Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-03	Colorado Springs	Co	GLOBAL UNDERGROUND CORP	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was hitching a trailer to a generator. As the generator hitch was set on the edge of the truck hitch, it slipped and caught the employee's fingertip. The fingertip and fingernail were amputated (without bone loss).
2021-09-16	Sheboygan	Wi	Kohler Co.	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was installing a radiator on a generator. A part fell and struck the employee on the head and left shoulder. The employee suffered head trauma.
2021-09-08	New Orleans	La	Holi Services Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was unloading a generator. The generator slipped from his hands and fell on his right ring finger. The fingertip was medically amputated.
2021-08-04	Riverview	Fl	Ring Power, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
An employee was working inside an enclosed generator when they stepped on a two-step A-frame ladder in order to get down. The ladder broke as soon as the employee stepped on it, causing the employee to fall approximately 2.5 feet onto the concrete and resulting in a lower left leg fracture.
2021-08-03	Millbury	Ma	Weld Power Service Company	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was performing maintenance on a generator and fell from a 10-foot ladder to the concrete floor, striking his head and suffering a fractured skull, pelvis, ribs, and vertebrae, as well as a possible broken arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-26	Ashford	Wv	Rokstad Power	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
After carrying a suitcase generator (weighing 45-50 pounds) from a tower to a substation about 125 feet away, an employee felt hot, collapsed, and was hospitalized, suffering from possible heat exhaustion/heat stress.
2021-07-16	Palm Coast	Fl	Total Comfort Heat and Air Conditioning, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall through surface or existing opening
Employees were on the roof to install a generator. The injured employee went into the attic and fell through the attic landing on a table and then falling to the floor. The employee sustained back injuries.
2021-07-07	Lavon	Tx	Chris Harp Construction, LLC	Wrist(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was performing maintenance and mechanical work at the concrete plant. A generator stopped working because it was overheated. The employee cooled the generator engine using a hose. The employee then lifted the radiator cap lever to release steam. After the steam was released, he opened the cap and pressurized hot water was released causing third degree burns to their wrist and second degree burns to their arm and chest.
2021-05-20	Pecos	Tx	Davidson Electric Co	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Employees were lifting up a generator from a pallet using a forklift. The straps securing it slipped off the forks. The generator flipped and pinned an employee against a fence. He suffered back and rib injures and a stomach contusion.
2021-05-19	Abilene	Tx	BWJ Metal Works	Head	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was repairing a sand blaster machine. After the sand blaster was reassembled, the employee then turned on the generator to check the pressure. The employee went back to check the drum and air was escaping. The employee noticed that the hose was slipping off. The employee grabbed the hose and it slipped off and struck the employee on the left side of the head resulting in a laceration and a swollen left eye.
2021-04-19	Jane Lew	Wv	JD Signs Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee climbed onto the back of a truck to start a generator, slipped, and fell to the ground, about 4 1/2 feet below. The employee suffered a broken right ankle.
2021-04-12	Richland	Pa	RIGIDPLY RAFTERS, INCORPORATED	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was performing maintenance on the RF generator portion of a beam press. The employee contacted a live electrical conductor and electricity entered the employee's flashlight and exited the employee's foot. The employee was hospitalized for electric shock.
2021-03-03	Oklahoma City	Ok	United Engines, LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was making repairs to a 480-volt generator. A cable came in contact with a lug on the load side of the transfer switch, causing an arc flash that burned the employee's hands, left arm, and neck.
2021-02-20	Millsboro	De	DELMARVA ROOFING & COATING, INC	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working on a roof while installing a membrane roofing system over an existing metal roof. The employee was pulling a generator cord out of the way when he fell off the roof edge approximately 20 feet into muddy ground, resulting in a fractured pelvis and right lung contusion.
2021-01-15	Brooklyn	Ny	Hi-Lume Corp	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was starting a generator by pulling a drawstring with a piece of wood attached to it when the drawstring was sucked back into the engine. The piece of wood struck the employee's left ring finger, resulting in amputation.
2020-09-17	North Kingstown	Ri	Cardi Construction Corporation	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking alongside a skid steer that was carrying a hoisted cage used to pour foundations. He was holding onto the cage to keep it steady when he tripped over a nearby portable generator. The skid steer then ran over his foot, fracturing his right ankle.
2020-09-17	Lake Jackson	Tx	Evoqua Water Technologies	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was loosening Allen bolts on a generator system when a seal failed on a line connected to the generator, exposing the employee to leaking chlorine dioxide.
2020-08-31	Omaha	Ne	TR Construction	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was lifting a portable generator out of the back of a truck with the help of another employee. The generator fell and the employee's left thumb was pinched between the frame and lifting handle. When the employee pulled his hand back, the tip of his left thumb was amputated.
2020-08-22	Lithia Springs	Ga	Amazon.com Services, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
At about 8:15 a.m. on August 22, 2020, an employee was in a truck yard opening the swing-style doors on the back of a semi trailer. When the employee opened the right-side door, a generator weighing over 200 pounds fell and struck the employee, knocking her to the ground. She suffered a broken right ankle.
2020-07-21	Dallas	Texas	Cherry Coatings Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
The injured employee was painting while another subcontractor on the same floor was using a generator to conduct welding. Carbon monoxide from the generator accumulated and overcame the injured employee.
2020-07-15	Holbrook	New York	Charles M Dwyer Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was moving a generator at a storage yard. While re-adjusting the generator on a trailer, the rope snapped and the employee was ejected from the bucket truck. The employee fell to the ground, hitting the trailer on the way down. The employee sustained fractures to the ribs, hip, and left leg.
2020-07-10	Middleton	Wisconsin	Madison Gas and Electric Company	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee had just finished spray painting the floor of a generator enclosure. The spray paint can was knocked over and ruptured, and the escaping paint vapors ignited. The employee suffered serious burns to the face, neck, hand, and arm.
2020-07-08	Elk City	Oklahoma	Redlands Contracting	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was putting a gas-powered generator into an enclosed trailer. As he was moving a metal gas can, a flash fire began and caused burns over 40 percent of his body.
2020-06-08	Jersey City	New Jersey	Schiavone Construction Co LLC	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on top of a concrete finishing machine to reach a generator that was mounted to the unit. As he was moving the generator, the plywood it was sitting on gave way. The employee fell from a concrete finishing machine to the ground; the generator fell on his leg, breaking his left shin and foot.
2020-06-04	Orlando	Florida	Louisiana Machinery Company, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was installing a 550-pound blower on a generator engine. While the employee was raising the blower into position with a half-ton chain, the blower was caught between the generator and its A-frame. While being pulled loose, it swung and caught the employee's right little finger against the generator's A-frame. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.
2020-04-29	Austin	Texas	PGC General Contractors LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee lifted the tongue of a generator to move it when his finger was caught/pinched between the jack and tongue. This resulted in a partial amputation of the right index fingertip.
2020-04-24	Wilmington	Delaware	GT USA Wilmington LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee had just serviced a generator. The employee was removing a rag when the generator's fan blade cut off the tip of the employee's left index finger.
2019-09-20	Butner	North Caroli	U.S. Dept of Justice-Bureau of Prisons	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance work on a diesel generator's turbo chamber when the employee's hand entered the chamber to see if the turbo was functioning properly. The generator then amputated the employee's left pinky fingertip.
2019-08-27	Middlefield	Connecticut	Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was replacing a starter generator bracket on a gas-powered golf cart. This required removal of the starter. He removed the seat to gain access to engine compartment and knelt on the floorboard of the car to get into position to perform the task. He loosened the starter generator adjustment bolt so that the starter generator belt could be removed. After loosening the adjustment bolt, he began to pull the belt off the front pully on the starter generator. At the same time, his knee pre
2019-08-21	La Porte	Texas	United Rentals North America, Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been connecting generator cables for hours when he felt nauseous and lightheaded. He was hospitalized with potential heat stress.
2019-08-07	San Antonio	Texas	Entech Sales and Service LLC	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
Two employees servicing an ATS terminal for a load bank test with a generator were exposed to an arc flash when opening the terminal cover. The employees suffered dermal burns.
2019-07-16	Longmont	Colorado	TOTAL CONCRETE SERVICES, INC.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was pulling the pull cord on a generator. The cord jumped and wrapped around his right hand, then retracted and pulled the hand in, causing an abrasion across the hand and an abrasion on the index finger.
2019-04-22	Osyka	Mississippi	Cardinal Slick Line	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's left index finger was amputated between two pieces of metal on a portable generator.
2019-04-09	Melville	Louisiana	ATT	Face	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was working on a generator with a grinder, cutting off the end of the exhaust pipe, when the grinder flew back and hit the right side of his face. He sustained a cut.
2019-03-14	Louisville	Colorado	The Home Depot	Ankle(s) and knee(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving a small generator with a cart. The wheel of the cart got caught in a floor seam and the generator tipped over and fell on his right knee and ankle, causing a broken ankle and a chipped knee.
2019-02-26	New Castle	Pennsylvania	Kiewit Corporation	Brain	Nonclassifiable
An employee was found unresponsive near a heat recovery steam generator, on his knees with blood around his nose and a bump on the head. He was hospitalized, having suffered a traumatic brain injury, a subdermal hemorrhage, multiple facial fractures, and lumbar and thoracic fractures.
2019-02-18	Jamaica	New York	Delt Air Lines, Inc	Knee(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
A technician was inspecting an aircraft's wing. A vortex generator on the top of the wing struck and lacerated his left knee. He was hospitalized.
2019-02-06	Chillicothe	Illinois	Chillicothe Metal Co., Inc.	Heel(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
At about 6:50 p.m. on February 6, 2019, an employee was on top of a generator enclosure, getting ready to clean it in preparation for painting. He fell through a 4-foot by 7-foot opening whose plywood cover slid, landing on the concrete floor about 12 feet below and fracturing both heels. He was hospitalized.
2019-01-29	Muenster	Texas	Airway Services, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a wind turbine generator. Their jacket was caught on a turning gear pulling his right arm into the gears and causing a crushing injury and laceration to the right arm.
2019-01-15	Golden Meadow	Louisiana	Louisiana Machinery Company, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was looking for a crescent wrench and dropped his flashlight. He reached for the falling flashlight and his hand contacted the fan blade of a running generator engine. The employee sustained an amputation to the right index fingertip and a laceration between the thumb and index finger on the right hand.
2018-09-19	Washington	North Caroli	Iconic Marine Group, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Two employees suffered carbon monoxide poisoning from a generator.
2018-09-13	Shreveport	Louisiana	DAREV Contracting Services, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was helping another employee move a generator when he stepped onto a skylight that had been coated over. He fell about 13 feet to the concrete floor, suffering a fractured rib and internal bleeding.
2018-08-21	Newport	Rhode Island	Pro Cut of RI	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was saw-cutting a concrete slab with an electric flat saw powered by a generator. The electrical cord was being run through an open doorway. A doorstop was holding the door open. Someone removed the doorstop, and the cord was crushed and shorted out, energizing the saw. When the employee touched the saw, he sustained an electrical shock to the right arm and torso.
2018-07-19	Loyal	Oklahoma	Gravity Oilfield Services LLC	Lower leg(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was working at an oil well when his work truck failed to stay in park and rolled downhill, pinning him against a generator. His tibia and fibula were broken.
2018-06-22	Lindsay	Oklahoma	Patterson-UTI Drilling Company	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was folding over a rain flap on a generator to pin it before an oil rig was moved. The employee's right middle finger was caught between a pad eye on the generator roof and a pad eye on the rain cap. The fingertip was amputated.
2018-06-22	De Pere	Wisconsin	Trudell Industrial Finishing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was positioning a support block under a generator enclosure. The enclosure was set down, catching the employee's right thumb between itself and the block. The employee suffered a partial amputation of the right thumb.
2018-06-19	Spring	Texas	Power Secure Service	Hand(s)	Slip without fall, n.e.c.
An employee was troubleshooting a generator that was not connecting to a switch gear. The employee slipped on the steps in front of the generator, and his left hand touched an energized busbar. He suffered a third-degree burn.
2018-06-07	Colorado Springs	Colorado	Aeroflex Colorado Springs, Inc	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Two employees were performing a routine inspection of the neutron generator. One of the two workers heard a hissing sound and they detected a leak that could be corrected by tightening a flange bolt. When one of the employee's set the wrench on the flange bolt, the clamp failed and the internal pressure propelled the dome (globe) away from the base and the dome struck the other employee (without the wrench) in the chest. The injured employee sustained one broken rib and a punctured spleen.
2018-04-10	Lindsay	Oklahoma	IOS/PCI, LLC	Multiple body parts	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee had cleaned drill pipe threads with rags containing chemical cleaner and then threw the rags into the back of a work truck. Exhaust from a generator inside the truck ignited the rags. The employee grabbed the rags and his coveralls caught fire. He received burns to his hands, stomach, thighs, and lower legs.
2018-03-11	Pecos	Texas	Big E Drilling	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A generator was being replaced on a drilling rig. The 3700 pound generator was lifted and held with a chain attached and carried by an all terrain forklift. While the injured employee was pushing the generator with two other employees, the chain holding the generator slid from the forks of the all terrain forklift and fell backwards onto the employees. The injured employee sustained rib fractures.
2018-02-18	Pyote	Texas	Sidewinder Drilling, LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was checking the coolant level in a radiator for one of the rig's generators. When he twisted the radiator cap, the cap came off and he was sprayed with hot coolant resulting in burns to his right arm, shoulder, chest and scapula. Immediately afterward he ran towards the rig manager's trailer and while doing so tripped and fell resulting in a broken right clavicle and cracked scapula.
2018-02-06	Saint Simons Island	Georgia	CJ's Sales and Service of Ocala, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was repairing a generator and testing the system for a leak when the generator's rotating fan blade struck his right pinky finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-02-06	Sandy Springs	Georgia	Life Time Fitness	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was electrocuted while repairing a steam generator. The energy isolating device (LO/TO) for the machine was not used at the time of the incident.
2017-09-22	Columbus	Ohio	Clayton Industries	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was replacing a diaphragm on a steam generator's feed pump when the 70-pound pump head slipped off a rack and amputated the employee's right ring fingertip (no bone loss).
2017-09-14	Palm Coast	Florida	Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee placed a generator on a tractor trailer flatbed. He raised the flatbed while his left hand was on the trailer's frame rail. His left thumb was then caught between the frame rail and the flatbed, amputating his thumb tip without bone loss.
2017-09-13	Macon	Georgia	Metro Power	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was working on toning out a 277-volt three-phase transfer switch. When he connected a tone generator to one of the lugs on the transfer switch, an arc flash occurred and the employee's right hand was burned.
2017-08-07	Columbus	Ohio	O'Reilly Auto Enterprises, LLC	Brain	Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c.
An employee ran outside to confront a customer stealing a generator and was struck by the customer's car door. The employee fell and the employee's head struck the asphalt, requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-07	Longmont	Colorado	PeopleReady	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving equipment and helping to load pipe when his thumb was caught and amputated between a generator and a piece of steel square tubing.
2017-07-31	Andrews Air Force Base	Maryland	Laurita Excavating, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was lifting a portable generator when it fell on his ring finger amputating the fingertip.
2017-07-28	Ronkonkoma	New York	Federal Aviation Administration	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was welding a muffler onto a backup generator and something got under his glove and into the skin on his right finger. The employee was hospitalized the next day for an infection.
2017-07-11	Brunswick	Georgia	CJ's Sales and Service of Ocala, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing an electrical generator when the motor started unexpectedly, amputating two of his fingers. The generator was not locked/tagged out at the time.
2017-06-29	Lincoln	Nebraska	American Red Cross	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was checking the engine/generator on a bus when the radiator cap loosened and hot engine coolant splashed onto his arm, causing second/third degree burns. Some fluid also splashed in his mouth.
2017-05-28	Tarzan	Texas	True Chemical Solutions, LLC	Multiple body parts	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee opened the gasoline cap to a utility trailer's generator when a flash fire occurred, causing first and second degree burns to the employee's face and hands.
2017-05-24	Oviedo	Florida	Serco, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was servicing a generator and had removed the last bolt from the armature housing when the housing came off and pinned his left arm between the housing and armature. He fractured his ulna and dislocated his radius.
2017-05-11	Watertown	Wisconsin	Sprinkmann Sons Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On May 11, 2017, an employee was guiding a generator that was being lowered to the ground by a crane. At approximately 9:45 a.m., the employee used his right hand to hit the headache ball of the crane to unhook it from the generator. The ball dropped suddenly, pinching his right pinky finger between the headache ball and the hook. Half of his finger had to be surgically amputated.
2017-05-08	Greeley	Colorado	Fuller Field Service, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was testing the flow of oil and gas at a job site. When he shut off the light plant (generator), a spark occurred and ignited gas that was in the air. The gas tank exploded and the flames burned 30 percent of his body.
2017-03-09	West Monroe	Louisiana	Graphic Packaging International	Arm(s)	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee was working on a turbine to connect a dehumidifier to a generator unit. A localized flash-fire occurred resulting in burns to both of the employee's arms and a contusion on the left side of his head.
2017-01-25	Huntsville	Alabama	Gen-Co, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
Two employees were performing maintenance on an electrical generator. While one employee was making adjustments to the generator's fuel system, the other employee amputated his left index finger at the knuckle.
2017-01-13	Port Wentworth	Georgia	Granite Services International, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to move a tool, described as a tool to assemble/disassemble generators, from a storage shelf to the floor with the assistance of a second employee. While moving the tool, the employee's right thumb was caught in a movable bracket. The employee was wearing cut resistant gloves; however, when the bracket pinched his thumb he jerked his hand and tore skin from the end of the thumb. The employee's thumb tip and finger nail were amputated.
2017-01-12	New Town	North Dakota	Liberty Oilfield Services	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was found unresponsive inside of a trailer with a running generator. He was hospitalized for carbon monoxide exposure.
2017-01-06	Maple Heights	Ohio	Ohio Magnetics, INC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading a diesel generator onto a trailer when the load shifted and pinched the employee's left index fingertip, amputating it.
2016-10-10	Pennsboro	West Virgini	High Point Construction Goup LLC	Multiple body parts	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
On October 10, 2016, at approximately 4:30 p.m., an employee was helping to remove a light plant generator from an excavation. A 9-foot chain was attached to telehandler forks and the light plant was lifted from the excavation and transported to a flatbed pickup truck located below a power line. While standing on the ground, the employee used his hand to guide the light plant onto the 4' high flatbed. The telehandler forks made contact with the overhead 7,200-volt line. The employee received sec
2016-08-08	Altoona	Pennsylvania	American Roofing, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell 8 feet off a ladder onto a generator that was located approximately 5 feet away from the ladder.
2016-07-02	Matteson	Illinois	Universal Protection Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was inside a security guard shack when a generator from a construction company that was performing work at the facility emitted exhaust fumes into the shack. The employee became dizzy and lightheaded, requiring hospitalization for carbon monoxide exposure.
2016-05-19	Freeport	Texas	Brazos M&E, LTD A Work Group Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was helping a coworker unload a portable generator from a box trailer. The generator was equipped with a fold-away handle. The generator had to be lowered approximately 18 inches to the ground outside of the trailer. The employee's right hand was placed between the generator frame and the handle. When his coworker pulled the generator out of the trailer, the generator fell 18 inches to the ground. The handle struck the floor of the trailer, pinching the employee's finger between the
2016-04-28	Tulsa	Oklahoma	Marelli USA Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was servicing and troubleshooting a generator when a moving part became energized. The employee's hand was caught by the moving part, causing injuries that required surgery and hospitalization.
2016-04-08	Bucks	Alabama	Moody Electric, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was working on a transformer when another worker hooked up a generator to the power shop and a back feed caused the employee to receive an electrical shock to his hands and side.
2016-03-25	La Porte	Texas	S&B ENGINEERS AND CONSTRUCTORS, LTD.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping to move a generator with fold-out handles off the back of a truck. His index finger was caught in the pinch point between the handle and frame of the generator, amputating the distal end of his finger. He was wearing gloves at the time.
2016-03-10	Ocala	Florida	Big Dunnrite Roofing, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was helping his foreman crank an electrical generator. The generator's pull starter started whipping around and broke off from the motor's plastic cover. As he tried to turn off the kill switch, the pull starter wrapped around his left thumb and amputated it. He was wearing leather gloves at the time of the incident.
2016-02-03	Sheboygan	Wisconsin	Kohler Co.	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee suffered electrical burns to the right hand while making adjustments inside a generator when it was turned on by another employee.
2016-01-26	Orlando	Florida	Florida Hospital Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was preparing a vehicle and opened the generator door. She tripped and slammed her left index finger in the door, requiring surgery.
2016-01-24	Lakeland	Florida	Cruz Walter Pena LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was installing tile flooring on the second floor of a new construction residential townhouse. The employee brought a generator inside the townhouse and left it on the first floor with the front door open, but the door was later closed by the wind. The employee started to feel nauseous and dizzy and eventually lost consciousness. He was hospitalized with carbon monoxide poisoning.
2015-11-11	Orlando	Florida	E-Z-GO TEXTRON, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was repairing the starter generator of a golf cart when he dropped the bolt. To reach the bolt, he jacked the golf cart up. The cart shifted, and the rear differential amputated his left index fingertip.
2015-08-22	Cape Coral	Florida	Currier Roofing, Inc.	Knee(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee pulled the start cord on a generator, and the generator fell on the employee. The employee suffered a strained knee.
2015-07-24	Ashley	North Dakota	Ingeteam, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was exposed to moving parts while removing the lockout pin during servicing operations on a wind turbine power generator. The employee suffered a finger amputation.
2015-07-14	Epping	North Dakota	Slawson Exploration Company, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee suffered burns from a flash fire that was created by a trash pump unit powered by a gas generator. It is used to pump oil and water from an open top tank at the well site.
2015-07-01	Winter Haven	Florida	BOND & STEELE CLINIC, P.A.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee fixing a generator left an open container with about a gallon of gasoline next to the HVAC intake on the roof. Two employees were hospitalized after being poisoned by gasoline fumes.
2015-05-07	Saint Francisville	Louisiana	KPAQ Industries LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was determing the generator when an arc flash occurred, causing severe burns to his face, neck, arms, and hands. The employee has been hospitalized.
2015-01-02	Amory	Mississippi	True Temper Sports, Inc.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
The employee was coming down a ladder after placing media in a nitrogen generator. Employee missed a rung, fell about 10 feet to the floor, and sustained a compound fracture to the right arm.