Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-17 | Euharlee | Ga | International Fire Protection, Inc | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
A forklift came around a corner and ran over an employee who was hydrotesting fire hoses. The employee suffered a collapsed lung, broken ribs, a possible broken arm, and a possible spine fracture. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-11-16 | Grand Prairie | Tx | PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Vehicle or machinery fire |
An employee was using a fire extinguisher to put out a smoldering fire on a truck tailgate. The employee inhaled some of the smoke and fire extinguisher powder, suffered respiratory distress, and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-11-15 | Waukesha | Wi | Johnson Controls Inc. | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was inspecting a fire sprinkler system when he lost his balance and fell 6 feet from an A-frame ladder to the ground below, resulting in a fractured right arm. | |||||
2021-11-11 | Austin | Tx | Palm Harbor Homes | Multiple back regions | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was cutting a 12-inch steel I-beam. A spark from the employee's cutting torch lit the employee's jacket on fire. The employee suffered burns to the upper and lower back. | |||||
2021-11-09 | Kansas City | Mo | InsCo Industries | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was power-washing a fire station from a scissor lift. The power washer triggered the garage door, which opened and caused the scissor lift to tip. The employee fell and was hospitalized, requiring surgery for an upper thigh fracture. | |||||
2021-11-08 | Fort Worth | Tx | Dustrol Inc. | Multiple body parts | Fire |
An employee was servicing a mill with a reported hydraulic leak. A positive wire from a battery came into contact with a hydraulic hose causing a flash fire. The employee sustained burns to the upper body. | |||||
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. | |||||
2021-10-31 | Lima | Oh | RUDOLPH FOODS CO. INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Small-scale (limited) fire |
On October 31, 2021 an employee suffered smoke inhalation after a fire occurred in a dumper located in a fryer room. He was hospitalized. | |||||
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. | |||||
2021-10-24 | 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. | |||||
2021-10-21 | Mobile | Al | Austal USA, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was welding a module, lying on his back in a tight area. Welding slag fell onto his arm and caught his welding fleece on fire. He suffered second-degree burns. | |||||
2021-10-18 | Vinton | Tx | Kyoei Steel, LTD | Hand(s) | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
On 10/18/2021, an employee was working on heating inner racers with a heating torch. The hose leaked oxygen and a flash fire occurred in one of the lines, resulting in second degree burns to the employee's left hand that required hospitalization. | |||||
2021-10-13 | New Milford | Ct | Neeltran, Inc. | Leg(s) | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was burned on the legs by isopropyl alcohol when it caught fire. | |||||
2021-10-05 | Philadelphia | Pa | Penn Medicine Rittenhouse | BODY SYSTEMS | Small-scale (limited) fire |
An employee extinguished a coffee pot fire and was later hospitalized for difficulty breathing and respiratory irritation. | |||||
2021-09-27 | Sulphur | La | Wastewater Specialties, LLC | Multiple body parts | Explosion or fire on water vehicle |
Five workers of two employers (Wastewater Specialties, LLC and Westlake Chemical Lake Charles South) were hospitalized when a flash fire in a vessel occurred. Two employees were on an elevated platform welding a flange onto a 54-inch segment of process piping at the quench tower. Three other workers were engaged in a hydro blasting operation. Employee 1 suffered head trauma, lacerations, and burns. Employee 2 suffered a lower leg/ankle injury. The other workers sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns | |||||
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 | Tiller | Or | National Interagency Coordination Center | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was installing a portable weather station for use against a wildfire. The employee slipped on a moss-covered rock and fell to the ground, suffering a broken right femur at the ball joint. | |||||
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. | |||||
2021-09-05 | Orlando | Fl | Keke's Breakfast Cafe | Arm(s) | Small-scale (limited) fire |
An employee was working in a kitchen area when a pot caught fire. The employee suffered third-degree burns to the right arm while moving it. | |||||
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. | |||||
2021-09-02 | Hazlehurst | Ga | Hazlehurst Wood Pellets, LLC | Multiple body parts | Vehicle or machinery fire |
The injured employee was standing by a bag house that that was approximately 27 feet away from where a discharge pipe was discharging wood pellets. A fire came out of the pipe and back flashed through a cooler and back through the piping system to the bag house where an explosion occurred. The employee sustained burns to the arms, neck, and torso. | |||||
2021-09-02 | Farmington | Ct | TRUMPF, INC. | Head, neck, and trunk | Aircraft crash during takeoff or landing-into structure, object, or ground |
A commercial jet aircraft crashed into the northwest corner of the facility and a fire resulted. An employee inside the facility sustained burns to his head, neck, and back. | |||||
2021-08-26 | Placerville | Ca | USDA, Forest Service | Foot (feet) | Nonclassifiable |
A firefighter suffered a foot laceration while fighting a wildfire, resulting in hospitalizationa and surgery. | |||||
2021-08-23 | Upper Saint Clair | Pa | EVENT SOURCE | Nonclassifiable | Fire |
An employee was gathering up rented materials from a wedding. A fire started and the employee suffered burns. | |||||
2021-08-20 | Waco | Tx | Jessup Manufactured Housing, LLC | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was attempting to remove a jammed staple in a pneumatic staple gun. The staple gun fired a 2-inch staple into the employee's right thumb and palm. | |||||
2021-08-18 | Tampa | Fl | Starlink Construction Utilities, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Vehicle or machinery fire |
An employee was mixing bentonite with a mixing machine. A small engine caught fire, and the employee suffered second- and third-degree burns. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-08-03 | Laredo | Tx | DHS U.S Customs and Border Protection | Leg(s) | Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional |
An employee was in his vehicle, getting ready to do firearms qualification, when his gun fired into his left leg. | |||||
2021-07-31 | Elk City | Id | United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was working the suppression operation lines while fighting a wildfire on rugged terrain when they experienced possible heat stress and dehydration and lost consciousness. | |||||
2021-07-31 | Lowell | Ma | The Lowell General Hospital | Brain | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
A nurse was sitting at a nurse's station. A patient struck the nurse on the head with a fire extinguisher, knocking the nurse unconscious. | |||||
2021-07-28 | Plainfield | Il | CCA MIDWEST, INC. | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
On July 28, 2021, an employee was nailing a double 2-inch by 6-inch top plate to the top of a first floor wall. When he fired a pneumatic nail gun into the plate, the nail split the wood, went through the plate, and punctured his hand between the thumb and the index finger. | |||||
2021-07-22 | Winnett | Mt | US Forest Service | Nonclassifiable | Forest or brush fire |
Employees were fighting wildfires when the wind changed and blew the fire back onto the firefighters. The employees sustained multiple burn injuries and one firefighter was run over by a UTV while trying to escape the flames. | |||||
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. | |||||
2021-07-18 | Shawano | Wi | AARROWCAST INC | BODY SYSTEMS | Fire |
An employee used a 20-pound dry chemical fire extinguisher to extinguish a fire under the furnace on a melt deck. The employee began to have trouble breathing and was hospitalized, suffering from smoke inhalation. | |||||
2021-07-16 | Bayside | Ny | L. Martone & Sons, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Nonstructural fire, n.e.c. |
An employee was drying off a small area of a roof that was being installed using a 1-pound butane torch when the fumes from the bonding adhesive ignited and the roof caught fire. The employee sustained second degree burns on 25 percent of his body. | |||||
2021-07-14 | Akron | Oh | KLE Construction Company | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was using a cut-off saw to cut rebar when sparks from the saw caught the employee's clothes on fire. The employee sustained burns to the left side of his body. | |||||
2021-07-13 | Mentone | Tx | Trigger Energy, LLC | Head and neck | Fire |
During the process of nipping down the well head, a flash fire occurred and an employee was burned on the face and neck. | |||||
2021-07-12 | Denver | Co | Brigade Energy Services LLC | Nonclassifiable | Fire |
An employee sustained injuries from a fire that occurred at a wellhead. | |||||
2021-07-09 | Pray | Mt | US Forest Service Region one, Fire Depot | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
A smokejumper jumped out of a plane to fight the fire and got caught in a tree. The parachute let go and he fell to the ground. The employee sustained a pelvic injury, a broken tibia and a concussion. | |||||
2021-07-01 | Miami | Fl | JC & A Electrical Contractors, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was working on a crane's power. He went to turn on the disconnect and it backfired. He sustained an electric shock and burns to his abdominal area and left elbow. | |||||
2021-06-28 | Richfield | Wi | Zimmermann's Kettle Hills Golf Course | Multiple body parts | Fire |
An employee suffered burns to the arms and face while starting a fire. | |||||
2021-06-23 | Valley City | Oh | Superior Roll Forming Co. INC. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was using a plasma cutter to cut parts on a line's cutoff. Sparks from the cutter came into contact with a flammable liquid that was used to mark parts, and the employee suffered burns to the face, neck, chest, and arms in the resulting fire. He also suffered a head laceration. | |||||
2021-06-18 | Houston | Tx | Core Mechanical, LLC | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was performing a leak test of a gas line when a flash fire occurred, resulting in second and third degree burns to their face and arm. | |||||
2021-06-15 | East Elmhurst | Ny | Island International Enterprises Inc. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was in a scissor lift conducting fireproofing activities when the lift tipped over, causing the employee to fall and suffer a fractured leg. | |||||
2021-06-14 | Miami Beach | Fl | Weller Workforce LLC | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
An employee was checking why a fire exit door was not closing properly. When he moved a protruding piece of metal hardware, the door closed on his right thumb and amputated the tip at the nail. | |||||
2021-06-08 | Weirton | Wv | Galaxie Industrial Services | Upper and lower limb(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was hooking up a fitting to a fire hydrant. Pressurized water from the hydrant knocked the employee to the ground. He suffered a dislocated right arm and a broken right leg. | |||||
2021-06-04 | Janesville | Wi | Humane Manufacturing Company LLC | Multiple body parts | Explosion, n.e.c. |
An employee was tending to a grinder machine that was smoking. The machine caught fire and exploded. The employee sustained first, second, and third degree burns to their back and both arms. | |||||
2021-06-02 | Portland | Tx | Scott Air Condition | Head and trunk | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was replacing an air compressor. The employee was heating the tubing with a torch when the oil residue from the tube flashed and contacted the employee's face area. The employee's face cover caught fire, and the employee suffered first-degree burns to the face and chest. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-06-01 | Austin | Tx | Builder's FirstSource | Knee(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
A temporary employee was bending down to pick up a lateral support block when his nail gun fired a nail into his right knee. | |||||
2021-06-01 | Montrose | Co | SSC MONTROSE SAN JUAN OPERATING CO. LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was taking pictures of the fire sprinkler system inside of the dumbwaiter when she fell 10 feet. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury. | |||||
2021-05-28 | Caldwell | Tx | Bassler Energy Services | Nonclassifiable | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
A crew of three Bassler Energy Services employees were about to clean out a heater treater vessel bottom. The vessel had been depressurized and its contents had been evacuated below the manway. When the crew opened the vessel to begin pressure-washing the manway face, fumes ignited and the resulting flash fire burned two of them. One suffered burns to the face, cheeks, and neck; the other suffered burns to the hands. One employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-05-26 | Lemont | Il | ILLINOIS MARINE TOWING, INC. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was grinding steel on a tank barge for hull repair. Sparks flew into the employee's shirt, which caught fire and burned the employee's stomach and hands. | |||||
2021-05-24 | Silver City | Nm | Gila National Forest | Multiple body parts | Parachuting incident |
A smokejumper parachuted out of a plane to fight a wildfire. He had a hard landing on rocky terrain and suffered a skull fracture, a traumatic brain injury, facial fractures, a fractured neck vertebra, left-side pneumothorax, a broken left humerus, a broken left scapula, three broken ribs on the left side, a broken right tibia, and a shattered knee. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-05-20 | Centralia | Il | SSM Health St Mary's Hospital | Heart | Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c. |
A nurse responded to a small fire caused by a patient and then suffered a heart attack. | |||||
2021-05-18 | Mountain Home | Id | B&B Simplot Grain Silos | Multiple body parts | Dust explosion |
An employee was welding when there was a dust flash fire and explosion. The employee was burned on the hand and the upper torso. | |||||
2021-05-13 | Big Lake | Tx | BP Surface Solutions, LLC | Multiple body parts | Explosion |
A five-man crew had been subcontracted by Laredo Petroleum to replace the fire tubes on a heater treater and clean the inside of the tank. Three employees with Dorado Construction Group were contracted as a roustabout crew to clean the tank and replace the fire tubes, one employee of Mulholland Energy Services was contracted to operate the vacuum truck and remove the sludge from the tank, and one employee of Permian Service Co., LLC was hired to operate a hot oil truck to provide water to the r | |||||
2021-05-12 | Cottage Grove | Mn | U.S. Dept. of Homeland Security, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Homeland Security Inv. | Thigh(s) | Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional |
On May 12, 2021, an employee was attending quarterly firearms training when her 9mm discharged into her right thigh and exited out of her lower right leg. | |||||
2021-04-29 | Morrisville | Pa | Toll Brothers Integrated Systems Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was using a pneumatic staple gun while fabricating a wall panel. The gun fired a staple into the employee's left foot. | |||||
2021-04-14 | South Jordan | Ut | U.S. Forest Service | Nonclassifiable | Multiple types of exertions and bodily reactions |
A wildland firefighter was physically training for the job when he started feeling aches in the shoulder area. Later that evening he felt extreme fatigue, and body aches in the shoulder area and legs. The following morning, the employee was hospitalized with a muscular injury. | |||||
2021-04-13 | Sheridan | Mt | USDA Forest Service | Leg(s) | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was performing forestry-related burning operations. He had one burn torch in his hand and another attached to his fire line pack. The second torch failed; fuel got free of the drip torch and was ignited by the open flames. The employee suffered second- and third-degree burns to the backs of his legs. | |||||
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. | |||||
2021-04-08 | Marathon | Fl | Coastal Docks, LLC | Multiple body parts | Explosion or fire on water vehicle |
While prepping a push-boat to move to another location, employees filled both motors with 2-stroke oil and put the cowlings back on the motors. An employee went to start the motors. The port motor started but the starboard motor hesitated. The employee tried again; the starboard motor started up but fire shot out and fuel that leaked caught fire. One employee was hit by the flames, and sustained burns on the neck, left hand, and both legs. | |||||
2021-03-26 | Lacygne | Ks | Unique Rides Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Vehicle or machinery fire |
An employee was using a torch to cut a shock off a truck. The vehicle caught fire and the employee was burned. | |||||
2021-03-25 | Victoria | Tx | Performance Materials NA, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
A fire occurred at the initiator tanks area within the facility when a small amount of organic peroxide slowly leaked by a gate valve into the main header flush line over a two-day period. The peroxide sat in the flush line and slowly decomposed as it warmed up. A production operator had been walking by the initiator tanks area when the fire broke out. He suffered burns to his back and lower body and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-03-24 | Sulphur Springs | Tx | Brydl Contracting, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was mixing two-cycle fuel for a concrete saw when sparks from concrete sawing ignited the gasoline vapors, causing a fire and burning the employee. The employee sustained severe burns to the hands, neck, and face. | |||||
2021-03-16 | Tatum | Tx | Panel Truss of Longview, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was lighting wood debris on fire. The thinner he was using exploded, burning his face and arm. | |||||
2021-03-15 | Medley | Fl | INNOVATIVE MARINE ELECTRONICS, INC | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was preparing to install an alarm system sensor. The employee was burned by a gas fume flash fire, suffering burns to the right side of the face and hand. | |||||
2021-03-07 | Middlebourne | Wv | SPN Well Services | Nonclassifiable | Vehicle or machinery fire |
SPN Well Services employees were inspecting gas production unit chokes for sand washing. They had inspected three units and were bleeding off pressure on a fourth when a flash fire engulfed it in flames. One of the employees suffered first-, second-, and third-degree burns. | |||||
2021-03-07 | Newington | Nh | TEXAS ROAD HOUSE | Hand(s) | Nonstructural fire, n.e.c. |
An employee was cleaning a grill with a towel. The towel caught fire and burned his hand. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-03-06 | Kalida | Oh | Kalida Manufacturing Inc. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was MIG welding a repair on a bracket. Her shirt caught fire, causing second-degree burns to her stomach, chest, and neck. | |||||
2021-03-03 | New Iberia | La | Musson Patout Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was using denatured alcohol to remove glue from a vehicle. The employee lit a small amount of the alcohol on fire, which ignited the vapor from the alcohol bottle and caused the bottle to explode. The employee sustained second and third degree burns on his upper left torso. | |||||
2021-02-27 | El Dorado | Ar | LION OIL COMPANY, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
Employees were preparing a unit for turn-around and chemical cleaning. There was a release of un-hydrotreated naphtha that resulted in a fire. Six employees sustained burns and were hospitalized. | |||||
2021-02-25 | Trenton | Nj | Alpha Shredding Group, Inc | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was cutting a catalytic converter with a torch. A spark from the torch set the employee's clothing on fire. The employee suffered a second-degree burn to the right side of the body. | |||||
2021-02-21 | Shippenville | Pa | Clarion Boards LLC | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
Two employees were in an aerial lift, approximately 25 feet from ground level. The employees were spraying water with a fire hose into ductwork on a machine in order to remove a blockage. When the blockage was removed, steam from the ductwork enveloped the employees in the lift. The employees were hospitalized due to steam burns. | |||||
2021-02-20 | Lancaster | Pa | Novinger's Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking across the floor to begin the end-of-day cleanup when the employee slipped on fireproofing spray on the concrete floor and fell. The employee was hospitalized with three broken ribs and a partially collapsed lung. | |||||
2021-02-18 | Saint Joseph | Mo | VAN AM TOOL & ENGINEERING, INC. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was using a track welder. A spark landed on his shirt and it caught on fire. He suffered burns to the chest and left underarm. | |||||
2021-02-11 | Watford City | Nd | DNB Energy Services | Nonclassifiable | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was working at the back of a tanker trailer with a handheld impact tool. A flash fire ignited due to the friction from the impact tool and the fumes mixing, resulting in 2nd-degree burns to approximately 15% of the employee's body. | |||||
2021-02-05 | Madison | Wi | Woodman's Food Market, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was underneath a vehicle unscrewing the drain plug when oil sprayed out at high velocity and caught fire, resulting in second and third degree burns to the employee's back. | |||||
2021-02-04 | Baltimore | Md | U.S. Marshals Service/ US DOJ | Multiple body parts | Shooting by other person-intentional |
A law enforcement officer was serving an arrest warrant when his team was fired upon, resulting in gunshot wounds to the left arm and chest that required hospitalization. | |||||
2021-02-01 | Dewitt | Ar | Industrial Ironworks dba Adams Fertilizer Equipment | Multiple body parts | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was building frames and welding metal square tubing. The employee had just completed welding one side of a frame and turned to re-position to do the other side. He leaned onto the hot metal and the back of his jacket caught on fire. The employee was hospitalized with burns on his back, an arm, and the right side of his chest. | |||||
2021-02-01 | Claremont | Nh | Canam Bridges US Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was using a cutting torch to cut steel when the clothing on his leg caught fire. The employee was hospitalized with burns to his lower right leg. | |||||
2021-02-01 | Triadelphia | Wv | Brennan Services | Nonclassifiable | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
Employees had been pumping out oil and gas waste water from a tanker truck. Vapors/fumes from the condensate mixed in with the waste water caught fire when a torpedo heater started up and a spark shot out of the back. Two employees sustained multiple second and third degree burns and were hospitalized. | |||||
2021-01-25 | Midland | Tx | Dependable Well Service | Hand(s) | Vehicle or machinery fire |
An employee was running hot oil down tubing when his truck caught on fire. The employee sustained third degree burns to both hands. | |||||
2021-01-15 | Lowndesboro | Al | Ferrellgas | Head and neck | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was offloading propane from a truck into a large tank. When the employee removed a hose, a spark caused the propane to catch fire, resulting in second degree burns to the employee's face and neck. | |||||
2021-01-10 | Orlando | Fl | International Paper | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
On January 10, 2021, an employee was troubleshooting a pneumatic valve. The valve fired while employee's left thumb was inside it, lacerating the thumb and causing the amputation of 1/4 inch of the tip. | |||||
2021-01-06 | Thorsby | Al | Franklin Iron Works, Inc. | Lumbar region | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was burning cardboard in a 55-gallon drum. Grease on the employee's coat caught fire, causing burns to the employee's lower back that required a skin graft. | |||||
2020-10-13 | Kingfisher | Ok | Rowdy Oilfield Services LLC | Hand(s) | Fire |
An employee was steaming the inside of a production tank when a flash fire occurred inside the tank. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the face and third-degree burns to the hands. | |||||
2020-10-10 | El Dorado | Ar | Clean Harbors Environmental | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee had been pulling samples from drums, placing them in jars, and placing them in the lab for testing. He headed to lunch, then returned and began to work in the lab under the lab hood. When he opened a jar, there was a flash fire and chemicals splashed onto him. He suffered burns to the neck, chest, left hand, and wrist and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-09-30 | Denver | Co | MWH Constructors, Inc. | Face | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was attempting to set pressure on a pressure release valve and lost control of the end of a fire hose. The hose struck the left side of his face causing a laceration and a fracture that required surgery. | |||||
2020-09-27 | Edison | Nj | Hackensack Meridian Health JFK Medical Center | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An EMT was restocking the vehicle, when her co-worker leaned on the fire extinguisher expelling foam. The EMT developed shortness of breath and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-09-24 | Lockbourne | Oh | Bedrock Earthworks, LLC. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was taking the cap off a pressurized fire hydrant. The cap blew off and struck the employee in the right leg fracturing the tibia and fibula. The employee required surgery. | |||||
2020-09-22 | Edwardsville | Il | Wiese USA, Inc. | Arm(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment |
While performing maintenance on a forklift, an employee cut their right arm on a firewall (sheet metal material). | |||||
2020-09-22 | Searcy | Ar | Crossing at Riverside Health | Elbow(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was walking through closed fire doors and hit her left elbow on a door. She sat down on the floor to avoid falling. The employee sustained a laceration to the left elbow requiring hospitalization. | |||||
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. | |||||
2020-09-17 | Scottsbluff | Ne | Beeline Service | Nonclassifiable | Fire |
An employee was preparing to change an oil plug when a fire occurred and the employee was burned. | |||||
2020-09-15 | Saint Louis | Mo | AXENS NORTH AMERICA | Multiple body parts | Vehicle or machinery fire |
An employee was transferring raw material into a product hopper via a vacuum transfer system. During the bag change process, a flash fire occurred and burned the employee's forearms and face. | |||||
2020-09-10 | Lutz | Fl | SUPERIOR FIRE ALARM & COMMUNICATIONS LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
On September 10, 2020, at approximately 11:00 a.m., an employee was installing a fire alarm system from a ladder when he fell 20 feet to the pavement below. He was hospitalized with head and clavicle injuries. | |||||
2020-09-09 | Emmett | Ks | Day and Zimmermann | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was performing fire watch duty when she walked backward and tripped over a fire extinguisher that was staged on the ground. She fractured two bones right above her ankle. | |||||
2020-09-08 | Keller | Wa | Innes Wood Products | Elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was trying to attach a hose to a fire hydrant to fill up a brush truck water tank. The force of the water through the hose knocked the employee off balance. He fell off the brush truck, landing about 6-7 feet below and suffering a broken left elbow. | |||||
2020-09-08 | Monterey | Ca | LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST | Nonclassifiable | Forest or brush fire |
Three firefighters were hospitalized for burns while fighting a forest fire. | |||||
2020-09-07 | Big Spring | Tx | Targa WesTex LLC | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was draining gas from a scrubber when a fire erupted and burned the employee's face and hands. |