Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-14	Brooklyn	Ny	Marshalls	Brain	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was moving hand weights to a wall fixture when the shelf gave way and the merchandise struck the employee's head, resulting in a concussion.
2021-11-11	Kissimmee	Fl	AMPRO, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee and co-workers were replacing the existing HID parking lot fixtures with new LED fixtures. During the process of removing the existing fixtures, the lighting circuits were energized by a photocell. The employee attempted to strip wiring to make the electrical connections for the new fixtures when they were electrocuted, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-10-27	Springfield	Pa	BJ's Wholesale Club	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was using a forklift to pull down a pallet from a steel rack. A bulb fell from a light fixture and made contact with the forklift, startling the employee and resulting in the control handle getting pulled back, which caused the employee's left hand to get caught between the cabin and the steel racking. The employee's left little finger was amputated.
2021-10-06	Mars	Pa	Arrow Electric Inc.	Forearm(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
An employee was taking down a porcelain light fixture when the fixture broke and landed on the employee's forearm, causing a laceration.
2021-10-01	Fitzgerald	Ga	Polar Beverages	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a portable ladder and working on a light fixture when he received an electric shock from a secondary power source. The employee fell to the ground and injured their back.
2021-09-29	Brooklyn	Ny	Burlington	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was setting up an A-frame shoe fixture. When the employee went to turn the fixture upright, it collapsed on his right index finger, resulting in an amputation.
2021-09-28	Youngstown	Oh	CoreCivic	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was using a three-step ladder to change a light fixture. The employee fell to the ground and sustained a fractured hip.
2021-09-10	Mentor	Oh	Spang Power Electronics	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was testing electric circuit boards using a testing fixture machine and received an electric shock of up to 2000 volts when he contacted live, unguarded electrical parts on the test fixture machine. The employee was hospitalized for burns to both hands and injury to their shoulders and a finger.
2021-08-24	Saint Marys	Oh	SETEX INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
The injured employee was training a co-worker in a weld cell and putting parts into the fixture. The injured employee's left middle finger got caught in the head rest clamp resulting in a partial amputation of the finger at the nailbed.
2021-08-23	Jacksonville	Fl	DOBSON ELECTRIC, INC.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was reconnecting a demo fixture. He was shocked while stripping a wire and fell from an A-frame ladder, landing 3 feet below. He suffered a contusion and hematoma to the lower back.
2021-06-21	Duquesne	Pa	Sargent Electric Company	Head, neck, and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing a 277-volt light fixture while on a 6-foot, A-frame ladder when the employee contacted a phase of the conductor and was shocked, causing him to fall backward off the ladder to the ground below. The employee suffered trauma to their head, neck, and chest.
2021-06-02	Prospect	Ct	Oxford General Industries Inc	Head	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was operating a milling machine and pressure-testing finished parts. As the employee tested a part, an upper piece of the test fixture separated and struck the employee's head causing a laceration.
2021-05-26	Newport News	Va	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was sanding a foundation fixture weighing approximately 400 pounds. The employee was working to rotate the fixture 90 degrees toward the ground in order to access the underlying edges. As he was maneuvering the foundation downward, it tipped over and a protruding appendage of the foundation pinned his pinky finger to the floor. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.
2021-05-14	Kewanee	Il	GREAT DANE LTD. PARTNERSHIP	Lower leg(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
On May 14, 2021, at approximately 8:30 a.m., an employee was performing sandblasting operations on the inside rear of a trailer. The trailer was secured to a fixture that allows the trailer to be rotated in order to access different parts of the trailer frame. The counterweight had not been added to the frame or fixture and when the employee began to rotate the trailer, the trailer swung down and collided with their left ankle. The employee was hospitalized for an acute displaced fracture of the
2021-05-10	Cleveland	Oh	Kohls Inc.	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was setting up a display when they caught their foot on the fixture and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a broken wrist.
2021-05-05	New Holland	Il	Atlas Crane Services Inc	Head and trunk	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A blade fixture fell from a crane when a lifting strap broke. It struck an employee standing on the ground, causing injuries to the employee's head and abdomen.
2021-05-03	Decatur	Il	T/CCI Manufacturing, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On May 3, 2021, an employee suffered an amputation to the tip of her right middle finger while placing a rod in a clamp fixture of a machine.
2021-04-19	Conroe	Tx	Texas Electrical Solutions Corporation	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a step ladder changing a light fixture. While descending the step ladder, he slipped and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip.
2021-03-25	Fairfield	Oh	O'Gara - Hess & Eisenhardt Armoring Company LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a test fixture for armored vehicle glass when one of the wheels failed, causing the fixture to tip onto the employee and fracture their right foot and injure their left knee.
2021-03-09	West Orange	Nj	ST. BARNABAS MEDICAL CENTER	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was on a ladder repairing a light fixture. The fixture shorted, and he suffered an electrical shock and burns to both hands.
2021-02-25	Montgomery	Al	C. Hager & Sons Hinge Manufacturing Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was placing hinges on a fixture. A blade activated and came down while her right hand was on a hinge, amputating three of her fingers.
2021-01-31	Olympia	Wa	Nisqually Red Wind Casino	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
A parking garage employee had been working from a ladder and a roof to examine an outdoor light fixture. The employee fell off the edge of the roof approximately 11 feet and sustained a broken left femur.
2021-01-24	Enid	Ok	INTEGRIS Bass Baptist Health Center	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was shocked while replacing a can light fixture. The employee suffered a burn to the hand and a shoulder sprain.
2021-01-18	Kenner	La	Pellerin Milnor Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a pry bar to adjust a dryer basket in a fixture. The employee's left ring finger was caught between the fixture and the basket, and the fingertip was amputated.
2021-01-14	Duluth	Ga	New Alliance Services, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was standing on a 6-foot ladder while installing light fixtures on a third-floor balcony when he fell three stories from the ladder to the ground floor, resulting in broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-01-07	Jackson	Ms	Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was replacing a light fixture in an office ceiling and sustained a possible electric shock. The employee fell from the stepladder and suffered fractures to the face and left shoulder.
2021-01-06	Slidell	La	Integrated Service Solutions LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was changing a lighting fixture from a scissor lift. He was shocked and fell out of the lift onto an aisle end cap. He was hospitalized, suffering from back injuries.
2021-01-04	Northbrook	Il	FE Moran, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On January 4, 2021, an employee was holding two runs of duct work that were inserted into a tabletop corner insertion machine when the machine activated by proxy switches that sense the presence of the metal and begin the sequence. An angle fixture popped out of the table and traveled from a horizontal to a vertical position to hold the duct work while a corner clip was being applied. The employee's gloved left ring finger was pinched by this angle fixture, resulting in an amputation.
2020-10-14	Osceola	Ar	Big River Steel, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing a light fixture from a conduit. He was using a fixture clamp vise and ratchet set. The fixture shifted and amputated a quarter-inch of his left index fingertip.
2020-10-01	Tampa	Fl	The Fishel Company	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working on a streetlight fixture to be installed on a pole. The employee was caught between the lower boom of a bucket truck and a tool box, mounted on the bed of the truck. The employee suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung and was hospitalized.
2020-09-28	Holly Springs	Ms	Parker Hannifin Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was removing a head from a fitting assembly when her finger was pinched in the fixture. She suffered an amputation.
2020-09-16	Erie	Pa	Penn State University - Behrend	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a ladder 6 to 7 feet high performing maintenance work on a light fixture. The employee received and electrical shock and fell from the ladder to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with two fractured vertebrae, a fractured left humerus, and an electrical burn on his hand.
2020-09-14	Franklin	Wi	Nova Coil, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was welding and crushed their left index finger between a weld point and the metal plate in the weld fixture resulting in amputation.
2020-09-10	Pierre	Sd	Swingen Construction Company	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was directing crane operations. Other employees were welding an H-beam together for the ring beam. The apparatus used to twist the 30-foot H-beam failed and the beam fell off the fixture onto the employee's right leg. The leg was crushed below the knee resulting in a surgical amputation.
2020-08-27	Kansas City	Mo	MC Electric	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was servicing an overhead light fixture when he received an electric shock that made him fall from an 8-foot ladder to the ground. He hit shelving as he fell, cutting his head. He also suffered a broken wrist and broken ribs.
2020-08-05	Temple	Tx	Amos Electric Supply	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee came into contact with a battery backup wire while replacing a light fixture. He fell off his ladder to the floor, suffering a head injury.
2020-07-31	Tiffin	Ohio	Webster Industries Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee working on a milling machine placed a round bushing into the fixture-activated pneumatic hold-down. The clamp came down and partially amputated her left index finger.
2020-07-14	Bergenfield	New Jersey	Candela Systems Corporation	Wrist(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
A lighting fixture slipped out of an employee's hand. As he tried to catch it, the sharp edge of the fixture cut his wrist in two places, severing the tendon.
2020-07-02	Kenosha	Wisconsin	Uline, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was cleaning a light fixture on a loading dock. Her foot was entangled in the dock door's pull rope and she fell to the floor, suffering a broken left hip.
2020-06-26	Smithfield	Rhode Island	Honeywell Safety Products USA, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
At about 4:00 a.m. on June 26, 2020, an employee was setting up a newly installed ultrasonic welder. While he was adjusting the head of the equipment on the mount relative to the welding plate, a gap was created between the head of the equipment and the welding fixture. When the computer recognized that the machine was too far out of adjustment, the welding fixture recoiled back up, closing the gap on the employee's left index finger. The finger was partially amputated.
2020-06-23	Saint Louis	Missouri	Purina-Nestle Support Center	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to move a 96" X 4" X 7" C channel by hand on his fixture table. As he began to pull the C channel across his fixture table, his right thumb was pinched between a square hole in the fixture table and the C channel, resulting in a partial soft tissue amputation without bone loss of the fingerprint side of his right thumb.
2020-06-19	Queensbury	New York	MLB CONSTRUCTION SERVICES LLC	Head	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was helping to steady a light pole that was being removed when the light fixture fell from the pole and struck his head, causing a severe laceration.
2020-06-16	Chicago	Illinois	Sodexo, Inc.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was taking inventory of lighting fixtures in the hallway and then proceeded to come down the stairs. The employee slipped and fell down the stairs, which were wet because wax was being stripped. The employee's head struck the stairs and he sustained three broken bones in his left arm. He was hospitalized and required surgery on his arm.
2020-04-15	Royston	Georgia	PTI Royston, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a 6-foot step ladder, using a wire cutter/stripper to prepare a wire for reconnection to a light fixture in a drop ceiling. A short-circuit caused a flash of light and the employee fell from the ladder to the concrete floor. The employee suffered two broken ribs on the left side, a bruised left lung, and a contusion, and was hospitalized.
2020-04-06	Deshler	Nebraska	Reincoat, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee moved a fixture into the load area using a cart caddy/fixture mover, then went to the other end of the facility in the unload area to retrieve another fixture to move. As the employee was walking backwards across the facility and operating the cart caddy/fixture mover, he was caught between the cart caddy/fixture mover and the fixture he had deposited earlier. He sustained an abdominal compression injury.
2020-03-13	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Baker Hughes	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was positioning an oilfield drill bit when it fell from the connection fixture it was connected onto. The bit fell onto the employee's left ring fingertip and crushed it against the work surface. The fingertip was medically amputated.
2020-02-19	Woodstock	Illinois	Charter Dura-Bar	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was repairing a bushing on a fixture stand in a repair area, using a portable drill tool with a deburring attachment. The tool started to jump around, and the employee's left gloved hand made contact with the deburring attachment. The employee suffered a laceration to the top of the hand and an amputation of the tip of the little finger.
2020-02-09	Moosic	Pennsylvania	Christmas Tree Shops Incorporated	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On Feb 9, 2020, at approximately 7:15 PM, an employee was moving between two large fixtures in the storage room to get through to another aisle. The employee struggled to get through and fell onto the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right hip.
2020-02-04	Chicago	Illinois	Imperial Lighting Maintenance Co.	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder repairing a light fixture. The employee fell to the ground while coming down the ladder, detaching the muscle in both knees.
2020-01-29	Dallas	Texas	Environmental Lighting Service, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working from a scissor lift and wiring a light fixture near a roll-up door when the door was activated and the employee became rolled up in the door. Nearby employees activated the door to release the employee, who fell approximately 10 feet to the concrete floor and suffered broken ribs.
2020-01-28	Santa Rosa Beach	Florida	Henderson Electric of NWF, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
After installing light fixtures in a room of a new 3-story house, an employee opened the door to an elevator shaft thinking it was another room and fell down approximately 36 feet to the ground floor. He suffered fractures to both legs, a vertebra, and an arm and was hospitalized.
2020-01-13	Mansfield	Ohio	Blevins Fabrication Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On January 13, 2020, an employee was operating a clip jig machine. The employee operated the lever to lower a hold-down fixture, placed clips on the part, and then operated the lever again to lower another fixture that pressed the clips into the part. The employee's right index finger was caught in the point of operation and the tip was amputated.
2019-09-20	Mazomanie	Wisconsin	Electronic Theatre Controls, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was pulling a 700- to 800-pound rigging hoist, which was on a four-wheel cart, out of a test fixture. The cart caught the side of the fixture and the hoist slid off it onto the employee's steel-toed boot. The employee suffered a fracture and laceration to the foot, as well as a knee contusion. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2019-09-12	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	Kohls Department Stores	BODY SYSTEMS	Bites and stings
An employee was bitten by an unknown bug while moving fixtures and products for merchandise setting, requiring hospitalization.
2019-09-09	Boston	Massachusett	Harvard University	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
While troubleshooting a light fixture, an employee sustained an electric shock and fell from a ladder.
2019-09-09	Paragould	Arkansas	L A Darling Store Fixtures (Paragould Plant - Hwy 49)	Lower leg(s)	Fall, slip, trip
While racking store fixtures, an employee was struck by a clothing rack that had become stuck in an overhead conveyor. The employee fell to the ground and was hospitalized with a fractured lower left leg.
2019-08-24	Lakeland	Florida	CROWN ELECTRIC, INC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was replacing lighting fixtures at a customer's location. The circuit to the section where the employee was working was de-energized, but one fixture was incorrectly tied to a separate circuit, resulting in an electrical shock to the employee.
2019-08-19	Saint Louis	Missouri	BOEING	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was operating an overhead crane to lift a stabilizer from a test fixture. The stabilizer shifted and one end swung upward towards the injured employee, contacting his left forearm and trapping his thumb between the stabilizer and the crane remote sitting on top of the test fixture. He was able to use his other hand to raise up the stabilizer and release his hand. His left thumb tip was amputated.
2019-08-16	Loveland	Colorado	Merit Electric Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
Two employees were working on an exterior light fixture from a scissor lift 8 feet above the ground, right outside of the door to an airplane hangar. The hangar door was opened, knocking the scissor lift over. The two employees fell to the ground, suffering injuries including a broken jaw and arm fractures. Both employees were hospitalized.
2019-08-14	Rockford	Illinois	LJ Fabricators, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At 3:10 p.m. on August 14, 2019, an employee was clamping parts into a fixture to prepare them for spot-welding. The spot-welding machine activated while his hand was in the point of operation and the electrode amputated his right index fingertip.
2019-08-13	Reading	Pennsylvania	Termaco USA	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
The injured employee was training another employee on a robot that is used to weld steel battery boxes. While removing a box from the tray fixture, the tray got stuck, bounced, and the upper fixture fell down, amputating the injured employee's right pinky fingertip.
2019-08-06	Mount Vernon	Ohio	JELD-WEN, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was responding to a quality issue with a piece of equipment that had a fixture out of place. The clamp was under pressure with air and continued to move once the fixture was back in place. The clamp then pinched the employee's left middle finger and tore off the nail and fingertip.
2019-08-06	Branford	Florida	Gray Construction Services, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On August 6, 2019, an employee was supervising the renovation of an elementary school. He was reconnecting a light fixture to the power source when he was electrically shocked and fell about 8 feet from an A-frame ladder to the floor. He sustained burns to his hands and dislocated his left knee cap. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
2019-08-02	Gulfport	Mississippi	Paige Electric Co, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
While replacing a ceiling light fixture, an employee was shocked and fell. The employee's head struck the floor, and the employee was hospitalized with head trauma.
2019-07-28	Marion	Ohio	OHIO GALVANIZING CORP.	Arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
On July 28, 2019, an employee was fixing a steel grading product to a fixture. A steel grading product fell and the employee was hospitalized with fractures to both arms.
2019-07-08	Westlake	Ohio	Q-Lab Corporation	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was changing out an emergency lighting fixture. The employee was shocked and fell from a filing cabinet to the ground, suffering back and shoulder fractures.
2019-06-24	New York	New York	Ralph Lauren Corporation	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On 6/24/2019, an employee was using a 4-inch blade scraper to remove vinyl from a store fixture when the scraper cut the employee's left hand, causing tendon, nerve, and artery damage that required hospitalization.
2019-06-10	Morton	Illinois	Matcor Metal Fabrication, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a part off a welding fixture using a hoist. The magnet released, dropping the part on the employee's left hand. The employee's left middle fingertip was amputated.
2019-06-04	Meridian	Mississippi	Personnel Networks Inc.	Arm(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a ladder installing a light fixture and fell approximately 3 feet when the metal ladder collapsed resulting in a broken right arm.
2019-05-11	Long Island City	New York	Wonton Food Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning a light fixture and pipe on a 12-foot A-frame ladder near an entryway with an automatic upward sliding door. The door was activated, opened upward and knocked the employee off the ladder. He fractured his left shoulder and neck.
2019-05-08	Sarasota	Florida	Sun Hydraulics, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
A maintenance technician was changing a light fixture inside a CNC machine. When the employee was taking his hands out the machine, he was punctured by one of the machine's drill bits. The drill bits are sharp, needle like. The drill bit broke off inside the employees left index finger, just above the knuckle and had to be removed surgically.
2019-05-07	Montgomery	Alabama	Sabel Steel Service, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in throwing-multiple episodes
An employee was tossing old light fixtures into a scrap bin when he felt pain in his lower left quadrant. He was admitted to the hospital for surgery to repair a hernia.
2019-04-29	Greencastle	Pennsylvania	JLG Industries, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A welder was removing a steel production part from a welding fixture using an overhead crane. He connected the lifting hook to the steel part's center post, then applied tension to the overhead crane. His little finger was pinched between the lifting hook and the steel part, causing the amputation of the tip.
2019-04-08	Melbourne	Florida	EXTREME AIR & ELECTRIC INC.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was in a basket attached to a forklift working on light fixtures. The basket fell off the forks and the employee fell to the ground, suffering fractures.
2019-03-21	Macedonia	Ohio	AMERICAN LIGHT METALS, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was performing a pressure plate test when a fixture came down on his right hand and amputated the thumb. The machine was not guarded at the time.
2019-03-16	Katy	Texas	Igloo Products Corp	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a foam fixture machine and placing lids in the working area when the top of the blow mold machine crushed the employee's right index and middle fingers resulting in surgical amputation of both fingers. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.
2019-03-13	Sebring	Ohio	Circle Machine Rolls, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was loosening a fixture (a piece of metal weighing about 30 pounds) that held steel rolls on a lathe. The fixture fell on his right index finger, causing an amputation of the tip.
2019-03-13	Evanston	Illinois	Crown Energy Services, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
At about 12:30 on March 13, 2019, an employee was climbing a 6-foot ladder, reached the third or fourth rung, and opened a light fixture lens cover to replace the light bulb. The light fixture (and an 18-by-7-foot section of the T-bar ceiling) fell and knocked the employee off the ladder. He suffered a concussion.
2019-03-11	Melbourne	Florida	East COast Zoological Society of FLorida	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder repairing a light fixture. The employee fell from the ladder, suffering broken shoulder blades, broken ribs, and a bulging lower-back vertebra.
2019-03-05	Tinker Afb	Oklahoma	US Department of Defense, Tinker Air Force Base	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was trying to move a fixture for a B-52 strut. The fixture was on a pallet. The fixture roller crushed the employee's right little finger, causing a partial amputation.
2019-03-02	El Paso	Texas	Coefficient Electric	Face	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was installing a light fixture when it fell and struck him. He suffered injuries to the nose and right eye, as well as broken facial bones.
2019-02-15	Brighton	Colorado	Transwest	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a fixture from a forklift. The fixture slipped and pinched his right index finger, amputating it at the first knuckle.
2019-02-14	Sanford	Florida	Industrial Lighting Products, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee was using electrical testing equipment while working with light fixtures and was shocked by a 110-volt current. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-02-08	Mobile	Alabama	Myer Marine Services LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was lifting a steel screen on a vertical boring machine. The screen got caught on a fixture and the employee's hands were caught between the screen and a rail. The employee suffered a fractured left hand and a fractured right thumb. The employee's right index and middle fingers were amputated.
2019-01-25	Winfield	Kansas	Newell Rubbermaid Inc	Forearm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working in a boom lift changing out light fixtures when their arm became caught between the lift basket and a rack. The employee was hospitalized with a right radius fracture and open wound.
2019-01-08	Spring Green	Wisconsin	Soleras Advanced Coatings, Ltd.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On January 8, 2019, an employee was holding a fixture in place when their right ring finger was caught between a flange and a target nut resulting in amputation of the finger.
2019-01-03	Quincy	Illinois	Knapheide Manufacturing Co.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clear a jam on a truck body fixture when a pneumatic clamp on the fixture cycled onto the employee's hand, amputating the middle fingertip.
2019-01-02	Merritt Island	Florida	Pier 1 Imports (U.S.), Inc	Forehead	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was helping to take apart a fixture/grid display when the top grid fell and struck her above the eye, causing a laceration. She was hospitalized.
2018-09-10	Greenfield	Massachusett	BETE FOG NOZZLE, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was training a new employee on a belt sander when the actuator was engaged, which caused the machine to move. The employee's finger was then caught between the sander's holder and fixture, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-09-06	Houston	Texas	Southwest Electrical Contracting Services	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was on an 8-foot ladder, taking apart a light fixture in a ceiling grid. A live wire shocked him and he fell to the floor. He suffered burns and lacerations to his left hand.
2018-09-06	Orange Park	Florida	Southern Atlantic Electric Company, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a 12-foot ladder changing a light fixture. He lost his balance and fell to the tile floor, suffering a head laceration and fractures to his right elbow, his left wrist, three ribs, an eye socket, and his skull. He was hospitalized.
2018-08-29	Salina	Kansas	GREAT PLAINS MANUFACTURING	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was placing a piece of metal into a welding fixture. His left ring finger was pinched between the metal and the fixture, and the tip was amputated to the base of the nail bed.
2018-08-21	Houston	Texas	Masterduct	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at a press when his right hand was caught between the press and a fixture he was bending, resulting in a partial amputation of his right ring finger.
2018-08-16	Flowery Branch	Georgia	Shintone USA Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a machine press and preparing to remove the fixture for a change-over when the hydraulic press came down on his left index finger, resulting in a finger amputation.
2018-08-09	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Felker Brothers Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On August 9, 2018, an employee was using an electric grinder to remove the welds from an elbow fitting that was strapped to a welding fixture when the elbow fitting kicked back and his fingers were pinched between the elbow and welding fixture, resulting in right index and middle fingertip amputations.
2018-08-06	Denver	Colorado	Mercy Housing	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning windows and light fixtures using a step ladder when she lost her footing and fell to the ground, breaking her leg and requiring hospitalization.
2018-08-06	Newport News	Virginia	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was securing a series of cast iron fixtures called shop blocks (used for material elevation and support) in place by tightening bolts to a rotary table using a pneumatic impact wrench. Before tightening the last bolt, he had to secure the fourth and final shop block. The impact wrench was shifted into its reverse position. When he operated the impact wrench, the bolt backed out and pinched his right pinky finger between the impact tool and the internal cavity of the shop block, resul
2018-07-27	Denver	Colorado	Choice Electric Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
While replacing a fluorescent two-by-four light fixture with an LED fixture, an employee was shocked and fell off a 6-foot ladder (likely from the third rung) to the ground.
2018-07-24	Bee Cave	Texas	J.S. Electric, Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a 12-foot step ladder getting ready to strap up a flexible conduit on a light fixture. When he grabbed the flexible conduit, he was shocked by ~277 volts and fell off the ladder to the ground, fracturing his L3 vertebra.
2018-06-20	Stroudsburg	Pennsylvania	Five Guys Enterprises, LLC	Elbow(s) and arms(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was descending a ladder after cleaning a light fixture when he fell to the ground, fracturing his arm and elbow.