DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-16OssiningNyMetallized Carbon Corp.BODY SYSTEMSInhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was repairing an oven that contained atmospheric gases (hydrogen, nitrogen, carbon monoxide, and sulfur) to prevent burning product. The employee was overcome by carbon monoxide gas and was hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning.
2021-11-16TallahasseeFlCoca-Cola Bottling Company United, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On November 16, 2021, an employee was loading product onto a truck at the warehouse loading dock. While unjamming the dock plate, his right middle finger was caught between the dock plate and the trailer's threshold, resulting in amputation of his right middle finger at the nail.
2021-11-14SuwaneeGaABM - Facility ServicesForearm(s)Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was blowing off debris and baking products from a conveyor belt using an air gun to prepare for the next production run. In the process of blowing off the conveyor belt, the air gun got caught in the belt, causing it to spin and strike the employee in the left arm. The employee suffered a fracture above their left wrist.
2021-11-12SomersetNjL'Oreal USAFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing bottles of product off a conveyor belt. The tip of her left little finger was caught by a cleat on the belt, and the fingertip was amputated.
2021-11-12Mount SterlingIlDOT FOODS, INCLeg(s)Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was standing in a warehouse next to a pallet, waiting for someone to get a pallet of product for him. A forklift struck the employee and crushed his leg.
2021-11-09NampaIdHydroblend Inc.Ankle(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A bagged product fell from an elevated pallet and struck an employee, breaking his ankle.
2021-11-08BraseltonGaUline, Inc.HeadPedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking near a staging area when they were struck by a forklift carrying a load of boxed product, resulting in a bruise to their head and a laceration to their head that required staples. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-08AnnistonAlFood Ingredients Technology Company, L.L.C.Upper and lower limb(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was connecting a pipe on a machine. The product line was not capped before being switched and hot water (200 degrees F) sprayed onto the employee, resulting in second degree burns to their arms and legs that required hospitalization.
2021-11-05WaldronArTYSON FOODS, INC.Leg(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on an elevated stand in front of a suspended production line that moved chickens in front of her. The chickens were connected to the moving line by locking plastic shackles, and two of the shackles got caught together while they were moving on the line. When the employee moved to undo the shackles, she fell approximately 31 inches off the stand to the floor below, resulting in a fractured right leg.
2021-11-04MesquiteTxAshley FurnitureHand(s) and wrist(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was wrapping product as it moved down a conveyor. Her left hand contacted the conveyor; a sensor detected it and caused the conveyor to move. Her hand was caught between the conveyor and the roller, causing multiple fractures to the hand and wrist.
2021-10-31AdelGaJ-M Manufacturing Company, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was running PVC production lines when a machine malfunctioned. As he tried to free a pipe that was jammed in a belling station, the machine started to process and its hydraulic cylinder came down on his right little finger. The finger was amputated.
2021-10-21DecaturIlRyder Integrated LogisticsBrainOther fall to lower level
A delivery driver arrived at a customer's location to unload product. The driver fell from the flatbed trailer to the ground and suffered a brain bleed.
2021-10-20Lake CityFlNew Millennium Building Systems, LLC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
On October 20, 2021, an employee had just changed a roll former machine from one metal size to another and was setting up the machine for a new production order. He was reaching to retrieve a metal piece coming out of the machine when the chain and sprocket that drove the kicker wheel caught his right glove. His ring finger was amputated at the first knuckle, and he was hospitalized.
2021-10-19CartersvilleGaDoehler North America Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating the bottling production line when the line stopped. The employee tried to clear a label jammed on the machinery when the machinery contacted the employee's right index fingertip, resulting in amputation. The machinery was not locked out/tagged out at the time of the incident.
2021-10-19La CrosseWiAdvanced Fiber Products, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was servicing a puller pack for a product line in a pultrusion area. The puller pack's hydraulic clamping cylinder clamped down on the employee's right hand. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the index finger. The puller pack was energized at the time.
2021-10-18Van WertOhCooper 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.
2021-10-16SapulpaOkParagon Industries, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Maintenance was being performed on a production line. An employee grabbed a belt on a motor pulley system with his left hand. The pulley system pulled in his hand, causing partial amputations to the little finger, ring finger, and thumb.
2021-10-12PerrysburgOhWalgreens Distribution CenterHeadStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was loading a trailer with boxes of product. While bending over to place a box at floor level, the employee hit a stack of boxes. One fell from the stack and struck the employee in the back of the head.
2021-10-09RochesterNyWegmans Food Markets, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersPedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was placing cases of products on pallets on a grocery shipping line. While he was between two pallets, adjusting a case on one of them, a pallet jack moved to pick up one of the pallets. The employee was caught between the two pallets and suffered a sprained ankle, two broken ribs, and a punctured lung. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-05Ponte Vedra BeachFlCavalier SpiritsMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level
On October 5, 2021, an employee was unloading products from the back of a box truck. He was on the lift gate with a dolly full of beer boxes; when he pressed the descend button, the dolly began moving away from him. As he tried to catch it, he fell off the lift gate with the dolly and the beer boxes. He suffered injuries to his shoulder, back, and leg and was hospitalized.
2021-10-04MontgomeryAlSeoyon E-HWA Interior Systems Alabama, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was lining up 200-pound racks on a production line. His little finger was crushed between two of the racks, resulting in an amputation.
2021-10-02EnidOkBimbo Bakeries USAHead and trunkNonclassifiable
After backing up a truck to a receiving door to unload products, an employee was found unconscious near the rear of the truck. He had suffered a fractured skull, broken ribs on the left side, and a neck injury.
2021-09-29OrlandoFlHalperns Steak & Gary SeafoodFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat products on a bandsaw. Product bound up in the saw, causing the employee's left hand to contact the sawblade and resulting in amputation of the ring finger.
2021-09-28GreeleyCoJBSLower leg(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving pallets of product from a cooler when their leg got caught between a forklift and a product rack, resulting in a laceration and left tibia fracture.
2021-09-26ManitowocWiKwik Trip IncHip(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working from a step stool to turn shelved products' labels to face forward and check the products' expiration date(s). As the employee stepped down from the stool, the employee's left leg caught the rubber covering the step. The employee's left hip struck the concrete floor in the resulting fall and was broken. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-24China GroveTxLone Star BakeryFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was unclogging a dough depositor and funnel device on a production line when their middle finger got caught in the device, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-09-23BremenGaNovolexFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was placing product on a conveyor when her left middle finger was caught between the product pusher and the rails (sides) of the machine in a 1 1/2-inch gap. She suffered a partial amputation to the finger.
2021-09-21Lake CityFlTownhomes, LLCBrainOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On September 21, 2021, an employee had finished cleaning the floor and cabinets inside a newly manufactured home. She then started descending a distance of 4 feet from the manufactured home floor to the production floor using a 6-foot A-frame ladder. She fell and hit her head on the production floor. She was found unconscious with bleeding from the head. She was hospitalized with a head injury.
2021-09-20ColumbusOhSterling Paper CompanyChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by falling object or equipment
An employee was pulling cartons of paper product from a skid located on the ground when a second skid of cartons fell and struck the employee on the right side of his chest, knocking him to the floor and resulting in a chest injury.
2021-09-20OmahaNeDIMATIC DIE & TOOL COMPANYHip(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was cleaning the production area floor when she slipped on soap and fell, hitting the floor on her right side. The employee's right hip was broken.
2021-09-20AugustaGaWest Fraser, Inc.Toes(s), toenail(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
While walking, an employee was struck by a forklift in the production area of a warehouse. Four toes on the employee's right foot were amputated.
2021-09-16FairburnGaUS Foods, Inc.Leg(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was selecting product out of a racking system and placing it on a powered pallet jack. When the employee attempted to move the jack forward, the jack struck his left leg, pinning it between the jack and a rack. The employee sustained a broken leg.
2021-09-16HuntsvilleAlMatsu Alabama, Inc.Arm(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A temporary employee was helping another employee with stacked product. The product fell, and the temporary employee suffered an arm laceration involving a major vein/artery. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-09-08CactusTxSwift Beef CompanyFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting product on a chuck saw when the saw amputated the tip of their right thumb above the fingernail.
2021-09-07AthensGaMartin Brower/McDonald's Distribution Center - AtlantaWrist(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading product from a truck when they slipped and fell from the liftgate of the truck onto the concrete parking lot. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left wrist.
2021-09-06HoustonTxH-E-B GROCERY COMPANYAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersPart of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was in a trailer, using an electric pallet jack to realign a pallet of product that had shifted during shipment. The employee was caught between a pallet and the jack's handle; the employee suffered a laceration and/or puncture to the lower abdomen.
2021-09-05BrewsterNyAce Endico CorporationFoot (feet)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a pallet jack to select product for an order. The employee was maneuvering the pallet jack around a steel bollard in the warehouse when his feet were pinned between the bollard and the pallet jack resulting in a right foot fracture and a laceration on the left foot requiring stitches. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-03CairoGaResidential Elevators, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a brake press to bend metal for production. The press caught the employee's right thumb, removing the fingernail and flesh about a quarter inch from the thumb tip.
2021-08-30LakelandFlSaddle Creek CorporationAnkle(s)Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was loading a trailer with a forklift. The product shifted and some items fell off the pallet that was on his forks. After he dismounted to pick up the product, the forklift's parking brake failed and the forklift rolled forward. The forks pinned his right ankle to the pallet, causing multiple fractures to the ankle.
2021-08-30HeavenerOkOK Foods, Inc.Lower leg(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was using a powered pallet jack to move product. The stabilizer/drive wheel lost contact with the floor. When the wheel caught traction, the employee's lower right leg was pinned between the jack and the wall. The employee suffered a compound fracture to the lower leg.
2021-08-27Siloam SpringsArBieker Electric, Inc.Head and trunkOther fall to lower level
At 10:30 a.m. on August 26, 2021, an employee was helping unload material from a flatbed trailer. He was standing on product when he tripped and fell, striking his head on the ground and losing consciousness as well as suffering two broken ribs. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-26YorkNeYork Cold StorageFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee had just washed out an emulsifier feed auger, a piece of equipment with two rotating augers. He noticed that liquid was no longer draining from the equipment. As he tried to free any product that might be causing a plug, the lower auger amputated his right index finger up to the nail.
2021-08-26Saint CharlesMoTNT CRUST, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On August 26, 2021, an employee was working on the dough production line and suffered the partial amputation of their finger while clearing dough from the opening. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-24ElizabethNjCMC Food IncFoot (feet)Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was working on the production floor in a staging area where she was folding and labeling cartons. The employee stepped out of the aisles of stacked pallets and was struck by a reversing forklift transporting a pallet of cartons. The forklift struck her right foot and she was hospitalized.
2021-08-23WaucondaIlFidelitone, Inc.Back, including spine, spinal cordNonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was backing up a forklift to line up and put a pallet of product in a storage rack, when he struck a rack beam. The beam dislodged and hit him in the back. He was hospitalized for a contusion.
2021-08-23Kansas CityMoZECOEye(s)Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was changing a product transfer hose. Sodium hydroxide splashed onto the employee's face, eyes, and torso. The employee sustained chemical burn to the eye(s).
2021-08-21HerefordTxHereford Ethanol Partners LPFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was trying to break up products that were clogged in the rotary valve of a grain bin dust collector. The collector partially amputated two fingers on the employee's left hand, up to the second knuckle.
2021-08-20New LisbonWiMill Haven Foods, LLCFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was checking to see if product was flowing through a blender. When the power to the blender was turned off, the pneumatic fly gate valve closed on the employee's left hand and amputated three fingertips.
2021-08-20ColumbusOhCoca-Cola Consolidated, Inc.Lower leg(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
At 7:24 p.m. on August 20, 2021, an employee tripped and fell over a pallet of product at a warehouse. He cut his ankle, then tripped and fell again while standing up, suffering open fractures to the tibia and fibula. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-18GreeleyCoProteins for Pets Opco, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing material that was blocking a drain for the fresh product auger. The auger contacted the employee's left hand and amputated three fingertips. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
2021-08-17IrvingTxOwens Corning Irving Roofing PlantNonclassifiableContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was driving a forklift, moving pallets of finished product. He smelled something burning or melting and got out of the forklift. He traced a trail of antifreeze to the back of the vehicle; steam then shot out of the back of the vehicle. The employee sustained second-degree burns.
2021-08-14CantonOhFresh Mark Inc.Lower leg(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee had just checked the temperature of some product on a trolley and was trying to pull the trolley back into a chiller. The trolley instead followed the overhead rail system to a different chiller, hit the rail stop mechanism there, derailed, and fell to the ground. The employee was pinned under it and suffered a broken left tibia.
2021-08-13RockwallTxAstrochef, Inc., dba Pegasus FoodsFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was in a mixer room scooping discharged product when an auger blade caught their left middle finger, resulting in a degloving of the fingertip.
2021-08-06Homer CityPaMiller Fabrication SolutionsFoot (feet)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was lifting a fabricated product with a lifting magnet. The product fell off the magnet onto his left foot and fractured it. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-02Pompano BeachFlHealthwise Bakery, LLCWrist(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was transporting product to a delivery truck using a manual rack and a ramp. The truck moved forward and the employee lost his balance and fell 5 feet to the ground, resulting in injuries to both wrists, including a right wrist injury that required surgery.
2021-08-02HamiltonOhHamilton Rural King Supply, Inc.Foot (feet)Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was on their hands and knees going through a pallet of products. A forklift backed into the employee, who suffered a broken foot.
2021-07-31WaterburyCtRolling Frito-Lay Sales, Limited PartnershipMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level
An employee climbed up the side of a product rack to retrieve a case of product from the second tier when they fell and landed on their stomach, resulting in a fractured maxillary face bone, a displaced nasal bone, and a fractured left and right arm.
2021-07-30HoustonTxSysco Houston - Wholesale Restaurant Food SuppliesBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was unloading food products for a customer when they began feeling lightheaded and disoriented, resulting in hospitalization for dehydration.
2021-07-30GreensburgPaDollar Tree, Inc.Hip(s)Other fall to lower level
On 7/30/2021, an employee was stocking products on a top shelf when they fell off a step stool and landed on the floor, resulting in a right hip fracture that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-07-29ChatsworthGaPolytech Fibers, LLCMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was near a production machine when it sprayed hot plastic onto the employee, causing burns to the left arm, face, and chest.
2021-07-28NanticokePaReilly Plating Company, Inc.Lower leg(s)Fall through surface or existing opening
On 7/28/2021, an employee was cleaning up product on a powder coating line that had crashed into a support grate. The product pulled the support grate, which caused the employee's left leg to fall into a tank of iron phosphate up to their knee and resulted in chemical burns to their lower left leg.
2021-07-22MidlandTxAgri-Empresa LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
A temporary employee was cutting IBC bags of barite into a metal hopper to unload product. The employee's left hand was on the edge of the hopper as a forklift approached with a bag. The employee's pinky finger was caught between the hopper and the bag resulting in a partial amputation.
2021-07-15Delray BeachFlQuality Custom Distribution, LLCBrainOther fall to lower level
An employee was delivering products to a store when they fell from the side of the trailer attached to the delivery truck, resulting in head injuries.
2021-07-15NapervilleIlWESTROCK PACKAGING SYSTEMS, LLCAnkle(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was manually lifting corrugated sheets off the production floor when she was struck by a moving T-car unit, resulting in a cut to the lower left leg above the ankle bone.
2021-07-15BellefontaineOhSpartanNashArm(s)Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On July 15, 2021, at 12:55 p.m., an employee stepped off a raised selection area onto a pallet in order to reach product when the pallet shifted, causing the employee to fall approximately 6.5 feet onto a pallet of product. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right arm.
2021-07-12SpringfieldMoTimken ProductsFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was loading a machine with product. The employee's right middle finger was caught in a nip area on a pulley, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
2021-07-12Jefferson HillsPaJefferson Regional Medical CenterFoot (feet)Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was preparing to mix floor stripping product. The undiluted product spilled, then seeped into the employee's shoes. The employee suffered second- and third-degree chemical burns to the feet.
2021-07-10Pine BluffArW & A Manufacturing Company, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At about 8:00 a.m. on July 10, 2021, an employee was putting product into a brake press. The machine was engaged while his right hand was in the point of operation resulting in finger fractures. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2021-07-09MontgomeryTxKroger # 142Hip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a trash bag tied to her product-stocking cart. She fell and suffered a broken hip. She was hospitalized.
2021-07-09BrightonCoSashco, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee had been packing product and sustained heat stroke and dehydration.
2021-07-08Granite CityIlUnited States Steel Corporation Granite City WorksAnkle(s)Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
On July 7, 2021, at approximately 5:30 p.m., an employee was parking a front-end loader after moving hot coils from production to shipping in a steel mill. While exiting the front-end loader, the rear wheel on the left side of the loader exploded, throwing the employee approximately 20 feet from the boarding platform. The employee was hospitalized with broken bones in both ankles.
2021-07-03Lithia SpringsGaSaddle Creek CorporationLower leg(s)Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee was loading a trailer with pallets of product at a warehouse dock. After stowing the dock plate, the employee entered the trailer to put some airbags in the trailer to help support the pallet loads. While exiting the trailer, the employee's leg fell into the gap between the trailer floor and the dock floor resulting in a lower leg laceration.
2021-07-02ElkhornWiUS Packaging LLCThigh(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading product from a truck using a forklift. While stacking the product, one of the pallets fell. The employee got out of the forklift and started picking up the fallen product. When the first pallet fell it struck another stack of pallets, causing them to be unstable. The stack fell onto the employee causing multiple femur fractures.
2021-07-01GarlandTxCPC LOGISTICS INC.Ankle(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A driver was opening the back door of a trailer when product fell and broke their left ankle.
2021-06-26WichitaKsTextron AviationNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working to remove product from an 800-ton skin stretch. The employee lost his footing and fell approximately 15 feet from a platform into a safety net in the pit under the stretch operating area. The employee sustained a fracture to the C-7 vertebra.
2021-06-25Oklahoma CityOkPratt Industries, LLCHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading paper product into a box folding machine when the conveyor system pulled his right hand into the machine, resulting in a laceration on his finger and a broken hand.
2021-06-23HawthorneNjPremio Foods IncFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was grabbing products from a conveyor when his finger was caught in the ingoing nip point between the conveyor and the backstop resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-06-21BolingbrookIlBay State Milling CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At 12:04 p.m. on June 21, 2021, an employee was dumping 50-pound bags of ground caraway into a hopper through a screen. The product bridged in the hopper, so the employee slid the screen out of the way and began pushing the product down. The screw feed auger at the bottom of the hopper nipped his right index finger, causing an amputation.
2021-06-17AuroraCoSouthern Glazer's Wine & SpiritsBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was delivering 200 cases of product to a store when they began to experience nausea and symptoms of heat exhaustion, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-06-16Fort LauderdaleFlColorado Boxed Beef CompanyNonclassifiableOther fall to lower level
An employee was on a lift gate unloading product. He fell to the ground.
2021-06-14HummelstownPaDairy Farmers of AmericaMultiple lower extremities locationsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was about to kosherize a product line, having just switched a hose from another line after draining the water out of it. When he opened a valve to start the process, 200-degree Fahrenheit water hit him in the left leg and foot, burning him from the thigh down.
2021-06-11DaculaGaPublix Super Markets, Inc.Multiple body partsFall, slip, trip
An employee was inspecting a valve on a product line when the valve became dislodged, causing the employee to fall to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the jaw and left wrist, and a laceration above the right eye.
2021-06-10HoustonTxTenaris Coiled Tubes, LLCFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee and two co-workers were using a crane to move a work reel weighing approximately 6.7 tons onto a frame for production. The employee was acting as a spotter when their hand was crushed between the frame and the base of the reel being lowered by the crane. The employee suffered a left middle fingertip amputation.
2021-06-06Deerfield BeachFlPUBLIX SUPERMARKETS INC.Back, including spine, spinal cordContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was exiting a production floor into a hallway when he slipped and fell. He suffered an aggravation to a previous back injury and was hospitalized overnight.
2021-06-05FarmervilleLaFoster Farms CorporationFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unclogging a pump with chicken product. His right hand got caught in the pump, and the index and middle fingertips were amputated.
2021-06-02DenverCoFrito LayFoot (feet)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving product with a forklift when the forklift struck a bollard. The employee's left foot was crushed, resulting in an amputation.
2021-06-01North Miami BeachFlPublix Super Market Store #1017Neck, except internal location of diseases or disordersStabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
An employee was stocking product in his work area when a family member entered the store and stabbed the employee in the neck with a knife. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
2021-06-01ColumbianaOhEnvelope 1, Inc.Leg(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee had been operating the envelope production line. As the employee was troubleshooting the line, the employee was caught in and struck by a rotating drive shaft resulting in a severe leg laceration requiring surgical repair.
2021-05-31KathleenGaFrito LayMultiple body partsExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was walking through the chemical room when he noticed a 2.5 gallon jug of detergent that was unstable on the storage rack. When he went to grab the jug, his hand slipped off of the product which caused the chemical to splash onto his stomach and upper leg. The employee was hospitalized for chemical burns.
2021-05-31PittsburghPaBellissimo Distribution - Penn MacKnee(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While reaching for product in the warehouse, an employee lost balance and fell off a pallet jack landing on the floor approximately 4 to 5 feet below. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left knee.
2021-05-30HolcombKsTyson Fresh Meats, Inc.Fingertip(s)Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was maneuvering a product cart with his hands on the sides of the cart. As he was doing so, the employee's left pinky finger got caught between the cart and the edge of a metal guard on a conveyor belt resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-05-28StatesboroGaClaude Howard Lumber CompanyEye(s)Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee had been using a coil cleaning product when the wind blew the chemical into his face resulting in eye irritation.
2021-05-26CocoaFlWalmart, Inc.Foot (feet)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On May 26, 2021, an employee was driving a standup forklift taking products from the backroom to the produce area when the forklift hit a pole and then a pallet of wine causing her foot to be caught between the forklift and the pallet of wine. The employee suffered a broken left foot and was hospitalized.
2021-05-26Lees SummitMoCVS PharmacyHip(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a step ladder moving products. While descending the ladder, the employee missed a step and fell striking the shelf and then the floor. The employee sustained a fractured right hip.
2021-05-22GuymonOkSeaboard Foods, LLCArm(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking across a production floor. He slipped on a metal drain cover that was covered in animal blood, fell, and landed on his left arm, breaking it.
2021-05-21PuebloCoRuss Davis Wholesale, Inc.Knee(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on a slippery production floor. The employee landed on their right knee, suffering a broken kneecap that required surgery.
2021-05-15Galena ParkTxAmerican Plant Food CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing the silo so product would flow freely and suffered the amputation of two fingers.
2021-05-12WarminsterPaCRC INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATEDWrist(s)Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was packaging boxes on the gallon production line and moving them to a skid. While relocating a box of product to the skid, he felt a pull in his arm. He was hospitalized for a swollen right wrist.
2021-05-12Port WentworthGaAnatolia Tile + StoneMultiple trunk locationsStruck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A warehouse coordinator was receiving skids of product (tiles) while a forklift operator was putting the skids back into the staging lanes. While placing the skids of tile, the skids fell on top of the warehouse coordinator who suffered a broken pelvis and five broken ribs.
2021-05-08NewportArShearers Foods, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On 5/08/2021, at 1:30 PM, an employee was starting the sanitation prep for a corn mill mixer. The employee opened the bottom side of the mixer inspection door to remove product and the auger caught her fingers causing an amputation of the left middle finger at the first joint, and a fracture of the left index finger at the first joint.