Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Fort Worth	Tx	Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
On November 16, 2021, an employee was standing on a work platform to clean out an equipment bay on the side of on an aircraft. The employee walked across the platform to retrieve equipment and stepped off an area of the platform that was unprotected due to a retracted slide out. His elbow struck the work platform, resulting in an elbow fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.
2021-11-10	Cape Coral	Fl	Facility Gateway Corporation	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was connecting batteries to an uninterruptible power supply system. A few batteries shorted out, causing second-degree burns to his hands. He was hospitalized, requiring skin grafts.
2021-11-06	Denver	Co	Fedex Express	Foot (feet)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
While unloading an aircraft, an employee's foot got caught on a lock and was run over by a unit load device (ULD). The employee was hospitalized with a broken foot.
2021-11-04	Wrightstown	Nj	Joint Base McGuire Dix Lakehurst	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was training another employee on aircraft loading when their right thumb was pinched between two loaders, resulting in amputation.
2021-10-25	Spring	Tx	Department of Homeland Security	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was searching a private home. While in the attic, the employee stepped on a rafter that gave way. He fell to the floor below and suffered broken ribs and torso injuries.
2021-10-25	San Diego	Ca	FLEET READINESS CENTER SOUTH WEST	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee was painting markings on an aircraft while standing on a pair of stands, 8-9 feet from the ground. He stepped into a gap between the stands and fell about 3 feet, his foot hitting a stand brace. He suffered a twisted left knee and a shoulder separation.
2021-10-20	Fort Worth	Tx	Lockheed Martin Corporation	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
A walking tug operator was helping move an aircraft from a test facility turntable. The handle on the tug struck him in the abdomen, pushed him backward into a large external overhead door, and pinned him against it. He suffered broken ribs, a liver laceration, and a broken back vertebra.
2021-10-08	Atlanta	Ga	Newrest ATL LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading an aircraft service cart when it fell over, causing her to lose balance and fall. She suffered a back injury.
2021-09-25	Atlanta	Ga	Southwest Airlines Co.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee had just removed an aircraft tire and was walking it to the tire rack. Another employee tossed the employee a tool, which caused the employee to drop the tire. The tire landed on the employee's right leg, breaking the fibula and tibia.
2021-09-05	Longboat Key	Fl	Boucher Brothers Management, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee who works on the beach renting personal water craft (PWC) and kayaks sustained heat stroke.
2021-09-02	Hazlehurst	Ga	Triple H Specialty Company, Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Dust explosion
An employee was taking a break by a baghouse after shoveling hot pellets that were being expelled from a cooler. While the pellets were still being expelled from the cooler hopper, a flame shot out of the discharge pipe, then backdrafted up the pipe into the cooler and then into the bag house. The employee suffered burns to the hands and arms from the resulting explosion.
2021-09-02	Farmington	Ct	TRUMPF, INC.	Head, neck, and trunk	Aircraft crash during takeoff or landing-into structure, object, or ground
A commercial jet aircraft crashed into the northwest corner of the facility and a fire resulted. An employee inside the facility sustained burns to his head, neck, and back.
2021-07-02	Haslet	Tx	Amazon Air Hub (KAFW)	Foot (feet)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was loading an aircraft with a unit loading vehicle (ULV). He was pulling the ULV when his left foot got caught between the ULV and a lock. The employee sustained a fractured left foot.
2021-06-28	Coronado	Ca	Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - Intermediate Maintenance Facility	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was moving wood planks out of a machinery room on an aircraft carrier when they tripped and fell down 8 stairs of an inclined shipboard ladder, resulting in fractured ribs on their left side.
2021-06-24	Longwood	Fl	Sunrun	Cheek(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
On June 24, 2021, an employee was pulling wires through the conduit in an attic when he stepped off a rafter and fell 8 feet through the sheetrock ceiling onto the garage floor. The employee suffered a facture to his cheek bone and was admitted to the hospital.
2021-06-05	Sarasota	Fl	MGM Investment Properties, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee sat on a bucket, which had potassium hydroxide on the lid. The employee suffered a chemical burn and was hospitalized, requiring a skin graft.
2021-06-04	Colorado Springs	Co	The Sanborn Map Company Inc.	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a ladder, working on an aircraft antenna. The employee fell 3 feet from the third rung of the ladder, struck the wing, and then landed on the concrete floor. The employee suffered a broken pelvis.
2021-06-02	Portage	Wi	Portage Plastics Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was fixing a grinder. The space was limited and he could not open the grinder electrical door all the way. After checking voltage and replacing a fuse, he stood up to shut the main disconnect off and the cabinet door shut slowly, pushing his hand inside and shocking him. He was then held to the grinder. He was shocked, resulting in the amputation of his left pinky and ring fingers, as well as a thumb injury that required a skin graft.
2021-05-27	Fort Worth	Tx	Lockheed Martin Corporation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A mechanic had ascended a work platform that was 44" tall and had been positioned around the aircraft to perform his task. While addressing his work he stepped over the toeboard at the end of the platform onto the ground. He was hospitalized for five broken ribs and a bruised lung.
2021-05-19	Miami	Fl	Swissport North America Ground Handling	Arm(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
A Swissport employee bumped into another employee while standing up after picking up aircraft wheel chocks and fell to the ground. The injured employee sustained a broken left arm.
2021-05-17	Atlanta	Ga	GAT Airline Ground Support	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was performing catering service to an aircraft and fell between the aircraft and the high-lift truck positioned at the aircraft door. The employee sustained a fractured leg.
2021-04-05	Denver	Co	ABM Aviation	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was assisting in closing an aircraft door when the tips of their right index and middle fingers were caught on the edge of the door, resulting in fingertip amputations.
2021-03-03	Columbus	Oh	International Technical Coatings, Inc.	Multiple lower extremities locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working inside a paint line washer. The employee was walking on a walkway when he slipped and his left leg fell into a wash tank containing 160-degree water. He suffered a third-degree burn from the knee down and was hospitalized, requiring skin graft surgery.
2021-02-23	Freeport	Me	W. H. Demmons, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was installing ductwork in an attic. The catwalk came unsecured and the employee fell through the rafters, catching himself before hitting the ground but suffering a ruptured spleen.
2021-02-20	Miami	Fl	UNITED AIRLINES INC.	Multiple body parts	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving a golf cart around a stationary aircraft. A baggage tug struck the employee and his cart; the employee suffered broken ribs, a broken collarbone, and a lung injury.
2021-02-08	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	SPIRIT AIRLINES	Ankle(s)	Fall on aircraft during transport
A flight attendant was completing her final compliance check when the aircraft experienced a sudden drop, causing the flight attendant to fall and another flight attendant to fall on top of her, resulting in a fractured ankle.
2021-01-26	Fort Lauderdale	Fl	FEDEX EXPRESS	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was helping push a container in an aircraft. The employee's foot was caught under the wheel of the container, and the employee suffered a broken toe.
2021-01-21	Jamestown	Nd	Skywest Airlines	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking around jet bridge stairs to search and clean an aircraft. He slipped on snow-covered ice and fell to the ground, injuring his head.
2021-01-06	Thorsby	Al	Franklin Iron Works, Inc.	Lumbar region	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was burning cardboard in a 55-gallon drum. Grease on the employee's coat caught fire, causing burns to the employee's lower back that required a skin graft.
2021-01-06	Denton	Tx	M1 Support Services	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
At 10:00 a.m. on January 6, 2021, an employee was descending an aircraft's boarding ladder when his foot got caught on the bottom rung. He fell backward onto the concrete floor about 2.5 to 3 feet below. The back of his head struck the floor, and he suffered an abrasion and brain swelling.
2020-10-19	Cumberland	Wi	SENECA FOODS CORPORATION - VEGETABLE DIVISION	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
A conveyor belt on the green bean line was slipping due to some icing on the drive motor. An employee went over to start it manually. While tugging on the belt, the employee's hand got pulled into the underside of the conveyor. The employee sustained third degree burns on his left arm and hand requiring skin grafts.
2020-10-14	Atlanta	Ga	Delta Air Lines	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was standing in front of a set of towed aircraft stairs, guiding a tow car back. The tow car backed into the employee, and his left leg was caught against the tow stairs hitch. He suffered broken bones and a damaged artery in the leg.
2020-10-13	Columbus	Oh	Forjak Industrial	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee had been media blasting for about an hour. Due to a clog, the employee lost control of the blasting nozzle. The employee's left hand slid in front of the blasting nozzle and the garnet sand used for media blasting went into the employee's hand. The employee was hospitalized and their left thumb required a skin graft.
2020-09-22	Chicago	Il	Envoy Air	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
While pushing an aircraft out of a hanger using a tow truck, an employee was struck by the aircraft causing fractures to both legs.
2020-09-20	Meeker	Co	U.S. Department of Commerce	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee parked her truck but it started rolling. She tried to get back in the truck and then tried to get out again before the truck rolled into a river. She got caught between a tree and the truck door. The employee sustained multiple rib fractures and an abrasion to her shin that required a skin graft.
2020-09-04	Newport News	Va	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee left his area of the aircraft carrier after lunch and was noticed stumbling and moving side to side as he walked. The employee sustained heat stroke and an acute kidney injury.
2020-08-20	Tinker Afb	Ok	U.S. Department of Defense, Tinker AFB	Hip(s)	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee climbed onto the wing of a B-52 aircraft from an aerial lift to begin preparations for priming. The employee slid off the wing to the floor approximately 7 feet below. The employee landed on his knees then hit his head on the rear landing gear tire that resulted in an injury requiring stitches. The employee also sustained a possible fractured hip. The employee was wearing fall protection at the time.
2020-08-16	Atlanta	Ga	Delta Air Lines, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A mechanic was preparing to replace a filter assembly for a recirculation fan on a passenger aircraft. He reached to remove a screw near the fan, which sucked in his right hand and amputated his index fingertip.
2020-08-14	San Diego	Ca	Zenetex, LLC	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was performing aircraft maintenance and fell approximately 8 feet from the work platform to the concrete floor resulting in a fractured elbow.
2020-06-25	Sanford	Florida	Avocet Aviation Services, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working to remove an aircraft landing gear assembly. The landing gear moved and struck either the employee or the ladder that the employee was standing on, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee was knocked unconscious, suffering a concussion and leg bruising. He was hospitalized.
2020-06-19	Westwood	Massachusett	Target Corporation	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On 06/19/2020, an employee tripped over a clothing rack and fell, cutting the back of her right leg when she hit the ground. The employee required a skin graft for her laceration.
2020-05-30	Dfw Airport	Texas	AMERICAN AIRLINES	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading a last-minute bag into the cargo bin of an aircraft. The belt loader that was normally used was pulled away, so the employee jumped from the ground to the cargo bin. The employee fell from the cargo bin and struck the back of his head on the concrete, suffering a traumatic brain injury, temporal skull fracture, and subarachnoid and subdural bleeding.
2020-05-11	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	SIGNATURE FLIGHT SUPPORT CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was a team member inspecting an aircraft hangar. While opening the hangar doors, the employee's hand was caught between one of the hangar door panels and a support beam, resulting in a laceration and broken fingers.
2020-04-15	Saint Augustine	Florida	Northrop Grumman Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
On April 15, 2020, an aircraft electrician was retrieving a tool that fell through the grated cover of a two-foot utility trench. While lifting the grated trench cover, he lost his grip. The trench cover fell and his middle finger was caught between the cover and the floor. He sustained an amputation without bone loss to his right middle fingertip.
2020-03-06	Little Rock	Arkansas	B/E Aerospace Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee of Collins Aerospace and an employee with another company were working on the back rest of an aircraft seat. The Collins Aerospace employee suffered an amputation of a right-hand fingertip between the first knuckle and the nailbed.
2020-03-03	Stanton	Texas	Integrity Services, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Employees were laying down an 8" drill collar from the catwalk using the main rig hoist. During this, the injured employee was placing a 3x6 wooden board under the collar. When the collar came in contact with the board, it caused the end of the board to rise up, partially degloving the employee's left shin that required a skin graft.
2020-03-01	Austin	Texas	LSG Sky Chefs	Skull	Other fall to lower level
On March 1, 2020, at approximately 5:40 a.m., the injured employee was catering a flight with employees 2 and 3. While the catering box on the lift truck was elevated, employees 2 and 3 were closing the aircraft's door and heard a noise. They observed the injured employee on the ground below. It is believed that the injured employee was inside the catering box while it was raised to service the aircraft and fell out after the box's door was opened. The injured employee sustained a skull fracture
2020-02-12	Aurora	Colorado	Morinda	Nonclassifiable	Contact with cold objects or substances
An employee was changing a tank on a forklift. The valve was faulty and sprayed the employee with propane. The employee sustained frozen/burned skin and required a skin graft.
2020-02-10	Saint Pete Beach	Florida	Boucher Brothers Management, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
An employee was closing up the personal water craft (PWC) rentals. While operating one of the PWC's, he took a sharp turn and hit a wave. The employee then contacted the dash and handles. He sustained a hernia which required surgery.
2020-02-08	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Menzies Aviation	Upper arm(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, n.e.c.
Employees were operating a baggage tractor on a service road. The tractor made contact with an aircraft's left wing and the seat of the tractor was ripped off. The employees were thrown to the ground. Two employees were hospitalized with injuries including a chipped tooth, bruises and abrasions, a dislocated hip, a fractured humerus bone, and a laceration to the left knee.
2020-01-28	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	AgustaWestland Philadelphia Corporation	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was inspecting an aircraft and tripped on a 3-step stand, fell to the same level, suffered a broken hip, and was hospitalized.
2020-01-21	Midwest City	Oklahoma	Tinker Air Force Base	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee tripped over an aircraft grounding cord while exiting a scissor lift and fell onto an apparatus near the aircraft and the floor surface. The employee was hospitalized for leg and hip injuries.
2020-01-04	Spotswood	New Jersey	International Paper	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
On January 3, 2020, an employee was working on the singlefacer to troubleshoot a quality issue with the machine. A singlefacer is an enclosed machine that forms a corrugated shape in a sheet of kraft paper and bonds it to a sheet of flat linerboard using a starch-based adhesive. While removing bolts from the steam chest, the chest unexpectedly dropped and released hot water onto the employee's chest, arms, and legs. The employee was hospitalized for burns.
2020-01-03	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Thermo-Mechanical Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
A maintenance employee was moving boxes and items out of the way at a client's location to gain access to an air conditioning unit when a paper cutting machine with a swing blade attachment fell and cut the employee's right index finger. He was hospitalized and had skin graft surgery.
2020-01-03	Denver	Colorado	United Parcel Service	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading a small aircraft when the employee lost balance and fell 4 feet, requiring hospitalization for possible hand, wrist, and spinal fractures.
2020-01-03	Chicago	Illinois	Cardwell Westinghouse	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On January 3, 2020, a press operator was using the press machine on the draft gear line and a welder was observing the press operator insert pins into a draft gear. The pins were not correctly inserted into the draft gear and the welder attempted to insert the pins properly. The press machine cycled, pressing down on the draft gear, and the welder's hands were pinched between the pins and conveyor guide rail, resulting in amputation of the left index fingertip and a laceration to the right pinky
2020-01-01	Dfw Airport	Texas	American Airlines, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was removing a power cord from an aircraft. As he was descending the ladder, he fell to the ground and suffered two broken bones below the knee. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2019-09-17	Tinker Afb	Oklahoma	U.S. Department of Defense, Tinker Air Force Base	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using a high-pressure washer to clean an aircraft when his left foot was sprayed with the water, causing a puncture wound.
2019-09-11	Loda	Illinois	ML Farm Systems, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was installing rafters on a new farm building when he lost his footing and slipped, falling onto the rafter he was working on. The impact against the rafter ruptured his large intestine. He was hospitalized.
2019-09-07	Houston	Texas	UNITED AIRLINES	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was positioning himself as a safety guide or wing walker to guide a departing aircraft and was struck by a van near the vehicle service road. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-09-03	Portsmouth	Virginia	Norfolk Naval Shipyard	Lower leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was water blasting onboard an aircraft carrier when the water lacerated her right calf.
2019-08-19	Springfield	Missouri	Strom Aviation Inc	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On August 19, 2019, an aircraft mechanic was working on the wing of an aircraft, slipped and fell 5 to 6 feet onto the concrete. He suffered a fractured left hip.
2019-08-19	East Aurora	New York	Moog Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was lifting an aircraft component with an overhead hoist. The component being hoisted created a shear point between itself and the test stand. The employee's thumb tip was amputated in the shear point.
2019-08-08	Houston	Texas	Expressjet Airlines	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving his vehicle (golf cart style) to an aircraft when he passed by two large baggage carts and was T-boned by another vehicle. He was hospitalized with a broken left leg.
2019-08-02	Stuart	Florida	Triumph Aerospace Structures LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was working on a 12- to 15-foot aluminum aircraft floor beam resting on a table. The employee tripped on the table leg and, as she fell to the floor, the beam fell onto her. She suffered a broken right hip and was hospitalized for surgery.
2019-07-28	Miami	Florida	American Airlines, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was checking an unsecured tow bar connected to a push-out tractor and an aircraft when the tow bar fell onto his right big toe, causing a fracture that required surgery.
2019-07-25	Christiana	Pennsylvania	Leacock Paving, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was operating a plate compactor when a dump truck backed into him. The tire ran over his leg and pelvis. He was hospitalized with a broken pelvis and tailbone and required a skin graft on his leg.
2019-07-13	Houston	Texas	United Airlines	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
While an aircraft was preparing for departure, a ramp service employee was conducting a physical walk-around safety check. He noticed that the forward wing slat was deployed and a piece of rubber stripping was protruding. As the employee attempted to push the rubber back in, the slat retracted, trapping his hand. The employee's right index fingertip was amputated at the nail cuticle.
2019-07-10	Cherry Point	North Caroli	U. S. Dept. of Navy	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was troubleshooting an aircraft from the cockpit. The employee exited the left side of the cockpit and stepped on the engine intake. When his weight shifted to his right foot, his foot slipped off the intake and he fell off the aircraft. He sustained a compound fracture to the wrist that required hospitalization and surgery.
2019-07-03	Wetumpka	Alabama	Charter Communication	Pelvic region	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was installing cable in a customer's attic when he fell through the drywall ceiling and landed on a rafter between his legs. He suffered an injury that required surgery and was hospitalized.
2019-06-27	Orlando	Florida	Quantum Aviation Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working inside the belly of an aircraft to dislodge a 6,000-pound container. He reached down to release a lock on a container and his thumb was crushed between the container and the lock. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2019-06-27	Grand Prairie	Texas	Triumph Aerostructures, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
While walking in a downdraft paint booth, an employee tripped and fell on the steel grating covering the pit. The employee suffered broken ribs.
2019-06-18	Grain Valley	Missouri	Kohl's Distribution	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jam in a running conveyor. His left hand was drawn between the belt and the rollers. He suffered three crushed fingers and a burn from the belt that requires skin grafts.
2019-06-12	Dfw Airport	Texas	DFW Airport Terminal C	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was working in an airplane's aft cargo section. A tug struck the belt loader and pushed it into the belly of the aircraft, where it scraped the employee's feet (causing swelling) and broke the employee's legs above the ankles.
2019-05-23	Dallas	Texas	Southwest Airlines	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading an approximately 550-pound cargo box onto an aircraft when his finger was caught between the cargo and the aircraft's cargo bin door, resulting in a left pinky fingertip amputation.
2019-05-14	Fombell	Pennsylvania	Mike Yohe Carpentry, LLC	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was trying to nail a rafter while standing on a joist. He was stepping onto the wall and slipped, falling 10 to 12 feet to the ground. He suffered a fractured arm and back soreness.
2019-05-06	Miami	Florida	United Parcel Service Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was using a roller board device placed in a trailer to load packages. While moving the device his finger became caught in it. He sustained a severe laceration to his right index finger requiring hospitalization and a skin graft.
2019-05-05	Niceville	Florida	Cox Communications Gulf Coast, LLC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
A technician was working in a customer's attic replacing a cable line. As the employee pulled on the cable, he lost footing on the rafter and fell through the sheet rock ceiling to the carpeted floor 9 to 10 feet below. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs.
2019-04-29	Wichita Falls	Texas	DenMar Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to hook a piece of aircraft equipment to a trailer when his right index finger got caught between the pintle hook and tow bar resulting in a partial amputation.
2019-04-23	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	Baldwin Supply Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a conveyor belt slitter when their thumb was caught between two rollers and pulled into the belt slitter. The employee sustained a degloving injury to the right thumb, requiring hospitalization and a skin graft.
2019-04-17	Portsmouth	Virginia	AMP United, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized for severe back spasms, heat stress, and dehydration after vacuuming up blast media on an aircraft carrier.
2019-04-14	Miami	Florida	Worldwide Flight Services, Inc.	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from an aircraft loader, injuring his right knee.
2019-04-08	San Diego	California	Zenetex, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was performing maintenance on an aircraft when he fell 2 feet from a stepstool to the floor, hitting his head and requiring hospitalization.
2019-04-01	Broken Arrow	Oklahoma	Vanguard Environmental, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting paper with a manual cutter. The cutter cut off the top of his left thumb to the bone, requiring surgery for a skin graft.
2019-03-27	Gulfport	Mississippi	TCI Contracting of the Gulf, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was walking on the rafters in an attic while blowing fiberglass. He stepped on a 2-by-4 board, which slipped out of place, causing him to lose his balance and fall through the ceiling. He suffered a broken right elbow and three compressed vertebrae in his back.
2019-03-25	Fort Worth	Texas	Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on the second level of an aircraft maintenance platform installing tags on equipment. The employee stepped on a hole cover and it gave way, allowing the employee to fall 9 feet to the concrete floor. The employee sustained head trauma, five fractured ribs, and a fractured L5 vertebra.
2019-03-22	Brunswick	Georgia	Buchanan Hauling & Rigging	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was kneeling between the rear end of a crane load (an aircraft tug) and the crane's outriggers. While the back end of the tug was being lowered, it swung toward the employee, striking him and pinning him against an outrigger. He suffered a broken jaw, a collapsed lung, and broken ribs.
2019-02-27	Panama City	Florida	Pacheco Interior Design, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was carrying a sheet of plywood while walking on 2x6 rafters. He lost balance and fell approximately 10 feet to the concrete ground fracturing a hip.
2019-02-18	Jamaica	New York	Delt Air Lines, Inc	Knee(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
A technician was inspecting an aircraft's wing. A vortex generator on the top of the wing struck and lacerated his left knee. He was hospitalized.
2019-02-17	Midwest City	Oklahoma	US Dept of Defense, Tinker Air Force Base	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was bucking rivets on an aircraft skin when his finger was smashed. He suffered an infection and was hospitalized.
2019-02-11	Augusta	Georgia	PFIZER INC.	Eye(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
On February 11, 2019, at approximately 11:29 a.m. a flight attendant was walking from an aircraft to the fixed-base operator's building when she walked into a static wick on the wing of a Cessna airplane. The employee sustained a laceration next to the left eye resulting in five stitches and hospitalization.
2019-01-30	Dfw Airport	Texas	United Parcel Service	Foot (feet)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving the backside of a unit load device (ULD) to push out a container from an aircraft while another employee was pushing a different container. The employee's left foot was then caught between the side rail and the ULD. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left foot.
2019-01-25	Alexandria	Virginia	Ukpea?vik I?upiat Corporation (UIC)	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was working outside conducting a bump test on a rotor motor for aircraft fuel when the rotating motor amputated the employee's right index finger and partially severed the right middle finger.
2019-01-14	Humble	Texas	Swissport USA, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was unloading unit load device containers from an aircraft. He was pulling a pallet when his foot became stuck. The pallet then rolled over his left foot, causing pain, swelling, and bleeding to his toes. He was hospitalized.
2019-01-08	East Alton	Illinois	PREMIER AIR CENTER, INC.	Multiple body parts	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was approaching an aircraft door to recover the aircraft when the pressurized door released and hit the employee. The employee lost a tooth and suffered right arm and facial fractures.
2019-01-02	Rogers	Arkansas	Southeast Poultry Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to remove an obstruction from a food craft machine chain when the employee's fingers were pulled into the chain, resulting in an amputation of the left index finger to the end of the nailbed and left middle finger to the first knuckle.
2019-01-01	Denver	Colorado	United Airlines	Forearm(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was restocking an aircraft from a raised platform catering truck when the employee fell 10 feet off the platform to the ground. The employee's right forearm struck a truck bumper during the fall, sustaining a fracture that required surgery.
2018-09-19	Newark	New Jersey	Fed Ex	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was offloading pallets from an aircraft onto a dolly when his right index finger was caught between a pallet and the dolly lock, resulting in an amputation of his fingertip. He was hospitalized.
2018-09-18	San Diego	California	FLEET READINESS COMMAND SOUTHWEST	Brain	Other fall to lower level
On 9/18/2018, an employee was descending a staircase from scaffolding on an aircraft wing when the employee slipped and fell. The employee's head struck the staircase, causing an injury that required hospitalization.
2018-09-13	West Harrison	New York	Sharp Details, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending aircraft stairs, tripped on the second to last stair and fell striking their back on the last stair near the ground. The employee sustained three inflamed discs.