| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-07 | Mobile | Al | Alafab, Inc | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was drilling holes in C-channel beams that were 16 feet long and weighed approximately 400 pounds. The employee placed three beams on saw horses. After drilling holes, he manually flipped them over. When the employee flipped the third beam it landed at an angle and fell off the saw horses and struck and fractured the employee's right leg and left ankle. The employee was hospitalized for surgery on his left ankle. | |||||
| 2020-02-24 | Farmerville | Louisiana | Flying Jack's Contractors, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| A carpenter was cutting 5-inch shims for a door jam project. While cutting on two saw horses, his saw kicked back and cut his left hand which was holding the wood board. He was hospitalized for a cut to his first and fifth digits and a severed tendon on the first digit that requires surgery. | |||||
| 2020-02-20 | Boise | Idaho | McAlvain Concrete Inc. | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was performing housekeeping and cleaning up wood used to build forms. She was dragging a heavy wooden saw horse while walking backwards when she tripped over a stack of rebar and impacted the ground, fracturing her right femoral head. | |||||
| 2019-08-18 | Spearfish | South Dakota | Rock Solid Home Builders | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| On August 18, 2019, an employee was standing on an exterior top plate setting trusses when the employee fell approximately 16.5 feet off the top plate and onto a saw horse and the ground. The employee suffered a fractured leg and jaw. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2019-07-16 | Londonderry | New Hampshir | Patriot Building Systems LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee finished cutting a 2x4 with a circular saw and set the saw on the saw horse. The saw then fell and as he tried to catch it, his right middle finger became caught in the spinning blade amputating a portion of the finger. | |||||
| 2019-06-06 | Houston | Texas | Watson Grinding and Manufacturing Company | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was preparing a shaft weighing 831 lbs. for grit blasting. The saw horse legs kicked up; the shaft began to fall and the employee tried to catch it. The shaft struck the employee's abdomen and crushed it. | |||||
| 2018-09-20 | New Iberia | Louisiana | PREMIER PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT, L.L.C. | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was sanding a portion of a work basket placed on a saw horse stand when the equipment fell onto the employee's left leg, breaking it and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-04-25 | El Paso | Texas | Allen Concrete Inc. | Hand(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a powered saw to cut a piece of wood that was supported by two saw horses when the saw cut his hand. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-09-27 | Sanford | Florida | Gator Dock & Marine Inc | Brain | Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment |
| A saw horse collapsed and struck an employee. The employee suffered a head injury and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-09-14 | North Richland Hills | Texas | Advantage Steel Service, Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was painting a steel beam that was on a saw horse when it fell on and broke his leg. | |||||
| 2017-08-01 | Fort Morgan | Colorado | Western Sugar Cooperative | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| An employee was cleaning a 16-inch butterfly valve weighing approximately 240 pounds. The employee lifted the valve from the saw horses and went to set it on the ground. A finger on his right hand was pinched between the valve and the floor, and was partially amputated. | |||||
| 2017-05-20 | Titusville | Florida | MET-CON, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was turning a saw horse when the saw horse's bay metal tube slipped and pinched his right index and middle fingers. His middle finger was fractured, and his index fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2017-03-27 | Durant | Oklahoma | Lexicon, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting 2x4s with a circular saw for grout forms. The boards were on saw horses. The saw kicked back and the employee's hand slipped under the saw resulting in amputation of the right ring fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-09-19 | Hazleton | Pennsylvania | Hazleton Casting Company | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| On Monday, September 19, 2016, at approximately 7:25 AM, an employee was setting up a core box at the beginning of work when he passed out and fell backwards striking his head on some metal saw horses. He sustained a head injury and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-05-19 | Conroe | Texas | Stainless Structural Works,LLC | Hand(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was packaging and weighing bundles of stainless steel shapes. The employee was adjusting the lifting strap to balance a load. The employee's finger was caught under the load (steel beam) when it was lowered onto the saw horses resulting in a partial amputation of the left index finger. | |||||
| 2016-03-17 | Hartington | Nebraska | Morton Buildings, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting 2x6 lumber used to frame the exterior of a building. He had the lumber stacked on saw horses and was using a cordless saw to trim it. After he completed the cut, a small piece of the wood became lodged inside the saw guard, causing the guard to become stuck in an open position. Not knowing that the guide was stuck, he set the saw down by grabbing it with his left hand. With the combination of the guide being stuck and the blade still in motion, the moving saw blade m | |||||
| 2015-09-30 | Tulsa | Oklahoma | VALMONT INDUSTRIES INC. | Skull | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| An employee was operating an overhead crane to move a 1100-pound steel structure from saw horses onto the floor. While moving the structure, the load shifted and hit the employee on the head. He fell backward and hit his head on the concrete floor. He was hospitalized with a skull fracture. | |||||
| 2015-06-19 | De Soto | Kansas | Rehrig Pacific Company | Ankle(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was removing the ejection plate from a mold while a crane was being used to "take a strain" on the plate. The employee was under the mold, which was sitting on saw horses, using a wrench to remove bolts. As he was removing the bolts, the mold shifted and broke his ankle. | |||||
| 2015-06-17 | Custer | Wisconsin | County Materials Corporation | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was working on a metal conveyor frame. He was cutting off the legs and set it down on saw horses. The frame fell off the saw horse and struck his body. He was hospitalized with abdominal injuries. | |||||
| 2015-04-24 | Sweeny | Texas | ZACHRY CONSTRUCTION CORP. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| At approximately 11:20 a.m., four employees were relocating a rolling scaffold hooch. While trying to move the hooch into position, one of the caster wheels got stuck. The employee tried to redirect the caster to align it with the others. His right-hand pinky finger got caught between the hooch's scaffold leg and a steel saw horse, resulting in an amputation to the fourth digit on the right hand just above the first joint. | |||||
| 2015-02-27 | Elkhorn | Nebraska | James Hardie Building Products | Hand(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cutting siding into 2-inch strips using a circular saw on a saw horse. The strip started to buckle; the employee reached to grab it, cutting the palm at the finger joint. | |||||
| 2015-02-26 | Kiefer | Oklahoma | Bridge Crane Specialists, LLC | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| Employee slipped off a saw horse and fell resulting in a laceration to his arm that required stitches and an overnight stay at the hospital. | |||||