| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-09-17 | East Dublin | Georgia | Darling Ingredients, Inc. | Shoulder(s) and arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was attempting to clear a blocked grease line by injecting steam into the line. Pressure overcame the seal on the lid and ejected hot grease onto the employee's shoulder and arm. The employee sustained second degree burns to the top of the shoulders and the right arm. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-09-01 | Douglas | North Dakota | Gooseneck Implement | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was attempting to repair or diagnose an issue with the raise valve on a combine header at a customer's farm. A hydraulic line broke loose, injecting hydraulic fluid into the employee's left index finger and fracturing the finger, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2019-04-16 | Huntsville | Alabama | Goodman Decorating Co Inc | Hand(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was cleaning a paint gun with xylene. He had removed the gun's spray tip when pressurized xylene sprayed out, lacerating and injecting his hand. He was hospitalized with hand swelling and a potential infection. | |||||
| 2019-01-19 | Aurora | Missouri | Select Genetics LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure through unintentional needlestick or sharp injury |
| An employee was injecting a vaccine into turkeys when he missed the intended turkey and injected his left index finger. | |||||
| 2018-04-20 | El Paso | Texas | Abrams-Kiewit Joint Venture | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was operating an aerial lift when the main control feed line ruptured, injecting fluid into his right palm. | |||||
| 2018-03-29 | Saint Louis | Missouri | JOHN VOLPI & COMPANY | Hand(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was separating meat from its casing using an air injecting needle when his hand slipped and the needle penetrated his cut-resistant glove. Air was injected into his hand, causing swelling. | |||||
| 2018-02-27 | Valdosta | Georgia | D&D Fabrication | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was spraying paint with an airless sprayer (3,000 psi) when the spray stream struck his left middle finger, breaking the skin and injecting paint into his finger. He was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2018-02-08 | Alliance | Nebraska | Progress Rail (Alliance) | Hand(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was using a pancake huck tool to remove hucks from a column guide wear plate on a side frame when the hose on the pressure side of the tool burst where he was holding onto it, injecting oil through his glove and into his left hand. | |||||
| 2017-05-24 | El Paso | Texas | Komatsu Equipment | Hand(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was removing a hydraulic line from a piece on an excavator. The line was still pressurized and when the connection was broken, the line crossed his left hand, injecting hydraulic oil into the hand and causing a laceration. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-04-01 | Happy | Texas | Swisher County Cattle Company | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee was injecting a cow with antibiotics when the cow began chasing him. As he was running from the cow, he fell to the ground, breaking his leg and kneecap. | |||||
| 2017-03-10 | Marinette | Wisconsin | Advanced Marine Preservation | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| The employee was refilling the abrasive media in the blast pot. After filling the blast pot, the injured employee was brushing the loose blast media on top of the blast pot into the material opening when the employee's left hand was pinched by the blast pot actuator injecting abrasive blast media and possibly air into the employee's hand and fingers. | |||||
| 2017-01-17 | Houston | Texas | Uni-form Components Company | Fingertip(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was cleaning a paint sprayer when the trigger was activated while his hand was in front of the nozzle, injecting his left middle fingertip with paint. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-05-18 | Huntsville | Arkansas | SIMMONS FOODS, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Needlestick without exposure to harmful substance |
| An employee was injecting a vaccine into chickens on a poultry farm along a conveying system and stuck the back of his left index finger with the injection apparatus. | |||||
| 2015-02-11 | Fort Worth | Texas | United Rentals | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| Employee was using a pressure washer when the nozzle became clogged. Employee turned off the machine to change the nozzle, but did not release the stored pressure from the wand. The nozzle blew off, injecting water into his left middle finger. | |||||