Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
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.
2021-09-12	Hazen	Ar	Loves Travel Stops	Brain	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was changing the tire of a semi-trailer for a customer. He replaced the tire on the rim and started putting air into it when the tire exploded and he fell down a ravine and hit his head. He was knocked unconscious and was hospitalized for head trauma and cerebral bleeding.
2021-09-11	Brookhaven	Ms	Lincoln Lumber Company	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
While tarping a load of lumber on a semi-trailer, the truck operator fell from the top of the load. The operator sustained fractures to the lower legs and a vertebra.
2021-07-19	Lakeland	Fl	SE INDEPENDENT DELIVERY SERVICES, INC.	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was driving an industrial yard truck to move semi-trailers in the yard. He was hooking the airlines of a trailer with his foot on a step when he lost his footing and fell off the side of the truck, about 36 inches, onto the asphalt/concrete ground. The employee stuck his head on the asphalt/concrete and suffered a brain bleed as well as cuts and scratches. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-19	Kansas City	Mo	RadSource Imaging Technologies Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading boxes onto a truck when they fell from the ramp and struck the edge of the semi-trailer. The employee sustained fractured ribs.
2021-07-15	Syracuse	Ny	H. O. Wolding Inc	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was opening semi-trailer doors when a bale fell against the door of the trailer and the door hit the employee, causing him to fall to the ground and sustain a fractured vertebra.
2021-01-06	Green Cove Springs	Fl	Custom Ecology, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
On January 6, 2021, an employee was installing a tarp on a semi-trailer while standing on the tarp rack platform next to the trailer. As he was descending the platform, he slipped and fell between the trailer and the tarp about 12 feet to the ground. He suffered a broken left ankle and was admitted to the hospital.
2020-10-06	Dover	Oh	Kimble Recycling and Disposal, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
On October 6, 2020, at approximately 10:45 AM, an employee was cleaning the tailgate on a semi-trailer. While shutting the door, the employee's finger got caught in the barn door hinge. The employee sustained an amputation to the right index finger.
2020-09-25	Tampa	Fl	Great Dane Trailers	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee removed a semi-refrigeration unit from the semi-trailer to repair it. After repair, the employee was putting it back on the semi-trailer, but the bolts did not line up. As the employee tried to adjust the bolts, his left index finger was caught between the refrigeration unit and the semi-trailer resulting in amputation of his nail and a quarter inch of his finger.
2020-09-23	Beckley	Wv	West Virginia Paving, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
Two employees were raking concrete in front of the concrete screed in a work zone. A semi-trailer entered the work zone and struck the concrete screed. The concrete screed then struck both employees and knocked them to the ground. Employee 1 suffered a fractured left leg and a laceration to the back of the head and was hospitalized. Employee 2 suffered contusions to both knees and the chest and whiplash. Employee 2 was treated and released.
2020-09-14	Fort Riley	Ks	Mid-American Water & Plumbing, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
The injured employee was part of a crew unloading a semi-trailer of a 6-foot stack of insulated pipe. After cutting one of the four steel bands, the employee stepped onto a nearby 4x4x4 crate in front of the trailer. The employee lost balance, fell and landed in between the tractor and the trailer. The employee injured their collar bone and scapula and sustained a cut on the head and a puncture wound on the back.
2020-08-25	Madison	Wi	First Supply LLC	Arm(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was loading a pallet onto a semi-trailer using a fork truck when his left arm was caught between the fork truck and the trailer, resulting in a fractured arm.
2020-08-18	Sturgeon Bay	Wi	H & H Utility Excavating, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was removing the gas cap from a gasoline engine that was in a semi-trailer. The vapor from the fuel ignited, severely burning the employee.
2020-07-08	Fort Smith	Arkansas	BOYD METALS	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping load a semi-trailer truck. As steel material was being placed on the truck, it amputated the employee's left middle fingertip.
2020-03-21	Laredo	Texas	Schneider National Carriers Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was replacing a bumper on a semi-trailer. While aligning the bolt holes, the bumper slipped and the employee's finger was pinched inside a bolt hole. The employee sustained a left index finger amputation.
2020-03-16	Ballinger	Texas	Mueller Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
An employee was working on a flatbed semi-trailer that could extend its length. The air cylinder to release the pinning device was not working properly, and he manually released it. When the truck pulled forward, the employee was caught between two pieces of steel. He suffered broken ribs and punctured lungs.
2020-03-03	Port Orange	Florida	US Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
A mechanic was investigating a possible hydraulic leak on the lift gate of a semi-trailer. A hydraulic line on the lift gate released pressurized hydraulic fluid which lacerated the mechanic's right middle finger and fluid was injected into the finger.
2020-02-21	Omaha	Nebraska	YRC Freight	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was loading a semi-trailer when a load bar impacted a pallet. The pallet and load then struck the employee, who suffered a broken right leg.
2020-02-10	Rochester	New York	Skyworks LLC	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
A delivery truck with a flatbed semi-trailer was parked in the yard. The back end of the trailer has a hydraulic dovetail to facilitate drive-on/drive off loading and unloading. It was in the down position. The injured employee drove a scissor lift and parked it over the tail end lip of the lowered dovetail. With the unit placed against the dovetail, the injured employee initiated testing of the pothole protection system and began lifting the basket. The delivery truck driver, unaware of the sci
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
2020-01-21	Saint Louis	Missouri	US POSTAL SERVICE	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a powered industrial truck while standing near a semi-trailer. The employee suffered a broken ankle and back pain.
2020-01-09	Lockport	Illinois	N&M Transfer Co, Inc.	Upper arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading a semi-trailer, slipped from the edge and fell to the ground breaking their humerus.
2019-09-07	Springfield	Illinois	Niemann Foods, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A third-party truck driver was getting ready to back up a semi-trailer as an employee came into the loading dock area. The employee was pinned between the semi-trailer and the dock plate. The employee sustained internal injuries and was hospitalized.
2019-08-05	Fort Scott	Kansas	KOSS CONSTRUCTION CO	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee developed heat stress while cleaning a plant site and securing a load to a semi-trailer throughout the day, requiring hospitalization.
2019-07-16	Houston	Texas	United Airlines	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading a semi-trailer truck. As he was repositioning a pallet, he stepped on some moisture that had accumulated and fell 4-5 feet onto the pavement. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left leg.
2019-06-14	Mitchell	South Dakota	NORFOLK IRON & METAL, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a pry bar to unload steel from the back of a semi-trailer for a customer when he slipped and fell, hitting his head on a spreader bar. He lost consciousness and suffered blunt trauma to the head, requiring hospitalization.
2019-05-16	Salina	Kansas	Standard Beverage Corp	Multiple body parts	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee was using a fire extinguisher on the brake area of his semi-trailer when a tire exploded causing burns to his neck and left hand along with debris in his left eye.
2019-05-16	Wooster	Ohio	Frito-Lay	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was attempting to enter a semi-trailer, lost balance and fell backwards off the step approximately 18 inches to the concrete ground. The employee suffered a right hip fracture that required hospitalization.
2019-05-03	Chippewa Falls	Wisconsin	Walmart	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was manually unfolding the chute (wing) on a fast loader machine (sorting conveyor), so boxes could be removed from a semi-trailer and sorted into individual department carts. The employee's left middle finger was pinched between a hinge and partially amputated.
2019-03-26	Riviera Beach	Florida	Averitt Express	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was removing the straps that secured wall panels that weighed approximately 2000 pounds to the wall of a semi-trailer. The panels fell onto the employee causing multiple contusions to the left arm, sternum and head.
2019-03-25	Ennis	Texas	Fluor Heavy Civil, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
Two employees were repairing a filter fence around a storm drain. A semi-trailer lost its two back wheels, which struck the employees. One of the employees was hospitalized, having suffered a broken wrist, ribs, fingers, and shoulder along with head trauma.
2019-03-01	Aurora	Illinois	Fedex Freight, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was working on a semi-trailer door when a cable snapped and struck the employee's hand. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.
2019-02-08	Orange	Texas	Conrad Orange Shipyard	Multiple trunk locations	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was using a torch to cut a weld on an semi-trailer truck when the employee's coat caught on fire. The employee suffered burns to his chest and back and was hospitalized.
2019-01-31	Plant City	Florida	Contract Freighters, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was opening the rear door of his semi-trailer when pallets of freight fell down on top of him, fracturing his left-side pelvis and T-12 vertebra.
2019-01-14	Hammond	Wisconsin	Guy Metals Inc	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was loading a metal pipe on a flatbed semi-trailer when the employee fell off the side of the flatbed semi-trailer. After the employee fell off the trailer, the pipe shifted position, rolled off the trailer, and landed on the employee's left leg. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured lower left leg.
2018-08-16	Mankato	Kansas	Price Truck Line, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
While unloading freight from a semi-trailer, an employee fell off the back of the trailer to the ground below, suffering a broken rib and collapsed lung.
2018-06-11	Benkelman	Nebraska	Diamond Vogel Paint	Brain	Roadway collision-moving in same direction
Three employees were on a paint truck applying paint stripping on the highway when a semi-trailer struck the rear of the paint truck flipping it over. Two employees were hospitalized for a concussion, brain bleeding and broken ribs.
2018-06-09	Kenosha	Wisconsin	Amazon.Dedc.com, LLC	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was working in a semi-trailer placing packages onto a conveyor when one of the packages fell and struck the employee on the head. The employee suffered a possible concussion.
2018-06-07	Navarre	Ohio	Shearer's Snacks LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
Two reach trucks (stand-up forklifts) collided in the loading dock area while loading semi-trailers. One operator was not injured. One operator was thrown from the reach truck and fractured the right wrist and left ankle.
2018-06-07	Orlando	Florida	Raney Components	Hand(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A delivery driver was unstrapping the load from the semi-trailer when a concrete window sill fell onto his hand breaking bones in the hand.
2018-05-30	Redbud	Illinois	Prince Corporation	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
An employee was making a feed mill delivery at a customer location and squeezed his body into a gap between the semi-trailer and the loading dock before climbing into the back of the semi-trailer. Afterwards, the employee began experiencing upper body pain. The employee was hospitalized for a hernia.
2018-05-17	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	U-Haul Co., Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was watching a forklift operator remove a pallet from a semi-trailer when he reached down to catch a box falling off a pallet. The forklift operator maneuvered the pallet into the trailer wall, causing the employee's finger to become caught between the two. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
2018-03-28	Dallas	Texas	Great Dane Trailers	Lower leg(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was loading a flat bed semi-trailer with a part that was almost as long as the trailer. As he was walking the part up the deck of the trailer, his right foot broke through the rotten wooden bed of the trailer and his right shin struck a metal cross beam, suffering a laceration that required hospitalization.
2018-02-25	Wayne	Nebraska	Great Dane Trailers	Lower leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a cart caddy to pull a semi-trailer into the paint booth. The employee was walking backwards and backed up against the bumper of the semi-trailer ahead of him in the paint booth. The cart caddy continued to move towards the employee and struck the employee in the lower leg fracturing the tibia and fibula.
2018-02-15	Valdosta	Georgia	Pritchett Trucking, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was sweeping out the back of a 53-foot semi-trailer when his foot slipped on the edge of the trailer and he fell approximately 4 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
2018-01-25	Marshfield	Wisconsin	Prince Corporation	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on an extension ladder cleaning snow off the top of a semi-trailer when the ladder slipped from under him. He fell about 13 feet to the ground and broke his pelvis.
2018-01-11	Winter Haven	Florida	FedEx Freight	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was exiting his semi-trailer truck when he slipped and fell to the ground, fracturing his leg.
2017-09-25	Berkeley	Illinois	Preferred Meal Systems, Inc. dba Preferred Meals	Multiple back regions	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
On September 25, 2017, at 5:00 p.m. the injured employee was loading a semi-trailer at the dock of the facility using a forklift. The truck driver pulled away from the dock with the forklift still in the trailer section of the truck. The forklift and the employee fell out of the back of the truck onto the concrete parking lot. The employee suffered a lumbar fracture and a spinal injury.
2017-08-24	Pendergrass	Georgia	Ely Concrete	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading a screed machine into a semi-trailer and descending the machine's ladder when he fell and hit his head on the asphalt below. He suffered a brain hemorrhage and brain swelling.
2017-07-10	Kenosha	Wisconsin	Associated Wholesale Grocers Inc	Brain	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading a semi-trailer with a pallet jack when the employee's head became wedged between a product box and the door or wall of the semi-trailer. The employee suffered a concussion.
2017-07-05	Mount Pleasant	Texas	Priefert Manufacturing	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was tarping a load of steel on a semi-trailer when he fell 3.5 feet from the trailer to the concrete pavement below, suffering a scalp laceration, skull fracture, and brain hemorrhage.
2017-07-03	Nekoosa	Wisconsin	Wysocki Produce Farm, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was using a silage bagging machine to take samples of silage from semi-trailers when the machine wheel ran over his foot and broke his leg.
2017-05-19	Stoughton	Wisconsin	Stoughton Trailers, LLC	Foot (feet)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee was working on an aluminum platform when part of the platform's weld failed, causing the employee to fall 2 to 3 feet onto the wood deck of a semi-trailer. The employee dislocated a foot.
2017-04-17	Chicago	Illinois	Universal Scrap Metals, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
The employee had just returned from picking up a semi-trailer of scrap metal from a third-party and was opening the doors to the semi-trailer before backing into the loading dock. When the employee opened the door on the driver's side, scrap metal fell from the trailer onto the employee resulting in a broken hip and leg and internal injuries requiring surgery.
2017-01-20	Fort Myers	Florida	Crown Roof Tiles	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
A temporary employee was standing on the forks of a forklift, helping to move and load tile-making equipment onto a semi-trailer, when he fell off the forks. The forklift then ran over his right leg, requiring surgery.
2017-01-06	Abilene	Kansas	Mid Kansas Cooperative	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping
On Friday, January 6, 2017,at 9:30 a.m., an employee was helping a trailer being loaded with fertilizer. As he stepped forward to notify the driver that the trailer was full, he tripped and fell forward, hitting his nose on the step of the semi-trailer. He was hospitalized overnight with a broken nose.
2016-09-15	Gridley	Illinois	Watershed Foods, LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Moving in opposite directions, oncoming, nonroadway
On or about September 15, 2016, an employee was driving a stand-up forklift in reverse from the back of a semi-trailer after setting down a load. A second stand-up forklift was also backing up and the two forklifts collided. The elevated forks of the second forklift struck the left foot of the employee controlling the first forklift. The employee suffered three broken toes, requiring surgical removal of the fourth toe, as well as a cut (left foot).
2016-08-24	Roberts	Wisconsin	COUNTY MATERIALS CORPORATION	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was positioning a 4x4 beam on a semi-trailer and pinched his right index finger between the beam and a concrete panel resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
2016-08-13	Kearney	Nebraska	Blessing LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing a motorized tarp on a side-dumper semi-trailer when his fingers became caught in the drive chain and sprocket, amputating his left ring finger to the first knuckle.
2016-07-21	Omega	Oklahoma	TETRA Technologies, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee exited the rear of a flatbed semi-trailer onto an unpaved county road, and fractured his left tibia and was hospitalized.
2016-03-12	Laredo	Texas	Staffmark Investment LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was moving a pallet with a pallet jack when he fell from the platform of the semi-trailer he was unloading. He fell head-first to the ground, suffering a head injury.
2016-02-10	Wills Point	Texas	Big Tex Trailers	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was loading trailers on a semi-trailer for shipment. While climbing off the trailer, the employee's wedding ring got caught, de-gloving the finger.
2016-02-04	Danville	Illinois	McLane Midwest, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was pinned between a semi-trailer and a dock door resulting in a crushed pelvis, fractured vertebrae and internal bleeding that required hospitalization.
2015-12-31	Elkton	South Dakota	Twin City Fan	Multiple back regions	Other fall to lower level
An employee was severely injured and hospitalized after she fell from the top of a load of industrial fans inside the back of a semi-trailer. The fan fell onto the employee. The employee suffered a T12-L2 back injury requiring a two-level fusion.
2015-12-28	Horicon	Wisconsin	Metals USA	Leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working from a semi-trailer repositioning a load of steel using an overhead crane. The employee lost his balance and accidently pushed the crane's handheld controls which in turn shifted the load of steel and pinched the injured employee's leg between the steel load and the trailer wall. His right leg was broken.
2015-12-24	Birmingham	Alabama	Performance Food Group Customized Distribution	Brain	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was making a delivery at a restaurant location. Product in back of the semi-trailer shifted and fell against the load-lock. The employee released the load-lock to adjust the product. The product fell onto the employee knocking him to the ground. Product and the load-lock fell onto the employee. The fall was approximately 30 feet from the back of the semi-trailer. The employee sustained a fractured right eardrum and bleeding in the brain.
2015-08-25	Twinsburg	Ohio	PEPSI AMERICAS	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employee was operating a semi-trailer lift gate to lift a load onto the truck. While the gate was lifting he tried to open the latch and his fingertip got caught between the lift gate and the latch.
2015-08-15	Owens Cross Roads	Alabama	Rowland Transportation, Inc.	Arm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to loosen the pin so that he could adjust the tandem wheels under the back of his 53-foot semi-trailer for loading/unloading. An air line failed or an air spring (ballast) burst, suddenly dropping the trailer down and pinning the employee's arm between the top of the tire and bottom of the trailer frame. His arm was crushed and lacerated.
2015-06-01	Saint Henry	Ohio	Cooper Farms, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was hospitalized after they missed a step while dismounting a bulk semi-trailer. The employee fell 2 to 2.5 feet to the ground, fracturing their right hip.
2015-03-11	Greeley	Colorado	Rugged Country Tanklines Corp.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
At approximately 3:00 AM on 3/11/2015, an employee was injured while trying to avoid an animal in the road. His truck swerved, and the tires got caught on the soft shoulder, causing the semi-trailer to roll over. He suffered three broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2015-02-10	Bartonville	Illinois	Dohrn Transfer Company LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee in the yard at the Bartonville, Illinois, location was exposed to a fall from a stationary vehicle when cleaning a mirror on a semi-trailer truck.