Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Robinson	Il	Summit Refrigeration Group	Head, neck, and trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
At about 2:30 p.m. on November 16, 2021, an employee was checking the sight glass for a liquid level on an ammonia refrigeration system. The sight glass broke, and liquid ammonia sprayed out of the opening onto the employee's face, chest, and throat area, resulting in chemical burns.
2021-10-10	Elyria	Oh	Paradise Home Care LLC	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
At 6:40 a.m. on October 10, 2021, an employee entered a client's bathroom, slipped on liquid and fell on the floor, suffering two broken bones under the right knee.
2021-10-01	Oklahoma City	Ok	Scissortail Park Foundation	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was helping pump liquid chlorine from a larger vessel into a smaller vessel. The employee developed chlorine exposure symptoms.
2021-09-20	Pensacola	Fl	CW Roberts Contracting	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee installed a liquid asphalt hose and was filling a truck at the terminal plant. The hose detached, resulting in hot liquid asphalt spraying onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the face, neck, and hands.
2021-08-26	York	Ne	York Cold Storage	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee had just washed out an emulsifier feed auger, a piece of equipment with two rotating augers. He noticed that liquid was no longer draining from the equipment. As he tried to free any product that might be causing a plug, the lower auger amputated his right index finger up to the nail.
2021-08-26	Ozark	Ar	KOSS CONSTRUCTION CO.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was unloading liquid asphalt cement from a semi-tanker. He left to retrieve a new gasket for the tanker's hose. The valve was opened while he was gone, and when he returned and removed the hose, 300-degree asphalt cement sprayed out of the connection and struck him. He suffered second-degree burns to his left and right forearm, left thigh, lower stomach, and right shin toward the ankle.
2021-08-25	Orange City	Fl	Crothall Healthcare	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On August 25, 2021, an employee slipped on liquid on an operating room floor, fell, and suffered a broken right femur. She was hospitalized.
2021-08-25	Atkins	Ar	Twin Rivers Foods, Inc	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
At about 9:02 p.m. on August 25, 2021, an employee was trying to clear clogged wastewater pumps. The employee turned off power to the pumps and started the procedure to clear the lines. Upon opening a line, the employee was sprayed by heated liquid and suffered second-degree burns to the torso and upper right arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-11	Atlanta	Ga	HARTYBAKE, LLC	Hand(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On August 11, 2021, a temporary employee was washing pots and pans. While his right hand was in the sink containing dishwater, dish cleaning liquid spilled over the cuff of his glove and caused a chemical burn to his hand.
2021-08-06	Williston	Nd	Hiland Crude LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was draining down and isolating piping. While he was trying to remove debris from a 1-inch vent valve, liquid started to gurgle up into the valve. He closed the valve with his right hand to prevent a release, and it closed on his left index finger. He suffered a partial amputation to the finger.
2021-07-19	Blair	Wi	Associated Milk Producers, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
On July 19, 2021, an employee was working on the clean-in-place (CIP) system and was burned on the chest, stomach, arm, and leg by pressurized hot liquid.
2021-07-11	Abington	Pa	Abington Hospital Jefferson Health	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking in an operating room when they slipped on liquid and fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured right patella.
2021-06-23	Pleasanton	Tx	NexTier Completion Solutions Inc.	Hand(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was tightening a hose clamp. The hose broke and hot liquid sprayed onto the employee causing third-degree burns to both hands.
2021-06-23	Valley City	Oh	Superior Roll Forming Co. INC.	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was using a plasma cutter to cut parts on a line's cutoff. Sparks from the cutter came into contact with a flammable liquid that was used to mark parts, and the employee suffered burns to the face, neck, chest, and arms in the resulting fire. He also suffered a head laceration.
2021-06-16	Longmont	Co	ROYAL CREST DAIRY INC.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking though the washroom when a barrel that was being filled with caustic liquid overflowed. The employee slipped on the caustic liquid, resulting in chemical burns to their left wrist and right leg.
2021-06-15	Savannah	Ga	US Environmental, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was delivering a load of caustic liquid to a facility when he stepped in a puddle of unknown chemical composition, resulting in chemical burns to his right foot that required hospitalization.
2021-06-01	Eutaw	Al	United Roofing Mfg. Co., Inc.	Head and trunk	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee emptied the contents of a truck into a tank and then closed the valve on the truck. While taking the asphalt transfer hose off the truck, residual liquid asphalt splashed on his face and chest resulting in second degree burns.
2021-06-01	Sunshine	La	Plaquemine Point Shipyard	Multiple body parts	Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
An employee descended a ladder inside a barge tank to take depth measurements of the lining. About 2-3 rungs from the bottom of the ladder, he turned and jumped to leap over a puddle of liquid around an inside pump. The employee landed in the liquid, which splashed on his face and eyes. The liquid was caustic and the employee suffered loss of vision in his right eye and third degree burns on his legs.
2021-05-26	Palmetto	Fl	Allied New Technologies	Face	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was disconnecting a plant process hose carrying 32% liquid sodium hydroxide. The employee was exposed to the chemical under his face shield. The lower part of his face was exposed and he suffered a rash/burn.
2021-05-24	Douglasville	Ga	LINCOLN TRUCKING INC.	Multiple body parts	Explosion
An employee was standing near his truck while hot liquid were being loaded into it. The liquid clogged, and while a pump was being used to blow and pull it, there was an explosion. The hot liquid burned the employee's face, hands, and feet.
2021-05-12	Palmetto	Fl	Thatcher Chemical of Florida, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure
An employee was carrying a 5 gallon bucket of 50% hydrogen peroxide solution when the handle broke or he dropped the bucket and the solution splashed onto him. He experienced chemical burns on his left arm, chest, left shoulder, and just above the left eye. He was hospitalized for burns as well as inhalation of vapors and ingestion of liquid solution.
2021-04-27	Port Neches	Tx	Lion Elastomers	Head and neck	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was unloading liquid caustic potash into a tank. When the hose was uncoupled, the employee was sprayed with the chemical. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered chemical burns to the neck and face.
2021-04-17	Midlothian	Tx	Gerdau Midlothian Steel Mill	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was lancing a ladle when the lance pipe became stuck to the ladle opening. The employee then pulled on the pipe. The pipe detached from the lance and liquid steel poured out of the pipe and struck the employee's gloved right hand causing second degree burns to the palm and wrist.
2021-04-16	Wakefield	Ne	Michael Foods, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was trying to move a barrel of liquid. He slipped and fell back onto the ground, breaking his left hip.
2021-04-12	Vidalia	Ga	Dot Family Holdings LLC	Multiple head locations	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was using a plasma cutter to cut the top of a barrel that had been filled with flammable liquid. The barrel, with residual antifreeze under pressure, exploded. The employee suffered a jaw fracture and a brain bleed.
2021-03-06	Snyder	Ne	Battle Creek Farmers Cooperative - Madison	Multiple head locations	Contact with cold objects or substances
An employee was using a posthole digger to clear dirt away from a propane vaporizer when the line disconnected, sending liquid propane into the air. The employee sustained propane burns to the nasal cavity, face, and head.
2021-02-22	Waycross	Ga	GATX Corporation	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was walking by a railcar commodity offloading area. A 2-inch rubber hose funneling phenol into a 55-gallon drum became dislodged from the drum and sprayed liquid phenol onto the employee. He was hospitalized, having suffered second-degree chemical burns to the back of his neck and first-degree chemical burns to his face and arms.
2021-02-19	Beaumont	Tx	Diversified CPC - Beaumont	Multiple body parts	Contact with cold objects or substances
An employee was disconnecting a liquid transfer hose from a transport tank and noticed a leak from the valve at the end of the hose. As he checked the valve and rotated the valve handle, the mechanical stop tab broke, causing liquid propane to be released. The employee sustained burns to the abdomen, right knee, and right elbow.
2021-01-27	Sidney	Mt	Sidney Sugars, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was removing lag bolts from a man cover, waiting for the slurry tank to drain. When all but two bolts were removed, the access door opened up spilling liquid lime onto the employee. The employee sustained burns to both feet.
2021-01-16	Birmingham	Al	Ventura Foods, LLC	Trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee filled a 55-gallon trash can with chemicals for cleaning and attempted to move the trash can when the liquid splashed. As the employee attempted to avoid the liquid, he tripped and liquid splashed onto him, resulting in chemical burns on the right side of his torso.
2021-01-09	Appleton	Wi	Luvata Appleton LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was scraping slag off an alloy melting furnace pot when residual liquid nitrogen mixed with molten metal still in the furnace. The instantaneous mixing caused an explosion, which knocked the employee to the ground. His protective helmet and face shield were knocked off and he suffered second- and third-degree burns to the neck and left arm.
2020-10-07	Roberta	Ga	Whiting Systems	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was transferring liquid soap from one storage tote to another storage tote. The hose had pressure built in the line and when the nozzle was turned on to allow for liquid release, the liquid forcefully exited the hose and struck the employee's eyes resulting in chemical burns to both eyes.
2020-09-29	Florence	Al	Walmart, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was straightening a counter in a hardware department. A bottle of liquid drain opener fell, and its cap and seal broke. The liquid spilled onto the employee, causing chemical burns to her right leg, face, and arms. She was hospitalized.
2020-09-25	Carrollton	Ga	PILGRIM'S PRIDE CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On September 25, 2020, at approximately 3:00 a.m. a maintenance employee was investigating liquid on the shackles on Line 2 in the evisceration department when, while dabbing the liquid with his gloved hand, his glove became caught in the chain line above a shackle resulting in the partial amputation of his right middle fingertip.
2020-09-24	Mount Sterling	Oh	Nutrien Ag Solutions	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was loading liquid fertilizer from the safety rack onto a tank that was on the trailer of a truck. The truck moved and pinched the employee's leg between the safety rack and the trailer. The employee was hospitalized with two broken bones in the right leg, located 14 inches above the ankle.
2020-09-22	Sauget	Il	Illini Environmental Inc	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
A truck driver was attempting to drain waste milk from a tanker into a designated disposal area. The liquid in the tanker would not drain and the driver contacted the injured employee for assistance. The injured employee drove to the disposal site to investigate. The disposal site (owned & operated by a separate employer) provided a PVC pipe with a scoop at the end of it for the injured employee to take a sample of the liquid in the tanker to determine why the liquid would not drain. The injured
2020-08-26	Wynnewood	Pa	SB Capital Group II LLC	Lumbar region	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was sitting on the liquid petroleum tank of a forward-tipping forklift, unloading a safe into a dumpster. The forklift tipped forward. When it tipped back to a neutral position, the employee suffered a lower back injury.
2020-08-12	Decatur	Al	Polyplex USA, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was burned by hot liquid polymer, released as he took a nozzle out of a drain. He suffered second- and third-degree burns.
2020-08-04	Lemont	Il	CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was opening a hatch to check liquid sulfur draining into a pit. The liquid sulfur splashed onto the employee's hand and face, causing chemical burns.
2020-07-30	Cantonment	Florida	ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.	Head and trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
A maintenance employee was removing a level control valve when he was sprayed with Hexamethylenediamine (HMD). The contents of the pipe were under pressure and the liquid was hot, but less than 100 degrees Celsius. The employee sustained chemical burns and possibly thermal burns to his face and back.
2020-06-23	Bay Minette	Alabama	Plasmine Technology, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was transferring flammable liquid in the lab from a 5-gallon container to a 1-gallon container when the liquid ignited, resulting in burns to the employee's hands, knee, and left forearm.
2020-06-11	Wooster	Ohio	Bob Sumerel Tire Company Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was attempting to remove the lid from a plastic container by applying heat with a torch to loosen the top. The liquid inside the container heated up and the container burst open under pressure, spraying the employee who suffered first and second degree burns to the front of his body.
2020-05-05	Beaumont	Texas	Gulfstar Industries LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was lowering a transfer hose between two liquid cargo barges. The winch started to free-spool and the hand crank came out of its seat. The employee was putting the hand crank back in to stop the winch from free-spooling, when the gears on the winch caused a partial amputation of a finger on the right hand and a fracture.
2020-04-04	Pinellas Park	Florida	Madico, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee had just started a coating line and lowered the rollers over the rod. The employee reached over the rod to tap it, in order to remove some air bubbles in the coating liquid. The sleeve of employee's cleanroom suit, along with his right arm, were pulled in between the idler and the film. The employee sustained a fractured right arm.
2020-04-02	Maplesville	Alabama	South Coast Paper, LLC	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was filling a gas truck with liquid propane fuel. The fuel caught fire and the employee suffered burns to both hands, a wrist, and the forehead. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-02	Burlington	New Jersey	American Custom Drying CO	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped in liquid and fell down the stairs. He sustained injuries to the left side of his body, including internal injury.
2020-03-02	La Salle	Colorado	The Williams Companies	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Employees were preparing a pig receiver and pig launcher. The block valves had been closed, and the receiver and launcher had been blown down; liquids were draining from the opening of the launcher. A forklift was being used to open the receiver hatch. The hatch struck the forklift's forks, and liquids at the receiver and launcher ignited. An employee suffered second-degree burns to the face and right hand, as well as first-degree burns to the left and right lower legs, and was hospitalized.
2020-02-12	Cordova	Illinois	WESTWAY FEED PRODUCTS, INC.	Multiple face locations	Struck by discharged or flying object
On February 12, 2020, at approximately 7:10 AM, an employee was preparing to load liquid feed into a truck. As the employee applied additional force to release a transfer hose cap that was stuck, the hose cap popped up and struck him on the right side of his face. The employee sustained a fractured orbital bone and fractured nasal bones as well as a laceration to the nose and an abrasion to the right side of the face. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
2020-02-12	Houston	Texas	Crane Worldwide Logistics	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was replacing a new liquid propane tank for a forklift. The propane leaked through a valve from the tank and onto the employee's right index and middle fingers, burning them.
2020-02-07	Vincentown	New Jersey	The Mentor Network	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While carrying towels, an employee slipped on liquid air freshener on the ground and fell, suffering a broken leg.
2020-01-16	Toms River	New Jersey	Walmart Store 1844	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While moving merchandise, an employee slipped on spilled liquid on a sales floor, fell, and suffered a broken kneecap.
2020-01-14	Shrewsbury	Massachusett	Price Chopper Operating Co. of Massachusetts, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c.
An employee drank liquid from a water bottle. The employee sustained chemical burns to the lips, mouth, throat, and legs and was hospitalized. A coworker had intentionally substituted the injured employee's water bottle with a water bottle containing sulfuric acid.
2020-01-14	Bessemer	Alabama	U.S. Pipe and Foundry	Foot (feet)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was helping to clean up an iron spill. A 3-foot skimming rod was laid on top of the machine ladle of a casting machine. The rod had been previously dipped in the blacking liquid. The wet rod fell into the ladle, causing a reaction that ejected molten iron from the ladle. The molten iron contacted and burned the employee's left foot.
2019-09-10	Attalla	Alabama	Good Hope Contracting Co, Inc.	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
A truck driver along with another employee had just finished draining a tanker. They were unhooking the hose from the tanker when hot liquid asphalt struck the driver's arm causing severe burns. The driver was hospitalized.
2019-09-03	Farnsworth	Texas	Perryton Equity Exchange, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was bleeding liquid from a vapor line. The employee was exposed to anhydrous ammonia from the waist up, suffering chemical burns and an inhalation injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-08-21	La Joya	Texas	Terra Firma Materials	Arm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was offloading petroleum gas from a tanker when the oil-based petroleum gas liquid sprayed him as he removed the hose. He sustained chemical burns to both arms.
2019-08-07	Levittown	Pennsylvania	Randstad USA	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was unloading a trailer when the employee slipped on liquid soap and fell to the floor, suffering a broken tibia and fibula.
2019-08-06	Watford City	North Dakota	Wolla Oilfield Services, LLC	Head and trunk	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was manually lighting burner boxes on hot oil trucks. When using a cigarette lighter to ignite a pilot burner a liquid propane gas flashback (woof) occurred and the employee suffered flash fire burns to the face and lungs.
2019-08-01	Garden City	Georgia	Qualawash Holdings, LLC.	Multiple leg locations	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was trying to flush a liquid bulk tank trailer with hot water. Hot water splashed from a valve in an adjacent bay onto the employee's left leg, burning the calf and the back of the thigh.
2019-07-27	Heavener	Oklahoma	OK Foods, Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was cleaning a conveyor/line at the deli walk area of a plant with a chlorine liquid solution (foam spray) and went to the breakroom because she experienced difficulty breathing. She was eventually hospitalized due to inhalation of the foam spray.
2019-06-24	Leonia	New Jersey	Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a cart to transport a full liquid nitrogen dewar when the liquid nitrogen dewar slipped/shifted position on the hook holding it in place. The employee's right middle finger was then crushed between the dewar and the cart, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-06-18	Chattanooga	Tennessee	Atlanta Terminal Company	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
On June 18, 2019, at approximately 1:30 AM, two employees were blowing out an asphalt hose after loading a barge when the lines pressurized and blew apart, spraying them with hot liquid asphalt. One of the employees was hospitalized with first, second, and third degree burns.
2019-06-04	Littlefield	Texas	Continenetal Dairy Facility Southwest	Hand(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was working with hydrochloric acid when the acid went straight up in the air and landed on the employee's apron sleeve. The liquid flowed down the apron into the employee's glove and burned the employee's hand.
2019-06-03	Lakeville	New York	Archer Daniel Midland	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was preparing to melt granulated sugar with hot water to make liquid invert sucrose. The employee turned on the drum pump and walked over to the measuring tank to monitor filling. While the employee's back was facing the pump, the pump discharge hose came undone and a discharge of hydrochloric acid (HCl) struck the employee's back causing first and second degree chemical burns.
2019-05-24	Pasadena	Texas	Qualawash Holdings LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
While cleaning a liquid bulk tank truck, an employee made dermal contact with aniline and was hospitalized for methemoglobinemia.
2019-05-13	Columbus	Ohio	Temp-Masters, Inc.	Hand(s)	Contact with cold objects or substances
An employee was pumping down an existing refrigeration line set in a mechanical room when there was a release of liquid refrigerant. While working to stop the release, the employee received burns to the right hand, requiring hospitalization.
2019-05-07	Midland	Texas	Sand Box Logistics	Face	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee removed the radiator cap and was sprayed in the face by hot liquid. The employee suffered burns to the face.
2019-05-04	Mystic	Connecticut	DDM Hotel Mystic, LLC	Lung(s), pleura	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee lifted the cover off a five-gallon pail of liquid chlorine and was overcome by the chlorine gas that was released and was hospitalized for chemical pneumonitis.
2019-04-26	Memphis	Missouri	PRAIRIELAND FS INC.	Multiple face locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee had been filling anhydrous tanks when a valve released anhydrous ammonia liquid and vapor. The employee's googles were blown away from their face and the employee sustained burns and blisters to the face, eyes, and mouth.
2019-04-19	Saginaw	Alabama	Dunn Construction Company, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was walking by a pipe that was placed on a stand to be unclogged of liquid asphalt. The heated asphalt bubbled out of the pipe and onto the employee as he walked by, burning his arms and legs.
2019-04-08	Sparta	Wisconsin	Century Foods International, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was tightening a clamp (using channel lock pliers) on a pasteurizer system when a leak was identified. The clamp fastener dislodged while turning and 240-degree liquid discharged onto the employee, causing burns to the waist, abdomen, legs, and knees.
2019-03-13	Monticello	Mississippi	Georgia-Pacific Monticello LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion
An employee was checking a process line when a liquid pulp container blew up, causing second degree burns to the employee's arms, legs, and back.
2019-03-12	Highspire	Pennsylvania	Homestat Farms	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a 55-gallon drum of malt liquid weighing 655 pounds. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the drum and a frame, causing a partial fingertip amputation.
2019-03-06	Hyde Park	Massachusett	Stop & Shop Supermarkets, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was disposing of liquid from an empty cryovac package of pork. He slipped on liquid on the floor, landed on his left side, and broke his left hip.
2019-02-18	Lithia Springs	Georgia	Chemstar Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was removing the lid from a liquid tote of hypochlorous acid. Exposed to the vapor, the employee began experiencing shortness of breath and was hospitalized.
2019-01-22	Fort Worth	Texas	Sovereign Pharmaceuticals, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
After operating a liquid pharmaceutical machine to make a batch, an employee began to disassemble the machine for cleaning. The employee placed a towel in the machine, which sucked in the towel and the employee's left hand. The employee sustained a partial left index fingertip amputation. The machine was not turned off and was not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident.
2019-01-21	Park Ridge	Illinois	Advocate Health and Hospital Corporation	Lumbar region	Fall on same level due to slipping
A nursing care technician entered a soiled utility room to place a dirty food tray in a cart. She slipped on a liquid on the floor and fell, injuring her lower back.
2018-09-20	Jamestown	New York	Allpro Parking	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While exiting a vehicle in a parking lot, an employee slipped in a pool of brake or power steering liquid. The employee's left ankle was broken.
2018-09-02	East Peoria	Illinois	AECOM, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using a hoist to change a cooling liquid bag filter on a machine when the strap broke, causing the filter's metal strainer to come down on the employee's left hand and amputate the left middle fingertip.
2018-08-20	Albany	Georgia	JLA International, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee heated up a 500 mL bottle of violet red in a mug in the microwave. Upon removal, the heated glass bottle was shaken and shattered. The heated liquid contacted the employee, causing second and third degree burns to the face, neck, and right wrist.
2018-08-17	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Urban Outfitters Store #6	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was burned by liquid stock, requiring hospitalization.
2018-08-06	Syracuse	New York	Research Foundation of SUNY	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
An employee was operating a microfluidizer when the beaker punctured his left palm and the liquid stream came in contact with his blood. He developed an infection and was hospitalized.
2018-07-23	Gardiner	New York	Tuthilltown Spirits, LLC.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was carrying a pitcher with a heavy-duty caustic liquid cleaner (containing 50% sodium hydroxide) to a large drum. The liquid spilled onto his legs, causing third-degree chemical burns to his ankles/shins. He was hospitalized.
2018-07-19	Jonesboro	Arkansas	Asphalt Producers LLC	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was preparing to unload liquid asphalt from the tanker truck into the storage tank at the asphalt plant. Hot oil splashed onto the employee after the cap was removed to hook up the hose. The employee sustained burns to the arms and shoulders (4.5% of his body). The safety valve was not closed at the time of the incident.
2018-07-18	Alachua	Florida	Walmart Distribution Center #7035	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was pushing a cart when he slipped on spilled liquid soap, fracturing his left ankle. He was hospitalized.
2018-07-17	Geismar	Louisiana	Westlake Vinyls Company, LP	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was adding a bag of sodium thiosulfate to a storage tank containing sodium hypochlorite and a weak caustic solution. The bag fell into the tank and the liquid in the tank splashed onto the employee causing second degree burns to the right and left thigh, abdomen and left hand.
2018-07-13	Miami	Oklahoma	Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
A maintenance employee was working on a plastic mold injection machine when it sprayed hot liquid product onto his face. He was hospitalized with second degree burns to his face and hands.
2018-07-13	Wheeler	Texas	WAUKESHA-PEARCE INDUSTRIES, INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a catwalk to perform maintenance on the engine of equipment used to transport crude oils and liquids. While descending the ladder from the catwalk, the employee slipped and fell to the ground, resulting in rib fractures, abrasions to the arm and shoulder, and a collapsed left lung.
2018-07-06	Lewiston	Idaho	CLEARWATER PAPER - IPP DIVISION	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning a probe on a hot condensate line. The employee was sprayed with hot steam and liquid, suffering second- and third-degree burns to 30 percent of the body.
2018-07-03	Fort Washington	Pennsylvania	Johnson & Johnson Consumer, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
A 5-gallon waste can overpressurized while an employee was pouring a waste liquid into it. The can exploded, injuring the employee's hand, abdomen, and chin.
2018-06-27	Gordon	Georgia	Choice Transporation of Middle Georgia, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off the top of a liquid tanker/trailer while washing it and sustained a head injury. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
2018-06-25	Cambridge	Ohio	Colgate Palmolive Company	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On June 25, 2018, an employee was fixing a leak in a liquid dish bottle labeler when the machine started up, fracturing both of the employee's hands.
2018-06-20	Edison	New Jersey	Alcami Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was moving a glass container of hot liquid when the container broke. The hot liquid then splashed and burned the employee.
2018-06-13	Lithia Springs	Georgia	Pirate Staffing	Lip(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
A temporary employee slid bottles of cleaning fluid down the line with his hand and some of the liquid splashed onto his face, causing his lips to swell.
2018-06-07	Talbotton	Georgia	Robinson Paving	Upper and lower limb(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was pumping liquid asphalt from a storage tower to a distribution truck when the employee was sprayed with the hot asphalt resulting in burns to the right thumb and index fingers and the left foot. The valve was not shut down at the time.
2018-05-24	Alvin	Texas	ASCEND PERFORMANCE MATERIALS LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was struck in the back by a piece of a stainless steel organic solvent container that became over-pressurized and burst, suffering back lacerations. The container had at least 200 pounds of pressure and was full of liquid nitrogen at the time.
2018-05-15	Paducah	Kentucky	James Marine	Multiple body parts	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
An employee was pressure testing a fuel tank and void tank on a boat. Liquid was coming out of the pot into the test hose when the T-bar hatch blew off, striking the employee in the left knee and face and knocking him onto his back. He suffered a fractured tibia and broken nose.
2018-05-14	Waco	Texas	Equalizer, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a ladder to enter and clean a liquid fertilizer tank when he fell. He sustained a cracked skull, broken ribs, and bruised organs, requiring hospitalization.
2018-05-05	Panama City	Florida	Kraton Chemical, LLC.	Multiple body parts	Exposure to harmful substances or environments
An employee was trying to open a pastillator basket filter (turns resin product into quarter-inch beads) when the pressure built up underneath the filter, causing the liquid resin to splash onto and burn his face and right forearm. He was hospitalized.
2018-02-06	Grand Prairie	Texas	AAA Cooper Transportation	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was checking inside a trailer to see what liquid had spilled and why. Paint stripper had spilled onto the doors of the trailer. The employee closed the door on the trailer and the paint stripper splashed into both eyes, requiring hospitalization.