| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-22 | Kings Bay | Ga | Crown Corr, Inc. | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was removing old sheet metal panels from a roof when he fell 15 feet to the ground, resulting in a skull fracture, 11 broken ribs, and skin lacerations to his arm and back of the neck. | |||||
| 2021-09-13 | Jamaica | Ny | AGD Contracting, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| While an employee was waiting for a tool, a metal panel came off an adjacent building and stuck the employee causing a partial amputation to his right index finger. | |||||
| 2021-07-28 | Laredo | Tx | Trois Enterprises | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
| An employee was installing metal roof panels on a warehouse. He was using a roof runner to bound together the seams on the metal panel when he fell 35 feet off the edge of the roof and landed in a standing position, resulting in a fractured pelvis, a fractured right leg, and lumbar fractures that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2021-06-30 | Ocala | Fl | Covenant Roofing & Construction, Inc. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was laying metal panels on the roof at a one-story residential jobsite while it was raining. He slipped and fell about 8 feet to the ground, fracturing both legs. The employee was wearing a harness, but the line was not attached at the time of the fall. | |||||
| 2021-06-29 | Alexandria | La | Axion Sales Force | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee working on a roof was attempting to move a piece of metal decking when he fell on top of the metal panel and slid off the roof while on top of the panel 13 feet to the ground. The employee suffered injuries to his head, shoulder, and back. | |||||
| 2021-04-06 | North Palm Beach | Fl | Smithco West Palm Beach | Eye(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee scratched his left eye on a stationary exterior metal panel of an ice machine. | |||||
| 2021-02-01 | Wichita | Ks | Tramco Inc | Fingertip(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was unloading the paint line. Metal panel 1 was on a cart. Metal panel 2 was being lowered to release the hooks between the panels. The hooks twisted, became locked, and did not release, pushing panel 2 up and off the paint line hook. Panel 2 fell approximately 5 inches, amputating the employee's right-hand pinky fingertip. | |||||
| 2020-07-05 | Williamsport | Pennsylvania | Danzer Veneer Americas, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was working at the opening of a silo. A metal panel, propped up next to the silo, slipped and fell to the ground, striking the employee's left foot and causing two fractures and a puncture wound. | |||||
| 2020-03-27 | Tampa | Florida | Waterfield Florida Staffing, LLC | Pelvis | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| While performing composite clean up, a temporary employee slipped and fell into some metal panels. The panels then caused an industrial exhaust fan to fall on top of the employee, fracturing his pelvis. | |||||
| 2020-02-16 | Augusta | Georgia | C&K Frabication , LLC | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person |
| Two employees were installing a metal panel. The panel slipped out of the hands of the employee holding it and it struck and fractured the other employee's lower right leg. | |||||
| 2020-01-16 | Peekskill | New York | Helfrich Brothers Boiler Works, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| At about 10:40 a.m. on January 16, 2020, an employee was with a crew removing boiler panels after a demolition. He was at ground level receiving the metal panels. He was holding on to a panel, trying to position it as it was being lowered. It stopped, then came down suddenly, striking and pinning down his left foot. He suffered a deep laceration on the side of the foot, as well as broken toes. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-09-06 | Burleson | Texas | Metl-Fab | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was installing a metal panel when his finger was pinched between the housing unit and a 2x4 wooden board, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2019-08-21 | Fort Collins | Colorado | Architectural Sheet Metal & Panels, Inc. | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was running sheet metal panels though a panel machine when the employee's hand went under the sheers, resulting in an amputation to the left hand (only the pinky finger remains). | |||||
| 2019-08-15 | Minden | Louisiana | Fibrebond Coorperation | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was installing sheet metal panels. The employee's hand got caught between a panel and the metal structural frame, which pinched the tip of his right middle finger off. | |||||
| 2019-03-05 | Sunray | Texas | HydroChem, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| Employees were power washing a debris box. An employee's left middle finger was caught between a metal panel and the wall of the box. The finger was medically amputated. | |||||
| 2019-02-28 | Austell | Georgia | Miller-Clapperton Partnership | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| Employees were operating a bending machine when an employee's left middle finger was pinched between the metal panel and the top of the tooling portion of the machine. The fingertip was severed. | |||||
| 2019-02-28 | Idaho Falls | Idaho | Lotz Construction, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| A drywall cart with metal panels fell onto an employee's leg fracturing the tibia and fibula. | |||||
| 2019-02-28 | Seguin | Texas | Berridge Manufacturing Company | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was running a sheet metal panel forming machine. The employee's right glove was pulled into the urethane feed-in rollers and crushed. | |||||
| 2018-09-26 | Oshkosh | Wisconsin | Muza Metal Products, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On September 26, 2018, an employee was using a hardware insertion machine to repair a bent metal panel. The employee was holding some scrap metal (being used to help flatten the panel) when the machine's downward-acting plunger engaged with the panel. The employee's right second finger was pinched, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2018-08-04 | Batavia | Ohio | Milacron, LLC. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| A sheet metal panel fell from a machine and amputated the employee's fingertip. | |||||
| 2018-06-23 | Melbourne | Florida | Property Renovations and Construction, LLC | Ankle(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was cleaning up a work area when a piece of a metal panel fell from a set of sawhorses. It struck his foot, severing the Achilles tendon. | |||||
| 2018-04-22 | Tulsa | Oklahoma | AAON INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was placing sheet metal panels onto a base form when his left middle finger was pinched between the panels, resulting in a surgical amputation. | |||||
| 2018-03-14 | Austin | Texas | Noble Construction INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was working on a ladder, installing insulated metal panels, when he lost his balance and grabbed a metal stud to keep himself from falling. The metal lacerated his left-hand fingers, requiring stitches and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-03-03 | Dakota | Illinois | Mike Thieling Construction | Wrist(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| Two employees were installing a metal panel ceiling. As they flipped the panel over, it slipped from the injured employee's hand and lacerated his wrist, slashing the artery. He required sutures and hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-09-19 | Russellville | Arkansas | HACKNEY LADISH, INC. | Leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was supervising a repair job on a stacker crane when a metal panel fell off of a structural member of the crane and struck him, causing a compound fracture to his right leg. | |||||
| 2017-08-28 | Pittsburg | Kansas | Ace Sheetmetal LLC | Lower leg(s) | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment |
| An employee was climbing a scaffold to mount exterior sheet metal panels when the scaffold fell over on the employee, injuring the employee's lower right leg. | |||||
| 2017-05-25 | Chicago | Illinois | W.R. Weis Company, Inc. | Arm(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| The employee was installing insulation. A 4' x 4' insulated metal panel slipped from the hoisting clamp, bounced and ricocheted off the building, and struck the employee's left arm fracturing it. | |||||
| 2017-03-29 | Windsor | Colorado | David Labor, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was installing metal panels on a residential roof while wearing fall protection (harness, tied off to roof anchor) when he lost his balance and fell. The roof anchor failed, and the employee fell approximately 14 feet to the ground, bruising his vertebrae and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-05-01 | Tiki Island | Texas | Jimmy Garner | Forearm(s) | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment |
| Two employees were installing siding on a residential home from a wooden pole scaffold equipped with a metal panel platform. The scaffold collapsed. Both employees were hospitalized. One employee suffered a fractured forearm. The second employee suffered a severe spinal injury. | |||||
| 2016-03-03 | Superior | Colorado | Sierra Steel, Inc. | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
| On March 3, 2016, at approximately 3:15 p.m., an employee fell 32 feet from a roof while installing metal panels. The employee suffered broken ribs and a broken pelvis, as well as a hand laceration. | |||||
| 2016-02-10 | Great Falls | Montana | North 40 Outfitters | Nonclassifiable | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was taking straps off a loaded flatbed. A load of metal cattle panels shifted when the tie-down straps were removed, causing metal panels to fall on the employee. The employee suffered scratches and bruises. | |||||
| 2015-07-29 | San Antonio | Texas | Reliable Roofing and Construction | Face | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was cutting a metal panel with a saw when the blade broke, hitting and cutting his face. | |||||
| 2015-05-13 | Sheridan | Arkansas | CENTRIA LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was clamping down an insulated metal panel with an air-actuated jig while his hand rested on the plate. The jig severed his right-hand middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2015-04-07 | Shawnee | Oklahoma | Metal Mechanix | Forearm(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee fell through the roof while carrying a metal panel. The wind caught the metal panel, dragging the employee over to an opening in the roof. The employee fell and cut his forearm. | |||||