| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-09 | Decatur | Il | Niemann Foods, Inc. | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee fell while getting off a two-step ladder, landing on the floor and suffering a broken hip. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery. | |||||
| 2021-05-22 | Kingsville | Tx | CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Kleberg | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
| An employee was getting off an elevator that was not flush with the floor and tripped on the uneven surface and fell, sustaining a hip injury. | |||||
| 2021-05-10 | Winter Haven | Fl | Anchored AC & Heating | Upper arm(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| The injured employee had been working on the roof of a building. The employee was getting off the roof and onto a 10-foot ladder to get down, while another employee held the ladder. While going down the ladder, the injured employee lost their footing and fell about 10 feet onto the dirt, landing on their left side and sustaining a broken left humerus. | |||||
| 2020-07-30 | Denver | Colorado | Bottling Group, LLC | Ankle(s) | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
| An employee was transferring food into a cooler from a rack that was on a pallet jack. The employee was moving the pallet jack so the rack would be closer to the cooler. While getting off the pallet jack, the employee became caught between the pallet jack and the cooler. His right ankle was fractured. | |||||
| 2020-05-06 | Castle Rock | Colorado | Premier Earthworks and Infrastructure | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee stepped on a storm inlet grate that was not seated fully on the top flange after getting off equipment. The lid flipped in and the worker fell approximately 15 feet to the bottom of the inlet. He was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and possible cracked vertebrae. | |||||
| 2020-02-26 | Beloit | Wisconsin | American Builders & Contractors Supply Co | Foot (feet) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was getting off the bed of a truck, slipped, and fell to the ground fracturing their left foot. | |||||
| 2019-09-09 | Tulsa | Oklahoma | Sterling Crane LLC | Pelvis | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was finishing the inspection of a crane. As he was getting off the crane, the employee slipped and fell to the ground and sustained a fractured pelvis. | |||||
| 2019-08-02 | Fort Pierce | Florida | GREENE CITRUS MANAGEMENT | Multiple body parts | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
| An employee was getting off a tractor to close a gate. The tractor moved backward and the front tire knocked him down. He suffered a dislocated hip, a dislocated shoulder, and a possible hip fracture. | |||||
| 2019-07-26 | Shauck | Ohio | AWL Transport, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on a tractor trailer, securing a load. He lost footing while getting off the truck and fell to the concrete ground breaking his left ankle. | |||||
| 2019-07-17 | Missouri City | Texas | INGRAM READYMIX | Knee(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was getting off the truck after washing it down. The employee fell to the concrete ground and landed on his right knee, sustaining a knee injury. | |||||
| 2019-03-21 | Columbus | Mississippi | Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee was getting off an elevator when she starting having respiratory problems from the cologne of someone getting on the elevator. | |||||
| 2019-03-10 | Cincinnati | Ohio | Reinhart Food Service | Ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| On March 10, 2019, an employee was getting off an order picker when a high-reach lift came around the corner, striking the employee and breaking bones in his ankle. | |||||
| 2019-02-21 | Baileyville | Maine | Woodland Pulp, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. |
| An employee slipped while getting off a flatbed truck. His left ring finger was caught on the truck and amputated. | |||||
| 2018-08-24 | Odessa | Florida | Dockside Roofing, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| Employees were getting off the roof of a single-story home due to rain. While retrieving tools from the roof, an employee slipped on the wet panels and fell to the ground, about 10 to 12 feet below. He suffered a broken right ankle and was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2018-08-07 | Suwanee | Georgia | Premier Electrical Staffing | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was using a scissor lift to hang ceiling wires. As he was getting off the lift, he slipped, lost balance, and fell backward, breaking his femur and hip. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-07-24 | Kansas City | Missouri | YRC WORLDWIDE | Leg(s) | Standing, standing up-single episode |
| An employee was getting off a creeper, moving from lying to standing; the employee's knee twisted and the employee felt a pop. The employee had suffered a ruptured artery in the right knee/leg and was hospitalized the next day, undergoing surgery. | |||||
| 2018-04-16 | Sarasota | Florida | Florida State Roofing and Construction | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was getting off the roof of a single story house using a ladder. While getting on the ladder from the roof, he stepped on the first course tile adjacent to the ladder and it broke, causing him to lose his balance and fall about 10 feet to the driveway. He fractured his left femur, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2018-01-30 | Collins | Mississippi | Enterprises DDS, Inc | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped while getting off a skid steer, breaking a leg. | |||||
| 2017-09-15 | Mechanicsburg | Pennsylvania | United Parcel Service of America, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee tripped while getting off a forklift and fell to the ground. He lost consciousness and sustained injuries to his face and shoulders. | |||||
| 2017-05-04 | Jacksonville | Florida | Belcorp, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was at a commercial jobsite operating a skid steer. After spreading seed in the area, the employee was getting off the skid steer when his jacket became caught on the seat and he fell about 4 to 5 feet the ground. He fell on his left side, striking and breaking his left ankle against the track of the steer. | |||||
| 2017-01-18 | Kennedy Space Center | Florida | SPACEX | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| While getting off a forklift, an employee slipped and fell 2 feet to the asphalt, breaking a hip. | |||||
| 2016-10-20 | Lakeland | Florida | Tremron Cement and Pavement | Ankle(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| As the employee was getting off the conveyor, he braced himself on the forks of the carriage system, the forks came down striking him and fracturing the left ankle. | |||||
| 2016-10-10 | Crystal River | Florida | Duke Energy Florida, LLC | Leg(s) | Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional |
| An employee was hospitalized after he was shot in the leg. The employee was in the parking lot after getting off shift. The gun was in his backpack that dropped on the floor, setting the gun off. | |||||
| 2016-10-09 | Eastport | Maine | Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle |
| While getting off a salmon cage to board a barge, an employee grabbed the rope attached to a winch system. The winch was in operation (lowering and raising a hose) and the employee's right hand was pulled into the winch, amputating the ring and middle fingers to the lower knuckles. | |||||
| 2016-07-06 | Bloomington | Illinois | Springfield Electric Supply Company | Brain | Fall on same level |
| On or about July 6, 2016, an employee fell backwards while either getting on or getting off a chair/stool at the counter. She hit her head on an unknown object and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-05-04 | Big Lake | Texas | Depot Energy Services | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee thought that something was loose on the flat bed trailer, so he pulled off to the shoulder of the road. When he was getting off the trailer, he slipped and fell and broke his wrists. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-01-18 | Oak Creek | Wisconsin | YRC Freight Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
| An employee was getting off of a forklift when her clothing caught on the gear shift and put the forklift in reverse. The forklift struck her leg resulting in a bruise. | |||||
| 2016-01-08 | Kenai | Alaska | Cook Inlet Spill Prevention and Response Inc | Head and trunk | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was struck in the head by a mooring line that broke while the employee was getting off the vessel. The employee suffered broken face and back bones that required surgery. | |||||
| 2015-10-02 | Cincinnati | Ohio | Mechanical Finishers, Inc LLC | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| While getting off of a forklift, an employee slipped and fell to the concrete floor, fracturing both wrists. | |||||
| 2015-07-28 | Germantown | Wisconsin | Gehl Foods, Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
| On 7/28/15, an employee had been operating lift truck. After getting off the truck, the truck moved and bumped into the employee's leg, breaking it. | |||||