Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Fort Worth	Tx	Bell Flight	Forehead	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was manually engaging the ground handling wheels for a helicopter. He lost his grip on the tool, which struck him above the right eye.
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.
2021-11-13	Jacksonville	Fl	SP Plus Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was performing a wheelchair lift check on a shuttle bus when his finger got caught between two moving parts of the lift. The employee's left middle finger was medically amputated.
2021-11-11	Carrollton	Ga	Trident Seafoods Corporation	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On November 11, 2021, at approximately 5:45 AM, a temporary employee tripped over a wheel on a smock holder and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a hip fracture.
2021-11-09	Newark	De	Food Lion, LLC	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a trash can on a dolly to a dumpster. The dolly wheels caught on an object, causing the employee to fall to the ground and suffered fractures to the left hip and leg.
2021-11-06	Okeechobee	Fl	Rafael Barajas	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was pulling the transmission out of an agricultural work van while the van was jacked up. Other employees tried to move the van up a few inches while the wheels were still on and the employee was underneath. When the jack was moved, the van fell onto the employee, resulting in nine fractured ribs.
2021-11-05	Chicopee	Ma	Estes Express Lines	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee pulled the fifth wheel release to drop his trailer and fell back onto the asphalt, resulting in a broken right hip.
2021-11-05	Galena	Il	GIESE ROOFING CO.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On November 5, 2021, an employee was on a roof, taking measurements of a seam roof panel. The employee slipped on moisture and fell to the dirt ground about 20 feet below, suffering a broken left heel, a broken right shin, and three broken vertebrae.
2021-11-04	Oklahoma City	Ok	Metal Container Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a rag to clean a liner while rotating the liner turret counter-clockwise with his left hand. The employee's right little finger was caught between the stationary dog leg channel and the rotating star wheel. The fingertip was amputated above the first knuckle.
2021-11-03	Blytheville	Ar	Hays Store Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was moving an empty dolly in the packet room. As she backed up, her left heel struck an empty pallet and she fell onto it. She suffered a broken left hip.
2021-11-03	Marietta	Oh	Mondo Polymer Technologies, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a machine that dumps bales of plastic into a shredder. The platform was in the dump position when the employee noticed there was plastic about to discharge and was concerned it wouldn't enter into the shredder. He climbed up the side of the bale dumper to manually push the plastic towards the hopper and placed his left hand on the upright box tubing frame, which houses the guide wheels. There are two access holes approximately two inches in diameter, which maintenance u
2021-11-02	Houston	Tx	The Dufresne Spencer Group LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee's left foot was struck by the guide wheel on the side of an order picker resulting in a laceration and fracture of the big toe. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-10-26	Boise	Id	Nashua Builders	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was assisting with a wall set when a metal support wheel crushed their toes and foot.
2021-10-25	Gansevoort	Ny	PENGATE HANDLING SYSTEMS OF NEW YORK, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was installing a drive wheel on an order picker. As he tried to align the drive wheel, it pinched his fingers, resulting in an amputation to his left middle finger.
2021-10-21	Round Rock	Tx	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center ¿ Round Rock	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was pushing a ring stand down the hallway when the wheels of the ring stand bound, and twisted the ring stand toward the employee, catching her right foot and causing her to trip and fall. The employee landed on her left hip and suffered a hip fracture.
2021-10-20	Lake City	Fl	New Millennium Building Systems, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
On October 20, 2021, an employee had just changed a roll former machine from one metal size to another and was setting up the machine for a new production order. He was reaching to retrieve a metal piece coming out of the machine when the chain and sprocket that drove the kicker wheel caught his right glove. His ring finger was amputated at the first knuckle, and he was hospitalized.
2021-10-19	Carthage	Mo	Dyno Nobel Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was troubleshooting a motorized gate when their glove was caught between the conductors of the gate's wheel, resulting in a partial amputation to the index finger.
2021-10-17	Jacksonville	Fl	Dixon Auto Transport, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down the ramps of a vehicle transport trailer when he fell. He landed on his feet and suffered a broken right tibia and fibula, a broken left heel, and a lower-back spinal fracture. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-16	Jacksonville	Fl	Costco Wholesale Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was putting a wheel on a balancer. The wheel fell, and the employee's left hand was caught between it and the spindle. His middle finger was partially amputated (with no bone loss).
2021-10-14	Webster	Tx	Western Extrusions Corporation	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was removing the straps from a load on a flatbed 18-wheeler. As the employee removed the last two straps, two bundles of aluminum extrusion (30 feet long, weighing 866 and 699 pounds) fell from the side of the load and struck him. He suffered severe fractures to the right leg, as well as fissures to his vertebrae.
2021-10-12	Birmingham	Al	Brookwood Baptist Medical Center	Thigh(s)	Fall while sitting
An employee was rolling the chair she was sitting in toward a counter. The wheel of the chair locked up, and she fell from the chair to the floor. She suffered a broken left femur.
2021-10-12	Milwaukee	Wi	Numotion	Arm(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was fitting a wheelchair to a client when a dog attacked her. She suffered a broken arm and lacerations.
2021-10-10	Green Bay	Wi	Valley Cold Transit	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was unhooking a trailer from a tractor trailer. As he was using a fifth wheel puller, he slipped and fell to the trailer yard ground, suffering a broken hip. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-10	New Richmond	Wi	Presbyterian Homes and Services	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was helping a resident in a wheelchair. She tripped over the wheelchair's front right wheel and fell, landing on and injuring her right hip. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2021-10-08	Alice	Tx	FedEx Freight, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down from an 18-wheeler tractor that was jacked up on a tow truck. The employee fell off the steps to the curb, suffering broken ribs.
2021-09-30	Naples	Fl	Mitchell & Stark Construction Co., Inc.	Foot (feet)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was seated on a loader platform when the loader hit a bump and the employee fell to the ground. One of the loader's wheels then ran over the employee's right foot, resulting in a foot fracture.
2021-09-29	Caldwell	Id	CenturyLink	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working at mid-span between two telephone poles (that is, on a ladder set between the poles and designed to fit between them). The ladder slipped and the employee fell to the ground about 12 feet below, landing on his feet and shattering both heels.
2021-09-29	Blue Mound	Tx	Carvana	Arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee in an inspection line was taking off a steering wheel cover using a pocket knife when he suffered a cut to the arm that included an artery.
2021-09-29	Fort Worth	Tx	Equipment Depot	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was assisting a co-worker in flipping over a pallet jack when his left little finger was caught in the wheel of the pallet jack, resulting in a partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation , as well as a laceration on his left ring finger.
2021-09-29	Geismar	La	Zachry Industrial Inc.	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian vehicular incident
A Zachry Industrial employee was pushing a cart up a walkway. A forklift struck the employee as it finished turning around, its back right wheel hitting the employee's left foot and causing multiple fractures.
2021-09-25	Streator	Il	Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a pedestal grinder to grind a piece of square metal stock that was 1/4 inch in diameter by 13 inches in length. The employee placed the piece against the grinding wheel when the piece and his gloved hand were pulled into the opening between the work rest and the grinding wheel, resulting in a partial amputation of the employee's left thumb.
2021-09-25	Rhinelander	Wi	AirPro Fan & Blower Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was balancing a fan wheel. As he tried to slow or stop the wheel, his right hand was pulled into a belt running on a shaft. His index fingertip was amputated.
2021-09-24	Lincoln	Ar	Prime Petro Services	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Two employees were standing about 10 feet apart as one of them prepared to use a handheld grinder to cut a metal pipe. When the employee turned on power to the grinder, a piece of the cutting wheel flew off and struck the other employee, injuring that employee's face and eye.
2021-09-23	Columbus	Oh	Solstice Sleep Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On September 23, 2021, an employee was assisting the operation of the horizontal band saw with the carousel bun loader. The employee was manually pushing the carousel wheel that was stuck and not engaged on the drive wheel when their right little finger became caught in between the bottom of the carousel frame and the guide wheel pinch point resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-09-22	Sikeston	Mo	Missouri Farm Bureau Insurance	Head and trunk	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was filming crop harvesting when a combine knocked her over. The combine wheel then ran over the employee, causing a crushed pelvis, a broken bone in her face, and bruising.
2021-09-21	Auburndale	Wi	Wiskerchen Cheese, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
As an employee was removing a wheel of cheese from a hydraulic wheel cutter, her right little fingertip was pinched underneath a cutting wire, resulting in an amputation.
2021-09-10	Daytona Beach	Fl	Crown Information Management	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was pushing a wheeled document bin when its weight caused her to lose balance and fall to the ground on her back. She suffered two broken vertebrae.
2021-09-07	Fort Smith	Ar	OK FOODS INC.	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was winching cages down to a drop-deck live-haul trailer. The terminal tractor moved in reverse and the employee was pinned between the fifth wheel and the trailer kingpin area. The employee suffered multiple fractures and lacerations.
2021-09-07	Nampa	Id	Autovol	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was trying to set a bucket of tools and parts into a modular apartment. His right foot was caught under a caster/wheel that the apartment rolled on. He suffered two broken toes and a wound that required 25 stitches in his right foot; he was hospitalized.
2021-09-05	Cleveland	Oh	U.S. Cotton, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was replacing a 3-inch belt that had fallen off a flywheel. When he placed the belt back on the flywheel, the spinning wheel caused his left hand to be pulled into a pinch point. He suffered amputations to the index and middle fingers.
2021-08-30	Batavia	Il	SD Wheel Corp.	Multiple face locations	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was dismounting returned mounted wheel and tire packages. A tire/wheel assembly was secured on the mounting machine, and the employee was trying to engage the bead roller when it struck his face. He suffered a broken tooth, a closed fracture, and a laceration to the lip.
2021-08-30	Heavener	Ok	OK Foods, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was using a powered pallet jack to move product. The stabilizer/drive wheel lost contact with the floor. When the wheel caught traction, the employee's lower right leg was pinned between the jack and the wall. The employee suffered a compound fracture to the lower leg.
2021-08-30	New Braunfels	Tx	Walmart Distribution Center	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a forklift when the back of her heel was crushed between the forklift and a steel roof beam. She suffered an injury to the left ankle and Achilles tendon.
2021-08-27	Palm Beach Gardens	Fl	Pike Electric, LLC	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
A crew was setting a utility pole when it contacted a primary power line. Two employees were holding the bottom of the pole. One of them suffered first- and second-degree burns to the right toe and heel.
2021-08-27	Baraboo	Wi	Baraboo - Sysco Food Services, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
On August 27, 2021, an employee was operating a pallet jack at a warehouse distribution facility. He was standing in an aisle, trying to reposition the pallet jack to lift another pallet, when the jack's drive wheels spun on the wet floor. The jack then slid toward him, pinning his leg against a pallet of boxes and causing a laceration to the calf. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-27	Braggs	Ok	Ervin Cable Construction, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
Two employees were troubleshooting a pontoon boat motor. The motor began to run and the flywheel of its engine contacted an employee's right middle finger. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
2021-08-26	Chicago	Il	Leadec Industrial Services	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On August 26, 2021, at 1:30 p.m., an employee was walking across an aisle to a pedestrian walkway when a forklift swerved toward the employee and the rear wheel of the forklift ran over employee's right foot. The employee suffered broken bones in their right foot that required hospitalization.
2021-08-26	Little Rock	Ar	Murphy-Hoffman Company	Lumbar region	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was repairing truck wheels. A socket the employee was using cracked as the employee was using it to torque a hub nut. The employee fell to the ground on his back and suffered a lumbar strain.
2021-08-24	New Bedford	Ma	Baxter, Inc.	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level
On August 24, 2021, an employee slipped off rigging equipment and suffered a broken heel.
2021-08-24	Cincinnati	Oh	SAF Holland, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using an automatic bander to band a wheel. His gloved finger was pulled in and caught in the banding, which removed the flesh from his left index finger above the second knuckle.
2021-08-23	Paragould	Ar	B & W Construction LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
At 12:02 p.m. on August 26, 2021, an employee lost consciousness while working on a rooftop. The employee slid off the rooftop, fell about 30 feet, and suffered fractures to a shoulder blade, the pelvis, three ribs, and both heels. The employee was hospitalized. Fall protection was not being worn at the time of the incident.
2021-08-20	Jeanerette	La	Estes Refractory & Insulation of Louisiana, Inc.	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee stood on an extension ladder to guide a metal pipe into a hole/drum. The pipe made contact with a pipe that had been previously placed in the drum and knocked it loose from its friction weld and crimp. The employee then jumped off the ladder rather than be struck by the loose pipe. The employee landed on the floor and sustained a fracture to the left tibia and right heel.
2021-08-18	Houston	Tx	Ceres Environmental	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was standing on the top of a grinder when it activated. Its feed wheel roller engaged and pinned the employee to a mill box, crushing the employee's abdomen.
2021-08-12	Natick	Ma	NITCO LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was replacing load wheels on a pallet jack. The jack fell and amputated his left index finger.
2021-08-06	Cleveland	Oh	Anheuser-Busch Company	Multiple lower extremities locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down four steps and suffered broken bones in his left leg, right heel, and right ankle.
2021-08-06	Cranford	Nj	Weeks Marine, Inc	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was standing alongside a slip, with a mooring line next to the cleat, attempting to catch/slow down a barge and tie it up. The mooring line grabbed the employee's right heel and pulled it into the cleat, causing compound fractures to the right tibia and fibula and severe ankle lacerations.
2021-08-06	Philadelphia	Pa	Independence Construction Co.	Brain	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a chipper when it clogged with brush. The employee lifted the cover off the flywheel to clear the jam. The flywheel struck the cover and knocked it off its hinges. The cover then struck the employee in the head causing a concussion and facial lacerations.
2021-08-05	Ferguson	Mo	Permalok Corporation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was moving an aerial lift over a gantry crane track using an overhead crane. The employee was standing between a 74-inch steel pipe and the boom of the aerial lift when the final wheel of the lift cleared the gantry track and the boom swung over and pushed the employee into the pipe, resulting in fractured ribs and contusions on the left lung.
2021-08-05	Land O Lakes	Fl	Remington's Aluminum Inc.	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on a roof when they fell to the concrete below, resulting in a fractured heel bone.
2021-08-04	Missouri City	Tx	M.J. SHERIDAN OF TEXAS, INC.	Knee(s)	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was emptying a half-full wheelbarrow of concrete when the wheelbarrow tipped over. The employee tried to stabilize the wheelbarrow and their left knee buckled, resulting in a dislocated left knee.
2021-08-04	Dalton	Ga	MFG Chemical, LLC	Heel(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was passing though an area where a drum washout was occurring. Hot water splashed onto the employee, burning his left heel.
2021-07-30	Macungie	Pa	MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was working near an assembly line when a vehicle struck a wheel hub that subsequently struck the employee, resulting in a puncture on their right calf.
2021-07-28	Fort Atkinson	Wi	Spacesaver Corporation	Knee(s)	Trip over an object without fall
An employee was unloading parts from the paint line when their heel caught on a cart near the work area, resulting in a hyperextended knee.
2021-07-27	Fairburn	Ga	Atlas Technical Consultants LLC	Foot (feet)	Fall through surface or existing opening
While pushing a distance wheel, an employee stepped on a sewer manhole cover that gave way, resulting in an injured right foot.
2021-07-27	Venice	Fl	PGT Industries, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was moving a cart when one of its wheels rolled over his foot. He was hospitalized with a crushed foot.
2021-07-22	Carrollton	Tx	AER MANUFACTURING, L.P.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing a new belt on the grinder machine. As he was manually rotating the pulley wheels to align the new belt, his right index finger was caught between the belt and one of the wheels resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-07-21	Upper Darby	Pa	OMYAL Express LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
A driver exited their van to make a delivery. The van began to roll away and as the employee attempted to stop it, a wheel ran over his foot and fractured toes.
2021-07-20	Chillicothe	Oh	Kenworth Truck Company	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was setting the 5th wheel onto a truck body. A hoist moved and its hook caught on the 5th wheel. The employee's left index finger was caught in a bolt hole and the fingertip was amputated just below the nailbed.
2021-07-16	Morton	Il	Vanbuskirk Steel, LLC	Foot(feet) and knee(s)	Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
On July 16, 2021, at 11:30 a.m., an employee was standing on a truck's trailer adjusting a load of steel parts that were to be hauled to a scrap yard. The load shifted and the employee jumped off the trailer to the concrete approximately 4 to 5 feet below to avoid being injured by the shifting load. The employee suffered a fractured right heel and fractured left knee that required hospitalization.
2021-07-14	Alliance	Oh	Canton Erectors Inc.	Heel(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
After moving machinery from a tractor trailer using a crane, employees were disassembling and stowing the crane. A steel spreader bar, used as rigging, was placed on the ground while the employees were stowing the crane. The spreader bar tipped over on uneven ground and struck an employee in the heel and fractured it.
2021-07-14	Linden	Pa	William L Robinson Concrete Contractors, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a 10-inch step stool performing maintenance on a pickup truck engine when they fell off the step stool and landed on a wheeled tool chair. The employee suffered six fractured ribs and a collapsed lung.
2021-07-13	Worcester	Ma	Apple Studios, LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was operating a crank lift. The wheel of the dolly rolled over the employee's toe. The toe became infected and the employee was hospitalized for treatment.
2021-07-09	Griffin	Ga	Orellana's Quality Painting, LLC	Head and trunk	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was in a scissor lift painting a ceiling. A wheel on the lift went into a depression on the concrete floor causing it to fall over. The employee suffered head and back injuries.
2021-07-08	Granite City	Il	United States Steel Corporation Granite City Works	Ankle(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
On July 7, 2021, at approximately 5:30 p.m., an employee was parking a front-end loader after moving hot coils from production to shipping in a steel mill. While exiting the front-end loader, the rear wheel on the left side of the loader exploded, throwing the employee approximately 20 feet from the boarding platform. The employee was hospitalized with broken bones in both ankles.
2021-07-07	Berwyn	Il	CALIBER HOLDINGS CORPORATION	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On July 7, 2021, a painter was attempting to remove residual material while using a portable pneumatic powered abrasive wheel. The organic rubber wheel broke apart and debris struck the employee's eye. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-06	Kalispell	Mt	Weyerhaeuser	Thigh(s)	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee was operating a three-wheeled personal electric transport vehicle. While traveling up a concrete grade of approximately 30 degrees, the equipment failed. The employee then attempted to turn left, back down the incline, and the front wheel may have caught on a concrete barrier. The employee fell out of the vehicle, landed on the concrete ground and sustained a broken left femur.
2021-07-06	New Haven	Ct	Yale-New Haven Hospital	Head and neck	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was pushing a medical cart in an operating room when they tripped over the wheels of a surgical table and struck the table before falling to the floor. The employee lost consciousness and suffered injuries to their arms, head, and neck, including a hyper-extended neck and tingling and weakness in both upper extremities.
2021-07-04	Swiftwater	Pa	Sanofi Pasteur	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was on a loading dock, unloading a full cart of eggs from a truck. The wheels of the cart got stuck on a dock plate and the cart tipped over onto the employee. The employee suffered a concussion, back fractures, and possibly a foot/toe fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-29	Fort Meade	Md	National Security Agency	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
The injured employee was assisting a co-worker in moving a wheeled cabinet through a door jamb. One of the cabinet's wheels malfunctioned and the cabinet tipped in towards the door frame. The injured employee was caught between the door frame and the cabinet resulting in a fractured right femur.
2021-06-27	Fredericksburg	Pa	Ace Hardware Distribution Center	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was talking to a forklift driver. When the driver left the location, the forklift ran over the employee's foot. The employee was hospitalized with three broken toes and a lacerated heel.
2021-06-24	Dallas	Tx	Prodigy Design & Renovation Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on top of a mobile scaffold approximately 5 feet off the floor. While pulling himself and rolling the scaffold to the next work area, the wheel of the scaffold became unstable, and the scaffold fell over. The employee sustained an injured left hip.
2021-06-24	Hershey	Pa	Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center	Pelvis	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a rolling rack when the wheels caught a lip on the floor and the rack tipped over onto the employee, resulting in a pelvic injury.
2021-06-24	Piqua	Oh	Hartzell Air Movement	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was manually rotating a pulley on a pulley wheel in order to clean it when their left middle fingertip was caught between the pulley and the wheel, resulting in an amputation.
2021-06-24	Trussville	Al	Hohmann & Barnard, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was trying to adjust the wire alignment in knurled wheels on a ladder wire line when the machine cycled and their hand was pulled into a knurled wheel, resulting in a middle finger amputation.
2021-06-24	Hialeah Gardens	Fl	Werner Enterprises, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was lowering a wheeled, steel cage filled with merchandise from the tailgate of a truck. When the tailgate made contact with the ground, the cage shifted and rolled off the gate, striking the employee's left ankle and resulting in a fracture that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-06-23	Leipsic	Oh	PRO-TEC Coating Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was waiting at a welding line. The head of the weld wheel began to move, and the employee's right little finger was caught between a stationary lifting lug and an outcropping on the carriage passing by. The finger was broken.
2021-06-19	New Bedford	Ma	PLUMBERS' SUPPLY COMPANY	Arm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was grinding metal with a grinder when the grinder wheel broke and cut his arm.
2021-06-14	Elkmont	Al	Imms Industrial Coatings, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was carrying materials across a roof. The employee slipped and fell through the roof to a catwalk 10 feet below, striking a valve wheel and the catwalk grating. The employee suffered fractures to the ribs and back, as well as a cut and bruises on the face.
2021-06-11	Shawnee	Ks	Bratton Brothers Contracting Inc	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing flashing above an overhead door while on a scaffold when he lost his balance and fell to the concrete driveway below, resulting in a compound wrist fracture, a fractured heel, and a head laceration.
2021-06-10	Savannah	Ga	Roger Wood Foods, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were moving a piece of heavy equipment when a wheel caught in a floor drain. The machine tipped over and struck an employee's leg fracturing their femur.
2021-06-09	Grand Island	Ne	JBS Swift	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unjamming a beef hide from a flesher machine when the flesher wheel closed on the employee's arm, fracturing the upper arm and wrist. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident, but was not locked out.
2021-06-03	Moose Pass	Ak	U.S. Department of Agriculture - U.S. Forest Service	Upper and lower limb(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
While riding an ATV during a training class, an employee was going down a hill on a trail with some hairpin turns when a wheel got caught on a rock and the ATV rolled over. The employee suffered a lacerated left calf and scrapes and abrasions on the left arm.
2021-06-02	Lakeland	Fl	Finzer Roller, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a CNC lathe to finish-grind a small urethane roll. His right hand contacted the rotating grinding wheel and was pulled in. He suffered amputations to the ring fingertip (at the first knuckle) and the middle finger (at the second knuckle).
2021-05-28	Gibbstown	Nj	Raymour & Flanigan Distribution Center	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was placing wheel chocks on a trailer. The trailer moved when another employee entered it, causing the wheels to crush the first employee's fingers. The employee suffered a partial amputation to a thumb.
2021-05-26	Honolulu	Hi	Martin Defense Group LLC	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking beside a forklift when his foot was run over by one of the forklift's front wheels. The employee was hospitalized with a fracture and lacerations.
2021-05-26	Houston	Tx	TAK Communications	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was in an attic when they fell through the ceiling and landed at ground level, suffering fractures to the right leg and heel.
2021-05-26	Seabrook	Tx	Kay Polymer Trucking Inc.	Heel(s)	Other jump to lower level 6 to 10 feet
A driver was inspecting an empty container for damage. While the driver was inside the container, a stacker operator started lifting the container, which was still attached to the chassis with four twist locks. The driver, upon feeling movement, jumped approximately 6 feet out of the container onto the concrete ground and broke his heel in two places.
2021-05-19	Orlando	Fl	Caliber Holdings Corporation	Foot (feet)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by another person
On May 19, 2021, an employee was standing next to the frame machine as it was being pulled into the stall. The dolly wheel ran over his right foot causing a fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-05-19	Miami	Fl	Swissport North America Ground Handling	Arm(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
A Swissport employee bumped into another employee while standing up after picking up aircraft wheel chocks and fell to the ground. The injured employee sustained a broken left arm.
2021-05-15	Warner Robins	Ga	LDW Technical Services	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee slipped while climbing down a ladder and fell about 12 ft. to the ground, suffering a broken left elbow, a broken lower right leg, and a bruised heel.