Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-15	Sinton	Tx	Adelphi Construction LC	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee was inside an aerial lift basket approximately 140 feet above ground level prepping for installation of an intake hood. The employee was connecting a welding lead to the welding machine. An overhead bridge crane struck the aerial lift. The boom of the aerial lift collapsed and the employee was catapulted out of the basket falling 34 feet onto the top section of the crane. The employee remained attached to the basket with the lanyard he utilized. The aerial lift basket then landed on
2021-11-10	Brooklyn	Ny	The Brooklyn Hospital Center	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on the ramp leading to the entrance of the cafeteria at the hospital. The employee sustained a fractured tibia and fibula and a fractured left foot.
2021-11-04	Delhi	La	Boardwalk Pipeline Partners LP	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was replacing parts of a pipeline system. The employee pulled a pipeline marker pole from the ground, which made a deep void in the soil. When he reached into the hole to grab the leads, a copperhead snake bit the inside of his right elbow.
2021-09-21	Manitowoc	Wi	Michels Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was helping to drive pilings when their finger became pinched between a pile and the pile lead resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-07-31	Newton	Nj	Parsons	Lower leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was trying to stop a car that had started rolling. She fell out of the car, which ran over her left calf and ruptured an artery, leading to an internal hemorrhage. She was hospitalized.
2021-07-29	Middleburgh	Ny	Colonie Mechanical Contractors, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee opened double doors leading to a mechanical room on a mezzanine. The safety bar in front of the door broke and the employee fell to the floor about 12 feet below. The employee suffered fractures to the collarbones, ribs, and back.
2021-07-29	Lake Wales	Fl	Gosalia Concrete Constructors, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was walking near a pile driver to grab some chains when a metal pile pocket sitting on top of a template fell after being hit by the pile lead. The pile pocket bounced and hit the employee on his lower body, resulting in multiple fractures on both legs below the knee/shin area.
2021-07-28	Portland	Me	NorDx Laboratory	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A cart full of lead-lined sheetrock tipped over as it was being moved. Two employees were trapped under it; one suffered several broken ribs and was hospitalized.
2021-06-19	Shrewsbury	Ma	Table Talk Pies, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On June 19, 2021, an employee was working on a pneumatic hopper. The employee was cleaning food out of the machine when it crushed his right middle finger, leading to an amputation.
2021-06-06	Paterson	Nj	OKONITE COMPANY INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee suffered a finger amputation while working with a lead stripping machine.
2021-06-06	Naknek	Ak	Peter Pan Seafoods Inc	Thigh(s)	Fall on water vehicle
While inspecting a boat, an employee fell through an open hatch leading to the engine room. The employee suffered a broken femur, caused by the ladder and the floor the employee landed on.
2021-05-21	Saint Louis	Mo	AMEREN MISSOURI	Forearm(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was cranking the handle of a material winch to raise a 6.5-foot lead cable from a manhole. At the apex, he released the crank handle and tried to retrieve the cable and pull it away from the opening. As the cable started to drop down into the manhole, the crank handle started freely spinning and struck his left forearm, breaking it.
2021-05-11	Lancaster	Pa	Stoner Industrial Services	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was walking up a set of stairs and was inspecting welds on a handrail where a platform was going to be installed. At the transition where the stairway lead to the next flight of stairs, the employee fell and landed on the floor below, sustaining injury to the back and arm.
2021-05-08	Kansas City	Mo	FEDEX GROUND	Face	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was moving to unhook the dolly from the lead trailer when the trailer pulled forward and the dolly struck the employee, resulting in a facial fracture.
2021-04-26	Mogadore	Oh	Rubbermaid Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was removing boxes off the main conveyor when she tripped on boxes that were on the floor. The employee fell forward onto the ground and landed between the steps that lead to the raised pallet. The employee's right hip was fractured.
2021-04-24	West Palm Beach	Fl	JRI family LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Kicked by animal
An employee was leading a horse and the horse turned and kicked him in the abdomen, resulting in bruises.
2021-03-23	Vail	Co	Vail Resorts	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was leading a ski school class and was demonstrating a technique when she skied over a soft mound of snow that caught the edge of her ski. Her ski binding released and she fell to the ground and sustained a spiral fracture of the left tibia and fibula.
2021-03-22	Verona	Pa	American Beverage Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was recovering loose straws between the roller and the drive bar on a packer/case sealer. The employee's left little finger was caught between the roller and the drive bar, leading to an amputation of 1 centimeter of the fingertip.
2021-03-20	Blackwood	Nj	Elmwood Hills Healthcare LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was leading a patient back to their room. The patient pushed the employee, who fell to the floor and suffered a broken right shoulder.
2021-03-17	Eagle	Wi	Generac Power Systems Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was aligning a rotor shaft to go into a line board. The employee's finger was pinched between the shaft and the board, leading to a fingertip amputation.
2021-02-24	Elkhorn	Ne	H & S CONTRACTING, INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell from the leading edge of a 15-foot-high roof to the ground. The employee suffered broken ribs.
2021-01-12	Atlanta	Ga	Firestone	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was standing by a work board with his right hand on a door frame when the door closed on his right ring finger, leading to a distal tip amputation.
2021-01-11	Coeur D Alene	Id	North Idaho Maritime, LLC	Thigh(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was moving leads back to a barge. A pile driving hammer engaged and hit the employee's left leg, breaking the femur.
2021-01-09	Westbrook	Me	SAPPI, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was trying to remove the cardboard core from a roll of paper using another core. The core he was using smashed his finger, leading to a possible amputation.
2020-10-19	Abbeville	Al	Abbeville Fiber, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam on the conveyor belt leading to the chipper when a stump kicked back and jammed his right ring finger resulting in a compound fracture and secondary partial amputation.
2020-10-07	Houston	Tx	Almeda Genoa Constructors	Thoracic region	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
While passing lumber forms that weighed 100 lbs., an employee tripped and fell approximately 8 feet off the leading edge of a retaining wall onto the concrete pavement. The employee sustained fractures to the T6 and T12 vertebrae with a tension band injury to the T11 vertebra.
2020-09-24	Massapequa Park	Ny	Massapequa Park Post Office	Lower leg(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A letter carrier was bitten by a dog, leading to a wound on their right calf.
2020-09-17	Kirkland	Wa	STAHL IV CLARK B	Leg(s)	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
An employee was operating a mobile boom lift on a barge to lift a piling out of the water when the boom broke and struck the employee on the leg, leading to a fractured leg.
2020-09-17	Pearl Harbor	Hi	Department of the Navy	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was collecting road cones from the back of truck that had a hydraulic lift gate when his fingers got in the pinch point between the gate and truck bed, leading to an amputation of his middle and ring fingertips.
2020-09-08	Bridgeport	Wv	Wolfes Excavating LLC	Hip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was in a trench that was approximately five feet deep, installing grout and bricks around a pipe that lead into a concrete drainage structure. The employee was between the concrete structure and a steel cave-in protection shield. An excavator was operating close to the trench and caused the steel shield to move, which pinned the employee's hip against the concrete structure. The employee sustained a fractured right hip.
2020-09-04	Bolingbrook	Il	Best Buy Co., Inc.	Forearm(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was driving a forklift when the forklift impacted with a stationary forklift, leading to a crushed forearm.
2020-08-25	Springfield	Oh	Blooded Horse Sales Company	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Kicked by animal
An employee was leading a horse into a show ring when the horse spooked, pulled itself to the end of the lead, and kicked the employee in the stomach. The employee suffered an intestinal injury.
2020-08-20	Elkhorn	Wi	Custom Service Manufacturing, LLC	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee arrived at work, turned the corner leading into the cafeteria, tripped over a box, and fell. The employee sustained a broken right kneecap.
2020-08-14	Midwest City	Ok	United Steel	Nonclassifiable	Fall to lower level
An employee was laying metal decking on a metal building about 15 feet high. The employee fell off the leading edge to the ground.
2020-08-11	New Holland	Pa	Casual Living Unlimited LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was lining up a piece of product to cut using an upcut saw when the foot pedal was engaged while the employee's thumb was still on the product, leading to an amputation of the left thumb.
2020-08-11	North Fort Myers	Fl	Joshua Tree Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was riding a lawn mower while cutting the grass when the lawn mower slid down a bank and flipped into a lake, leading to hospitalization.
2020-08-10	Cranford	Nj	EGM Plumbing LLC	Forearm(s)	Other fall to lower level
On August 10, 2020, a plumber was cutting copper pipe with an angle grinder while working from a ladder when the angle grinder wheel became stuck in the pipe. He tried to dislodge the grinder by pulling on it and fell from ladder, sustaining a cut on his right forearm and leading to hospitalization and surgery.
2020-08-07	Garland	Tx	Par Fore LLC	Face	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
An employee was struck in the face with a golf club while walking behind a golfer, leading to hospitalization.
2020-08-07	Grandview	Mo	Silgan Dispensing Grandview	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
While driving a forklift to be parked, an employee got caught between the forklift and an automated forklift, leading to two broken legs.
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.
2020-08-06	Luling	La	Torq-Lite, LLC	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was mowing the grass when the mower slid into a drainage ditch and landed on top of them. The employee suffered amputated fingers on the right hand (3rd, 4th, 5th fingers) and a portion of the palm, leading to hospitalization and surgery.
2020-08-05	Crest Hill	Il	Layne Christensen Company	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was stepping from a secured pipe on a trailer deck when he fell to the ground, leading to right-side distal tibia and fibular fractures.
2020-08-05	Weirton	Wv	ArcelorMittal-Weirton, LLC	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a piece of I-beam to pound out a piece of scrap metal from a mandrel when his hand got caught between the I-beam and the scrap metal, leading to a cut and a smashed hand.
2020-08-05	Saginaw	Tx	CTI Foods, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A can punch was activated and caught the tips of two fingers on an employee's left hand, leading to the amputation of the smallest phalanges on each finger.
2020-08-05	Fostoria	Oh	Alpha Coatings, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was standing on an antistatic mat when they tripped and fell onto the concrete floor, leading to hospitalization for a dislocated hip.
2020-08-05	Tampa	Fl	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting ribeye steaks on a band saw when he suffered a laceration on his right index finger, leading to hospitalization.
2020-08-05	Valley City	Oh	MTD PRODUCTS INC.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a utility vehicle when it tipped over, leading to hospitalization and fractures in his wrist and ankle.
2020-08-04	Chanute	Ks	River Rock Operating LLC	Head, neck, and trunk	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was conducting maintenance on a natural gas glycol dehydration unit when the housing unit ruptured and hot glycol fluid made contact with the employee, leading to hospitalization for third degree burns on top of the head, neck, and back.
2020-08-03	Kennedy	Ny	Growmark FS, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was installing a cylinder on the applicator boom of an agricultural sprayer when the cylinder slipped and struck the employee in the head and shoulder, leading to a contusion.
2020-07-30	Oak Park	Illinois	Evans Electric LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was walking between a transformer and wall-mounted, lead-jacketed secondary cable. His right shoulder brushed against the cable and his left elbow touched the transformer bracket, causing an arc flash. He suffered first- and second-degree burns to the left arm and the left chest area.
2020-07-14	Jacksonville	Florida	PIKE ELECTRIC, LLC	Arm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On July 14, 2020, an overhead linesman was standing in his bucket waiting for the rope which pulls the wiring lead conductor. The roller broke and a piece of it projected towards him striking his left arm. He was hospitalized with a broken left arm.
2020-06-19	Freeport	Il	Ringland-Johnson Construction	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was removing concrete, reached down to pick up concrete, and was shocked by a cut, exposed, live electric lead. The employee suffered disorientation, arrhythmia, and headache.
2020-06-09	Dallas	Texas	Southeastern Freightlines	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was hooking two trailers. As the employee was positioning a converter dolly at the first trailer, the dolly started to roll toward him. His left thumb was caught between the dolly and the lead trailer and sustained an amputation.
2020-05-30	Eau Claire	Wisconsin	Curt Manufacturing, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On May 30, 2020, an employee was bending parts on a press brake. The employee's left index finger was caught between a part and the bottom of the die. The finger was pinched, leading to the amputation of the fingertip.
2020-02-11	Tallahassee	Florida	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Hip(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was walking up to the front door of a residence to deliver a parcel when he missed the first step leading up to the door, causing him to lose his balance and fall onto his left side on the concrete pavement ground. He was hospitalized with a fractured left hip.
2020-01-24	Jackson	Mississippi	UNITED PARCEL SERVICE	Head	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was standing inside a building between two loading docks at the steps leading to a lower level. A package fell off a belt and hit the employee. The employee lost his balance and fell down the steps. He suffered a head laceration and limited movement in his arms and legs due to pressure on his spine.
2020-01-24	Blytheville	Arkansas	Chris-Hill Construction Co., LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to help another employee remove a 70 lb. stop/guide pin from leads. The injured employee's left ring finger was between the leads and the pin when the other employee struck the pin with a sledgehammer to free it. As a result, his left ring fingertip was amputated.
2020-01-24	Oradell	New Jersey	WB Mason	Hip(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was meeting a prospective client with her sales manager at the prospective client's residence. Upon entering the home, the employee missed a step on the stairs leading to the foyer and fell, fracturing her right hip and requiring surgery.
2020-01-15	Janesville	Wisconsin	R & L Carriers Shared Services, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was hooking up a dolly as a coupling between two trailers. The dolly went over a lip in the asphalt, and the employee's left hand was pinched between its frame and the lead trailer. The ring finger was lacerated and broken.
2019-09-18	Stratford	Connecticut	Sikorsky Aircraft	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
An employee was measuring the 4x4 posts of a staircase. The employee was squatting down on the sixth or seventh step from the bottom, with his back facing down the stairs, looking at the condition of the soil under the stairs. While he was doing so, the ball of his foot slipped off the leading edge of the step, causing him to lose his balance and fall backwards to the bottom of the staircase and onto the pavement. He landed on his left side, sustaining contusions to the left hip and left shoulde
2019-09-13	Houston	Texas	TEXAS BLENDING AND WAREHOUSING CORPORATION	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning out a hose leading to a tank. When a steam line was connected to the hose, the hose whipped around and released steam, which burned the employee's left arm and chest. He was hospitalized.
2019-09-07	Eufaula	Alabama	Keystone Foods, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was taking product from a drum and placing it on a chute that leads to the rework area. The employee's right hand made contact with a conveyor adjacent to the chute and became caught between the conveyor belt and the conveyor frame. The employee sustained the amputation of the right pinky fingertip.
2019-08-30	Warren	Ohio	XPO Logistics	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was hooking up a dolly to a lead trailer when his index finger was caught between the pintle hook and the dolly. This resulted an index fingertip amputation before the first knuckle.
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.
2019-07-23	Saint Louis	Missouri	J.F. ELECTRIC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A work crew was tasked with installing a 21-inch diameter, 9-foot long, 200-pound pipe sleeve for a duct bank installation through an underground transformer room (vault). The crew knocked out a hole from the wall of the existing vault leading out to an excavated space. Four crew members, located in the vault, got the pipe sleeve into position, approximately 10-feet off the floor, and were able to push the pipe sleeve into the hole towards the employee inside. The center of gravity of the pipe s
2019-07-21	Brackettville	Texas	Kinney County Rail Port	Foot (feet)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
A conductor bled rail cars. The cars started to roll southeast down the lead. An employee attempted to apply the handbrake. While reaching for the handbrake, the employee stepped on a rail and then a rail car ran onto and stopped on his left foot. Half of his foot was amputated.
2019-07-17	Cincinnati	Ohio	Camping and Education Foundation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
At a summer camp, an employee was leading a group of young men on a hiking trip. He stepped on a rock which rolled, and he fell approximately 40-50 feet down a mountain and was hospitalized with multiple internal injuries, a collapsed lung, and cracked ribs.
2019-07-11	Aliquippa	Pennsylvania	Minnesota Limited LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was collecting welding leads to leave work for the day. A 1-foot round pipe was on the ground and slid in mud caused by heavy rain. The pipe struck the employee in the leg, breaking his ankle.
2019-07-10	Harrisville	Pennsylvania	Clearwater Construction, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were driving piles. An employee was using his left hand to guide the leads (upright portion that drives the hammer). The lines were suspended by a crane and the third line was not in use. As the crane lowered the leads, the weight of the leads draped onto the third line. This caused the third line to tighten against the employee’s hand causing an amputation to the left thumb just below the nailbed near the first joint.
2019-06-14	Miami Gardens	Florida	XPO Logistics, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attaching a dolly to his lead TRL when he slipped and his left pinky finger was caught between the front dolly and the TRL pintle hook.
2019-06-10	Wadley	Georgia	BATTLE LUMBER CO., INC.	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
Two employees were operating forklifts throughout the facility. The first employee was leading and the second was following at the time of the incident. Both employees were operating without loads. While traveling, the first employee made an abrupt turn in front of the second employee. The second employee was unable to stop or swerve to avoid collision and ran into the rear of the first employee's forklift, causing it to roll over. The first employee's foot was pinned and broken between the fork
2019-05-24	New York	New York	Primary Care Development Corporation	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking on a tiled hallway leading to the kitchen when he slipped and fell on the wet or damp floor, fracturing his right femur.
2019-05-24	Greenwich	New York	Hollingsworth & Vose Company	Forearm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was threading a 12" tail into the lead-out roll under the thru air dryer on a paper machine when the paper tail fell out. The employee went to manually tuck it into the nip point, and his right arm was drawn into the roller. He suffered a third degree burn to the right forearm that required hospitalization.
2019-05-08	Washington	Missouri	ARCONIC ENGINEEERED STRUCTURE	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
Employee 1 was working on a piece of equipment when the equipment lost power. Employee 2 was working in the precision sheet/pickle room. Employee 1 checked the electrical panel for burned out fuses. Employee 1 donned arc flash gear and retrieved a meter to test the circuits. While testing the leads of the meter, the employee contacted vice grips that were located in the panel. The vice grips toppled into the panel creating an arc flash. Employee 2 was processing titanium sheets for the pickle li
2019-05-07	Mountain Lakes	New Jersey	NG Gilbert Services LLC	Face	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On 5/7/2019, an employee was working on the ground level collecting falling brush from a tree and disposing of it in a wood chipper. A second employee was performing tree pruning and utility line clearance operations in a utility truck bucket approximately 45 feet high. The second employee began to cut a tree lead, approximately 15 feet in length, with a chainsaw. The tree lead then fell and struck the first employee's face, causing nose and facial lacerations, fractures, and contusions.
2019-04-29	San Antonio	Texas	Mr. E's AC and Heating	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
The injured employee was on a ladder and was holding two wires out of the way for the lead technician. When the wires were energized, the injured employee was shocked. The employee sustained an electric shock to the right hand and a dislocated shoulder when he slid off the ladder.
2019-04-15	Odessa	Texas	Novinium, Inc	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
After test leads were attached to an energized cable, a flash burned an employee's face and hands. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-04-06	Dublin	Ohio	McNeil Holdings, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was on the fourth floor of a building under construction. The employee was discussing getting welding leads down from up above to ground level. When the employee looked down to see where the welding cables would go, the wooden safety railing failed and the employee fell approximately 25 feet. The employee fractured their right arm, sternum, and two vertebrae in their back.
2019-02-21	Plant City	Florida	CMC Steel US LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a manual table bender. His left thumb was caught between the backup roller and the bar. The tip was crushed, leading to an amputation.
2019-01-28	Canton	Ohio	Timkensteel Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Rail vehicle incident, n.e.c.
On January 28, 2019, at approximately 1:30 p.m., the injured employee, a scrap operator and employee in training for locomotive operations, was performing scrap railcar spotting operations with a trainer at the half track at Timken Steel Corporation scrap yard. Both employees were riding the leading edge of the railcars proceeding in an easterly direction. The injured employee was riding on the north side of the railcar and the operator was on the south. As the railcar went around a slight bend
2019-01-28	Orlando	Florida	Orlando Regional Medical Center	Multiple body parts	Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode
An employee was wearing a lead vest while bending down to troubleshoot ultrasound equipment when she felt pressure and pain in her lower back and legs, requiring hospitalization.
2019-01-14	Fort Atkinson	Wisconsin	HOPPE North America, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee finished drilling a hole into a hinge and was wiggling the hinge out of the drill when his hand raised up and the rotating drill caught his glove, pulling his hand into the drill. He suffered a crushed finger and several fractures to the left index and pinky fingers, leading to amputations.
2019-01-13	Dutch Harbor	Alaska	ALASKAN LEADER FISHERIES LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
An employee was offloading frozen product from a vessel's main freezer onto a conveyor belt system leading to a shoreside warehouse when a box weighing approximately 40 lbs. struck/crushed the employee's left thumb, resulting in a partial amputation.
2019-01-10	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Guardian Storage Development Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was assisting a customer to unload their electronic recycling items from the trunk of their car. The customer's foot slipped and put the car into reverse slamming into the employee and pinning him against a utility cart and bollard pole. The employee sustained a compound fracture to the leg which lead to surgery and leg amputation.
2018-09-17	Laureldale	Pennsylvania	YUASA BATTERY, INCORPORATED	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unjam lead ribbons in a mill machine when his right index finger became pinched between two pieces of lead, amputating his right index fingertip.
2018-08-17	Monticello	Arkansas	SEAARK, LLC.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee had stopped welding at a small part welding station and was walking around the table when he tripped on the welding leads and fell to the concrete floor, breaking his hip. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-08-14	Rush	Colorado	Tolin Mechanical Systems Company	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was working on an electrical component of the water pump when the lead contacts sparked. The sparks ignited an unknown gas that was coming from a capped well in the work area. The employee was engulfed in flames and sustained first and second degree burns to both hands and wrists and first degree burns to his face.
2018-08-14	Kansas City	Missouri	TMS General Mechanical Contractors	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A TMS employee was performing maintenance work on a steel plate rolling machine. A hold-down clamp crushed the employee's foot, leading to an amputation of the little toe.
2018-08-13	Portsmouth	Virginia	International Marine and Industrial Applicators, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
The injured employee was passing lead bricks so they could be cut to size while another employee was picking up the bricks from a pallet. Two of the bricks were stuck together by grease. The other employee forcefully dropped the lead bricks on the pallet to free them. The injured employee reached out at the same time and the bricks struck his left pinky finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-08-06	North Kingstown	Rhode Island	Electric Boat	Leg(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
After performing a welding operation inside of a tank, an employee was exiting the tank when his leg caused a welding lead to short against the side of the tank and an electric arc occurred. His leg was burned, requiring hospitalization.
2018-07-21	Edison	New Jersey	Actavis Elizabeth LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was doing preventive maintenance on an air handling unit. The employee's right ring finger was caught between a belt and pulley, leading to a partial amputation above the first joint.
2018-07-10	Herculaneum	Missouri	JV Development	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became overheated while casting molten lead ingots, requiring hospitalization for severe heat exhaustion.
2018-07-06	League City	Texas	Jacobs Engineering Group	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were lifting a valve into place. It slipped and one employee's finger was pinched, leading to a partial amputation of the left ring finger.
2018-06-27	Winter Park	Florida	Renovation Experts, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a ladder to clean gutters on a house, mis-stepped and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a pulled muscle that lead to a blood clot and hospitalization.
2018-06-27	Clarksville	Arkansas	RBD Construction, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was laying decking material for a reinforced concrete roof. The employee was not able to get decking material under a piece of bent rebar. The employee was attempting to bend the rebar up when it suddenly became free from the cinder block wall, causing the employee to lose balance at the leading edge and fall approximately 10 feet to the floor. The employee fractured the left wrist and femur.
2018-06-26	Cleveland	Ohio	Industrial First Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was placing cribbing to accommodate a load from a forklift. The load was lowered and came down onto the employee's hand, leading to a partial amputation of his right ring fingertip.
2018-06-25	Galion	Ohio	Elliott Machine Works	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On June 25, 2018, an employee was using a hydraulic press brake to square up two 90 degree bends in a steel product. When the ram came down, his left index finger was pinched and crushed between the brake and the product, leading to an amputation of the fingertip.
2018-06-12	Uniontown	Ohio	B&B Wrecking & Excavating, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was cutting the leading edge of a structural member as part of a structural demolition. After cutting the beam, the roof collapsed and the employee fell 12 feet. The employee was hospitalized for a fracture.
2018-05-22	West Palm Beach	Florida	AHS Construction LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was securing a horizontal form when the employee stepped away from the work platform and onto an exposed area of the building's leading edge. The employee then fell to the ground, suffering potential body fractures. Wooden guardrails were in place at the time.
2018-05-06	Ocala	Florida	Hotel Development and Management Group	Arm(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking into an entryway leading to a construction area when she lost her balance and hit her left arm on the corner of an exterior wall. Her left arm broke and required hospitalization.