Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-18	Proctor	Wv	Robey Excavating LLC	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was acting as a spotter for a loader, guiding it backward. When the loader's forks pulled out of the load, the release of tension caused them to bounce and kick up rocks. These rocks struck and fractured the employee's right ankle and lacerated the employee's face.
2021-11-17	Commerce	Ga	Wiz Tech, Inc.	Cheek(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were handling a metal piping tool. The tool shifted and struck one of them on the right side of his face. He suffered an injury to the cheekbone and was hospitalized.
2021-11-17	Long Island City	Ny	C W Sheet Metal Inc.	Face	Struck by object or equipment
A saddle washer snapped while a piece of metal was being lowered. The piece of metal struck an employee in the face, causing facial injuries.
2021-11-16	Robinson	Il	Summit Refrigeration Group	Head, neck, and trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
At about 2:30 p.m. on November 16, 2021, an employee was checking the sight glass for a liquid level on an ammonia refrigeration system. The sight glass broke, and liquid ammonia sprayed out of the opening onto the employee's face, chest, and throat area, resulting in chemical burns.
2021-11-16	Bronx	Ny	BronxCare Health System	Multiple body parts	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
Two employees were working with a combative patient. The patient struck and kicked one of the employees, injuring his face, neck, left ankle, and left upper arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-15	Franklin Park	Il	R.C.M. Industries, Inc. dba Aallied Die Casting Company of Illinois	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
Employees were clearing die cast lines. The injured employee was reconnecting the hot oil hose to the die frame. The employee pulled on the hose, which came in contact with the hot oil valve and caused hot oil to release. The hot oil struck the employee who suffered third degree burns to the upper right arm, ear, face, and neck. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-15	Lake Norden	Sd	Halme, Inc.	Hand(s)	Small-scale (limited) fire
Employees were burning yard debris (brush/shrubbery) in an open pit. Fumes from gasoline (used as an accelerant) ignited and exploded. One employee suffered first-degree burns to the face and second-degree burns to his hands. Another suffered second-degree burns to his face and third-degree burns to the hands.
2021-11-13	Austin	Tx	Regency IHS Clinical Consulting, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee placed a hot pan of butter into a sink of water causing the butter and water to splatter and burn the employee's head, face, neck, left arm, and right upper leg.
2021-11-10	Miami	Fl	Raircon Corp.	Multiple body parts	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Employees were demolishing a garage door. The torsion spring broke and struck and employee in the face, chest, and arms, causing lacerations.
2021-11-09	Tallapoosa	Ga	Division 5, LLC	Face	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was working with a press. The employee pushed the bottom die in halfway. The punch came down and caught the side of the die. The die shattered and struck the employee in the face, causing facial abrasions and lacerations.
2021-11-08	Henderson	Co	Cummins North America Sales and Service Henderson Packaging Center	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting a thick metal sheet with a sheer when the metal lifted off the surface and came back down on his left right finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-05	Houston	Tx	The Kroger Company	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
On November 5, 2021, at approximately 8:30 PM, an employee was operating a reach truck to dispose a scrap walkie-rider into an open-top dumpster. The reach truck was operated on an uneven and damaged surface, with an elevated load, causing it to overturn. The employee's head impacted the concrete surface, resulting in a head contusion and five broken ribs.
2021-11-03	Franklin	Il	Prairieland FS, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was performing maintenance on an ammonia wagon when a valve opened, spraying the employee in the face and causing them to inhale ammonia. The employee suffered inhalation chemical burns.
2021-11-01	Acme	Pa	Somerset Well Drilling	Head and neck	Explosion
An employee was removing pipe from a drilled water well when a spark caused an explosion and the rear of the drilling rig caught on fire. The employee sustained burns to the face and neck.
2021-11-01	East Aurora	Ny	NYSEG	Nonclassifiable	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
Two employees were climbing a utility pole to replace a wire. The pole broke and the employees fell, landing on the ground and suffering leg abrasions and fractures to the face, a left femur, and vertebrae.
2021-11-01	Clearwater	Fl	Waste Management Inc. of Florida	Face	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was using a plasma torch to cut the lid off an empty drum of brake cleaner when sparks from the torch ignited fumes in the barrel. The employee suffered second degree burns on the left side of his face.
2021-10-29	Lincoln	Ne	Hexagon Agility	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was facing a plastic cylinder when their right index finger touched the facer resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-10-27	Kansas City	Mo	Masterack	Jaw, chin	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was struck in the face by another employee during an altercation and suffered a fractured jaw that was broken on both sides and required surgery.
2021-10-27	Boston	Ga	Energy Systems Southeast, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fire
An employee was removing a compressor from an HVAC unit located at a cell tower site. He was using a torch to disconnect a copper line from the compressor. When the line came loose, a flash fire occurred, resulting in second degree burns to the employee's face and wrist.
2021-10-27	Alexander	Nd	Midwest Erosion Control	Multiple face locations	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was working on top of a hydromulching machine. While switching from the passenger-side turret to the driver-side turret, the 3-inch cam-lock end cap was released. Due to trapped pressure, the end cap struck the employee's face resulting in a laceration to the face, a broken tooth, and damage to other teeth.
2021-10-26	Port Charlotte	Fl	Martinez Lawn Service, Inc.	Head and neck	Injured by handheld object or equipment
An employee was putting rubber track that came off back onto a skid steer roller with the assistance of a pry bar. When the skid steer moved, the pry bar struck the employee on the face and neck.
2021-10-25	Chippewa Falls	Wi	Zielies Tree Service, Inc.	Face	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On October 26, 2021, an employee felled a tree and it landed on an adjacent, 1.5-inch diameter tree limb and put the limb under tension. The employee turned off his saw and was accessing the adjacent tree when the limb failed and struck him in the face. The employee suffered two fractures to the face.
2021-10-24	Paulsboro	Nj	Cat-Spec, Ltd	Multiple body parts	Fire
An employee was watching the level of catalyst filling a fill bin from a discharge hose when a flash fire occurred. The employee sustained burns to his ear, face, and lower leg.
2021-10-23	Dallas	Tx	CVS	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A customer struck an employee several times in the head and face area. The employee suffered brain trauma and was hospitalized.
2021-10-22	Sycamore	Il	Ideal Industries, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
At 9:30 a.m. on October 22, 2021, an employee was operating a stand-up forklift at a loading dock. The face of the forklift pinned her left leg and foot against a guardrail in front of a charging station, breaking bones in the lower leg.
2021-10-21	Jacobsburg	Oh	Patterson-UTI Energy Inc	Face	Fall on same level
An employee was unscrewing and separating a connection of a drill pipe when drilling mud sprayed out of the connection, causing the employee to fall backward and strike his face on a piece of equipment. The employee suffered a laceration on his lip and a facial fracture.
2021-10-21	Philadelphia	Pa	First Student	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was walking up steps into a school when she tripped and fell. At the same time, someone was opening a door to the school and she hit her face on the door. The employee suffered a shoulder injury and a neck fracture that required hospitalization.
2021-10-20	Union	Nj	Central Jersey Sales and Services	Multiple face locations	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was filling a pipe with water and air when the pipe exploded in his face, resulting in lacerations to the face and cheeks.
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.
2021-10-15	Hanceville	Al	Louisiana-Pacific Corporation	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee exited their car and walked a few feet across a gravel parking lot when they fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured hip and abrasions to their face.
2021-10-15	Jonesboro	Ar	Hytrol Conveyor Company, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was cooling off at a receiving dock after welding. He leaned on the plastic safety chain guarding the door and fell 5 feet 10 inches to the concrete surface below. He suffered a broken right leg and was hospitalized.
2021-10-15	New York	Ny	Mount Sinai West	Tooth (teeth)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was answering calls at their work station when they tripped over a chair and fell, hitting their leg on a desk drawer and their face on the floor. The employee suffered a lost tooth, cracked front teeth, and a bruised right arm, thigh, and calf.
2021-10-13	Griffin	Ga	Transcontinental US LLC	Tooth (teeth)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was changing the print sleeve of a printing deck when they were struck in the face and chest by a metal end cap. The employee suffered lost teeth and potential fractures.
2021-10-10	Camden	Nj	Covanta Camden	Head and neck	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was checking the water levels in an ash discharger. When the employee opened the discharger's viewing door, hot ash and gas were propelled outward. The employee suffered second-degree burns on the face and neck, as well as first-degree burns on the forearms.
2021-10-09	Orla	Tx	MBS RIG WELDING SERVICE LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion
An employee was welding a tank battery in the field when the welding torch ignited flammable gasses, causing an explosion that resulted in second and third degree burns to both hands and their face.
2021-10-08	Macon	Ga	Penske Truck Leasing	BODY SYSTEMS	Bites and stings
An employee was loading a pallet jack when a spider bit him on the face. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-08	Des Moines	Ia	U.S. Postal Service	Lower leg(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a ride-on pallet jack near a loading dock. The pallet jack drove over an uneven surface, causing the pallet jack to eject the employee onto the floor. The employee suffered a broken lower right leg.
2021-10-07	Thomasboro	Il	Altamont Company	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were rotating a machine component (a heavy, steel machine part roughly in the shape of a rectangular bar) so it could be reinstalled. As they used a die cart lift to move the part from blocks to the machine table surface, the part continued to turn quickly; a protruding bolt caught the tip of one employee's left index finger against the steel work surface. About 4-5 millimeters of the finger were amputated.
2021-10-07	Export	Pa	Fulmer Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a press when his left middle finger was crushed between its ram and face plate. The press was not guarded at the time.
2021-10-06	Kingsland	Ga	Ollie's Bargain Outlet, Inc	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was working in a store's carpet department. A rolled-up carpet struck the employee in the face, causing a neck injury. The employee was hospitalized.
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.
2021-10-05	Harrisville	Wv	Next LVL Energy	Face	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was plugging and abandoning a natural gas well when he was struck in the face by a 30-foot section of steel tubing. The employee sustained multiple facial fractures.
2021-10-05	Temple	Tx	Wellington Healthcare, INC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cutting down a tree branch while on a ladder. The branch fell and struck the ladder, knocking the employee off of it. The employee struck the bumper of a parked vehicle and the ground after falling, resulting in a laceration to the chin and face, as well as four fractured ribs.
2021-10-04	Roselle	Il	Scientific Metal Treating Co	Face	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was unloading a heat-treating furnace. Flames burned the left side of the employee's face.
2021-10-03	Fort Carson	Co	US Army Garrison Fort Carson	Face	Explosion, n.e.c.
A piece of unexploded ordnance at an Army range was disturbed and exploded. An employee suffered lacerations and fractures to the face.
2021-10-02	Cortlandt Manor	Ny	Safety Marking Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
While securing tank caps, an employee fell from the side of a paint truck when their pipe wrench came loose. They landed on the asphalt surface of a parking lot. The employee suffered a collapsed left lung, contusions to the hands and face, neck pain, and was hospitalized.
2021-10-01	Columbus	Oh	WF Automotive of Columbus, LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was assisting a co-worker in removing the center bolt from the strut cap of a strut/spring assembly while the assembly was mounted and compressed on a spring compressor tool. When the bolt was free, the strut cap flew up and struck the employee in the face. The employee suffered a fractured septum and cheekbone, as well as a laceration on the upper-left cheek.
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.
2021-09-27	Galena Park	Tx	World Energy Biox Biofuels	Multiple face locations	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was on top of a tanker trailer, trying to vent the truck for loading. When the employee released the camlock fitting, the cap blew off and struck the employee in the face. The employee suffered a broken nose, a fractured orbit, and a laceration to the cheek.
2021-09-27	North Ridgeville	Oh	Beckett Thermal Solutions	Leg(s)	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
In swatting at a bee near his face, an employee turned vigorously, suffered a broken left leg, and fell to the ground.
2021-09-27	Birmingham	Al	O'Neal Steel, LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was lifting steel plates with an overhead crane. The steel plates struck the employee in the face resulting in a broken jaw and fractured teeth.
2021-09-26	Manitowoc	Wi	Kwik Trip Inc	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working from a step stool to turn shelved products' labels to face forward and check the products' expiration date(s). As the employee stepped down from the stool, the employee's left leg caught the rubber covering the step. The employee's left hip struck the concrete floor in the resulting fall and was broken. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-26	Madison	Nh	Madison Lumber Mill Inc.	Jaw, chin	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was clearing a jam in a machine. A board kicked back, struck him in the face, and broke his jaw. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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.
2021-09-23	Jerome	Id	Darigold Inc.	Leg(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was on a ladder to fix a steam header valve that was leaking. The employee was sprayed on the face/neck by hot condensate. He then jumped off the ladder and cut his leg.
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.
2021-09-22	Sikeston	Mo	Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance	Head and trunk	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was filming crop harvesting when a combine knocked her over. The combine wheel then ran over the employee, causing a crushed pelvis, a broken bone in her face, and bruising.
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.
2021-09-21	Riceboro	Ga	Interstate Paper LLC	Neck and back	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was opening a railcar door when the door fell from its hinges and struck him. The employee sustained fractures to the T5 and C5 vertebrae, and a laceration to the face.
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.
2021-09-20	Pensacola	Fl	CW Roberts Contracting	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee installed a liquid asphalt hose and was filling a truck at the terminal plant. The hose detached, resulting in hot liquid asphalt spraying onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the face, neck, and hands.
2021-09-18	Shreveport	La	CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS PARTNERS, L.P.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was responding to a seal leak on a crude pump when a nearby switchgear arced, causing a pressure wave to knock him to the ground. The employee sustained multiple lacerations to his face and hands.
2021-09-17	Palm Bay	Fl	Atlantic Southern Paving and Sealcoating, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was shoveling hot asphalt while standing behind a paver. He collapsed and fell face down into the asphalt sustaining burns to the face, ears, and both hands.
2021-09-15	Houston	Tx	City Wide Building Services, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee set up a ladder on a roof against a 12-foot parapet wall to pull up ropes. The ladder slipped on the wet roofing surface and the employee fell from the ladder. The employee sustained six rib fractures and a punctured right lung.
2021-09-13	Homosassa	Fl	C&C PAINTING CONTRACTORS INC.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
On 9/13/2021, at 8:00 AM, an employee was doing surface preparation for painting, which included rigging the straps of steel joists to expose the unfinished side. The straps were attached to forks and rotated. The rigging came loose and hit the employee in both legs breaking both tibias. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
2021-09-13	Springfield	Oh	Intertape Polymer Group	Multiple head locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working with a 12-foot coater machine. While changing a roll, the employee was caught in the material on the roll and pulled into the coater. The employee suffered a laceration to the head/face and was hospitalized.
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.
2021-09-10	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.
2021-09-09	Moscow	Oh	Zimmer Power Company, LLC	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was performing maintenance work on a hydrogen dryer. A hydrogen fire burned the employee's right arm, his right hand, and the right side of his face.
2021-09-07	Bay Shore	Ny	TForce Freight	Face	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was lowering the landing gear of a trailer. The crankshaft lacerated the employee's face.
2021-09-06	Womelsdorf	Pa	Boyers Food Market	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was breaking down a skid on the dock. The employee tripped on the corner of the skid and fell face-first onto the concrete ground. The employee's knee was fractured.
2021-09-03	Wind Gap	Pa	Orbital Engineering. Inc.	Face	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on wet ground, suffering a laceration to the right side of the face. The employee was hospitalized for stitches and additional surgery.
2021-09-02	Waller	Tx	Goodman Manufacturing Company, L.P.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
The injured employee was parked in a tugger. A reach truck driver was relocating a container that was behind a stack of containers. The forks came into contact with the stack of containers, tipping it over onto the injured employee's tugger. The injured employee was hospitalized with lacerations to both hands and the right side of their face.
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	Batavia	Il	SD Wheel Corp.	Multiple face locations	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was dismounting returned mounted wheel and tire packages. A tire/wheel assembly was secured on the mounting machine, and the employee was trying to engage the bead roller when it struck his face. He suffered a broken tooth, a closed fracture, and a laceration to the lip.
2021-08-30	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	Industrial Divers Corp. Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to change in water pressure
An employee was on his second SCUBA dive of the day, stacking tires for removal from the seabed of a failed artificial reef. He developed vertigo and nausea, which worsened when he surfaced. He was hospitalized, suffering from decompression sickness.
2021-08-28	Lincoln	Nh	Loon Moutain Resort	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level
An employee was walking on a rocky surface and fell backward while picking up a water bottle on the ground. The employee suffered an injury and 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.
2021-08-27	Hastings	Ne	Hastings Equity Manufacturing Co	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was removing a part from under a rotational mold cover, held by a chain hoist about 6-7 feet above the working surface. The chain slipped about 1 foot, after which the load brake activated; this caused the cover to bounce off of the chain hook, strike the employee, and then come to rest on top of him. He suffered multiple fractures.
2021-08-26	Circleville	Oh	K.N.S. Services, Inc.	Face	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using an 8-foot, A-frame ladder while pulling wiring for a new security camera through the wall to the outdoor loading dock area. While stepping down the ladder, the ladder tipped away from the building and the employee tried to step down again to stabilize it. The ladder continued to fall and the employee fell onto a guardrail and struck the ground, resulting in fractures to the face and various bruises.
2021-08-24	Panama City Beach	Fl	Greg's Roofing of Bay County, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee slipped on damp underlayment and fell off a second-story roof, landing on the ground and suffering fractures to the hip and face.
2021-08-24	Ashby	Ne	Rex Ranch	Brain	Kicked by animal
On the morning of August 24, 2021, after working with another employee to move cattle from horseback, an employee rode his horse into a barn. He was later found lying face down with a head injury, having been kicked in the head by the horse.
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).
2021-08-22	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.
2021-08-21	Mobile	Al	SA Recycling LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was walking across a yard. A piece of metal from a shredder struck the employee in the face, causing a laceration and fractures to the face and jaw.
2021-08-20	Arcola	Il	Ares Holdings, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
On August 20, 2021, an employee was performing maintenance work on an air conditioner. The employee's steel-toed boot made contact with a 240-volt wire. The employee lost consciousness and suffered a broken right clavicle, a laceration between the right thumb and finger, and bruising to the right side of the face.
2021-08-19	Warren	Oh	D & K Roofing Specialists Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On August 19, 2021, an employee was dismantling scaffolding. The employee slipped on a surface that was wet from rain and fell. He landed on the ground about 12 feet below and suffered head, back, rib, and left and right arm injuries.
2021-08-14	Paducah	Ky	C.J. MAHAN CONSTRUCTION CO. LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
An employee was removing face wire from a kevel on a barge when their finger became pinched between the face wire and the kevel, resulting in a fracture and removal of soft tissue from the left ring finger.
2021-08-12	Miami	Fl	Sprinklermatic Fire Protection Systems, Inc.	Face	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was removing a grooved cap when the cap came off under pressure and struck the employee in the face, resulting in a contusion.
2021-08-03	Kismet	Ks	Kansas - Smith Farms LLC	Cheek(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was flushing a tank. The handle slipped out of her hand and hit the left side of her face, breaking her cheekbone and lacerating her cheek.
2021-07-31	Waterbury	Ct	Rolling Frito-Lay Sales, Limited Partnership	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee climbed up the side of a product rack to retrieve a case of product from the second tier when they fell and landed on their stomach, resulting in a fractured maxillary face bone, a displaced nasal bone, and a fractured left and right arm.
2021-07-29	Chatsworth	Ga	Polytech Fibers, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was near a production machine when it sprayed hot plastic onto the employee, causing burns to the left arm, face, and chest.
2021-07-28	Fayetteville	Nc	NG Companies	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
On July 28, 2021, an NG Companies employee was about to transfer mud to a bore pit. He had put the hydro excavation truck in position for the debris transfer and prepared it. When he opened a knife valve, hot water sprayed through the flange onto him, causing second-degree burns to his face, right arm, and right hand; a third-degree burn to part of the right arm; and a broken collarbone. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-26	Tyrone	Pa	Peoples Natural Gas	Multiple body parts	Explosion, n.e.c.
On 7/26/2021 at 1:08 p.m., an employee entered a customer's residence to investigate a natural gas odor. The house exploded and the employee sustained burns to their hands, arms, chest, and face that required hospitalization.
2021-07-26	Louisburg	Ks	Superior Bowen	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was trying to clean a roller with a spud hoe. The hoe struck the employee, lacerating his face and breaking two ribs.
2021-07-25	Mcdonough	Ga	Ken's Foods, Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was carrying a 2.5-gallon bucket up some stairs. He fell, and the chemical in the bucket spilled onto his upper torso and face causing chemical burns.
2021-07-24	Lynn	Ma	General Electric Aviation	Arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was cleaning the contacts of the tie bar inside a 480V switchgear and suffered burns from an arc flash. The employee received third degree burns to his arm and first degree burns to his face.
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.
2021-07-21	Henderson	Co	Liberty Oilfield Services	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
A mechanic was on top of the HHP in Bay 1 drilling out broken bolts. Another operator was running the overhead crane using a handheld remote, moving it from the south side of the HHP to the north side to pick up a fluid end. As the crane moved over the top of the HHP, it struck the mechanic, knocking him off the HHP onto the cement floor of the shop 13 feet below. The injured employee was hospitalized for broken ribs, a sprained wrist and stitches to the face.
2021-07-21	Portland	Or	Sundance Mfg. Inc.	Multiple body parts	Explosion or fire on water vehicle
An employee was performing maintenance and repair work on a boat. When the boat was started up, it caught fire and exploded. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the face, hands, and legs.