Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-14	Mobile	Al	US Coatings, LLC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was removing a marine hanging staging scaffold when he fell approximately 25 feet to the bottom of the tank. The employee sustained a fracture to their right orbital socket, a contusion, and a compression fracture to their vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
2021-10-20	Kenilworth	Il	The Davey Tree Expert Company	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was preparing to climb a tree. To set his climbing line, he threw a throw line and throwball in the tree. The throwball got stuck in the tree and he pulled on the throw line to dislodge it when it came toward him and struck him under his right eye. The employee suffered a fractured orbital bone that required hospitalization.
2021-09-28	Ovid	Ny	Seneca Stone Corporation	Multiple body parts	Roadway collision-moving in same direction
An employee was operating a roller along the shoulder of a road to cone off a work area when they were struck from behind by a tractor trailer, resulting in orbital bone fractures, a broken collar bone, increased cranial pressure, spinal fractures, and respiratory problems.
2021-09-10	Newport News	Va	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries, Incorporated	Eye(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee using twist pliers to install insulation panels was struck in the face by the pliers when a wire broke. The employee sustained a left eye orbital fracture and possibly a detached retina.
2021-07-01	Denver	Co	King Soopers	Multiple face locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking between a pallet and a wall rack when their foot got caught. The employee tripped and fell, hitting his head/face on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a bruised orbital area and a cut to the forehead.
2021-05-06	Hazelwood	Mo	Woods Basement Systems, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was trying to free a stuck anchor bit and his head was hit above his left eye resulting in a fractured orbital socket.
2021-05-05	Sabina	Oh	Sabina Farmers Exchange	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a ladder while trying to repair a broken overhead garage door. The employee landed on the ground and suffered a broken wrist, a broken orbital bone, contusions, and scrapes.
2021-03-30	Houston	Tx	Jesse Munoz	Eye(s)	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
A hardware installer was working on the fourth level of an apartment construction site. The employee was reaching for hardware that was on a forklift that had been raised to the fourth level and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a broken orbital bone, and lacerations to the face, torso, and right arm near the armpit.
2021-02-15	Wellston	Oh	SUPERIOR HARDWOODS OF OHIO, INC.	Multiple face locations	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was sweeping and shoveling chips, wood debris, and sawdust around a chipper. A wood slab on the chipper's conveyor hit the employee in the head. The employee fell to the concrete floor and suffered head trauma, orbital and nasal fractures, and a forehead laceration.
2021-01-09	Daytona Beach	Fl	B. Braun Medical, Inc.	Skull	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On January 9, 2021, an employee was buffing a floor with an orbital buffer. The cord wrapped around his ankle and he fell backward, fracturing his skull.
2020-10-07	Champaign	Il	Timothy J Braker	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On October 7, 2020, an employee was descending an extension ladder from the second floor and fell to the concrete floor below. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis, two fractured wrists and a left orbital cheek fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-18	Debary	Fl	Waste Pro	Head and neck	Pedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road
On September 18, 2020, at 6:21 AM an employee working on the rear passenger side of the garbage truck was struck by a vehicle while picking up curbside garbage. The employee suffered a broken orbital bone, broken cervical discs and facial lacerations.
2020-09-13	Parkersburg	Wv	Panhandle Cleaning & Restoration, Inc	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
An employee was using a lift to access a work platform to conduct work on an exhaust fan. As the employee stepped from the lift basket onto the work platform, the platform collapsed and the employee fell 16 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee sustained a fractured left hip, two left rib fractures, a fractured left arm, and a fractured left orbital bone.
2020-09-01	Danville	Il	Bunge Milling, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with objects and equipment
On September 1, 2020, at approximately 8:00 p.m., an employee was working on conduit for a new installation from the platform of a scissor lift that was not yet elevated when it came in contact with (and was dragged by) a rotary dryer. The employee was crushed between the scissor lift and the rotary blower, suffering fractures on his mandible, clavicle, and right orbital bone. He was hospitalized.
2020-02-25	Belle Vernon	Pennsylvania	Life's Work of Western PA	Face	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking around a desk and wiping it off when the employee tripped over wires around the desk and fell onto a metal chair resulting in facial cuts and a broken orbital bone.
2020-02-12	Cordova	Illinois	WESTWAY FEED PRODUCTS, INC.	Multiple face locations	Struck by discharged or flying object
On February 12, 2020, at approximately 7:10 AM, an employee was preparing to load liquid feed into a truck. As the employee applied additional force to release a transfer hose cap that was stuck, the hose cap popped up and struck him on the right side of his face. The employee sustained a fractured orbital bone and fractured nasal bones as well as a laceration to the nose and an abrasion to the right side of the face. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
2020-01-29	Lakeland	Florida	ALL PRO CONSTRUCTION SERVICES, INC.	Eye(s)	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee got onto a roof and was in the process of installing his anchor to the roof when he slipped down the side of the roof (two stories) and fell to the ground, fracturing his left orbital bones.
2019-09-24	Germantown Hills	Illinois	Wigand Disposal Company	Multiple face locations	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
At 8:00 a.m. on September 24, 2019, an employee was pushing a garbage cart. The employee tripped on the cart's lid and fell forward into the cart, suffering breaks to the nose and orbital bone.
2019-09-12	Denver	Colorado	Starling Steel Services Inc.	Eye(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was trying to connect a beam to a column when the employee fell 14.5 feet onto concrete, suffering a fractured orbital socket and contusions on the face and nose. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-09-05	Irvine	Pennsylvania	Ellwood National Forge	Eye(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee moved a forging from the layout table to the centering machine using an overhead crane. The employee removed the crane’s hook from the forging and then moved the crane away from the area. As the crane was moving away, the hook got caught on the centering machine. The hook came under tension and then let loose, striking the employee on the right side of his head. The employee sustained a fractured orbital bone and eye damage.
2019-06-08	Princeton	New Jersey	Allan Industries	Multiple body parts	Other jump to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On 6/08/2019, an employee was power washing a building from inside a motorized bucket lift when the water hose of the power washer became lodged in the lift, causing it to trigger the up switch located in the bucket. When the lift began to rise unexpectedly, the employee jumped out of the lift, falling approximately 12 feet to the concrete sidewalk below. The employee fractured the left arm, nasal, and orbital bones; suffered a concussion and blood clot; and lacerated the left leg.
2019-05-29	Poplar Bluff	Missouri	NEWWAVE COMMUNICATIONS	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was descending a ladder, lost his balance and fell 7 feet. The employee sustained a broken orbital bone and fractured vertebrae.
2019-04-04	Corpus Christi	Texas	CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christis South	Eye(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking in the hallway when the tread on her shoes caught on the floor causing her to trip and fall. Her face, right eye, and teeth struck the floor. She sustained a right orbital fracture and was hospitalized.
2019-03-22	Buffalo	North Dakota	Anchor Ingredients Co., LLC	Brain	Struck by discharged object or substance
A transfer vessel was about to be pressurized to clear a blockage; an employee was standing in front of the discharge piping, holding a sheet of plywood to prevent material spillage. Air suddenly released from the discharge piping at 70 psi, forcing the plywood into the employee's face and throwing him about 15 feet. He suffered a fractured orbital socket, a laceration above the eyebrow, and a subdural hematoma.
2018-08-07	Allenwood	Pennsylvania	Federal Correctional Complex Allenwood	Multiple face locations	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was putting away a pallet consisting of 16 cases of canned carrots in a warehouse. While unpacking the pallet of canned carrots, the employee lifted a case off the second to last row and a can of carrots from the bottom row exploded upward, striking the employee's face. The employee suffered facial lacerations, a left nasal bone fracture, a left orbital floor fracture, a soft tissue hernia in the maxillary sinus, left lateral rectus swelling, and loose teeth, requiring hospitalizatio
2018-06-25	Britton	South Dakota	Express Services, Inc.	Eye(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a patch of grease/oil on the floor and fell. The employee's face struck a metal basket, causing a fracture to an orbital bone.
2018-06-25	Saraland	Alabama	XPO Logistics Freight Inc.	Head and neck	Other fall to lower level
An employee tripped and fell out of a tractor trailer, striking the ground. She suffered a fractured orbital bone, fractured neck vertebra, and laceration to the face.
2018-05-01	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	QB JOHNSON MANUFACTURING	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was grinding a weld when the grinding disc broke. The shattered disc then fractured the employee's orbital bone.
2018-04-03	Antioch	Illinois	Union Corrugating Company	Head	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was unloading steel roofing panels at a construction site using a forklift with a spreader bar. The mast was fully extended when the forklift tipped forward. The employee's head struck the steel cage, suffering lacerations and a possible orbital fracture.
2018-03-27	Sewell	New Jersey	Pioneer Pipe Contractors, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was removing reflective orange traffic cones from an eight-lane roadway when he was struck by a vehicle, suffering a broken right leg, broken orbital bone, and facial lacerations.
2018-03-10	Stratford	Texas	Cactus Operating, LLC	Multiple head locations	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating an ATV in dusty, dark conditions when he ran into a pipe. He was thrown from the ATV and hit his head, cracking his skull and fracturing the orbital bones around his eye. A seat belt was not worn at the time of the incident.
2018-02-27	Lynn	Massachusett	GE Lynn	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was cutting a metal strap on a raw material pallet using a box knife when a piece of the metal strap struck the employee's eye, causing an eye orbital rupture. Safety glasses were worn at the time.
2018-02-27	Commerce City	Colorado	Tire Centers LLC	Eye(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
While inflating a tire, an employee was struck by the tire or a piece of the rim, suffering a forehead laceration and orbital eye fracture.
2018-01-29	Ashland	Alabama	Wellborn Cabinet, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was grinding down a piece of metal using an orbital sander when the sander disc pulled the material down to the work table surface, causing his right thumb tip to be projected into the spinning (2,500 rpm) disc. His right thumb tip was amputated.
2018-01-05	Brooklyn	New York	USPS Brooklyn Processing and Distribution Center	Face	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking when her leg became caught in a green strap that was attached to a pallet. She fell and fractured the orbital area of the left side of her face, requiring surgery.
2017-10-08	Rapid City	South Dakota	TOTAL FRAMING & DRYWALL LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was stepping onto a fork truck platform to retrieve equipment when he fell 22 feet to the ground, fracturing his orbital bone an suffering a concussion.
2017-08-31	New Florence	Pennsylvania	Seward Operating, LLC	Multiple head locations	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was operating a backhoe to clean fuel bunkers when a backhoe attachment broke through the back window of the operator's cab and struck the employee. The employee was found unresponsive with head and face injuries, requiring hospitalization. The employee suffered a concussion, a broken orbital bone and a laceration.
2017-07-04	Pittston	Pennsylvania	Prime Incorporated	Eye(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was using an industrial hand drill to make a hole in a cinder block. The drill bit caught a snag and the drill spun around in the employee's hand, causing him to lose his grip. He was then struck by the drill and suffered an orbital bone fracture on his face and blood clot behind his eye.
2017-06-15	Marcus Hook	Pennsylvania	Remtek Services, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
While loading a cart with debris and supplies during deck removal work, an employee fell about 20 feet to the ground, suffering a broken hip and wrist as well as a possible orbital fracture.
2017-05-24	Defiance	Ohio	WFF Facility Services	Multiple head locations	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was cleaning a stairwell when she became dizzy and fell backward, striking her head. She fractured her skull and orbital bone.
2017-05-24	Cedar Park	Texas	Game Stop Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a ladder hanging up signs when the ladder shifted, causing the employee to fall to the concrete floor. The employee fractured the right clavicle, right orbital socket, and skull.
2017-04-07	White Deer	Pennsylvania	FCI Allenwood	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was attacked by another employee, suffering a concussion, nerve damage, and orbital socket damage. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-03-24	Plymouth	Massachusett	Home For Little Wanderers	Multiple face locations	Struck by discharged or flying object
An employee was hit by a soccer ball while coaching a soccer game, chipping a tooth and breaking an orbital bone. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-02-25	Cartersville	Georgia	U.S. Pipeline, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was standing next to a bore pipe observing the work. An excavator was being used to pull an auger bit out of the bore pipe. A chain was attached to the excavator to pull the auger sections. While the excavator was pulling the auger, the chain failed and whiplashed into the employee's face. The employee lost the left eye and suffered a right orbital socket fracture.
2017-01-17	New Kensington	Pennsylvania	Schultheis Roofing	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was descending a ladder approximately 10-12 ft. high when the employee fell and hit his back on a fence. The employee suffered 4-5 fractured ribs, a broken ankle and a fractured orbital bone.
2017-01-14	Shelby	Ohio	Abraxas YFS Group INC	Eye(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
On January 14, 2017, an employee was attempting to break up a fight between two clients and was struck in the eye twice by a closed fist. The employee's orbital socket was fractured.
2016-09-01	Bronx	New York	A-porcel Trading Company	Multiple head locations	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
The employee was on the top rung of an 8-foot step ladder counting end of the month inventory and fell. The employee struck his right arm and hand during the fall and suffered an orbital fracture and concussion upon impact with the concrete floor.
2016-08-13	Hamlin	Texas	Basic Energy Services	Eye(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee climbed up onto the workover rig to secure the mast and lost his balance. He slipped and fell to the ground, fracturing his left orbital bone.
2016-07-27	Fayetteville	Georgia	Sony Pictures	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
While preparing set props, an employee backed into an unguarded area and fell approximately 10 feet, suffering facial bruises, a right arm radius injury, and a right orbital injury.
2016-07-27	Pampa	Texas	Carter Sand & Gravel LLC	Multiple face locations	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
An employee was cutting on a damaged tank when the tank buckled and caused the employee to fall 16 inches face-first onto the concrete surface. The employee suffered a fractured orbital socket, broken jaw, and lacerations.
2016-07-09	Sylvania	Ohio	Promedica Flower Hospital	Multiple face locations	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
On or about July 9, 2016, at approximately 8:50 a.m., a patient attacked an employee. The employee was hospitalized with an orbital fracture, lacerations to the face, and a fractured nose.
2016-07-07	Midland	Texas	Bugle Energy Services, LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was attempting to move a pump from an empty drum to a full drum. Once the metal cap was loosened, the pressure blew the cap into his face, breaking his nose and orbital socket and lacerating his eyelids.
2016-05-16	Magnolia	Texas	CHIEF FIRE SYSTEMS	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was attempting to tighten bolts on a sprinkler system used for fire suppression when a gasket ruptured, causing water under pressure to flow out and strike him. He then fell 16.5 feet from his ladder to the concrete floor below. He suffered facial scrapes, an orbital bone fracture above the left eye, a left shoulder fracture, a left rib fracture, a sacrum bone fracture on the left side, a collapsed lung on the left side, and a loss of consciousness.
2016-04-21	Morton	Illinois	OTTO BAUM CO., INC.	Eye(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
On 04/21/16, at approximately 3:00 p.m., an employee was cutting a concrete pipe with a cut-off saw. The blade became stuck, and the guard that covers the blade struck the left side of the employee's face, fracturing the orbital bone and causing lacerations.
2016-02-29	Hamburg	Pennsylvania	Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee performing a road call was struck in the face by a bottle jack that kicked out while he was servicing a truck alongside a public road. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of an orbital fracture and observation.
2016-01-07	Middletown	Ohio	Wausau Paper Towel & Tissue, LLC	Eye(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
A maintenance employee was using a pipe wrench to unstick a machine shaft when his hand or the wrench slipped off the shaft as he put his weight down. He then fell onto the wrench, which contacted his right orbital. He was hospitalized.
2015-11-24	Rhinelander	Wisconsin	USPS	Eye(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped and fell over a floor mat that was rolled up on the floor near the locker room entrance. The employee struck the wall and fractured their right-eye orbital bone.
2015-11-20	Savannah	Georgia	Maverick Transportation, LLC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was attempting to place a tarp over the load of gypsum he was going to transport. The employee fell from the top of the load and sustained three broken ribs, a mild concussion and a fractured right orbital. A personal fall arrest system was not used at the time.
2015-11-04	Oregon	Ohio	C & W TANK CLEANING INC.	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was pulling the jet rooter line from a storm sewage line when the jet rooter line became stuck on a piece of tile. As the employee continued to pull, the line came loose and the brass tip on the jet rooter snapped back striking the employee in the face. The employee suffered fractures to the orbital and maxillary bones.
2015-10-16	Heidelberg	Mississippi	Elite Tubular Services, LLC	Eye(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
The elevator lifting a 30 foot long pipe at an oil well shifted causing the bottom of the pipe to strike an employee in the back. This employee then fell against a second employee pushing the tongs into his face and causing employee 2 to fall and strike his head against the guardrail. Employee 2 was knocked unconscious for several seconds and was hospitalized with a fracture of the bottom orbital bone below the left eye.
2015-09-30	San Antonio	Texas	Southwest Brake & Alignment	Skull	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was fixing a leaf spring beneath a truck when the car jack slipped off the truck's axel. The leaf spring struck the employee and fractured the employee's head behind the ear and orbital region.
2015-09-10	Fort Shafter	Hawaii	LA Painting	Eye(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell approximately 8 feet and hit his head on the ground while descending an extension ladder. He fractured the orbital bone in his head.
2015-09-10	Kapolei	Hawaii	American Piping & Boiler Company, Incorporated	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a grinder to remove tack welds from a 12" by 4.5" steel plate. While grinding, the steel plate broke free and struck the employee's left eye. The employee sustained a left cheek and left eyebrow laceration, as well as a fractured left orbital eye socket.
2015-08-03	Fairplay	Colorado	Southpark Historical Foundation	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On or about August 3, 2015, an employee was painting from a step ladder that was positioned on a scaffold. The employee fell, breaking the orbital bone, nose, jaw, and both wrists. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-04-22	Phillipsburg	New Jersey	McWane Ductile New Jersey	Eye(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee sustained a left eye orbital fracture and stitches when a pipe split, releasing water from the pressurized pipe machine.