Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-06 | Throckmorton | Tx | Wanzek Construction, Inc. | Pelvis | Struck by object or equipment |
At around 10:40 a.m. November 6, 2021, an employee was breaking down a crane when a boom section struck the front of his lower body. He suffered a probable pelvic fracture. | |||||
2021-10-23 | Davenport | Fl | IRBY CONSTRUCTION COMPANY | Pelvic region | Struck against object or equipment |
An employee was stepping down from a tensioner machine when barricade material punctured his pelvic area. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-10-19 | Humble | Tx | Centurylink, Inc. | Head and trunk | Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was walking on a rooftop, placing a telecommunications wire. The employee fell through a fiberglass roof lighting panel and landed about 20 feet below on a concrete floor. The employee suffered a head laceration requiring staples, a concussion, multiple rib fractures, a punctured lung, multiple abrasions, and a broken bone in the hip/pelvic area. | |||||
2021-10-14 | Houston | Tx | Milam & Co. Painting, Inc. | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was working from an extension ladder to paint under a window, about 10 feet high. The ladder slipped and the employee fell to the ground, suffering lower back, pelvic, and hip injuries. | |||||
2021-10-08 | Jacksonville | Fl | Meridian Waste, LLC. | Multiple trunk locations | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway |
On October 8, 2021, an employee was on the back side of a truck, giving the driver directions to back up the truck to get close to two garbage cans. The truck struck him, causing fractures to his pelvic bone and sacrum. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-10-04 | Bradenton | Fl | Commercial Residential Aluminum & Fabricating, LLC | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was using a ladder to install gutters on a second-story roof. The employee fell from the ladder, hit the first-story roof and then hit the ground, resulting in a ruptured spleen and a pelvic/hip bone injury. | |||||
2021-09-08 | York | Pa | C & S Wholesale Grocers Inc. | Multiple trunk locations | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was operating a battery-operated pallet jack. As the jack turned a corner, the employee fell. She struck the concrete floor and the racking, suffering a right pelvic fracture, a left sacral fracture, and a fracture to a lower-back vertebra. | |||||
2021-07-09 | Pray | Mt | US Forest Service Region one, Fire Depot | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
A smokejumper jumped out of a plane to fight the fire and got caught in a tree. The parachute let go and he fell to the ground. The employee sustained a pelvic injury, a broken tibia and a concussion. | |||||
2021-07-08 | Kennesaw | Ga | Metro Horizontal Boring Inc. | Pelvis | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
The injured employee was directing the excavator operator in the lifting of the boring rig from the boring pit. During the lift, the chains needed to be adjusted. As the employee adjusted the chains the boring rig slipped off its tracks and pinned him against the shoring box. The employee suffered a pelvic fracture and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-06-25 | Cartersville | Ga | ASTA INDUSTRIES, INC. | Multiple body parts | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was manually adjusting a press machine in a maintenance shop when it fell over onto the employee. The employee suffered fractures to the right fibula and tibial shaft, a fractured thumb, and multiple pelvic fractures. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-06-24 | Hershey | Pa | Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center | Pelvis | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was moving a rolling rack when the wheels caught a lip on the floor and the rack tipped over onto the employee, resulting in a pelvic injury. | |||||
2021-06-15 | West Henrietta | Ny | CBRE Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was standing on the fourth or fifth rung from the top of a 10-foot A-frame ladder, using an impact drill to remove cottonwood debris from louver screens. He fell to the concrete floor below and suffered injuries to the right side of his body: a wrist fracture, broken ribs, a pelvic fracture, and a partially collapsed lung. | |||||
2021-06-05 | Jamaica | Ny | LSG Sky Chefs | Pelvis | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over a box, fell to the floor, and suffered a pelvic fracture. | |||||
2021-05-28 | White | Ga | NOTS Logistics LLC | Hip(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
A stand-up powered industrial truck struck another powered industrial truck while turning. Its operator was ejected and was caught between the two pieces of equipment. The operator suffered a bone contusion and a small pelvic fracture at the left side of the hip. | |||||
2021-04-29 | Williamson | Ny | K.M. Davies Co., Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
An employee was standing at a loading dock next to his forklift. Another forklift, parked nearby, experienced a brake failure and rolled down a slope toward the employee. The employee was caught between the two forklifts and suffered a pelvic fracture and internal bleeding. | |||||
2021-04-23 | Daytona Beach | Fl | Total Comfort Heat and Air Conditioning, Inc. | Pelvic region | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
Two employees were changing air filters on top of a roof. They had accessed the roof by way of a scissor lift. As they started to descend down, the scissor lifts' wheel rolled into the dirt and the lift fell over. The employees fell about 20 feet to the ground. One employee was hospitalized with an injury to the pelvic region. | |||||
2021-03-31 | Middleburg | Fl | Petticoat-Schmitt Civil Contractors, Inc. | Pelvic region | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee sustained a puncture injury to the pelvic area after tripping and falling on 4-inch concrete anchor bolts. | |||||
2021-03-09 | Springfield | Mo | PAUL MUELLER COMPANY | Multiple trunk locations | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was using a plasma cutter on a steel plate that weighed approximately 1140 lbs. A bolt that was holding the steel plate in position broke, causing the steel plate to fall on top of the employee. The employee sustained fractured L5 and S1 vertebrae and a fractured pelvic bone. | |||||
2021-02-01 | Columbus | Oh | I.H. Schlezinger, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was moving railroad cars with a bulldozer so the operator could finish loading them. The employee got off the bulldozer to adjust railcar couplers. One of the railcars moved and the employee was pinched between railcar couplers. The employee sustained a fracture to the left pelvic area and torn ligaments in the left leg and left hip. | |||||
2021-01-07 | Acworth | Ga | Trans Papa Logistics, Inc. | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell off a truck while exiting it. The employee landed on the ground and suffered hip strain and pelvic pain. | |||||
2021-01-06 | Broussard | La | Loughrea LLC | Pelvis | Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway |
An employee was operating a forklift to move racks from one area of the warehouse to another when one of the racks on the forklift fell backward and hit the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a broken pelvic bone. | |||||
2020-10-19 | Franklin | Wi | R.A. Smith, Inc. | Pelvic region | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in work zone |
A road was being prepared for new asphalt. Another contractor was milling down existing asphalt and then running a sweeper machine to push the loose asphalt to the middle of the road so it could be picked up. An employee was inspecting the work by measuring the depth of the milling operation when the street sweeper backed up and struck him. The employee sustained injuries to the pelvic area. | |||||
2020-10-06 | Rockport | Tx | HMCI General Contractors, LLC | Head and trunk | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was removing metal roofing panels and fell approximately 10-12 feet through a skylight onto a pallet. The employee sustained a concussion, neck fracture, internal bleeding and a pelvic injury. | |||||
2020-10-01 | Bartlett | Il | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | Pelvis | Other fall to lower level |
On October 1, 2020, at 4:00 p.m., an employee fell while exiting the rear of his delivery vehicle with a package for delivery, resulting in hospitalization for a pelvic injury. | |||||
2020-09-28 | Philadelphia | Pa | Dietz & Watson | Pelvis | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was standing on the forks of a ride-on electric pallet jack which were raised approximately 9-12 inches from the floor to retrieve a box that was approximately six feet from ground level. The employee's knee gave out and the employee fell to the ground hitting the forks of the pallet jack in the process. The employee sustained a possible pelvic fracture. | |||||
2020-08-29 | Douglas | Ga | BROOKS WELDING, INC. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was climbing a 20-foot extension ladder. He fell from 16 feet up; his head struck a beam before he landed on the platform below, and he briefly lost consciousness. He was hospitalized, having suffered four cracked ribs, a cracked pelvic bone, a concussion, and a broken hand. | |||||
2020-07-21 | Springdale | Arkansas | Rio Verde Framing LLC | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
An employee had been conducting framing work. The employee was laying plywood to a window opening and was leaning against the guardrail. The guardrail gave way and he fell from the third floor. He struck a beam on the second floor and landed between two concrete platforms in the grass. The employee sustained multiple injuries including a compressed fracture with retropulsion at the L2 vertebra, a pelvic fracture, and a non-displaced sacral alar fracture. | |||||
2020-07-09 | Mc Intosh | Alabama | Brown & Root Industrial Services of Delaware, LLC | Multiple body parts | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was showing another contractor an upcoming scaffolding job on the outside of an electrical substation. He was standing outside the barrier for a 15-kilovolt rectifier when his pants zipper came in contact with the barrier. Electricity arced from the rectifier to his right arm and then grounded to his zipper, causing electrical burns to his right upper body and pelvic region. | |||||
2020-06-13 | Mcdonough | Georgia | Lineage Logistics, LLC | Pelvis | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
Two employees were operating high reach stand-up forklifts. Employee 1 was traveling north along an aisle in a room while employee 2 was putting away a pallet in the same aisle. Employee 1 jumped out of his forklift and was crushed between his forklift and employee 2's forklift. Employee 1 was hospitalized with a pelvic fracture. | |||||
2020-06-03 | Herlong | California | U.S. Department of the Army - Sierra Army Depot | Multiple trunk locations | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
An employee was cleaning his work area when the strap holding a container rotator in a vertical position failed. The container rotator, and the container roll-in/out platform it was attached to, swung and struck the employee on the right upper torso and hip area. He suffered broken and dislocated ribs, a pelvic fracture, and fractures to lower-back vertebrae. | |||||
2020-05-19 | Madison | Alabama | United Site Services of Mississippi, LLC | Multiple pelvic region locations | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee climbed on top of a roll-off trash container to remove some debris. As he went to get down from the container, he lost his balance and fell 5 feet to the asphalt ground. He was hospitalized with fractures to his right hip and pelvic bone. | |||||
2020-04-16 | Waukesha | Wisconsin | Superior Crane Corp | Pelvis | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
An employee was moving a 65-foot-long beam with cranes when one end of the beam swung around and pinned the employee between it and another beam. The employee sustained a pelvic fracture that required hospitalization. | |||||
2020-02-17 | Clewiston | Florida | United States Sugar Corporation | Pelvis | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was driving a tractor up a trailer ramp when the tractor started going backwards and rolled over. The employee was struck by the tractor and suffered a pelvic fracture. | |||||
2020-01-26 | Dallas | Texas | Turner Sign Systems, Inc. | Pelvis | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was working inside an enclosure on the overhead roll-up garage door. The power to the door was turned on and the employee was crushed between the door and a wall, suffering four broken pelvic bones. The door had been turned off but not locked/tagged out at the time of the incident. | |||||
2020-01-21 | Bel Aire | Kansas | MCCULLOUGH EXCAVATION, INC | Pelvis | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
A crew was exposing a new water line looking for a leak. A trench was excavated near the pipe with a compact excavator, and an employee was exposing the pipe with a shovel. A piece of dirt from the top of the trench fell on the back of his legs and he suffered a pelvic fracture. The trench was approximately 4.5 feet deep. | |||||
2019-09-23 | Ingleside | Texas | Lexicon, Inc. | Pelvis | Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects |
While trying to dislodge a stuck sling, a rigger was caught between two 24-inch pipes and suffered a pelvic fracture. The rigger was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-09-04 | Waterville | Maine | Huhtamaki, Inc. | Pelvis | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c. |
An employee was working on the floor near a cart when a forklift hit the cart and the cart hit the employee. The employee was hospitalized with pelvic fractures. | |||||
2019-09-04 | Amarillo | Texas | Dustin Allen, Inc, | Multiple trunk locations | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
A piece of heavy equipment backed up over an employee, who suffered a broken pelvic bone, broken ribs (in the back), and a ruptured bladder. | |||||
2019-09-02 | Providence | Rhode Island | Miriam Hospital | Pelvic region | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
An employee was assisting other workers in moving a patient from a bariatric bed to an exam table using a lifting device. Two employees were pushing the patient and two were pulling. While pushing the patient, the injured employee felt pain in her lower back, radiating up to her shoulder blades. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvic injury. | |||||
2019-08-10 | Springdale | Arkansas | George's Further Processing | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
A tractor-trailer driver had opened the rear trailer doors and returned to the tractor cab to back the trailer to the dock door. An employee entered the space between the back of the trailer and the edge of the dock. The trailer backed up, trapping the employee between the back of the trailer and the loading dock. The employee suffered a fractured left wrist, fractured pelvic/hip bone, and fractured sacrum. | |||||
2019-08-05 | Tonawanda | New York | LeMaster Group LLC | Pelvic region | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee had entered the auto stacker area to straighten wood when his clothing became entangled in a rotating shaft. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvic injury that required surgery. | |||||
2019-08-02 | Parsippany | New Jersey | Wegmans | Multiple trunk locations | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by another person |
An employee was standing in front of a deli department when a customer's shopping cart struck her. She fell to the floor and suffered pelvic fractures, and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-07-30 | Beardstown | Illinois | Swift Pork Company | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
On July 30, 2019, an employee was moving boxes onto a pallet when he felt a pinch in his lower left pelvic area. He was hospitalized due to a hernia. | |||||
2019-07-25 | Pensacola | Florida | Comfort Systems USA South East, Inc. | Pelvic region | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
On July 25, an employee was installing a metal spiral duct at a newly built grocery store. He was walking backwards while moving the spiral duct to a different location when he lost his footing and fell on a piece of metal conduit. He suffered a pelvic injury and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-06-30 | New York | New York | U.S. Postal Service | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road |
An employee was moving a mobile unit postal vehicle. He parked the vehicle and proceeded to dismount it. After exiting the vehicle, he turned to face the vehicle to push in the side mirror and was struck by a customer's car. He sustained lacerations to his head and pelvic region, an abrasion to his right elbow, and pain in his right leg. | |||||
2019-06-25 | Cedar Park | Texas | Ranger Excavation | Multiple pelvic region locations | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee was working under the front of a truck when another employee got in the truck and backed up over the employee. The employee suffered a fractured right hip and pelvic area. | |||||
2019-06-24 | Coopersburg | Pennsylvania | The Exterior Company | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was inspecting a roof for storm damage when the employee fell to the ground, suffering elbow, rib, and pelvic fractures as well as a punctured lung. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-06-19 | Dolores | Colorado | IronWood Group LLC | Multiple trunk locations | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet |
Two employees were in a scissor lift lowering support pipes down. As they began lowering one of the pipes, the bottom of the pipe slid into the scissor lift, causing the lift to tip over. Both employees jumped out of the lift (approximately 3 feet) before the lift collapsed to the ground. The first employee suffered a broken hip, a broken tailbone, bruises, and cuts. The second employee suffered a broken pelvic bone, a fractured left elbow, bruises, and scrapes. | |||||
2019-06-18 | Eau Claire | Wisconsin | MENARD, INC. | Pelvis | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
On June 18, 2019, at approximately 4:10 p.m., an employee was preparing a conveyor system to discharge kiln-dried concrete blocks to the tumbler line. The employee was attempting to correct a misaligned photo sensor when a different sensor eye was covered, causing the machine to cycle. As the machine cycled, the push arm swung out and pinned the employee between the pusher and the block turnover frame. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvic fracture. The machine was not locked out/tagged ou | |||||
2019-05-24 | Brooklyn | New York | Adams European Contracting Inc. | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was performing her duties as a flagger when she was over by a forklift, fracturing her right leg and dislocating her pelvic bone. | |||||
2019-05-02 | Trion | Georgia | Mount Vernon Mills | Pelvis | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was loading a ball warp onto a cart. The cart tilted and the ball warp fell on him causing a fractured left pelvic bone. | |||||
2019-04-03 | Wichita | Kansas | Textron Aviation | Pelvis | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a router machine and got caught between two tables on the router machine resulting in a pelvic injury. | |||||
2019-03-27 | Saint James | Louisiana | Wood, INC. | Pelvis | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was assisting a crane and flipped a duct panel when the employee fell and was struck by the duct panel, injuring the pelvic bone. | |||||
2019-03-15 | Toledo | Ohio | Custom Ecology, Inc. | Pelvis | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
An employee was delivering scrap metal at a site and entered the truck trailer to sweep leftover metal for the crane magnet when the employee was hit by the magnet. The employee sustained a pelvic fracture and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-02-13 | San Antonio | Texas | Villages at Lost Creek Apartments | Multiple trunk locations | Pedestrian vehicular incident |
An maintenance employee was painting the curbs at an apartment complex and was struck by a car. The employee suffered a broken hip and pelvic bone. | |||||
2019-02-02 | Shorewood | Illinois | Bob's Discount Furniture | Pelvic region | Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode |
An employee had been loading furniture into a customer's rented box truck. As the employee stepped down from the truck, they felt a pull/pain in the pelvic region. | |||||
2019-01-30 | Miami | Florida | Buy Buy Baby | Pelvis | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell off a ladder and onto the ground while removing a car seat from the stock room storage. He fractured his pelvic bone. | |||||
2019-01-25 | Panama City Beach | Florida | J Hernandez Remodeling, LLC. | Pelvis | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was climbing up a ladder to replace a metal roof. As he was getting ready to connect to a life line, he slipped and fell approximately 20 feet onto metal roof panels. The employee sustained a broken arm, pelvic fracture and facial bruises. | |||||
2019-01-23 | Ellicottville | New York | University of Rochester | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
While getting materials from their car in the hotel parking lot, an employee slipped on ice and fell. The employee sustained a fracture to the pelvic head of their left femur. | |||||
2019-01-22 | Lawrence | New York | Raymours Furniture Company, Inc. | Pelvis | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee was spotting a delivery truck that was backing up to the back door of the building when the truck struck the employee. The employee suffered a pelvic fracture. | |||||
2019-01-22 | Bryan | Ohio | Bryan Metals | Multiple trunk locations | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground in the parking lot while walking from a vehicle. The employee suffered rib and pelvic fractures. | |||||
2019-01-19 | Macon | Georgia | Bass Pro Shop Macon Distribution Center #904 | Hip(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee was standing behind a trailer, holding its door closed. As the trailer backed up, it pinned the employee against the dock, causing hip fractures and pelvic and back injuries. | |||||
2019-01-17 | Brandon | South Dakota | MIDWEST RAILCAR REPAIR, INC. | Pelvis | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was on an ATV retrieving material from an outdoor storage area when the employee hit an ice patch on gravel and the ATV flipped. The employee suffered pelvic fractures. | |||||
2018-09-26 | Portage | Wisconsin | Contech Engineered Solutions LLC | Pelvis | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee dismounted a forklift to secure pipes in a row when a pipe rolled off a rack and hit his pelvic region, causing fractures to the right side of his pelvis. | |||||
2018-09-19 | Cartersville | Georgia | Trinity North American Freight Car, Inc. | Multiple trunk locations | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee was driving a utility vehicle beside a track, towing a small trailer. A railcar mover struck the rear of the trailer, which jackknifed and struck the utility vehicle. The employee suffered fractures to the pelvic region and two ribs. | |||||
2018-09-12 | Beaumont | Texas | Primoris Field Services | Multiple trunk locations | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee was performing abrasive blasting when a pipe made contact with his blasting hood and slid down his chest and waist area, knocking him to the ground. He suffered fractures on his spine and pelvic area. | |||||
2018-09-10 | Westminster | Colorado | Progressive Services, Inc | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was welding laps on a commercial roof. The employee slipped and fell about 13 feet, suffering a broken humerus, broken rib, broken spinal wing, and pelvic fractures. | |||||
2018-08-30 | Hillside | New Jersey | Bay Crane | Thigh(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was directing two forklifts in the installation of an 800-pound aluminum chain basket. The basket became unstable and fell, striking him in the face and knocking him to the ground. He suffered lacerations to the face and head and factures to the femur and contusions to the pelvic area. | |||||
2018-08-24 | Alex | Oklahoma | Red River Vehicle Holdings LLC | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was on top of a catwalk to gauge the oil. He opened the thief hatch and fell approximately 13 feet to the ground, suffering multiple broken ribs, a lacerated spleen, a hip injury, and a pelvic injury. | |||||
2018-08-13 | Englewood | Colorado | Waste Management of Colorado, Inc | Multiple pelvic region locations | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was getting into the garbage truck when he slipped and fell backwards sustaining hip/pelvic fractures. | |||||
2018-08-03 | Greeley | Colorado | Miller-HFI, LLC | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee was spotting for a skid steer when the skid loader struck the employee. The employee suffered a left femur fracture, a right ankle fracture, multiple pelvic fractures, a hematoma to the popliteal region, and an L7 transverse fracture. | |||||
2018-08-03 | Cypress | Texas | Walmart Stores Inc | Pelvis | Fall on same level |
An employee fell to the ground while handling shopping carts, breaking the pelvic bone. | |||||
2018-08-02 | Midland | Texas | Mudsmith, LTD | Pelvis | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was disconnecting a pressurized hose from a truck when the hose popped off, causing the employee to fall backward on his left side. He broke his pelvic bone and was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-07-27 | Atlanta | Georgia | Freeman's Tree Care | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was on an orchard ladder approximately 10 feet above ground level, using an 8-foot long pole to prune tree branches, when he lost his balance and fell to the ground. He suffered rib and pelvic injuries. | |||||
2018-07-17 | Westbrook | Texas | ROBINSON DRILLING OF TEXAS, LTD | Multiple trunk locations | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
An employee was using tongs to pull a pipe out of a hole when he lost his grip on the tongs and they swung around, striking him. He suffered two pelvic fractures and a tear in his bladder. | |||||
2018-07-16 | Wabeno | Wisconsin | Staab Construction Corporation | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
On July 16, 2018, an employee was disassembling concrete wall forms while standing on scaffolding when he attempted to transfer from one side of a wall to the other side and fell 14 feet to the concrete below. He suffered rib, pelvic, and heel fractures. | |||||
2018-07-03 | Cincinnati | Ohio | Midwest Construction Company, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell to the concrete ground while coming down an extension ladder, suffering hip, pelvic, rib, and wrist fractures. | |||||
2018-07-02 | Katy | Texas | Academy Sports and Outdoors | Multiple trunk locations | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was operating a walkie pallet jack to pick up a load when she turned the pallet jack sharply. The pallet jack then increased speed and threw her into a support beam. She was pinned between the pallet jack and the beam, and as she attempted to get un-stuck, she accidentally hit the accelerator, causing the pallet jack to strike her again. She suffered a laceration to the right leg, pelvic fracture, and fracture to the L5 vertebra. | |||||
2018-07-02 | Manhattan | Kansas | Dillons Westloop Store | Pelvis | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee had just used a baler to create a bale of cardboard when another employee approached with an electric pallet jack. The operator of the pallet jack then pinned the employee between the baler door and the finished bale of cardboard. The employee suffered a cracked pelvic bone. | |||||
2018-06-29 | New Oxford | Pennsylvania | Plainville Farms Distribution Center | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was on the loading dock and was struck by a reach truck causing pelvic and tibia fractures. | |||||
2018-06-10 | Gainesville | Georgia | Fieldale Farms | Multiple trunk locations | Fall through surface or existing opening |
An employee was preparing to clean an air duct system and fell down a shaft when backing up along the duct system. The employee sustained back and pelvic fractures. A piece of sheet metal duct work at the end of the shaft also lacerated the employee's left hand. | |||||
2018-06-05 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Miller Electric Construction Inc. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was working from an extension ladder installing lights on the outside of a building. The employee and the ladder fell approximately 10 feet landing on a concrete sidewalk. The employee suffered a dislocated right shoulder, left distal wrist fracture, left non-displaced radial head fracture (arm), multiple right pelvic fractures, a concussion and laceration. | |||||
2018-05-18 | Martindale | Texas | Jordan Foster Construction, LLC | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was walking on the right side of equipment in a blind spot. The equipment operator maneuvered right to avoid another piece of equipment, and the front right tire caught the injured employee's legs and pinned him to the ground. He sustained a back injury and potential pelvic fracture. | |||||
2018-05-14 | New Albany | Ohio | New Albany Country Club | Pelvis | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
An employee was driving a beverage cart around a golf course when a drawer on the cart opened and became caught on a fence, causing the driver to be thrown from the cart and the cart to flip. The beverage cart landed on top of the employee, who suffered two pelvic fractures. | |||||
2018-05-13 | Fremont | Ohio | Murphy USA | Multiple body parts | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
An employee was attempting to chase down a customer's runaway vehicle in the parking lot when the vehicle ran over the employee. The employee suffered leg and pelvic fractures. | |||||
2018-05-09 | Lockbourne | Ohio | Shook Construction Co. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
An employee fell 24 feet to the ground while erecting a concrete wall form. The employee suffered a right arm fracture and laceration, pelvic fracture, rib fracture, and vertebra fracture. | |||||
2018-05-07 | Tippecanoe | Ohio | JLB Holdings, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c. |
An employee was operating an excavator to drag a swamp mat. The excavator was going around a fallen tree when it pivoted and the weight of the swamp mat caused the excavator to pivot up and down. The employee suffered a pelvic fracture and broken bones. | |||||
2018-05-03 | Deer Park | Texas | Lubrizol Corporation | Multiple trunk locations | Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident |
Employees were switching railcars when one of the employees was caught between the two cars. He was crushed, suffering internal injuries to his upper abdomen and pelvic area. | |||||
2018-04-30 | Missouri City | Texas | Ivan Robles | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was painting a wall from a 32-foot extension ladder when the ladder slipped out, causing the employee to fall 14 feet to the ground. The employee suffered hip, pelvic, and humerus fractures. | |||||
2018-04-23 | Sabine Pass | Texas | Henry & Sons Construction Company, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was using a lattice boom crawler crane to unload a 20-ton section of anchor chain from a vessel. As the employee was moving the anchor chain with the crane, the crane flipped over. The employee jumped out of the cab as the crane was flipped over was injured. The employee sustained broken teeth, a severe pelvic ring injury with sacral fracture, and vertebral disc herniation in the L3-L5 and L5-S1 areas. | |||||
2018-04-21 | Quincy | Massachusett | National Park Service | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee fell 4 feet off a ladder while mounting equipment on the ceiling, suffering pelvic and wrist injuries. | |||||
2018-03-27 | Tampa | Florida | Automation Temporary Personnel Services, Inc. | Pelvis | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
A crane was lifting a slab of concrete when the concrete fell and pinned an employee. The employee suffered a pelvic fracture. | |||||
2018-03-26 | Dededo | Guam | SOUTH PACIFIC PETROLEUM CORPORATION | Pelvis | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
An employee was transferring fuel from a fuel truck to an underground storage tank when he noticed that the fuel truck started to roll forward. While attempting to prevent the truck from hitting a concrete pillar, his body was caught between the front of the truck and the pillar. He suffered a pelvic injury and internal bleeding, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-03-09 | Hattiesburg | Mississippi | Kappa Development & General Contracting, Inc. | Multiple trunk locations | Excavation or trenching cave-in |
On or about March 9, 2018, an employee was cleaning out pipes in a trench when the trench caved in. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvic fracture and two broken ribs. | |||||
2018-03-05 | Lubbock | Texas | Thompson Pipe Group Pressure | Pelvis | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was transferring a 54' pipe that weighed 12,000 pounds with an airlift cart when the pipe rolled off the cart to the ground. As he attempted to stop it from striking another employee, he was struck by the pipe resulting in a pelvic fracture. | |||||
2018-02-28 | Houston | Pennsylvania | Perryman Company | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
While untangling a metal coil that was caught on a stand, an employee fell approximately 36" from a small work platform to the ground, suffering a fractured hip and pelvic injuries. | |||||
2018-02-21 | North Kansas City | Missouri | NATIONAL FASTENER CORP | Pelvis | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
While placing boxes onto a loading dock, an employee fell approximately 5 feet off the dock to the ground, suffering multiple pelvic fractures. | |||||
2018-01-31 | Watford City | North Dakota | Cache Trucking, LLC | Pelvic region | Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system |
An employee was in a harness and was raised in the air with a winch line to remove a T-valve on top of a pipe. As the operator raised him up, the counterweight of the winch became caught on the tubing board and built up tension on the winch line. As the tension built up on the winch, it gave way and catapulted the employee through the air. The employee suffered pelvic injuries. | |||||
2017-09-27 | Watertown | South Dakota | Worthington Industries Engineered Cabs | Multiple trunk locations | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was attempting to detach two items that became stuck together on adjacent conveyor lines when the employee became pinched between them, suffering rib and pelvic fractures. | |||||
2017-09-21 | Salem | Ohio | Fresh Mark, Inc. | Multiple trunk locations | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was driving a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) into a pump meat cooler to retrieve a vat of product. As he maneuvered into position, the vehicle slipped on the wet floor and the employee was pulled out of the PIV. He was pinned between the PIV and a vat of product, suffering rib, vertebrae, and pelvic fractures. |