Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Bronx	Ny	BronxCare Health System	Multiple body parts	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
Two employees were working with a combative patient. The patient struck and kicked one of the employees, injuring his face, neck, left ankle, and left upper arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-15	Franklin Park	Il	R.C.M. Industries, Inc. dba Aallied Die Casting Company of Illinois	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
Employees were clearing die cast lines. The injured employee was reconnecting the hot oil hose to the die frame. The employee pulled on the hose, which came in contact with the hot oil valve and caused hot oil to release. The hot oil struck the employee who suffered third degree burns to the upper right arm, ear, face, and neck. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-15	Washington	Dc	Paragon Systems	Head, neck, and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was sitting in a rolling chair inside a guard booth when they slid backward and fell down the concrete steps, resulting in injuries to their head, neck, and back.
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.
2021-11-13	Austin	Tx	Regency IHS Clinical Consulting, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee placed a hot pan of butter into a sink of water causing the butter and water to splatter and burn the employee's head, face, neck, left arm, and right upper leg.
2021-11-12	Tampa	Fl	ATI RESTORATION LLC	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was removing mirrors from a wall. The mirror broke diagonally and swung out, and the employee sustained neck lacerations.
2021-11-05	Shirleysburg	Pa	Brumbaugh Lumber LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating an edger at a lumber mill. His clothing was caught in the machine and he suffered severe facial and neck injuries, a crushed arm, a broken arm, and a back injury causing paralysis from the waist down.
2021-11-01	Acme	Pa	Somerset Well Drilling	Head and neck	Explosion
An employee was removing pipe from a drilled water well when a spark caused an explosion and the rear of the drilling rig caught on fire. The employee sustained burns to the face and neck.
2021-11-01	Scottsbluff	Ne	R & C Welding Fab Trucking and Crane Service, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was signaling to a forklift operator on a flat car unloading steel beams. The load shifted on the car and the employee fell off the car, resulting in neck vertebrae fractures.
2021-10-30	Atlantic City	Nj	GOLDEN NUGGET ATLANTIC CITY	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down the stairs when they fell, resulting in a fractured wrist and two fractured neck bones.
2021-10-28	Windham	Me	Gray Geotextile Inc.	Head and neck	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was offloading a truck and tripped while walking backward. The employee hit the back of their head on the ground, resulting in a head and neck injury that required hospitalization.
2021-10-28	New York	Ny	Skanska Penn Station Constructors a Joint Venture	Multiple body parts	Struck by object or equipment
A beam struck an ironworker during a demolition. The ironworker suffered skull, neck, and wrist fractures, as well as lacerations to the head and leg.
2021-10-27	Hazlehurst	Ga	Beasley Timber Co. Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Small-scale (limited) fire
An employee was standing near a debris burn pile at a work site when a combustion in the burn pile occurred, resulting in second degree burns to their neck.
2021-10-26	Port Charlotte	Fl	Martinez Lawn Service, Inc.	Head and neck	Injured by handheld object or equipment
An employee was putting rubber track that came off back onto a skid steer roller with the assistance of a pry bar. When the skid steer moved, the pry bar struck the employee on the face and neck.
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.
2021-10-22	Shawnee	Ks	Heartland Logistics	Head and neck	Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway
A haul truck driver had bounced in a rut causing him to hit his head on the roof of the truck cab. He sustained neck pain, couldn't walk, and was nauseated. The employee was hospitalized overnight with swelling in his neck and forehead.
2021-10-21	Philadelphia	Pa	First Student	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was walking up steps into a school when she tripped and fell. At the same time, someone was opening a door to the school and she hit her face on the door. The employee suffered a shoulder injury and a neck fracture that required hospitalization.
2021-10-16	Jackson	Ms	Mississippi Symphony Association	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a performance stage and suffered a cracked rib, a broken arm, and a neck fracture.
2021-10-12	Mercersburg	Pa	Delamor Enterprises, LP	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was taking sales orders and walking from the back of the building when they tripped over an empty bun tray and fell to the ground, resulting in a displaced left femoral neck fracture.
2021-10-10	Camden	Nj	Covanta Camden	Head and neck	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was checking the water levels in an ash discharger. When the employee opened the discharger's viewing door, hot ash and gas were propelled outward. The employee suffered second-degree burns on the face and neck, as well as first-degree burns on the forearms.
2021-10-09	West Point	Ga	Kia Georgia, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was performing routine preventative maintenance checks and inspections on a capacitor bank while training a coworker on the inspection process. When the employee opened the panel an electrical arc flash occurred. One employee suffered second and third degree electrical burns to both arms, both hands, and the upper torso. The second employee suffered second degree burns to both arms, both hands, and neck. Both employees were hospitalized.
2021-10-08	Bridgeton	Mo	Penske Logistics	Head and neck	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
When an employee opened the doors of a trailer, a dislodged, packaged dryer fell out of the trailer onto his neck and head. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-08	Laureldale	Pa	Yuasa Battery, Incorporated	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was transferring 98% sulfuric acid from the receiving tank to the cutting tank. At the completion of the transfer, the employee was closing a valve and a section of piping failed. The employee sustained chemical burns to their neck and right wrist.
2021-10-07	Saint Louis	Mo	Schnucks Markets	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee tripped on a step while walking into the bookkeeping area. His head struck the floor and he suffered a neck injury with a contusion.
2021-10-06	Kingsland	Ga	Ollie's Bargain Outlet, Inc	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was working in a store's carpet department. A rolled-up carpet struck the employee in the face, causing a neck injury. The employee was hospitalized.
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.
2021-10-02	Enid	Ok	Bimbo Bakeries USA	Head and trunk	Nonclassifiable
After backing up a truck to a receiving door to unload products, an employee was found unconscious near the rear of the truck. He had suffered a fractured skull, broken ribs on the left side, and a neck injury.
2021-10-01	Hollis	Ny	Cobalt Mechanical Inc	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
When an employee leaned on a window opening with guardrails, the rails broke and the employee fell through the opening to the driveway about 12 feet below. The employee suffered injuries to the neck, back, ribs, and aorta.
2021-09-30	Lakeland	Fl	ABC Supply Co, Inc.	Neck and back	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading building materials onto a truck. As he stood in the bed, moving a knuckle boom crane's fork, the upright bar loosened and he fell off the truck. He suffered a neck/spinal fracture.
2021-09-23	Jerome	Id	Darigold Inc.	Leg(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was on a ladder to fix a steam header valve that was leaking. The employee was sprayed on the face/neck by hot condensate. He then jumped off the ladder and cut his leg.
2021-09-20	Buffalo	Ny	Cobey Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was investigating the accumulation of condensation at a pipe connection and was inspecting the flange at the connection. The residual pressure in the system caused the pipe to release from the connection and strike the employee, fracturing his neck, back, collarbone, and multiple ribs and lacerating the back of his head.
2021-09-20	Pensacola	Fl	CW Roberts Contracting	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee installed a liquid asphalt hose and was filling a truck at the terminal plant. The hose detached, resulting in hot liquid asphalt spraying onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the face, neck, and hands.
2021-09-15	Homer Glen	Il	CCA MIDWEST, INC.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On September 15, 2021, at approximately 8:15 a.m. an employee was driving an aerial lift when the bottom of the front basket caught the edge of a B-Box water flow control valve. The employee continued to raise the aerial lift until the B-Box valve broke and the employee was ejected out of the aerial lift basket onto the front edge of the home's concrete slab. The employee fell 6 feet and was hospitalized for a severe neck injury.
2021-09-02	Hazlehurst	Ga	Hazlehurst Wood Pellets, LLC	Multiple body parts	Vehicle or machinery fire
The injured employee was standing by a bag house that that was approximately 27 feet away from where a discharge pipe was discharging wood pellets. A fire came out of the pipe and back flashed through a cooler and back through the piping system to the bag house where an explosion occurred. The employee sustained burns to the arms, neck, and torso.
2021-09-02	Farmington	Ct	TRUMPF, INC.	Head, neck, and trunk	Aircraft crash during takeoff or landing-into structure, object, or ground
A commercial jet aircraft crashed into the northwest corner of the facility and a fire resulted. An employee inside the facility sustained burns to his head, neck, and back.
2021-08-26	Halfmoon	Ny	James H. Maloy, Inc	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was reinstalling a chain link fence. The employee was holding a bar/pipe that passed along the top of the fence to hold it up. The bar/pipe fell and hit the employee in the shoulder area, causing a neck/shoulder injury.
2021-08-25	Wheeling	Il	Bertog Landscape Co	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading plant material onto a truck. The plant's 50-pound, 20-gallon plastic container broke, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall off the truck. He suffered three herniated disks in his neck.
2021-08-23	Houston	Tx	Special Metals, Inc.	Head and neck	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was taking inventory in a warehouse aisleway. A lift truck struck the employee, who suffered a jaw and neck laceration from a metal part of a storage rack.
2021-08-23	Kansas City	Mo	FORD Motor Co.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was inspecting vehicle repairs in the delivery department. The employee felt dizzy, nauseated, and was having cramps in their shoulders and neck. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2021-08-23	Cape Fair	Mo	Capital Paving and Construction	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
A flagger was struck by motorists, suffering fractures to an ankle, a lower leg, and a neck vertebra, as well as head and arm lacerations.
2021-08-16	Trout Creek	Mt	Mountain Range Materials LLC	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
An employee was driving a concrete mixer truck up a hill to a job site. The road's soft shoulder gave way at the rear of the truck, which rolled over. The employee suffered injuries to the head, neck, and right arm.
2021-08-11	Lake Mills	Wi	Daybreak Foods, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a 12-foot A-frame ladder, pushing manure in a dump truck bed with a shovel. The employee slipped and fell to the concrete ground, suffering a broken neck vertebra, two herniated neck vertebrae, and two fractures to the left arm.
2021-08-11	Cleveland Heights	Oh	Building Technicians Corporations	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Employees were installing a metal roof when a sudden rainstorm caused three employees to slide down the roof. Two of them fell through the guardrail system, landing on the ground 18 feet below. One of them suffered a spinal cord bruise and the second employee suffered bruised ribs and a neck injury. Both were hospitalized.
2021-08-10	Denver	Co	Sturgeon Electric Transmission and Distribution	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee had just used a 35-pound electrical ground rod driver to install a ground rod. While lifting the ground rod driver above his shoulders, he lost his balance and fell onto the rod that had been driven into the ground. He suffered a neck laceration requiring five stitches and hospitalization.
2021-08-07	Round Rock	Tx	TDIndustries, Inc	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Three employees were installing a no-hub band over a 12-inch cast iron 90-degree elbow and a stub that went to a roof drain. The no-hub band broke during installation, and they descended in a lift to get a new one. The elbow fell down on one of the employees from about 20 feet above. It struck his head, which caused him to fall and hit his head on the toe board of the scissor lift. The employee sustained injuries to the head, neck/spine, and shoulder.
2021-08-06	Dagsboro	De	Expro Specialized Services	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was adjusting equipment to ensure it was chained off correctly when the door of an unpressurized boiler fell off and struck the employee, resulting in a laceration to their neck.
2021-08-02	Saint Louis	Mo	SENSIENT COLORS, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee had cleaned a vacuum belt dryer feed tank with steam-heated water, which he then drained out of the tank through the outlet valve at the bottom. When he disconnected the nitrogen supply line on the upper part of the tank, hot water sprayed from the flange for that line and struck the employee. He suffered second-degree burns to his neck, chest, back, legs, and arms, covering about 30 percent of his body. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-02	Garland	Tx	First Place Foods	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee had an allergic reaction to the apron they wore. The employee developed a neck rash and was hospitalized.
2021-07-31	Romeoville	Il	MVP PLUMBING CORP.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On July 31, 2021, at 11:30 a.m., an employee was cutting a piece of concrete pipe with a portable cut-off saw when the saw got bound after the pipe pinched it. The employee lost his grip and the saw flipped over and bounced up to the left side of his neck, resulting in a laceration.
2021-07-30	Congers	Ny	The Arc Rockland	Multiple body parts	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee suffered injuries to the left shoulder, neck, and back while lifting a child. She was hospitalized.
2021-07-30	Pittsburgh	Pa	Richard Goettle, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee walked under an aerial lift as a piece of sheet piling was being cut. The piece fell approximately 20 feet and struck his hard hat and neck, resulting in a neck laceration.
2021-07-27	Louisville	Ms	New Wood Resources, LLC	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was checking the bond on a plywood panel when they were struck by another plywood panel that came out of the outfeed of a press. The employee suffered a possible neck injury.
2021-07-26	Houston	Tx	7 Eleven Inc.	Head	Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee noticed a person in front of a store with a handgun, acting erratically. The employee left the store and retrieved a handgun from his personal vehicle. On his way back into the store, he was shot in the back of the head by the person. He suffered paralysis from the neck down.
2021-07-23	Washington	Pa	Hapchuk, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fire or explosion
An employee was welding on an empty hydraulic tank. A flash occurred and the employee sustained second and third degree burns to the neck and arms.
2021-07-20	Clinton	Ms	Electro-Mech, Inc.	Neck and back	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working in an isolated, de-energized section of a switch gear. The metal wall on one side of the section made contact with an energized terminal. In the resulting arc flash, the employee suffered burns to the upper back and neck.
2021-07-20	Gardendale	Tx	Catalyst Oilfield Services	Head, neck, and trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was transferring potassium hydroxide (50-70%) from an IBC tote into a blending tank using a pneumatic double diaphragm pump in the transfer area at the facility. The hose disconnected during the transfer and potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) caused chemical burns on the employee's face, neck, and upper torso. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-14	Saint Louis	Mo	WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall while sitting
An employee went to sit on a stool when the stool rolled out from under her, causing her to fall to the floor and resulting in a broken neck vertebra.
2021-07-13	Mentone	Tx	Trigger Energy, LLC	Head and neck	Fire
During the process of nipping down the well head, a flash fire occurred and an employee was burned on the face and neck.
2021-07-09	Canal Winchester	Oh	Rebco Electric	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working on an electrical power panel. Wires slipped out of the employee's hands and the device he was using to hold the wires, resulting in an arc flash. He suffered electrical burns to the hands, forearms, and neck and was hospitalized.
2021-07-06	New Haven	Ct	Yale-New Haven Hospital	Head and neck	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was pushing a medical cart in an operating room when they tripped over the wheels of a surgical table and struck the table before falling to the floor. The employee lost consciousness and suffered injuries to their arms, head, and neck, including a hyper-extended neck and tingling and weakness in both upper extremities.
2021-07-03	Oak Creek	Wi	Amazon Fulfillment Center	Neck and back	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell in a restroom, suffering neck and back fractures.
2021-07-02	La Place	La	Atmos Energy	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was riding a Segway reading meters. As the employee was riding between two poles a wire that was hanging between the poles knocked him off the Segway. The employee struck his head and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized with a neck laceration.
2021-06-29	Rochester	Ny	Squan	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
On 6/29/2021, an employee was climbing a wooden telephone pole using a safety belt and hooks when his foot slipped on the pole and he fell onto a branch, resulting in a cut to his neck.
2021-06-29	Akron	Oh	Amazon DCL2	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee bent down to pick up packages on the floor. While doing so, a package fell out of a bag above the employee and struck her on the back of her head and neck.
2021-06-25	Groveport	Oh	JS Products	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was picking stock in an aisle when she was struck by a 400-pound bundle of cardboard boxes that fell from 50 feet above her. The employee suffered injuries to her head, neck, back, and arms that required hospitalization.
2021-06-25	Dallas	Tx	Morsco Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A driver was removing a load securement strap on a flatbed trailer to offload PCV pipes at a customer location. A pipe (18" x 20') rolled off the top of the bundle of approximately 7 PVC pipes and struck him on the head. The employee sustained a neck fracture.
2021-06-23	Valley City	Oh	Superior Roll Forming Co. INC.	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was using a plasma cutter to cut parts on a line's cutoff. Sparks from the cutter came into contact with a flammable liquid that was used to mark parts, and the employee suffered burns to the face, neck, chest, and arms in the resulting fire. He also suffered a head laceration.
2021-06-22	Benton	Il	US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, SAINT LOUIS DISTRICT	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell while exiting a pickup truck, landing on the asphalt parking lot surface about 22 inches below. The employee suffered multiple fractures to the left femur (including at the neck of the hip socket) and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-06-21	Duquesne	Pa	Sargent Electric Company	Head, neck, and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing a 277-volt light fixture while on a 6-foot, A-frame ladder when the employee contacted a phase of the conductor and was shocked, causing him to fall backward off the ladder to the ground below. The employee suffered trauma to their head, neck, and chest.
2021-06-20	Denison	Tx	Texoma Medical Center	Brain	Fall while sitting
An employee was moving to sit in a chair when it slipped out from under her. Her back and neck struck the chair and the floor, and she suffered a brain bleed.
2021-06-14	Ona	Wv	Cornerstone Builders of WV, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a scaffold to the ground, landing on his back. He suffered a broken neck and pelvis, as well as torn muscles. He was hospitalized.
2021-06-11	Solon	Oh	NESTLE USA INC.	Head, neck, and trunk	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was performing a clean-in-place process and took pipes apart. The pipes contained pressurized hot water that burned the employee's head, neck, and back.
2021-06-11	Atchison	Ks	BUNGE MILLING INC.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee had been troubleshooting an extruder machine. The employee was struck by steam that came through a bolt hole and sustained second degree burns to the neck. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-09	Denver	Pa	I.B. Abel, Inc.	Head and neck	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was repositioning a rubber blanket over energized equipment. A phrase-to-ground contact caused burns to the employee's neck and face area.
2021-06-07	Metamora	Il	Snyder Village	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other fall to lower level
On June 7, 2021, an employee was standing on a 6-foot fiberglass step ladder, addressing an issue with a heat pump. The heat pump was turned on to build pressure. While checking the refrigerant in the heat pump, the employee contacted a wire, was shocked, and fell from the ladder. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered electrical burns to the left thumb, index finger, and middle finger, as well as a bruise to the left arm from the fall and neck/back strain.
2021-06-01	North Miami Beach	Fl	Publix Super Market Store #1017	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
An employee was stocking product in his work area when a family member entered the store and stabbed the employee in the neck with a knife. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
2021-05-31	East Dublin	Ga	Darling Ingredients, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was priming a sump pump when hot water and steam were released burning his left arm and neck.
2021-05-28	Caldwell	Tx	Bassler Energy Services	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
A crew of three Bassler Energy Services employees were about to clean out a heater treater vessel bottom. The vessel had been depressurized and its contents had been evacuated below the manway. When the crew opened the vessel to begin pressure-washing the manway face, fumes ignited and the resulting flash fire burned two of them. One suffered burns to the face, cheeks, and neck; the other suffered burns to the hands. One employee was hospitalized.
2021-05-27	New Bedford	Ma	comcast	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was on a 28-foot ladder holding onto a cable that was being replaced. A truck struck the cable and the employee fell to the ground. The employee sustained a broken neck, shoulder, arm, wrist, and fingers.
2021-05-26	Hackettstown	Nj	FQSR LLC dba Kbp Foods	Head and neck	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a wet floor and fell injuring her neck and head.
2021-05-26	Bates City	Mo	PRECISE FORMS, INC.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating a punch press. A piece of fabricated metal broke off and struck the employee in the neck, lacerating it. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery to remove the metal shard.
2021-05-24	Silver City	Nm	Gila National Forest	Multiple body parts	Parachuting incident
A smokejumper parachuted out of a plane to fight a wildfire. He had a hard landing on rocky terrain and suffered a skull fracture, a traumatic brain injury, facial fractures, a fractured neck vertebra, left-side pneumothorax, a broken left humerus, a broken left scapula, three broken ribs on the left side, a broken right tibia, and a shattered knee. He was hospitalized.
2021-05-18	Whitewood	Sd	Simon Contractors	Neck and back	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on the second step of a step-ladder unhooking a 4-inch hose. After unhooking the hose, the end of the hose caught his glove pulling the employee off the ladder to the deck two feet below the ladder. The hose continued to pull the employee to the ground approximately 2.5 feet below the stepladder. The employee suffered neck trauma and spinal cord swelling.
2021-05-13	Byram	Ms	Willow Creek Nursing and Rehabilitation	Neck and back	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee fell on a wet floor, suffering back and neck injuries.
2021-05-11	Boynton Beach	Fl	RJS Electric INC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a ladder wiring an overhead fan and fell 5 feet off the ladder onto the ground. The employee suffered pain in the back, neck, and right arm.
2021-05-06	Brownsville	Tx	South Texas Welding Service	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were working to cut and remove a 12-inch neck flange and replace it with a pipe section. Both employees pulled the flange out. The 50 to 60 pound flange then pinched and amputated the right middle fingertip of one of the employees.
2021-05-05	Miami	Fl	JF Acquisition, Inc.	Head and neck	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Employees were removing fuel from an underground containment sump at a gas station. The fuel vapors flashed, burning two employees. One suffered first- and second-degree burns to the face and neck; the other suffered first- and second-degree burns to his arms.
2021-05-05	Tampa	Fl	Gulf-to-Bay Anesthesiology Associates, LLC	Multiple body parts	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee attempted to prevent a patient from rolling off the operating table when they received injuries to their neck and right arm that resulted in weakness and numbness.
2021-04-28	Holdrege	Ne	IES Commercial Inc.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was installing a stud for a dead end cap in a sectionalizer cabinet. An arc blast caused second-degree burns to the employee's face, neck, right elbow, and thigh.
2021-04-27	Port Neches	Tx	Lion Elastomers	Head and neck	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was unloading liquid caustic potash into a tank. When the hose was uncoupled, the employee was sprayed with the chemical. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered chemical burns to the neck and face.
2021-04-27	Wilmer	Tx	Ace Hardware	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A forklift carrying a stack of pallets made a sharp turn next to an employee. The pallets fell onto the employee, who suffered a broken pelvis, a neck fracture, and a leg fracture.
2021-04-24	Tuscaloosa	Al	Rod Bros Construction, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on a crank-up scaffold, working to dismantle it and lower it to the ground. He fell to the ground 15 feet below, hitting a board lying there and suffering a broken neck.
2021-04-20	Empire	La	Daybrook Fisheries, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Two employees were attempting to remove a metal box from the outside of a building. On employee cut the top two bolts holding the box to the building, so that the bottom two box could act as a fulcrum as the box fell. The other employee was walking the box down, hand over hand, when it fell. Its top left corner struck him in the head, neck, and right shoulder, and he was briefly pinned under the box. He was hospitalized.
2021-04-19	Mount Vernon	Ny	Empress Ems	Multiple body parts	Bites and stings
An employee was bitten by insects on the right forearm, neck, and back during a late-night ambulance shift on April 19, 2021. The forearm bites resulted in cellulitis, and the employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-15	Canton	Oh	Case Farms Processing, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was servicing a machine when it started and the base plate struck the employee, resulting in a 3-centimeter laceration to the right side of their neck.
2021-04-13	Fort Morgan	Co	Western Sugar Cooperative	Neck and back	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was changing safety filters when a filter that was under pressure sprayed hot juice onto the employee, resulting in burns to the neck and back.
2021-04-10	Bruneau	Id	Simplot Land & Livestock	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
An employee was on horseback trying to catch a younger horse. His horse bucked him off and he fell to the ground, landing on his head. He suffered a neck fracture between two vertebrae.
2021-04-08	Marathon	Fl	Coastal Docks, LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion or fire on water vehicle
While prepping a push-boat to move to another location, employees filled both motors with 2-stroke oil and put the cowlings back on the motors. An employee went to start the motors. The port motor started but the starboard motor hesitated. The employee tried again; the starboard motor started up but fire shot out and fuel that leaked caught fire. One employee was hit by the flames, and sustained burns on the neck, left hand, and both legs.
2021-04-07	Soda Springs	Id	Zachry Industrial, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was welding the bottom of a chute on the underside of a bin. Hot material came through a small gap between a gate inside the bin and the chute, contacting the employee below. The employee received second and third burns to the neck.
2021-04-07	San Antonio	Tx	Toennis & Toennis	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was removing an electrical panel when an arc flash occurred. The employee sustained electrical burns to the face, neck, and arms.