Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-10	Freeport	Fl	Waste Management Inc. of Florida	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway
An employee was riding on the back step of a garbage truck. The truck hit a pothole and the employee fell to the ground, suffering a spinal contusion and weakness in the upper limbs.
2021-11-09	Bensenville	Il	Axis Warehouse, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding on a loaded forklift to stabilize the load. The employee fell to the ground and was injured. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-02	Arcadia	Wi	Ashley Furniture Industries, LLC.	Thigh(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
On November 2, 2021, an employee was operating a front-riding pallet jack. While making a U-turn, the pallet jack collided with the right tine of a forklift. The employee suffered a broken femur and was hospitalized.
2021-10-31	Montgomery	Ny	United Natural Foods, Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding a double pallet jack. The employee jumped off the jack, and their leg was caught between the jack and a pallet. The leg was lacerated and broken.
2021-10-22	Chanute	Ks	Orizon Aero Structures	Upper arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on top of a platform. The employee took a step back and fell off the platform and sustained a midshaft fracture of the right humerus with displacement and overriding of fracture fragments.
2021-10-16	Carthage	Ms	Pearl River Foods, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was riding on the back of the yard dog in front of the trailer. The yard dog jackknifed into a ditch and the employee jumped. The employee suffered an injury that resulted in amputation of the lower left leg.
2021-10-08	Chicago	Il	Kloeckner Metals Corporation	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a hand-held pneumatic grinder to do a vertical grind of a metal gear rack when the griding disc flew off and hit the employee's left shoulder, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization.
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	Peoria	Il	O'Brien Steel Service Co.	Forearm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
At about 3:30 p.m. on September 14, 2021, an employee was riding on the step used to access the cab of a powered industrial vehicle, observing the vehicle's operator for training purposes. The vehicle was traveling through an aisleway of a racking system used to store lengths of steel beams/poles. The employee's right arm struck the steel shelf arms of the racking system resulting in a fractured radius and ulna. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-24	Houston	Tx	Yellowstone Landscape, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was using a riding mower when it got caught in a tree branch. The employee had to lower the roll-over protection. Its hinge caught his left thumb and amputated the tip.
2021-08-02	Coppell	Tx	Universal Pure	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving an electric riding pallet jack. His left foot slipped off the jack and was crushed between it and metal racking. His left tibia was broken.
2021-07-26	Savannah	Ga	Bluegreen Corporation	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee lost her balance while riding an escalator and fell to the floor, suffering four broken ribs and a brain bleed.
2021-07-26	Gainesville	Fl	GFL Environmental	Thigh(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
On July 26, 2021, an employee was on the riding step of a garbage truck picking up garbage on a dirt road. The truck got close to a tree, knocking the employee off the riding step and resulting in bruising on his left thigh that required hospitalization.
2021-07-14	Saint Louis	Mo	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints	Skull	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding on the tailgate of an off-road utility vehicle. The employee fell to the pavement and sustained a fractured skull.
2021-07-13	Houston	Tx	Mac Haik Ford, LTD	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding a forklift and fell off. The forklift ran over both of their legs, resulting in crushing injuries.
2021-07-02	La Place	La	Atmos Energy	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was riding a Segway reading meters. As the employee was riding between two poles a wire that was hanging between the poles knocked him off the Segway. The employee struck his head and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized with a neck laceration.
2021-06-30	Haslet	Tx	Job1USA	Thigh(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
The injured employee was riding on the back of a golf cart and fell off the cart onto the ground. The employee sustained a fractured right femur.
2021-06-22	Pauls Valley	Ok	Walmart, Inc.	Hip(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a front-riding piece of power equipment when he struck a pallet and fell from the lift to the floor, suffering a broken right hip.
2021-06-21	Santa Rosa Beach	Fl	Waste Management of Walton County	Scalp	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway
An employee fell from the right riding step of a garbage truck, landing on the ground and suffering a contusion on the back of the head.
2021-06-03	Moose Pass	Ak	U.S. Department of Agriculture - U.S. Forest Service	Upper and lower limb(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
While riding an ATV during a training class, an employee was going down a hill on a trail with some hairpin turns when a wheel got caught on a rock and the ATV rolled over. The employee suffered a lacerated left calf and scrapes and abrasions on the left arm.
2021-06-02	Albany	Ny	Corporate Communications	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was riding as a passenger in a side-by-side golf cart as it came down a mountain. The cart started to tilt, then fell as the employee was trying to keep it straight with his right leg. The driver fell on him. He suffered three broken ribs and a broken right femur.
2021-05-21	Lakewood	Co	Reed Services LLC	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was mowing a lawn with a riding mower. The mower became stuck on a tree stump. The employee slipped while trying to dislodge it and the employee's feet went under the mower deck. The employee suffered an amputation at the left shin, as well as the amputation of the right big toe.
2021-05-11	Palm Harbor	Fl	Five Star Quality Care-FL, LLC	Multiple body parts	Pedal cycle collision in nonroadway area
An employee was riding a bicycle. While still on the property at a crossroad, she was struck by a car. The employee sustained fractured ribs, a fractured clavicle, a fractured nose, and bleeding in the brain.
2021-04-21	Fort Worth	Tx	American Airlines	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall from pedal cycle
An employee was riding a bicycle between two buildings on a campus. The bicycle chain disengaged and the employee fell, suffering a broken collarbone, a head laceration, and a scraped knee.
2021-04-15	Coram	Mt	US Forest Service, Hungry Horse Ranger Station	Multiple trunk locations	Animal transportation incident, n.e.c.
An employee was training a horse. While riding, the horse stopped and hunched its back up while the employee was coming down onto the back of the saddle. The force resulted in a fractured pelvis and internal bleeding.
2021-04-14	College Station	Tx	Aggieland Countertops LLC	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was riding on the side of a forklift while another employee operated it. The employee stepped off the forklift and their right foot was run over by the forklift's tire, resulting in a broken foot.
2021-04-10	Orlando	Fl	Everblades Outdoors, LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On April 10, 2021, an employee was using a leaf blower. He was assisting the operator of a riding lawn mower when the mower ran over his foot, its blade amputating multiple toes.
2021-04-08	Semmes	Al	AMWASTE, INC.	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding on the back of a trash truck when the truck hit a bump in the road, causing the employee to fall from the truck and hit his head on the pavement. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury/concussion.
2021-04-05	Lewisville	Tx	RHP Staffing Company	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was riding a lawnmower near a creek when the lawnmower flipped into the creek, resulting in fractured ribs.
2021-04-03	Neihart	Mt	Showdown Montana	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was riding a ski lift to the top of the slope. The employee fell while exiting the lift and sustained broken ribs and loss of oxygen.
2021-03-25	Tyrone	Pa	Dixon Tool & Die Co., Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was riding on an electric maintenance cart that contained metal rolls. The employee was holding onto the rolls when the cart hit an object. The rolls moved and smashed a finger on the employee's left hand, causing the amputation of half of the first joint.
2021-03-25	Belle Vernon	Pa	Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding on the passenger outside side cab of a moving garbage truck. He lost his footing and the truck drove over his right leg and foot, breaking all the toes in the foot. He was hospitalized.
2021-03-19	Monroe	La	Monroe Coca-Cola Bottling Co	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was riding an electric pallet jack to a charging area. His foot was caught between the jack and the charging area. He suffered a laceration to the lower leg and fractures to the left fibula and tibia.
2021-03-18	West Jefferson	Oh	Torrid LLC	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was riding on a push cart, with both feet off the ground, when the cart tipped. The employee fell and was struck on the right leg by the cart's handlebar. The employee suffered a broken femur.
2021-03-12	North Kingstown	Ri	Poseidon Electric Solutions, LLC	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding on the bumper of a work van. He fell off and his head struck the pavement, causing a head/brain injury. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2021-03-09	Mcdonough	Ga	Autosales, Incorporated	Leg(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was riding on a motorized pallet jack. The pallet jack hit him, causing a fracture and a skin tear in his leg. He was hospitalized.
2021-03-09	Nogales	Az	U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION	Lumbar region	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
A Customs and Border Patrol agent was riding an ATV on a dirt road. He lost control at a corner and jumped from the ATV, hitting a boulder and suffering a shattered lower-back vertebra.
2021-03-07	Westlake	La	Savage Services	Forearm(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident
An employee was riding on the end platform of a tank railcar. As the railcar came to a stop, the employee fell off the platform to the ground. The railcar wheels ran over his forearm as he fell. The forearm was medically amputated.
2021-02-16	Nederland	Co	Eldora Ski Resort	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was riding a terrain feature at a ski resort when he fell and broke his left hip. He was hospitalized.
2021-01-27	Eagan	Mn	U.S. Postal Service - St. Paul Processing & Distribution Center	Lower leg(s)	Fall from pedal cycle
An employee was riding a tricycle when they stopped to let a pedestrian cross the aisleway, causing them to fall from the tricycle and resulting in a broken lower right leg.
2021-01-13	Bangor	Me	Brookings-Smith	Ankle(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
Two employees were riding a lift from a basement to the first floor of a home. A chain link broke and the lift fell about 6 feet back into the basement. One employee suffered a broken ankle.
2020-10-13	Jacksonville	Fl	WHC	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
On October 13, 2020, an employee was riding on the tailgate of a pickup truck. The truck went over a bump and the employee fell striking his head on the concrete parking lot. The employee suffered a skull fracture and bleeding in the brain.
2020-10-12	Boulder	Co	Specialized Bicycles - Boulder Experience Center	Arm(s)	Pedal cycle incident
An employee was riding his bike down a trail and crashed. The employee sustained an arm laceration that required hospitalization.
2020-09-24	Chicago	Il	ITS Conglobal	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
On September 24, 2020, an employee fell while riding on the bottom step of a reach stacker and was run over by the rear wheel, sustaining a crushed pelvis and left leg amputation.
2020-09-22	Easton	Ct	Aquarion Water Company	Skull	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding in the bed of a company pickup truck stabilizing the motor that was being brought over to the dumpster for disposal. When the truck came to a stop, the employee lost his footing and fell out of the truck bed on the driver's side and struck the back of his head on the driveway pavement. The employee suffered a laceration to the back of the head and a skull fracture.
2020-09-16	Houston	Tx	Tex-Tube Company	Forearm(s)	Fall from pedal cycle
An employee was riding a bicycle when the chain dislodged from the sprocket. The employee fell to the concrete, suffering a broken right forearm.
2020-08-25	West Palm Beach	Fl	TSM Tropical Services Management, Inc	Foot (feet)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee operating a riding lawn mower at a commercial jobsite fell off the lawn mower. The mower blade then caused an amputation to his foot.
2020-08-20	Carlisle	Ny	Suit-Kote Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was riding on the paver box when their fingers were caught between the guardrail and the mechanical lift on the paver. The employee's left middle and ring fingertips were amputated.
2020-08-18	Pottsboro	Tx	Jagoe Public Co.	Ankle(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was riding on a trailer inside a closed traffic lane, picking up traffic cones. His foot slipped off, hit the pavement directly in front of the trailer tire, and was run over. He suffered a broken ankle.
2020-08-18	Fort Riley	Ks	Skookum Contract Services	Hand(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was unclogging a riding lawn mower. The mower's impeller cut the employee's left middle finger at the knuckle, causing a fracture and ligament damage that required surgery.
2020-08-13	Cincinnati	Oh	ITS ConGlobal	Ankle(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
The injured employee was riding on the back of a hostler truck (yard mule). The injured employee fell off the truck and was struck by the back wheels. The employee was hospitalized for a broken ankle and a blood clot in the hip area.
2020-08-11	North Fort Myers	Fl	Joshua Tree Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was riding a lawn mower while cutting the grass when the lawn mower slid down a bank and flipped into a lake, leading to hospitalization.
2020-08-06	Sandy Springs	Ga	Georgia Waste Systems, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian vehicular incident
An employee was trying to mount the rear riding step on a residential trash truck. The employee missed the step and the truck tire rolled over the employee's foot, causing a laceration and possible broken bones.
2020-07-15	Walden	Colorado	Silver Spur Operating Company, LLC	Pelvis	Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
An employee on a horse was pushing yearlings (cattle) out of the willows to the meadow. The employee was riding his horse over to rope a yearling when the yearling turned quickly, along with the horse. The horse slipped on wet grass and fell on top of the employee. His leg was caught between the horse and the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken pelvis.
2020-07-13	Indianola	Mississippi	Capstone Logistics, LLC	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was using an electric riding pallet jack to unload a trailer when the jack stopped running and the employee fell off. The jack then kept going, striking and pinning the employee to the trailer floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg.
2020-07-10	Iliff	Colorado	DINKLAGE FEED YARD, INC.	Pelvis	Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
An employee was riding a horse, rounding up sick cattle at a feedlot. The horse bucked. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a broken pelvis.
2020-07-10	Cimarron	Kansas	Irsik & Doll Feed Services, Inc.	Brain	Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
An employee was riding a horse to check on cattle when the horse caught a soft spot on the ground causing the horse to bend down and the employee was knocked into a fence. The employee suffered a possible concussion, head laceration, neck pain, and mouth laceration and pain.
2020-07-07	Saint Joseph	Mo	AG PROCESSING INC	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was riding a belted man lift when his fall protection became caught in the man lift. The employee fell approximately 8 feet and broke his lower left leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-06-27	Winter Park	Colorado	INTRAWEST/WINTER PARK HOLDINGS CORPORATION	Forearm(s)	Fall from pedal cycle
An employee was riding a bike trail after placing signage at a trail junction. The bike's rear tire washed out and the employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken left forearm. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-06-26	Fombell	Pennsylvania	YMCA of Greater Pittsburgh	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was riding a zero turn mower. The wheel began to slide down an embankment. The mower turned around, did not flip, and slid down the embankment. The mower's blade cut the employee's left foot, causing fractures to the first, second, and third toes as well as severe cuts.
2020-06-22	The Villages	Florida	ABM Industries, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On 06/22/2020 at about 4:30 PM, an employee was off-loading equipment after doing eight hours of landscaping duties and riding for one hour in the air conditioned truck. He started feeling ill and was hospitalized for a heart attack and dehydration.
2020-06-19	Baton Rouge	Louisiana	EXCEL Contractors	Lower leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was riding in a UTV when the steering mechanism malfunctioned as a left turn was being made. The UTV flipped and fractured the employee's lower right leg.
2020-06-18	Edinburg	Texas	U.S Border Patrol	Arm(s)	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee was involved in an accident while riding an ATV, suffering an arm injury.
2020-06-18	Pine Island	New York	Pine Island Turf Nursery, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was riding a lawn tractor when the tractor drove into a ditch. The employee fell from the lawn tractor and three fingers on the left hand were severely lacerated.
2020-06-14	Cle Elum	Washington	U.S. Forest Service, Cle Elum Ranger District	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding a motorcycle on a trail when the front tire hit a rock and the employee was thrown from the motorcycle. The employee sustained a broken leg and a broken wrist.
2020-06-04	Alpharetta	Georgia	Lazer Spot	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was riding on the back of a truck cab, training a new hire. As the tractor backed up, the fifth wheel of the tractor did not engage the trailer pin and the tractor continued back into the front of the trailer. The employee was crushed between the two and suffered a broken leg and a broken pelvis.
2020-05-29	Rensselaer	New York	GARELICK FARMS	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a riding pallet jack when his left foot became jammed between the pallet jack and a shrink wrap machine, causing a severe left foot injury that required hospitalization.
2020-05-28	Columbus	Ohio	Rumpke	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding on the rear step of a rear-loading trash truck. The truck hit a bump and the employee fell off the step, suffering multiple lacerations, contusions, road rash, and a broken arm and nose.
2020-04-21	Grand View	Idaho	J.R. Simplot Land & Livestock	Lower leg(s)	Animal transportation incident, n.e.c.
An employee was riding on horse back, checking the health of feedlot cattle when the horse lost its footing and rolled over on the employee's leg, breaking the tibia on the right side.
2020-04-13	Kenosha	Wisconsin	QPS Employment Group	Head and trunk	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
A temporary employee was trying to turn a riding pallet jack when he lost his balance and fell from the pallet jack, landing on his tail bone/back and hitting his head. He was hospitalized with bruising to his back and head.
2020-04-01	Granite City	Illinois	Max B. Mullins Landscaping, Inc. dba Mayfields Landscaping	Lumbar region	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was mowing grass on a riding mower. The mower caught a boulder and threw the employee backward to the ground. The employee suffered a lower back injury and was hospitalized.
2020-03-25	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	AutoZone Hazleton Distribution Center	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee had been traveling on a riding pallet jack. While the employee was off the pallet jack, it struck the employee, tearing ligaments in the employee's left leg and right wrist.
2020-03-25	Leesville	Louisiana	Wastes Connections	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered heat-related illness while riding on the back of a trash collection truck. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-25	Durant	Oklahoma	Florida Concrete Services, LLC	Chest, 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 riding in the basket of a scissor lift. The employee was caught between the basket and a concrete structure, suffering a broken sternum.
2020-03-16	Rising City	Nebraska	Summit Calf Ranch, LLC	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding in the back of a cow trailer. The back door of the trailer opened and the employee fell out, hitting his head on the concrete drive. He suffered brain bleeding.
2020-03-10	Fort Stockton	Texas	Barricades Unlimited, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway
An employee was riding in the back of a trailer with signs and barricades. The barricades fell over. As the employee tried to stop them from falling, he fell from the moving trailer onto the highway. The employee sustained bruises and contusions.
2020-03-03	Brooklyn	New York	Saint John's Cemetery	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Nonroadway noncollision incident
An employee sustained back pain due to riding in a truck bed.
2020-03-02	New Castle	Pennsylvania	R & P Transportation	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Two driver employees were riding a lift gate from the ground to the trailer's edge. As they were traveling up, one employee reached down to lift up the trailer's roll up door. While reaching for the trailer's door, the employee's left foot got caught between the lift gate and the back of the trailer. Three toes on the employee's left foot were broken and the employee was hospitalized.
2020-02-27	Columbus	Ohio	UPS	Neck and back	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was riding on a tug and suffered injuries to his neck and lower back when the tug went under a belt.
2020-02-26	Missouri City	Texas	Crostex Construction, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was riding on the side of a front-end loader. It passed a pile of hardened dirt, which caught the employee's leg. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a broken right tibia.
2020-02-13	Broken Bow	Oklahoma	Tyson Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway
An employee was operating a riding pallet jack, staging a load of pallets. As he was backing the pallets into the staging area, the top pallet came in contact with a concrete pillar. It shifted forward and struck the employee's right hand as it rested on the throttle control of the pallet jack. The employee suffered a compound fracture and laceration to the little finger, resulting in a medical amputation to the finger.
2020-01-31	Pearl River	Louisiana	Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was riding a pallet jack and stopped to pick up his jacket that had fallen off the machine. As the employee stepped off the machine and reached down to retrieve his jacket, the operation controls were triggered and the pallet ran over his left foot. The employee sustained lacerations to the left leg and crushed toes.
2020-01-28	Janesville	Wisconsin	Schneider National Bulk Carriers, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading empty carts into a semi-trailer using the lift gate mounted on the rear of the trailer. While he was riding the lift gate up and demonstrating this process to a trainee, he tried to reposition his feet, shifting from one foot to the other. In doing so, he stepped over the lip at the side of the lift gate. His foot then hooked onto one of the bars that allows the lift gate to travel up and down and his leg became caught, causing a scrape and swelling to the calf. He was ho
2020-01-14	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	U.S. Xpress, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was riding a lift gate when his right foot was caught between the lift gate and trailer, resulting in the amputation of his middle and fourth right toes.
2019-09-16	Del Rio	Texas	US Border Patrol - Del Rio	Thigh(s)	Animal transportation collision in nonroadway area
On 9/16/2019, at approximately 0945 hours, a border patrol agent was on a horse working traffic when the agent spotted a group running. The agent was riding to the area when the horse started bucking. The agent was attempting to gain control of the horse as it headed straight for a fence and into a metal H-brace. The agent's right leg struck the H-brace, suffering a broken femur.
2019-09-05	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Calvary Chapel Church, Inc.	Arm(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding a lawn mower when he ran over tree roots and fell off the mower. The mower blade then lacerated his left arm.
2019-08-29	Brownsville	Texas	U.S. Customs and Border Protection	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding in the cargo bed area of an ATV while completing an exercise when she fell off the ATV and hit her head on the pavement. She was hospitalized with a fracture at the temporal lobe and hemorrhage of the frontal lobe.
2019-08-26	Dania Beach	Florida	Dynaserv Florida, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was conducting landscaping activities and went to clear a blockage within the blade area of a riding lawnmower when the blade amputated a right-hand fingertip.
2019-08-26	Granby	Colorado	J. R. Butler Inc	Leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was riding an ATV at a team building event when the ATV flipped. The employee suffered a fractured leg.
2019-08-23	Kennett Square	Pennsylvania	Eastern Horticultural Services, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was positioning a riding lawn mower when he lost grip and fell to the concrete floor, breaking his right femur and requiring hospitalization.
2019-08-19	Manchester	Pennsylvania	Penn Waste, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway
An employee was riding on the rear step of a garbage truck when the driver moved the vehicle onto the shoulder to avoid an oncoming vehicle. The employee was caught between the truck and a tree, suffering a rib fracture and chest contusion.
2019-08-19	Ava	Missouri	Southern Cross	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
On August 19, 2019, an employee was riding on an ATV to check leaks in pipe lines when the ATV flipped over in a washout. He was hospitalized with eight fractured ribs.
2019-08-13	Downingtown	Pennsylvania	Eagle Disposal of PA, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Vehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway
An employee was riding on the rear driver side step of a rear load trash truck. The truck was reversing onto a no-outlet street when it backed into a roll-off container on the side of the street. The employee was crushed between the truck and the container.
2019-08-13	Wormleysburg	Pennsylvania	Penn Waste, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding on the driver's side rear riding step of the trash collection truck. The employee dismounted the step before the truck had fully stopped and fell to the pavement, resulting in a fractured right hip requiring hospitalization.
2019-08-12	Orlando	Florida	Waste Pro	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was performing garbage collection duties (riding on the outside of a trash collection vehicle, collecting garbage from the curb, and putting it into the collection vehicle) when he began to feel flushed and nauseated and stopped sweating. He was hospitalized for dehydration.
2019-08-06	Wall	South Dakota	United States Department of Agriculture	Nonclassifiable	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was riding an ATV to the next prairie dog town. The ATV went into a drainage ditch that was hidden by vegetation. As the employee fell into the ditch their head struck an adjacent embankment. The employee initially lost feeling below the neck, and later recovered some sense of touch. The ditch was approximately 5 feet deep by 4 feet wide.
2019-08-02	Marvel Cave Park	Missouri	Branson Mountain Adventure	Arm(s)	Rail vehicle incident, n.e.c.
An employee was riding on an amusement park's mountain ride. He lost his balance and came partly out of the cart; his arm hit the track and his arm was broken.
2019-07-22	Kennebunk	Maine	Peace of Mind Landscape Construction, Inc.	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway
An employee was riding on the running board of a moving pickup truck when his hat blew off. He jumped off the truck and hit his head on the ground, requiring hospitalization.
2019-07-19	Dequincy	Louisiana	Waste Management of Lake Charles	Lower extremities	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway
A driver was backing a refuse truck down a dead-end street. Another employee attempted to mount the riding step on the left rear side of the truck while it was in motion. The employee slipped and was struck by the rear tandem wheels of the truck. The employee sustained fractures to the lower left ankle/foot that required surgical amputation and also sustained multiple fractures to the right leg.
2019-07-17	Houston	Texas	Memco Staffing (Thomas Grace - Prime Contractor)	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was standing up while riding on the back of a scissor lift. The employee was crushed between the scissor lift's rail and an exterior metal door frame, resulting in broken ribs and blood in the lungs.