Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-08-23	Bolingbrook	Il	Radial Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a garment rack in the entrance of a locker room. The employee fell, striking their head on the concrete floor and losing consciousness for several minutes. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-02	Rhinelander	Wi	Ahlstrom-Munksjo	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was at his locker, gathering his equipment when he began feeling ill. The employee went into the cooling room to sit for approximately 20 minutes. The employee left the cooling room to report to his supervisor that he was feeling unwell. While his supervisor was talking to him, the employee collapsed in the supervisor's office and was unresponsive. The employee was hospitalized for heat stress.
2021-02-17	Prairie Du Chien	Wi	Cabela's Wholesale LLC	Brain	Fall on same level
An employee fell in a locker room and was found unconscious on the floor, having suffered an injury to the back of the head.
2020-09-28	Webster	Tx	Kellogg Brown & Root LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On September 28, 2020, while walking in the facility, an employee stepped on a tacky mat and one shoe stayed stuck, causing her to lose her balance and fall forward. She landed on her left hip fracturing it and lacerated her left index finger as she tried to catch herself by grabbing onto the lockers. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2020-03-20	Deerfield Beach	Florida	List Industries, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was handling a large locker door when it slipped and hit his forearm.
2020-01-15	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Sharp Corporation	Face	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was entering a locker room when she was hit by the door as another employee was exiting the locker room. She suffered a contusion to her face near the right eye.
2020-01-08	Hartford	Connecticut	Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was changing into her work uniform in a locker room when she had a suspected allergic reaction to peanuts.
2020-01-08	West Grove	Pennsylvania	YMCA of Greater Brandywine	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee fell while walking on a wet pool deck to enter a locker room.
2020-01-02	Irvine	Pennsylvania	Ellwood National Crankshaft	Face	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking to a locker room restroom. He tripped and fell, and his face struck a steel column with a latch mount for a fire extinguished. He suffered a facial fracture with damage to the eye area.
2019-08-14	Granite City	Illinois	US Steel Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was in the locker room preparing to leave for their shift. The employee felt stomach pain, began vomiting, and was hospitalized, suffering from heat stress.
2019-07-23	New Haven	Connecticut	Paul Dinto Electrical Contractor, Inc.	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee was making electrical connections for lighting in the first floor locker room. While connecting two wires the employee sustained a transthoracic electric shock and burns on both hands.
2019-06-04	Seattle	Washington	Northlake Shipyard, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
Before noon on June 4, 2019, a marine inspector was conducting an inspection on board a fishing vessel at a shipyard. As the employee was climbing out of the vessel's anchor chain locker, he was shocked by a damaged extension cord running through a chain attached to shelving on a bulkhead. He suffered nerve damage to his thumb and thermal burns to his forearm muscle, and was hospitalized.
2019-05-03	Breckenridge	Colorado	Vail Resorts	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was skiing down a designated route to reach a locker at the end of a shift. The employee skied over a patch of snow that was sticky and fell forward sustaining a fractured tibia requiring surgery.
2019-05-01	Red Bank	New Jersey	Red Bank Catholic High School	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
A maintenance employee was accessing the roof using a temporary ladder. When the employee grabbed the safety rail, it gave way and the employee fell approximately 14 feet. The employee struck lockers and then the floor resulting in four fractured ribs.
2019-04-29	Sandusky	Ohio	Cedar Point Amusement Park	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On April 29, 2019, at approximately 1:45 p.m. an employee was attempting to lift a metal locker that had tipped over. The locker door closed on the employee's right middle finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-03-04	Cactus	Texas	SWIFT BEEF COMPANY	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking toward a locker room when he slipped and fell on his right side, breaking his left femur in the process.
2019-02-04	Cactus	Texas	Swift Beef Company	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking toward the locker room when he slipped and fell on his right side, twisting his leg and resulting in a fracture.
2018-09-01	Oakland	Mississippi	Ajinomoto Foods North America, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was loading a metal locker onto a forklift when the locker door opened and slammed back, cutting his left ring fingertip and resulting in an amputation.
2018-08-29	Chicago	Illinois	ABM Industries, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On August 29, 2018, an employee was exiting a locker room stall after changing out of her uniform. As she was exiting, she dropped her uniform. When attempting to pick it up, she tripped over it and fell to the ground, fracturing her left hip.
2018-08-20	Hatfield	Pennsylvania	Lowe's Companies, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee jumped up to reach aisle blockers that were on top of an order picker. When she landed, she fell to the floor, injuring her hip and requiring surgery.
2018-07-11	Mount Meigs	Alabama	DC Alabama, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 11, 2018, an employee was in the locker room after working near an extremely hot smelting furnace when he became disoriented and experienced nausea and fatigue. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2018-05-31	Atlanta	Georgia	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Jaw, chin	Fall on same level
An employee was walking out of the locker room toward the workroom floor when he fell and hit his chin on the concrete floor, sustaining a 1-inch gash on chin. He was hospitalized.
2018-03-21	Lake Buena Vista	Florida	Walt Disney Parks & Resort	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was changing out of his uniform at his locker when he tripped on the strap of a costume roller tote (hamper) and hit the floor, breaking his left hip.
2018-01-03	Bellefontaine	Ohio	SpartanNash	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was exiting a locker room when a forklift ran over and broke the employee's right foot.
2017-09-28	Dallas	Texas	United States Cold Storage	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee was shot in the intestines by a temporary employee in the locker room.
2017-08-30	New Century	Kansas	Unilever Manufacturing (US), Inc.	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a rug in front of the locker room and fell to the ground, breaking her left humerus.
2017-06-24	Lena	Wisconsin	Saputo Cheese USA Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On June 24, 2017, at 2:00 p.m., an employee tripped over a hanger rack while leaving the women's locker room and fractured her hip.
2017-06-05	Shelby	Ohio	ARCELORMITTAL TUBULAR PRODUCTS SHELBY INC.	Nonclassifiable	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On June 5, 2017, an employee was rebuilding a bench cylinder when pressure began building in the cylinder and released. The cylinder then struck the employee in the abdomen and pushed the employee into a locker. The employee suffered internal bleeding and crushing injuries, requiring hospitalization.
2017-05-20	Centerville	Massachusett	Athena Healthcare Associates, Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was retrieving an item from her work locker when it fell over and knocked her to the floor, where she struck her head and suffered head trauma.
2017-03-09	Chicago	Illinois	Edsal Manufacturing Co., Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking to the locker room and was struck by a lift truck. The employee suffered a broken arm, hip and rib.
2017-01-10	Blue Springs	Missouri	Gerstner Invenestments Inc.	Forearm(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a metal locker unit when the wind caught the unit, causing it to lacerate the employee's right forearm.
2016-10-12	Houston	Texas	Walmart Stores Inc.	Multiple face locations	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was in the process of installing steel shelving for a meat locker. The employee climbed up 8-10 feet on the side of the shelving unit, lost balance and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for face and mouth contusions.
2016-02-16	Sidney	New York	Amphenol Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee suffered the amputation of the right middle fingertip when it was caught in the door as two employees attempted to close misaligned flammable locker doors.
2016-01-26	Youngstown	Ohio	Comprehensive Logistics	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee walking in a locker area tripped on an elevated locker platform. The employee was hospitalized with head, neck, back, knee, and elbow injuries.
2016-01-17	Columbia	Missouri	BOONE HOSPITAL CENTER	Brain	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was found confused and vomiting in the employee locker room. He stated that he fell and hit his head, but could not recall where. He was taken to the hospital and admitted for treatment of his injuries.
2015-11-24	Rhinelander	Wisconsin	USPS	Eye(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped and fell over a floor mat that was rolled up on the floor near the locker room entrance. The employee struck the wall and fractured their right-eye orbital bone.
2015-04-25	Washington	District Of	Akal Security, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee attempted to open a jammed gun locker that then fell on her finger and amputated the tip. She was hospitalized.
2015-01-04	Sterling	Illinois	Sterling Steel Company, LLC	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was hospitalized following injuries sustained while traveling by foot to the locker room. The employee was between the belt shop and the locker room crossing railroad tracks that had recently been covered with snow. The employee either slipped or tripped and experienced three breaks to the ankle and tibia.