Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-15	Mingo Junction	Oh	JSW Steel USA Ohio, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
On November 15, 2021, an employee was splashed with molten metal while measuring steel in a mold. The employee sustained multiple third degree burns on their neck, right hand, and right leg.
2021-10-05	Fairfield	Al	United States Steel Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was using a remote controlled overhead crane to position a steel chock measuring 3 feet by 2 feet onto a roll. The employee handled the crane remote with his right hand and the wire rope with his left hand when the wire rope caught his left thumb, resulting in an amputation.
2021-09-27	Daytona Beach Shores	Fl	Valencia Construction Group, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
On September 27, 2021, an employee was using a measuring tape and string to measure the alignment for the storm piping being installed inside a 4-foot trench. Afterwards, the employee stood on a drain manhole with a plywood cover on its opening. The plywood broke and the employee fell about 4 feet into the manhole, resulting in a bruised shoulder that required hospitalization.
2021-09-21	Chanute	Ks	Optimus Industries LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using C- and L-clamps to secure two half-inch steel plates, measuring 12 feet by 12 feet and weighing 400 pounds each. The steel plates were on a beam frame table. A plate moved, resulting in the amputation of the employee's left index finger between the first and second knuckles.
2021-09-12	Cumming	Ga	TysonFoods	Scalp	Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
An employee was measuring a pipe for a job. The employee stood up after taking the measurement and hit his head on a support beam. The employee sustained a laceration to the scalp.
2021-08-03	Cranston	Ri	Stone Depot of RI, Inc. / Pinnacle Kitchen & Bath	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was measuring a piece of granite with a tape measure. The granite tipped and fell onto him, breaking his leg.
2021-06-22	Rosharon	Tx	Mammoet	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was measuring a bar stock to be cut. A chop saw blade amputated the employee's left thumb.
2021-06-01	Broadview Heights	Oh	Ck Electrical Service Llc	Lower leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
While measuring with a tape measure, an employee bumped their hard hat on something overhead and then stepped backward into a 3-foot deep conveyor tunnel, falling and sustaining a fractured right tibia.
2021-03-01	Reynoldsburg	Oh	OBERFIELD'S, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was waiting for a boom operator to finish setting a cube of 90 concrete blocks measuring 8x8x16 inches onto another cube. The cube bumped into another cube that was already on the ground, causing some of the blocks to fall off the cube and strike the employee's right hand, resulting in broken index and middle fingers.
2020-10-19	Franklin	Wi	R.A. Smith, Inc.	Pelvic region	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in work zone
A road was being prepared for new asphalt. Another contractor was milling down existing asphalt and then running a sweeper machine to push the loose asphalt to the middle of the road so it could be picked up. An employee was inspecting the work by measuring the depth of the milling operation when the street sweeper backed up and struck him. The employee sustained injuries to the pelvic area.
2020-09-25	Mayport	Pa	DBI, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was measuring a second-story window from the inside. The employee fell out of the window to the ground, suffering an injury to a major artery and fractured ribs, both injuries requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-25	Chicago	Il	Swissport Cargo Services, Inc.	Heel(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was measuring a pallet. A forklift drove into him, and its own load of pallets pinned him against the pallet he was measuring. He suffered severe bruising around the ankles and a broken heel bone.
2020-07-02	East Alton	Illinois	Hogan Transports Inc	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On July 2, 2020, at 2:00 p.m., an employee was unloading freight at a store when a rollatini measuring 2' x 4' fell on his leg. The rolltainer was on a lift gate and became unlevel, tipping over and striking the employee's ankle. The employee was hospitalized with a closed, non-displaced fracture of the medial malleolus of the right tibia that required surgery.
2020-05-05	Lyndhurst	New Jersey	Hillside Cemetary	Multiple trunk locations	Excavation or trenching cave-in
An employee was in a newly dug grave, measuring it, when its walls gave way and the employee was trapped. The employee suffered lower back and chest pain and was hospitalized.
2020-05-05	Gainesville	Florida	Gatorland Kubota	Brain	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
On May 5, 2020, an employee was measuring a trailer to install a winch when he tripped and hit his head on the truck's bumper. He suffered a bruise on his left side and was hospitalized with a head injury.
2020-05-01	Fonda	New York	Keymark Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a measuring tape to measure an aluminum log on a conveyor. The conveyor started while the employee's hand was between two of the logs, crushing his fingers and resulting in the surgical amputation of his left middle fingertip.
2020-04-20	Lawton	Oklahoma	Bank of Commerce	Lower extremities	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Employees were measuring a vault that was under construction at a new bank location when the vault fell on top of an employee, trapping and crushing her. She suffered multiple bone fractures to her lower extremities.
2020-04-06	Humble	Texas	Reactive Downhole Tools USA Inc.	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee had been cutting or measuring the coating on a 20-foot section of pipe. The employee was pulled into a rotating lathe and sustained lacerations to the face and upper body. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-23	East Alton	Illinois	Wieland Rolled Products North America, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was measuring the thickness of a brass strip as it was being fed into a press. A micrometer the employee was using was pulled into a 4-inch gap at the press opening, taking the employee's right hand with it. The employee's little finger was partially amputated.
2020-02-04	Middlebury	Connecticut	Anchor Insulation	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
An employee had completed measuring the second floor of a new residential construction project for insulation and was stepping onto the top tread of a temporary staircase to go down to the first floor. When he stepped down and placed body weight onto the top tread, the staircase gave way, causing him to fall approximately 16 feet into the basement. He struck the back of his head on the basement floor or plywood on the first floor, rendering him unconscious. He received four broken ribs, a broken
2020-02-03	Zephyrhills	Florida	Morrow Steel Fabricators, Inc.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee tripped while measuring the length of a beam. He fell to the ground and broke his right arm.
2020-01-30	Salina	Kansas	PKM Steel Service Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was measuring the length of an I-beam prior to cross cutting it on a band saw when his right hand was caught between the remote-controlled pneumatic clamp and the back fence of the saw where the I-beams are secured prior to cutting. Three fingers on the right hand were broken and the employee's ring finger was amputated below the first joint.
2020-01-16	Delta	Ohio	Fulton County Processing, LTD.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was measuring a steel coil as it traveled down a roller conveyor when the employee's left index finger was pinched between the steel coil and the roller on the conveyor, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-09-18	Stratford	Connecticut	Sikorsky Aircraft	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
An employee was measuring the 4x4 posts of a staircase. The employee was squatting down on the sixth or seventh step from the bottom, with his back facing down the stairs, looking at the condition of the soil under the stairs. While he was doing so, the ball of his foot slipped off the leading edge of the step, causing him to lose his balance and fall backwards to the bottom of the staircase and onto the pavement. He landed on his left side, sustaining contusions to the left hip and left shoulde
2019-09-12	Winter Garden	Florida	TLC Diversified, Inc.	Knee(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was measuring a ductile iron pipe with another employee. The pipe was on the ground on top of 2x4's and was previously cut at one end, which was sharp. When they tried to move the pipe, it rolled, pinning the employee against the tire of a loader and lacerating his right knee. He was hospitalized.
2019-06-04	Anna	Texas	Promoris T&D Services LLC	Thigh(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was standing at a pile of 50-foot wooden utility poles, measuring a pole, when a pole shifted, pinning his right leg and breaking the femur.
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	Montgomery	Alabama	U. S. Geological Survey	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was bitten by a rattlesnake while measuring stream flow, requiring hospitalization.
2019-04-17	Humble	Texas	Gutier LLC	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening
On April 17, 2019, at about 7:50 a.m., an employee was working on a roof measuring a section to be cut out and replaced when the employee fell through the roof inside the building. The employee was hospitalized with head and spinal injuries.
2019-03-26	Plano	Texas	Spring Valley Construction Co.	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was using measuring tape to shoot grade when he slipped in mud and fell, striking his face above the right eye. He suffered a cracked sinus cavity and required stitches above his right eye.
2019-03-12	Vineyard Haven	Massachusett	Martha's Vineyard Shipyard, Inc.	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was measuring a section of boat. He was stepping onto the lower swim platform when he lost balance and tried to grab the boat's boarding ladder to brace himself. He fell approximately 7 feet to the cement ground below, landing on his feet and breaking both heels.
2019-02-13	Effingham	Illinois	Stevens Cabinets, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
At about 4:00 p.m. on February 13, 2019, while measuring glue at a veneer press, an employee was pinned between the press and an automated stacker. The employee suffered contusions/cuts and was hospitalized.
2019-01-21	Orlando	Florida	Ranger Construction Industries, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was measuring the radius of the community exit/entrance when he was struck from behind by a car, dislocating the left ankle and shoulder and fracturing the left fibula.
2018-09-21	Muskogee	Oklahoma	Wheeler, Metals, Inc.	Head	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
One employee hit another in the head with a measuring tape. The second employee was hospitalized.
2018-08-20	Ixonia	Wisconsin	WTC Machinery, LLC	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
At about 10:30 a.m. on August 20, 2018, an employee was measuring a steel bar stored on a storage rack. A 12-foot steel tube, on the rack below the steel bar, fell onto the employee's foot. The employee suffered a broken foot and toes.
2018-07-25	Houston	Texas	Ellwood Texas Forge, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
After measuring a hot forging using calipers, an employee turned and was walking away when the forging came loose of the manipulator and hit the back of his left leg, fracturing his ankle and causing second degree burns on his leg.
2018-07-03	Corpus Christi	Texas	John Bludworth Shipyard, L.L.C.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was measuring a pipe from the ground to a panel box when an electrical arc flash caused burns to the employee's left hand, neck, ear, and possibly face.
2018-04-05	Mckinney	Texas	G-Con Manufacturing	Head	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was performing a take-off above a ceiling measuring duct. The ceiling was 2 x 10 plywood decking with plywood below. He walked off the plywood and slipped and fell through the sheetrock ceiling, striking and lacerating his head on a pile of material.
2018-03-21	Lake Katrine	New York	RKB SHEET METAL INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was measuring and cutting insulation using a water jet cutter when his hands went under the water jet, lacerating his right pinky. The machine was guarded at the time.
2018-03-14	Thomas	Oklahoma	K & D Construction Services	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was measuring the depth of a hole when the employee fell into the hole and hit the ground, suffering a broken pelvis, arm, back, and ribs.
2018-01-25	Decatur	Illinois	Kelly General Construction Company of Decatur	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Two employees were aligning a head pulley with a tail pulley on a vertical leg/bucket conveyor. The injured employee was measuring the distance from the tail pulley to the plumbing string at the lower level when he was struck by a 2x2x6 angle iron weighing approximately 14.64 lbs. that came loose while the coworker, 130 feet above, was repositioning it. The angle iron fractured and severely lacerated his lower right leg, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-01-04	Denver City	Texas	Team Industrial Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee's left index finger was smashed between a ratchet handle and measuring rod while doing a hot tap. The first digit of the employee's finger was amputated.
2017-08-21	Lake Butler	Florida	Perry Roofing Contractors, LLC.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was measuring the corner of a roof. When he adjusted his lanyard to get to the other side of the roof, he tripped and fell 21 feet to the ground. He broke his L1 vertebra and was hospitalized.
2017-08-14	Princeville	Illinois	SENECA FOODS CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was measuring a keyway for a replacement sprocket when his left hand became tangled in the sprocket, amputating his index, middle, and ring fingers.
2017-08-01	Lake Charles	Louisiana	Quality Labor Management	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was holding the end of a measuring tape near the base of an 800-pound switch gear that was on uneven ground. He was helping to measure the switch gear to relocate it when it teetered on the uneven ground and struck one of his left-hand fingers, fracturing it.
2017-06-19	Gainesville	Florida	Terrell Carpentry LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was measuring and cutting wood on a table saw when the saw blade amputated his pinky fingertip and cut his ring finger.
2017-06-03	Newark	New Jersey	Globus Electric, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was measuring neutral wire for a new feeder installation when an arc flash occurred, burning the employee's face and hand. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-05-16	Saratoga Springs	New York	MLB Construction	Thigh(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was measuring and cutting metal studs using a 6-inch grinder/cutter. When he cut through the stud, the grinder kicked back at him and cut into his upper right leg.
2017-05-08	Rome	Georgia	Suhner Manufacturing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was measuring a cable when his left hand was pulled in between the cable and reel, pinching his left middle and ring fingers.
2017-05-02	Tallahassee	Florida	Diocese of Pensacola - Tallahassee	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was measuring the office for modification using a rolling chair when she fell, hit her head on a counter top and then fell onto the floor. She was admitted to the hospital for treatment of a head laceration and a fracture L1 and L2 vertebrae.
2017-04-17	Middleburg Heights	Ohio	Tech-Matic Industires, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to roll by hand a steel coil weighing approximately 600 pounds and measuring approximately 48 inches tall and 3 inches wide. The coil was upright and when the employee attempted to roll it, it tipped forward and fell to the ground and the employee fell with it. The employee sustained a partial fingertip amputation to the first three fingers on her right hand.
2017-03-06	Chicago	Illinois	National Material Processing	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was measuring a piece of steel and amputated the right pinky fingertip.
2016-10-17	Little Rock	Arkansas	INSULTECH LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was measuring duct for insulation while standing on a sheet of plywood that had been laid across the beams of the ceiling. The end of the platform was extending over a beam, so when the employee stepped on the end of the plywood he fell approximately 8 feet. He fractured seven ribs and was hospitalized overnight.
2016-09-13	Navasota	Texas	Schulte Roofing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the panel roll forming machine and was measuring a piece of panel that had to be cut. As he was running the piece through the machine, his left ring and middle fingers were amputated.
2016-08-22	Wichita	Kansas	Brittain Machine Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing a flattening plate from a coordinate measuring machine (CMM). He positioned himself on the CMM table about 38 inches off the floor and was attaching a hoist chain for a forklift boom attachment when the 2-inch probe shaft impaled his body, requiring surgical removal.
2016-08-16	Duluth	Georgia	Gerdau Ameristeel US, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was feeding rebar coil into a coil bender machine. He was trying to free a jammed coil from the measuring wheel with a screwdriver when the tool became jammed in the measuring wheel. This caused the coil to snag his glove and drag his thumb and index finger back into the transport wheels. His right index finger was partially amputated.
2016-08-09	Racine	Wisconsin	Premier Aluminum, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was staging a part on a coordinate measuring machine. The employee put the part onto the fixture. A hole in the casting into which the fixture pin is placed was not big enough. The employee placed the part on its side to deburr the hole out. The employee was repositioning the part onto the fixture when it slipped and crushed his finger between the part and the fixture, amputating his fingertip. The part weighed about 56 pounds.
2016-07-19	Lake Jackson	Texas	Wrap Masters Insulation	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity
The injured worker was on a scaffold measuring chilling water piping. The electrician turned on the water circulating pump that was hooked onto the chilling water piping. The junction box that the wiring was inside of shorted and the injured worker received an electrical shock.
2016-07-03	Cunningham	Kansas	Wind Composite Services Group, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was measuring wind turbine blades on a scaffold when the scaffold hoist malfunctioned, causing the employee to fall approximately 140 feet to the ground and suffer severe body injuries.
2016-06-27	West Plains	Missouri	DONAHUE ROOFING, COMMERICAL DIVISION, LLC	Multiple lower extremities locations	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was measuring a parapet wall on the front portico of a hotel building when he lost his balance and fell approximately 18 feet, breaking both legs, his knee, and his ankle. He was hospitalized.
2016-05-24	Cranberry Township	Pennsylvania	Alcoa Commercial Windows LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was inside an open-top trailer using a pendant-operated crane to load packages of extrusions. A load weighing approximately 700 pounds, and measuring approximately 24-feet-long by 2.5-feet-wide, was being moved with straps and loaded onto an existing stack of materials. The employee was positioned between the load and another stack of materials. The employee was unhooking the load when the extrusions inside the package shifted and caused the newly set load to slide and trap the emplo
2016-04-22	Saint Marys	Pennsylvania	Osram Sylvania, Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Three employees were investigating an H2S odor at a cooling tower. One of the employees removed the lid from the cooling tower and stuck a measuring rod in to measure the level. The employee put the lid back on and started walking away. The employee became lightheaded and fell onto the concrete walkway, requiring hospitalization for a concussion and skull fracture.
2016-04-18	Galveston	Texas	Farmers Alloy Fabricating, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was measuring the inside of a metal cone area while on a ladder 30 inches above the floor. The employee was on the top step of the ladder when he and the ladder fell to the side. He fractured his wrist and two ribs.
2016-03-29	Jacksonville	Florida	Advantus, Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were measuring the receiving dock bay door area for a replacement dock plate. The dock plate springs opened quickly and the dock plate caught the injured employee's fingers in a pinch point between the dock plate and the dock bay door surface resulting in the amputation of the right middle and index fingertips.
2016-03-06	Milton	West Virgini	Engines, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a boring mill and measuring a hole that was to be drilled in a cross beam when their sleeve was caught in the drill bit. The force from the boring machine caused the employee to flip over and land on the ground, suffering cracked right ribs, a collapsed right lung, right kidney bleeding, and a rash burn to the arms and neck.
2015-11-23	Cambridge	Ohio	Shelly and Sands	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
An employee was measuring plywood with a coworker when the coworker stepped on the plywood. The injured employee's finger got caught between two sheets of plywood and the left ring fingertip was snipped off. The employee required surgical amputation down to the first joint.
2015-11-18	Lubbock	Texas	Webber, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was measuring the inside of a trench box and was struck by a piece of concrete fracturing a finger.
2015-09-21	Meadville	Pennsylvania	The Tapco Tube Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was measuring metal and lost his grip on the measuring tool. When he reached for it, his gloves were caught in the guide rollers resulting in the amputation of two fingers at the first joint.
2015-08-20	Shippenville	Pennsylvania	Clarion Laminates, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was measuring a pallet of paper on an automated conveyor line. The conveyor cycled and the employee's finger got caught between the paper and an I-beam. The employee's left-hand middle fingertip was amputated.
2015-08-01	Dickinson	North Dakota	Baker Boy Bake Shop, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
A Baker Boy Bake Shop, Inc., employee was hospitalized after receiving burns from hot water measuring approximately 180F while cleaning a conveyor oven.
2015-07-07	Saint Petersburg	Florida	O'DONNELL, NACCARATO, MIGNOGNA & JACKSON, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered heat exhaustion on or about 07/07/15 while measuring post-tension cables on the 18th floor of a new high-rise building construction.
2015-05-15	Superior	Wisconsin	Calumet Superior, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were installing plastic on a strainer basket inside of a reactor 30' high when the basket slipped and pulled in one employee's glove and middle finger. Approximately 1/4" of the employee's left middle fingertip was amputated. The basket is made of steel and is shaped like a small garbage can measuring 2' x 1.5' and weighing 200 pounds.
2015-05-08	Apopka	Florida	Finfrock Industries, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was measuring a form at the manufacturing plant, FMB building. He was standing on the form, approximately 3 feet off the ground. As he stepped back, he lost his balance and fell backwards, landing on his back on the concrete floor.
2015-02-16	Golden	Colorado	MillerCoors LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
Employee fell from an 18-inch high platform measuring approximately 18 X 20 inches while performing a corrective action on a packaging machine. Employee fractured ribs and scapula.