| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-17 | Saint Joseph | Mo | ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC | Foot (feet) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| Two employees were pulling the straps from cylinders prior to putting them in the oven. Employee 1 stepped off a platform and hit a shelf, which dislodged the mold that struck both employees in the feet. One employee sustained a fractured left foot, and the other sustained six fractured toes and a partially amputated right big toe. Both employees were hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-11-17 | Dallas | Tx | Estes Express Lines, Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee was operating and test-driving a forklift. The forklift struck a low metal post and overturned. The employee suffered a broken left leg, a dislocated left shoulder, a back hematoma, and a right foot laceration and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-11-17 | Cincinnati | Oh | Chimney Works & Rocky Mountain Stoves | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was climbing up a 20-foot scaffold to work on a chimney. The employee fell, landing on a wooden deck about 15 feet below and suffering a broken left hip. | |||||
| 2021-11-16 | Fort Worth | Tx | Conatser Construction Inc | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was standing outside a 5-foot diameter concrete manhole riser installing sealant near an excavator. The excavator moved forward and pinned the employee against the riser. The employee sustained a broken leg and ankle and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-11-16 | Pascagoula | Ms | Ingalls Shipbuilding | Foot (feet) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was inspecting a crane when his right foot became lodged between the crane's wire rope and the drum structure for the rope. The foot was amputated. | |||||
| 2021-11-16 | Prairie Grove | Ar | Jack Tyler Engineering Inc | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| Employee 1 was using a crane truck to pull pipe out of a wet well to be cut for removal. As the pipe was brought out of the 40-foot well, employee 2 rolled the pipe to be cut on the other side. While it was still connected to the hoisting cable, the pipe kicked back and knocked employee 1 into the wet well. Employee 1 sustained a right wrist fracture, back fracture, and a torn aorta. | |||||
| 2021-11-15 | Jackson | Wi | Sysco Eastern WI, LLC | Foot (feet) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee was backing up a pallet jack and hit a stack of pallets, causing a board to break off a pallet and strike the employee's foot. The employee sustained a laceration. | |||||
| 2021-11-15 | Rockledge | Fl | Spartan Composites, LLC | Foot (feet) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was repairing an airbag for a plastic press. As he climbed out from underneath it, the machine activated and amputated his left foot. | |||||
| 2021-11-15 | Austin | Tx | Renaissance Austin Hotel | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was working on a 4-foot ladder to change recessed light bulbs for a 10-foot ceiling when he fell from the ladder, resulting in hospitalization due to a possible broken left hip and a left hand injury. | |||||
| 2021-11-15 | Mount Vernon | Ny | Unitex Textile Rental Services, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was weighing laundry when they were struck by the sling ring that holds laundry. The employee sustained a broken foot that required surgery. | |||||
| 2021-11-15 | Fort Worth | Tx | Americold Logistics | Foot (feet) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
| An employee was using a forklift to retrieve pallets to load a trailer. As the employee came through a door, another forklift's forks entered the compartment of the employee's own vehicle. The employee's foot was injured. | |||||
| 2021-11-13 | Mckinney | Tx | Garney Holding Company | Ankle(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
| A Garney Holding Company employee was helping maneuver an 84-inch pipe being installed in a 14-foot trench excavation. The employee was using PVC tubing to tilt the pipe downward to cross under a utility line; the tubing lost contact with the pipe, causing the employee to slide downward and make contact with the pipe, then the bottom of the trench. The employee's right ankle was broken. | |||||
| 2021-11-13 | Midlothian | Tx | Strategic Materials, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was standing on an 8-foot stepladder, repairing a conveyor on a process line. He fell from the ladder to the concrete below and suffered fractures to the left hip, the left-side pelvis, and four ribs. | |||||
| 2021-11-12 | East Hartford | Ct | Capital Industrial Group, LLC | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was removing wooden trash from a 12-foot-high platform. He lost his balance and fell to the hard floor, suffering a broken leg and ankle. Fall protection was not worn at the time. | |||||
| 2021-11-11 | Janesville | Wi | Seneca Foods Corporation | Lower leg(s) | Other jump to lower level |
| An employee was diagnosing an issue on a destoner. The employee went up a set of stairs and climbed onto the equipment. To get down, the employee jumped down onto the 180-degree pre-heat water reservoir cover. When the employee jumped down, his right leg landed on a carrot, which caused part of his right leg to go into a 3-by-3-foot open hatch and into the water below. The employee suffered second degree burns to his lower right leg. | |||||
| 2021-11-11 | South Beloit | Il | TPG Pressure, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was welding a metal strap on both sides of a 20-foot long pipe. There was a welding machine on each side of the pipe. The pipes were placed on a conveyor which moved the pipes toward the pre-stress wiring machine. While the employee was walking between the pipes, a pipe rolled backward off the conveyor and caught the employee between the pipes. The employee sustained broken ribs and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-11-11 | Rochester | Ma | Rise Engineering Corp. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was putting up insulation while on an 8-foot step ladder when the ladder tipped over and the employee fell 5 feet, resulting in four broken ribs. | |||||
| 2021-11-11 | Brecksville | Oh | JONES LANG LASALLE AMERICAS INC | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was inspecting overhead HVAC equipment from an 8-foot A-frame ladder. The employee fell, hitting the ground and a white board and suffering head injuries. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-11-10 | Amarillo | Tx | AM Communications | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on a 28-foot ladder, preparing to change an aerial cable line. The ladder fell backward with the employee on it. The employee suffered a broken sternum and a head injury. | |||||
| 2021-11-10 | Quincy | Il | Michelmann Steel Construction Company | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| On November 10, 2021, an employee was moving a 15-foot steel beam with an overhead crane. The beam begun to swing, fell, and struck the employee. The employee suffered chin and shoulder lacerations and a broken collarbone and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-11-10 | Chicago | Il | Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was closing a latch from a fixed ladder. The employee fell from the ladder; her head struck the floor and she suffered a broken cheekbone, a broken foot, and a head laceration. | |||||
| 2021-11-10 | Manchester | Nh | Northstar Steel & Aluminum, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was moving steel plates from a rack to a pallet for shipping. A set of three steel plates came unclamped from the overhead crane and crushed the employee's foot, resulting in multiple fractures and lacerations. | |||||
| 2021-11-10 | Brooklyn | Ny | The Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was spotting for a piece of lifting equipment. Another piece of lifting equipment ran over the employee's left foot and broke it. | |||||
| 2021-11-10 | Brooklyn | Ny | The Brooklyn Hospital Center | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped and fell on the ramp leading to the entrance of the cafeteria at the hospital. The employee sustained a fractured tibia and fibula and a fractured left foot. | |||||
| 2021-11-10 | New York | Ny | Tru-Val Electric | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising |
| An employee was on a boom lift, guiding cable through riser brackets. The arm of the boom lift hit a fence, causing the lift to spring upward. The employee's right foot was in the fixed foot pedal control, and he suffered a compound fracture to the ankle and lower leg. | |||||
| 2021-11-09 | Huntsville | Al | Fessler & Bowman Inc | Foot (feet) | Stepped on object |
| An employee stepped on a metal bar at a job site. The bar punctured the employee's foot. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-11-08 | Bearden | Ar | Anthony Timberlands, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee and a co-worker were removing forks from an unused forklift in order to remove the fork positioners. They removed a pin from the fork and it shifted and swung toward the employee. The employee attempted to jump over the fork, but it struck his foot mid-air, resulting in fractured bones on the top of his foot. | |||||
| 2021-11-07 | Chicago | Il | Ground Services International (GSI) Inc. | Ankle(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
| An employee was on a trailer pulling a pallet towards a K-loader when his foot rolled under the pallet and was pinned between the pallet and a roller. The employee's ankle was broken in three places. | |||||
| 2021-11-06 | Denver | Co | Fedex Express | Foot (feet) | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle |
| While unloading an aircraft, an employee's foot got caught on a lock and was run over by a unit load device (ULD). The employee was hospitalized with a broken foot. | |||||
| 2021-11-06 | Lakeland | Fl | Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on an 8-foot fiberglass ladder, getting an empty box down from shelving in the stock room. The ladder tipped to the side and the employee fell to the floor, suffering broken ribs. | |||||
| 2021-11-05 | Clearwater | Fl | Baycare Health System | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was circulating during a surgical case. The employee was using a wand machine and got their right foot tangled in a wire, causing them to fall to the floor. The employee sustained right hip and right foot fractures. | |||||
| 2021-11-05 | Cadiz | Oh | Pilot Travel Centers LLC | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was exiting a pickup truck. The CB wire caught the employee's foot and the employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken right hip. | |||||
| 2021-11-04 | Mountain Top | Pa | Mountain Top Foam | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was building foam tubs and stacking them on a pallet. As she was stacking a tub on the pallet, her left foot caught the pallet and she fell to the floor. She suffered a broken left femur and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-11-04 | Carrollton | Tx | LMI Landscapes, Inc. | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was working on a 10-foot ladder to help install an air compressor pipe. The employee leaned down to pass a tool to another employee when the ladder slipped and the employee fell to the concrete floor below, resulting in a vertebrae injury. | |||||
| 2021-11-04 | Liberal | Ks | Loves Travel Stops and Country Store | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| While making tea, an employee dropped an empty tea urn on their left foot, injuring the left big toe. Surgery was required. | |||||
| 2021-11-03 | Warrensburg | Mo | Warrensburg Senior Center | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level |
| While removing screws from a shed door, an employee lost their footing and fell backward sustaining a broken femur. | |||||
| 2021-11-03 | San Antonio | Tx | Pierce Sitework | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An excavator had been used to lift a concrete cone to an upper level. When the cone was in place, an employee climbed up it to release the chains securing it to the excavator's coupler. The coupler's jaws closed on his foot, amputating five toes. | |||||
| 2021-11-02 | Atlanta | Ga | CEVA Logistics | Foot (feet) | Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. |
| An employee was starting up a forklift. When it powered up, it ran over his left foot. | |||||
| 2021-11-02 | Miami | Fl | WEST KENDALL BAPTIST HOSPITAL, INC. | Foot (feet) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was transporting gift shop materials on a metal cart. The cart veered off a walkway, then fell on the employee's foot and broke it. | |||||
| 2021-11-02 | Houston | Tx | The Dufresne Spencer Group LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee's left foot was struck by the guide wheel on the side of an order picker resulting in a laceration and fracture of the big toe. The employee was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2021-11-01 | Rolla | Mo | CABLE ONE INC. | Ankle(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
| An employee was attempting to move a trencher. He stepped onto the trencher and his right foot slipped and fell onto the auger, resulting in a broken right ankle. | |||||
| 2021-11-01 | Palm Harbor | Fl | Global Sign & Awning | Foot (feet) | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was walking across a 10-foot-high awning and fell through the awning, suffering a broken foot bone. | |||||
| 2021-11-01 | Dalton | Ga | Marketing Alliance Group, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was applying aluminum caps to the corners of cardboard material using a riveting machine. The employee went to grab a cap that had popped off a corner when the foot pedal was activated and the employee's left index finger was crushed by the riveting machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation. A guard was in place at the time. | |||||
| 2021-11-01 | Pleasant Prairie | Wi | Perma-Structo, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
| An employee was pouring concrete when his foot slipped and became caught between the form and the board, resulting in a broken fibula and tibia. | |||||
| 2021-10-30 | Davie | Fl | Dynaserv Florida, LLC | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was climbing on the back of a spray truck. The employee's legs became entangled in a hose, causing the employee to fall from the bed of the truck to the ground about 4 feet below. The employee suffered two broken ribs, a concussion, and bruises to the right shoulder and left foot. | |||||
| 2021-10-29 | Alton | Il | ALTON STEEL, INC. | Foot (feet) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| A falling chunk of scrap metal struck an employee on the foot, breaking bones. | |||||
| 2021-10-29 | Harvey | La | BWC Terminals, Inc. | Multiple lower extremities locations | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee lost his footing and sank into a puddle of water next to a steam condensate line. While he was trying to regain his balance, the end of the return steam condensate line got caught inside his knee-high boot. He suffered first- and second-degree steam burns from below the knee to the toes. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-10-28 | East Falmouth | Ma | Outerland Holdings, LLC | Foot (feet) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a chainsaw to cut up a tree that had blown over during a storm. The chainsaw kicked back and severely lacerated his foot. | |||||
| 2021-10-28 | Clinton | Ok | Frontier Bridge, Inc. | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
| An employee was on a bridge placing plywood for diaphragm decking. A piece of plywood was blown into him and he fell from the bridge to the ground level about 25 feet below. He suffered fractures to the right leg and foot. | |||||
| 2021-10-27 | Freeport | Oh | GEOSTABILIZATION INTERNATIONAL LLC | Ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was spotting for the driver of a skid steer when they moved behind the driver to retrieve a board and the skid steer drove over their right foot, resulting in a broken right ankle that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2021-10-27 | Bishop | Tx | Nordex USA, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was placing zip ties. The elevator he was on moved upward and his left foot got caught on one of the rungs, resulting in crush injuries to his toes. | |||||
| 2021-10-26 | Tyler | Tx | Target Distribution Center | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was backing out of a trailer while operating a stand-up forklift. She contacted a dock plate and suffered broken bones in her left foot. | |||||
| 2021-10-26 | Beatrice | Ne | Beatrice Community Hospital and Health Center | Upper arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was reaching for paper towels while cleaning up when her left foot caught on a box and she fell to floor, landing on right arm and shoulder. The employee suffered a fracture of the right humerus bone. | |||||
| 2021-10-26 | Hammond | La | Masterliner Inc | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was working on a nip roller machine when their right foot became caught in the machine, resulting an a toe amputation. | |||||
| 2021-10-26 | Hutchins | Tx | Kenco Logistics Services | Foot (feet) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
| An employee was driving down an aisle on a stand-up forklift and collided with another stand-up forklift, resulting in a fractured left foot. | |||||
| 2021-10-26 | Delaware | Oh | Jegs Automotive, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| An employee was driving a forklift. They stepped off the forklift to keep from hitting a co-worker and the forklift tire ran over their left foot. The employee sustained a fractured hallux and degloving injury to the left foot. | |||||
| 2021-10-26 | Florence | Al | ARE Telecommunications, LLC | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was installing a main cable line at a private residence while on a 28-foot extension ladder when the ladder shifted and the employee fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to both ankles and a broken wrist. | |||||
| 2021-10-26 | Boise | Id | Nashua Builders | Multiple foot (feet) locations | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle |
| An employee was assisting with a wall set when a metal support wheel crushed their toes and foot. | |||||
| 2021-10-25 | Carlisle | Pa | Geodis | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall, slip, trip |
| An employee was placing cardboard into a compactor when he fell onto a 4-foot metal cart that was directly behind him, striking the corner of the cart and resulting in injury to his abdomen. | |||||
| 2021-10-25 | Wellington | Ks | Scoular Company | Foot (feet) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning the interior portion of a grain bin when their foot was caught in an open sump pit where a drag was operating and their foot was fractured. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-10-25 | La Place | La | DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was on a 2-foot step ladder removing a pneumatic cylinder. He fell from the ladder, and on the way down his left side contacted a nearby brine pump. He suffered two broken ribs and a punctured lung on the left side of his body. | |||||
| 2021-10-25 | San Diego | Ca | FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTH WEST | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet |
| An employee was painting markings on an aircraft while standing on a pair of stands, 8-9 feet from the ground. He stepped into a gap between the stands and fell about 3 feet, his foot hitting a stand brace. He suffered a twisted left knee and a shoulder separation. | |||||
| 2021-10-23 | Philadelphia | Pa | Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was coming down a 6-foot portable ladder. He fell from a lower rung and hit his head on the concrete floor 1 to 2 feet below, suffering a head injury. | |||||
| 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 | Odessa | Tx | TechnipFMC, PLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was assembling a stem packing nut into a valve body. As the employee was tightening the nut, the valve and flow cross assembly rolled off its wooden blocks onto his right foot (about 6 inches below). His third, fourth, and fifth toes were broken. | |||||
| 2021-10-21 | Elk Grove Village | Il | Arrow Home Products Company | Foot (feet) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
| Two fork trucks collided at the corner of an intersection. An employee suffered a broken foot that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2021-10-21 | Savannah | Ga | THE HOME DEPOT DISTRIBUTION CENTER | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle |
| An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it struck the corner of a storage rack. The employee suffered injuries to the left foot and ankle. | |||||
| 2021-10-21 | Round Rock | Tx | Baylor Scott & White Medical Center ¿ Round Rock | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was pushing a ring stand down the hallway when the wheels of the ring stand bound, and twisted the ring stand toward the employee, catching her right foot and causing her to trip and fall. The employee landed on her left hip and suffered a hip fracture. | |||||
| 2021-10-21 | Leominster | Ma | STI Precast | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was working in a manufacturing area when loose pins fell out of a concrete bucket and the bucket fell onto the employee's right foot and crushed it, resulting in toe amputations. | |||||
| 2021-10-21 | Lake Mary | Fl | All States Lighting Inc | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was coming down in his basket after working on a light pole when a tree branch hit his up controller causing the bucket to jolt and throw him out of the bucket and onto the ground. The employee sustained broken ribs and a punctured lung as well as a fractured foot and leg. | |||||
| 2021-10-21 | Katy | Tx | Dyna Drill Technologies LLC | Foot (feet) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
| An employee was driving a forklift when it passed over a fiberglass grate and fell into a water capture pit below, tipping sideways. The employee's leg was pinched between the grate and the forklift, and the employee suffered three broken bones in the left foot. | |||||
| 2021-10-20 | Columbus | Ga | Aludyne Georgia Machining, LLC | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was working near a manlift in a melt department when they were struck by the manlift, resulting in a displaced fracture of the second metatarsal bone on the right foot, as well as a closed fracture of the right tibia and fibula. | |||||
| 2021-10-20 | Swedesboro | Nj | TD Synnex | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was walking when their foot was struck by a reach truck, resulting in a foot fracture. | |||||
| 2021-10-20 | Franklin | Oh | H & W Screw Product | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was demonstrating to a co-worker how to remove the chuck from a collet system on a CNC lathe. The employee had his fingers behind the chuck and when he went to remove it, the foot pedal was pressed and the collet system closed on his left hand fingers, resulting in amputation of the middle and index fingertips. | |||||
| 2021-10-20 | Sturtevant | Wi | Badger Solutions LLC | Foot (feet) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was walking across a conveyor system. The employee's left foot was caught in a gap between two conveyors. The foot was broken and dislocated. | |||||
| 2021-10-20 | Schnecksville | Pa | United Natural Foods | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a reach truck in a warehouse. The employee's foot struck a bollard and was crushed. | |||||
| 2021-10-19 | Rangeley | Me | Burgess Construction & Property Maintenance LLC | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was descending a ladder when their foot skipped the last rung and they fell on their right hip, which had a tape measure clipped to it. The employee sustained severe bruising to the right hip. | |||||
| 2021-10-18 | Hillsborough | Nj | Allied Oil Company | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was unloading a trailer. His foot was caught on a tire and he fell to the ground, suffering a broken ankle. | |||||
| 2021-10-18 | Londonderry | Nh | Stonyfield Farm, Inc | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was rebuilding a pallet of yogurt cases when his foot slipped off the side rail of a conveyor and he fell to a lower level, resulting in injuries. | |||||
| 2021-10-18 | Branchburg | Nj | Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| A forklift ran over an employee's foot resulting in a crushing injury. | |||||
| 2021-10-18 | Elysburg | Pa | Drug Plastics & Glass Incorporated | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was climbing down a 5-foot ladder. She fell at the last rung, suffering a contusion to the right hip where it struck the concrete floor. | |||||
| 2021-10-17 | Raceland | La | Raceland Raw Sugar LLC | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee was washing sugar cane pulp off the floor of a mill area while wearing knee-high rubber boots. The employee stepped onto a floor grate when it shifted, causing him to step into a floor drain with his right leg. Hot water that was in the drain entered the employee's boot, resulting in burns to his ankle and foot. | |||||
| 2021-10-16 | Venice | Fl | Brightview Landscaping Services, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was using a hedge trimmer, working from the third rung of a 6-foot A-frame ladder. He fell from the ladder, and the hedge trimmer's blades cut and fractured his left little finger. | |||||
| 2021-10-16 | Cincinnati | Oh | Midwest Filtration LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was reading material labels and entering them into a computer while near a clamp truck when a filter roll slipped from the clamp truck and struck the employee's right foot, resulting in a fracture. | |||||
| 2021-10-15 | Sioux Falls | Sd | Lincoln County Rural Water System, Inc | Multiple head locations | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was loading a 20-foot length of 8-inch PVC pipe onto a pipe rack on a truck. The pipe struck him on the right side of the head above the ear resulting in injury. He also sustained a second injury on the left side of his head. | |||||
| 2021-10-15 | Palm Bay | Fl | HUMANA INC | Foot(feet) and knee(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell down uneven concrete steps while leaving a home. She suffered a broken knee and foot and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-10-15 | Jacksonville | Fl | KR Mechanical | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| At 8:00 a.m. on October 15, 2021, an employee fell while climbing down a 10-foot ladder. The employee landed on the ground 7 feet below, suffering a head injury and a broken wrist. | |||||
| 2021-10-15 | Madison | Al | Target Corporation | Foot (feet) | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
| An employee was operating a powered industrial truck (pallet end rider - double) when his foot became wedged between his equipment and a parked tugger resulting in fractures and lacerations. | |||||
| 2021-10-14 | Carrollton | Tx | 4Front Engineered Solutions, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a panel bender to bend 2-inch by 8-inch metal anchors. While the employee was trying to correct a bend, the bender activated via the foot pedal and the employee's fingers were caught between the die and a metal piece. The employee's middle and index fingertips were amputated. | |||||
| 2021-10-14 | Rockford | Il | Cincinnati Tool Steel | Foot (feet) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| On October 14, 2021, an employee was moving a steel roll (about 8 inches in diameter, 155 inches long, and 2,500-3,000 pounds in weight) off a saw onto a forklift. The roll fell about 3-4 feet, landing on his foot and lacerating and fracturing it. | |||||
| 2021-10-14 | Pearland | Tx | Sunstate Equipment | Ankle(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| At about 11:30 a.m. on October 14, 2021, an employee was guiding a forklift as it loaded 16-foot metal shoring plates (weighing 720 pounds each) onto the back of a truck. One of the plates began to slide off the forks of the forklift and struck the employee on the back of the leg, resulting in a fractured ankle. | |||||
| 2021-10-13 | Washington | Dc | KGS Construction Services, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was unloading steel I-beams from a truck. A beam slipped and fell onto the employee's left foot, injuring it. | |||||
| 2021-10-13 | Norfolk | Ne | Meylan Special Services, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was using a pressure washer when it lacerated the top of his right foot. | |||||
| 2021-10-13 | Lagrange | Ga | Sewon America, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| A coil was being lowered onto a de-coiler. An employee was trying to remove a label and was struck by the coil, suffering a broken right foot. | |||||
| 2021-10-12 | Cumming | Ga | WALMART, INC. | Foot (feet) | Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. |
| An employee was moving pallets with an electric pallet jack. The pallet jack caught his right foot and ran it over, severing a tendon on the left side. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-10-12 | Kansas City | Ks | KAW ROOFING & SHEET METAL, INC. | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell from a roof and landed on his left foot, suffering a broken tibia and fibula. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-10-12 | East Liberty | Oh | One World Logistics Of America Inc | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was leaving a truck after parking it. The employee's foot caught the top step from the cab, and he lost his balance and fell. He suffered a broken femur and hip. | |||||
| 2021-10-11 | East Peoria | Il | Liebovich Bros., Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| On October 11, 2021, an employee was using a magnet to load a piece of 3/8-inch material onto the entry rollers of a machine. The load fell off the magnet and onto the employee's left foot, breaking multiple toes. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-10-11 | South Plainfield | Nj | Recycle Inc., East | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fell off a 4-foot ladder. | |||||
| 2021-10-11 | Columbus | Oh | Elford Construction | Knee(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was coming down a 10-foot step ladder. She fell at the last rung, landing on her right knee and suffering a broken kneecap. | |||||