| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | |||||
| 2021-01-14 | 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. | |||||
| 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. | |||||
| 2020-02-09 | 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. | |||||
| 2020-01-28 | 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. | |||||
| 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 | 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. | |||||
| 2019-05-07 | 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. | |||||
| 2019-04-08 | 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. | |||||
| 2019-02-14 | 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. | |||||
| 2019-01-25 | 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. | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| 2018-04-27 | Hines | Illinois | Edward Hines Junior VA Hospital | Multiple body parts | Struck, caught, or crushed in collapsing structure, equipment, or material, n.e.c. |
| An employee was cleaning her workstation and organizing her files when a section of the acoustical ceiling (tiles and grid), adjacent light fixtures, and portions of the plaster ceiling above suddenly collapsed due to a prolonged, concealed steam leak that weakened the fastener connections. She sustained a cut to her head, bruise to her head, scratches on her neck, a scratch to her left hand, and irritation to her right hand, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-03-23 | Milo | Maine | JSI STORE FIXTURES, INC. | Head | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| A temporary employee was assembling store fixtures using a staple gun when a 1-inch staple penetrated his head. | |||||
| 2018-02-10 | Houston | Texas | Hightower Electric Company, LTD | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on a 7-foot step ladder installing ceiling light fixtures. The employee contacted energized wiring with wire strippers and fell from the ladder. The employee was hospitalized for head trauma and broken ribs. | |||||
| 2018-01-22 | Yazoo City | Mississippi | Moses Electric, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was in a lift changing light fixtures on a pole in front of a house when he contacted a powerline and was shocked, suffering third degree burns. | |||||
| 2018-01-20 | Orlando | Florida | Ahead, LLC | Coccygeal region | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was setting up a booth at a merchandise show when two furniture fixtures fell, pushing the employee to the floor and landing partially on top of him. He suffered an ear laceration and fractured tailbone. | |||||
| 2017-08-23 | Canutillo | Texas | Monarch Building Services | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was on top of cabinets cleaning ceiling fixtures when he lost his balance and fell 8 to 10 feet, requiring hospitalization for a broken back, hip, and nasal bone. | |||||
| 2017-07-10 | Missoula | Montana | Michaels Stores, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| While moving fixtures, an employee bumped into a fire extinguisher that then fell on and amputated the employee's left index finger. | |||||
| 2017-03-08 | Gallipolis | Ohio | Kmart | BODY SYSTEMS | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee was removing fixtures at a location that was closing when the employee suffered severe coughing. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-08-30 | Mandeville | Louisiana | Nobles Construction, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was removing light fixtures and fell off a ladder injuring vertebrae and fracturing fingers. | |||||
| 2016-07-15 | Decatur | Alabama | Kmart Corporation | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| Four employees were dumping fixtures from the platform on a forklift into the dumpster. An employee climbed up the side steps of the dumpster to pull fixtures from the platform and fell to the ground fracturing both shoulders, a knee and the nose. | |||||
| 2016-07-08 | Austin | Texas | Facilities Solution Group, LLC. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was installing light fixtures when he came in contact with live electrical wires and sustained a shock. He then fell approximately 14 feet from a 16-foot ladder, breaking his ankle and requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2016-02-22 | Hazelwood | Missouri | GKN Aerospace | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was blowing chips off parts and fixtures with compressed air in preparation for the next machine set up when he tripped and fell over a tooling post, injuring his hip and requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2016-01-27 | Dfw Airport | Texas | Siemens Postal, Parcel & Airport Logistics, LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet |
| An employee was performing maintenance, replacing lights in ceiling fixtures that are 27 feet off of the floor. He was using a scissor lift as a working platform. A coworker operating a gantry crane struck the scissor lift, causing it to topple over and land on conveyor systems that were being built. The employee suffered right heel injuries, a head laceration (requiring stitches), a concussion, and minor contusions and bruising. | |||||
| 2015-08-27 | Montgomery | Alabama | CDI Contractors, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| While jacking up a pallet of fixtures and using 2x4s for bracing, an employee had his right index finger and thumb amputated when the pallet came down and smashed the employee's right hand between the pallet and the 2x4s. | |||||
| 2015-03-20 | Spring Hill | Florida | Target | Nonclassifiable | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee was cleaning an old fixture room. One of the fixtures was on the ground. The employee tripped over the fixture and sustained a fracture. | |||||