DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-04-28Toms RiverNjOCEAN COUNTY MALLHip(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee was separating lighting on electrical relays. The employee was shocked by wires and fell from a ladder to the ground, suffering a broken hip.
2020-09-09OmahaNeMiller Electric CompanyNonclassifiableDirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was troubleshooting an inoperative 277-volt light relay. The employee made contact with an energized component and received an electric shock and burns.
2020-07-14ElkhornWisconsinHudapack Metal Treating, Inc.Head and neckContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was inspecting the inside of an industrial heat treating furnace. A defective relay allowed natural gas to flow into an area of the furnace and the gas was ignited by the radiant tube heating system. The employee was directly in front of a fireball that came from the oven, and sustained second degree burns to the head, face, and neck.
2017-09-12MemphisTennesseeEllis Processing & Material Handling LLCHeadStruck by object or equipment
Employees were unloading a barge into a charge truck on the scrap dock. The crane operator was stepping out of the cab to relay a message to a dockhand. When he returned to the cab of the crane his shirt caught on one of the joysticks and pulled the grapple toward the machine. The grapple struck the charge truck driver resulting in a head laceration and contusion resulting in hospitalization.
2016-05-11ArmstrongTexasGulf Winds Wind FarmThigh(s)Kneeling, kneeling down-repetitive or prolonged
The employee was kneeling down in front of a control cabinet for approximately 20 minutes installing and rewiring a relay device. The employee could not get up. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured femur at the hip joint.