Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-17	Euharlee	Ga	International Fire Protection, Inc	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A forklift came around a corner and ran over an employee who was hydrotesting fire hoses. The employee suffered a collapsed lung, broken ribs, a possible broken arm, and a possible spine fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-17	Sebastian	Tx	Willacy CO-OP	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
An employee was repairing polycarbonate roof panels on a cotton warehouse. The employee stepped on one of the polycarbonate roof panels and fell 21 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee sustained two broken hips, a broken nose, and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
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.
2021-11-16	Houston	Tx	Peak Roofing Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on a work platform and transferring boxes to the level below when he fell approximately 7 feet to the floor. The employee sustained a broken rib and collar bone and a collapsed lung.
2021-11-15	Sheboygan	Wi	Torginol, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a paint conveyor belt when they were pulled into the conveyor belt and 20-inch rollers. The employee was hospitalized with 11 broken ribs.
2021-11-13	Midlothian	Tx	Strategic Materials, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on an 8-foot stepladder, repairing a conveyor on a process line. He fell from the ladder to the concrete below and suffered fractures to the left hip, the left-side pelvis, and four ribs.
2021-11-12	Dallas	Tx	D.T. Read Steel Co., Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was performing deck form installation when he slipped and fell 20 feet, landing on his back. The employee sustained bruising and fractures to his ribs and back after landing on the ground.
2021-11-11	Idabel	Ok	Red River Mixing, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working near a machine mixer housing and charge belt. The machine activated and the employee was trapped between the housing and the belt, suffering broken ribs and contusions.
2021-11-11	South Beloit	Il	TPG Pressure, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was welding a metal strap on both sides of a 20-foot long pipe. There was a welding machine on each side of the pipe. The pipes were placed on a conveyor which moved the pipes toward the pre-stress wiring machine. While the employee was walking between the pipes, a pipe rolled backward off the conveyor and caught the employee between the pipes. The employee sustained broken ribs and was hospitalized.
2021-11-11	Rochester	Ma	Rise Engineering Corp.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was putting up insulation while on an 8-foot step ladder when the ladder tipped over and the employee fell 5 feet, resulting in four broken ribs.
2021-11-10	Englewood	Fl	Grande Aire Services, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was moving objects across a roof when they fell through a hole that was covered by peel paper, resulting in broken ribs and other broken bones.
2021-11-08	Rahway	Nj	Berto Construction Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading a flatbed trailer when his boot got stuck. He fell off the trailer to the ground, suffering a cut on the head and three broken ribs.
2021-11-07	Philadelphia	Pa	University of Pennsylvania Health System	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a ladder onto the ground, resulting in broken ribs and contusions.
2021-11-06	Monroe City	Mo	TODD CREASON CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On November 6, 2021, an employee was spray painting a petroleum pipeline for rust prevention. The pipeline is supported by wood log cribbing and subject to move when the temperature rises. The pipeline fell and pinned the employee down in the excavation. The employee sustained several broken ribs, breathing obstruction, contusion, and loss of consciousness. He was hospitalized.
2021-11-06	Okeechobee	Fl	Rafael Barajas	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was pulling the transmission out of an agricultural work van while the van was jacked up. Other employees tried to move the van up a few inches while the wheels were still on and the employee was underneath. When the jack was moved, the van fell onto the employee, resulting in nine fractured ribs.
2021-11-06	Lakeland	Fl	Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on an 8-foot fiberglass ladder, getting an empty box down from shelving in the stock room. The ladder tipped to the side and the employee fell to the floor, suffering broken ribs.
2021-11-05	Pompano Beach	Fl	National Lift Truck Service Inc	Multiple trunk locations	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving a lift onto a truck. The truck moved forward and made the lift jump. The employee jumped off the lift and suffered a broken rib, a back fracture, and a collapsed lung.
2021-11-05	New York City	Ny	Lifespire, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On November 5, 2021, an employee was using an aluminum step stool to remove the frame of a flat-screen TV mounted on a wall. The stool shifted and the employee fell to the floor and landed on his left side, injuring his wrist, ribs, pelvis, and hips.
2021-11-05	Gardendale	Al	Republic Services	Multiple body parts	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was using a hydroseeding machine, attached to a bulldozer, to plant grass on a slope at a landfill. The hitch connecting the hydroseeding machine to the bulldozer broke, and the hydroseeding machine rolled down the slope with the employee on it. The employee suffered broken and bruised ribs, a broken shoulder, and a cut on the ear.
2021-11-05	Houston	Tx	The Kroger Company	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
On November 5, 2021, at approximately 8:30 PM, an employee was operating a reach truck to dispose a scrap walkie-rider into an open-top dumpster. The reach truck was operated on an uneven and damaged surface, with an elevated load, causing it to overturn. The employee's head impacted the concrete surface, resulting in a head contusion and five broken ribs.
2021-11-05	Clifton	Tx	CLIFTON MOULDING CORP.	Multiple trunk locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was shoveling dust at a mill house. His clothing caught on the rotating shaft of a hammer mill, and he was pulled toward the machine and thrown to the ground. He suffered four fractured ribs, a fractured iliac crest, a lacerated kidney, and contusions to his elbow and leg, all on the right side of his body. He was hospitalized.
2021-11-03	Sioux Falls	Sd	A & B Business, Inc	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An A&B Business Solutions employee was standing on the forks of a forklift about 12 feet in the air. He stepped off the forks onto a wood pallet, then slipped and fell to the floor. He suffered two broken ribs and a crushed disk in the lower back and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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.
2021-11-01	Fort Worth	Tx	Thornton Steel Company, LLC	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
The injured employee was helping to unload metal tubes from a trailer. A co-worker was operating an overhead crane to lift a bundle of tubes. The load started to go sideways instead of in a straight line. As a result, the injured employee took a step backward and fell to the ground, sustaining two fractured ribs, a fractured right cheekbone, and a concussion.
2021-11-01	West Melbourne	Fl	Walmart, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking into work when she tripped over a water hose and fell to the concrete, resulting in a broken hip and a broken rib.
2021-11-01	Mechanicsburg	Pa	Leer Electric, Inc	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was pulling wire from an attic when he slipped and fell through the drywall ceiling to the floor, about 7 or 8 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his elbow and ribs, as well as possible lung damage.
2021-10-30	Davie	Fl	Dynaserv Florida, LLC	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing on the back of a spray truck. The employee's legs became entangled in a hose, causing the employee to fall from the bed of the truck to the ground about 4 feet below. The employee suffered two broken ribs, a concussion, and bruises to the right shoulder and left foot.
2021-10-30	Houston	Tx	Williams Brothers Construction Co., Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An employee was using a shovel to clean out barricades inside a work zone on a roadway when a vehicle entered the work zone and struck the employee, resulting in three fractured ribs and swelling in the leg.
2021-10-29	Bayonet Point	Fl	Crossmark, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a plexiglass display and fell over it, landing on the floor and suffering seven broken left-side ribs as well as a contusion to the left hand.
2021-10-29	Brimfield	Il	Martin Tractor, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was servicing a tractor. He had accessed a tire via a 2-step step ladder. He was stepping down from the tractor's tire and onto the step ladder, but missed the top step of the ladder and fell 3 feet, landing on the ladder and then the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left rib and lacerated spleen.
2021-10-29	Pearland	Tx	BOYER, INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was struck in the chest by an auger machine as it was being lifted. The employee was knocked to the ground and he sustained a head injury and a fractured rib.
2021-10-28	Lubbock	Tx	SIMFLO, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
At about 3:00 p.m. on October 28, 2021, an employee was on a work platform, which had been raised by a forklift 8-10 feet off the floor so he could access the control box for an overhead door that had stopped working. A door on the platform swung open and the employee fell backward to the floor, landing on the back left side of his body. He suffered six broken ribs on the left side and was hospitalized.
2021-10-28	Wesley Chapel	Fl	First Florida Constructors	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on an A-frame ladder, trying to fit a window into a window frame. The ladder wobbled and went sideways. The employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken wrist and three broken ribs.
2021-10-28	Streeter	Nd	Farmer's Cooperative Elevator	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonclassifiable
An employee had been dumping a semi-trailer. The employee was pinched between the tractor tire and the swing-out grain auger. The employee sustained fractured ribs.
2021-10-28	Bear	De	Prime Administrators	Multiple trunk locations	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee suffered broken bones in the back and ribs while lifting items from a truck.
2021-10-26	Berthoud	Co	Prairie Construction LLC	Head and trunk	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
An employee was constructing stairs from the second level of a residential home to the third level when the stringer broke and they fell 15 feet to the ground, resulting in broken ribs and a broken cheek bone.
2021-10-26	Rumford	Me	Brace Integrated Services, NE	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was climbing down to dismantle a scaffold when they fell 40 feet from the scaffold to the ground, resulting in a broken ankle, a dislocated shoulder, and broken ribs.
2021-10-26	Pensacola	Fl	J&M Dozer Services, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a dozer while clearing a residential lot when he was thrown out of the dozer and ran over by the dozer, resulting in a broken wrist, broken hip, broken ribs, contusion of the liver, and collapsed lung.
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	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	Sylacauga	Al	AM Group, LLC	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On October 23, 2021, at 11:20 a.m., an employee was taking inventory in an aisle in the shipping department when they were struck by a side loader lift truck, resulting in fractures to the collar bone, shoulder, and ribs.
2021-10-22	Kings Bay	Ga	Crown Corr, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was removing old sheet metal panels from a roof when he fell 15 feet to the ground, resulting in a skull fracture, 11 broken ribs, and skin lacerations to his arm and back of the neck.
2021-10-21	Mason City	Il	William Charles Electric, LLC	Head and trunk	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee working inside a wind tower was hit in the head by a falling object, resulting in a skull fracture and broken ribs that required hospitalization.
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.
2021-10-20	Souderton	Pa	SynaTek LP	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell off a loading dock to the ground 4 feet below. He landed on his side and suffered broken ribs and shoulder trauma. He was hospitalized.
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.
2021-10-20	Monroe Township	Nj	Edgewood Properties, Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was plastering sheet rock from a straight ladder. The ladder kicked out and the employee fell to the concrete floor, suffering broken ribs.
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.
2021-10-16	Rye	Co	Vision Air HVAC, Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was taking dimensions on a low porch roof. He fell to the floor 10 feet 9 inches below, suffering broken ribs on the right side.
2021-10-16	Jackson	Ms	Mississippi Symphony Association	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a performance stage and suffered a cracked rib, a broken arm, and a neck fracture.
2021-10-12	Corpus Christi	Tx	Kempco Inspection Services, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing up a rough-terrain crane. He hit his hard hat on the jib above him, lost his balance, and fell to the crane deck and then to the ground about 4.5 feet below the deck. He suffered rib fractures.
2021-10-12	Orlando	Fl	Tradesmen International	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was working on a main distribution panel (MDP) when an electric shock resulted in burns that required hospitalization.
2021-10-11	Cottondale	Al	Country Roads RV Sales & Service, L.L.C.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was working under a motor home, jacking it up to remove a part. The motor home's suspension air bag partially deflated, causing the vehicle to lower onto the employee. The employee suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
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.
2021-10-09	Stratton	Oh	FirstEnergy Solutions - W.H. Sammis Power Plant	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
On October 9, 2021, an employee fell while climbing down a scaffold ladder. The employee landed on the floor and suffered five broken ribs, a collapsed lung, a broken jaw, and a fracture to an eye orbit.
2021-10-08	Alice	Tx	FedEx Freight, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down from an 18-wheeler tractor that was jacked up on a tow truck. The employee fell off the steps to the curb, suffering broken ribs.
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.
2021-10-05	Temple	Tx	Wellington Healthcare, INC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cutting down a tree branch while on a ladder. The branch fell and struck the ladder, knocking the employee off of it. The employee struck the bumper of a parked vehicle and the ground after falling, resulting in a laceration to the chin and face, as well as four fractured ribs.
2021-10-04	Sarasota	Fl	Wentzel's Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a ladder to service an air conditioning unit on a first-floor roof when he fell from the ladder to the ground below. The employee sustained rib and vertebrae injuries.
2021-10-02	Enid	Ok	Bimbo Bakeries USA	Head and trunk	Nonclassifiable
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.
2021-10-01	Corrigan	Tx	Georgia Pacific Corporation	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was repairing a sight glass on a water holding tank and noticed a leaking pipe that needed repair. He stepped onto a 3-inch pipe and his wrench fell, causing him to lose balance. The employee fell onto a mixer motor and landed on the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left wrist, fractured left clavicle, and five fractured ribs.
2021-10-01	La Salle	Il	XPO Logistics Freight, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was reworking freight inside a trailer. The trailer fell and hit the employee in the left shoulder, arm, and ribs. He suffered a tendon injury in the shoulder and arm and four broken ribs.
2021-10-01	Port Allen	La	Host Terminals	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was loading material from a dock onto a barge. A tugboat struck the barge. The employee was knocked off a ladder, hit the side of the barge, and fell into the water. The employee suffered broken ribs and a lacerated liver and was hospitalized.
2021-10-01	Hollis	Ny	Cobalt Mechanical Inc	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
When an employee leaned on a window opening with guardrails, the rails broke and the employee fell through the opening to the driveway about 12 feet below. The employee suffered injuries to the neck, back, ribs, and aorta.
2021-10-01	Danbury	Ct	AutoZone Northeast LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking back to a store entrance from a parking lot. He tripped over a parking block and fell, his left side striking the sidewalk curb. He suffered contusions to the left side of the rib cage and the left hand/wrist.
2021-09-30	Hansen	Id	Valley Agronomics LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was stepping up into a front loader and preparing to move a bag of fertilizer. He fell backward, landing on the concrete below and suffering fractured lower back vertebrae and two fractured ribs.
2021-09-30	Stanton	Tx	PetroLegacy Energy, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by discharged object or substance
A subcontractor was monitoring a wireline. Employees were filling lubricant to start a pressure test when a piece of iron flew out of the lubricant, striking the injured employee on the right side of the chest. The employee suffered three broken ribs and a hematoma on his liver.
2021-09-30	Shelby	Oh	ArcelorMittal Tubular Products USA LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was attempting to unjam two metal tubes in a steel tubing machine using a pry bar. He lost his balance and fell 52 inches to the lower level. The impact with the steel grating below caused fractures to the employee's left-side ribs and lumbar region.
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.
2021-09-30	Oregon	Wi	Standarski Builders, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was re-roofing a roof when they fell approximately 17 feet to the ground, resulting in a fractured pelvis and broken ribs. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.
2021-09-30	Batavia	Ny	Elmer W. Davis Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was setting roof insulation around an opening. The employee fell through the opening and suffered broken ribs and internal injuries.
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	Mcdonough	Ga	United States Cold Storage, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving a powered industrial truck (PIT) onto a distribution truck when they contacted another PIT. The employee's left leg became caught between both vehicles, resulting in amputation of three toes.
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.
2021-09-28	New Richmond	Wi	Cleary Building Corp.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing from a scissor lift onto the roof of a building. The employee fell from the lift to the ground, suffering broken ribs, a bruised spleen, and a collapsed lung.
2021-09-27	Conway	Nh	Profile Subaru, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was working under a truck. The truck fell off its lift and pinned the employee, who suffered broken ribs.
2021-09-25	New Orleans	La	PORTS AMERICA LOUISIANA, INC.	Head and trunk	Fall on water vehicle
An employee working on a shipping vessel was discharging coils from the vessel hold. The employee slipped off a coil and fell. He sustained two lacerations to his head, a concussion, and a fractured rib.
2021-09-25	Groton	Ct	General Dynamics Electric Boat	Multiple body parts	Struck by discharged object or substance
Three employees were working on a high-pressure airline when the hose failed and released air pressurized at 4,000 psi. The ruptured hose struck one of the employees, who suffered a rib fracture, multiple contusions, fractures to the right middle finger, multiple lacerations, and acute hearing loss.
2021-09-24	Columbia	Nj	TravelCenters of America LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee tripped and fell while walking down stairs. The employee suffered broken ribs.
2021-09-23	Birmingham	Al	Lowes Home Center LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a rolling staircase ladder to retrieve an item from an upper shelf. The employee missed a step and fell from the ladder to the floor, fracturing his hips and ribs.
2021-09-22	Farwell	Tx	Johnson Bros. Corporation, a Southland Company	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was assisting with cleaning the distributor truck's tank. The distributor tank was still hot causing a rapid release of stems, burning the employee and causing them to fall from the tank to the flatbed work truck. The employee sustained burns to the face and hands, a head contusion, and a laceration above the right eye.
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.
2021-09-20	Buffalo	Ny	Cobey Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was investigating the accumulation of condensation at a pipe connection and was inspecting the flange at the connection. The residual pressure in the system caused the pipe to release from the connection and strike the employee, fracturing his neck, back, collarbone, and multiple ribs and lacerating the back of his head.
2021-09-18	Algonquin	Il	Binny's Beverage Depot	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
An employee was crossing the road in front of a store, on the way to retrieve shopping carts from the parking lot. A motor vehicle ran her over. She suffered injuries to multiple body parts, including the back, pelvis, ribs, and a femur.
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	Jacksonville	Fl	Meridian Waste	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was trying to unlock a brake underneath a garbage truck. After the brake was released, the truck rolled over the employee injuring his back, ribs, and lungs. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-15	Martinsville	Il	ID Castings of Illinois, LLC	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On September 15, 2021, an employee was repairing a jackhammer while standing near the front of a furnace platform used to set ladles. The employee was pinched between the ladle transfer carrier and the platform, suffering cracked vertebrae and cracked ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
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	Des Moines	Ia	U.S. Postal Service	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was on a workroom floor during a power outage, locking up a reasonable accommodation chair. The employee tripped on a guardrail that was lying on the floor, fell into another guardrail, and suffered a broken left shoulder and broken left-side ribs.
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.
2021-09-15	Lebanon	Nh	Total Wall Systems, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck against moving object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were in the basket of an aerial lift. When attempting to bring the basket down, the basket got hung up on a perimeter guardrail post. The basket moved, causing one employee to strike their chest against the lift's guardrail. The employee sustained a fractured rib and 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	Fisher	Il	N.A. Logan	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On September 14, 2021, an employee was at the ground level of a tank performing "ground watch" for an articulating lift. Two employees were on the dome of a tank sandblasting. A sandblasting hose fell off the edge of the tank 100 feet above and struck the employee, who suffered a back laceration, a broken collarbone, and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-14	Milton	Pa	Acrow Bridge - Milton Steel Company	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On September 14, 2021, an employee tripped over a metal frame on the ground that was supporting a jib crane. The employee fell to the concrete floor and sustained five rib fractures. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-13	Mahomet	Il	Anderson Brothers 3, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
Employees were using an excavator to dig an excavation for a water line. The excavator bucket swung and struck an employee in the right side resulting in broken ribs and other injuries requiring hospitalization.
2021-09-13	Port Arthur	Tx	United Rentals	Multiple body parts	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
On September 13, 2021, an employee was underneath a rough-terrain forklift removing a steering rod column. The jack stands used to support the forklift collapsed, causing the forklift to fall onto the employee. The employee sustained injuries to the shoulders, collarbone, and ribs.
2021-09-13	Mill Hall	Pa	American Food & Vending Corporation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was exiting out the back of a truck. He stepped on a cart, slipped, and fell out of the truck, suffering five broken ribs and a scraped chin. He was hospitalized.
2021-09-10	Newport News	Va	Atlantic Constructors Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A lathe was being hoisted by hydraulics so it could be set down on cribbing. An employee was placing a 1-inch thick shim under the lathe when it came down on their thumb. The thumb tip was amputated.
2021-09-08	Wilmington	De	Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was in a tree, cutting off the top. The tree shook and the employee's safety line hopped over where the cut was made. The employee fell to the ground, suffering pelvis and rib fractures and a spine injury.