| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-06-08 | Weirton | Wv | Galaxie Industrial Services | Upper and lower limb(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was hooking up a fitting to a fire hydrant. Pressurized water from the hydrant knocked the employee to the ground. He suffered a dislocated right arm and a broken right leg. | |||||
| 2020-09-24 | Lockbourne | Oh | Bedrock Earthworks, LLC. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was taking the cap off a pressurized fire hydrant. The cap blew off and struck the employee in the right leg fracturing the tibia and fibula. The employee required surgery. | |||||
| 2020-09-08 | Keller | Wa | Innes Wood Products | Elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was trying to attach a hose to a fire hydrant to fill up a brush truck water tank. The force of the water through the hose knocked the employee off balance. He fell off the brush truck, landing about 6-7 feet below and suffering a broken left elbow. | |||||
| 2020-09-01 | Huntsville | Al | Wolf Creek Federal Service Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was helping another employee replace a fire hydrant. After lunch the employee became ill. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion. | |||||
| 2020-01-21 | Naples | Florida | Andrews Site Work LLC | Face | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting a fire hydrant using a chop saw. The saw's guard struck the employee in the face, lacerating it. | |||||
| 2019-08-21 | Delran | New Jersey | NJ American Water | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee was replacing a fire hydrant when he became dehydrated and cramped up, requiring hospitalization for heat stress. | |||||
| 2019-06-25 | Matteson | Illinois | Coy William Inc. | Lumbar region | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was hooking up air lines on a trailer when the employee's heel became caught on a buffalo box (curb box). The employee then fell backwards onto a fire hydrant, fracturing the lumbar vertebrae. | |||||
| 2019-04-29 | Souderton | Pennsylvania | Guidemark Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode |
| An employee bent over to hook up the truck to a fire hydrant to load water. While bending over, he herniated a disc in his back. | |||||
| 2019-03-19 | Laredo | Texas | Gallegos Paving LLC | Head and trunk | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting a 6-inch fire hydrant pipe with a handheld circular saw. The saw blade came up and struck the employee in the chin and chest, causing lacerations. | |||||
| 2019-01-23 | Conyers | Georgia | Southeast Connections, LLC (North Carolina) | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway |
| An employee was struck by a car while crossing the street after verifying the depth of a fire hydrant's water valve. Both of the employee's legs were broken. | |||||
| 2018-06-01 | Miami | Florida | SWISSPORT SA, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was servicing a hydrant truck at a flight line when his finger was caught and amputated between a chain and sprocket. | |||||
| 2018-01-24 | Waxahachie | Texas | Circle H Contractors | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee suffered a finger amputation while lifting a fire hydrant. | |||||
| 2017-04-26 | Lakeland | Florida | Layne | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| On April 25, 2017 at 10:30 a.m., two employees were installing a fire hose on a fire hydrant for washing piping when a car ran over the hose, causing it to become lodged under the car. The hose and water meter were pulled from the hydrant and struck the employees, knocking them to the ground. One employee was hospitalized for a laceration to the back of his head, bleeding on the brain, and a fractured right ankle. | |||||
| 2017-01-09 | Rockport | Arkansas | Natural Gas Pipeline Company of America | Knee(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee was driving when his vehicle hit a fire hydrant. He injured his left knee. | |||||
| 2016-08-16 | Cincinnati | Ohio | David Hirschberg Company | Multiple body parts | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| Employees were removing old fire hydrants from a large metal box. One employee climbed inside. A grapple crane picked up the employee. The employee suffered a broken pelvis and a puncture wound to the leg. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-06-27 | Gainesville | Florida | W.W. Gay Mechanical Contractors, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was inspecting the water pipe from a fire hydrant for leaks. The pipe burst and hot water burned the employee's stomach and legs. | |||||
| 2016-06-09 | Oregon | Ohio | PSC Industrial Outsourcing, LLC | Multiple trunk locations | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| On June 9, 2016, an employee was directed to connect a hose to a fire hydrant. The hydrant was charged. When the employee opened it, the employee was struck by high-pressure water and/or tools. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis and broken rib(s). | |||||
| 2015-01-23 | Carabaset Vly | Maine | Sugarloaf Mountain Corporation | Face | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
| Employee suffered serious facial injuries when the valve stem of a pressurized air hydrant hit him resulting in his hospitalization. | |||||