Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-18	Parma	Oh	Mack Plumbing & Hydronics Inc	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was about to climb a ladder down from a roof. His shoes, wet with dew from the roof, slipped on the first rung of the ladder. He fell to the ground below and suffered a fractured/dislocated elbow and a fractured knee.
2021-08-24	Baldwin	Fl	TA Operating LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On August 24, 2021, an employee was using a pry bar to expand brake shoes and springs. The bar slipped and the brake shoe closed on the tip of the employee's left ring finger, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
2021-07-12	Jefferson Hills	Pa	Jefferson Regional Medical Center	Foot (feet)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was preparing to mix floor stripping product. The undiluted product spilled, then seeped into the employee's shoes. The employee suffered second- and third-degree chemical burns to the feet.
2021-07-06	Newtown Square	Pa	White Horse Villagej, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a resident's shoes and fell to the floor. The employee suffered a possible bone fracture.
2021-05-11	Harrisburg	Pa	Aveanna Harrisburg	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While walking down stairs in a client's home, an employee tripped on a pair of shoes and fell 2 to 3 steps, landing on the base of a child's car seat. The employee sustained a broken right femur.
2020-10-01	Olathe	Ks	Bass Pro Shops	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was getting a pair of shoes off a stockroom shelf for a customer. While descending the ladder, the employee lost her balance and fell to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a crushed L1 vertebra and a concussion.
2020-07-07	Birmingham	Alabama	Aramark Uniform Services	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was filling a chemical day tank when 5 gallons of acid overflowed onto the floor. As he was cleaning it up, the acid flowed over his shoes and burned his feet and toes.
2020-06-13	Tylertown	Mississippi	Diversicare of Tylertown, LLC	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee entered a patient's room, tripped over the patient's shoes, and fell on her right knee. The knee was fractured.
2020-05-17	Houston	Texas	Houston Methodist Hospital	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
An employee was walking while conducting housekeeping activities when her shoes became caught on the floor. She tripped and fell, striking and fracturing her right hip and the neck of her right femur.
2020-04-15	Bridgeton	Missouri	Lee Mechanical Contractors	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was pulling a tarp off while standing on a 6-foot step ladder when he slipped off the ladder onto the concrete floor, fracturing his left femur. The employee's shoes were wet at the time of the incident.
2020-03-03	Palmetto	Florida	FEDERAL MARINE TERMINALS, INC.	Skull	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was removing container deck shoes while containers were being discharged. He walked to the side of the hatch lid to get out of the swing radius of the crane. The employee then turned and stepped off the hatch lid. He fell and sustained a closed skull fracture.
2020-02-28	Mayfield Heights	Ohio	Cleveland Clinic	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was removing snow from their shoes after walking into work. The employee slipped and fell to the floor, suffering a broken leg.
2019-08-28	Saint Louis	Missouri	LIFETIME ROOFING AND RENOVATION	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee removed his shoes upon entering a customer's home so as not to soil the customer's floor. As he was taking the stairs leading to the patio, he slipped and fell, hitting his head on the floor and requiring hospitalization for a brain bleed.
2019-05-01	Miami	Florida	Payless ShoeSource Worldwide	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was hospitalized after a case of shoes fell on his right foot and his third toe became infected.
2019-04-04	Corpus Christi	Texas	CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christis South	Eye(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking in the hallway when the tread on her shoes caught on the floor causing her to trip and fall. Her face, right eye, and teeth struck the floor. She sustained a right orbital fracture and was hospitalized.
2019-03-19	Rochester	New York	Alpha Iron Works, LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A temporary employee was welding an end plate on a beam. The clamp was on the beam and he was moving the beam to a vertical position when the beam fell on his right foot, causing the amputation of two toes. Steel toe safety shoes were worn at the time.
2018-09-13	Orange	Connecticut	DICHELLO DISTRIBUTORS, INC.	Foot (feet)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was using an electric pallet jack to pick cases of beer on a warehouse floor. His jack came into contact with another one as he was stepping off it, and his left foot was pinched between the two pallet jacks, suffering bruising and swelling. He was wearing safety shoes.
2018-09-09	New Florence	Pennsylvania	NAES Power Contractors	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was vacuuming fly ash on the top section of a boiler when he stepped into an unusually deep section of fly ash, sinking into it up to his knees. The fly ash, which was still hot, went under his pants and into his shoes, causing second degree burns to both legs from the knees down.
2018-07-30	Madison	Wisconsin	Envigo RMS	Ankle(s)	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
An employee had placed one foot on a pallet, about 3 inches above the floor, to retrieve banded cardboard. When the employee turned and stepped down, they twisted and broke their ankle. The employee was hospitalized, requiring pins in their ankle. Low-cut shoes, not boots, were being worn at the time of the incident.
2018-05-15	Pennsauken	New Jersey	Food Bank of South Jersey	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
On 5/14/2018, a temporary employee was walking through a warehouse when his phone was knocked out of his hand. As he reached to pick up his phone, a powered industrial vehicle backed over his left foot, breaking it and requiring surgery. Steel toe shoes were worn at the time of the incident.
2018-04-25	Hazlehurst	Mississippi	Sanderson Farms Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Slip or trip without fall
An employee was moving a metal cart when he began to fall. He then grabbed the corner of the cart and avulsed his right middle and index fingers. Slip-resistant shoes were worn at the time of the incident.
2018-02-14	Fort Scott	Kansas	Peerless Products Inc	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was standing near a conveyor system wearing metatarsal guarded shoes when his left foot was pulled into the conveyor and his foot and ankle were caught between the conveyor paddle and a riser resulting in his foot and ankle being degloved.
2018-02-09	Hot Springs	Arkansas	NPC International Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was washing dishes when he fell to the floor and fractured his right leg, requiring hospitalization. Non-slip shoes were not worn at the time.
2018-02-05	Chicago	Illinois	Presence Health Care	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On February 5, 2018, an employee wearing shoes with cleat attachments slipped and fell to the floor, suffering an ankle injury requiring surgery.
2018-01-22	Lincoln	Nebraska	Maxim Healthcare Services	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee had just arrived at the home of a patient and walked in with wet shoes from the snow outside. She slipped on the wet floor and landed on her knee, breaking her kneecap.
2018-01-16	Oxford	Mississippi	Olin Corporation Winchester Ammunition Division	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Walking, without other incident-repetitive or prolonged
An employee received a friction blister on his left big toe from wearing new safety toed shoes. The friction blister burst and the toe became infected.
2017-08-23	Seaford	Delaware	Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was carrying a large and heavy box of shoes up a ladder, lost balance and fell off the ladder resulting in a broken right tibia and fibula.
2017-05-31	Plainview	New York	PLAINVIEW HOSPITAL	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee tripped over her shoes and fell, fracturing her hip.
2017-04-20	Dayton	Ohio	Techmetals, Inc.	Face	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was splashed in the face with hot rinse water (approximately 140 or 150 degrees F) from a hose as he was transferring the rinse water to another tank. The employee was wearing PPE-safety glasses, apron, gloves, steel toed shoes, but no face shield.
2017-02-16	Birdsboro	Pennsylvania	Reitnouer, Inc.	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
As the injured employee was kneeling down and rolling rims to a coworker, a third employee engaged him in a verbal confrontation and kicked him in the face while wearing steel-toed shoes. The injured employee was hospitalized with blunt force trauma to the head.
2017-01-24	Atlanta	Georgia	Emory University	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
A graduate assistant teacher was preparing to run a column chromatograph7 purification wearing a flame retardant lab coat and safety glasses, as well as gloves, long pants and closed toed shoes. A second graduate assistant teacher was sitting at his desk in the same lab at the time. The first teacher struck the bottom of a 4L glass bottle of hexanes on the edge of the bench, while attempting to put the bottle down. The bottom of the bottle sheared off on contact with the bench and the contents s
2016-09-28	Prairieville	Louisiana	Excel Maintenance Services Inc	Foot (feet)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was preparing a tanker truck to be loaded with caustic. While the tanker was being filled, it was discovered that a valve near the end of the tanker was not closed and was leaking caustic. The employee was attempting to close the valve on the tanker when the soles of his shoes began disintegrating from contact with caustic. He suffered chemical burns to his feet and was hospitalized.
2016-05-27	Webster	New York	Maplewood Nursing Home	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee walking down the hallway with non-skid shoes. The shoes stuck to the tile floor and the employee fell fracturing the left hip.
2016-01-28	Tulsa	Oklahoma	Alrow Steel Corporation	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
The employee was helping to load a truck. He was walking and looking at a scanner at the same time a forklift truck was backing up. The back-up alarm and light were working. Because he was looking at the scanner, he did not see the forklift truck backing up. The right rear tire of the forklift truck ran over his left foot. The employee was wearing steel toe shoes.
2016-01-13	Evansville	Wisconsin	Metal Culverts, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking into the building and had snow on the bottom of his shoes. He slipped and fell, breaking his ankle.
2015-12-01	San Ygnacio	Texas	The Guadalupe and Lilia Martinez Foundation	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee fell over and bumped his head as he was trying to remove weed stickers from his pant leg and shoes. He suffered abrasions to the head and arm.
2015-11-06	Shawnee	Kansas	MWI Veterinary Supply Company	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee operating a stand-up forklift removed a pallet from a storage rack. His left foot was hanging over the rear of the forklift as he backed away from the rack. While reversing, he struck the storage rack behind him, injuring the toes on his left foot. He was wearing steel-toed shoes at the time. His second toe was amputated.
2015-07-27	Wilton	New Hampshir	Premier Concrete Construction, LLC	Foot (feet)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee had a hole in his safety shoes and water from working with the concrete soaked his foot resulting in chemical burns. He was hospitalized and scheduled for skin grafts.
2015-07-02	Blocker	Oklahoma	Frank's International, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Employees were making up float shoes on the first joint of a casing job. The pipe came loose, swung, and caught one of the employees between the manual back-up tong and the back-up snub line. The employee was hospitalized and treated for injuries to the chest and colon area.
2015-06-09	Elk Grove Village	Illinois	M. Randazzo Landscaping, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was using a stand-on, 36-inch Stander Lawn Mower Machine. As he was operating the machine, he dismounted it and the machine ran over one of his feet. Several of his toes were amputated. The employee was wearing steel-toed shoes at the time.
2015-02-27	Dalton	Massachusett	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
Mail carrier slipped on ice and fell breaking her left ankle. She was wearing spiked shoes at the time of the incident
2015-01-06	Corpus Christi	Texas	Dillard Store Services, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Employee was collecting shoes for her customer in the shoe stockroom when she tripped over a fitting stool sitting on the floor. She fell to the floor, fracturing her right ankle. She was carrying four boot boxes and could not see directly in front of her.