Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-08-09	Lynn Haven	Fl	US Postal Services	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A mail carrier became dizzy and lightheaded on his route. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related illness.
2021-07-30	Houston	Tx	Sysco Houston - Wholesale Restaurant Food Supplies	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was unloading food products for a customer when they began feeling lightheaded and disoriented, resulting in hospitalization for dehydration.
2021-07-17	Dickinson	Tx	Extra Space Storage	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was performing maintenance outside when he began feeling lightheaded and disoriented. The employee later collapsed and was hospitalized for heat stress.
2021-06-25	Millville	Nj	Northeast Precast	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
An employee became lightheaded and fell off a ladder, landing on the ground. The employee sustained a lower back injury.
2021-06-22	Monroeville	Pa	Partners For Quality Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee became lightheaded while walking, tripped on a bench leg, and fell onto the bench, suffering five broken ribs on the right side.
2021-06-13	Houston	Tx	Valeron Strength Films	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was setting up a spiral cutter in an extrusion bay when they began to feel hot and lightheaded and experienced muscle cramps. The employee was hospitalized due to dehydration.
2020-10-13	Princeton	Wv	Eastern Vault Co., Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
While working in a block house where concrete blocks were being manufactured, employees became lightheaded due to potential carbon monoxide exposure. One of them was hospitalized for high carboxyhemoglobin level resulting in headache and mild delirium.
2020-09-28	Myakka City	Fl	CLASSIE GROWERS, L.L.C.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A temporary employee was in the fields picking cucumbers when he became disoriented and lightheaded and developed cramps. He was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration/heat exhaustion.
2020-06-18	Fort Myers	Florida	United Parcel Service, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became lightheaded while en route to make a delivery. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
2020-06-15	Ocala	Florida	Labor Finders	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
At about 2:30 p.m. on June 15, 2020, a temporary employee was drilling holes in the outside wall of a house (to install shutters) when he became lightheaded due to heat exhaustion and dehydration. He was hospitalized.
2020-01-23	Arlington Heights	Illinois	Rolling Green Country Club	Leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking from a kitchen to a bathroom after cleaning a fryer with degreaser. He became lightheaded and fell to the floor, breaking his right leg.
2019-09-10	Fort Worth	Texas	Lockheed Martin	BODY SYSTEMS	Overexertion and bodily reaction
An employee was participating in a live fire training exercise and began to feel lightheaded and dizzy. The employee was hospitalized due to low potassium.
2019-08-21	Fort Worth	Texas	Steamaway	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On 8/21/2019, an employee was cleaning inside the back of a box truck while the equipment was running. Toward the end of the shift, the employee began feeling lightheaded and nauseated due to possible heat stress. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-07-19	Douglas	Georgia	Lark United Manufacturing, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was welding on a cargo trailer when he began to feel lightheaded and dizzy. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
2019-07-18	Erie	Pennsylvania	Turner Construction Company	Brain	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee was working on a beam about 12 feet from ground level, prepping for welding operations. He became lightheaded and dizzy due to the heat and fell from the beam. His personal fall arrest system stopped him from falling to the ground, but his head struck the beam. He lost consciousness and was hospitalized.
2019-07-07	Spring	Texas	Valet Living, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was on the second floor of an apartment complex, collecting trash at each door, when he became lightheaded and dizzy. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related illness.
2019-06-28	Chatham	Illinois	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized for dehydration after feeling dizzy and lightheaded while on his route.
2019-06-21	Arlington	Texas	United Parcel Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was making deliveries when he began to experience signs of heat-related illness, including feeling lightheaded and weak. He was hospitalized due to dehydration.
2019-06-19	Harker Heights	Texas	Wolff Construction, LP	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was performing construction work when he became lightheaded and vomited due to heat stress.
2019-05-29	Sarasota	Florida	United Parcel Service, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working on a package delivery truck inside the shop when he started to feel dizzy and lightheaded and then fell to the ground. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
2019-05-20	Gorham	Maine	Stanley Black and Decker	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
An employee felt dizzy and lightheaded while working in the black oxide room with chemicals. The employee was hospitalized with chemical burns to the lungs, chemical irritation, and skin blisters.
2018-09-17	Venice	California	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - VENICE	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was casing mail when the employee became lightheaded due to possible dehydration, requiring hospitalization.
2018-08-28	Port Jefferson Station	New York	Asplundh Construction	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was installing a gas line to a residence and felt lightheaded possibly due to the heat.
2018-08-28	Murfreesboro	Tennessee	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became lightheaded due to heat-related illness and fell to the ground while exiting a work vehicle.
2018-08-16	Arkville	New York	Catskill Center for Conservation and Development	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On 8/16/2018, at approximately 12:30 p.m., an employee was on a trail installing a sign and pruning a hedge when he became lightheaded and passed out due to heat stress. He fell and injured his neck, requiring hospitalization.
2018-07-18	Dothan	Alabama	Twitchell Technical Products, LLC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was performing a quality control check on a loom and became lightheaded and lethargic. The ambient temperature was high and the employee was hospitalized for dehydration.
2018-05-23	West Chester	Ohio	Cabela's Wholesale, L.L.C.	BODY SYSTEMS	Nonclassifiable
An employee was training when he became lightheaded and experienced an irregular heartbeat.
2017-10-10	Port Orange	Florida	Waste Pro USA of Florida, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was picking up 5- to 10-pound recycling bins when he started feeling lightheaded and having leg cramps. He was hospitalized due to dehydration.
2017-09-26	Fish Creek	Wisconsin	US Foods, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On September 26, 2017, an employee became dizzy, disoriented, and lightheaded due to heat stress while delivering food service products. He was hospitalized.
2017-08-26	Grand Forks	North Dakota	Valley Markets, Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was frying donuts when she became lightheaded and fell into the fryer's hot oil, burning her right arm and hand. The fryer was uncovered at the time.
2017-08-22	Wichita Falls	Texas	Scales Construction	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was finishing concrete when he became lightheaded and ill due to heat stress and dehydration, requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-17	Altamonte Springs	Florida	Utilities, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became lightheaded from heat stress while reading water meters, requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-09	Pittston	Pennsylvania	Home Depot RDC #5089	Lower leg(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
On August 9, 2017, an employee was driving an electric pallet jack when she became lightheaded and fainted. She fell from the pallet jack and broke her fibula, requiring hospitalization.
2017-07-26	El Dorado	Arkansas	Chicago Bridge and Iron	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
While moving pipes with an overhead crane, an employee became weak, dizzy, and lightheaded from heat exposure, requiring hospitalization.
2017-07-13	Austin	Texas	Texas Disposal Systems	Head	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee suffered heat stress while dumping trash cans on a garbage truck, becoming lightheaded and losing consciousness. The employee then fell and struck their head on the truck frame, suffering a head laceration that required stitches. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-06-30	Pasadena	Texas	ALPHA TECHNICAL SERVICES CORPORATION	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was rinsing out an ISO container that last contained chloroaniline using a 3,000 psi pressure washer. After exiting the container, he became lightheaded and required hospitalization for chemical exposure to chloroaniline.
2017-05-01	Sidney	Nebraska	CABELA'S INC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking with a scanner, felt lightheaded and fell to the ground breaking his right hip.
2017-03-07	Atkinson	Nebraska	AZZ Galvanizing-Nebraska	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was lightheaded and dizzy at work. The employee was hospitalized and treated for dehydration.
2016-08-12	Norristown	Pennsylvania	Advanced Disposal	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On August 12, 2016, an employee attaching toters to a truck began to feel lightheaded and dizzy due to a heat-related illness in the late afternoon.
2016-08-11	Bay City	Texas	Brandt Companies	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
As an employee was walking on site, he felt lightheaded and headed over to the gang box, where he blacked out. He was hospitalized for possible heat-related illness.
2016-08-08	Salt Lake City	Utah	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee felt dizzy and lightheaded while delivering mail. The employee was hospitalized due to heat stress and kidney failure.
2016-07-26	Big Lake	Texas	Basic Energy Services	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
While performing well servicing operations, an employee became lightheaded and began vomiting. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
2016-07-11	Rankin	Texas	Basic Energy Services, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Nonclassifiable
An employee was laying down rods that were being removed from an oil well when he began to feel fatigued and lightheaded before collapsing to his knees.
2016-07-09	Houston	Texas	Bragg Heavy Transport	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was constructing a flatbed trailer for a heavy haul when he felt lightheaded and started cramping due to heat exhaustion.
2016-06-10	Benton	Arkansas	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was delivering mail on his walking route when he became lightheaded and dizzy. The temperature at the time was 91 degrees with a humidity of 41%. He was hospitalized with heat stress.
2016-04-22	Saint Marys	Pennsylvania	Osram Sylvania, Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Three employees were investigating an H2S odor at a cooling tower. One of the employees removed the lid from the cooling tower and stuck a measuring rod in to measure the level. The employee put the lid back on and started walking away. The employee became lightheaded and fell onto the concrete walkway, requiring hospitalization for a concussion and skull fracture.
2016-01-25	Artesia	New Mexico	Customs and Border Protection- U.S. Border Patrol	BODY SYSTEMS	Other exertions or bodily reactions
On January 25, 2016, at approximately 12:00 p.m., an employee was performing physical training when he became lightheaded and dizzy. He was hospitalized.
2016-01-21	Redlake	Minnesota	U.S. Postal Service Redlake Post Office	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On January 21, 2016, an employee smelled something and became lightheaded while sorting mail into post office boxes. She was hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning due to a faulty heat exchanger on the building furnace.
2015-12-08	East Earl	Pennsylvania	Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
After glazing wood doors, an employee became lightheaded and was hospitalized.
2015-08-16	Bryan	Texas	Refinery Specialties Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was installing a pump during the fracking process when he felt lightheaded and began vomiting. He started having heat cramps and was hospitalized after suffering severe dehydration while operating equipment outside with temperatures of 105F.
2015-05-29	New London	Connecticut	Sheffield Pharmaceuticals	Skull	Other fall to lower level
An employee was attending training and started feeling queasy/lightheaded during the module on blood-borne pathogens. He left the room and sat in the northeast stairway. A short time later, he fell down the stairs and was found unconscious on the landing below by a coworker. His coworker woke him up and asked if he was okay. The injured employee stated that he was okay, just tired. He was later hospitalized for a skull fracture and concussion.
2015-03-06	Oxford	Alabama	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was working behind the cash register when she became lightheaded and fainted. She fell and hit her head against the cash register. The employee was hospitalized overnight.