Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-28	San Antonio	Tx	Costa Solutions, LLC.	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking into work from his vehicle when he was hit by a semi-truck in a loading/unloading zone. He suffered broken bones.
2021-10-27	Gainesville	Fl	W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractor, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
On October 27, 2021, the injured employee was helping another employee to align two pieces of metal pipe 6 inches in diameter in order to prepare the metal for welding. The employee was using a hammer to hit the pipe to get it better aligned when the injured employee's right middle finger was hit by the hammer, resulting in a fingertip amputation without bone loss.
2021-10-15	Easton	Pa	Bracalente Construction, Inc.	Pelvis	Pedestrian vehicular incident
An employee who was performing paving duties walked past the front of a tri-axle dump truck when they were hit by the truck as it moved forward, resulting in a fractured pelvis.
2021-09-30	Atlanta	Ga	Robur Capital LLC dba Monster Tree service of NE Atlanta	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was working ropes with one climber in a tree and three people on the ground. A rope and a pulley was connected to a branch to be cut. As the branch came down, the employee holding the rope was pushed forward and hit by the branch, resulting in a femur fracture.
2021-09-14	Kew Gardens	Ny	Ruttura & Sons Construction Co., Inc.	Lumbar region	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was removing chains from plywood formwork. The formwork was hit by another piece of wood, and the wooden formwork struck the employee on their lower back, resulting in a back contusion.
2021-08-24	Winter Haven	Fl	AgroTurf	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road
An employee was placing sod alongside a roadway. After being hit by a car mirror, the employee jumped back and fell into the path of a skid steer that was backing up. The skid steer ran over his legs, breaking both of them.
2021-07-29	Lake Wales	Fl	Gosalia Concrete Constructors, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was walking near a pile driver to grab some chains when a metal pile pocket sitting on top of a template fell after being hit by the pile lead. The pile pocket bounced and hit the employee on his lower body, resulting in multiple fractures on both legs below the knee/shin area.
2021-06-24	Collingswood	Nj	CATELLI BROTHERS INC.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee and a co-worker were moving pallets when the employee was hit by the corner of the pallet, resulting in a broken toe.
2021-06-01	West Palm Beach	Fl	St. Mary's Medical Center	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While trying to avoid being hit by a patient, a nurse tripped on tubing/wiring and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left knee.
2021-04-19	Forest Hill	Tx	Conatser Construction Inc	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was working on a water main. A vehicle entered the work zone to avoid being hit by another vehicle and struck the employee, who suffered broken legs and a head injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-08	Marathon	Fl	Coastal Docks, LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion or fire on water vehicle
While prepping a push-boat to move to another location, employees filled both motors with 2-stroke oil and put the cowlings back on the motors. An employee went to start the motors. The port motor started but the starboard motor hesitated. The employee tried again; the starboard motor started up but fire shot out and fuel that leaked caught fire. One employee was hit by the flames, and sustained burns on the neck, left hand, and both legs.
2021-04-05	Miami	Fl	Atlantic Coast Enterprises, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was standing at the shop when the employee was hit by a customer's car, sustaining broken ribs and punctured lungs.
2021-01-26	Shippensburg	Pa	Estenson Logistics, LLC	Brain	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee's tractor trailer was hit by another truck as it backed into a shipping/receiving area. The employee's head hit the driver's side window and was injured on the left side.
2020-09-28	Louisville	Ky	U. S. Census Bureau	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway
A census taker was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street, and suffered multiple broken bones.
2020-09-24	Fort Myers	Fl	DBI Services	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a chainsaw to trim a tree on the shoulder of the highway. The employee either lost his footing or was hit by a branch and fell from the tree, landing on one side. The chainsaw landed on his other side. He sustained a compound fracture to one leg.
2020-07-15	Eureka	Missouri	295 - Walmart	Upper and lower limb(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was gathering carts in the parking lot and putting them on the cart mule. The employee was walking back to the mule and was hit by a customer's vehicle. The employee was thrown approximately 25 feet from the point of impact and sustained a broken leg, a broken wrist, and other injuries.
2020-06-30	New Brunswick	New Jersey	Jam - N Cable	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
Employees were pulling cable strands with a rating of 5000 pounds. While they were tightening the cable on the right side of the street, there was some slack in the cable on the left side of the street. A tractor trailer pulled out of an industrial park and snapped the cable. The cable swung towards the bucket truck causing employee 1, who was wearing a harness, to jump out of the bucket truck to avoid being hit by the cable. Employee 1 sustained a fractured rib and a back injury. The cable then
2020-06-23	Fort Worth	Texas	PRESBYTERIAN NIGHT SHELTER	Foot (feet)	Nonclassifiable
A Presbyterian Night Shelter employee was hit by the trash truck he was working on. He suffered a left foot fracture that required surgery.
2020-06-12	Woodstock	Alabama	Chilton Contractors Inc	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An employee flagging traffic was hit by a vehicle's passenger side fender and side mirror. The employee sustained contusions.
2020-03-04	Vinton	Texas	Kayoi Steel Group America	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
After recharging the furnace, there was an explosion inside the furnace. An employee was hit by a hot piece of scrap metal that flew out of the furnace while he was using the lance. The scrap metal struck the employee in the left shoulder near the arm pit.
2020-02-07	Boston	Massachusett	VPNE Parking Solutions, Inc.	Head	Shooting by other person-unintentional
An employee was standing on a sidewalk in front of the building when he was hit by a stray bullet during a police chase of a suspect who was running down the street. He suffered a head injury and was hospitalized.
2020-01-15	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Sharp Corporation	Face	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was entering a locker room when she was hit by the door as another employee was exiting the locker room. She suffered a contusion to her face near the right eye.
2019-09-09	Milford	New Hampshir	Hollis Line Machine Co. Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting a steel plate using a grinder equipped with a cut-off wheel. The cut-off wheel jammed in the material causing the grinder to kick back. The employee dropped the grinder. The employee was hit by the spinning cut-off wheel and sustained a laceration to the right shin area.
2019-08-13	Abbeville	Louisiana	SOLPOWERLINES, LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee in a bucket truck was removing the cover off of a center phase 35.5-kV top circuit and was hit by an arc flash. The employee sustained third degree burns to the neck and the left side of a hand. The employee also sustained first and second degree burns to the face, right shoulder and arm, and around the back from rib to rib.
2019-07-13	Lewiston	Maine	ReEnergy Holdings	Lower leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was pressure washing an excavator. The pressure washer hose became tangled. When the employee went to untangle the hose she was hit by high pressure water. The employee was hospitalized with a puncture wound and burn to the left calf.
2019-07-02	Cranbury	New Jersey	Wayfair LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving merchandise from a trailer truck when the employee was hit by three king-size headboards while pushing a hand dolly outside the trailer. The employee suffered a right-side head and shoulder injury (contusion).
2019-06-05	Union City	Georgia	WERNER ENTERPRISES, INC.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was hit by a car while guiding a team driver into a loading position. She suffered fractures to the ribs, right thigh, and left knee.
2019-05-25	Houston	Texas	Watco Transloading, LLC	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee suffered a broken left ankle with contusions and bruising to the right ankle after being hit by a forklift.
2019-05-08	Warrensburg	Missouri	EnerSys Energy Products	Fingertip(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was feeding a reel onto the pasting machine. The tension tightened on the reel and it snapped. The employee was hit by the recoiling reel and his left index fingertip was amputated.
2019-03-19	Akron	Ohio	AKRON ENERGY SYSTEMS, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was on an A-frame step ladder, rebuilding an inverted bucket trap. After loosening the six bolts holding the trap door in place, the employee was hit by hot condensate steam and suffered burns to the neck, upper arms, and chest area.
2019-03-15	Toledo	Ohio	Custom Ecology, Inc.	Pelvis	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was delivering scrap metal at a site and entered the truck trailer to sweep leftover metal for the crane magnet when the employee was hit by the magnet. The employee sustained a pelvic fracture and was hospitalized.
2019-02-19	Dayton	Texas	FORUM ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, INC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was hit by a snag backed rail, suffering a broken left forearm and knee. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-01-23	Elmsford	New York	Town Sports International, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee working in the warehouse was lifting a 250-lb. laundry bin when the lifting arm failed. The employee was hit by the bin and sustained a broken rib.
2018-09-06	West Roxbury	Massachusett	Cook Forest Products, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was hit by a tree limb, suffering a partially collapsed lung that required hospitalization.
2018-08-30	Anniston	Alabama	Anniston Army Depot	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway
An employee was hit by a contractor's truck while crossing the street, breaking both of her legs.
2018-08-21	Boise	Idaho	Brundage Bone Concrete Pumping	Lower leg(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee's shin was hit by a hammer.
2018-08-01	Kermit	Texas	Select Well Servicing LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was hit by a falling sheave from a tester that was being placed in a well. The employee was struck in the chest below the collarbone, suffering a liver laceration and bruised lung.
2018-07-25	Aldan	Pennsylvania	Giant Foods Store #6083	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee went into the produce cooler to load up stock. The employee was pulling stock off a rack that had previously been hit by a pallet or jack when the product rack fell and hit the employee. The employee suffered a sprained ankle.
2018-07-19	Talladega	Alabama	Talladega International Speedway LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was operating a 12-passenger bus at the Hall of Fame Museum located at the Speedway. When the employee exited the bus to assist a passenger, the bus rolled and the employee was hit by the door. The employee then fell under the bus and the bus ran over the employee's chest and continued to roll approximately 25 feet before it struck a building. The employee sustained several rib fractures and a laceration that required stitches.
2018-07-11	Orlando	Florida	MANHEIM ATC, INC.	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
While walking across an auction lane, an employee was hit by a car. The employee suffered broken ribs and a broken hip.
2018-05-11	Sardis	Mississippi	Sardis Community Nursing Home, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Two employees were using a mechanical lift to lift a resident from a bed. As the resident was being lifted, he started thrashing and the lift tilted. The employees tried to hold the lift and one of them suffered a strained back, while the other was hit by the lift frame and suffered a broken right leg.
2018-04-22	Aspen	Colorado	Aspen Country Day School	Head and trunk	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was hit by an elevator door while loading costumes onto the elevator, suffering injuries to the face and chest.
2018-04-19	Seneca Falls	New York	ITT Goulds Pumps	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
While working with a crane, an employee was hit by a 1.5-ton magnet, suffering a broken pelvis and L5 vertebra fracture.
2018-01-16	Freeport	Texas	Railserv Inc	Upper and lower limb(s)	Collision between rail and roadway vehicles
While working at the end of a railcar that was going through an intersection, an employee was hit by an oncoming 18-wheeler, suffering a broken ankle, leg injury, broken wrist, and arm injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-09-15	Newcastle	Maine	Lincoln County Publishing	Nonclassifiable	Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training
An employee was standing on the sidelines during a football game and was hit by a player during a tackle. The employee was hospitalized for a fracture or torn ligament.
2017-08-29	Independence	Kansas	VT Hackney, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was evaluating an electric air compressor. He removed the housing for the fan and put his hand by the fan to feel for air flow. The compressor was running at the time and the employee's hand was hit by the fan blade. The employee suffered a partial amputation of the right index finger.
2017-06-25	Jacksonville	Florida	Fedex Supply Chain	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A temporary employee was gathering products to be placed on a pallet jack when he walked to another aisle and was hit by a forklift, lacerating his foot. He was hospitalized.
2017-06-20	Kennesaw	Georgia	Impact Employment Solutions	Knee(s)	Other jump to lower level
On June 20, 2017, an employee was getting ready to unload a truck for recycling when a stack of partitions started to fall and was going to hit him. To avoid getting hit by the partition stack, he jumped off the truck and landed on a hospital table, breaking his left knee.
2017-06-19	Mulberry	Florida	Kloeckner Metals	Pelvis	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was hit by a beam while walking between a saw and a roller cable at a jobsite. The employee suffered a broken pelvis.
2017-04-29	San Angelo	Texas	Lone Star Beef Processors, L.P.	Hip(s)	Struck by animal
An employee was hit by a bull and sustained a right hip fractured that required surgery and overnight hospitalization.
2017-03-24	Plymouth	Massachusett	Home For Little Wanderers	Multiple face locations	Struck by discharged or flying object
An employee was hit by a soccer ball while coaching a soccer game, chipping a tooth and breaking an orbital bone. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-10-04	Garfield	New Jersey	Cid Construction Services, LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was hit by a mini-excavator bucket while walking, suffering a right shoulder injury.
2016-08-19	Honolulu	Hawaii	Aloha Marine Lines, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving a golf cart on the pier when she was hit by another vehicle, causing her to fall out and fracture her neck. She was hospitalized.
2016-08-17	Punta Gorda	Florida	Overland Contracting Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was installing solar panels from a ladder. When he stepped down from the ladder, he was hit by a trailer that was passing by, breaking his right leg.
2016-08-11	Cincinnati	Ohio	Graham Packaging Company	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
On or about August 11, 2016, an employee was hit by a forklift, suffering a severe laceration to the left big toe. The employee was hospitalized and required stitches.
2016-07-14	Homestead	Florida	BROOKS TROPICALS, LLC	Arm(s)	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was placing a sticker on a pallet when he was hit by the arm of the pallet wrapping machine. His arm was broken.
2016-06-06	Lenexa	Kansas	Schlagel and Associates PA	Brain	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking in the parking lot when he was hit by a company vehicle, suffering a head injury.
2016-05-20	Ventura	California	PAE Applied Technologies, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was driving a boat in the open ocean when he was hit by a plasma fireball, suffering an electrical shock.
2016-05-09	West Palm Beach	Florida	INTEG-CRETE CONSTRUCTION, LLC	Multiple head locations	Struck by falling object or equipment
On 05/09/16 at about 12:00 p.m., an employee was hit by an aluminum beam that fell, striking the employee's face and head. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-05-07	Glencoe	Illinois	M. E. Fields, Inc. dba Fields Infiniti	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A employee was hit by a car injuring both legs.
2016-04-26	Chicago Heights	Illinois	YRC Freight	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was hit by a falling skid.
2016-04-06	American Falls	Idaho	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a ladder trimming branches when he was hit by a falling branch. He then fell approximately 5 feet to the ground, suffering broken ribs and a damaged spleen.
2016-03-14	Kissimmee	Florida	Swell Construction Group Inc.	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was working in an excavation when he was hit by a front loader on both ankles. Both ankles fractured and required hospitalization.
2016-02-19	Tucson	Arizona	U.S. Customs and Border Protection	Multiple body parts	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to stop his assigned vehicle from rolling when he was hit by the door, knocked to the ground, and dragged. He suffered right hip and ankle injuries, as well as left knee abrasions.
2016-02-09	Reynoldsburg	Ohio	LBrands Distribution Center 5	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was hit by a vehicle in the parking lot as she was on her way to work. She suffered broken bones in her ankle and was hospitalized.
2016-01-05	Ouray	Colorado	San Juan Mountain Guides, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee was guiding clients on an ice climb when he was hit by falling ice, which caused him to fall. His fall was arrested by his climbing equipment, but he struck against the ice and sustained broken ribs, which punctured a lung.
2015-12-29	Rowlett	Texas	Learning Care Group, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was getting ready to serve food to children. The cook opened the oven and was hit by a fireball from a damaged gas line.
2015-11-24	Carmel	New York	Shop Rite	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was hit by a car in the parking lot while walking into work.
2015-11-06	Lutz	Florida	Preferred Materials	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
On 11/06/2015 around 1 a.m., an employee flagging vehicles at a construction site was hit by a car.
2015-10-14	Mohegan Lake	New York	Jericho Project	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c.
A client threw a fire extinguisher at an employee. A second employee attempted to block it and got hit by the fire extinguisher, sustaining a back injury. Both employees were hospitalized.
2015-09-30	New Albany	Mississippi	Walmart 6075	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking in the warehouse and was hit by a pallet jack breaking their femur bone.
2015-06-29	Saint Louis	Missouri	ABF FREIGHT SYSTEMS	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
At night, an employee was walking to his truck and was hit by a yard tractor.
2015-04-22	Barstow	Texas	Venable's Construction	Leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was hit by the blast of a sand blaster, which injected media into his leg.
2015-03-27	Evans City	Pennsylvania	Frontier Construction	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was injured and hospitalized after being hit by a falling tree limb while felling trees.
2015-03-20	Genoa	Colorado	Morton Buildings Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee fractured his right femur when a stack of steel roofing sheets slid off of the staging area and struck him on his right thigh. The stack of sheets was hit by a tractor with steel forks, which caused the stack to slide off and strike the employee.
2015-03-06	New York	New York	The Manhattan Company of New York LLC	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was hit by a Bobcat vehicle and was hospitalized.
2015-02-24	Bolingbrook	Illinois	Cosco Corp.	Nonclassifiable	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was hit by a metal door that was blown open by the wind, knocking the employee to the floor.
2015-02-02	Lindsborg	Kansas	U.S. Postal Service	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway
Employee was delivering mail on foot when he was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street.
2015-01-12	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Horizon Stevedoring, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was hit by a forklift at the loading dock.
2015-01-08	Houston	Texas	TEXAS EXTERIOR SYSTEMS, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
The injured employee was hit by a forklift below the knees. He sustained a broken left leg.
2015-01-03	Bradenton	Florida	Tropicana Products, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Roadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was hospitalized after being hit by a forklift that was unloading boxes of pulp from a flatbed stationed in the roadway. The forklift backed up and ran over the employee's leg as he was leaving work, resulting in a fractured ankle and leg.