Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
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.
2020-09-17	Englewood	Co	Flynn BEC LP	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was hot air welding PVC roof seams and transitioning to a new location on a roof when his extension cord bumped a gallon container of acetone. The container began to tip and he tried to catch it with his right hand. Some contents spilled and were subsequently ignited by a flameless hot air welder that was approximately 2 feet away. His pants and shirt caught fire, and he received second degree burns to his right hand, arm, and bicep. He was hospitalized.
2020-02-20	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Vitalant	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over an extension cord and injured her shoulder and hip on the ground.
2019-06-30	Oswego	New York	Oswego Health	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over an extension cord on the floor and fell to the ground, breaking his right hip.
2019-06-04	Seattle	Washington	Northlake Shipyard, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
Before noon on June 4, 2019, a marine inspector was conducting an inspection on board a fishing vessel at a shipyard. As the employee was climbing out of the vessel's anchor chain locker, he was shocked by a damaged extension cord running through a chain attached to shelving on a bulkhead. He suffered nerve damage to his thumb and thermal burns to his forearm muscle, and was hospitalized.
2019-05-10	Alleyton	Texas	Titan Production Equipment	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over an extension cord and impacted the ground, fracturing his left hip.
2018-08-18	Schertz	Texas	PSP INDUSTRIES	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was straightening an extension cord when his feet became caught in the cord and he fell to the cement ground, fracturing his right hip.
2018-08-16	Punta Gorda	Florida	Manhattan Road & Bridge	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee went to step onto the top of an H-pile (metal beam) to get a laser level from the other side when his foot was caught on an extension cord, causing him to fall onto the pile. The H-pile deeply lacerated his lower left leg.
2018-05-03	Bellevue	Nebraska	CORESLAB STRUCTURES OMAHA INC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee received an electrical shock while unplugging an extension cord.
2018-04-09	Athens	Pennsylvania	CAREGIVERS AMERICA, LLC.	Head and trunk	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On April 9, 2018, an employee was vacuuming the floor at a client's house when the employee tripped over an extension cord and fell to the floor. The employee suffered contusions to the right side of the head and body, requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-16	Saint Croix Falls	Wisconsin	St. Croix Regional Medical Center, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was assisting a patient when she tripped over an extension cord from a surgical compression device and fractured her hip, requiring hospitalization.
2018-02-12	Bronx	New York	Clay Avenue Development, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee received an electric shock on his right hand while he was plugging an extension cord to a grinder machine and the extension cord contacted the wet floor. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-07-19	Athens	Texas	Walmart 412	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was cleaning a maintenance closet when he tripped over an extension cord and fell to the ground, breaking his hip.
2017-07-11	Bronx	New York	US Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee plugged a carrier case light into an extension cord that was defective and received an electrical shock. He was hospitalized.
2017-06-08	Boise	Idaho	Idaho Timber of Boise, LLC	Hand(s)	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was testing a compressor motor by connecting an extension cord to it when a 480-volt power outlet exploded, burning the employee's hands and requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-03	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Hospital	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a power extension cord and fell while waxing the floor. The employee's head struck the floor, suffering a possible concussion and musculoskeletal trauma.
2017-05-17	Atlanta	Georgia	One World Stone	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was unplugging an extension cord from a wall on the fifth floor when it got caught on the door frame of the hydraulic double doors. He reached between the door frame and door to remove the cord when the hydraulics triggered to close the door catching his right middle finger between the door jamb and door. The fingertip was amputated.
2016-09-26	Aventura	Florida	Aventura Hospital	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over an extension cord and struck her head on a stretcher, suffering a concussion.
2016-09-13	Omaha	Nebraska	Quality Glass & Mirror Services, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking in the warehouse when he stepped on an extension cord and lost his balance, falling to the ground and fracturing his right hip.
2016-06-02	New Haven	Connecticut	Electrical Energy Systems Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was cutting 4-inch rigid conduit pipe with an electrical band saw while on a step-ladder. After the section of pipe was cut free, the employee carried the pipe down the step-ladder, stepping on the extension cord that was energizing the band saw. His ankle rolled, causing him to lose his balance and lose his hold on the pipe. He fell and reached out with the hand holding the pipe to try and gain some balance. The pipe fell from his shoulder and struck him on the hand, crushing two fi
2016-04-26	Bridgeport	Connecticut	Saint Vincent's Medical Center	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped and fell over an extension cord in the office, suffering a fractured hip.
2016-03-31	Boca Raton	Florida	Michaels Stores, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On March 31, 2016, at 12:00PM, an employee tripped on an electrical extension cord and fell.
2016-03-17	Malmstrom Afb	Montana	Skils'kin	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
While plugging an extension cord into a vacuum, an employee was shocked by the cord, which was missing a ground prong. The employee experienced an irregular heartbeat.
2015-11-07	Harlingen	Texas	Valley Baptism Medical Center	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While getting up from a desk, an employee's foot got caught in extension cords. The employee fell and suffered a fractured knee.
2015-05-18	Ashdown	Arkansas	SPIRIT CONSTRUCTION	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was trying to help guide a load by grabbing onto a tag line. He tripped over the stands made out of wood that were holding the extension cords off the ground and landed on his left arm, causing a fracture.
2015-04-10	Triadelphia	West Virgini	Silgan Plastics	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On April 10, 2015, at approximately 8:30 a.m., an employee tripped over a shop vac extension cord and fell on her right knee, resulting in a fracture and hospitalization.