Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Dallas	Tx	Estes Express Lines, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating and test-driving a forklift. The forklift struck a low metal post and overturned. The employee suffered a broken left leg, a dislocated left shoulder, a back hematoma, and a right foot laceration and was hospitalized.
2021-11-04	Oberlin	Oh	Green Circle Growers, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On November 4, 2021, an employee attempted to unbolt a lamp post that was attached to a pulley system and tethered to a forklift. While the load was suspended, the employee reached under the lamp post to remove a nut and bolt. The load shifted and the lamp post landed on the employee's hand crushing their fingers and resulting in a partial finger amputation.
2021-10-25	Kansas City	Mo	U.S. Postal Service	Nonclassifiable	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was bitten by a dog while on a postal route resulting in an amputation.
2021-10-21	Lebanon	Oh	Alro Steel Corp.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was helping a boom operator set a steel beam onto posts. The beam fell and struck the employee on the right side. He suffered a dislocated femur, a broken shoulder, and a jaw fracture.
2021-10-18	Van Wert	Oh	Cooper Hatchery, Inc.	Hand(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was moving a metal rack and placing products onto it when their left hand was pinched between the rack and a post, resulting in an injury that required hospitalization.
2021-10-07	Grapevine	Tx	Gamestop	Elbow(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was on a ladder putting up a poster on a glass front. The ladder started to slip. He jumped off, landed on his arm, and suffered a broken elbow.
2021-09-15	Lebanon	Nh	Total Wall Systems, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck against moving object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were in the basket of an aerial lift. When attempting to bring the basket down, the basket got hung up on a perimeter guardrail post. The basket moved, causing one employee to strike their chest against the lift's guardrail. The employee sustained a fractured rib and was hospitalized.
2021-09-10	Frisco	Tx	Anytime Labor-Dallas, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
A temporary employee was driving a post into the ground using a picket pounder. The post amputated the employee's left index fingertip.
2021-09-06	Bay City	Tx	Celanese, Bay City Plant	Ankle(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
In the early morning of September 6, 2021, an employee was traveling on a powered cart when its front passenger tire contacted a handrail post on the side of the roadway. The cart tipped onto its left side, and the employee suffered a laceration to the lower left leg and multiple fractures to the right ankle. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-26	York	Pa	DMS Facility Services	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a utility cart when his left leg was caught between the cart and a post. The leg was broken.
2021-08-25	Oklahoma City	Ok	U.S. Postal Service	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A postal employee was delivering mail to a residence when three large dogs broke through a fence and attacked. The employee suffered bites to both arms and the right thigh that required stitches.
2021-08-23	Detroit	Mi	U.S. Postal Service	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On August 23, 2021, an employee tripped and fell out of the passenger side of a postal delivery vehicle, landing on the ground and suffering a broken right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-19	Geneva	Ny	Henkel Corporation	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and fell while walking to her car. Her left arm struck a metal signpost and was broken.
2021-07-29	Johnstown	Pa	Laurel Motors Inc.	Pelvis	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
An employee was on their knees with their upper body in a car while attempting to connect scanning equipment to an engine control module. The car went into drive and lurched forward. The driver's door struck a post and pinned the employee between the door and doorframe, resulting in a broken pelvis.
2021-07-06	Aurora	Co	Lowes Home Centers, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to cut a 4x4 post when the saw blade contacted his left middle finger, resulting in an amputation of approximately 40% of the finger.
2021-06-29	Washington	Dc	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized due to possible heat related illness while performing postal carrier duties.
2021-06-20	New Stanton	Pa	United Natural Foods, Inc.	Brain	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was pushing an empty pallet with a pallet jack when the empty pallet got stuck on the pallet jack. The employee tried to get the pallet off the pallet jack while near a post. The pallet jack struck the post and the employee fell off the pallet jack, resulting in a head laceration and possible concussion.
2021-06-13	Atlanta	Ga	Allied Universal Security Services	Nonclassifiable	Shooting by other person-intentional
On 6/13/2021, at approximately 8:22 PM, a security officer was at their post observing personnel at a mall. Two individuals approached the security officer, attacked, and then shot him twice with a gun.
2021-06-08	Carlisle	Pa	Landmark Homes, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was preparing to pour concrete footers when a piece of metal post fell and struck the employee on the calf. The metal lacerated an artery, and the employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-02	Wilmington	Nc	Logan Marine, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
An employee was standing on the deck of a barge after helping set a 60-foot wooden post in a pile driver mounted on an excavator. The post snapped in two and one section swung back and struck the employee in the back, knocking him to the deck of the barge. The employee suffered skin abrasions and fractured bones in his back and ribs.
2021-06-01	Phoenix	Az	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A postal employee began to feel hot, dizzy, and clammy. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related illness.
2021-05-28	Blasdell	Ny	Estes Express Line #083	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing down a dock with a large skid on the forks of his forklift. The forklift struck an upright I-beam. The employee's right hand was caught between the I-beam and the right rear upright post of the forklift's protective cage, causing the amputation of his pinky, middle, and ring fingers.
2021-05-11	Brewster	Ny	United States Postal Service	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking through a post office when they tripped and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with broken bones in the right knee.
2021-04-15	Monticello	Ga	U.S. Postal Service	Ankle(s)	Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode
An employee stepped out of a post office vehicle to deliver a parcel to a residence and twisted their ankle, resulting in a fall and an ankle fracture that required hospitalization.
2021-04-09	Tampa	Fl	Ameriscape USA, Inc	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a stand-on mower next to a chain link fence and struck a fence post. The employee was thrown onto the mower's right control handle, resulting in an abdominal injury.
2021-03-31	Toughkenamon	Pa	E&H Conveyors, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a rolling machine on top of compost when the rolling machine ran over the top of the employee's hand, resulting in amputation of a finger.
2021-03-22	Barre	Vt	U.S. Postal Service	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
A postal carrier slipped on ice and fell while walking to their vehicle. The employee suffered a broken ankle and was hospitalized.
2021-03-18	New York	Ny	LiRo Group	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was performing a post-remediation inspection. As he looked up at metal beams, cross-members and columns with a flashlight, he fell through a floor opening onto a bunch of boxes (filled with filters) on the floor below. He was hospitalized.
2021-03-08	Cincinnati	Oh	LYKINS REINFORCING INC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was stressing post-tension cables using a hydraulic ram. As the ram was retracting, the employee's hand slipped and the ram pinched the tip of their left ring finger, resulting in an amputation.
2021-03-06	Snyder	Ne	Battle Creek Farmers Cooperative - Madison	Multiple head locations	Contact with cold objects or substances
An employee was using a posthole digger to clear dirt away from a propane vaporizer when the line disconnected, sending liquid propane into the air. The employee sustained propane burns to the nasal cavity, face, and head.
2021-03-06	Detroit	Mi	U.S. Postal Service	Hand(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
At about 12:45 p.m. on March 6, 2021, a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier was delivering mail when a dog jumped a fence and bit his left hand.
2021-03-05	Atlanta	Ga	Midtown Tire, INC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were lowering a car on an automotive lift by manually engaging an unguarded latch. The latch snapped back and pinched one of the employee's left hand against the lift post resulting in a partial amputation of the index and middle fingertips.
2021-03-05	Mill Creek	Wa	U.S. Postal Service	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
At about 4:30 p.m. on March 5, 2021, a U.S. Postal Service employee was stepping out of her postal vehicle in a residential driveway. She lost her footing and fell to the driveway, with her feet moving in opposite directions away from her center of gravity, and broke her right ankle and tibia. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2021-03-02	Manor	Tx	HCS Workrise	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
Employees were installing some caps and a torque tube (a long cylindrical metal frame 6 inches in diameter). The tube fell, catching an employee's left little fingertip against a post. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-03-01	Santa Rosa	Ca	Santa Rosa Annex Post Office	Hand(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
A postal carrier was delivering mail when she tripped and fell on the sidewalk, landing on her hand. The employee suffered shattered bones in her hand, which required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-02-25	Boise	Id	Railworks Track Systems	Lower leg(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was installing a railroad bumping post. As he loosened a nut on a bolt so the bolt could be re-seated, the bumping post collapsed and his right leg was pinned between two pieces of it. He suffered fractures to the tibia and fibula.
2021-02-23	Havana	Fl	Coastal Forest Resources Company	Pelvis	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On February 23, 2021, an employee was removing 4-inch by 4-inch posts from the tops of stacks of veneer before they were loaded into an industrial veneer dryer. While the employee was between stacks of pine veneer on the dryer's infeed chains, the employee was caught between two of the racks and suffered pelvis fractures. She was hospitalized.
2021-02-19	New York	Ny	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - COOPER STATION POST OFFICE	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
At about 1:30 p.m. on February 19, 2021, after delivering a parcel on the second floor of a building, a postal carrier was returning to the first floor to begin delivering letters. He slipped while walking downstairs, landed on his side, and bounced down a few steps, breaking six ribs and his shoulder blade.
2021-02-18	Philadelphia	Pa	USPS	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was loading a postal truck in a docking area. His foot slipped on a wet piece of metal and he suffered a broken leg.
2021-02-01	Sturtevant	Wi	UNFI	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up pallet jack and crushed their ankle between the pallet jack and a steel racking vertical post. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-01-27	Villa Park	Il	Bob's Discount Furniture, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
At about 3:15 p.m. on January 27, 2021, an employee was standing on a ladder to stack mattresses. A mattress struck a support post when the employee pushed it toward the wall causing the employee to fall off the ladder to the floor. The employee suffered fractured ribs and vertebrae and a displaced disc. He was hospitalized.
2021-01-20	Tifton	Ga	ORGILL, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pulling a cart. She turned a corner and was straightening the cart on the right when her left hand was smashed between the cart and a metal post. The little fingertip was smashed and had to be amputated.
2021-01-14	Hurlburt Field	Fl	Lockheed Martin	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was guiding an airplane into a hangar when he tripped on a 4x4 post and fell onto a metal pallet, resulting in seven cracked ribs and internal bleeding on his left side. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-01-14	Orlando	Fl	Turner Construction Company	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
On January 14, 2021, an employee was moving toward a hallway junction to re-position an exit sign post when he turned around and tripped, falling to the ground. The employee suffered a dislocated shoulder and fractured right hip that required hospitalization.
2021-01-06	Pueblo	Co	Key Structures, LLC	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was doing roof work on a manufactured home inside a plant. As he stepped off the roof onto an extended ladder, his foot slipped between the rungs. The ladder gave out and he fell about 13 feet, suffering torn anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments in the right knee and leg (as well as a possible blood clot). He was hospitalized.
2020-10-09	Long Island City	Ny	Magella Consdtruction Corp	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was levelling a formwork post when a wood beam (4" x 4" x 6') fell and hit her head and shoulder. The employee's shoulder was injured.
2020-10-01	Hanover Park	Il	U.S. Postal Service	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell to the ground as he exited the rear of a postal truck and sustained injuries to his pelvis.
2020-09-30	Piqua	Oh	United States Postal Service	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
A postal employee fell down a flight of 5 stairs, suffered a ruptured spleen, and was hospitalized.
2020-09-16	Tukwila	Wa	U.S. Postal Service	Elbow(s) and arms(s)	Roadway collision with other vehicle
A construction forklift leaving the construction area with the forks elevated approximately six feet above the ground, turned toward traffic, and struck a postal vehicle and the driver with the forks. The postal carrier sustained a broken arm and elbow.
2020-09-01	New York	Ny	RNC Industries LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was placing a post to support a stair landing when he lost his balance and fell to the ground, injuring his side and right arm.
2020-08-28	Haltom City	Tx	United States Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On August 28, 2020, at 4:15 p.m., a United States Postal Service employee was on his route when he started to feel dizzy and lightheaded. He was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
2020-08-20	New Stanton	Pa	C H & D Enterprises, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was post-tensioning an arch culvert. The post-tensioning machine caught and injured the employee's left thumb. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-19	Henderson	Co	Mile High Flea Market	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a mobile cart. His left foot was caught and broken between the cart and a stationary post.
2020-07-27	Blawnox	Pennsylvania	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A postal employee was delivering mail in a post office letter carrier vehicle. The vehicle was equipped with a comfort fan but no air conditioning. At approximately 5:55 p.m. on July 27, 2020, the employee was found unresponsive inside his vehicle. The employee was hospitalized with a high temperature and a possible seizure. Heat stress/exhaustion is suspected.
2020-07-25	Wichita	Kansas	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
The injured employee had just completed a postal route and upon returning to the post office began displaying symptoms of heat-related illness. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-22	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Anytime Labor	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Two temporary employees were installing a fence post. The post was driven down with a post driver; one employee's hand was on the post, and that employee suffered a severe laceration that resulted in the amputation of the right little finger.
2020-07-21	York	Pennsylvania	Ollie's Bargain Outlet Distribution Center	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving product through a warehouse using a powered industrial truck (PIT). The PIT reversed and struck a post. The employee sustained a broken left tibia and fibula.
2020-07-08	Plano	Illinois	Groot Industries	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 8, 2020, an employee developed heat exhaustion while performing a post inspection on a garbage truck. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-06-30	Osseo	Wisconsin	Bertrang Roofing, LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On June 30, 2020, an employee was installing sheathing on a low slope roof of a residential structure. The employee fell about 4 feet onto a self-supported scaffold system below the work area; a vertical scaffold post struck the employee's right armpit, causing a laceration/avulsion and severe bleeding to the armpit.
2020-06-26	Riverview	Florida	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A postal employee developed heat exhaustion while delivering mail. He was hospitalized.
2020-06-18	Fargo	North Dakota	SpartanNash Company	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was dismounting a pallet jack when the pallet jack was pulled toward him, pinning his leg against a guard post. He suffered a leg injury and fractured ankle.
2020-06-02	Jupiter	Florida	Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was entering the company truck which was parked in the service bay between the automotive lift posts. The employee slipped and fell on same level inside of the automobile service area. The employee landed on his shoulder/back on an automotive lift arm, which was at ground level, and sustained a punctured lung.
2020-05-28	Mabelvale	Arkansas	Purcell Tire & Rubber Company	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was rotating tires on a customer's vehicle. While carrying the tires from the rear to the front of the vehicle, the employee tripped over an air hose and fell. The employee's head struck a four-post lift, and the employee suffered a spine injury.
2020-05-28	Newark	New Jersey	Port Newark Container Terminal	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway
An employee was driving a checker vehicle when it collided with a truck that was backing up. The employee suffered a right superior articulating facet fracture of the C6 vertebra, a fracture of the left posterior tubercle at the C5 vertebra, a grade IV blunt cerebrovascular injury with distal reconstitution, abrasions to the left ear and left elbow, and decreased sensation in the right thumb and index finger.
2020-05-14	Arlington	Texas	General Motors	Head and neck	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a forklift when it struck a structural steel column, which separated the mast from the forklift. The right side of the employee's skull struck a front support post in the forklift cabin, and the employee suffered a neck fracture and a concussion.
2020-04-25	Fort Worth	Texas	North Texas Contracting Inc.	Leg(s)	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee was trying to remove a T-post fencing stake using a stake remover tool. While using his body weight to push down on the lever, his leg twisted and broke. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2020-04-24	Forest	Mississippi	Tyson Farms-Foreat Processing Plant	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was setting up to sanitize a production line when her rain jacket hood was caught by a moving shackle, pulling her down to a drip pan where she struck a support post and then fell 4 or 5 feet to the ground. She suffered an internal laceration to her liver.
2020-04-02	Beaumont	Texas	Allstate Signal & Construction, LLC.	Multiple trunk locations	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was using a tagline to guide a crane that was lifting a sign to a post when the employee went near a powerline and it arced over to the crane. The employee was hit with an arc flash, suffering second and third degree burns to the stomach and back.
2020-03-30	Kaneohe	Hawaii	United States Postal Service	Brain	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle on side of road
A postal carrier was leaving his postal vehicle to walk his delivery route. An SUV rear-ended the postal vehicle and catapulted the carrier 17 feet into the street. The carrier injured his head on the road surface and was hospitalized.
2020-03-27	Grove City	Ohio	Port Logistics Group	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a forklift in a warehouse. As he was backing up with a skid (wood pallet) load, the load caught on a beam post; his head hit the handle of the forklift and his abdomen hit the steering wheel. He suffered a vertical cut between his eyebrows, about 2-2.5 inches long, as well as an abdominal injury with possible internal bleeding.
2020-03-12	Snellville	Georgia	E.R. SNELL CONTRACTOR, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Explosion or fire on water vehicle
The injured employee was assisting another employee with fueling a push boat when fumes/vapors in the area were ignited by a spark from the battery post. The injured employee sustained flash burns.
2020-03-10	Houston	Texas	U.S. Postal Servicee	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was retrieving something from a postal car when she slipped and fell to the ground, breaking her left ankle.
2020-03-06	New Castle	Pennsylvania	Faddis Concrete Products	Hand(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
A temporary employee utilized an overhead crane to move a concrete panel from one area to another. The panel started moving towards a post. The employee put his hand on the concrete panel to stop it before hitting the post, but his left hand was caught between the panel and the post. The employee sustained a crushing injury to the left hand and was hospitalized for surgery.
2020-02-22	Glendale	California	U.S. Postal Service	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was carrying mail on a postal route when she tripped while stepping over a brick. The employee fell to the ground, breaking her left arm. She was hospitalized.
2020-02-21	Miami	Florida	JJJ Construction Enterprises, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was tying rebar when a post-tension cable snapped and struck the employee's hands. Both thumbs were lacerated.
2020-02-17	Tyler	Texas	Trane US, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a corner post part stacker to determine if there were any faulty sensors. The machine cycled and pushed a slide mechanism into the employee's hand, amputating the tip of the ring finger at the first joint.
2020-01-24	Gregory	Texas	Bechtel Oil Gas & Chemicals, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing 10-foot, 500 lb. posts when the employee's finger was caught between the floor and a post, resulting in a partial finger amputation.
2020-01-22	Mays Landing	New Jersey	Hamilton Commons	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
An employee was helping install a fence post. The employee's hand was on top of the fence post when a fellow employee struck it with a sledge hammer. The employee suffered a broken hand.
2020-01-21	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	U.S. Postal Service	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on ice while exiting a postal vehicle, suffering a broken kneecap and torn muscle.
2020-01-15	Corpus Christi	Texas	Corpus Christi Army Depot	Head and trunk	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a lathe in a tool and die shop when a lanyard around his neck was caught by the lathe. He was pulled in and was struck by the handle. The employee sustained torso, lower back, and posterior head trauma resulting in hospitalization.
2019-09-18	Stratford	Connecticut	Sikorsky Aircraft	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
An employee was measuring the 4x4 posts of a staircase. The employee was squatting down on the sixth or seventh step from the bottom, with his back facing down the stairs, looking at the condition of the soil under the stairs. While he was doing so, the ball of his foot slipped off the leading edge of the step, causing him to lose his balance and fall backwards to the bottom of the staircase and onto the pavement. He landed on his left side, sustaining contusions to the left hip and left shoulde
2019-09-06	Flushing	New York	Helms Bros. Mercedes Benz	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While using a tire machine, an employee's left middle finger was amputated by the coupler and hydraulic mounting post.
2019-08-19	Belleville	Illinois	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working an overtime postal route when a second employee found the employee with symptoms of heat stress. The first employee was hospitalized.
2019-08-19	Snellville	Georgia	U.S. Postal Service	Leg(s)	Roadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was delivering mail in a postal vehicle when the employee was struck by another vehicle at an intersection, suffering a leg fracture and open wounds to the leg.
2019-08-13	Willow Street	Pennsylvania	Willow Valley Communities	Brain	Fall while sitting
An employee stood up at their desk to plug a phone into their computer. When the employee went to sit back down, they missed the chair and fell, hitting their head. The employee required hospitalization for a post-concussive head injury.
2019-08-12	Sarasota	Florida	WTG Sarasota, LLC.	Arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was using a post hole digger to dig holes in order to build a fence. The employee inserted the post hole digger into the ground and hit a powerline, which created a flame that shot up and burned portions of the employee's left and right arms. The employee may have suffered a mild electric shock as well.
2019-08-12	Lincoln	Nebraska	Sysco	Lower leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a shag truck outside of a warehouse when he drove into a concrete post in the dock area. He was thrown forward, striking his right leg on the truck's dash. He was hospitalized with a fractured right lower leg.
2019-08-05	Henderson	Nevada	US Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had completed approximately seven hours and forty-five minutes of mail carrying duties. He returned to the post office and went to the break area. He was observed to be ill but was responsive. The employee was hospitalized for a heat-related illness.
2019-07-26	Kiel	Wisconsin	Jack Walters and Sons Corp	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating a telehandler to set trusses on a new construction site. The employee was making a y-turn maneuver to position the telehandler perpendicular to the sidewall and raise the small post frame truss up and over the 12-foot sidewall. The telehandler was on a steep grade. As the employee was making the maneuver, the telehandler began tipping to the side. The employee attempted to jump from the operator's seat and was struck by the roll cage. The employee was hospitalized with
2019-07-24	Lancaster	Texas	Superior Installation Services Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a ratchet strap to plumb and shim a vertical post that was part of a mezzanine installation. The employee released the ratchet strap and his right index finger was caught in the strap, resulting in a broken finger. He was hospitalized.
2019-07-19	Albany	New York	EMI GUIDE RAIL, LLC	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
While installing a guide rail, a post pounder machine backed up and ran over an employee's left foot. The employee suffered a broken foot and ankle.
2019-07-13	Buffalo	New York	USPS	Skull	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A postal employee was bitten by two dogs, causing the employee to fall and hit their head on the concrete walking surface. The employee was hospitalized with a skull fracture.
2019-07-08	Canton	Massachusett	Premier Fence, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was guiding a guardrail post out of the ground. It released from the hole with force and jumped up. The employee's right hand was pinched between the post and the boom of the puller machine, causing an amputation of soft tissue on the ring finger.
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.
2019-06-13	Bristol	Florida	Liberty Post & Barn Pole, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On June 13, 2019, an employee was standing on a post peeler machine by the motor watching his two coworkers change out a busted hydraulic hose. His coworkers turned on the machine. After the machine was energized, his right middle fingertip was amputated with bone loss by the machine's moving belt.
2019-06-13	Katy	Texas	U.S. Postal Service	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
In a postal facility, an employee tripped over the corner of a wooden platform, fell to the ground, and broke her elbow.
2019-06-12	Las Vegas	Nevada	USPS	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A U.S. Postal Service employee suffered heat-related dizziness, shortness of breath, and cramps while delivering mail. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-06-03	Canton	Massachusett	Northern Pipeline Construction Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was moving a gas meter post to a truck, tripped and fell. The post landed onto his left hand and fractured three fingers.
2019-05-13	Greencastle	Pennsylvania	Staples, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift when he had a seizure, lost consciousness and slumped forward onto the steering handle. This caused the forklift to travel in reverse. The employee's left foot became pinned between the forklift and a trash can, which in turn was pinned against a guardrail post. The employee's left foot was amputated back to the heel.
2019-05-02	Fort Collins	Colorado	B&M Roofing of Colorado, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
An employee was reroofing a flat roof of a single story dwelling. The employee went to get a chalk line from the ground. He then climbed back up the ladder and knelt down on the edge of the roof to snap the chalk line. The roof gave way and he fell 8 feet 4 inches onto a pile of landscaping posts and sustained fractured ribs. The employee was wearing fall protection, but it was not connected at the time of the fall.