Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-18	Proctor	Wv	Robey Excavating LLC	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was acting as a spotter for a loader, guiding it backward. When the loader's forks pulled out of the load, the release of tension caused them to bounce and kick up rocks. These rocks struck and fractured the employee's right ankle and lacerated the employee's face.
2021-11-11	Fort Morgan	Co	Dinklage Feed Yard Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was stepping off a front-end loader when he slipped and hit his head on concrete. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-07	Chicago	Il	Ground Services International (GSI) Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was on a trailer pulling a pallet towards a K-loader when his foot rolled under the pallet and was pinned between the pallet and a roller. The employee's ankle was broken in three places.
2021-11-04	Wrightstown	Nj	Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was training another employee on aircraft loading when their right thumb was pinched between two loaders, resulting in amputation.
2021-10-31	Seminole	Tx	Oasis Gin, Inc.	Brain	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking when they were struck by a loader transporting round bales of cotton to be processed, resulting in a head injury.
2021-10-25	Cape Canaveral	Fl	All Terrain Tractor Service, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
Employees were swapping out a fork attachment for a bucket attachment on a loader. The locking pin got stuck. An employee used a piece of rebar to remove debris from the pin receiver; the pin dislodged quickly and his left ring and little fingers were caught between the pin and the receiver. He suffered amputations to both fingers.
2021-10-23	Sylacauga	Al	AM Group, LLC	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On October 23, 2021, at 11:20 a.m., an employee was taking inventory in an aisle in the shipping department when they were struck by a side loader lift truck, resulting in fractures to the collar bone, shoulder, and ribs.
2021-10-15	Liberty Hill	Tx	Greater Austin Development	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was at a jobsite repairing a truck that had broken down. The employee was in the median of a service road and had a cone behind the truck being serviced. While working on the truck, the employee was stuck by the bucket of a front-end loader being driven down the service road. The employee was pinned between the side of the bucket and his truck, resulting in amputations of three fingers down to the first joint as well as a broken right femur.
2021-10-13	Deport	Tx	Kiewit Power Constructors Co.	Brain	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was driving a front-end loader. The employee lost consciousness, and the front-end loader crashed through trees. The employee suffered a head injury.
2021-09-30	Hansen	Id	Valley Agronomics LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was stepping up into a front loader and preparing to move a bag of fertilizer. He fell backward, landing on the concrete below and suffering fractured lower back vertebrae and two fractured ribs.
2021-09-30	Naples	Fl	Mitchell & Stark Construction Co., Inc.	Foot (feet)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was seated on a loader platform when the loader hit a bump and the employee fell to the ground. One of the loader's wheels then ran over the employee's right foot, resulting in a foot fracture.
2021-09-23	Columbus	Oh	Solstice Sleep Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On September 23, 2021, an employee was assisting the operation of the horizontal band saw with the carousel bun loader. The employee was manually pushing the carousel wheel that was stuck and not engaged on the drive wheel when their right little finger became caught in between the bottom of the carousel frame and the guide wheel pinch point resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-09-22	Superior	Mt	Aucker Builders	Thigh(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was limbing and bucking logs when he was struck by a log that a log loader was moving to the road. The employee sustained a broken femur.
2021-09-15	Lafayette Hill	Pa	Best Line Leasing Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was working on a skid-steer loader repairing the AC when the door closed on his finger, amputating the fingertip.
2021-09-08	Denison	Tx	Southeast Power Corporation Western	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was unloading wooden utility poles. A pole was put on ground by a front-end loader. The pole then rolled downhill onto the employee's leg fracturing the tibia and fibula.
2021-09-02	San Antonio	Tx	Cribley Enterprises, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was spreading gravel on top of a building when a mini loader drove onto his leg and broke it.
2021-08-25	Lincoln	Ne	Gana Trucking & Excavating	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Employees were trying to fix a hose on a skid loader's concrete breaker attachment. The skid loader attached to the breaker, raised it, and began to rotate it forward to give the mechanic access. The breaker fell off the skid loader and broke the right leg of the mechanic, who was standing to the left front of the skid loader.
2021-08-24	Marion	Oh	The Wilson Bohannan Co.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On August 24, 2021, an employee was unjamming a pad lock from an energized bar loader machine when their left middle finger was caught in a pinch point. The employee sustained a partial fingertip amputation.
2021-08-07	Webster	Fl	ROBBINS MANUFACTURING COMPANY	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stepping down off a front-end loader. He missed the last step and fell to the pavement, suffering a broken left hip. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-03	Lubbock	Tx	West Infrastructure Construction, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
A front end loader's bucket was rotated while an employee's hand was on it. The employee suffered a laceration to the little finger.
2021-07-31	Blytheville	Ar	H and M Construction Co., Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was lying on a concrete slab immediately next to an unloader. The unloader had been raised on a hydraulic jack so the employee could make a shim adjustment to it. When the employee lowered the unloader after making the adjustment, it fell and struck the employee, who suffered a 10-inch horizontal laceration to the chest; the amputation of three fingers on the left hand; a cut to the left side of the head; cuts on the upper right arm; and bruises to the back, left hip, and right shoul
2021-07-31	Tampa	Fl	Quantem Aviation Services, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was on the tarmac on a deck loader when they began to feel faint, dizzy, and incoherent, resulting in hospitalization for a heat-related illness.
2021-07-27	Lincoln	Ne	OL&B Railway	Multiple body parts	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a skid loader when it fell through the wooden walkway of a bridge and struck the ground 23 feet below. The employee suffered broken ribs, a broken shoulder, and a spinal burst fracture, as well as biting through his bottom lip.
2021-07-23	Lisle	Il	West Side Tractor Sales	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee removed a flag pin to replace a hydraulic cylinder during servicing of a loader. The upper part of the machine frame separated, causing a hinged coupler to fall to the floor from an "upward" position, crush the employee's feet, and knock him down. He suffered fractures to both feet and a broken wrist.
2021-07-23	Hazlehurst	Ga	Beasley Timber Co. Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving a front-end loader from one yard to another when the engine shut off, leaving him with no power to control it. He jumped clear of the loader and broke his left leg when he hit the ground.
2021-07-16	Harvest	Al	D. R. Horton	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On July 16, 2021, at approximately 1:50 p.m., a subcontractor employee was picking up trash when he was run over by a skid-steer loader, resulting in a broken right leg.
2021-07-16	Cumming	Ga	Chipper, LLC	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was operating a compound utility loader. A truck struck him as it backed up, breaking his leg. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-10	Roswell	Ga	Michael Peeples	Multiple head locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was directing the track loader as it backed up. A half-inch double-braided polyester rope that being used to remove tree trunks broke and struck the employee resulting in a traumatic head injury and the loss of their left eye.
2021-07-09	Chuluota	Fl	Service Electric Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
The employee was rigging a towing strap to a front-end loader to tow a truck out of the mud and onto matting. The front-end loader moved while the employee's thumb was between the vertical drop pin and the tow bar of the front-end loader, resulting in a partial thumb tip amputation.
2021-07-09	Peachtree City	Ga	Strack Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was operating a front-end loader. The employee fell off the loader and fractured their tibia and fibula.
2021-07-08	Granite City	Il	United States Steel Corporation Granite City Works	Ankle(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
On July 7, 2021, at approximately 5:30 p.m., an employee was parking a front-end loader after moving hot coils from production to shipping in a steel mill. While exiting the front-end loader, the rear wheel on the left side of the loader exploded, throwing the employee approximately 20 feet from the boarding platform. The employee was hospitalized with broken bones in both ankles.
2021-07-07	Solon	Oh	The Davey Tree Expert Company	Leg(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating a stand-up loader and was parallel parking the loader between a parked truck and a chipper tongue. As he was positioning the loader, his left leg was caught between the loader and the parked truck and was fractured.
2021-07-07	Guntown	Ms	West Fraser Mississippi	Face	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was adjusting a loader when 15 boards dropped onto his head. He suffered facial fractures.
2021-07-06	Highlands	Tx	SER Infrastructure Services	Lower leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On July 6, 2021, at approximately 8:30 AM a semi-truck was delivering rebar to the site. As an employee went to the rear of the truck to help guide it, a loader grabbed one side of the rebar and caused the other side to bounce and strike the employee on his left leg. The employee suffered fractures to his tibia and fibula.
2021-06-25	Corinth	Ms	B and B Concrete Co., Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
The operator of a front-end loader was on the ground helping to move a metal hopper on the loader bucket. Their left index finger was caught between the loader bucket and the metal hopper resulting in loss of the pad of the finger.
2021-06-25	Fayetteville	Ar	Monster Tree Service	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
At 10:30 AM, on June 25, 2021, an employee was driving a mini loader up an incline when it struck a tree stump and tipped over. Both of the employee's legs were injured.
2021-06-19	Lancaster	Pa	Steel Fab Enterprises, LLC	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
While dismounting a skid steer loader, an employee contacted the loader and fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured femur.
2021-06-07	Belle Chasse	La	CHS Myrtle Grove	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was helping to remove excess tools and equipment from a bucket barge unloader. A roller slipped as the employee was lifting it and pinched his right index finger, amputating the fingertip.
2021-06-01	Whitehouse Station	Nj	Readington Farms Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On June 1, 2021, an employee was trying to clear a milk case jam on the dolly loader track. His right was hand was under the milk crate and his index finger got caught in the chain of the track, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-05-26	Garland	Tx	INTERCERAMIC INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a dryer kiln when an alarm went off indicating that one of the two limit switches of the centering device control was not functioning properly. In order to reach the centering device control limit switch, the employee used a rod and kneeled down stretching his body/hand forward between the dryer exit and a column of an unloader machine. The employee's body was caught between the exiting tile cart and the column of the unloader machine resulting in fractured ribs.
2021-05-25	Wolfeboro Falls	Nh	Sunday Paving & Sealing, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a mini loader while trying to retrieve equipment that had been run over. The employee sustained injuries to his face and hand.
2021-05-19	Tampa	Fl	Republic Services of Florida	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A welding technician was installing hydraulic packing cylinders for an Automate Side Loader (ASL). The cylinder was on a stand. When the employee attempted to move the cylinder it slipped and fell on the employee's finger pinning the employee's hand against the front part of the truck body. When the employee tried to remove their hand from under the cylinder, their right ring fingertip was amputated.
2021-05-10	West Point	Ny	Island Pump & Tank Corp.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a skid steer loaded with a jackhammer attachment. He had lifted the attachment up over the seat when it broke off from the loader and fell on his leg. His right leg was broken below the knee, and the skin was punctured.
2021-05-05	Brooklyn	Ny	City Recycling Corp.	Arm(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was directing a roll-off container truck to reverse into position for dumping demolition debris when a grapple loader nearby reversed and pinned the employee's right arm against the side of the roll-off container truck. The employee's right arm was crushed.
2021-05-04	Gainesville	Ga	Thomas Concrete	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attaching a front end loader bucket to a machine. He aligned the parts to place a pin, and a bar moved and pinched his left index fingertip. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-04-30	Chicago	Il	Central Steel & Wire Company	Knee(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On April 30, 2021, an employee was placing a tag onto an empty pan and was struck by a side loader. The employee was dragged several feet down the filling station and was caught between the side loader and the filling station. The employee sustained bruises, contusions, and a left knee fracture and torn meniscus. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-27	Wilton	Ny	Galusha & Sons, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was operating a log loader. The loader struck a tree stump embedded in the ground and rocked, its open door swinging shut. The employee's left middle, ring, and little fingers were caught between the door and the cab. The middle ring and ring fingers were medically amputated at the second knuckle, and the little finger was reattached.
2021-04-27	Liverpool	Pa	Mahantango Enterprises, Incorporated	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was walking toward customers when he came into contact with a skid loader that was backing up, resulting in a broken lower left leg.
2021-04-20	Humble	Tx	Worldwide Flight Services, Inc.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a ladder to reach the cab of a container loader. He slipped and fell to the ground, suffering a broken ankle and heel.
2021-04-18	Jamaica	Ny	American Airlines	Nonclassifiable	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving a wide loader when it was struck by a baggage tractor. The employee lost consciousness.
2021-04-16	Joliet	Il	MAHONEY ENVIRONMENTAL	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
On April 16, 2021, at approximately 1:20 a.m., an employee was installing a new emergency/parking brake on a compact wheel loader equipped with a pallet fork attachment. While the employee was under the arms and pallet fork attachment of the wheel loader, the hydraulic cable was released causing hydraulic oil and pressure to escape. The arms and pallet fork attachment lowered and pinned the employee's left arm and leg between the pallet fork attachment and the ground. The employee's lower left a
2021-04-09	Sioux Falls	Sd	United Ground Express	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing at the top of a belt loader, getting ready to load an airplane with luggage. The loader was energized, and the employee fell to the concrete about 6 feet 7 inches below. He suffered a laceration to the back of the head, as well as a C6-C7 anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery.
2021-04-08	Cuba	Mo	McGinnis Wood Products, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a loader. While checking the tension of the alternator belt their fingers were caught in the belt. The employee sustained an amputation of the index and middle fingertips.
2021-04-08	Dallas	Tx	UPS	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking up the K-loader when they slipped and fell over the side of the K-loader to the ground below. The employee sustained a fractured right arm.
2021-04-05	Wedowee	Al	Randolph Farmers Co-Op Inc	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
Two employees were attempting to move a tender truck that was stuck in gravel. Employee 1 was operating a skid-steer loader with a chain that was attached to the mast and to the front of the tender truck to pull on the truck. Employee 2 was operating another skid-steer loader to push on the truck's rear bumper. Employee 1 pulled on the truck and then exited the loader to retighten the chain attached to the loader's mast. Employee 2 pushed on the truck's rear bumper and the truck traveled forward
2021-03-27	Shepherdstown	Wv	H & G Catrow Contracting Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
While performing maintenance on a front end loader/backhoe, an employee removed a pin, which caused the machine arm to come down on the employee's finger. The employee's finger was caught between the machine arm and a stationary object, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-03-17	New Plymouth	Id	Teunissen Dairy	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On March 17, 2021, an employee fell 17 feet from the bucket of a loader while covering a haystack with a tarp, landing on the ground and suffering injuries to their ankles, feet, and ribs.
2021-03-12	Bunkie	La	Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was transferring a bag of fertilizer that was held up by a forklift into a front-end loader. As the employee was standing in-between the forklift and the front-end loader, one of the machines rolled forward and the employee was pinned between the forklift mast and the bucket of the front-end loader. The employee was admitted to the hospital with six broken ribs.
2021-03-09	Labelle	Fl	C-43 West Basin Storage Reservoir	Leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A crew was removing an 8-inch rubber hose from inside a 2-foot diameter metal pipe. The hose was being pulled by a loader. The hose became stuck and began to stretch. The loader operator stopped and an employee went to inspect. The hose broke free and struck the employee's right shin, resulting in a broken right leg.
2021-03-08	Madison	Fl	Stahler-Meyer Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On March 8, 2021, an employee was adjusting the alignment of a hot dog line machine. When he moved a loader so the hot dogs could drop into a square cup, the loader pinched his right ring finger. He suffered an amputation to the finger without bone loss.
2021-02-24	Fort Myers	Fl	Sunny Grove Landscaping and Nursery, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was guiding a tree with both hands while it was strapped to the boom of a front end loader. The employee slipped and lost his balance, and one of the loader's front tires ran over his right leg and ankle.
2021-02-11	Fredonia	Ks	SEK COOP Inc.	Lumbar region	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was using an articulating wheel loader to unload a customer's truck. The employee was backing the loader into a position parallel to the customer's truck when the loader struck the auger on the rear of a parked fertilizer truck. The employee was hospitalized with injury to the right side of their lower back.
2021-02-11	Marble Falls	Tx	Camp Balcones Springs, L.P.	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was getting out of a skid steer loader when they slipped on ice and fell between the loader's arms and the cab of the tractor. While falling, a lever was pressed that caused the arms of the skid steer to lower and crush the employee between the cab and the arms. The employee suffered three broken ribs, a collapsed right lung, a fractured C7 vertebra, lost feeling/use of the right arm, and broken blood vessels in both eyes.
2021-02-02	Hastings	Ne	A-1 FIBERGLASS INC.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Sudden start or stop, nonroadway
An employee was clearing snow using a skid loader. The loader's bucket hit something solid, causing the skid loader to stop abruptly. The employee's chest collided with the safety bar inside the loader, causing the employee to lose consciousness. He was hospitalized.
2021-02-01	Bronx	Ny	Empire City Subway	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Sudden start or stop, nonroadway
An employee was driving a backhoe to remove snow when the front loader arm got caught on an elevated sewer casting that was covered in snow, causing the backhoe to stop abruptly. The employee was propelled forward, impacting his chest on the steering wheel. The employee sustained a fractured sternum and a contusion to his chest.
2021-01-25	Austin	Tx	J.T. Vaughn Construction, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a utility loader and backed up into a horizontal beam. The employee sustained a broken rib.
2021-01-22	Loveland	Co	Connell Resources, Inc.	Brain	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was watching a front-end loader scrape frozen aggregate from a sidewalk. After the front-end loader had made a pass, the employee moved towards the sidewalk to begin melting frozen aggregate with a torch. The front-end loader began to make another pass of the sidewalk, causing the loader bucket to swing and strike the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion and a strained neck.
2021-01-18	Boca Raton	Fl	In God We Trust Electrical Corp.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was assisting a mini-loader operator with moving equipment. The mini-loader's forks were lowered onto the employee's right foot resulting in a fractured big toe.
2021-01-05	Tulsa	Ok	Crossland Heavy Contractors, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
The injured employee was assisting another employee with loading grates onto a bucket loader. The injured employee's left index finger was caught between the grate and the loader bucket, resulting in amputation at the first digit.
2020-10-15	Deer Park	Tx	Makco Enterprises, LLC.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Employees were placing stumps in the back of a truck. The injured employee was in the back of the truck guiding the loader when the loader closed its clamps to exit the back of the truck and pinched the employee's left foot in the clamps. The employee sustained injury to a toe on the left foot.
2020-10-02	Mc David	Fl	West Fraser, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
On October 2, 2020, a forklift operator was adjusting the shackle on the back end of the forklift connected to a train of kiln carts when a front-end loader pushed the kiln carts from the opposite end. The forklift operator was pinched between the forklift and the kiln carts and both legs were surgically amputated below the knee.
2020-09-28	Lubbock	Tx	PYCO INDUSTRIES	Neck and back	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Employees were unbinding a gondola cart door using a front-end loader. The gondola cart door sprung open and struck the employee in the upper back and neck area.
2020-09-17	Baton Rouge	La	Ronaldson Field Landfill	Multiple body parts	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Two employees (mechanic and operator) were changing the wheels on a landfill compactor. The operator was operating a wheel loader and lifted a large metal compactor wheel off the ground to be installed on the compactor. The mechanic was signaling directions to the operator to align and set the wheel in place. While signaling and moving the wheel onto the machine, the wheel shifted on the loader forks and pinned the mechanic between the forks and the wheel. The mechanic suffered a fractured rib,
2020-09-01	Fort Edward	Ny	Casella Waste Management	Skull	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was repairing a bucket loader in a maintenance shop. A jack kicked out, striking him in the head and knocking him to the floor. He suffered a skull fracture.
2020-08-14	El Paso	Tx	Dnata USA/El Paso International Airport	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
While pushing a test weight onto the belt loader, an employee's finger got caught between the hand extension and the loader's pillar resulting in a right index fingertip amputation.
2020-08-12	Wichita	Ks	FlightSafety Services Corporation	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was descending the ladder of an elevated cargo loader when he slipped and fell, landing on the ground about 10 feet below. He suffered head and back injuries including fractured vertebrae, an acute subdural hematoma, and an intraparenchymal hematoma of the brain.
2020-08-07	Anna	Tx	Chris Harp Construction, LLC	Foot (feet)	Nonclassifiable
An employee had been driving a skid steer loader on the job site. Both of his feet were fractured by the loader's bucket. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-05	Canton	Oh	Atmosphere Annealing LLC	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An operator was attempting to retrieve a part from a furnace loader when his shoe got caught in a cable, causing him to fall onto his side from a height of about 1 foot. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip.
2020-08-05	Spring Hill	Ks	Beemer Construction, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the top step of a rubber-tired front-end loader. His back hit the fender, causing him to flip and land on the ground on his head. He suffered a head contusion and a broken left wrist.
2020-08-03	Folkston	Ga	Chesser Island Road Landfill, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was using a crow bar to attach a metal drag bar (10 feet long, weighing 400 pounds) to the bucket of a front end loader. The employee's hand was caught between the bottom of the drag bar and the ground, causing a partial amputation to the right index finger.
2020-07-30	Port Allen	Louisiana	Louis Dreyfus Commodities, L.L.C.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was helping install a loader storage bin. While hoisting the bin up, it slipped off, causing a laceration to the employee's left thumb that required surgery.
2020-07-22	Leonard	Texas	Hope Concrete, LLC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employer was in back of the concrete mixer truck washing down the fins. A loader backed up and bumped into him, knocking him down. He sustained injury to both legs.
2020-07-16	Miami	Florida	Worldwide Flight Services, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee fell on a slippery belt loader that was wet due to rain and broke the right ankle.
2020-07-14	Iliff	Colorado	DINKLAGE FEED YARD, INC.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a loader with pipes attached to the bucket. The loader's rear wheels left the ground while it was driving down a hill. The employee then lowered the bucket and the loader began bucking. The employee was thrown around inside the cab. He was hospitalized with a compressed disc in his neck and pinched nerves.
2020-06-30	Boynton Beach	Florida	TOP CUT LAWN SERVICES NORTH, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee who had been operating a front-end loader was found trapped and crushed underneath the loader, requiring hospitalization.
2020-06-26	Orefield	Pennsylvania	Jaindl Turkey Sales, Inc	Leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was using an articulating front end loader to move bales of hay. The loader tipped over on its side and broke the employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-06-22	Jacksonville	Florida	UPS	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by object or equipment
On June 22, 2020, at 7:20 PM, an employee was loading packages into a trailer using a loader assist machine. As he was finishing loading the trailer, the loader assist machine pushed forward into the trailer, hitting the employee in the back and pressing him into the wall. He was hospitalized with a back injury.
2020-06-17	Watkins	Colorado	Pure Cycle Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was connecting a bucket attachment to a front loader when the employee's right index finger was caught between the locking pin and the circular hole attachment point, amputating the fingertip.
2020-06-15	Fargo	North Dakota	Sanford Medical Center - Fargo	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
A mini-loader was carrying flowers to a planting area. An employee was planting flowers when the bucket of the mini-loader pinned his leg to a cement structure, resulting in a left ankle fracture.
2020-05-30	Dfw Airport	Texas	AMERICAN AIRLINES	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading a last-minute bag into the cargo bin of an aircraft. The belt loader that was normally used was pulled away, so the employee jumped from the ground to the cargo bin. The employee fell from the cargo bin and struck the back of his head on the concrete, suffering a traumatic brain injury, temporal skull fracture, and subarachnoid and subdural bleeding.
2020-05-22	Dumas	Texas	Nutrien Ag Solutions	Forearm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was performing maintenance on a wheel loader (front-end loader) and removed an access plate to the bottom of the engine compartment. After the fasteners were removed, the access plate fell to the floor and crushed the employee's forearm between the plate and the floor. The employee suffered damage to the muscle and connective tissue (no broken bones).
2020-05-13	Liberty	Texas	Volt Power, LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was operating a skid loader. While his feet were resting outside the front of the cab, he lowered the bucket, which then pinched and broke both of his feet.
2020-05-08	Douglas	Georgia	Tri-County Gin, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a trailer looking at the motor of a construction loader when he fell backwards off the trailer onto the asphalt ground. He suffered two damaged neck vertebrae and a laceration to the back of the head.
2020-05-06	Spavinaw	Oklahoma	Johnson Lumber Company, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a loader when it backed over a hill. The employee was thrown from the loader and was hospitalized for a dislocated shoulder, three broken ribs, a cracked pelvis and a bleeding spleen.
2020-05-05	Fort Riley	Kansas	Julius Kaaz Construction Company, Inc.	Arm(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up on side of road
A truck driver had just dumped dirt from his truck on a shoulder. A skid steer loader began moving the dirt from the shoulder to grade out the slope. The skid steer was backing up to the slope to get its second load of dirt when the truck driver's right arm was caught between the back of the skid steer and the back of the truck. The driver's radial artery and radial nerve were severed and the driver was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2020-05-04	Commerce City	Colorado	Faris Machinery	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was securing a front-end loader that was loaded on a trailer. He fell from the loader onto the concrete below, suffering injuries to the shoulder blade, ribs, a collarbone, as well as blood in the lungs.
2020-04-30	Robstown	Texas	US Ecology Texas, Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was helping a loader operator transfer catalyst from a bin into a roll-off box when the bin came off the loader's forks and fell on the ground. The employee was standing next to the bin when it fell and attempted to get out of the way, falling down in the process. The employee sustained left and right knee injuries.
2020-04-20	Corsicana	Texas	Oil City Iron Works, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading metals into a loader with a scrap crane when his right middle finger was caught between a crane magnet and the scrap metal and amputated.
2020-04-20	Walworth	Wisconsin	Synagro WWT, Inc	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing down from a front-end loader when his foot slipped on a lower step. He fell about 4 feet to the ground below, suffering a broken fibula.
2020-04-08	Anthony	Florida	Harrison Logging Company	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing down off a loader when he fell to the ground 3 feet below. He suffered a broken hip.