| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-15 | Brook Park | Oh | Independence Excavating Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was working on a radiator. On removing the radiator cap, the employee was sprayed with hot water and suffered burns to the hand and abdomen. | |||||
| 2021-09-16 | Sheboygan | Wi | Kohler Co. | Brain | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was installing a radiator on a generator. A part fell and struck the employee on the head and left shoulder. The employee suffered head trauma. | |||||
| 2021-09-09 | Frisco | Tx | Caliber Holdings Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee's thumb was caught in a radiator fan and lacerated. | |||||
| 2021-08-13 | Dallas | Tx | Take 5 Oil Change | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| A employee opened the hood of a customer's vehicle to begin work when a finger on their left hand contacted the radiator fan, causing a partial amputation. | |||||
| 2021-07-20 | Bedford Park | Il | Chicago Pallet Service, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was using a water hose to cool down a forklift's radiator. The radiator discharged steam and hot radiator fluid onto the employee, who was burned. | |||||
| 2021-07-07 | Lavon | Tx | Chris Harp Construction, LLC | Wrist(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was performing maintenance and mechanical work at the concrete plant. A generator stopped working because it was overheated. The employee cooled the generator engine using a hose. The employee then lifted the radiator cap lever to release steam. After the steam was released, he opened the cap and pressurized hot water was released causing third degree burns to their wrist and second degree burns to their arm and chest. | |||||
| 2021-06-29 | Decatur | Al | Tractor and Equipment Company | Hand(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was removing a bolt from a radiator using a universal joint and an impact tool. When the impact tool was engaged, the universal joint spun and cut his hand, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2021-01-12 | Fort Myers | Fl | United Rentals, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was servicing a pump when a radiator hose released coolant onto the employee, resulting in burns on their chest, abdomen, and right leg. | |||||
| 2020-09-19 | Livingston | Tx | CLW, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was attempting to pull a switch in the back of a forklift to release the brake. His hand contacted the radiator fan blade and half of his right pinky finger was amputated. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-04-24 | Leander | Texas | H.L. Chapman Pipeline Construction, Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other jump to lower level |
| An employee was operating a trench machine when he took the cap off a radiator and was sprayed by hot anti-freeze. He received burns to the left thigh and left arm and fractured his ankle when he jumped off the machine. | |||||
| 2020-03-10 | Elmendorf | Texas | Halliburton Energy Services | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| A mechanic was working on a pump truck's belt drive radiator fan system. His left little finger was caught between the timing belt and a pulley, and the fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2019-09-19 | Austin | Texas | Austin HLK,Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was replacing a separator cap on a back engine on a sweeping truck when the blades on the radiator fan amputated two of the employee's fingertips. | |||||
| 2019-08-05 | Little Ferry | New Jersey | REVGROUP | Forearm(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| The employee was working on a radiator on a forklift. A fire truck backed up into the employee, impaling the employee's left forearm between the truck and the radiator bolt. | |||||
| 2019-06-25 | Hazlehurst | Georgia | Thompson Hardwoods, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was operating a loader with a grapple attachment to unload tree logs from a truck when he noticed the temperature indicator light flashing. The employee turned off the loader and waited a few minutes to let the engine cool off. Next, the employee started to remove one of the radiator caps on the loader. As he started removing the cap, hot water and steam released from that area, striking the employee. He sustained third degree burns to his left wrist, left arm, and left side torso. | |||||
| 2019-05-07 | Midland | Texas | Sand Box Logistics | Face | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee removed the radiator cap and was sprayed in the face by hot liquid. The employee suffered burns to the face. | |||||
| 2018-07-24 | Pecos | Texas | HEP Shalewater Solutions, LLC | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee opened a radiator cap to add water to the radiator. Hot fluid sprayed out, burning his abdomen, an ear, and his hand. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-07-19 | Westwego | Louisiana | Crosby Dredging, LLC | Head, neck, and trunk | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was removing the cap from a hot radiator. The cap exploded when the employee's wet towel touched it and hot radiator fluid burned the employee's face, neck and torso. | |||||
| 2018-07-19 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Fred Beans Ford of West Chester | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was testing a coolant system when coolant sprayed from the radiator's open cap, burning his face, neck, chest, and arms. | |||||
| 2018-07-17 | El Paso | Texas | Hellas Construction Inc. | Pelvis | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was adding water to the radiator of a piece of heavy equipment when a front end loader struck him. He suffered abdominal injuries and a broken pelvis and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-07-03 | Stuart | Florida | SUNSHINE LAND DESIGN, INC. | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was operating an excavator. The excavator was running hot and the employee was burned while removing the radiator cap. | |||||
| 2018-03-02 | Tampa | Florida | Monro, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was checking the radiator fan of a vehicle after the fan was replaced when the fan blades amputated his left index finger. | |||||
| 2018-02-18 | Pyote | Texas | Sidewinder Drilling, LLC | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee was checking the coolant level in a radiator for one of the rig's generators. When he twisted the radiator cap, the cap came off and he was sprayed with hot coolant resulting in burns to his right arm, shoulder, chest and scapula. Immediately afterward he ran towards the rig manager's trailer and while doing so tripped and fell resulting in a broken right clavicle and cracked scapula. | |||||
| 2017-09-06 | Edgefield | South Caroli | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE | Face | Explosion, n.e.c. |
| An employee was riding a tractor mower back to the shop because it was running hot when the mower's radiator exploded. He was sprayed with hot radiator fluid, suffering first and second degree thermal burns/blistering to his face and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-08-11 | Jackson | Mississippi | LKQ Heavy Truck Jackson | Face | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee was cutting a radiator from a semi-truck using a cutting torch when he cut a Freon line. The Freon ignited, causing second and third degree burns to his face. | |||||
| 2017-06-29 | Lincoln | Nebraska | American Red Cross | Arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was checking the engine/generator on a bus when the radiator cap loosened and hot engine coolant splashed onto his arm, causing second/third degree burns. Some fluid also splashed in his mouth. | |||||
| 2017-06-13 | Atlanta | Georgia | Simplicity Ground Services, LLC | Arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was removing a radiator cap from a tug after it started to overheat when steam released and burned the employee's left arm. | |||||
| 2017-06-09 | Villa Rica | Georgia | U.S. Pipeline, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Other jump to lower level |
| An employee was standing on the wheel well of a sweeper vehicle. He was checking the radiator water level immediately after shutting the machine down. As he was filling the radiator with water, it began to bubble up, so he dismounted the machine. He landed oddly on the ground and fractured his left leg above the ankle. | |||||
| 2017-05-25 | Biloxi | Mississippi | Autozone | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was standing on a ladder placing a radiator on a top shelf when he fell and lost consciousness. He suffered a concussion and back pain, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-05-09 | Batesville | Arkansas | United States Postal Service | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee saw that the engine on his vehicle was running hot. He was adding fluids to the vehicle when the radiator cap blew off. Hot antifreeze spewed on him, burning his lower arm, chest, and abdomen. He was hospitalized overnight. | |||||
| 2017-03-08 | Decatur | Georgia | TBC RETAIL GROUP, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was changing the oil on a vehicle. When he started the engine to check the oil pressure, he heard a noise coming from the engine. As he investigated, his right hand contacted the radiator fan lacerating the index, middle, and ring fingers. | |||||
| 2017-02-18 | Plaquemine | Louisiana | Turner Specialty Services, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee and a coworker opened the hood of a dump truck to diagnose why the fan of the radiator was not engaging. The injured employee was on the passenger side while the coworker was on the driver side. The coworker entered the cab and started the engine. The injured employee contacted the radiator's belt and pulley at that moment, which amputated the end joint of the employee's right index finger. | |||||
| 2016-09-15 | Savannah | Georgia | Seaonus Stevedoring-Savannah LLC | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was using an air hose to blow off debris around the forklift radiator. He removed a forklift radiator cap and hot anti-freeze spewed out of the radiator, burning his arms and face. | |||||
| 2016-09-03 | Bushnell | Florida | American Medical Response | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee was driving an ambulance when a radiator hose broke, spraying antifreeze into the cab and causing the employee to suffer an asthma attack. | |||||
| 2016-09-02 | Cleveland | Texas | Boart Longyear | Multiple face locations | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| The employee was tramming a sonic grip (drilling). He was operating the drill from an enclosed cab. A radiator from an engine next to the cab failed and blew out hot radiator fluid. The fluid came through the open cab open window causing second degree burns to the employee's face and head. | |||||
| 2016-08-23 | Platteville | Colorado | Calfrac | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was servicing a deck engine to look for a coolant leak when a fan blade in the back of the radiator lacerated his left hand. | |||||
| 2016-08-04 | Forest | Mississippi | Jack Batte and Sons | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee operating a forklift stopped because he thought the forklift was overheating. When he removed the radiator cap to check the water level, the hot water caused first and second degree burns to his chest and right arm. | |||||
| 2016-05-02 | Austin | Texas | Goodyear Auto Service Center | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was disconnecting hoses after completing a radiator flush. Pressure had built up in the hose and hot radiator fluid was released onto the employee's arms, torso, legs and face. | |||||
| 2016-01-19 | Centennial | Colorado | Service King Collision Repair | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was removing a radiator bracket and cut his knuckle on the sharp metal. Several days later, the wound became infected and the employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-10-21 | Boerne | Texas | K-Bar Services, Inc. | Multiple face locations | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| A company truck was overheating and an employee removed the radiator cap in an attempt to fix the problem. As he removed the cap, hot fluids exited the radiator and splashed into the employee's face, burning him. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-10-02 | Saint Marys | Kansas | Bob Bergkamp Construction Company Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee lost approximately 1/3 of the finger while performing routine daily maintenance on a piece of equipment known as a topsoil screen. Two employees were cleaning debris from the radiator. In order to gain access to the radiator, the motor was moved. While placing the motor back into its proper alignment by placing a pin into a mount, the mount moved catching the employees finger and causing injury. | |||||
| 2015-09-15 | Bedford | Ohio | I Schumann and Company | Leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| The employee was working with another coworker in the process of charging a furnace (place scrap metal into the furnace). The injured worker's coworker was on a PIV that had a hopper on the lifts. In the hopper were briquetted radiators (compressed radiators in bales). As the hopper was being moved on the PIV, the hopper latching mechanism malfunctioned causing the hopper to tip and the briquetted radiators to fall out and roll into the injured employee's leg. | |||||
| 2015-09-14 | Fargo | North Dakota | O'reilly Auto Parts | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was standing on a three-step step ladder attempting to remove a radiator from the shelf and lost his balance falling to the floor fracturing a lower lumbar disc. | |||||
| 2015-04-03 | Borger | Texas | FUZZY'S INDUSTRIAL MAINTENANCE & MANUFACTURING, LP | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was moving radiators when the tip of his pointer finger got caught underneath and was amputated. | |||||
| 2015-03-18 | Bensalem | Pennsylvania | Giles and Ransome, Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode |
| An employee was leaning on an engine to reinstall a radiator when the employee sustained a hernia. | |||||
| 2015-02-10 | Amarillo | Texas | Cummins Southern Plains | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| Employee was flushing radiator on a truck and when he started to loosen the radiator hose it blew off spraying the employee with hot water. The employee suffered second degree burns on his right arm and right side. Accident happened on 2/10/15, but the employee was not admitted to the hospital until 2/11/15. | |||||
| 2015-02-05 | Conroe | Texas | Axon Energy Products | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| Incident occurred right outside the test bay in the Conroe Facility. Employees were working on a pump unit skid simultaneously. The lead man and assembly technician were working on the control panel. The injured employee was laying on the left side between the radiator housing assembly and the fan belt assembly. Injured employee reached up to grab and hold the wrench (to "hold backstop") at the same time that the assembly technician hooked up the airline from the start exhaust to the throttle e | |||||