Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Robinson	Il	Summit Refrigeration Group	Head, neck, and trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
At about 2:30 p.m. on November 16, 2021, an employee was checking the sight glass for a liquid level on an ammonia refrigeration system. The sight glass broke, and liquid ammonia sprayed out of the opening onto the employee's face, chest, and throat area, resulting in chemical burns.
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.
2021-11-02	Pueblo	Co	Hartung Glass Industries, Inc.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on a glass manufacturing machine. A sensor broke off the machine. As she tried to fix it, the machine backed up onto her right hand and broke one of her knuckle bones. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2021-10-29	Bayonet Point	Fl	Crossmark, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a plexiglass display and fell over it, landing on the floor and suffering seven broken left-side ribs as well as a contusion to the left hand.
2021-10-26	New Castle	Pa	Consolidated Glass Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was loading glass panels onto truck with a crane when a section of glass fell and pinned the employee on the ground. The employee suffered a fractured tibia and fibula in their right leg, which required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-10-23	Medley	Fl	Eco Glass Production Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a glass washer. To test the machine, the employee placed glass at the entrance to the washer. The pinion gear caught his jacket and the machine partially amputated his left arm. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
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.
2021-10-19	Humble	Tx	Centurylink, Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was walking on a rooftop, placing a telecommunications wire. The employee fell through a fiberglass roof lighting panel and landed about 20 feet below on a concrete floor. The employee suffered a head laceration requiring staples, a concussion, multiple rib fractures, a punctured lung, multiple abrasions, and a broken bone in the hip/pelvic area.
2021-10-18	Chicago	Il	MTH Enterprises LLC dba MTH Industries	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
Four employees were assigned to replace two damaged glass panels that were on a large atrium in front of a residential high-rise. After replacing one glass panel, the injured employee went down for a break. After the break, the employee was repairing caulk on the replaced glass panel when they stepped into the opening of the second glass panel and fell approximately 21 feet 3 inches to the ground. The employee suffered severe injuries to their legs and hips and was hospitalized. Fall protection
2021-10-08	Apopka	Fl	Bloem, LLC.	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through a piece of fiberglass while on the roof of a building. The employee suffered broken bones.
2021-10-07	Longboat Key	Fl	SAFE ZONE LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was looking through a stack of sliding glass panels. The stack of panels fell onto him and pinned him against the ground. He suffered a broken right wrist and right leg and was hospitalized.
2021-10-07	Grapevine	Tx	Gamestop	Elbow(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was on a ladder putting up a poster on a glass front. The ladder started to slip. He jumped off, landed on his arm, and suffered a broken elbow.
2021-10-04	Crosby	Nd	Brigade Energy Services LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Two employees were removing a well head bolt using hammers. The hammers hit each other, causing one hammer to shatter. A fragment of the hammer went under an employee's safety glasses, causing an injury to their left eye.
2021-10-01	Corrigan	Tx	Georgia Pacific Corporation	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was repairing a sight glass on a water holding tank and noticed a leaking pipe that needed repair. He stepped onto a 3-inch pipe and his wrench fell, causing him to lose balance. The employee fell onto a mixer motor and landed on the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left wrist, fractured left clavicle, and five fractured ribs.
2021-09-20	Brownwood	Tx	Kohler Company	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was installing a safety emergency horn when he was shocked and fell from the second rung of a 4-foot fiberglass ladder. The employee sustained a fractured left arm.
2021-09-20	Dallas	Tx	ABM Building Services, LLC	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was cleaning a glass door. The employee fell to the floor and suffered a broken leg/hip.
2021-09-11	Fargo	Nd	Cardinal IG	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was observing while glass was being put on a conveyor on the ingoing side of a washer. The employee's left hand was pulled into a conveyor roller. His index and middle fingers were severely broken, resulting in an amputation.
2021-09-10	Atlanta	Ga	Kimoyo Productions LLC	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was unpacking a crate of glass panes. As the employee was holding them, the panes began to shift and fall. The employee attempted to move out of the way and fell onto her left side. The metal frame around the panes landed on the employee's lower right leg and broke it.
2021-09-03	Waxahachie	Tx	Cardinal IG Company	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was stacking racks for transporting insulated glass units. He was placing the fourth rack on top. It failed to settle onto the pins at first, then fell into place when bumped. It crushed the tip of his right little finger, causing a fingertip amputation.
2021-08-31	Tulsa	Ok	Robinson Glass, Inc.	Knee(s)	Trip over an object without fall
Employees were at a site to remove old glass from a building and install new glass when it began to rain. An employee was stowing a lift when he stumbled over a curb/curb bumper and dislocated his knee.
2021-07-22	Punta Gorda	Fl	All Trades Construction LLC	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was installing fascia with a drill while standing 4 feet above the ground on a fiberglass ladder when they fell onto the concrete below and suffered a broken right wrist.
2021-06-30	Nashua	Nh	UPS	Eye(s)	Vehicle struck by falling or flying object-roadway
An employee was driving a vehicle down a dirt road when a windstorm caused tree branches to come down all over the road. A branch struck a mirror bracket and glass broke. A piece of glass got into the employee's eye and lacerated the retina.
2021-06-30	Greeley	Co	Metropolitan Glass, Inc.	Lumbar region	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee transported glass to a jobsite. The installation crew unloaded the left side of the truck first. The last piece of glass weighed 300 pounds. Four employees picked up the glass from the truck. Once picked up, the injured employee started to untie the other side. This caused suspension to shift on the truck and glass panes estimated to weigh 750 lbs. fell off the truck onto the injured employee. The employee suffered a lower back fracture.
2021-06-19	Macon	Ga	Goodwill Industries of Middle Georgia and the CSRA	Elbow(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
Two employees were putting an unframed glass mirror into a trash gaylord. The mirror broke and lacerated an employee's inner right elbow.
2021-06-17	Henrietta	Tx	ATMOS ENERGY	Forearm(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was trying to open a window when he bumped it with his hand. His right hand went through the glass, which cut his forearm.
2021-06-14	Secaucus	Nj	GENERAL GLASS INTERNATIONAL	Multiple pelvic region locations	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was preparing to move a glass sheet with a rack when the glass shifted and slipped out of the rack, sending the load backward and hitting the employee on the hip. The employee suffered a fractured hip and pelvis.
2021-06-07	Metamora	Il	Snyder Village	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other fall to lower level
On June 7, 2021, an employee was standing on a 6-foot fiberglass step ladder, addressing an issue with a heat pump. The heat pump was turned on to build pressure. While checking the refrigerant in the heat pump, the employee contacted a wire, was shocked, and fell from the ladder. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered electrical burns to the left thumb, index finger, and middle finger, as well as a bruise to the left arm from the fall and neck/back strain.
2021-06-02	Lewis Center	Oh	ATS Ohio Inc	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee had just finished helping a co-worker secure a 9-foot section of wire trough, that was secured to a cross member that was elevated approximately 11.5 feet above the concrete floor. The employee was descending a fiberglass step ladder when the ladder shifted from beneath him in one quick movement, causing him to lose his balance and fall approximately 5 feet. The employee suffered an L-1 lumbar fracture and was admitted to the hospital.
2021-06-01	Venice	Fl	Integrity Glass Tempering, LLC	Wrist(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was picking up a piece of glass with a co-worker when the glass slid and cut the employee's left wrist.
2021-05-31	Olive Branch	Ms	View, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unpacking a crate of pre-purchased glass sheets. While unpacking the crate, the weight of the glass shifted and the glass fell forward out of the crate and onto the employee's left leg resulting in a fractured fibula and tibia that required surgery.
2021-05-27	Saint Petersburg	Fl	Goodwill Industries-Suncoast, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was unloading a cart of unsellable merchandise into a trash compactor. He lifted a broken picture frame and was impaled by a protruding shard of glass. The employee was hospitalized with a cut artery and a suspected tear to the liver.
2021-05-26	Georgetown	Tx	DLHG Inc.	Forearm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was helping co-workers to set a 3/8" tempered glass material in the shower with suction cups. During installation, the glass shattered and cut the employee's right forearm.
2021-05-26	Lancaster	Pa	Speedwell Construction Inc.	Forearm(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
Two employees carried a piece of glass that had been on a conference room table to the dumpster. The glass was roughly 8 feet by 3 feet. As the employees got ready to put the glass into the dumpster, the glass shattered, causing a severe laceration to the right forearm of one of the employees. The laceration required surgery.
2021-05-24	Northport	Al	Two Men and a Truck	Forearm(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was moving a glass piece of furniture. The piece fell and lacerated the employee's right forearm.
2021-05-19	Springfield	Nj	United Window & Door Mfg, Inc	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was removing a sheet of glass from a window sash when the glass slipped and the employee suffered a deep cut to his right leg. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2021-05-18	Palm Beach	Fl	ORIJE SERVICES & MAINTENANCE LLC	Upper arm(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was carrying a large piece of glass during a demolition job. The glass slipped out of his hand and cut his right arm above the elbow. He lost consciousness after receiving the laceration.
2021-05-18	Tampa	Fl	EnviroWaste Services Group	Multiple face locations	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was cleaning lines when water pressure caused a hose to burst. He was struck on the face, suffering a cheek fracture and cuts from his broken safety glasses, as well as a retinal detachment and bruises to a cornea.
2021-05-13	Cheektowaga	Ny	Derrick Corporation	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was using a 6-foot fiberglass ladder to hang a banner above an entry door. After he completed work on the banner, he descended the ladder and was approximately four feet high when he lost his balance and fell onto the entryway. The employee sustained a fractured L1 vertebra.
2021-04-30	Orlando	Fl	Altamonte Glass & Mirror, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On April 30, 2021, an employee and his co-workers were offloading glass from a crate and when the crate opened. All of the glass in the crate fell out, landing on the employee's right thigh and trapping him against a fence. He suffered a broken right femur and was hospitalized.
2021-04-22	Cleburne	Tx	JOHNS MANVILLE	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
During the startup process of the pot and hot marble machine, a piece of glass punctured an employee's glove and left hand.
2021-04-21	Sanford	Fl	Core Pipe Products, Inc.	Eye(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On April 21, 2021, an employee was using a 4 1/2-inch handheld grinder on a 10-inch stainless steel fitted pipe. The grinder kicked back, knocked his safety glasses off, and struck his face, lacerating it near his left eye. He was hospitalized.
2021-04-12	Ware	Ma	Gillespie Corporation	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working in an elevator that was being built. While stepping from the floor of the elevator (which was raised 4 feet off the floor on sawhorses) to an 8-foot fiberglass ladder, he missed his rung and fell backwards, landing on his shoulder on the floor. He suffered a shoulder injury.
2021-03-26	Nampa	Id	Lactalis American Group, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was performing maintenance on a mechanical vapor recompression evaporator when hot water unexpectedly released through the sight glass. The employee sustained second degree burns to his chest, left arm, and right arm.
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.
2021-03-24	Brookline	Ma	KAPLAN CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Three Kaplan Corporation employees were helping a delivery driver, who was using a pallet jack to unload a pallet of glass from a delivery truck. One of the jack's wheels hung up on uneven pavement around a manhole cover. One of the employees was trying to free the wheel when the jack's hydraulics were released and it dropped its load to the ground. The employee's right index finger was amputated at the first knuckle.
2021-03-24	Worcester	Ma	UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	Arm(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was stepping off a sidewalk when they lost balance and fell into a glass door, resulting in fractured arm.
2021-03-18	Gonzales	Tx	Finlays Americas	Fingertip(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
An employee was helping to lift a pallet of glass bottles that were stacked on top of each other in approximately 11 layers. The employee assisted with splitting the layers in half when the pressure on the pallets caused one of the bottles to break. The employee suffered a laceration on his right ring finger that resulted in a fingertip amputation.
2021-03-16	North Charleston	Sc	American Bureau of Shipping	Eye(s)	Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
Two employees were inspecting separate sides of a void tank in a ship. When one of them stood up from a squat, his glasses slid down his face and his eye and right brow struck a protruding piece of a metal bracket. He suffered a cut to the brow and an eye injury from the bracket piece.
2021-03-02	Crestline	Oh	Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was using a flip dolly to rotate a rack of glass. The employee used their right hand to operate the flip dolly's wire control box when the dolly rotated downward and pinched their right thumb, resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-02-24	La Crosse	Wi	MC CABE ROOFING & SHEET METAL, INC.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through an unstable fiberglass skylight and suffered a back injury.
2021-02-15	Fort Worth	Tx	Texas Christian University	Ankle(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
On February 15, 2021, between 4:30 and 5:00 p.m., a TCU Facilities employee was changing out some stained ceiling tiles in an office. He was standing on the fourth rung of an 8-foot fiberglass stepladder, removing the tile, while a coworker on the floor took the old tile and handed him the new tile. He had to disconnect the ceiling grid to remove a tile. It came loose suddenly and his right foot slipped off the ladder. His coworker caught him, but his left foot got caught in the steps of the lad
2021-02-09	Jacksonville	Fl	Arizona Shower Door	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was unpacking a glass door from a wooden crate when the crate fell over and struck the employee in the lower leg, resulting in fractures to the tibia and fibula.
2021-02-08	Amery	Wi	Cardinal LG Company	Knee(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On February 8, 2021, an employee was adjusting the glass of a glass crate weighing 1,900 pounds when the glass fell out. The employee was pushed by the falling glass into the closed crate behind him, trapping him between the falling glass and the completed crate. The glass and the employee then slid to the floor. The employee sustained swelling and bruising to the abdomen, left leg, left knee, and left hand, with a possible meniscus tear in the left knee. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-03	Tampa	Fl	Trulite Glass and Aluminum Solutions	Upper arm(s)	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting a vehicle side glass support when he sustained a fractured right humerus.
2021-01-20	West Palm Beach	Fl	SIW Solutions, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was opening a box containing glass. The glass slipped and struck his left leg, breaking it.
2021-01-09	Paris	Il	SIMONTON WINDOWS, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was greasing the glass line washer on a glass line. He made contact with a chain and sprocket, causing the amputation (without bone loss) of his left middle fingertip and fingernail.
2020-10-10	Monette	Ar	Monette Cooperative Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing down a six-foot fiberglass stepladder and missed the bottom step. The employee fell to the floor and fractured his right hip. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-10-02	Midlothian	Tx	STRATEGIC MATERIALS, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee climbed a fixed ladder on the glass crusher to perform a product purge. The employee pulled the handle on the diverter box and the handle snapped and broke. The employee lost his balance and grabbed the side of the metal diverter box with his right hand. The diverter plate fell on his right hand and crushed it against the side of the metal box. The employee sustained a laceration to the index finger which developed an infection and required medical amputation of the intermediate and
2020-09-20	Boston	Ma	Walgreen Co.	Eye(s)	Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
An employee leaned on the glass door of the fragrance cabinet and the glass shattered. The employee was hospitalized for an eye injury .
2020-09-17	Vero Beach	Fl	Brother's Construction, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were hand-loading fiberglass panels onto a hand cart when four panels slipped off the cart to the ground. They tried to pick up all four panels at once, but realized that the stack was too heavy and started to put them back down. At that time, one of the employees lost his grip and the panels landed on his left middle finger, resulting in the medical amputation of his fingertip.
2020-09-04	Franklin	Wi	Central Garden and Pet Company	Wrist(s)	Struck against object or equipment while moving it
An employee was straightening a stack of glass sheets when a piece of glass lacerated his left wrist.
2020-08-26	Wilmington	De	IKO Industries Ltd.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At 9:30 a.m. on August 26, 2020, an employee was cutting off fiberglass material that had wrapped around a roller on a production line. A chain and gear caught the employee's gloved-hand, causing a 3-millimeter fingertip amputation.
2020-08-20	Orlando	Fl	INSULATION DISTRIBUTORS, INC.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
A driver was at a customer's location unloading fiberglass insulation on pallets. As the driver was removing a pallet, the top bags got caught on the door and shifted. The driver tried to shift them back and fell from the liftgate at the back of the truck. The driver sustained a cut on the leg and possible bone damage.
2020-08-17	Royal	Ar	WinTek USA	Lower leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On August 19, 2020, a piece of cracked window glass fell out while being moved, cutting an employee's right calf muscle.
2020-08-13	Tampa	Fl	Jauregui Glass LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was unloading glass. The employee's hand was caught in a pinch point on a pallet jack, causing the amputation of a fingertip.
2020-08-07	Jonestown	Pa	Supreme Mid-Atlantic Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An assembler was using a cordless drill with a 3/8" bit to drill through a fiberglass reinforced panel on a truck when the drill bit went through the steel wall of the truck cab and grabbed onto his glove. The right index fingertip was amputated.
2020-08-04	Burlington	Nj	FRITO-LAY INC	Wrist(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
An employee was moving glass jars when a jar broke. A piece of broken glass cut the employee's right wrist, resulting in hospitalization and surgery.
2020-07-29	Feeding Hills	Massachusett	STOP AND SHOP COMPANIES, INCORPORATED	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was walking into the building through the vestibule entrance. A driver reversed out of a space in the parking lot and struck the employee, sending her through the frame/glass between the entrance and exit doors. The employee sustained broken ribs, a broken elbow, a broken thigh bone, multiple lacerations, and internal bleeding.
2020-07-17	Jonesboro	Arkansas	Arkansas Glass Container Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was supervising a shift starting at 5:30 PM and was also assisting in running the glass machines. Around 2:30 AM, the employee began to cramp up and went home. He was later hospitalized with heat exhaustion.
2020-07-14	Asbury Park	New Jersey	Market Street Mission	Arm(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
An employee was moving furniture. When the piece being carried bumped into a stationary object, the carried piece's glass shattered. The glass lacerated the employee's arm resulting in a cut artery and nerve.
2020-07-03	Gulf Breeze	Florida	Waterfield Florida Staffing, LLC	Forearm(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
A temporary employee was collecting garbage and picked up a large piece of glass. The employee attempted to turn over the glass and it shattered, lacerating his right arm. The arm was surgically amputated below the elbow.
2020-06-30	Midkiff	Texas	Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent WestTex LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was removing a valve cap on a compressor at a compressor station. Trapped pressure caused the cap to fly off and strike the employee on the right side of his face. Glass from his safety glasses was embedded in his right eye, necessitating surgery to remove the eye.
2020-06-30	Belle Rose	Louisiana	Waste Management of South Louisiana	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A temporary employee was loading a piece of furniture into the hopper of a garbage truck. A glass part on the furniture broke and severely lacerated the employee's lower right leg.
2020-06-24	Jacksonville	Florida	Juarez Glass & Construction LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were moving a large window through a door of an apartment. The window had to be tilted so it could pass through the door, and its rail plastic safety block fell off. The windowpane slid and caught the right middle finger of one employee (working for Juarez Glass) against the frame. The last joint of the finger was amputated.
2020-06-20	Grapevine	Texas	Great Wolf Lodge of Grapevine, LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was installing a new damper actuator on an air handler unit. He was using a cordless impact driver while working from a step ladder. While driving a self-tapping screw into a bracket, the screw bound up in the bracket causing the bracket to spin. The bracket knocked off the employee’s prescription safety glasses and struck his right eye.
2020-06-18	Burr Ridge	Illinois	Goebel Forming	Eye(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was stripping wood from a concrete roof with a hammer when a piece of metal went under his glasses and into his eye.
2020-06-12	Treasure Island	Florida	Town & Country Industries	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was offloading sliding glass doors. After removing a strap, the employee was walking away and the doors fell on him. The employee was hospitalized with a cervical fracture.
2020-06-09	Albertville	Alabama	Alloy Resources, Inc.	Head and neck	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was inserting an oxygen lance into a furnace to melt metal that had solidified over the argon injection ports. Molten metal splashed out onto the employee's face and neck, melted the employee's face shield and safety glasses, and caused first- and second-degree burns over five percent of the employee's face and neck. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-06-04	Rensselaer	New York	Walmart	Knee(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was stocking merchandise in an aisle. When she knelt down, glass on the floor punctured her right leg beneath the kneecap. She was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2020-05-23	Venice	Florida	PGT Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a glass washer when the employee's right middle and ring fingers were caught and crushed in the nip point of the washer's belt.
2020-05-21	Brockton	Massachusett	Hart Engineering Corporation	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell about 5 feet off an 8-foot step ladder to the ground while putting up fiberglass panels, fracturing an ankle and wrist.
2020-05-21	Altamonte Springs	Florida	Advent Health	Lower leg(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
An employee was moving into a new office space and that had junk left in the office areas from previous tenants. He was taking a large piece of commercial glass to the dumpster using a dolly. As he was picking up the glass over his head to throw it in the dumpster, the glass broke and half went into the dumpster and the other half fell on his right lower leg, severely cutting it. He was hospitalized with a severed tendon.
2020-05-19	Nederland	Texas	Newtron Mechanical	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was working with a crew of three people to repair a metal roof. He fell through a flat, corrugated translucent fiberglass panel, suffering injuries.
2020-05-12	Hialeah	Florida	Continental Glass System LLC	Brain	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack that had glass on one side and was empty on the other side. When the pallet jack came to a stop, the glass shifted, came off the rack, and struck the employee, pinning him against another rack of glass. The employee suffered a head injury.
2020-05-05	Houston	Texas	Fashion Glass & Mirror	Face	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was preparing to pull mirrors from a rack to get at a particular mirror. The stack of glass hit the left side of the employee's face, causing a severe cut. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-04-28	Denver	Colorado	Oldcastle BuildingEnvelope	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An air-powered muntin bar knocker (used to cut, shape, and notch glass) amputated an employee's finger.
2020-04-28	Grandview	Missouri	AGP Glass Inc.	Hip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unboxing a crate of glass. When the side of the box was opened, the product fell out and caught the employee, crushing his hip.
2020-04-15	Greers Ferry	Arkansas	Mallard Ready Mix, LLC	Brain	Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
An employee was driving a concrete mixer truck down a hill. While turning, the truck tipped onto its side. The employee suffered a concussion and a scratched eye from broken glass.
2020-04-14	Kissimmee	Florida	Clear Choice Glass and Specialties Inc.	Arm(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
An employee was removing a piece of glass from a truck. The glass broke and lacerated the employee's arm.
2020-04-10	Largo	Florida	Intrepid Powerboats, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
The injured employee was moving a cart with three other employees. The cart was holding a fiberglass console. The cart hit the edge of concrete causing the load to shift and fall onto the injured employee's hand. The injured employee was hospitalized with lacerations to the pinky and ring fingers on the left hand.
2020-04-02	Kersey	Colorado	Consolidated Resource, LLC.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was performing maintenance on a vertical two-phase separator. The employee was reconfiguring the sight glass and using various wrenches to loosen the existing fittings and tighten the new fittings. The fitting that connected the vessel to the sight glass piping broke behind the closed valve. The swage (fitting that broke) caused the pressurized hydrocarbons to release into the air, which found an ignition source and started a fire. The employee received second and third degree burns
2020-03-28	Windsor	Colorado	Owens Brockway Glass Container Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was troubleshooting the cause of a glass jam in a forming machine. As the employee was removing a knuckle pin from a glass forming machine so it could be replaced, the adjacent section's hanger opened. The employee's left thumb was pinched between the two sections, causing a partial amputation of the thumb tip.
2020-03-25	Little Rock	Arkansas	Maverick Transportation LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was delivering glass to a client. He was attempting to secure tarps that were covering the glass on a flatbed trailer when he pulled on a rope and the rope broke. When the rope broke, he fell off the trailer and onto the concrete ground, fracturing his right scapula and three right ribs. He also suffered a concussion and neck injury.
2020-03-16	Fremont	Ohio	CROWN BATTERY MFG. CO.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was putting fiberglass into the wrapper stacker machine. The employee was correcting fiberglass that was going in crooked, when his hand was pulled into the rollers of the machine. The right ring finger had to be amputated.
2020-03-15	Gardendale	Alabama	Alabama Power Company	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was ascending a fiberglass extension ladder to check a customer's electrical connections. He was approximately 6 feet off the ground when the ladder slipped off of the house, causing the employee to fall and hit his elbow on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right elbow.
2020-03-12	Big Lake	Texas	Red Diamond Energy Services, Inc.	Brain	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
The injured employee was overseeing that the rod connections were going well. A work crew was coming out of the well with 1.5-inch, fiberglass rods and double stands. They had just made the connection. An approximately 60-foot fiberglass rod unscrewed from the holding, slipped out of the transfer, fell out of the barrack, and hit the rig floor. It then bounced off the rig floor onto the ground and struck the injured employee on the left side of the head, knocking him unconscious.
2020-03-09	Wilmington	Delaware	GT USA Wilmington LLC	Arm(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating a yard hostler or yard dog. While making a turn on the dock, the hostler rolled over and the glass in the cab shattered. The employee sustained lacerations to the arm.
2020-03-09	Butler	Pennsylvania	United Plate Glass Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was waiting for glass to come down the conveyor/roller system when their fingers were caught in the system. The left ring finger was de-gloved and the left middle finger was amputated at the second knuckle.
2020-03-06	Secaucus	New Jersey	GGI Glass Distributors Corp	Hand(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a rack's leg and fell, suffering a glass cut to the right hand.
2020-02-19	Orlando	Florida	CHEP Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was handling pallets when fiberglass particles became airborne and caused the employee to experience lung irritation. The employee was hospitalized.