Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Fort Worth	Tx	Bell Flight	Forehead	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was manually engaging the ground handling wheels for a helicopter. He lost his grip on the tool, which struck him above the right eye.
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	The Villages	Fl	Tropical Maintenance, Inc.	Eye(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was lifting a spray tank off a truck when the handle struck his right eye.
2021-11-11	Pitts	Ga	Pitts Gin Co Inc	Head and trunk	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning up cotton from around a conveyor belt. He fell onto the belt, passed under an auger that was over the belt, and hit a metal support beam with his head. He continued down the conveyor and a piece of metal overhead struck his left eye. He suffered trauma to the eye, as well as chest fractures.
2021-10-29	Houston	Tx	Medtronic, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was unpacking testing equipment. While releasing the bungee hooks, the first cord slipped out of their hand and a metal s-hook hit their left eye.
2021-10-27	Madison	Wi	TruGreen Lawn Care	Multiple head locations	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
Two employees were repairing a latch on a roll-up door. The door came down on one employee's head, causing fractures to the skull, an eye socket, and a cheekbone. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-27	Dublin	Tx	ABF Packing, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking away from his work station when he slipped on a piece of fat that was lying on the floor and fell and hit his head on another machine in the area, resulting in a laceration between his eyes and a fractured hip that required surgery.
2021-10-22	Grand Island	Ne	Levander's Automotive	Eye(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was using a hammer to loosen a part on an automobile's suspension system when the employee was struck in the eye by the automobile's control arm, resulting in an eye injury.
2021-10-20	Kenilworth	Il	The Davey Tree Expert Company	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was preparing to climb a tree. To set his climbing line, he threw a throw line and throwball in the tree. The throwball got stuck in the tree and he pulled on the throw line to dislodge it when it came toward him and struck him under his right eye. The employee suffered a fractured orbital bone that required hospitalization.
2021-10-17	Evadale	Tx	WestRock Company	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was cleaning a copy machine. While trying to open the filter compartment to finish the cleaning by rinsing with water, the pressure exerted on the lid caused a solution with possible traces of a sodium hypochlorite to spray into the employee's eyes, resulting in eye irritation that required hospitalization.
2021-10-15	Plymouth Meeting	Pa	Spray Products Corporation	Multiple body parts	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was trying to remove an aerosol can from the warm water testing tank it had fallen into. The can exploded. The employee suffered injuries to the face, an eye, and the hands, as well as lacerations.
2021-10-09	Stratton	Oh	FirstEnergy Solutions - W.H. Sammis Power Plant	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
On October 9, 2021, an employee fell while climbing down a scaffold ladder. The employee landed on the floor and suffered five broken ribs, a collapsed lung, a broken jaw, and a fracture to an eye orbit.
2021-10-06	Opa Locka	Fl	Bryant Electrical, LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was pulling wire with equipment and a 5/8-inch rope attachment. The rope snapped and struck him, causing bruises to the face and eye.
2021-10-04	Crosby	Nd	Brigade Energy Services LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Two employees were removing a well head bolt using hammers. The hammers hit each other, causing one hammer to shatter. A fragment of the hammer went under an employee's safety glasses, causing an injury to their left eye.
2021-09-29	Hershey	Pa	Power Component Systems	Eye(s)	Rubbed or abraded by foreign matter in eye
An employee was chipping ceramic tile when a small particulate landed in his eye. He rubbed his eye and felt pain. The employee sustained an injury to his eye that required surgery.
2021-09-27	Texarkana	Ar	Cooper Tire Rubber Company	Multiple face locations	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a tugger, connected to a full tread cart, down an aisle. The front right corner of the cart contacted the blunt end of a guardrail. The tugger turned sharply and stopped, causing the employee to fall off and strike his face on the guardrail. He suffered fractures to the cheek and around the eye.
2021-09-24	Lincoln	Ar	Prime Petro Services	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Two employees were standing about 10 feet apart as one of them prepared to use a handheld grinder to cut a metal pipe. When the employee turned on power to the grinder, a piece of the cutting wheel flew off and struck the other employee, injuring that employee's face and eye.
2021-09-24	Eight Mile	Al	McInnis Construction LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was drilling out an anchor bolt when debris struck his eye, resulting in an eye injury.
2021-09-22	Farwell	Tx	Johnson Bros. Corporation, a Southland Company	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was assisting with cleaning the distributor truck's tank. The distributor tank was still hot causing a rapid release of stems, burning the employee and causing them to fall from the tank to the flatbed work truck. The employee sustained burns to the face and hands, a head contusion, and a laceration above the right eye.
2021-09-21	Effingham	Il	Whelan Security Co	Eye(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
While assisting hospital staff with a combative patient, an employee was struck in the eye by the patient's hand/fist. The employee sustained a contusion to the face and injury to the eye.
2021-09-19	Brooklyn	Ny	Fridge No More, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was making a grocery delivery using a scooter. While attempting to get onto the sidewalk, the employee hit a bump and fell off the scooter. The employee sustained lacerations to his forehead, road rash to his knees, a swollen lip, and a cut under his left eye.
2021-09-17	Hazelwood	Mo	GKN Aerospace	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
After a chemical leak at the plant, an employee reported heavy breathing and eye pain. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-13	Vero Beach	Fl	Jeff Kuhnert Enterprises LLC	Eye(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was stepping from a ladder to the roof of a residence. The employee fell to the concrete driveway below and suffered a fracture in the eye socket area.
2021-09-10	Newport News	Va	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Incorporated	Eye(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee using twist pliers to install insulation panels was struck in the face by the pliers when a wire broke. The employee sustained a left eye orbital fracture and possibly a detached retina.
2021-09-06	Urbana	Oh	The Kroger Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting bone-in ribeyes on a meat saw. A piece of meat twisted and pulled his right hand into the saw, which amputated the tip of the thumb and lacerated the index finger.
2021-09-02	Willacoochee	Ga	WMT Housing, LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by discharged or flying object
An employee was shooting brads into the top of a house. The brads came in sleeves, held together by plastic fasteners designed to fall off when the gun was fired. As it came off, one of these plastic fasteners struck and injured his left eye.
2021-08-30	Jacksonville	Fl	Subcontractor Solutions, LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
At about 2:50 p.m. on August 30, 2021, an employee was holding a 2-by-4 in place when a nail from a nail gun struck him in the eye. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-27	Perrysburg	Oh	Skyworks, LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On August 27, 2021, an employee was using a hammer to tap a sprocket on the tracks of a skid steer. A metal flake hit the employee's face. The employee suffered a temporary loss of sight in the left eye and was hospitalized.
2021-08-24	Helena	Ok	Dacoma Farmers Co-Op Inc	Multiple face locations	Nonclassifiable
An employee was loading an ATV onto a flatbed truck. The ATV rolled over onto the employee, who suffered a broken jaw, nose, and eye socket.
2021-08-23	Kansas City	Mo	ZECO	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was changing a product transfer hose. Sodium hydroxide splashed onto the employee's face, eyes, and torso. The employee sustained chemical burn to the eye(s).
2021-08-19	University Park	Il	ADVANCED MOBILITY & SHELTER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee had been using a scissor lift to caulk seams around an air conditioner. The employee exited the scissor lift and was kneeling on top of the air conditioner when he lost balance and fell to the floor approximately 13.5 feet below. The employee sustained a hip fracture and a laceration above the left eyebrow. Fall protection was not used at the time of the fall.
2021-08-18	Joliet	Il	YRC Freight dba Yellow Transportation	Forehead	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On August 18, 2021, an employee tripped over a hose near a fuel island and hit his head on the pavement. He suffered a bruise above his right eyebrow and was hospitalized.
2021-08-17	Duncannon	Pa	Noaker¿s Auto Body LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was dismantling a vehicle. When the employee struck a bolt with a hammer, a piece of metal went into the employee's eye.
2021-08-15	Columbus	Oh	Panera Bread FDF	Multiple body parts	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee pulled his truck into a return lot, got out, and was robbed and beaten with a 2-by-4 by one or two assailants. He suffered a skull fracture on the left side, fractures to the eye orbits, and a fractured collarbone, as well as bruising to the mouth.
2021-08-09	Glencoe	Ok	Riggs Tree Service Inc.	Face	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was cutting a tree into logs. He tripped on a log, then fell into another log and struck his head on it. He suffered a laceration to the left side of the head, by his eye.
2021-08-05	Madison	Wi	Gerber Collision LLC	Eye(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was using a pry bar to reshape a metal auto rail. The tool came loose and struck the employee's nose, causing a laceration. The long edge of the pry bar struck and ruptured the employee's left eye.
2021-08-02	Chicago	Il	Pet Smart, LLC	Eye(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was taking a dog out of its harness, helped by the dog's owner. The dog lunged over and bit the employee, causing an injury to the left eye that required surgery.
2021-07-27	Birmingham	Al	Revere Control Systems Inc.	Eye(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee opened the door of an enclosure and, while looking at a termination, was struck in the right eye by a disconnect panel shaft. The eye was injured.
2021-07-18	La Porte	Tx	Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Deer Park Incinerator	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was placing a large bulk bag that weighed approximately 1000 lbs. onto a pre-positioned pallet utilizing four eye rings attached to the bulk bag when his right thumb was caught between the forklift tine and the bulk bag ring resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-07-14	Marathon	Wi	Marathon Cheese Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was preparing to straighten a photo proximity eye in a machine when their left index finger was pinched between a moving belt and a fixed component of the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.
2021-07-14	Saint Joseph	Mo	Triumph Foods, LLC	Eye(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was setting up their work station for the day, slipped and hit their head on a nearby conveyor. The employee was hospitalized for an eye contusion and later lost their right eye.
2021-07-10	Roswell	Ga	Michael Peeples	Multiple head locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was directing the track loader as it backed up. A half-inch double-braided polyester rope that being used to remove tree trunks broke and struck the employee resulting in a traumatic head injury and the loss of their left eye.
2021-07-09	Gonzales	La	Divi Hospitality of Gonzales, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
Two employees fought in a parking lot. One of them suffered eye injuries and broken bones.
2021-07-08	Coeymans	Ny	Sevenson Environmental Services, Inc.	Multiple face locations	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
A mechanic was using a prybar to remove a pin from the arm of an excavator that was being offloaded. The prybar slipped, striking the employee in the face. The employee sustained a severe laceration to the face and was hospitalized for surgery. The employee also lost the use of his right eye.
2021-07-07	Berwyn	Il	CALIBER HOLDINGS CORPORATION	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On July 7, 2021, a painter was attempting to remove residual material while using a portable pneumatic powered abrasive wheel. The organic rubber wheel broke apart and debris struck the employee's eye. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-07	Cutler	Me	SNK Technologies	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were changing a guy wire, trying to remove the pin using a hammer and bull pin. When the pin came free, it crushed one employee's hand in the guy wire eyelet.
2021-07-03	Demopolis	Al	Westrock Mill Company, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was using a manlift to observe a leak at a white liquor line. The gasket at the leaking flange area failed and sprayed hot white liquor on the employee, who suffered burns to his side, buttocks, and eyes.
2021-07-01	Decatur	Ga	U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On July 1, 2021, an employee was sitting at his desk when he began to smell a sulfur odor, resulting in dizziness, nausea, the inability to focus, and eye sight issues that required hospitalization.
2021-06-30	Nashua	Nh	UPS	Eye(s)	Vehicle struck by falling or flying object-roadway
An employee was driving a vehicle down a dirt road when a windstorm caused tree branches to come down all over the road. A branch struck a mirror bracket and glass broke. A piece of glass got into the employee's eye and lacerated the retina.
2021-06-24	Troy	Il	Crete Carrier Corporation	Eye(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was securing a toolbox when they were struck in the eye by a bungee cord hook, resulting in an eye globe laceration that required hospitalization.
2021-06-23	Saint Louis	Mo	PrimeFlight Aviation Services Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was running when she tripped over a dolly tongue and fell. She suffered a laceration above the right eye and a broken left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery for the leg fracture.
2021-06-17	Tucker	Ga	Alchemy-Spetec LLC	Multiple body parts	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was unloading a tanker full of chemicals into a storage tank. During this process, a pipe at the base of the tank broke and the chemical began running into the containment chamber. One of the employee's attempted to plug the leak with a piece of wood when the air pressure caused the material to discharge in a vaporized form. A second employee entered the area to offer their assistance. Both employees suffered irritation to their respiratory systems and eyes. One employee was hospital
2021-06-15	Manchester	Ct	Flextronics International USA, Inc.	Eye(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was sweeping a floor. As she bent to clean under a machine, the broom handle jabbed her eye and injured it.
2021-06-11	Dacula	Ga	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was inspecting a valve on a product line when the valve became dislodged, causing the employee to fall to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the jaw and left wrist, and a laceration above the right eye.
2021-06-06	Opa Locka	Fl	Stainless Marine, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was filling air pockets in seam welding for structural support on an aluminum platform. As the employee was grinding the platform with a grinding disk, a piece of metal from a wire brush (which had been embedded in the aluminum) came free and injured his left eye.
2021-06-03	Greeley	Co	W & W - AFCO Steel LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was attempting to attach chains to a 1,060-lbs. steel frame when the frame fell onto the employee, resulting in eight broken ribs and lacerations above the eye and to the fingers.
2021-06-02	Swedesboro	Nj	Neshaminy Electrical Contractors, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a screwdriver to clean out a hole saw attached to a drill. The drill was activated and the blunt end of the screwdriver struck the employee in the right eye. The employee suffered bleeding to the eye and permanent vision loss.
2021-06-01	Sunshine	La	Plaquemine Point Shipyard	Multiple body parts	Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
An employee descended a ladder inside a barge tank to take depth measurements of the lining. About 2-3 rungs from the bottom of the ladder, he turned and jumped to leap over a puddle of liquid around an inside pump. The employee landed in the liquid, which splashed on his face and eyes. The liquid was caustic and the employee suffered loss of vision in his right eye and third degree burns on his legs.
2021-06-01	Hatfield	Pa	Clemens Food Group, LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was repairing a plastic flighted conveyor when a plastic piece broke and flew into their eye, resulting in an injury.
2021-05-28	Statesboro	Ga	Claude Howard Lumber Company	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee had been using a coil cleaning product when the wind blew the chemical into his face resulting in eye irritation.
2021-05-21	Conway	Ar	Conway Corporation	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on top of a ladder pulling network cable through an open ceiling to wire for a security camera. The bottom of the ladder slipped out and the employee fell close to the wall. A large piece of crown molding was sticking out from the wall and the employee hit his head on it as he fell. The employee was rendered unconscious and was hospitalized for a head injury and a laceration above the right eye.
2021-05-19	Abilene	Tx	BWJ Metal Works	Head	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was repairing a sand blaster machine. After the sand blaster was reassembled, the employee then turned on the generator to check the pressure. The employee went back to check the drum and air was escaping. The employee noticed that the hose was slipping off. The employee grabbed the hose and it slipped off and struck the employee on the left side of the head resulting in a laceration and a swollen left eye.
2021-05-12	Palmetto	Fl	Thatcher Chemical of Florida, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
An employee was carrying a 5 gallon bucket of 50% hydrogen peroxide solution when the handle broke or he dropped the bucket and the solution splashed onto him. He experienced chemical burns on his left arm, chest, left shoulder, and just above the left eye. He was hospitalized for burns as well as inhalation of vapors and ingestion of liquid solution.
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.
2021-05-12	Laredo	Tx	Wilkinson Gary Iron & Metal, Inc.	Eye(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was feeding strands of aluminum conductor steel-reinforced wire into a chopper machine. A strand tangled up in the machine, which jammed. The employee disengaged the feed rollers and was trying to free the tangled wire when the end of it sprung back, striking him in the left eye. He lost the eye.
2021-05-06	Hazelwood	Mo	Woods Basement Systems, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was trying to free a stuck anchor bit and his head was hit above his left eye resulting in a fractured orbital socket.
2021-05-05	Batesville	Ar	Future Fuel Chemical Company	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On 5/4/2021, an employee was opening the top of a rail car for unloading and was sprayed with oleum on their head, face and eyes, torso and both arms and hands.
2021-05-05	Greeley	Co	Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was releasing the pressure from a setting tool. As the employee was screwing a wrench into the burst disc retainer, the retainer nut came free and the pressure escaped from the chamber. Debris struck the employee in the right shoulder and face, leaving foreign material in his eyes and causing contusions to the shoulder and the right side of his face.
2021-05-05	Erie	Pa	C.H.A.T. of PA, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was tearing down a rack/pallet. When he bent down to pick up a beam from the floor, another beam fell and struck his eye resulting in crushing injuries to the eye.
2021-05-04	Liberal	Ks	National Beef Packing Co LLC	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was unclogging a drain with a water hose when it backwashed on him. There was residue of a cleaning agent in the drain that caused burns to his arms, right knee, face, and eyes.
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.
2021-04-24	Columbus	Oh	Allied Universal	Multiple head locations	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
The security officer was working at a bus station when a bus driver stopped and asked for assistance. The officer asked a passenger to leave the bus and the passenger assaulted the officer, resulting in a fractured nose, concussion, and a laceration above left eyebrow.
2021-04-21	Sanford	Fl	Core Pipe Products, Inc.	Eye(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On April 21, 2021, an employee was using a 4 1/2-inch handheld grinder on a 10-inch stainless steel fitted pipe. The grinder kicked back, knocked his safety glasses off, and struck his face, lacerating it near his left eye. He was hospitalized.
2021-04-16	Pleasanton	Tx	NOVA Tuboscope	Eye(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was sweeping around his area and putting trash into the trash can. The employee was picking up the trash by hand when a piece of plastic struck his left eye.
2021-04-16	Grand Prairie	Tx	O'Neal Steel, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on top of a flatbed truck. The employee slipped and fell to the ground, suffering a broken wrist, eye socket, and ribs.
2021-04-14	Searsport	Me	GAC Chemical Corporation	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was removing a hose after unloading sodium hydroxide. The hose had residual pressure in it and sprayed the employee in the face, resulting in chemical burns to the eyes.
2021-04-14	Buford	Ga	Dany's Construction Siding Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
A siding worker was climbing up a ladder and fell approximately 6-10 feet onto a concrete slab. The employee sustained a fractured wrist, the loss of a front tooth, a swollen eye, and a broken lip.
2021-04-14	Charleston	Wv	AM Communications LTD	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a ladder while repairing a drop line. The employee landed on blacktop and suffered hip and skull fractures, a sprained left arm, and a gash over an eye.
2021-04-09	Sulligent	Al	US Ecology Sulligent, Inc	Forehead	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was moving a 30-gallon poly drum containing a halon fire extinguisher. He opened the container to verify its contents. Once he unlatched the drum ring, the lid flew off of the drum and struck the left side of his face. He suffered a fracture to the left eyebrow and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-04-06	North Palm Beach	Fl	Smithco West Palm Beach	Eye(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee scratched his left eye on a stationary exterior metal panel of an ice machine.
2021-04-05	Jacksonville	Fl	Pearl Welding & Repair Inc	Eye(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was installing a beam with a chain fall when it fell and hit the employee on the top of his eye. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-04	Providence	Ri	UMelt LLC.	Multiple face locations	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning a grill using water. The lid of the grill fell, causing hot water to splash onto the employee. The employee sustained burns to the face and eye.
2021-04-03	Casselberry	Fl	Central Florida Group Homes, LLC.	Eye(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
On April 3, 2021, a resident punched an employee on the left side of her face. She was hospitalized with a fracture to her left eye socket.
2021-04-02	Heath	Oh	Nature's One, LLC	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was swabbing a drain and caustic splashed into the employee's right eye, resulting in an injury that required hospitalization.
2021-04-01	Christine	Tx	San Miguel Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was working on the limits of a conveying ash booster pump discharge valve. When the employee turned, his head struck a straight valve handle, resulting in a laceration to the lower right eyelid.
2021-03-26	Alachua	Fl	Thermo Fisher VVS	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
On March 26, 2021, an employee was walking across the lab and her left boot laces caught on the speed lace eyelets of her right boot causing her to fall on the floor and fracture her right ankle. She was hospitalized.
2021-03-26	Gulfport	Ms	O'Brien Diesel & Performance, LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a ball press when a pin that joins parts of the tool together broke. A part of the broken pin struck the employee in the left eye, resulting in a laceration.
2021-03-26	Austin	Tx	Now Specialties, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was filling up a boom lift with a 5-gallon diesel can. He fell from the top of the boom lift's wheel to the ground and his face hit the fuel can. He suffered a cut above his left eyebrow and nose from the fuel can, as well as a broken neck vertebra and a contusion to the right hand from the fall.
2021-03-24	Houston	Tx	Lowe's Home Centers, LLC	Eye(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
On March 24, 2021, at approximately 8:05 AM, an employee was sweeping the floor. She bent down to pick up the broom and the top of the broom poked her right eye. The employee was hospitalized and had eye surgery.
2021-03-24	Tampa	Fl	Gulf Marine Repair Corporation	Eye(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee welded an I-beam into place. The employee then turned to the left and struck his left eye against the I-beam, sustaining an eye injury.
2021-03-22	Pflugerville	Tx	Shambaugh & Son, L.P.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was descending a concrete stairway with wire rope guardrails. He began to fall and grabbed the guardrail, which gave way. He fell to the concrete floor about 15 feet below, suffering a left-side impact that caused an eye socket fracture and other fractures. He was hospitalized, requiring treatment including a rod in his back.
2021-03-20	San Antonio	Tx	HEB DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Eye(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a pallet from an elevated shelf. A small piece of wood fell from the pallet, striking the employee in the eye.
2021-03-19	Fort Bragg	Nc	Ranger Land Systems Inc	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
The wheel of a grinder disk broke off and struck an employee (standing 6-7 feet away) in the eye. The employee suffered an eye injury.
2021-03-19	Hanover Township	Pa	Jacobson Warehouse Company	Eye(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a forklift when it struck a structural pole in a building. The employee's head struck a side view mirror on the forklift, causing an eye contusion.
2021-03-18	Benton	Ar	Coors Tek Inc.	Eye(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was pressure-washing ductwork. As he was adjusting the pressure washer, it came back and hit his face and eye. He suffered cuts to the right eye and was hospitalized.
2021-03-18	Columbus	Ga	AUTONATION, INC.	Eye(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was working under the dashboard of a vehicle with a sharp pick tool. The tool slipped from his hand and lacerated his right eye.
2021-03-16	Forest Park	Ga	Inhance Technologies, Inc.	Multiple face locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
The employee was disconnecting old equipment and installing new equipment when he was exposed to hydrogen fluoride. He suffered chemical burns to the left arm and light burns to his left cheek and eye.
2021-03-16	North Charleston	Sc	American Bureau of Shipping	Eye(s)	Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
Two employees were inspecting separate sides of a void tank in a ship. When one of them stood up from a squat, his glasses slid down his face and his eye and right brow struck a protruding piece of a metal bracket. He suffered a cut to the brow and an eye injury from the bracket piece.
2021-03-11	Rapid City	Sd	Horsley Specialties Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was bending over to pick up a dropped item when a broom handle punctured his right eye.
2021-03-11	Harmony	Pa	Valley Lines, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A school bus driver fell while stepping out of his bus in a parking lot. He landed on the ground, suffering lacerations to his left thumb and right middle finger; a left leg injury that left the leg unable to support weight; and abrasions to the forehead, right eye, and nose.