Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-18	Hazleton	Pa	International Paper Company	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was helping to restring a liner in a splicer on a corrugator machine. The operator manually ran the head into the machine, breaking the employee's arm. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2021-11-16	N Attleboro	Ma	Savers	Head	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee became dizzy while cleaning and fell. Her head struck a jewelry peg and then the floor. She suffered a head contusion and was hospitalized.
2021-11-16	Throckmorton	Tx	Nordex USA, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down a fixed ladder on a wind turbine tower. He fell and landed on a platform on the tower level below, suffering head trauma, a broken leg, and loss of consciousness. He was hospitalized.
2021-11-15	Dunbar	Wv	Ollie's Bargain Outlet	Heart	Overexertion involving outside sources
While unloading a truck, an employee fainted and hit his head on the ground. The employee had a heart attack.
2021-11-15	Washington	Dc	Paragon Systems	Head, neck, and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was sitting in a rolling chair inside a guard booth when they slid backward and fell down the concrete steps, resulting in injuries to their head, neck, and back.
2021-11-15	Sinton	Tx	Adelphi Construction LC	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee was inside an aerial lift basket approximately 140 feet above ground level prepping for installation of an intake hood. The employee was connecting a welding lead to the welding machine. An overhead bridge crane struck the aerial lift. The boom of the aerial lift collapsed and the employee was catapulted out of the basket falling 34 feet onto the top section of the crane. The employee remained attached to the basket with the lanyard he utilized. The aerial lift basket then landed on
2021-11-15	Monett	Mo	PLAY POWER, INC.	Heel(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was inspecting a mold suspended by a hoist when the hoist failed and the mold struck the employee in the head and lower body. The employee sustained a broken heel and lacerations to their head and thigh.
2021-11-14	Brooklyn	Ny	Marshalls	Brain	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was moving hand weights to a wall fixture when the shelf gave way and the merchandise struck the employee's head, resulting in a concussion.
2021-11-14	Baytown	Tx	St. James House	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level
An employee was walking down a hall when she fell backward. Her head hit the wall and she suffered a spinal injury.
2021-11-14	Houston	Tx	Shoe Palace Corporation	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a ladder while reaching for a shoe. She landed on her back and head and was hospitalized, suffering from a headache and dizziness.
2021-11-13	Austin	Tx	Regency IHS Clinical Consulting, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee placed a hot pan of butter into a sink of water causing the butter and water to splatter and burn the employee's head, face, neck, left arm, and right upper leg.
2021-11-11	Fort Morgan	Co	Dinklage Feed Yard Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was stepping off a front-end loader when he slipped and hit his head on concrete. The employee was hospitalized.
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.
2021-11-11	Pitts	Ga	Pitts Gin Co Inc	Head and trunk	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning up cotton from around a conveyor belt. He fell onto the belt, passed under an auger that was over the belt, and hit a metal support beam with his head. He continued down the conveyor and a piece of metal overhead struck his left eye. He suffered trauma to the eye, as well as chest fractures.
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	Vandenberg Afb	Ca	VTC Enterprises	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
A landscaping employee was removing an ice plant, which gave away as he was pulling it from sandy material. The employee fell backward and struck his head on the asphalt access road, resulting in a head injury and cuts.
2021-11-10	Russellville	Al	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	Brain	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was walking across a cargo unloading pad when a forklift backed into her. She suffered a head injury and lost consciousness.
2021-11-09	Hot Springs	Ar	CHI St. Vincent	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A patient kicked an employee in the head. The employee suffered a brain bleed and was hospitalized.
2021-11-09	San Bernardino	Ca	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE-SAN BERNARDINO P&DC	Head and trunk	Fall on same level due to slipping
On November 9, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., an employee was handling mail in a warehouse when they slipped and fell to the floor, resulting in injuries to their back and the back of their head.
2021-11-08	Holly Ridge	La	Goetz & Sons, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a wooden platform to make an adjustment to a dawg with a hammer. The employee fell off the platform to the ground below, resulting in a laceration to the head and head trauma.
2021-11-08	Braselton	Ga	Uline, Inc.	Head	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking near a staging area when they were struck by a forklift carrying a load of boxed product, resulting in a bruise to their head and a laceration to their head that required staples. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-08	Rahway	Nj	Berto Construction Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading a flatbed trailer when his boot got stuck. He fell off the trailer to the ground, suffering a cut on the head and three broken ribs.
2021-11-08	Wausau	Wi	Apogee Wausau Group, Inc.	Arm(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was on a step ladder at the open back of a CNC machine, watching the oiler system run. The employee slipped and fell toward the opening in the machine. His right arm was caught and broken between the moving CNC head and the back guarding area as he tried to stop his fall.
2021-11-08	Jacksonville	Fl	Canam Steel Corporation	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On November 8, 2021, an employee had finished dipping a bundle of steel joists in a paint tank and had set it to dry on top of a stack of bundles using a 10-ton overhead crane. While the employee was walking to get the overhead crane's hook to move the next bundle, the bundle he had just moved fell, causing him to become caught between the bundle and the paint tank. The employee suffered a broken left femur and was hospitalized.
2021-11-07	Largo	Fl	Autozone Inc.	Scalp	Fall on same level
An employee was standing while doing paperwork when he fell backward and hit the back of his head on a tiled floor, resulting in a laceration to the back of his head.
2021-11-06	Norcross	Ga	Malibu Norcross	Brain	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
A employee was retrieving a go-kart when it crashed into a rail, resulting in a head injury with a skull fracture.
2021-11-05	Mount Holly	Nj	Virtua Memorial Hospital	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A security officer was responding to a request for backup when they were punched by a patient. The security officer sustained a lesion on the head and a head injury.
2021-11-05	Houston	Tx	The Kroger Company	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
On November 5, 2021, at approximately 8:30 PM, an employee was operating a reach truck to dispose a scrap walkie-rider into an open-top dumpster. The reach truck was operated on an uneven and damaged surface, with an elevated load, causing it to overturn. The employee's head impacted the concrete surface, resulting in a head contusion and five broken ribs.
2021-11-04	Lula	Ga	SAC Wireless LLC	Multiple head locations	Struck by object or equipment
A 3-inch rigid steel pipe was being set under a raised concrete slab. The pipe struck an employee in the upper torso and head. The employee suffered facial fractures and a skull fracture and was hospitalized.
2021-11-04	Delhi	La	Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was replacing parts of a pipeline system. The employee pulled a pipeline marker pole from the ground, which made a deep void in the soil. When he reached into the hole to grab the leads, a copperhead snake bit the inside of his right elbow.
2021-11-04	Tallahassee	Fl	Sam's Club	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
At 8:10 p.m. on November 4, 2021, an employee was assaulted with a tree branch in a parking lot. The robber also stole the employee's vehicle. The employee suffered head trauma and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-11-03	Milton	Wv	Asplundh Tree Expert	Nonclassifiable	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
The boom on a lift truck contacted an overhead power line. An employee was next to the truck, touching it, and was shocked and burned. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-03	Westerville	Oh	Feldkamp Enterprises, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee stepped into a water-filled plumbing pit while looking at an overhead HVAC duct. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from back pain.
2021-11-03	Bedford Park	Il	M. D. Metals, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was adjusting the hook and scale on an overhead crane when their thumb was crushed.
2021-11-01	Fort Worth	Tx	Thornton Steel Company, LLC	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
The injured employee was helping to unload metal tubes from a trailer. A co-worker was operating an overhead crane to lift a bundle of tubes. The load started to go sideways instead of in a straight line. As a result, the injured employee took a step backward and fell to the ground, sustaining two fractured ribs, a fractured right cheekbone, and a concussion.
2021-11-01	Dallas	Tx	Start Kleen Legacy	Head	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning a drain when a thermal reaction between sodium hydroxide and hot water occurred. The employee sustained thermal and chemical burns to the head and was hospitalized.
2021-11-01	Jacksonville	Fl	Crowley Liner Services, Inc.	Head	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
On November 1, 2021, an employee was driving a car toward a ship for loading when he lost control of the vehicle and struck a container on the ground. The employee suffered a contusion and swelling to his head after the vehicle's air bag deployed and was admitted to the hospital.
2021-11-01	Dayton	Tx	Freedom Solar Power	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
A box truck was being backed into a customer's driveway. The truck's ladder became entangled with overhead powerlines. An employee climbed on top of the vehicle and tried to untangle the lines using PVC pipe. His head contacted the energized line and he was thrown off the vehicle to the ground. He lost consciousness, having suffered a shock and electrical burns.
2021-11-01	Portsmouth	Oh	Collier Construction Services, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Two employees were doing masonry work from a tubular welded-frame scaffold about 20 feet above the ground. Work stopped so they could install additional planking above. As an employee was moving a scaffold plank upward, the planks fell down onto him, causing him in turn to fall to the ground below. He suffered head lacerations and fractures to the head and collarbone.
2021-10-31	Seminole	Tx	Oasis Gin, Inc.	Brain	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking when they were struck by a loader transporting round bales of cotton to be processed, resulting in a head injury.
2021-10-29	Wichita	Ks	Spirit Aerosystems Inc	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee was opening the doors to a compressor room. One of the doors stuck, and the employee fell out the opening while trying to move it. The employee's head struck the ground about 42 inches below, causing the employee to suffer a concussion.
2021-10-29	Pearland	Tx	BOYER, INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was struck in the chest by an auger machine as it was being lifted. The employee was knocked to the ground and he sustained a head injury and a fractured rib.
2021-10-28	Windham	Me	Gray Geotextile Inc.	Head and neck	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was offloading a truck and tripped while walking backward. The employee hit the back of their head on the ground, resulting in a head and neck injury that required hospitalization.
2021-10-28	Lubbock	Tx	SIMFLO, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
At about 3:00 p.m. on October 28, 2021, an employee was on a work platform, which had been raised by a forklift 8-10 feet off the floor so he could access the control box for an overhead door that had stopped working. A door on the platform swung open and the employee fell backward to the floor, landing on the back left side of his body. He suffered six broken ribs on the left side and was hospitalized.
2021-10-28	Fairfield	Oh	The Martin-Brower Co, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level
An employee was leaving a trailer with the pallet jack he had been using to load it. When he reached the place where the dock plate met the trailer, he fell forward and landed head first on the floor. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-28	New York	Ny	Skanska Penn Station Constructors a Joint Venture	Multiple body parts	Struck by object or equipment
A beam struck an ironworker during a demolition. The ironworker suffered skull, neck, and wrist fractures, as well as lacerations to the head and leg.
2021-10-27	Carbondale	Il	Just Construction, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on the roof of a garden center structure. As he moved from the gutter to a scissor lift, he fell, landing on the ground about 12 feet below and suffering a head injury.
2021-10-27	Madison	Wi	TruGreen Lawn Care	Multiple head locations	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
Two employees were repairing a latch on a roll-up door. The door came down on one employee's head, causing fractures to the skull, an eye socket, and a cheekbone. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-27	Dublin	Tx	ABF Packing, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking away from his work station when he slipped on a piece of fat that was lying on the floor and fell and hit his head on another machine in the area, resulting in a laceration between his eyes and a fractured hip that required surgery.
2021-10-27	Armorel	Ar	Paco Steel of Arkansas	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using an overhead crane to load a steel coil onto a semi-truck when the employee's left little finger was caught between the coil and the crane's C-hook, resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-10-27	Stratton	Oh	Enerfab Power & Industrial, Inc.	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
An employee was exiting a coal conveyor when he stepped on a piece of plywood that broke, causing him to fall approximately 80 feet into a bunker. The employee suffered a broken wrist, a head laceration, and brain bleed.
2021-10-26	Inlet	Ny	Superior Plus Propane	Scalp	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was walking around the corner of a customer's house when he struck his head on a low-hanging gutter, resulting in a scalp laceration.
2021-10-25	Atlantic City	Nj	Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill A.C	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was getting ready to serve breakfast when she tripped on a floor mat and struck the left side of her head on the wall, resulting in a spinal injury.
2021-10-25	Emmetsburg	Ia	U.S. Postal Service	Brain	Bitten and struck by animal
On October 25, 2021, an employee was attacked by a dog while delivering mail, causing the employee to fall and strike their head on the ground. The employee suffered a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain, bite marks on the arm and leg, and a fractured right arm.
2021-10-25	Rocky Hill	Ct	Capstone Logistics	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was struck in the head by falling pallets, resulting in multiple skull fractures and bleeding on the brain.
2021-10-25	Fort Hood	Tx	Akima Support Operations	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was replacing a windshield wiper arm on an up-armored Humvee. The employee pulled on the wiper blade arm and it broke free, causing the employee to lose balance and fall 3 feet to the maintenance bay floor. He sustained a fractured right shoulder and bleeding in the head.
2021-10-23	Dallas	Tx	CVS	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A customer struck an employee several times in the head and face area. The employee suffered brain trauma and was hospitalized.
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	South Padre Island	Tx	JMR Construction	Brain	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell from a scaffold. The back of the employee's head struck the ground 20 feet below. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-22	Spicewood	Tx	O&M Framing LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was walking on a walk board when they fell approximately 14 feet to the concrete ground below, resulting in a head injury.
2021-10-22	Shawnee	Ks	Heartland Logistics	Head and neck	Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway
A haul truck driver had bounced in a rut causing him to hit his head on the roof of the truck cab. He sustained neck pain, couldn't walk, and was nauseated. The employee was hospitalized overnight with swelling in his neck and forehead.
2021-10-21	Mason City	Il	William Charles Electric, LLC	Head and trunk	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee working inside a wind tower was hit in the head by a falling object, resulting in a skull fracture and broken ribs that required hospitalization.
2021-10-21	Clifton	Tx	Clifton Moulding Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was feeding boards into a moulder when the machine jammed. As the employee went to remove the jammed board, the moulder head contacted his left ring and little fingers, resulting in fractures. The left ring finger was subsequently amputated at the knuckle closest to the palm of his hand.
2021-10-21	Hammonton	Nj	Specialty Rental & Attachment Company, Inc.	Head	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was changing out a pin with a pry bar when the bar became stuck. As the bar freed, it swung around and hit the employee in the head, resulting in an injury.
2021-10-20	Fort Worth	Tx	Lockheed Martin Corporation	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
A walking tug operator was helping move an aircraft from a test facility turntable. The handle on the tug struck him in the abdomen, pushed him backward into a large external overhead door, and pinned him against it. He suffered broken ribs, a liver laceration, and a broken back vertebra.
2021-10-20	Mason	Oh	Assisted Care by Black Stone of Cincinnati	Head	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped, fell, and hit her head on a sidewalk at an assisted living complex.
2021-10-19	Malden	Ma	Masis Staffing Solutions LLC	Head	Other fall to lower level
An employee climbed up a soy bean tote, slipped, and fell resulting in a laceration to the side of the head/temple.
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.
2021-10-19	Johnstown	Oh	Anomatic Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adjusting part placement on a machine. The press head actuated and pinched the employee's left thumb, causing a laceration and amputation to the tip.
2021-10-18	Broken Arrow	Ok	Rhema Bible Church	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell while descending from a scaffold, landing on the ground about 10 feet below and suffering a head injury.
2021-10-18	Columbus	Ga	JM Painting & Construction Inc	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking on stairs in an apartment building when they slipped and fell down the stairs, hitting their head on the concrete floor and resulting in a concussion.
2021-10-18	Marshfield	Wi	Fleet Farm	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped while exiting a security hut and fell backward. His head hit the ground and he lost consciousness, suffering a possible concussion. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-17	Leetsdale	Pa	Libertas Copper, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was attaching a C-hook to a smaller scale hook attached to an overhead crane. The C-hook was resting on top of a coil. The smaller scale hook was not fitting into the C-hook and the C-hook slid off of the coil, striking the employee's left shin and causing a laceration.
2021-10-15	Corpus Christi	Tx	Northstar Energy Solutions LLC	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
A crew was changing out a transformer. The transformer had been disconnected from the conductor. When the hardware affixing the transformer to the pole was loosened, the pin insulator on the overhead conductor broke and the conductor contacted the transformer, which then became energized. An employee who was working on the pole suffered burns and was hospitalized.
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	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	Palm City	Fl	Sunshine Roofing, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee lost his balance while securing a ladder to the roof of a one-story house. He fell backward, hitting the back of his head on the asphalt ground and suffering a concussion.
2021-10-15	Debary	Fl	WHITE SIGN COMPANY, LLC	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
At 12:30 p.m. on October 15, 2021, an employee was pulling wires through a conduit. The employee fell through a skylight, hitting a partition wall and then the ground 16 feet below. The employee suffered a head injury and brain bleed.
2021-10-14	Palm City	Fl	Sunshine Land Design, Inc	Head	Struck by thrown object-unintentional injury
An employee was throwing bricks out of a hole. One of the bricks bounced back off the silt fencing and fell back into the hole. It struck and lacerated the employee's head.
2021-10-14	Penfield	Ny	Birchcrest Tree and Landscape, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was trimming branches and removing a cut limb. When the employee rotated the limb to send it to the ground, the limb made contact with the overhead 12 kV line and the employee was shocked.
2021-10-13	Deport	Tx	Kiewit Power Constructors Co.	Brain	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was driving a front-end loader. The employee lost consciousness, and the front-end loader crashed through trees. The employee suffered a head injury.
2021-10-13	Dallas	Tx	Gary L. Gann, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was moving an elevated platform lift when it contacted an overhead power line. The employee was shocked.
2021-10-13	Bath	Me	Bath Iron Works	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was holding a 4-inch pipe when it slipped and pinched his finger between the pipe and a steel bulkhead through which the pipe was being installed, resulting in a partial amputation of the left index finger.
2021-10-12	Lee	Ma	LB Corp	Skull	Other fall to lower level
An employee was ratcheting a piece of equipment to a truck. He fell off the back of the truck and his head struck the pavement. His skull was broken above the ear.
2021-10-12	Perrysburg	Oh	Walgreens Distribution Center	Head	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was loading a trailer with boxes of product. While bending over to place a box at floor level, the employee hit a stack of boxes. One fell from the stack and struck the employee in the back of the head.
2021-10-11	Saint Louis	Mo	Cauttrell Enterprises, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was standing beside a stack of steel beams that had been lifted with an overhead crane. After trying to move the chain with the hook away from under the stack, the employee raised the crane. The chain hooked back onto the beams, causing them to fall onto the employee and to fracture both legs.
2021-10-11	Miami	Fl	Rivera Services Group, Inc.	Brain	Fall to lower level
An employee was trying to descend from the first story of a building under construction. He fell to the ground about 12 feet below and suffered a head injury.
2021-10-10	Mckinney	Tx	Encore Wire Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a forklift when it collided with a steel storage rack system. His right hand was pinned between the shelves and the forklift's overhead guard, and he suffered fingertip amputations.
2021-10-08	Saint Marys	Ga	Performance Contracting Incorporated	Forehead	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was erecting a scaffold. A scaffold plank was being hoisted up when it fell, striking and lacerating the employee's forehead.
2021-10-08	San Diego	Ca	Facilities Maintenance Division - MCRD	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working on an HVAC unit on a roof. The employee fell backward through a skylight, landing 20 feet below and suffering head and spine trauma.
2021-10-08	Bridgeton	Mo	Penske Logistics	Head and neck	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
When an employee opened the doors of a trailer, a dislodged, packaged dryer fell out of the trailer onto his neck and head. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-07	Santa Ana	Ca	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - SANTA ANA PROCESSING & DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working with a forklift when their leg got caught in the forklift, causing the employee to fall and suffer a head injury.
2021-10-07	Houston	Tx	Crane Worldwide Logistics	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was using a forklift to extract a pallet from an overhead rack. The truck's forks fell onto the employee.
2021-10-07	Saint Louis	Mo	Schnucks Markets	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee tripped on a step while walking into the bookkeeping area. His head struck the floor and he suffered a neck injury with a contusion.
2021-10-06	Turbotville	Pa	Tradesmen International	Multiple head locations	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was laying steel decking on a roof. The employee fell to the concrete floor about 10 feet below, suffering a head injury and facial fractures.
2021-10-06	Midland	Tx	Walmart	Brain	Fall, slip, trip
An employee had been changing a vehicle's oil. The employee fell to the floor and suffered a head injury.
2021-10-05	Omaha	Ne	Better Block and Brick	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was pouring concrete when they fell through a hole in the floor and hit the ground below. The employee sustained head trauma.