Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-02	El Paso	Tx	Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.	Jaw, chin	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee parked a forklift inside a trailer while unloading freight. The employee was adjusting deck bars loaded with freight when a deck bar and freight fell, knocking the employee into the forklift blades. The employee sustained a fractured jaw and lacerations on their mouth; the employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-18	Plant City	Fl	AG LABOR LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been digging with a shovel in a farm field and laying plastic in the heat. The employee felt hot, fatigued, and experienced dry mouth and shaky legs. The employee was hospitalized for heat stroke.
2021-08-15	Columbus	Oh	Panera Bread FDF	Multiple body parts	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee pulled his truck into a return lot, got out, and was robbed and beaten with a 2-by-4 by one or two assailants. He suffered a skull fracture on the left side, fractures to the eye orbits, and a fractured collarbone, as well as bruising to the mouth.
2021-07-23	Washington	Pa	Ensinger Incorporated	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was monitoring a machine during a plastic manufacturing process. The machine released formaldehyde into the work area and the employee suffered an irritated mouth, nose, and throat.
2021-06-20	Valliant	Ok	International Paper Company	Mouth	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was unhooking a hose on a chemical reel car. The employee was sprayed with sodium hydroxide and suffered chemical burns to the mouth.
2021-06-01	Union Point	Ga	Lincoln Lumber Georgia, LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was observing a robot stacking lumber onto pallets for shipment. The robot's arm picked up a piece of lumber to place on a pallet, then swung and struck the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized with a jaw fracture, loss of teeth, and an open wound to the right side of the mouth.
2021-05-21	Central Square	Ny	National Grid	Tooth (teeth)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was standing next to a directional drilling machine when a plastic bracket from the drill struck the employee in the face causing three broken teeth and mouth lacerations.
2021-05-05	Blytheville	Ar	Phoenix Services, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Ingestion of harmful substance
At 4:45 p.m. on May 5, 2021, an employee was cutting up steel scrap with an oxygen lance rod. A piece of hot slag went under his face shield, bounced off his chest, entered his mouth, and was swallowed. He was hospitalized.
2021-02-18	Houston	Tx	Mesa Line Services LLC	Tooth (teeth)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving an easement machine between two houses to reach the back yard. As the machine moved from concrete to grass, it tipped over to the left, catching the employee's left hand against a street light. The employee suffered lacerations to the hand. As well, the employee's face struck the controls, causing a partial loss of front teeth. The employee was hospitalized and underwent mouth surgery.
2021-01-29	Mount Vernon	Tx	DBI Services, LLC	Head and trunk	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
Two employees were sitting in the TMA truck when an 18-wheeler drove into the lane and struck the TMA truck. The employees sustained injuries to the head, face, mouth, and sustained body trauma. Both employees were hospitalized.
2020-10-13	Lewes	De	Hazzard Electrical Contractors, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on a roof to attach the roof ladder to the peak of the roof. The ladder slipped while he was trying to attach it to the roof. The employee lost balance and fell approximately 15 feet to the ground below suffering injury to his right side and shoulder area and damage to his mouth and teeth.
2020-09-08	Chesapeake	Va	PRECON MARINE INC	Multiple face locations	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was repairing an air bag used in barge construction. A steel beam hit the employee's hardhat, forcing his mouth/jaw into another beam. He suffered an injury to the mouth/jaw.
2020-08-27	Temple	Tx	Baylor Scott & White Health System	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was standing on a desk when it collapsed. As she fell, her mouth hit a metal bracket from the broken desk. She suffered lacerations to the inside and outside bottom lip, broken teeth, and a broken left foot.
2020-08-26	Palmetto	Fl	SH Framing, Inc.	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was on an extension ladder when it fell. The employee fell with it, and both landed on the ground two stories below. He suffered lacerations to the eyebrow and mouth and a broken nose.
2020-08-12	Lincoln	Ne	OMAHA TRUCK CENTER, INC.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
At about 11:30 p.m. on August 12, 2020, an employee was working on a truck with his penlight in his mouth. The penlight was jammed backwards into his throat, puncturing the back of his throat. He was hospitalized later that night, suffering from internal bleeding in the throat.
2020-07-17	Kissimmee	Florida	Fulcrum Construction, LLC	Multiple face locations	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a grinder to cut mortar joints in a concrete masonry unit when the grinder kicked back and cut into the right side of his face/mouth.
2020-07-10	Cimarron	Kansas	Irsik & Doll Feed Services, Inc.	Brain	Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
An employee was riding a horse to check on cattle when the horse caught a soft spot on the ground causing the horse to bend down and the employee was knocked into a fence. The employee suffered a possible concussion, head laceration, neck pain, and mouth laceration and pain.
2020-06-02	Lincoln	Nebraska	Roofing Service Company	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was installing shingles on a roof and fell 30 feet from the roof to the ground. The employee suffered two fractured wrists and injuries to the mouth.
2020-05-23	San Antonio	Texas	Bottling Group, LLC	Multiple mouth locations	Ingestion of harmful substance
While conducting a taste test, an employee mistakenly grabbed a sample cup that contained sodium hydroxide, incurring chemical burns to the mouth and lip. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-04-27	Jamestown	North Dakota	Vetter Construction, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading materials onto a roof when the employee slipped and fell off the roof. During the fall to the ground, the employee's head hit a trailer, resulting in a fractured skull and injuries to the nose, mouth, teeth, jaw, ear, and left shoulder. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.
2020-04-01	Orange	Texas	Hoss Industrial LLC	Multiple face locations	Nonclassifiable
On April 1, 2020, an employee was using a water hose to wash down a work area when he was either struck in the face by the water hose or fell to the ground and impacted his face. He was hospitalized with lacerations to his face and mouth.
2020-01-31	Vienna	West Virgini	Dunham's Sports #165	Multiple face locations	Fall on same level due to tripping
While walking, an employee tripped and fell face first onto the floor, suffering facial and mouth injuries.
2020-01-27	Chicago	Illinois	Bloomingdale's	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking from a carpeted area to a tile floor when the employee slipped and fell onto the tile floor, suffering shoulder, knee, nose, and mouth injuries that required hospitalization.
2020-01-14	Shrewsbury	Massachusett	Price Chopper Operating Co. of Massachusetts, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c.
An employee drank liquid from a water bottle. The employee sustained chemical burns to the lips, mouth, throat, and legs and was hospitalized. A coworker had intentionally substituted the injured employee's water bottle with a water bottle containing sulfuric acid.
2020-01-13	Wichita	Kansas	Buckley Roofing Co Inc.	Eye(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was atop a ladder when it slipped, causing him to fall 14 feet to the ground below. He suffered a left eye socket fracture and a laceration from below the left eye to the mouth area and was hospitalized.
2019-09-19	Watertown	Wisconsin	Spuncast, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was pouring molten steel into a mold. Some of the steel passed through a trench cover's lifting holes and came into contact with water. This created superheated steam, which caused the molten steel to spray back through the holes onto the employee. The employee suffered second-degree burns on 18 percent of the body: arms, upper front torso, face, and mouth.
2019-07-17	Hempstead	New York	Hofstra University	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee was found semi-conscious on a lower stairway landing. The employee was spitting up blood and was bleeding from the face, mouth, nose, and ear.
2019-06-20	Boise	Idaho	Pro Con Homes, Inc	Mouth	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using a nail gun when a nail ricocheted off another nail and impaled the employee through the tongue and into the roof of the mouth. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-05-30	Idabel	Oklahoma	Walmart Supercenter #38	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over forklift forks and fell to the pavement, suffering a concussion with bleeding from the nose and mouth.
2019-05-06	Conroe	Texas	Builders First Source	Multiple mouth locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A driver was tightening a strap on his trailer to secure a load. The ratchet came loose and flew off the trailer hitting the driver in the mouth. The driver sustained an injured lip, broken mouth, and broken teeth.
2019-05-04	Miami Beach	Florida	Tekton Construction Corporation	Head and trunk	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee was siphoning curing compound and inadvertently swallowed some, causing him to vomit. The employee was hospitalized with mouth and stomach pain.
2019-04-26	Memphis	Missouri	PRAIRIELAND FS INC.	Multiple face locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee had been filling anhydrous tanks when a valve released anhydrous ammonia liquid and vapor. The employee's googles were blown away from their face and the employee sustained burns and blisters to the face, eyes, and mouth.
2019-04-10	Gainesville	Georgia	OTR WHEEL ENGINEERING, INC.	Brain	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A temporary employee was placing a wheel assembly onto a bead seating machine. When the machine cycled, the cylinder bolts failed allowing the piston, bell housing and wheel assembly to swing out toward the employee's head. The tire struck the employee's face and knocked him backward onto the concrete floor. The employee suffered a loss of consciousness and a laceration to the mouth and the back of the head.
2019-02-20	Atlanta	Georgia	Holland LP	Tooth (teeth)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was on a platform ensuring that all rails had been pushed in. A lining bar struck his mouth and head, breaking four teeth.
2019-02-09	Orlando	Florida	Walt Disney Parks & Resorts	Tooth (teeth)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was walking down the sidewalk, tripped and fell forward resulting in injuries to her mouth and a forehead abrasion. The employee was hospitalized and had four teeth removed.
2019-02-06	Anton	Texas	Renegade Services	Mouth	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
After a manifold trailer had been pressure-tested to 3,000 psi, a Renegade employee bled it off to 1,200 psi. The accumulator broke and struck the employee's face under pressure, causing lacerations inside and outside the mouth. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-09-04	Oldsmar	Florida	BELAC LLC	Nonclassifiable	Ingestion of harmful substance
A temporary employee was pinning holes using a K-file tool. He placed the K-file in his mouth while checking something and swallowed the tool, requiring hospitalization.
2018-04-09	Mobile	Alabama	Cooper T. Smith Stevedoring Company, Inc.	Lip(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Two employees were replacing a 3-inch fire hose on a dock. A nylon rope was tied to one end of the fire hose and to a forklift. The forklift was used to stretch out the fire hose. The nylon rope snapped under tension and struck the injured employee in the mouth, causing a laceration and swelling of the lip.
2018-03-25	Freeport	Texas	Tanner Services, LLC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
A crew of employees were cleaning a site to prep it for oil rig drilling work. While lifting debris from the ground, one employee was bitten by a cotton mouth snake, requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-23	Hanover Park	Illinois	ProAmpac	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was cutting a cardboard core on a core cutting machine when the core spun out of the machine, striking the employee in the face and mouth. The employee suffered nose, sinus, and palate fractures.
2018-03-22	Denver	Colorado	Total Plumbing, Inc.	Head and trunk	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a boom lift when it bounced off a curb, causing him to strike his mouth on the bar above the controls. He suffered a head contusion as well as fractures to the jaw and ribs.
2018-03-21	Statesboro	Georgia	Claude Howard Lumber Company	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was performing maintenance work, which included greasing lines at a kiln. The screw broke while the employee was installing it for a clamp, making the employee lose balance and fall 21'. The employee suffered injuries to the face, mouth (tooth loss), and leg (compound fracture), requiring hospitalization.
2018-02-28	Sanford	Florida	Headquarter Auto Group of Central Florida	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking on the sidewalk, tripped over the rain gutter and fell resulting in fractures to his right shoulder, forearm and wrist. The employee also sustained a rib fracture and bleeding from the mouth.
2018-02-12	Atlantic City	New Jersey	HARRAH'S ATLANTIC CITY	Head and neck	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee was clearing a clog from a dishwasher by using his mouth to blow into the tube and swallowed some corrosive detergent. The employee was hospitalized for burns to the tongue and throat.
2018-02-08	Murrayville	Georgia	Fieldale Farms Corporation - Murrayville Plant	Mouth	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was preparing to rinse down a line with a water pressure gun when he had trouble removing the gun's water nozzle. As he attempted to remove the nozzle, the high-pressure water shot into and lacerated the inside of his mouth.
2018-01-09	Wauwatosa	Wisconsin	Great Lakes Components, LLC	Head and neck	Other fall to lower level
An employee was attempting to unload panelized walls from a flatbed semitrailer. He was using a pry bar to separate the wall panels when the pry bar slipped out, causing the employee to fall backwards from the semitrailer. The employee struck the ground, suffering fractured neck vertebrae, a concussion, and bleeding from the mouth and ears.
2017-10-17	Lockbourne	Ohio	Discount Tire Direct	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a stand-up forklift to check tires on racking when the employee fell from the lift to the floor, injuring the mouth, knee, and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-10-11	Monroe	Wisconsin	Monroe Truck Equipment, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was supervising as two coworkers removed a plow from an overhead conveyor line. The plow was suspended from the conveyor by two j-hooks and two s-hooks. The coworkers were using a forklift to lower the plow to the ground. As the plow was being raised by the forklift, one of the coworkers guided it so that the mouth of the plow rested on the tines. The tines on the lift were wet due to rainy weather conditions, causing the plow to slide toward the end of the tines and fall off the for
2017-09-24	Houston	Texas	The Talbots, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee was dressing a mannequin. The employee was holding a common/T-pin in her mouth and swallowed it resulting in internal damage.
2017-09-12	Dallas	Texas	Munilla Construction Management Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving a bulldozer. When it drove on an unlevel surface (about 2 feet difference), his foot slipped off the gas pedal and he fell out of the cab hitting his mouth and nose on the side mirror. The employee fell on the tracks of the bulldozer and it ran over his arm and leg resulting in a fractured femur.
2017-08-23	New Haven	Connecticut	SOMETHING SWEET, INC.	Multiple body parts	Ingestion of harmful substance
While cleaning and sanitizing trays and racks, a temporary employee ingested diluted cleaner (Super Power Foam 5339) that got around his mouth, mustache, and goatee. The temporary employee suffered pain in his throat and right rib cage.
2017-07-28	Hamilton	Georgia	H&G Electric Company, Inc.	Skull	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
The injured employee was inside the plant in the basket of a 60' aerial lift with another employee at the lift controls. The injured employee's head was pinned between the basket and the ceiling beam resulting in a fractured skull and bleeding from the nose and mouth. The injuries will require surgery.
2017-07-26	Fort Worth	Texas	Texas Quality Beverage	Multiple mouth locations	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee was conducting a taste-odor-appearance test when caustic soda that was still in the system entered her mouth, causing a burning sensation and swelling to her lips and tongue.
2017-06-29	Lincoln	Nebraska	American Red Cross	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was checking the engine/generator on a bus when the radiator cap loosened and hot engine coolant splashed onto his arm, causing second/third degree burns. Some fluid also splashed in his mouth.
2017-06-23	Tampa	Florida	LOWRY PARK ZOO	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was sitting in a golf cart after doing landscaping when he started shaking, foaming at the mouth, and was disoriented. He was hospitalized due to heat-related illness.
2017-06-15	Port Allen	Louisiana	Fab Worx Fabricators, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee was spraying penetrating oil under a truck when the oil entered his mouth. He suffered chemical burns to his mouth and lungs, requiring hospitalization.
2017-05-31	Miami	Florida	RICHARDSON-WAYLAND ELECTRICAL COMPANY LLC	Jaw, chin	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was adjusting the levers on a knuckle boom when the boom came down and hit the employee's mouth and jaw, breaking it.
2017-05-16	Birmingham	Alabama	Southwest Water Company	Multiple face locations	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting PVC pipe with a circular saw when it kicked back and deeply lacerated the employee across the mouth and nose.
2017-05-01	San Pedro	California	Ports America	Multiple face locations	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was loosening turnbuckles to remove lashing bars from containers when one of the bars came loose and fell and struck the employee's mouth. The employee suffered a fractured jaw and broken teeth.
2017-04-24	Woodside	New York	BIG APPLE COMPACTOR COMPANY INC.	Tooth (teeth)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was lifting a trash compactor off the shipping skid using a forklift. The compactor started to lean over and the employee was struck by the falling compactor as he tried to catch it. The employee suffered injuries to the face and mouth and lost a few teeth.
2017-04-20	Danville	West Virgini	Jim C. Hamer Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On April 19, 2017, at approximately 3:20 p.m., an employee was operating the chipper when a slab became hung up in the mouth of the chipper. The employee turned off the vibrating conveyor and gained access to the opposite side of the chipper. He pulled on the slab. When the slab came free, his hand was smashed between the slab and mouth of the chipper, amputating his right ring finger near the first knuckle.
2017-04-14	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Smithfield Foods	Multiple face locations	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was trimming snouts with a powered knife as they came down a conveyor. During a lull in product coming down the conveyor, the employee shut off the knife and made a few adjustments to tighten the blade. When the employee turned the knife back on, it oscillated in the employee's hand in a manner that caused the employee to lose control of the knife. The knife then hit the employee's face, causing a deep laceration to the left side of the cheek and mouth area.
2017-04-09	Fort Worth	Texas	Rosendin Electric	Eye(s)	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was trying to de-energize the medium voltage temporary switchgear. He was pulling down on the knife switch, which was spring loaded, and thought the switch completed the action to the "open" or off position when the knife switch sprung back up, striking him on the right side of the face. He was hospitalized with a laceration to the corner of the mouth, a fractured eye socket, and a damaged tear duct.
2017-03-27	Catarina	Texas	Seventy Seven Energy, Inc	Mouth	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee accidentally drank sodium hydroxide, believing it was a bottle of water. He immediately spit out the fluid and suffered minor chemical burns to the mouth, requiring overnight hospitalization.
2017-03-24	Tobyhanna	Pennsylvania	Myco Mechanical, Inc.	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On March 24, at around 7 a.m., an employee was working on an HVAC piping system that was under a pressure test. Believing that the pressure test was completed, he removed the end cap from the pipe. There was still pressure in the pipe, which caused the end cap to fly off and strike him in the mouth area. He suffered lacerations to his mouth and cheekbone.
2017-03-16	Solon	Ohio	Solon Specialty Wire	Multiple body parts	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was setting up the wire draw machine. The employee was stringing up the machine and using a pulling chain to thread wire through the dies. The employee ran the machine in full run mode and pulled the chain wire off. The employee opened the soap access door to look inside and was struck in the mouth and hand by the chain. The employee was hospitalized for a left middle finger laceration and a busted upper lip.
2017-03-15	Hot Springs	Arkansas	Newsome Trucking Inc.	Multiple face locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was providing assistance to a customer while using a caustic tank. The customer product inlet line had no shutoff valve and the product hose had a downward angle to the truck tank unloading pad. When the employee blew down the product hose, he was sprayed in the face by caustic sodium hydroxide solution, resulting in burns to his mouth, lips, and face.
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.
2016-08-14	Burnsville	Mississippi	Mississippi Silicon, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was using a hardwood pole to clean a furnace's tap channel when molten metal slag suddenly released from the furnace, burning the employee's hands, head, face, left ear, lips, and mouth.
2016-07-18	Independence	Missouri	UNILEVER	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On or about July 18, 2016, an employee was trying to prime a chemical metering pump. Chemical splashed out of the drum and onto his lips and mouth. The employee was hospitalized for chemical burns.
2016-06-05	Malvern	Arkansas	Willis & Son Roofing	Head and neck	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
While replacing a damaged metal carport awning, an employee fell approximately 6 feet from the awning to the ground below. The employee suffered head, face, neck, and mouth injuries, requiring overnight hospitalization.
2016-05-11	Sunrise	Florida	YOUNGQUIST BROTHERS, INC	Mouth	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was tailing in a piece of pipe while the drill rig was picking up the other end. The pipe swung into the derrick of the rig and caused the other end of the pipe to flip up, striking the employee in the mouth.
2016-04-27	Lake City	Florida	Avalon Healthcare Center	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee ran to retrieve an at-risk patient as he was leaving the premises. She fell down on the floor, bled from her mouth, and broke her right hip. She was hospitalized.
2016-04-03	Mount Prospect	Illinois	Club Demonstration Services, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning a food cart in the back storage part of the store. A forklift operator on the other side of the storage rack was pushing a skid with a cooler but pushed it too far, causing a pallet (weighing approximately 100 pounds) on the other side of the rack to fall on the employee cleaning her cart. She was hospitalized with injuries to her mouth, chest, legs, and feet.
2016-03-28	Trumann	Arkansas	Bilco Co	Jaw, chin	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was assembling a fire-rated door. When the employee removed the shipping clamp on the unit, the door opened and hit him in the chin. He fell backward and when he got up, a large amount of blood was oozing out of his mouth. He was hospitalized with a laceration to the chin/mouth.
2016-03-28	Augusta	Georgia	TRANSWOOD INC.	Head and neck	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was delivering a caustic truckload at a client's site. The hose was disconnected under residual pressure, and it hit the employee's helmet, displacing the face shield and spilling caustic solution on the face, mouth, and neck areas. The employee suffered chemical burns.
2016-03-10	Beaumont	Texas	FCC Beaumont	Hand(s)	Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional
On 3/9/16, at 8:06 p.m., an employee injured his right hand while breaking up a fight between inmates. The employee's hand became caught in an inmate's mouth during the altercation.
2015-12-01	Cheyenne	Oklahoma	APACHE CORPORATION	Multiple face locations	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was struck in the face while blowing down a reinjection line at an oilfield production location, resulting in facial bone fractures, a hole in the roof of his mouth, tooth loss, and a big gash on his right cheek near/under the lower edge of his safety glasses. He required surgery.
2015-09-11	Port Neches	Texas	Plant Solutions LLC	Mouth	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was cleaning with a water jet. He lost his balance and was sprayed with high pressure water. He suffered a cut on his mouth and skin abrasions on his neck.
2015-08-06	Palm Beach	Florida	PRESTRESSED CONTRACTORS, INC.	Multiple face locations	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On or about August 6, 2015 at approximately 8:16 am, a worker was cutting a piece of brick or cement when his saw got stuck. Employee tried to remove the saw by pulling, when he was struck by it on the face. Employee sustained cuts on the left side of his face near the mouth and jaw.
2015-08-01	Hope	Arkansas	TYSON FOODS INC.	Multiple mouth locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
A maintenance employee was getting a glass to rinse out his mouth after having some coffee. He immediately noticed the water tasted funny and spit out the water. A chemical sanitizer, pH+, used in the facility had back-flowed into the potable water lines and contaminated the drinking water. The employee's lips, inside of the mouth, and tongue were burned.
2015-08-01	Carrollton	Texas	VIP Staffing	Multiple head locations	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee operating heavy equipment was backing a unit into the trailer when the employee lost control of the unit. The employee was hospitalized with head, mouth, and nose injuries.
2015-06-02	Houston	Texas	Dist Tech, LLC.	Multiple mouth locations	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was delivering product(chem treat bel1544) to a customer location using a tanker truck. The employee removed a cap to the discharge line and the chemical sprayed onto his face. As a consequence, the employee had 2nd degree burns in the mouth lips and tip of his tongue. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-04-15	Marshall	Illinois	Effingham Equity	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On April 15, 2015, an employee was loading a tank with anhydrous ammonia. He stumbled, which caused the valve to open slightly and release vapor that came in contact with the employee's face. He immediately washed his face and rinsed his mouth and was later hospitalized.
2015-04-14	Huntsville	Alabama	Wyle CAS, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was helping to load cargo pallets onto an aircraft. The pallets were placed onto a K-loader, and the employee was preparing the cargo to be pushed onto the plane. He lost his balance and fell 8 feet from the work deck onto the asphalt tarmac. He was unconscious and bleeding from the nose, head, and mouth. He also broke his wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-03-22	Portsmouth	Virginia	General Dynamics - Nassco Norfolk	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee working onboard the U.S.S. Eisenhower at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard contacted a piece of energized wire that was encased in a steel pipe conduit.
2015-03-12	Craigmont	Idaho	CHS Primeland	Multiple mouth locations	Ingestion of harmful substance
When an employee disconnected a rinse hose connection from his truck, residual ammonium hydroxide (liquid ammonia) sprayed him in the face and got in his mouth. He was wearing chemical resistant gloves, goggles, and coveralls. His injuries include a minor burn to his lower lip and a 1/2-inch white patch on the tip of his tongue.
2015-03-04	Palestine	Texas	Wal-Mart	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee was using 2-inch, clear packaging tape to secure boxes on a pallet. He inhaled a small piece of the tape while cutting it by mouth, and the tape adhered to a portion of his mid-to-upper throat. He was admitted to the hospital and underwent treatment.
2015-02-20	Pascagoula	Mississippi	Ingalls Shipbuilding, Inc.	Internal neck location	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee was inspecting a ship intake duct that had been fabricated. The employee heard someone grinding above him and when he looked up, a piece of welding slag fell into his mouth. The employee removed the slag from his mouth and continued working. Later that evening at his residence, the employee experienced breathing problems. The employee went to a hospital emergency room for treatment where it was discovered that the employee had welding slag in his throat. The employee was admitted to
2015-01-31	Saint Louis	Missouri	THE PDI GROUP INC.	Multiple mouth locations	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was hospitalized overnight after being struck in the mouth by a hand-held power angle drill. The accident occurred at the job site at approximately 8:00 a.m. on 01/31/15. The employee sustained massive lacerations to his cheek and jaw and broke two teeth.
2015-01-23	Ulysses	Kansas	Wyoming Casing Service	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on the stabbing board to hang the tong line. He unhooked the derrick climber from his harness and when he let go of it he was hit in the mouth, lost his footing, and fell even though his lanyard was attached. His face hit the standpipe of the derrick and the 3 foot fall injured his back.
2015-01-16	Victoria	Texas	Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC	Mouth	Struck by object or equipment
Employee was tightening a strap used to tie down equipment on his truck when the pry bar came out of the hole and hit him in the mouth, fracturing the maxilla bone.