Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-05	Clifton	Tx	CLIFTON MOULDING CORP.	Multiple trunk locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was shoveling dust at a mill house. His clothing caught on the rotating shaft of a hammer mill, and he was pulled toward the machine and thrown to the ground. He suffered four fractured ribs, a fractured iliac crest, a lacerated kidney, and contusions to his elbow and leg, all on the right side of his body. He was hospitalized.
2021-11-03	Mamaroneck	Ny	American Waste Transfer Systems, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was attempting to climb down from a ladder attached to a trailer. He slipped and fell approximately 3 feet to the tarping basket below, causing internal bleeding in his kidney.
2021-10-25	Moundsville	Wv	Enerfab Power & Industrial, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
On 10/25/2021 at approximately 10:25 a.m., an employee was pushing a catalyst when they fell 41 feet through a gap in the grating, resulting in a lacerated spleen, lacerated kidney, and bruised shoulder.
2021-10-17	Dodge City	Ks	Accurate Construction, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall to lower level
An employee was inspecting an object at the edge of a middle-level floor. He lost his balance and fell to the ground-level floor, suffering injuries to the spleen and kidney. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-05	Dallas	Tx	American Woodmark Corporation	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adding a pallet of kitchen cabinets to a wrapper machine. The machine's rotating arm struck the employee in the chest, and the employee was hospitalized for liver and kidney injuries.
2021-08-24	Harrington	De	Harrington Logistics	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
A crane operator came out of a crane cab to move cardboard boxes, fell about 30 feet, and suffered multiple fractures and a kidney laceration.
2021-08-06	Augusta	Ga	Davey Tree Expert Co Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was climbing a tree to trim branches from it. A rope that had been secured to a branch broke and the employee fell approximately 20 feet to the ground below. The employee suffered spinal fractures, a lost tooth, and kidney lacerations.
2021-07-26	Arkansas City	Ar	Petrin LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 26, 2021, an employee was working inside a tank as part of a crew erecting a scaffold. After beginning at 9:30 a.m., though he had been taking breaks and drinking fluids, he developed cramps at about 6:00 p.m. He later developed nausea, became ill, and was hospitalized with dehydration and an acute kidney injury.
2021-07-07	Milwaukee	Wi	Joshen Paper & Packaging	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was driving around and making deliveries on July 7, 2021. It was a humid, 92-degree day and the delivery truck's air conditioning failed. On returning to the facility at 5:00 p.m., the employee was hot and sweaty, with incoherent speech. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion and kidney failure.
2021-06-30	Tampa	Fl	LGSTX CARGO SERVICES, INC.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
A mechanic was fixing a company van which would not start from the switch inside the vehicle. The mechanic put the van in park and then attempted to start the van from underneath. The vehicle switched into reverse and rolled over the employee. The employee was hospitalized for a lacerated spleen and kidney.
2021-06-28	Whitehall	Ny	Maplewood Ice Co. Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other jump to lower level
An employee jumped from a loading dock to a dumpster and fell in, suffering a kidney injury. He was hospitalized.
2021-06-16	Adairsville	Ga	Vista Specialty Alloys, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object or equipment
A 19-inch aluminum billet was being loaded onto a homogenizing oven pad with a forklift. Two employees were trying to reposition it using a pry bar when it rolled off the stack, causing a stacking rail or pad backstop to strike one of the employees in the back. The employee suffered four broken vertebrae in the lower back, as well as liver, spleen, and kidney lacerations.
2021-06-13	Osceola	Ar	VISKASE CORP.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was operating an extrusion machine when they passed out due to the heat. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration and kidney failure.
2021-03-26	Lincoln	Ne	Cherry Hill Company	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was returning a wheelchair to a hospital when they tripped over some construction material outside the front door, resulting in a bruised hip and kidney.
2021-02-09	Oologah	Ok	Bimbo Bakeries USA	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was delivering bread and as the employee began to pull the ramp out of his truck to make his delivery, he lost his footing on the ice and his feet came out from underneath him. As the employee fell, the ramp he was holding came down on top of him. The employee was hospitalized with a bruised/swollen kidney.
2021-01-13	Fitzgerald	Ga	American Blanching Company	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was removing plastic elevator buckets from the tops of pallets of empty tote bags. As the employee came down from the pallets (42 inches off the floor), his foot caught the edge of a pallet and he fell to the concrete floor on his left side, with a bucket under him. The employee sustained a lacerated kidney and was hospitalized.
2021-01-07	Minot	Me	Topbuild corporation	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was installing insulation from a six-foot scaffold, stepped backward, and fell off the scaffold. The employee was hospitalized for a bruised kidney.
2020-10-07	Vancleave	Ms	WM Biloxi Hauling LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee servicing a residential garbage route was hospitalized for heat exhaustion, dehydration, severe muscle cramps, and acute kidney issues.
2020-09-23	Little Chute	Wi	Jason's Tree Service LLC	Arm(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was in a lift bucket 10-12 feet off the ground, cutting a tree branch that was 8-10 inches thick. The branch split up the middle 3-4 feet above the employee's head, snapped back, and struck the employee in the torso. The employee suffered injuries to the liver and kidney, as well as a broken arm.
2020-09-04	Newport News	Va	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee left his area of the aircraft carrier after lunch and was noticed stumbling and moving side to side as he walked. The employee sustained heat stroke and an acute kidney injury.
2020-08-31	Cherry	Il	COMCAST	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell from a ladder to the floor about 9 feet below, suffering a broken wrist and a lacerated kidney.
2020-08-28	Frederick	Co	TSN West, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was stepping over a guardrail when it caught his shoe, causing him to fall to the cement floor. He suffered a contusion to the left kidney, a muscle strain in his shoulder/left upper arm, and a lower back strain.
2020-08-18	Ingleside	Tx	Kiewit Offshore Services, Ltd.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was inspecting the welds on a 10-inch pipe. A 24-inch pipe next to the 10-inch pipe rolled off a piece of dunnage while the employee was passing over it, causing the employee to strike the 10-inch pipe with his right side. He suffered a kidney injury and was hospitalized.
2020-08-06	Katy	Tx	CenterPoint Energy Entex	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall or jump from and struck by another vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was scanning his badge at the card reader to open a gate when he fell from his vehicle and was run over by a truck, leading to internal injuries to his spleen and kidney. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery for his injuries.
2020-08-04	White	Ga	TOYO TIRE NORTH AMERICA MANUFACTURING INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became dizzy and nauseated and lost consciousness. He was hospitalized, suffering from kidney failure due heat-related illness.
2020-07-30	Newport News	Virginia	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been tack-welding boundary bars for insulation on the deck. The employee experienced severe cramps and was hospitalized for dehydration and an acute kidney injury.
2020-07-27	Lakeland	Florida	Greystar Real Estate Partners	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking on a concrete block wall near a trash compactor. The employee fell from the wall to the ground, suffering a broken rib, broken left wrist, and bleeding around the kidneys. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-24	Springfield	Missouri	Best Buy	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been doing custom wiring installation. The employee had felt ill for three days. After finishing work on the third day, the employee was hospitalized for dehydration and kidney failure possibly due to heat exposure.
2020-07-23	Fort Worth	Texas	Standard Utility Construction, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
Within 15 minutes of being on the job, an employee became ill. He continued to work throughout the day, taking frequent rest breaks. The employee was having cramps on his left side throughout the day. After finishing the day, the employee went home and was later hospitalized with dehydration, suspected heat exhaustion, and acute kidney failure.
2020-07-21	Lawrenceville	Georgia	Sunstate Equipment Co., LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
A mini-excavator was being loaded onto a flatbed trailer when it rolled over the side of the trailer and struck an employee. The employee was hospitalized with a bruised kidney.
2020-07-07	Houston	Texas	Sutong Tire	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A temporary employee had been loading and unloading tires into a truck trailer when he experienced cramps. He was hospitalized for severe dehydration, heat exhaustion, a kidney injury, and hypochloremia.
2020-06-02	Houston	Texas	Brian T Marshall	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was on the roof of a shop, retrieving a tree trimmer, when he fell through a skylight to the concrete floor 17 feet below. He suffered a broken wrist, elbow, and femur; kidney and liver injuries; and facial fractures.
2020-05-25	Mcgehee	Arkansas	Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was on the roof of a fertilizer storage building, shoveling fertilizer that had spilled out through the hole in the roof. He slipped and fell down 20 feet of roof, then dropped 12 feet straight onto a trolley rail, then fell from the rail to the ground 18 inches below. The employee suffered three brain bleeds, a broken fractured left wrist, stomach injury, a kidney injury, a fractured eye socket, a pelvis fracture, a gash in the forehead (requiring stitches), and a cut that left skin
2020-05-15	New Holstein	Wisconsin	Gemini Installations LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting a willow tree branch (12-14" diameter) when the branch snapped and came down on the employee. He suffered lacerations to the head and right kidney.
2020-02-28	New Castle	Delaware	AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY	Head and trunk	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
A crew of ironworkers was disassembling am 1,100-pound steel jacking frame using chain hoists. The upper section of the frame freed from the upper bracket and the load became unstable, swung free, and knocked an employee to the ground. The employee suffered a concussion and lacerations to the kidney and pancreas.
2020-02-11	Warren	Arkansas	POTLATCHDELTIC CORPORATION	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unjam a stick recovery machine when he was caught between the metal kicker and the metal frame. He was hospitalized with internal injuries in the abdominal area and kidney damage.
2020-02-07	Brunswick	Georgia	US DEPT OF HOMELAND SECURITY	BODY SYSTEMS	Running, without other incident-repetitive or prolonged
On February 7, 2020, an employee collapsed while running during training due to dehydration, resulting in acute kidney damage and hospitalization.
2020-01-22	Palmyra	Missouri	PORT INDUSTRIES, INC.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working from a ladder while attempting to install a clamp and hoist onto a metal boot (industrial plow) when the boot shifted, knocking the ladder away and causing the employee to fall approximately 10 feet to the ground below. The employee suffered 7 broken ribs, a lacerated kidney, and internal bleeding.
2020-01-15	Toledo	Ohio	Fiat Chrysler Automobiles U.S., LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
On January 15, 2020, an employee was sitting on a rub rail at a dock. At the same time, a truck driver was backing a truck trailer into the dock. The employee was struck and caught between the truck and trailer, requiring hospitalization for fractured ribs and a lacerated kidney.
2020-01-08	West Seneca	New York	MLP Plumbing & Mechanical, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
After repairing a roof HVAC unit, an employee was descending a ladder when it became displaced. The employee then fell 15 feet to the blacktop driveway below, suffering a broken left wrist, fractured left elbow, two fractured left ribs, a compound fracture of the back, a lacerated kidney, and a fractured pelvis.
2020-01-06	Gassaway	West Virgini	Waste Management of West Virginia, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was dumping an 8-yard rear-load container. A piece of furniture was caught between the scraper blade and the hopper seal. When the blade came down, it kicked the container off the truck and into the employee, who suffered bruising to the kidney, spleen, and liver, as well as possible fractures to ribs and/or vertebrae.
2019-09-18	Basehor	Kansas	Rock & Roll Transportation, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
While unloading packages from the rear door of a truck onto a dolly, an employee became ill and experienced cramping, nausea, and pain. He was hospitalized for dehydration and acute kidney failure.
2019-09-13	Denver	Colorado	California Expanded Metal Products Co.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Two employees were operating the slitter machine and hydraulic table on Line 1. Employee 1 was operating the controls while Employee 2 was using a wooden stick to pick up the ends of sheet metal coming from the slitter head to set them on the hydraulic table. As the hydraulic table moved towards the slitter head, Employee 2 was caught in between the slitter machine and the hydraulic table. Employee 2 was hospitalized for a contusion and crushed chest wall, liver lacerations and bruised kidneys.
2019-09-12	Birmingham	Alabama	ABC COKE-DIVISION OF DRUMMOND COMPANY	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working an overtime shift on top of a battery area when the employee became ill due to heat and dehydration. The employee was hospitalized for acute kidney failure and dehydration.
2019-09-11	Dequincy	Louisiana	Ard Well Services, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on the floor of a drilling rig while hooking up a Kelly hose to a pipe. The hose struck him below the left shoulder blade, and he rolled off the rig and fell to the ground. He suffered kidney trauma, broken ribs, and a liver laceration.
2019-08-24	Little Rock	Arkansas	Krogers	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been collecting grocery carts in a store parking lot after the power, which had gone out, was restored to the store. The employee started to feel unwell and was later found laying down. He was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion and acute kidney failure.
2019-08-22	Port Richey	Florida	Sun Solar, LLC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On August 22, 2019, having spent the previous two days installing solar panels at a residence and feeling nauseous at the end of the second workday, an employee felt unwell and lost consciousness at work. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion, dehydration, and related kidney function issues.
2019-08-20	Paris	Illinois	North American Lighting	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
On August 20, 2019, an employee was adjusting the forks on a powered industrial truck when a second employee drove down an adjacent row and struck/pushed returnable metal frame packaging toward the first employee. The first employee was pinned between the packaging and the mast of his powered industrial truck, suffering fractured ribs, a lacerated kidney, and a lung contusion.
2019-08-19	Dodge City	Kansas	Swift Transportation Co. Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was guiding a student who was backing a trailer into a parking spot when the employee was pinned between the trailer and a parked trailer. He was hospitalized with kidney/liver contusions.
2019-08-14	Madison	Georgia	Georgia Pacific Wood Products, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee began to feel cramping during a work break, then felt ill and was hospitalized, suffering from acute kidney failure and heat-related muscle injury.
2019-08-13	Fayetteville	Arkansas	Kimbel Mechanical Systems, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On August 12, 2019, an employee was installing HVAC ductwork in a residential attic. The employee felt ill and was hospitalized, suffering from a kidney infection and dehydration.
2019-08-12	Daytona Beach	Florida	Giles Electric Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On August 12, 2019, an employee was taking measurements utilizing a tape measurer and cutting PVC pipe for about 15 minutes using a PVC ratchet cutter. The employee later felt unwell and was hospitalized for heat-related illness and acute kidney failure.
2019-08-09	Toledo	Ohio	Libbey Glass Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On August 9, 2019, an employee was working at his forming station. The employee started to feel ill, went home and was then hospitalized with heat stroke and kidney failure.
2019-08-06	Cartersville	Georgia	SELF RECYCLING	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading a dump trailer when the dump trailer tipped over and caused the truck to tip over on the passenger side. The employee sustained a head contusion, kidney laceration, four broken ribs, and a punctured lung.
2019-08-06	Fort Myers	Florida	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had completed his shift as a delivery driver. Later, while at home, he felt ill and was hospitalized for kidney problems possibly associated with heat and dehydration.
2019-07-18	Stafford	Texas	UPS	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was not feeling well after his shift. He worked the next day and when he got home that night, he was still not feeling well and could not sleep. The next morning he was hospitalized with low kidney function due to heat exhaustion and dehydration.
2019-07-14	Ridgecrest	California	Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working with an emergency response team to restore electricity after an earthquake. The employee suffered heat stroke, then kidney failure.
2019-07-10	Houston	Texas	TNT Crane & Rigging, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was rigging four sets of pipe from around 12:30 PM to 2:30 PM. The employee then began to feel ill. The employee sustained heat stress and kidney failure.
2019-07-09	Williston	Florida	Sleepy Creek Lands, LLC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
On July 9, 2019, a maintenance technician was replacing the plastic wrap at the pin and arm of a baler machine when the arm moved toward him causing him to be caught between the arm and door of the baler. He sustained two rib fractures and a contusion to the kidney and was hospitalized.
2019-07-09	Saint Charles	Missouri	MILLSTONE WEBER	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered dehydration and possible kidney failure and was hospitalized.
2019-07-09	Pryor	Oklahoma	Liberty Steel Placers	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered heat-related illness (vomiting, dehydration, kidney function issue) while hanging steel. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-07-06	Houston	Texas	AT&T	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working in and out of a customer's attic pulling fiber optic cable. The employee's body began cramping, with muscle contractions. The employee was hospitalized for severe dehydration causing kidney failure.
2019-06-28	Midland	Texas	Endeavor Energy Resources - Roustabout Division	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a ladder trying to remove an anode when the anode struck him and he fell 4 feet off the ladder onto a dirt berm. He landed on his right waist area and was hospitalized with kidney and liver lacerations.
2019-06-27	La Belle	Missouri	La Belle Dairy, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working outside most of the day landscaping, tilling, and laying out straw roll. He was driving a tractor tilling the ground when he started to feel exhausted, was excessively sweating, and felt like he was overheating. He went inside to drink some water. He felt nauseous and threw up. He was hospitalized with heat exhaustion, an acute kidney injury, and dehydration.
2019-06-18	Rapid City	South Dakota	Forterra Concrete Products	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was removing the inside steel pieces of a 91-inch by 91-inch by 6-foot concrete form, breaking the form down. The floor piece of the form (weighing more than 1,000 pounds) fell onto the employee's right side, lacerating his liver and injuring his right kidney and spleen.
2019-06-17	Panama City	Florida	Nate's Sanitation Service, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On June 17, 2019, an employee was picking up residential garbage containers when he began to suffer heat-related illness; after being put in the air-conditioned cab of the garbage truck he became unresponsive. He was hospitalized, suffering from kidney failure.
2019-06-15	Houston	Texas	Longhorn Glass Manufacturing, L.P.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On 6/15/2019, an employee was observing glass-making machines, removing jammed bottles, performing housekeeping, and lubricating equipment when he began feeling weak and dizzy from heat stress. He was hospitalized with dehydration and acute kidney failure.
2019-06-04	Elizabeth	New Jersey	Jacobson & Company, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was confirming measurements on the fascia/soffits. While dismounting the ladder, he lost balance, caught his foot on the front rail of the ladder, and fell onto metal cutting shears that impaled his right side. He suffered injury to his kidney, liver and colon.
2019-06-01	Florence	Arizona	DHS-ICE FLORENCE SERVICE PROCESSING CENTER	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working with archived files in a large outside metal container in the heat and suffered dehydration, an acute kidney injury, and muscle breakdown.
2019-05-01	Middletown	Iowa	Valley Construction Company	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
On May 3, 2019, an employee was placing pipe in a trench and was working in the vicinity of an excavator. A hydraulic line on the excavator ruptured causing the bucket to swing down and strike the employee. The employee sustained a fractured right arm and kidney damage.
2019-04-21	Haskell	Arkansas	Rineco Chemical Industries Inc	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was cleaning a floor when a forklift slid on the floor and struck him, fracturing his ribs and back and damaging his kidney.
2019-03-18	New Plymouth	Idaho	Idaho Power Company	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell while descending a fixed ladder and suffered a broken rib, broken vertebrae, and a lacerated kidney.
2019-02-12	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Time Insulation, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working from a walk plank over stairs, installing sheets of insulation. He fell off the plank to the floor 16 feet below. He was hospitalized for fractured ribs and a kidney laceration.
2019-01-23	Pearl	Mississippi	Lansing Building Products, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was throwing trash into a dumpster when he slipped and fell onto the paved driveway below, breaking his ribs and tearing his kidney.
2018-09-06	Lakeland	Florida	Wastequip Manufacturing Company LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was standing in a breezeway near a roll-off paint booth taking photos of sub-assemblies when a forklift struck the right side of his body. He suffered a lacerated kidney and contusions.
2018-09-05	Newburgh	New York	Verdi Construction	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee lost consciousness while standing on the second step of a front end loader, 3 feet off the ground. The employee fell, suffering a kidney laceration, a facial fracture, and several fractured ribs. The employee was wearing a hard hat.
2018-08-31	Wichita	Kansas	AutoZone	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was helping a customer in the parking lot when a customer's car struck the employee. The employee was crushed between the car and the service center building, suffering a crushed abdomen and ruptured kidney. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-08-29	Perth Amboy	New Jersey	US Foods, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was delivering cases of food product from his tractor trailer when he began feeling sick and having cramps. He was hospitalized with a kidney injury and heat exhaustion. The indoor temperature at the customer location was over 100 degrees with high humidity.
2018-08-24	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Steel Erectors	Multiple trunk locations	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
An employee was in a scissor lift welding lintels. The scissor lift platform was struck from below by a moving personnel hoist crushing the employee into the ceiling. The employee sustained a fractured arm and wrist, a collapsed lung, a blood clot in the lung, and kidney damage.
2018-08-21	Snyder	Texas	Energy Services South	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been applying coating to pipes for about 30 to 45 minutes when he became ill due to heat exhaustion, dehydration, and kidney failure, requiring hospitalization.
2018-08-17	Houston	Texas	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On August 17, 2018, around 3 p.m., an employee was driving back to a postal station after delivering mail when she threw up and became nauseated. She was hospitalized for kidney failure, dehydration, nausea, and vomiting.
2018-07-30	Waco	Texas	AAFES Waco Distribution Center	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working from an extension ladder, about 16 feet high, to check an air conditioning vent. The ladder slipped and he fell to the ground, breaking ribs and his right arm, suffering kidney and lung contusions, and striking his head.
2018-07-25	Tampa	Florida	Environmental Pest Service Holdings, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was driving from a pest control service location. Suffering from heat-related dehydration, the employee drove off the road and into a fence. The employee was also observed vomiting on the accident scene. He was hospitalized for dehydration and kidney failure.
2018-07-19	Lamesa	Texas	RES America Construction Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was performing manual labor to build a solar farm outside when he began feeling unwell and experienced severe cramps in his stomach, legs, neck, jaw, and hands. He was hospitalized for dehydration and kidney malfunction due to heat stress.
2018-07-10	West Chester	Ohio	D Baker Enterprise, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was installing house wrap tape while working from a 300-pound-rated, 28- to 32-foot fiberglass extension ladder, which had filler lumber material elevating and supporting one side of the base ladder side rails to level the ladder base. During the house wrap taping operation, the ladder and employee fell an estimated 20 feet. The employee suffered wrist, elbow, arm, and rib fractures, as well as lacerations to the kidney and face.
2018-07-03	Joplin	Missouri	LOZIER CORPORATION	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 3, 2018, a welder began to feel sick and went home. He was hospitalized the following morning to treat a heat-related illness that affected kidney function.
2018-06-29	Newport News	Virginia	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was working on an aircraft carrier in drydock. While climbing across from one tower of free standing staging to another, he fell, landing on the dock floor about 30 feet below. He was hospitalized, having suffered two compound fractures in his left arm that required surgery, bruised kidneys/spleen, and a broken left wrist.
2018-06-18	Sarasota	Florida	SafeZone, L.L.C.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
While cleaning up materials and equipment on a hot day, an employee suffered heat-related injuries, including an acute kidney injury, liver problems, and a muscle injury.
2018-06-11	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Florida Safety Contractors, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was prepping the ground for a concrete sidewalk and suffered leg cramps. The employee was later hospitalized and diagnosed with dehydration/acute kidney failure.
2018-06-06	Saint Albans	Missouri	ADT SECURITY SERVICES	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing a security system and fell off a ladder to the ground. The employee sustained three broken ribs and a bruised kidney.
2018-05-09	Mentone	Texas	Anadarko Petroleum Corporation	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was attempting to enter a pick-up when he lost his footing, fell, and struck his right side flank on the side step of the vehicle. He suffered a right kidney contusion and hematuria.
2018-05-02	Institute	West Virgini	Nitro Construction Services, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
On May 2, 2018, an employee was observing a crane lift when the load shifted and struck the employee, pinching him between a demolished walkway and existing handrail. He suffered six broken ribs, two broken transverse processes, a lacerated kidney and a lacerated liver, resulting in hospitalization.
2018-04-15	Big Sky	Montana	Yellowstone Mountain Club LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was skiing from the top of a mountain lift station to the bottom when she hit a tree, suffering four broken ribs, a lacerated liver, a bruised kidney, facial lacerations (one required stitches), and a black eye. She was hospitalized.
2018-04-04	Las Cruces	New Mexico	Customs and Border Protection-U.S. Border Patrol	Nonclassifiable	Multiple types of exertions and bodily reactions
An employee was performing a strenuous rough march when he collapsed. He was hospitalized with a muscle injury and kidney stones.
2018-04-01	Sun Valley	Idaho	Sun Valley Resort	Multiple trunk locations	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was on skis patrolling the mountain at the end of the day. As the employee transitioned from groomed to ungroomed terrain, the ski binding failed and one ski came off. The employee lost control and pitched into a lift tower, losing consciousness momentarily and suffering broken ribs, a lacerated kidney, and a collapsed lung.
2018-03-02	Knott	Texas	AAA Well Service, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
A crew was rigging down when a weight bucket became hung up while the derrick was being scoped in. One of the employees pulled on the cable, causing the climbing assist weight to come loose and descend toward him. As a result, he let go of the line and was struck by the weight. He suffered a right arm fracture, broken ribs, and lacerations to his left gallbladder and kidney.
2018-02-05	Erie	Pennsylvania	Erie Coke Corporation	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was wheel-barrowing patch mix to the bench area of an oven when he lost his balance and the wheel barrow tipped over. The handle hit his leg and he fell 12 feet to the next level. He was hospitalized for an internal injury around his kidney.
2017-08-29	Clearfield	Pennsylvania	Grannas Brothers Stone & Asphalt Co., Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was underneath a disabled tri-axle dump truck attempting to release a driveshaft from the bound-up transmission. When the driveshaft was disconnected and came off, the truck drifted and dragged the employee who was making the repairs. The employee was hospitalized and suffered a broken collarbone, four broken ribs, and a bruised kidney.
2017-08-25	York	Pennsylvania	Consolidated Scrap Resources, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On August 25, 2017, at 9:00 a.m., an employee was dismounting his grappling excavator when he lost his footing and fell 3.5 to 4 feet to the ground. He suffered kidney pain and was hospitalized.
2017-08-14	Riverview	Florida	Cuenca Construction Corp.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while installing trusses and hit the ground, fracturing an ankle and injuring a kidney. The employee had surgery.