Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Houston	Tx	Ramco Erectors, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
An employee was installing insulation to a new commercial building. The employee fell through a hole in the roof paneling to the concrete ground 25 feet below and suffered facial fractures, a broken left wrist, broken ribs on the left side of their body, and a punctured lung. The employee was not tied off at the time.
2021-11-09	Huntsville	Al	Fessler & Bowman Inc	Foot (feet)	Stepped on object
An employee stepped on a metal bar at a job site. The bar punctured the employee's foot. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-02	Frisco	Tx	A#1 Air, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was accessing an HVAC unit in an attic. The employee fell through the attic floor to a lower-level floor, suffering three broken ribs and a punctured lung. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-02	Washington	Pa	Pleiger Plastics Company	Knee(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning a sheet casting machine when he slipped and fell into the machine. As the employee was thrown out of the machine, he hit his knee on the machine frame, causing a puncture wound.
2021-10-25	La Place	La	DENKA PERFORMANCE ELASTOMER, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a 2-foot step ladder removing a pneumatic cylinder. He fell from the ladder, and on the way down his left side contacted a nearby brine pump. He suffered two broken ribs and a punctured lung on the left side of his body.
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.
2021-10-21	Lake Mary	Fl	All States Lighting Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was coming down in his basket after working on a light pole when a tree branch hit his up controller causing the bucket to jolt and throw him out of the bucket and onto the ground. The employee sustained broken ribs and a punctured lung as well as a fractured foot and leg.
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.
2021-10-09	Rochester	Ny	Wegmans Food Markets, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian 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.
2021-10-08	Tampa	Fl	UMI Stone	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving a granite slab with a gantry crane. When the slab was put on the ground, the crane's clamp hit another piece of granite and released the slab, which struck the employee. The employee suffered a punctured lung and broken ribs.
2021-10-03	Amarillo	Tx	GRI Towers Texas, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was changing the butterfly end on a pneumatic, handheld paint gun containing a hazardous chemical when the trigger went off, resulting in a puncture wound on the employee's left index finger.
2021-09-30	Lancaster	Pa	Haller Enterprises Incorporated	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell about 9 feet from a 12-foot step ladder. The employee suffered five broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-09-29	Commerce City	Co	Rocky Mountain Recycling, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was exiting a mobile shear. The employee slipped and fell to a lower level, suffering two broken ribs and a possible punctured lung.
2021-09-29	Naples	Fl	Sprinklermatic Fire Protection Systems, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was installing an overhead groove coupling while on the fourth rung of a 6-foot step ladder when he fell off the ladder onto a 6-inch piece of pipe that was on the ground, resulting in broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-09-27	Golden Meadow	La	Superior Shipyard and Fabrication, Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
While an employee was using a gangway to access a barge, the gangway collapsed and the employee fell 18 feet to the dry dock floor below. The employee suffered multiple injuries, including punctured lungs and severe head trauma.
2021-09-25	Indiantown	Fl	QUALITY AG SERVICES, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was filling up a fertilizer tractor. The equipment moved and the employee suffered a puncture to the leg.
2021-09-22	Oakley	Ks	STP Drilling LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was preparing to connect drilling pipe when the elevator came open causing the 30 foot by 4.5-inch drilling pipe to fall onto the employee. The employee was struck on the shoulder, ribs, and back area, and sustained a punctured lung. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-21	Fountain	Co	Rice & Rice Inc	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Sudden start or stop, nonroadway
An employee was using a construction vehicle to push a scraper in front of him to align it. He engaged his push block, and it went over the push bumper. When the scraper came off, the force thrashed him around inside his cab. The control arm/joystick punctured his abdomen.
2021-09-15	North Platte	Ne	Sampson Construction	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing a ladder when he lost his balance and fell 7 feet to the ground. He sustained two fractures in his left arm, three fractured ribs, and a punctured spleen.
2021-09-15	Omaha	Ne	Enterprise Precast Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was hooking air lines to an empty trailer to return to the plant, and he used the steps on the fuel tank to exit the truck. The employee missed the bottom rung of the step, causing him to fall approximately 2 to 3 feet to the ground. The employee sustained broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-09-15	Houston	Tx	City Wide Building Services, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee set up a ladder on a roof against a 12-foot parapet wall to pull up ropes. The ladder slipped on the wet roofing surface and the employee fell from the ladder. The employee sustained six rib fractures and a punctured right lung.
2021-09-15	Juno Beach	Fl	Florida Power & Light Company	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping
On September 15, 2021, an employee was pulling wire out from under some bushes when he tripped and fell, resulting in a rib fracture and a punctured lung. He was hospitalized.
2021-09-14	Hastings	Ne	Cooperative Producers, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Sudden start or stop, nonroadway
An employee was riding in a telehandler's basket, preparing to clean a duct. The forks of the telehandler caught on a beam. The telehandler then backed up. This caused the force on the forks to be released, which jostled the employee. The side of his body bumped into the basket railing and he suffered three broken ribs and a punctured lung. He was hospitalized.
2021-09-14	San Antonio	Tx	CRAM ROOFING COMPANY, INC.	Upper arm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
And employee was removing a corrugated metal roof panel with a claw hammer and chisel. A metal shard shot from the hammer and punctured the employee's upper arm.
2021-09-07	College Point	Ny	AFC Industries Inc.	Foot (feet)	Stepped on object
At 4:00 p.m. on September 7, 2021, an employee stepped on a nail that punctured his right foot. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery to remove the nail.
2021-09-06	Houston	Tx	H-E-B GROCERY COMPANY	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Part 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.
2021-08-30	Burleson	Tx	Gamez Construction	Head	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking to pick up materials when he slipped and fell onto a wooden board. He suffered a puncture wound to the right side of his head, caused by a nail that was sticking out of the board.
2021-08-26	Jacksonville	Fl	Quality Metals, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
On August 26, 2021, an employee was working from an aerial lift basket, installing metal wall panels on a new building. He fell out of the basket, landed 10 feet below on a lower canopy roof, then bounced/rolled off and fell 15 feet to the dirt ground. He suffered a broken wrist, broken ribs, a ruptured spleen, and a punctured lung and was hospitalized.
2021-08-20	Niles	Oh	Howmet Aerospace	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was working with sheet metal. A sliver of the metal penetrated the employee's gloves and punctured their hand. The employee required surgery to remove the metal.
2021-08-18	Memphis	Tn	U.S. Postal Service	Multiple arm locations	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee had just delivered mail to a house and was going down the steps when two dogs came out of the house and attacked her. One of the dogs jumped at her and bit her right arm while she lay on the ground. She suffered severe puncture and bite wounds to the forearm and biceps area.
2021-08-14	Theresa	Ny	ARCTIC GLACIER U.S.A., INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing off the back of a delivery truck when he slipped and fell 52 inches onto a block wall that was adjacent to the parked truck, resulting in fractured ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-08-13	La Porte	Tx	HIGHWAY TRANSPORT, INC.	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was pressure washing a valve when the tip of the pressure washer contacted his left foot and the water stream penetrated his rubber boot just below the left pinky toe, resulting in a puncture wound.
2021-08-09	Gallatin Gateway	Mt	Turner Enterprises, Inc.	Leg(s)	Gored or rammed by animal
An employee was with a group in a pasture, observing a herd of bison from a truck. Two bulls approached the group. One of them rammed the truck's tailgate, and the employee's leg was punctured and lacerated. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-30	Macungie	Pa	MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was working near an assembly line when a vehicle struck a wheel hub that subsequently struck the employee, resulting in a puncture on their right calf.
2021-07-29	Port Lavaca	Tx	BOLIN ENTERPRISES, INC.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using a pressure washer to clean the inside of a fertilizer tank containing ammonium polyphosphate solution when the pressurized steam punctured his left big toe, resulting in infection and hospitalization.
2021-07-28	Plainfield	Il	CCA MIDWEST, INC.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On July 28, 2021, an employee was nailing a double 2-inch by 6-inch top plate to the top of a first floor wall. When he fired a pneumatic nail gun into the plate, the nail split the wood, went through the plate, and punctured his hand between the thumb and the index finger.
2021-07-27	Etters	Pa	Core & Main LP	Foot (feet)	Stepped on object
While cleaning up a yard, an employee stepped on a nail that was sticking out of a pallet. The nail punctured the employee's right foot.
2021-07-25	Guntersville	Al	Wayne Farms, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was working on a platform. As he turned to get a tool, he stepped into an open hole, fell partly through an open pass-through gate and struck the platform. He caught himself on the ladder and the platform, but suffered two fractured ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-07-22	Broken Bow	Ne	Lone Creek Cattle Company	Leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was herding cattle with a utility terrain vehicle. The vehicle rolled over and the employee suffered a fracture and puncture wound to the leg.
2021-07-13	Eastaboga	Al	Kronospan LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was greasing a bearing with a grease gun when grease punctured the skin on his left middle finger, requiring surgery.
2021-07-07	Bridger	Mt	Carbon Equipment Repair INC	Head and trunk	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was filling a repaired tire with air. The tire exploded and the employee sustained a fractured skull, a broken pelvis, a broken rib, a punctured lung, and a forehead laceration.
2021-07-03	Plantation	Fl	VCA Central Park Animal Hospital	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was attempting to put a muzzle on a cat in order to trim its nails when the cat bit the worker, resulting in a puncture wound to the right index finger that became infected and required hospitalization.
2021-06-29	Dolomite	Al	CLEAN HARBORS ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, IN	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was inspecting a load in the facility yard when they slipped from the trailer and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken rib and clavicle and a punctured lung.
2021-06-27	Muskogee	Ok	Dal-Tile, Inc.	Leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee entered the palletizer equipment to correct the alignment of boxed tile. The equipment restarted and contacted the employee's left leg causing a puncture wound.
2021-06-21	Pocatello	Id	J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY	Thigh(s)	Struck by discharged or flying object
An employee was operating a dump pedal during water blasting activities when a 3/16-inch flex lance connection failed, resulting in a puncture wound to the employee's right thigh.
2021-06-21	Houma	La	LASHIP, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was installing handrails on a scaffold. While changing position, she fell, landing on the ground 14 feet below and suffering several broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a non-displaced vertebra fracture.
2021-06-15	New Orleans	La	AKT Environmental Services Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Employees were removing an exterior wall panel from a building. As the panel was being lowered down by a winch and a tagline, it hit a swing stage scaffold and broke into several pieces. The panel fell about 15 feet to the scaffold below and struck an AKT employee. The employee suffered two broken ribs, an internal laceration, and a puncture wound on the side of the chest.
2021-06-05	Tallahassee	Fl	Circle K Stores, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
At about 4:30 p.m. on June 5, 2021, an employee was trying to break up a fight between a coworker and a customer when the customer stabbed the employee with a knife. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered a punctured lung.
2021-06-04	Morris	Al	National Insulation Contractors	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was carrying ceiling panels and placing them on a scissor lift for installation. The employee fell through a floor hole and landed on a concrete floor below, suffering a punctured lung, a broken kneecap, and a laceration to the left side of the forehead.
2021-06-02	Deer Park	Tx	TAM Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee suffered a puncture wound to the left index finger while using spray paint equipment. He was hospitalized.
2021-05-25	Miami	Fl	RC Home Showcase, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing an exterior window from a swing stage. As the employee was climbing down through the scaffolding to a lower level, his hand slipped and he fell to the ground, resulting in four broken ribs, a punctured lung, liver damage, and a head laceration.
2021-05-25	Weatherford	Tx	Phillips Welding Supply Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking on top of steel that had been loaded on a trailer. The employee fell from the steel, suffering broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-05-24	Newburyport	Ma	Keiver-Willard Lumber Corporation	Leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a rip saw. A piece of wood kicked back and the employee sustained a puncture wound to the leg and was hospitalized.
2021-05-23	Saint Clairsville	Oh	Wyoming Casing Services	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was operating power tongs and running casing into a hole. The CRT tool fell 40 feet from the top drive striking the casing stump and the employee. The employee suffered four amputated toes on their right foot and a puncture wound on their back and was hospitalized.
2021-05-13	Graford	Tx	The Cliffs Resort	Multiple trunk locations	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a golf cart when it hit a speed bump. It flipped over and the employee suffered broken ribs, a punctured lung, and broken lower back disks.
2021-05-13	Fort Recovery	Oh	Fort Recovery Industries	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was operating the shop blaster. The employee was working at the rear of the machine. As he moved toward the front of the machine, he tripped over a pallet and fell on the pallet. The employee sustained a broken right femur, broken ribs, a punctured lung and a fractured shoulder.
2021-05-10	York Haven	Pa	Monarch Products Co., Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using a 3,500 PSI power washer. The hose developed three pinholes, and high-pressure water punctured the employee's hand.
2021-05-10	West Point	Ny	Island Pump & Tank Corp.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a skid steer loaded with a jackhammer attachment. He had lifted the attachment up over the seat when it broke off from the loader and fell on his leg. His right leg was broken below the knee, and the skin was punctured.
2021-05-05	Springfield	Mo	NTW	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was off-loading tires from his delivery truck and fell out the back of the truck. The employee sustained a head contusion, multiple fractured ribs, and a punctured lung.
2021-05-03	Aurora	Il	NORTHERN GLASS, INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was struck by limestone rock falling from the edge of a roof. The employee suffered s skull fracture, facial lacerations, and two punctured lungs.
2021-04-30	Suwanee	Ga	Kendall Development Services LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was backing up a compact roller when he ran over some rebar, which punctured a tire and caused it to go flat. The compact roller became unbalanced and fell to its side, injuring the employee and resulting in four broken toes.
2021-04-29	Carthage	Mo	CROSSLAND CONSTRUCTION CO.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on a stepladder. He came in to contact with an energized ceiling fan, was shocked, and fell off the ladder. He suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-04-28	Wentzville	Mo	Sams Club-Walmart-Store#4875	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was sharpening a 6-inch meat cutting knife with a handheld knife sharpener. The blade slipped and punctured the employee's abdomen.
2021-04-27	Staten Island	Ny	United Parcel Service, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
A UPS employee was unloading packages from the left side of a truck. A vehicle hit the driver's side of the truck, pushing it into the employee and pinning him between the truck and a telephone pole. He suffered three broken ribs, a punctured lung, a shattered collarbone, thoracic vertebra swelling, and several cuts to the left side of his face and head.
2021-04-22	Cleburne	Tx	JOHNS MANVILLE	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
During the startup process of the pot and hot marble machine, a piece of glass punctured an employee's glove and left hand.
2021-04-22	College Point	Ny	Verizon NY Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was servicing a hydraulic line and punctured their right middle finger, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-04-21	Reeves	La	Calcasieu Rentals Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was hauling a load of salt water to an oil well to be pumped into the well. The truck hose was connected to the well. When a valve was opened on the truck, the pressure blew the aluminum hatch off the truck and it struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized for head and shoulder injuries as well as a punctured lung.
2021-04-21	Canton	Ga	T. K. & K. Unlimited, Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee got tangled in a hose while stepping out of his truck. He fell backwards to the pavement, suffering a broken rib and a punctured lung.
2021-04-06	Fall River	Ma	Cresco Labs	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
While on a 6-foot rolling platform ladder, an employee was using a bandsaw to cut a section of piping. As the employee finished making a cut, the ladder tilted forward, then moved backward, before toppling over. The employee fell over the handrail of the platform and struck his ribs on the handrail of a nearby emergency exit staircase. The employee was hospitalized with four broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-04-05	Miami	Fl	Atlantic Coast Enterprises, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was standing at the shop when the employee was hit by a customer's car, sustaining broken ribs and punctured lungs.
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.
2021-03-26	Duson	La	Vegetation Management Specialists Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee came into the shop to repair a zero-turn mower. Boards were placed underneath the mower to prop it up. As the employee was underneath the mower, it fell on top of him. The employee sustained broken ribs, a broken collarbone, and a punctured lung and was hospitalized.
2021-03-24	Champaign	Il	Home Depot U.S.A Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on an order picker, loading a pressure washer in the bay, when he lost balance and fell approximately 6 feet to the concrete. The employee sustained a head injury, a fractured hip, a fractured rib, and a punctured lung.
2021-03-22	Dallas	Tx	A Caring Doctor (Texas) P.C.	Arm(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A veterinarian was helping another employee put a dog in a kennel. The dog bit the veterinarian on the left arm, causing a puncture and a laceration.
2021-03-19	North Las Vegas	Nv	U. S. Department of Veterans Affairs - North Las Vegas VA Medical	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonclassifiable
An employee received acupuncture as part of a training when they suffered a collapsed lung that resulted in hospitalization.
2021-03-17	Caldwell	Id	Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a trailer lift gate, trying to lock it. The hook broke and the employee fell onto a metal welding bin. The employee suffered three broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-03-11	North Kansas City	Mo	Fujifilm	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was standing next to a closed roll up door. When the door opened, the manual pull-down rope caught the employee's feet, and the employee fell to the ground sustaining broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-03-11	Rapid City	Sd	Horsley Specialties Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was bending over to pick up a dropped item when a broom handle punctured his right eye.
2021-02-24	Hauppauge	Ny	Long Island Mobile Home Leasing Corp.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was placing a mobile home on a trailer when the mobile home slipped off the jack and struck the employee. The employee suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-02-23	Raymond	Me	Freshwater Stone & Brick Work, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on a chimney from scaffolding. The employee fell from the scaffolding, striking a steel support beam and the ground. The employee suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-02-22	Glens Falls	Ny	Kittredge Equipment Company, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
The employee was on the first floor of a building that was under renovation. She fell into a floor hole and was trapped between joists. She suffered broken ribs and back vertebrae, as well as a punctured lung.
2021-02-22	Allentown	Pa	Cowan Systems LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was operating a yard tractor in a parking lot when the yard tractor collided with another yard tractor. The employee sustained fractured ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-02-17	Bolingbrook	Il	Jernberg Industries, LLC dba American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a powered industrial rider/tugger. The employee was thrown from the vehicle and landed on a guardrail, suffering broken ribs and a possible punctured lung.
2021-02-17	Nampa	Id	B&W Wrecker Service	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee had driven a wrecker out to a job site to remove a piece of heavy equipment that was stuck in mud and wedged against a building. The employee ran winch cables, adjusted the boom, attached chains, and set up a snatch block. He began pulling the equipment out of the mud. A chain that was pulling on the heavy equipment broke, and the employee was struck in the chest by the snatch block. He sustained five broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-02-12	Venus	Tx	Summit Midstream	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was accessing a valve using a ladder when the ladder slipped, causing him to fall six feet. The employee sustained a head laceration, broken ribs, and a punctured lung.
2021-02-11	Shippenville	Pa	Clarion Boards LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on the elevated platform at the wood breaker machine. The platform grate became detached and dropped 7 feet to the floor with the employee standing on it. The employee was hospitalized for 3 broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a lacerated spleen and required surgery.
2021-02-06	Leavenworth	Ks	Corecivic	Multiple head locations	Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
An inmate assaulted an employee with a sharpened weapon. A second employee was also assaulted after she intervened to stop the assault on the first employee. Both employees suffered puncture wounds to the face and head and were hospitalized.
2021-02-04	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	FLORIDA POWER AND LIGHT	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was in the rear of the property looking for an electric service handhole. The employee stepped onto a plastic stool bench in order to see over the fence. The employee lost his balance and suffered a puncture injury underneath the armpit from climbing spikes protruding from a communications pole.
2021-02-03	Greeley	Co	JBS Foods, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was butchering meat with a knife when the knife punctured his right leg. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2021-01-26	Miami	Ok	BOAT FLOATER CO.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating a 30-ton press shear when a chip of metal struck the employee in the throat causing a puncture injury.
2021-01-21	Harvey	La	HUTCO, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was attaching forks to a forklift when the forks dislodged and fell on the employee's foot. The employee sustained a fractured right big toe and a puncture to the right foot.
2021-01-21	Harahan	La	MARSIGLIA CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was installing a sheet metal roof. The employee stepped on a section of the sheet metal roof and it gave way, causing the employee to fall 15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a brain hemorrhage, severe facial fractures, a rib fracture, and a punctured lung.
2021-01-14	Duluth	Ga	New Alliance Services, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was standing on a 6-foot ladder while installing light fixtures on a third-floor balcony when he fell three stories from the ladder to the ground floor, resulting in broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-01-07	Neopit	Wi	Menominee Tribal Enterprises	Foot (feet)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was bucking an 18-inch-thick pine tree into logs using a 24-inch-long chainsaw. The pressure of a cut tree released and the tree sprang back toward the employee, crushing his right foot and penetrating his boot. The foot was broken and punctured.
2020-10-20	Houston	Tx	Nestle Waters	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was involved in bushing removal using an impact tool when a metal shard flew off of the impact tool and punctured the employee's abdomen.
2020-10-15	Marlborough	Ma	Skinner Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was caught under partitions when they let go of the tie that was holding the partitions together. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs, cracks to his spine, a punctured lung, and a minor neck injury.
2020-10-14	Axis	Al	TMS International	Foot (feet)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was coupling rail cars when an unknown object struck his left foot penetrating his leather boot and causing a laceration/puncture injury to his left foot.
2020-10-13	Little Chute	Wi	Saia Motor Freight Line	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
While walking through a warehouse facility that was being renovated, an employee fell through a floor hole where a grate had recently been removed. The employee sustained broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2020-10-09	Portland	Me	Maine Fisheries, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working near the edge of a pier and fell off the pier approximately 20 feet into the water. During the fall, the employee struck a barrier in the water. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis, a fractured right middle finger, fractured ribs, and a punctured lung.
2020-10-08	Gonzales	La	Lowe's Home Improvement	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On October 8, 2020, an employee was bringing down a sink from an upper-level shelf using a ladder. He fell from the ladder to the ground about 9 feet below, suffering broken ribs that punctured his lung.