His left foot was caught between the pallet jack and the wall resulting in a fractured left ankle. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-30	Ocala	Fl	Resource Acquisition & Management Services, Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
A temporary employee was conducting electrical work at a jobsite. The employee was pushing down a pipe with their left hand and their right hand was applying force on top of the left hand. The employee's left hand slipped and was cut by a piece of metal bracing next to the pipe. The laceration required surgery.
2021-06-30	Chamblee	Ga	RETAIL POWER, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking at a job site when he tripped and fell. An electrical disconnect he was carrying landed on his right hand, amputating the pinky fingertip.
2021-06-29	Hominy	Ok	MidCon Energy	Nonclassifiable	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
A three-person crew was unloading pipe. Two crew members were outside of the truck handling the pipe on the rack. They loaded the three joints of pipe and moved to load the polish rod. One end of the rod was stuck into the ground so they picked up the opposite end and stood the 22' rod into the air to lay it down. The rod contacted a live, overhead electrical line and the two employees were electrocuted. Both employees also sustained electrical burns.
2021-06-29	Dallas	Tx	Ferrie Franzmann Industries, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Two employees were preparing to install new circuit breakers in medium-voltage switchgear. While testing for electrical power in the switchgear, an arc flash occurred. Both employees sustained electrical burns.
2021-06-29	Coffeyville	Ks	CSE Enterprises	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was installing capacitor wires for switchgear and checking the wire length. During this process, the employee's hand contacted one of the vertical busbars, resulting in a severe electrical burn between their right thumb and index finger that required hospitalization.
2021-06-23	Houston	Tx	Energy Transfer LP	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was troubleshooting a power outage when an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered electrical burns and was hospitalized.
2021-06-18	Springfield	Mo	MD Kinney	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was performing preventative maintenance on the battery pack of a standup forklift. When he went to re-install the battery pack the electrical connector fell into the work area. As he reached in to retrieve the connector, his other hand was caught by the roller and his ring finger was amputated.