| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-07 | Sand Springs | Ok | Webco Industries, Inc | Multiple body parts | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was removing grates from inside a parts washer containing about 12 inches of washing solution heated to 160-180 degrees. The employee slipped and fell into the washer and suffered second- and third-degree burns to his left forearm, both legs from the knee down, and his right hip. | |||||
| 2021-01-05 | Tulsa | Ok | Crossland Heavy Contractors, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| The injured employee was assisting another employee with loading grates onto a bucket loader. The injured employee's left index finger was caught between the grate and the loader bucket, resulting in amputation at the first digit. | |||||
| 2020-09-04 | Roslyn Heights | Ny | H&L Contracting, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was positioning storm drain grates on the back of a truck. A grate dropped on the employee's left hand, amputating the little finger below the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2020-04-29 | Lincoln | Nebraska | Hy-Vee Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was leaning over a propane grill to light it through the cooking grates when the flames jumped and burned the employee's face and arms. | |||||
| 2020-03-04 | Orange | Texas | RTP Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee's right middle finger was pinched between two grates in a piece of equipment. The fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2020-01-22 | Texhoma | Oklahoma | Texhoma Wheat Growers | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee had finished loading a grain truck and was coming down a fixed ladder when the employee fell approximately 10 feet onto the metal grates of a dump pit. The employee suffered a broken right wrist, lower back, and pelvis. | |||||
| 2019-06-15 | Batesville | Arkansas | Peco Foods, Inc. | Forearm(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet |
| A sanitizing crew was in the picking room and had removed the drain grates in the floor to clean. While the crew was cleaning in the picking area, a maintenance employee entered the picking area. As the maintenance employee was walking to the equipment needing maintenance, he tripped in an open drain. He fell and tried to catch himself, fracturing the radius and ulna of his left arm. | |||||
| 2019-01-11 | Huntsville | Alabama | SJ&L GENERAL CONTRACTOR, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was positioning metal grates on the back of a trailer when his left middle finger was caught on the metal grate, resulting in a finger amputation. | |||||
| 2018-07-25 | South Holland | Illinois | Service King Collision Repair of South Holland | Leg(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a small handheld grinder to grind drain grates when the grinder lacerated the back of the employee's right leg. | |||||
| 2016-10-22 | Great Falls | Montana | Walmart Store # 2455 | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was walking along the edge of the lube "PIT" in one of the mechanic bays. He was cleaning the steel grates for the lube "PIT" when he stepped into the "PIT" and fell approximately 7 to 8 feet, dislocating and breaking his shoulder. | |||||
| 2016-06-23 | Barberton | Ohio | Alcoa Wheels and Transportation Products | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was installing metal flooring and had rested the pieces to be installed. When the employee moved one of the metal grates, the other fell over and landed on the employee's hand, amputating the left ring fingertip. | |||||
| 2015-06-09 | Nashville | Arkansas | Tyson Foods, Inc. Nashville Feed Mill | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee lifted a cover over a crumble roller and reached between the grates to clean a clump of feed off of the grates. The employee's hand got caught between the rolls under the grates. | |||||