Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Euharlee	Ga	International Fire Protection, Inc	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A forklift came around a corner and ran over an employee who was hydrotesting fire hoses. The employee suffered a collapsed lung, broken ribs, a possible broken arm, and a possible spine fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-16	Houston	Tx	Ramco Erectors, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
An employee was installing insulation to a new commercial building. The employee fell through a hole in the roof paneling to the concrete ground 25 feet below and suffered facial fractures, a broken left wrist, broken ribs on the left side of their body, and a punctured lung. The employee was not tied off at the time.
2021-11-16	Houston	Tx	Peak Roofing Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on a work platform and transferring boxes to the level below when he fell approximately 7 feet to the floor. The employee sustained a broken rib and collar bone and a collapsed lung.
2021-11-15	Freeburg	Il	Waste Management Of St Louis-Metro	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On 11/15/2021 at 11:00 a.m., an employee borrowed a ladder to check on top of their truck. On the way up or down on the ladder, the employee fell to the ground and suffered a broken shoulder and a bruised lung.
2021-11-06	Pasadena	Tx	Multi-Chem Group, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was staging stainless steel totes on a loading dock ramp. He got off a forklift and walked in front to retrieve a cone when the forklift rolled forward, pinning him against the tote and resulting in a collapsed lung.
2021-11-05	Pompano Beach	Fl	National Lift Truck Service Inc	Multiple trunk locations	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving a lift onto a truck. The truck moved forward and made the lift jump. The employee jumped off the lift and suffered a broken rib, a back fracture, and a collapsed lung.
2021-11-02	Frisco	Tx	A#1 Air, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was accessing an HVAC unit in an attic. The employee fell through the attic floor to a lower-level floor, suffering three broken ribs and a punctured lung. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-01	Mechanicsburg	Pa	Leer Electric, Inc	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was pulling wire from an attic when he slipped and fell through the drywall ceiling to the floor, about 7 or 8 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his elbow and ribs, as well as possible lung damage.
2021-10-26	Pensacola	Fl	J&M Dozer Services, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a dozer while clearing a residential lot when he was thrown out of the dozer and ran over by the dozer, resulting in a broken wrist, broken hip, broken ribs, contusion of the liver, and collapsed lung.
2021-10-25	La Place	La	DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a 2-foot step ladder removing a pneumatic cylinder. He fell from the ladder, and on the way down his left side contacted a nearby brine pump. He suffered two broken ribs and a punctured lung on the left side of his body.
2021-10-21	Lake Mary	Fl	All States Lighting Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was coming down in his basket after working on a light pole when a tree branch hit his up controller causing the bucket to jolt and throw him out of the bucket and onto the ground. The employee sustained broken ribs and a punctured lung as well as a fractured foot and leg.
2021-10-19	Lima	Oh	Industrial Resourcing Group	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was guiding a 10-inch diameter pipe section 3-4 feet long and weighing 200-300 pounds as a co-worker lowered it using a rope. The rope broke while the pipe was being lowered, hitting the employee in the back and resulting in pneumothorax of the left lung.
2021-10-19	Humble	Tx	Centurylink, Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was walking on a rooftop, placing a telecommunications wire. The employee fell through a fiberglass roof lighting panel and landed about 20 feet below on a concrete floor. The employee suffered a head laceration requiring staples, a concussion, multiple rib fractures, a punctured lung, multiple abrasions, and a broken bone in the hip/pelvic area.
2021-10-11	Cottondale	Al	Country Roads RV Sales & Service, L.L.C.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was working under a motor home, jacking it up to remove a part. The motor home's suspension air bag partially deflated, causing the vehicle to lower onto the employee. The employee suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
2021-10-09	Rochester	Ny	Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was placing cases of products on pallets on a grocery shipping line. While he was between two pallets, adjusting a case on one of them, a pallet jack moved to pick up one of the pallets. The employee was caught between the two pallets and suffered a sprained ankle, two broken ribs, and a punctured lung. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-09	Stratton	Oh	FirstEnergy Solutions - W.H. Sammis Power Plant	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
On October 9, 2021, an employee fell while climbing down a scaffold ladder. The employee landed on the floor and suffered five broken ribs, a collapsed lung, a broken jaw, and a fracture to an eye orbit.
2021-10-08	Tampa	Fl	UMI Stone	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving a granite slab with a gantry crane. When the slab was put on the ground, the crane's clamp hit another piece of granite and released the slab, which struck the employee. The employee suffered a punctured lung and broken ribs.
2021-10-02	Cortlandt Manor	Ny	Safety Marking Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
While securing tank caps, an employee fell from the side of a paint truck when their pipe wrench came loose. They landed on the asphalt surface of a parking lot. The employee suffered a collapsed left lung, contusions to the hands and face, neck pain, and was hospitalized.
2021-09-30	Lancaster	Pa	Haller Enterprises Incorporated	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell about 9 feet from a 12-foot step ladder. The employee suffered five broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-09-29	Commerce City	Co	Rocky Mountain Recycling, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was exiting a mobile shear. The employee slipped and fell to a lower level, suffering two broken ribs and a possible punctured lung.
2021-09-29	Naples	Fl	Sprinklermatic Fire Protection Systems, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was installing an overhead groove coupling while on the fourth rung of a 6-foot step ladder when he fell off the ladder onto a 6-inch piece of pipe that was on the ground, resulting in broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-09-28	New Richmond	Wi	Cleary Building Corp.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing from a scissor lift onto the roof of a building. The employee fell from the lift to the ground, suffering broken ribs, a bruised spleen, and a collapsed lung.
2021-09-27	Golden Meadow	La	Superior Shipyard and Fabrication, Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
While an employee was using a gangway to access a barge, the gangway collapsed and the employee fell 18 feet to the dry dock floor below. The employee suffered multiple injuries, including punctured lungs and severe head trauma.
2021-09-22	Oakley	Ks	STP Drilling LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was preparing to connect drilling pipe when the elevator came open causing the 30 foot by 4.5-inch drilling pipe to fall onto the employee. The employee was struck on the shoulder, ribs, and back area, and sustained a punctured lung. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-15	Omaha	Ne	Enterprise Precast Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was hooking air lines to an empty trailer to return to the plant, and he used the steps on the fuel tank to exit the truck. The employee missed the bottom rung of the step, causing him to fall approximately 2 to 3 feet to the ground. The employee sustained broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-09-15	Jacksonville	Fl	Meridian Waste	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was trying to unlock a brake underneath a garbage truck. After the brake was released, the truck rolled over the employee injuring his back, ribs, and lungs. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-15	Houston	Tx	City Wide Building Services, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee set up a ladder on a roof against a 12-foot parapet wall to pull up ropes. The ladder slipped on the wet roofing surface and the employee fell from the ladder. The employee sustained six rib fractures and a punctured right lung.
2021-09-15	Juno Beach	Fl	Florida Power & Light Company	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping
On September 15, 2021, an employee was pulling wire out from under some bushes when he tripped and fell, resulting in a rib fracture and a punctured lung. He was hospitalized.
2021-09-14	Hastings	Ne	Cooperative Producers, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Sudden start or stop, nonroadway
An employee was riding in a telehandler's basket, preparing to clean a duct. The forks of the telehandler caught on a beam. The telehandler then backed up. This caused the force on the forks to be released, which jostled the employee. The side of his body bumped into the basket railing and he suffered three broken ribs and a punctured lung. He was hospitalized.
2021-09-04	San Pedro	Ca	YUSEN TERMINALS INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on water vehicle
On a vessel, an employee stepped into an open manhole and fell to the deck. The employee sustained fractured ribs and a collapsed lung.
2021-08-31	Fenton	Mo	JOHN FABICK TRACTOR COMPANY	Thigh(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was inspecting a Utility Task Vehicle (UTV). The employee topped off the coolant and started the UTV. He then went to the front of the UTV to check for a coolant leak. The UTV lunged forward pinning the employee against a building. The employee sustained fractures and contusions to their femur(s).
2021-08-31	Pleasant Prairie	Wi	Pfizer	Multiple trunk locations	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a stand-up reach forklift in a warehouse. The forklift struck a guardrail and ejected the employee, who landed on the floor and suffered multiple rib fractures, a lung issue, and muscle damage around the hip.
2021-08-30	Sumiton	Al	Triangle Construction, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee slipped on a metal pan and fell to the ground 16-20 feet below, suffering a compression fracture to the pelvis and bruised lungs.
2021-08-27	Ashburn	Ga	Golden Peanut Company, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating a tractor when it flipped and ejected him. Its back tire then rolled over him, and he suffered a collapsed lung, broken ribs on the right side, and lacerations to the left hand and right arm.
2021-08-26	Jacksonville	Fl	Quality Metals, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
On August 26, 2021, an employee was working from an aerial lift basket, installing metal wall panels on a new building. He fell out of the basket, landed 10 feet below on a lower canopy roof, then bounced/rolled off and fell 15 feet to the dirt ground. He suffered a broken wrist, broken ribs, a ruptured spleen, and a punctured lung and was hospitalized.
2021-08-20	Houston	Tx	Southwest Airlines	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the cab of a provisioning truck while dumping trash from the truck. He landed on the ground and suffered broken ribs, collapsed lungs, and spinal fractures.
2021-08-20	Austell	Ga	YANCEY BROS. CO.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell off a bulldozer while changing a condenser. The employee landed about 7 feet below, suffering five broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
2021-08-14	Theresa	Ny	ARCTIC GLACIER U.S.A., INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing off the back of a delivery truck when he slipped and fell 52 inches onto a block wall that was adjacent to the parked truck, resulting in fractured ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-08-05	Ferguson	Mo	Permalok Corporation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was moving an aerial lift over a gantry crane track using an overhead crane. The employee was standing between a 74-inch steel pipe and the boom of the aerial lift when the final wheel of the lift cleared the gantry track and the boom swung over and pushed the employee into the pipe, resulting in fractured ribs and contusions on the left lung.
2021-08-02	Chicago	Il	Pet Smart, LLC	Eye(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was taking a dog out of its harness, helped by the dog's owner. The dog lunged over and bit the employee, causing an injury to the left eye that required surgery.
2021-07-30	Hamburg	Ny	Sahlem's Roofing & Siding, Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing siding from a 6- to 7-foot ladder. The ladder slid along the siding and the employee fell. He landed on the ground and suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
2021-07-30	Austin	Tx	EMR Elevator, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was repairing an elevator door and fell from the top of the elevator cab to the bottom of the elevator shaft. The employee sustained broken arms, collapsed lungs, a head injury, a chest injury, a stomach injury, an abdominal injury, and blood clots.
2021-07-28	Cambridge	Ma	John F. Shea Co. Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was descending a set of stairs that go from an access roof to a high penthouse roof. The employee slipped on wet plywood and fell off to the side of the stairs onto a roofing davit, landing on his left armpit and resulting in two broken ribs and a laceration to his left lung.
2021-07-25	Guntersville	Al	Wayne Farms, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was working on a platform. As he turned to get a tool, he stepped into an open hole, fell partly through an open pass-through gate and struck the platform. He caught himself on the ladder and the platform, but suffered two fractured ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-07-24	Saint Louis	Mo	PSC METALS, LLC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a yard truck to pull a trailer when the yard truck blew two tires. The truck lunged forward and the employee was hospitalized with injuries to the rib cage from the seat belt.
2021-07-21	Toledo	Oh	Mondelez International	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On July 21, 2021, an employee fell about 7 feet from a sifter in a mill. She suffered three broken ribs and a collapsed lung and was hospitalized.
2021-07-14	Linden	Pa	William L Robinson Concrete Contractors, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a 10-inch step stool performing maintenance on a pickup truck engine when they fell off the step stool and landed on a wheeled tool chair. The employee suffered six fractured ribs and a collapsed lung.
2021-07-07	Bridger	Mt	Carbon Equipment Repair INC	Head and trunk	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was filling a repaired tire with air. The tire exploded and the employee sustained a fractured skull, a broken pelvis, a broken rib, a punctured lung, and a forehead laceration.
2021-06-29	Natchez	Ms	ATMOS ENERGY Group LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle on side of road
An employee who had been checking meters was standing by a company pickup truck parked near an intersection along the left shoulder of a road. A utility truck and trailer loaded with utility poles traveling past the parked work truck caught the front left of the parked pickup truck and moved it approximately 25 feet, pinning the employee between the two vehicles. The employee suffered one broken rib and a bruised lung.
2021-06-29	Dolomite	Al	CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, IN	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was inspecting a load in the facility yard when they slipped from the trailer and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken rib and clavicle and a punctured lung.
2021-06-23	Atlanta	Ga	Batter Up Foods LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning an air valve. A plunger inside the valve actuated and amputated the tip of the employee's right index finger.
2021-06-21	Nenzel	Ne	McMurtrey Ranch	Multiple trunk locations	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving an all terrain vehicle (ATV) along a fence. When they crested a sand hill, the employee was ejected from the ATV, resulting in four to nine cracked ribs and a bruised lung and spleen.
2021-06-21	Houma	La	LASHIP, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was installing handrails on a scaffold. While changing position, she fell, landing on the ground 14 feet below and suffering several broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a non-displaced vertebra fracture.
2021-06-15	West Henrietta	Ny	CBRE Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on the fourth or fifth rung from the top of a 10-foot A-frame ladder, using an impact drill to remove cottonwood debris from louver screens. He fell to the concrete floor below and suffered injuries to the right side of his body: a wrist fracture, broken ribs, a pelvic fracture, and a partially collapsed lung.
2021-06-15	Palatka	Fl	TIC Power	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On June 15, 2021, an employee was walking from the pipe fabrication area to a gate outside when he was struck by a company vehicle trying to turn around. The employee suffered a broken rib, a collapsed lung, and a lacerated liver that required hospitalization.
2021-06-14	Bunkie	La	Aegis Chemical Solutions	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall, slip, trip
An employee slipped and fell on a piece of equipment, suffering two broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
2021-06-10	Soda Springs	Id	Turner Industries Group	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was working on a scaffold when they were exposed to soda ash from work being performed 50 feet away, resulting in hospitalization due to lung irritation and an allergic reaction.
2021-06-09	Guymon	Ok	Seaboard Foods, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was working to pull out an enclosed cab tractor that was stuck. A chain was hooked to the front of the tractor and the tail end of a flatbed truck. The tractor began to inch forward when the chain parted. The chain went through the windshield of the tractor and struck the employee in the chest resulting in a chest wounds, a broken left collarbone, and a collapsed lung.
2021-06-07	Westerville	Oh	West-Camp Press, Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was backing away from a desk when she tripped on a pallet and fell, hitting the metal shelving under a nearby work table with her right elbow and the right side of her rib cage. She suffered three broken ribs, scrapes and bruises to the elbow, and a possible partially collapsed lung.
2021-06-07	Rensselaer	Ny	GARELICK FARMS	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was moving a stuck 80-pound cart filled with milk. He suffered a muscle strain and went to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a collapsed lung.
2021-06-05	Tallahassee	Fl	Circle K Stores, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
At about 4:30 p.m. on June 5, 2021, an employee was trying to break up a fight between a coworker and a customer when the customer stabbed the employee with a knife. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered a punctured lung.
2021-06-04	Morris	Al	National Insulation Contractors	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was carrying ceiling panels and placing them on a scissor lift for installation. The employee fell through a floor hole and landed on a concrete floor below, suffering a punctured lung, a broken kneecap, and a laceration to the left side of the forehead.
2021-05-30	Coppell	Tx	Astra Zeneca Pharmaceuticals, L.P.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
A mechanic was performing preventative maintenance on an automated plunger type valve. The air pressure on the valve released and the valve closed due to spring pressure on it. The employee's left ring fingertip was caught between the valve and its seat resulting in amputation.
2021-05-28	Beaumont	Tx	Nighthawk Services	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by discharged object or substance
At 11:00 a.m. on May 28, 2021, an employee was bracing the lid of a shaft plate by standing against it. The water stream from a high-power pressure washer struck him in the back, causing a laceration and a collapsed lung. He was hospitalized.
2021-05-27	Greeley	Co	Dairy Farmers of America, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was transferring milk into a delivery truck when the plunger valve on the milk truck partially amputated their left index finger.
2021-05-27	Fort Worth	Tx	Lockheed Martin Corporation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A mechanic had ascended a work platform that was 44" tall and had been positioned around the aircraft to perform his task. While addressing his work he stepped over the toeboard at the end of the platform onto the ground. He was hospitalized for five broken ribs and a bruised lung.
2021-05-25	Miami	Fl	RC Home Showcase, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing an exterior window from a swing stage. As the employee was climbing down through the scaffolding to a lower level, his hand slipped and he fell to the ground, resulting in four broken ribs, a punctured lung, liver damage, and a head laceration.
2021-05-25	Weatherford	Tx	Phillips Welding Supply Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking on top of steel that had been loaded on a trailer. The employee fell from the steel, suffering broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-05-25	Tamaqua	Pa	Environment Awareness Corporation	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was using a hand crank to crank a tarp and fell 10-15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained an pelvis fracture, multiple fractured ribs, severe head trauma, and a severe lung injury.
2021-05-25	Naples	Fl	Pelican Marsh Community Development District	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was mowing a grass area along a lake when the lawn mover flipped over and the employee was trapped underwater for 4-5 minutes. The employee was hospitalized for a near-drowning and chemical burns to his lungs from inhaling water/fuel.
2021-05-21	Nelsonville	Oh	KILBARGER CONSTRUCTION, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was operating a backhoe to level ground and seal an above-grade aluminum deposit at a landfill. The aluminum reacted with moisture in the ground when the operator leveled the ground, causing a reaction that produced ammonia. The operator suffered lung scarring due to ammonia inhalation and was hospitalized.
2021-05-21	Orlando	Fl	Gator Gypsum, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working in the bed of a truck strapping material down. The employee stepped backward and fell out of the truck to the ground below. The employee suffered a broken rib and collapsed lung.
2021-05-17	Knox City	Tx	Windstream Communications, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was climbing a ladder. The ladder twisted and the employee fell about 12-15 feet, suffering a rib injury, a spine injury, and a bruised lung.
2021-05-13	Graford	Tx	The Cliffs Resort	Multiple trunk locations	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a golf cart when it hit a speed bump. It flipped over and the employee suffered broken ribs, a punctured lung, and broken lower back disks.
2021-05-13	Fort Recovery	Oh	Fort Recovery Industries	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was operating the shop blaster. The employee was working at the rear of the machine. As he moved toward the front of the machine, he tripped over a pallet and fell on the pallet. The employee sustained a broken right femur, broken ribs, a punctured lung and a fractured shoulder.
2021-05-11	Frisco	Tx	Taylor Morrison of Texas, Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was in an attic looking for a leak. He fell off a walkway through the attic ceiling, falling about 12-15 feet and suffering cracked ribs, a partially collapsed lung, a concussion, and cuts and bruises.
2021-05-10	Willow Springs	Il	Rowell Chemical Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Employees were transferring chlorine containing material from a storage tank into a tanker truck. Chlorine containing air escaped and two employees were hospitalized for lung damage due to chlorine exposure.
2021-05-05	Springfield	Mo	NTW	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was off-loading tires from his delivery truck and fell out the back of the truck. The employee sustained a head contusion, multiple fractured ribs, and a punctured lung.
2021-05-04	Henderson	Co	FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was attempting to lift a 5-gallon bucket of paint and sustained a partially collapsed lung. Dried paint had caused the bucket to be stuck to the floor.
2021-05-03	Aurora	Il	NORTHERN GLASS, INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was struck by limestone rock falling from the edge of a roof. The employee suffered s skull fracture, facial lacerations, and two punctured lungs.
2021-04-29	Carthage	Mo	CROSSLAND CONSTRUCTION CO.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on a stepladder. He came in to contact with an energized ceiling fan, was shocked, and fell off the ladder. He suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-04-28	Harrisburg	Pa	TRANSCORP ENTERPRISES	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was filling a tire truck when the tire blew, resulting in bruised lungs and a laceration to the back of the head that required staples.
2021-04-27	Staten Island	Ny	United Parcel Service, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
A UPS employee was unloading packages from the left side of a truck. A vehicle hit the driver's side of the truck, pushing it into the employee and pinning him between the truck and a telephone pole. He suffered three broken ribs, a punctured lung, a shattered collarbone, thoracic vertebra swelling, and several cuts to the left side of his face and head.
2021-04-27	Camp Point	Il	KDJ Sales & Service, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On April 27, 2021, an employee was stepping off a manlift onto a ladder when the lift started and moved upward. The employee hit his back on a metal tube running diagonally above him and was then pinched between the tube and the railing of the manlift. He suffered bleeding and fluid around the lungs and was hospitalized.
2021-04-23	Pompano Beach	Fl	Alsco Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working on a scissor lift near a hook conveyor belt system when a cord from the conveyor belt got stuck on a bolt of the scissor lift causing the lift to fall over. The employee fell from a height of 12 feet to the concrete floor below and sustained a fractured pelvis, broken ribs, an abrasion on a lung, and chipped vertebrae.
2021-04-21	Reeves	La	Calcasieu Rentals Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was hauling a load of salt water to an oil well to be pumped into the well. The truck hose was connected to the well. When a valve was opened on the truck, the pressure blew the aluminum hatch off the truck and it struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized for head and shoulder injuries as well as a punctured lung.
2021-04-21	Canton	Ga	T. K. & K. Unlimited, Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee got tangled in a hose while stepping out of his truck. He fell backwards to the pavement, suffering a broken rib and a punctured lung.
2021-04-19	Lincoln	Ne	American Tire Distributors Inc	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell out of the cargo area of his delivery truck, landing on the ground and suffering fractures to the scapula and lower back, as well as a partially collapsed lung.
2021-04-06	New Straitsville	Oh	Vickroy's Disposal Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian vehicular incident
An employee was loading trash bags into the back of a garbage truck. The truck backed over him. He suffered eight cracked ribs, a collapsed lung, a lacerated liver, a broken knee, a broken ankle, a gash in the lower right leg, and spine injuries.
2021-04-06	Fall River	Ma	Cresco Labs	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
While on a 6-foot rolling platform ladder, an employee was using a bandsaw to cut a section of piping. As the employee finished making a cut, the ladder tilted forward, then moved backward, before toppling over. The employee fell over the handrail of the platform and struck his ribs on the handrail of a nearby emergency exit staircase. The employee was hospitalized with four broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-04-05	Miami	Fl	Atlantic Coast Enterprises, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was standing at the shop when the employee was hit by a customer's car, sustaining broken ribs and punctured lungs.
2021-04-05	Kettering	Oh	Dependable Awning, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a ladder to install an awning on the second floor of a residential building. The ladder tilted and the employee fell, striking another ladder before landing on their own ladder in a mulch bed. The employee suffered broken ribs, a partially collapsed lung, a broken and dislocated finger, a hairline leg fracture, a head wound, and overall contusions.
2021-03-27	Mount Sterling	Il	DOT FOODS, INC	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating an enclosed pallet jack and stopped to scan a pallet. As the employee reached out to scan the pallet, the cord of the scanner hit the throttle of the pallet jack. The pallet jack lunged forward and pinched the employee's right leg against a doorway protection pole resulting in a lower leg fracture.
2021-03-26	Duson	La	Vegetation Management Specialists Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee came into the shop to repair a zero-turn mower. Boards were placed underneath the mower to prop it up. As the employee was underneath the mower, it fell on top of him. The employee sustained broken ribs, a broken collarbone, and a punctured lung and was hospitalized.
2021-03-24	Champaign	Il	Home Depot U.S.A Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on an order picker, loading a pressure washer in the bay, when he lost balance and fell approximately 6 feet to the concrete. The employee sustained a head injury, a fractured hip, a fractured rib, and a punctured lung.
2021-03-19	North Las Vegas	Nv	U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs - North Las Vegas VA Medical	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonclassifiable
An employee received acupuncture as part of a training when they suffered a collapsed lung that resulted in hospitalization.
2021-03-17	Caldwell	Id	Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a trailer lift gate, trying to lock it. The hook broke and the employee fell onto a metal welding bin. The employee suffered three broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-03-11	North Kansas City	Mo	Fujifilm	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was standing next to a closed roll up door. When the door opened, the manual pull-down rope caught the employee's feet, and the employee fell to the ground sustaining broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-03-09	New York	Ny	United Parcel Service	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was lifting and delivering packages. The employee felt chest pain and was hospitalized with a collapsed lung.
2021-03-08	Lake Charles	La	McManus Construction, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Excavation or trenching cave-in
An employee was installing drainage culverts in a trench bank. The trench bank caved in on the employee, who suffered injuries to the lungs, spleen, and liver. The employee was hospitalized.