| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-04 | Crosby | Nd | Brigade Energy Services LLC | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| Two employees were removing a well head bolt using hammers. The hammers hit each other, causing one hammer to shatter. A fragment of the hammer went under an employee's safety glasses, causing an injury to their left eye. | |||||
| 2021-05-18 | Tampa | Fl | EnviroWaste Services Group | Multiple face locations | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
| An employee was cleaning lines when water pressure caused a hose to burst. He was struck on the face, suffering a cheek fracture and cuts from his broken safety glasses, as well as a retinal detachment and bruises to a cornea. | |||||
| 2021-04-21 | Sanford | Fl | Core Pipe Products, Inc. | Eye(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| On April 21, 2021, an employee was using a 4 1/2-inch handheld grinder on a 10-inch stainless steel fitted pipe. The grinder kicked back, knocked his safety glasses off, and struck his face, lacerating it near his left eye. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-06-30 | Midkiff | Texas | Targa Pipeline Mid-Continent WestTex LLC | Eye(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was removing a valve cap on a compressor at a compressor station. Trapped pressure caused the cap to fly off and strike the employee on the right side of his face. Glass from his safety glasses was embedded in his right eye, necessitating surgery to remove the eye. | |||||
| 2020-06-20 | Grapevine | Texas | Great Wolf Lodge of Grapevine, LLC | Eye(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| An employee was installing a new damper actuator on an air handler unit. He was using a cordless impact driver while working from a step ladder. While driving a self-tapping screw into a bracket, the screw bound up in the bracket causing the bracket to spin. The bracket knocked off the employee’s prescription safety glasses and struck his right eye. | |||||
| 2020-06-09 | Albertville | Alabama | Alloy Resources, Inc. | Head and neck | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was inserting an oxygen lance into a furnace to melt metal that had solidified over the argon injection ports. Molten metal splashed out onto the employee's face and neck, melted the employee's face shield and safety glasses, and caused first- and second-degree burns over five percent of the employee's face and neck. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-01-15 | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | The Marcus Corporation | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was using a hammer and chisel to remove some floor tiling when a piece of tile went under the employee's safety glasses and into the eye, lacerating it and requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2019-05-16 | Reserve | Louisiana | CBSL Transportation Services | Eye(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee opened a container with dichloroacetyl chloride residue, which is acidic. When the container was opened, tank pressure was released and some product discharged onto the employee. The product got on his back, the side of his body, and his face. He suffered first degree burns and irritation to the body and face, and was hospitalized for redness/irritation to his eyes. Safety glasses were worn at the time. | |||||
| 2019-05-03 | Midland | Texas | Big E Drilling Co | Eye(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| The injured employee was standing next to the drilling piping, holding material over the pipe joint to channel residual mud downward, ready to swing the disconnected piping out of the way. Oil-based drilling mud came out under pressure and three employees got mud in their eyes when their hard hats and safety glasses were blown off. One employee was hospitalized for an eye injury. The eye was burning, swollen and the employee was unable to see. | |||||
| 2019-04-29 | Belleville | Illinois | HANK'S EXCAVATING & LANDSCAPING, INC. | Cheek(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| On 4/29/2019, an employee was conducting landscaping operations at a street corner. He pushed a tree branch out of his way, and it snapped back and struck his face. A splinter pierced the left upper cheek just below the eye. Safety glasses were worn at the time. | |||||
| 2019-02-11 | Greenville | Mississippi | TUFFWRAP INSTALLATIONS, INC. | Eye(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was pulling two sheets of plastic together with his hands. He was holding a nail in his right hand which he was going to use to stitch the sheets together. His right hand slipped off the plastic and traveled toward his face and the nail struck his right eye. The employee sustained an eye injury requiring hospitalization. The employee was wearing safety glasses at the time. | |||||
| 2018-09-12 | Orlando | Florida | Bright Future Electric, LLC | Eye(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a screwdriver when it slipped from the employee's hand and struck the employee's left eye. Safety glasses were not worn at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2018-08-08 | Piqua | Ohio | Crane Pumps and Systems | Heart | Exposure to other harmful substances |
| An employee mixed epoxy paint and thinner (two-part epoxy) and added it to a pneumatic spray gun before entering a negative pressure paint booth to paint a pump. The employee wore safety glasses, gloves, and a half-mask respirator before entering the paint booth. Within 10 minutes of removing the respirator and cleaning the gun, the employee began itching due to a suspected allergic reaction to the paint. The employee was hospitalized for a possible heart attack. | |||||
| 2018-06-16 | Franklin | Ohio | Cheney Pulp and Paper Company | Eye(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was struck in the eye while picking up steel strapping, suffering an eye laceration that required hospitalization. Safety glasses were not worn at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2018-05-04 | Madison | Wisconsin | Dave Jones, Inc. | Eye(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was trying to connect a drive to duct work when it became stuck. He pulled on the drive, which released and knocked his safety glasses out of the way, lacerating his eye. He was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
| 2018-04-24 | Winter Haven | Florida | Carpenter Contractors of America, Inc. | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was using a cat's paw tool to pull out a screw when the screw popped out and hit his eye, scratching his cornea and iris. He was hospitalized. Safety glasses were not worn at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2018-03-14 | Holton | Kansas | Banner Creek LLC | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was using a hand drill when the drill bit broke and a chip flew into his eye. He was hospitalized. Safety glasses were worn at the time. | |||||
| 2018-02-27 | Lynn | Massachusett | GE Lynn | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was cutting a metal strap on a raw material pallet using a box knife when a piece of the metal strap struck the employee's eye, causing an eye orbital rupture. Safety glasses were worn at the time. | |||||
| 2017-08-11 | Windermere | Florida | Central Florida Investments, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| While standing on the toolbox in the back of a pickup truck, an employee bent over to give a pair of safety glasses to a coworker. He lost his balance and fell onto the concrete floor, suffering 11 broken ribs, two fractures under the right eye, and a brain hemorrhage. | |||||
| 2017-07-19 | Washington | District Of | JE Richards | Eye(s) | Injured by handheld object or equipment |
| An employee was standing on an 8-foot ladder looking into a wall to receive a fish stick (an electrical tool) when the fish stick became jammed. When the fish stick became free, it went up under the employee's safety glasses and poked his left eye, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-05-30 | Decatur | Illinois | Westfield Distributing | Eye(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was hammering a punch out of a large piece of steel when a piece of metal flew up and over his safety glasses and went into his eye. | |||||
| 2017-04-22 | Hurst | Texas | A&M Construction & Utilities, Inc. | Eye(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was wearing safety glasses while working on a water tower. When he descended the tower and took off his glasses, he felt debris in his left eye. His eye later began to bleed and felt painful, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-04-20 | Dayton | Ohio | Techmetals, Inc. | Face | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was splashed in the face with hot rinse water (approximately 140 or 150 degrees F) from a hose as he was transferring the rinse water to another tank. The employee was wearing PPE-safety glasses, apron, gloves, steel toed shoes, but no face shield. | |||||
| 2017-01-24 | Atlanta | Georgia | Emory University | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| A graduate assistant teacher was preparing to run a column chromatograph7 purification wearing a flame retardant lab coat and safety glasses, as well as gloves, long pants and closed toed shoes. A second graduate assistant teacher was sitting at his desk in the same lab at the time. The first teacher struck the bottom of a 4L glass bottle of hexanes on the edge of the bench, while attempting to put the bottle down. The bottom of the bottle sheared off on contact with the bench and the contents s | |||||
| 2016-09-21 | Rolla | Missouri | CSE Enterprises | Eye(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was drilling a hole through an overhead bar joist. The bit broke suddenly and the employee lost control of the hand-held drill. The unused portion of the drill bit went around his safety glasses and penetrated the eye. | |||||
| 2016-08-12 | Fort Smith | Arkansas | Water Tech, Inc. | Eye(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
| An employee was pressure flushing a clogged drain pipe that contained a caustic chemical with a pressure washer. The caustic substance in the drain pipe was pushed back out by the water pressure and splashed into the employee's face. His safety glasses were knocked off by the pressure and the caustic chemical got into his eyes. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-05-11 | Quantico | Virginia | MEB General Contractors | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| Two employees were working together to align a PVC vent pipe. When one of the employees used a 2-pound hammer to strike a PVC wedge, the PVC wedge fractured, and a piece of the wedge entered the right side of the employee's eye, past the safety glasses. | |||||
| 2016-03-08 | Gloucester | Massachusett | Dave Grondin | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was pulling a nail with a pair of 6" channel lock pliers when the nail broke and released from the pliers. A nail fragment went under the employee's safety glasses and punctured the globe of the employee's left eye. | |||||
| 2016-01-19 | Carrollton | Texas | Trillium Staffing, LLC | Eye(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was screwing a partition truck onto wood above his head. The screw gave way and bounced behind his safety glasses striking the left eye. | |||||
| 2015-12-01 | Cheyenne | Oklahoma | APACHE CORPORATION | Multiple face locations | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was struck in the face while blowing down a reinjection line at an oilfield production location, resulting in facial bone fractures, a hole in the roof of his mouth, tooth loss, and a big gash on his right cheek near/under the lower edge of his safety glasses. He required surgery. | |||||
| 2015-10-19 | Fayetteville | North Caroli | Service Source | Brain | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was weed-eating when a rock was thrown into the employee's face. Safety glasses were worn. The employee was unstable and disoriented and may have suffered a head injury. | |||||
| 2015-10-07 | Tulsa | Oklahoma | IC Bus of Oklahoma, LLC | Eye(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was applying an adhesive with a high pressure system when the hose ruptured spraying adhesive onto the employee's face and causing a facial laceration. Adhesive was injected into the left eye. The employee was wearing clear safety glasses and other required personal safety equipment. | |||||
| 2015-09-08 | Garden Valley | Idaho | Tom Mahon Logging, Inc. | Eye(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee felling a tree looked up at the tree being cut. A branch from the falling tree caught his wire safety glasses, knocking them off and allowing a branch to cut his eye. His iris/cornea was detached. | |||||
| 2015-08-17 | Mc Arthur | Ohio | Austin Powder Company | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was moving the couplings from a pressurized line. The line flew back, hitting and injuring the employee's eye. The employee was wearing safety glasses at the time. | |||||
| 2015-08-13 | Scranton | Pennsylvania | Master Halco Inc | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| A maintenance mechanic was drilling into a conveyor roller and a chromate chemical sealer sprayed out, ignited, and burned his face and arms. He was wearing safety glasses and was admitted to the hospital for 2nd and 3rd degree burns. | |||||
| 2015-06-22 | Milton | Pennsylvania | ACF Industries, LLC | Multiple body parts | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was changing a fuse in a 440v electric panel when the fuse engaged, causing an arc flash that shorted out the panel and sent out a ball of fire. The employee received first and second degree burns on his face and hands. The employee was wearing safety glasses at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2015-06-10 | Wauwatosa | Wisconsin | Alro Steel Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was cutting the banding on a bundle of 5 3/4" steel on dual hoists and a basket hitch on each end using a manual banding cutter and crushed the tip of his pinky finger between two pieces of steel, resulting in the amputation of his fingertip. He was wearing cut level 4 gloves and sleeves, hardhat, safety glasses + side shield, and steel-toed metatarsal boots. | |||||
| 2015-06-09 | Sterling City | Texas | Permian Services Company | Multiple face locations | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
| An employee was loading a well with hot oil. The employee had turned valves off and started to fill the well. The pressure in the tank filled due to the hot oil. The pressure release valve released flammable vapors and/or gases. The flammable vapors and/or gases ignited, burning the employee's face (cheeks and ears). The employee was wearing flame resistant clothing, a hard hat, and safety glasses at the time. | |||||
| 2015-05-07 | Geismar | Louisiana | Trimac Transportation | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was buffing out a valve on a trailer with a buffer when a piece of metal dislodged from the buffing disc and flew under his safety glasses into his eye. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-04-17 | Camp Lejeune | North Caroli | Atlantic Marine Corp Communities | Eye(s) | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was taking a glass door off of a stove when the door shattered. The employee was wearing safety glasses; however the employee brushed his face with his hand and glass entered his eye. | |||||
| 2015-02-27 | Yulee | Florida | JB Coxwell Contracting, Inc. | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was helping to remove reflective pavement markers when debris caused by the sledgehammer hitting the marker struck the employee's eye. The injured employee was wearing safety glasses. | |||||
| 2015-01-12 | Saint Gabriel | Louisiana | Chancellor, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| Employee was testing a meter with an 8-ft shotgun stick in an energized zone and encountered an arc flash. This incident occurred at approximately 8:00 AM on January 12, 2015. The employee was hospitalized with 2nd and 3rd degree burns. The employee was authorized to be in the energized zone and was wearing flame retardant clothing, a hard hat, safety glasses and a high-visibility vest. | |||||