Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-18	Horsham	Pa	Endo International plc	Thigh(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was helping to transport a large tank on a cart when the cart hit a bump and the tank fell. The employee sustained a fractured femur and facial lacerations.
2021-11-17	Dallas	Tx	Estes Express Lines, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating and test-driving a forklift. The forklift struck a low metal post and overturned. The employee suffered a broken left leg, a dislocated left shoulder, a back hematoma, and a right foot laceration and was hospitalized.
2021-11-15	Jackson	Wi	Sysco Eastern WI, LLC	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was backing up a pallet jack and hit a stack of pallets, causing a board to break off a pallet and strike the employee's foot. The employee sustained a laceration.
2021-11-15	Beulah	Nd	Dakota Gasification Company	Upper extremities	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was inspecting a coal conveyor belt. The idler pulley system caught the employee's clothing and pulled in the employee's arm up to the elbow. The employee suffered multiple fractures and lacerations and was hospitalized.
2021-11-15	Monett	Mo	PLAY POWER, INC.	Heel(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was inspecting a mold suspended by a hoist when the hoist failed and the mold struck the employee in the head and lower body. The employee sustained a broken heel and lacerations to their head and thigh.
2021-11-12	Tampa	Fl	ATI RESTORATION LLC	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was removing mirrors from a wall. The mirror broke diagonally and swung out, and the employee sustained neck lacerations.
2021-11-12	Bastrop	Tx	Irby Construction Company	Jaw, chin	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was pressing a core on a power line conductor wire when the core gave way, causing the hoist to strike the employee's jaw. The employee sustained a laceration and was hospitalized.
2021-11-12	Houston	Tx	Builders FirstSource	Arm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving an order picker and turned sharply near a shelving unit. The employee stuck out their arm in reaction and their arm went through a window. The employee was hospitalized for a laceration to their arm including a cut artery.
2021-11-11	Oklahoma City	Ok	Aquahawk Energy	Lower leg(s)	Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
An employee was moving a water pump with a skid steer. When the employee reached the top of a hill, the water pump slid off the skid steer's forks and hit the cab. It entered the cab and struck the employee, who suffered a laceration to the left calf.
2021-11-11	South Euclid	Oh	Aero Controlex Group	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On November 11, 2021, an employee was performing die setup on a hydraulic press. The employee loaded dies into the press and actuated it to verify proper die alignment. The upper and lower dies made contact resulting in die failure. Fragments of the die struck the employee's hand causing a severe laceration and fracture to their index finger. In addition, fragments of metal were embedded into both hands of the employee's hands. There was no machine guarding in place and energy control was not pe
2021-11-10	Miami	Fl	Raircon Corp.	Multiple body parts	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Employees were demolishing a garage door. The torsion spring broke and struck and employee in the face, chest, and arms, causing lacerations.
2021-11-10	Quincy	Il	Michelmann Steel Construction Company	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On November 10, 2021, an employee was moving a 15-foot steel beam with an overhead crane. The beam begun to swing, fell, and struck the employee. The employee suffered chin and shoulder lacerations and a broken collarbone and was hospitalized.
2021-11-10	Chicago	Il	Jones Lang LaSalle Americas, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was closing a latch from a fixed ladder. The employee fell from the ladder; her head struck the floor and she suffered a broken cheekbone, a broken foot, and a head laceration.
2021-11-10	Manchester	Nh	Northstar Steel & Aluminum, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving steel plates from a rack to a pallet for shipping. A set of three steel plates came unclamped from the overhead crane and crushed the employee's foot, resulting in multiple fractures and lacerations.
2021-11-09	Tallapoosa	Ga	Division 5, LLC	Face	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was working with a press. The employee pushed the bottom die in halfway. The punch came down and caught the side of the die. The die shattered and struck the employee in the face, causing facial abrasions and lacerations.
2021-11-08	Holly Ridge	La	Goetz & Sons, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a wooden platform to make an adjustment to a dawg with a hammer. The employee fell off the platform to the ground below, resulting in a laceration to the head and head trauma.
2021-11-08	Braselton	Ga	Uline, Inc.	Head	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking near a staging area when they were struck by a forklift carrying a load of boxed product, resulting in a bruise to their head and a laceration to their head that required staples. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-08	Chicago	Il	Tyson Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was assisting a co-worker with separating plastic tote bins when the upper tote bin slipped and crushed the employee's finger, resulting in a laceration and a fingertip amputation.
2021-11-07	Cold Spring	Ny	Roaring Brook Landscaping Services and Contracting, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was operating a chainsaw when they sustained a laceration to their right ring finger, resulting in a hospitalization.
2021-11-07	Largo	Fl	Autozone Inc.	Scalp	Fall on same level
An employee was standing while doing paperwork when he fell backward and hit the back of his head on a tiled floor, resulting in a laceration to the back of his head.
2021-11-05	Peyton	Co	Towers Northwest	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pulling a cable up a communication tower using a capstan winch. His left arm contacted the winch line and became entangled under the rope and drum. He suffered three broken arm bones, constriction wounds, and lacerations to the arm. His middle and ring fingers were medically amputated.
2021-11-04	Marseilles	Il	GLEN-GERY CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On November 4, 2021, at approximately 10:30 AM, an employee connected a chain to a flat railroad car and transfer puller that pulls kiln cars out of a dryer. As the transfer car was pulling the drying car, the chain came loose and the employee reached to grab the moving chain. The chain snagged and became tight, and the employee's thumb was caught between the chain links. The employee was hospitalized for a deep laceration to his thumb that required surgery.
2021-11-03	Corry	Pa	Tonnard Manufacturing Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was standing near a sander, de-burring metal parts and placing them on a storage rack. A metal part was ejected from the sander and struck the employee's left hand, causing a fracture and laceration to their little finger. The machine was unguarded at the time.
2021-11-02	Houston	Tx	Majestic Steel USA, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to transfer steel material from a re-coiler to a coil cart when the material began to recoil. The employee placed one hand on the material and the other hand on the console in order to prevent the material from uncoiling when their left hand got caught between the steel material and a push plate, resulting in a laceration to their hand.
2021-11-02	Houston	Tx	The Dufresne Spencer Group LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee's left foot was struck by the guide wheel on the side of an order picker resulting in a laceration and fracture of the big toe. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-11-01	Portsmouth	Oh	Collier Construction Services, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Two employees were doing masonry work from a tubular welded-frame scaffold about 20 feet above the ground. Work stopped so they could install additional planking above. As an employee was moving a scaffold plank upward, the planks fell down onto him, causing him in turn to fall to the ground below. He suffered head lacerations and fractures to the head and collarbone.
2021-10-28	Omaha	Ne	Stephens & Smith Construction Co, Inc	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was sitting on a stool while working on a trailer and stood up to reposition the stool. At the same time, the stool's cushion fell off, exposing the cylinder of the chair. The employee lost balance and fell onto the cylinder of the chair, causing abrasions and lacerations to his abdomen.
2021-10-28	New York	Ny	Skanska Penn Station Constructors a Joint Venture	Multiple body parts	Struck by object or equipment
A beam struck an ironworker during a demolition. The ironworker suffered skull, neck, and wrist fractures, as well as lacerations to the head and leg.
2021-10-27	Lakeland	Fl	PEPPERIDGE FARM INCORPORATED	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was cleaning out the crumb tray of a dough divider machine when his finger became caught in a conveyor roller/belt. The employee sustained a broken finger and lacerations, which required stitches.
2021-10-27	Dublin	Tx	ABF Packing, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking away from his work station when he slipped on a piece of fat that was lying on the floor and fell and hit his head on another machine in the area, resulting in a laceration between his eyes and a fractured hip that required surgery.
2021-10-27	Alexander	Nd	Midwest Erosion Control	Multiple face locations	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was working on top of a hydromulching machine. While switching from the passenger-side turret to the driver-side turret, the 3-inch cam-lock end cap was released. Due to trapped pressure, the end cap struck the employee's face resulting in a laceration to the face, a broken tooth, and damage to other teeth.
2021-10-27	Stratton	Oh	Enerfab Power & Industrial, Inc.	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
An employee was exiting a coal conveyor when he stepped on a piece of plywood that broke, causing him to fall approximately 80 feet into a bunker. The employee suffered a broken wrist, a head laceration, and brain bleed.
2021-10-26	Inlet	Ny	Superior Plus Propane	Scalp	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was walking around the corner of a customer's house when he struck his head on a low-hanging gutter, resulting in a scalp laceration.
2021-10-26	Vero Beach	Fl	Ridgeline Roofing	Arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a side saw to remove rotten siding from a residential property when the saw blade bound and kicked back, hitting him in the left arm and causing lacerations.
2021-10-25	Providence	Ri	Lorac Tool LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a 150-ton machine press with compressed air. The employee's right hand was inside the point of operation when the machine was activated and crushed his right hand. The employee suffered injuries to his right hand to include fractures, lacerations, and amputation of his index and middle fingers.
2021-10-25	Brooklyn	Ct	U.S. Postal Service	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was delivering mail when their finger became caught in a steel mailbox door, resulting in a fracture and laceration that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-10-25	Leola	Pa	Dart Container Corporation of Pennsylvania	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was adjusting pallets in a trailer. A forklift moved forward, pinning the employee's right leg above the ankle against the pallets. The employee suffered a laceration and fracture to the ankle.
2021-10-22	Kings Bay	Ga	Crown Corr, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was removing old sheet metal panels from a roof when he fell 15 feet to the ground, resulting in a skull fracture, 11 broken ribs, and skin lacerations to his arm and back of the neck.
2021-10-22	Hodgkins	Il	Rosaty Packaging Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On October 22, 2021, at 10:30 a.m., an employee was trying to unjam a vacuum seal machine and suffered deep lacerations to the right index and middle fingers.
2021-10-22	Atlanta	Ga	Sunny Delight Beverages Co.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unjam a pallet from inside the palletizer machine on the large line. The employee was caught in the palletizer when the hoist engaged and pinned him, resulting in a laceration across the left pectoral muscle. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-21	Lake Buena Vista	Fl	Walt Disney Parks & Resorts U.S., Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was replacing the shell body of a ride vehicle. He was maneuvering in-between the vehicle and the body to hook a sling to the body prior to lifting it onto the vehicle. He had one hand on the shell body and was stepping over the corner of the vehicle chassis. As he reached for the farthest hook-up point, the shell body shifted and he fell back. His lower left leg struck the shell body positioning pin, resulting in a laceration.
2021-10-21	Jacobsburg	Oh	Patterson-UTI Energy Inc	Face	Fall on same level
An employee was unscrewing and separating a connection of a drill pipe when drilling mud sprayed out of the connection, causing the employee to fall backward and strike his face on a piece of equipment. The employee suffered a laceration on his lip and a facial fracture.
2021-10-21	Cherokee	Al	Alabama Painting Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking into a machine shop area. He fell and hit a ball bearing press that was bolted to the floor. He suffered lacerations to the left forearm and hand and was hospitalized.
2021-10-20	Lyons	Ga	United Infrastructure Group, Inc.	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to cut plywood when the saw kicked back and landed on the employee's left hand causing a laceration.
2021-10-20	Fort Worth	Tx	Lockheed Martin Corporation	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
A walking tug operator was helping move an aircraft from a test facility turntable. The handle on the tug struck him in the abdomen, pushed him backward into a large external overhead door, and pinned him against it. He suffered broken ribs, a liver laceration, and a broken back vertebra.
2021-10-20	Dallas	Tx	Cotton Commercial USA, Inc.	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a zip tie containing wires on a new trailer when the knife slipped out of his right hand, resulting in a laceration to his left hand.
2021-10-20	Union	Nj	Central Jersey Sales and Services	Multiple face locations	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was filling a pipe with water and air when the pipe exploded in his face, resulting in lacerations to the face and cheeks.
2021-10-19	Elwood	Il	K-FIVE CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION	Lower leg(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a vertical board with a portable cut-off saw when something got caught in the saw and pulled the saw away from the employee. The blade struck the employee's left shin, resulting in a laceration.
2021-10-19	Malden	Ma	Masis Staffing Solutions LLC	Head	Other fall to lower level
An employee climbed up a soy bean tote, slipped, and fell resulting in a laceration to the side of the head/temple.
2021-10-19	Humble	Tx	Centurylink, Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was walking on a rooftop, placing a telecommunications wire. The employee fell through a fiberglass roof lighting panel and landed about 20 feet below on a concrete floor. The employee suffered a head laceration requiring staples, a concussion, multiple rib fractures, a punctured lung, multiple abrasions, and a broken bone in the hip/pelvic area.
2021-10-19	Johnstown	Oh	Anomatic Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adjusting part placement on a machine. The press head actuated and pinched the employee's left thumb, causing a laceration and amputation to the tip.
2021-10-17	Leetsdale	Pa	Libertas Copper, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was attaching a C-hook to a smaller scale hook attached to an overhead crane. The C-hook was resting on top of a coil. The smaller scale hook was not fitting into the C-hook and the C-hook slid off of the coil, striking the employee's left shin and causing a laceration.
2021-10-15	Plymouth Meeting	Pa	Spray Products Corporation	Multiple body parts	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was trying to remove an aerosol can from the warm water testing tank it had fallen into. The can exploded. The employee suffered injuries to the face, an eye, and the hands, as well as lacerations.
2021-10-15	Linden	Nj	A&C Catalysts, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's right hand was caught by an agitator blade in a hopper; the employee suffered severe lacerations. The feeder bin's safety grate was not present at the time.
2021-10-15	Madison	Al	Target Corporation	Foot (feet)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating a powered industrial truck (pallet end rider - double) when his foot became wedged between his equipment and a parked tugger resulting in fractures and lacerations.
2021-10-13	Mount Sterling	Oh	Stephens Pipe and Steel, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On October 13, 2021, an employee was operating a wire draw machine. During the drawing operation, the employee was adding lubrication powder to the die area of the machine when the glove on their right hand was caught and pulled into the rotating spindle. The pinch point where the wire wrapped around the spindle caused a partial amputation of the employee's third digit and a severe laceration to the fourth.
2021-10-13	Madison	Al	Fletchline, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was adjusting the tension on the pulley's belt for the conveyor. His right index finger was caught between the drive and the rotating pulley's belt, resulting in broken bones and lacerations.
2021-10-13	Ocala	Fl	Skyline Champion Corp.	Jaw, chin	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was moving drywall tools from one house into another. The employee slipped on peel-and-stick backing paper from window tape; he fell and his jaw struck the edge of a counter. He suffered a broken jaw and a chin laceration.
2021-10-12	Sugarcreek	Oh	Pallet Distributors Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using an upcut saw when its blade cut his right hand. He suffered a laceration to the index finger and an amputation to the thumb.
2021-10-12	Milwaukee	Wi	Numotion	Arm(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was fitting a wheelchair to a client when a dog attacked her. She suffered a broken arm and lacerations.
2021-10-11	Orlando	Fl	DPR Construction, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was placing rigging hooks on a rebar mat to be lifted by a forklift. The rebar mat became stuck and when the employee went to free the mat, it suddenly came loose and pinched his left middle finger between two rebar mats, resulting in a crush injury and a laceration that required hospitalization.
2021-10-08	Chicago	Il	Kloeckner Metals Corporation	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a hand-held pneumatic grinder to do a vertical grind of a metal gear rack when the griding disc flew off and hit the employee's left shoulder, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.
2021-10-06	Mars	Pa	Arrow Electric Inc.	Forearm(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
An employee was taking down a porcelain light fixture when the fixture broke and landed on the employee's forearm, causing a laceration.
2021-10-05	Temple	Tx	Wellington Healthcare, INC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cutting down a tree branch while on a ladder. The branch fell and struck the ladder, knocking the employee off of it. The employee struck the bumper of a parked vehicle and the ground after falling, resulting in a laceration to the chin and face, as well as four fractured ribs.
2021-10-04	Midland	Tx	Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC	Brain	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was cleaning a mud pump. A retaining cap dislodged from the pump and struck the side of his head, causing a laceration and a head injury.
2021-10-03	Fort Carson	Co	US Army Garrison Fort Carson	Face	Explosion, n.e.c.
A piece of unexploded ordnance at an Army range was disturbed and exploded. An employee suffered lacerations and fractures to the face.
2021-10-02	El Paso	Tx	Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.	Jaw, chin	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee parked a forklift inside a trailer while unloading freight. The employee was adjusting deck bars loaded with freight when a deck bar and freight fell, knocking the employee into the forklift blades. The employee sustained a fractured jaw and lacerations on their mouth; the employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-01	Columbus	Oh	WF Automotive of Columbus, LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was assisting a co-worker in removing the center bolt from the strut cap of a strut/spring assembly while the assembly was mounted and compressed on a spring compressor tool. When the bolt was free, the strut cap flew up and struck the employee in the face. The employee suffered a fractured septum and cheekbone, as well as a laceration on the upper-left cheek.
2021-10-01	Chrisman	Il	Effingham Equity	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on top of a bulk feed semi trailer transferring feed from one trailer to another. The employee lost balance and fell to the driveway. The employee sustained lacerations to the head, non-surgical fractures of the T-11 and T-12 vertebrae, and a torn rotator cuff. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-29	Fort Worth	Tx	Equipment Depot	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was assisting a co-worker in flipping over a pallet jack when his left little finger was caught in the wheel of the pallet jack, resulting in a partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation , as well as a laceration on his left ring finger.
2021-09-28	Newport News	Va	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was checking to make sure a structural unit was cut all the way through in order to flip the unit. While the employee cleared the unit top, a piece of flat bar, approximately 5 feet long and weighing around 60 pounds, slid off the corner of the unit. The employee attempted to catch the bar and sustained a laceration to his right ring finger.
2021-09-28	Greeley	Co	JBS	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving pallets of product from a cooler when their leg got caught between a forklift and a product rack, resulting in a laceration and left tibia fracture.
2021-09-27	Galena Park	Tx	World Energy Biox Biofuels	Multiple face locations	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was on top of a tanker trailer, trying to vent the truck for loading. When the employee released the camlock fitting, the cap blew off and struck the employee in the face. The employee suffered a broken nose, a fractured orbit, and a laceration to the cheek.
2021-09-27	Somerville	Ma	TITAN ROOFING, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a fixed ladder when they fell off the ladder and sustained broken bones, a laceration, and contusions.
2021-09-27	Chester	Ok	North Star Well Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was attempting to loosen a horsehead that was being removed via rigging from a pump. The employee's left hand was caught in a pinch point, resulting in amputations of the third and fourth fingers and a nailbed laceration on the second finger.
2021-09-27	Sulphur	La	Wastewater Specialties, LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion or fire on water vehicle
Five workers of two employers (Wastewater Specialties, LLC and Westlake Chemical Lake Charles South) were hospitalized when a flash fire in a vessel occurred. Two employees were on an elevated platform welding a flange onto a 54-inch segment of process piping at the quench tower. Three other workers were engaged in a hydro blasting operation. Employee 1 suffered head trauma, lacerations, and burns. Employee 2 suffered a lower leg/ankle injury. The other workers sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns
2021-09-25	Great Falls	Mt	United Materials of Great Falls, Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on the driver-side front tire of a semi truck washing the windshield. He slipped off the tire and fell. He landed on the gravel road and his head hit the step of the truck. He suffered a broken lower-back vertebra and a head laceration that required stitches.
2021-09-25	New Orleans	La	PORTS AMERICA LOUISIANA, INC.	Head and trunk	Fall on water vehicle
An employee working on a shipping vessel was discharging coils from the vessel hold. The employee slipped off a coil and fell. He sustained two lacerations to his head, a concussion, and a fractured rib.
2021-09-25	Orlando	Fl	Universal Orlando Resort	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was prepping food when he dropped a can of tomato sauce. He reached out to catch the can and suffered lacerations to two of his fingers.
2021-09-25	Hastings	Ne	Aurora Cooperative Elevator Co	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee climbed the back of a grain trailer to help direct loading. Upon reaching the top, he fell off the back of the trailer. He suffered fractures to the left and right wrists, a head laceration that required staples, a lower back injury, and a brain bleed.
2021-09-25	Newport News	Va	MID ATLANTIC COATINGS, INC.	Knee(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was inspecting a blast gun to ensure it was working properly. High-pressure water from the gun struck the employee, resulting in a severe laceration on their left knee.
2021-09-25	Groton	Ct	General Dynamics Electric Boat	Multiple body parts	Struck by discharged object or substance
Three employees were working on a high-pressure airline when the hose failed and released air pressurized at 4,000 psi. The ruptured hose struck one of the employees, who suffered a rib fracture, multiple contusions, fractures to the right middle finger, multiple lacerations, and acute hearing loss.
2021-09-25	Sunny Isles Beach	Fl	Sun Power Contractors	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
A temporary employee was unloading a concrete bucket full of dirt when his hand got stuck on a lever that crushed his left thumb, resulting in a laceration to the first phalange.
2021-09-24	Plainfield	Il	Costco Wholesale	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was pulling a piece of meat out of a meat grinder when they suffered lacerations to their right index finger.
2021-09-24	San Marcos	Tx	HEB Distribution Center	Thigh(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift carrying a raised load. The forklift struck a structure above it in a warehouse. It fell over and landed on the employee, who suffered a laceration to an artery in the inner thigh.
2021-09-23	Coronado	Ca	Pacific Ship Repair & Fabrication, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee who had descended a co-worker's forklift was knocked to the ground by the forklift's counterweight as it drove away. The left-rear tire of the forklift ran over the employee's lower right leg, resulting in a laceration.
2021-09-22	Farwell	Tx	Johnson Bros. Corporation, a Southland Company	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was assisting with cleaning the distributor truck's tank. The distributor tank was still hot causing a rapid release of stems, burning the employee and causing them to fall from the tank to the flatbed work truck. The employee sustained burns to the face and hands, a head contusion, and a laceration above the right eye.
2021-09-21	Shawnee	Ok	Vault Pressure Control	Thigh(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was working on a frac valve when a pressure fitting released and struck the employee's upper left thigh. The employee sustained a laceration and was hospitalized.
2021-09-21	Maspeth	Ny	Rebar Steel Corp	Multiple pelvic region locations	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
An employee was using a portable ladder to descend into a shaft. Both side rails of the portable ladder snapped, causing the employee to fall approximately 22 feet to the concrete level below. The employee sustained lacerations on their head and multiple fractures to their hip and pelvis.
2021-09-21	Cape Coral	Fl	AJ BUILDING CONTRACTORS, LLC	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Two employees were working on the roof of a two-story residential home. They were aligning sun trusses. They had a ladder on each end and were on the ladders holding the bottoms of the trusses, about 3-4 feet high. The trusses began to shift and several fell, creating a domino effect. The employees were knocked to the ground, together suffering a dislocated/fractured elbow, a forehead laceration, and a dislocated/fractured toe. They were hospitalized.
2021-09-21	Riceboro	Ga	Interstate Paper LLC	Neck and back	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was opening a railcar door when the door fell from its hinges and struck him. The employee sustained fractures to the T5 and C5 vertebrae, and a laceration to the face.
2021-09-20	Plantation	Fl	Wash Depot Holdings, Inc.	Head	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a car out of a car wash tunnel. The car went out of control and hit a tree. The employee's head struck the windshield, causing a laceration that required sutures and stitches.
2021-09-20	Fairfield	Oh	Salo, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While working in a client's home, an employee reached to turn on a light switch and fell down the basement stairs approximately 4 steps to the concrete floor. The employee sustained fractures to the right wrist, elbow, and knee, and a laceration to the face.
2021-09-20	Jackson Center	Pa	International Timber & Veneer, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was climbing off a saw from a height of 3 feet. He slipped on a cross-member and his hand contacted the belt that had just been installed on the saw. The weight forced the belt to move through the pulley, bringing his right hand with it. He suffered lacerations to the right index, middle, and ring fingers and an amputation to the index finger at the second knuckle.
2021-09-20	Portsmouth	Va	Virginia International Gateway	Hand(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was filling up the air reservoir tank on a brake bleeder kit. The tank ruptured and separated at the seam, and the employee suffered severe lacerations and fractures to the right hand.
2021-09-20	O Fallon	Mo	Ramos Drywall Specialist LLC	Jaw, chin	Other fall to lower level
An employee working for Ramos Drywall Specialist LLC stepped into a wooden box that was being lifted by a telehandler. The box shifted on the telehandler's forks and it fell along with the employee, landing on a scaffold system below. The employee suffered a broken jaw and a facial laceration.
2021-09-20	Odessa	Tx	Great Basin Petroleum Services	Scalp	Fall to lower level
An employee had been working on the pulley board. The employee fell 5 or more feet into the well cellar and hit his head on a 4-inch pipe sustaining a laceration on the back of his head.
2021-09-19	Brooklyn	Ny	Fridge No More, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was making a grocery delivery using a scooter. While attempting to get onto the sidewalk, the employee hit a bump and fell off the scooter. The employee sustained lacerations to his forehead, road rash to his knees, a swollen lip, and a cut under his left eye.
2021-09-18	Shreveport	La	CALUMET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS PARTNERS, L.P.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was responding to a seal leak on a crude pump when a nearby switchgear arced, causing a pressure wave to knock him to the ground. The employee sustained multiple lacerations to his face and hands.
2021-09-17	Van Alstyne	Tx	LaCore Nutraceuticals	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was troubleshooting equipment. The employee's left hand contacted a pinch point of the machine, causing a laceration and fracture to the middle finger.