Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-03	Lakewood	Nj	Northeastern Building Supply & Kitchens	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was adjusting straps for a sheetrock truck. While moving to step off the truck, the employee stepped on a board that snapped, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a back injury.
2021-07-28	Portland	Me	NorDx Laboratory	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A cart full of lead-lined sheetrock tipped over as it was being moved. Two employees were trapped under it; one suffered several broken ribs and was hospitalized.
2021-06-24	Longwood	Fl	Sunrun	Cheek(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
On June 24, 2021, an employee was pulling wires through the conduit in an attic when he stepped off a rafter and fell 8 feet through the sheetrock ceiling onto the garage floor. The employee suffered a facture to his cheek bone and was admitted to the hospital.
2021-06-18	San Antonio	Tx	Evenflow Home & Commercial Services, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was in the attic of a residence that was being renovated. Most of the attic floor had been removed. A 3.5' x 3.5' area was covered with a piece of sheetrock. The employee stepped on the sheetrock and fell through it 9 feet to the floor below and sustained contusions.
2021-05-11	New York	Ny	Danmar Interiors Inc.	Lumbar region	Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
An employee was bending down to pick up some studs near a ladder. Some sheetrock another employee (working 12 feet up the ladder) was holding slipped down and hit the employee as he bent over, striking and bruising his back. He was hospitalized.
2021-05-07	Barksdale Afb	La	H & H Field Services	Arm(s)	Bites and stings
An employee was tearing sheetrock out of a home when they were bitten by a spider, resulting in arm swelling.
2020-09-16	Hobe Sound	Fl	American Residential Services	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee fell through the sheetrock ceiling in a home's attic, landing on the concrete floor below and suffering head injuries.
2020-08-11	Middletown	Ct	Conn Acoustics, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
While installing sheetrock in a closet, an employee received a electric shock to the right shoulder and left hand from a 110-volt temporary light. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-04-20	Friendswood	Texas	D&L Electric Company	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on an 8-foot A-frame ladder, cutting sheetrock to attach an electrical terminal box. His elbow hit the terminal box and he was thrown off balance, falling to the floor from about four rungs up. He suffered a dislocated right wrist and a cut from a metal bracelet he was wearing.
2020-02-22	Lenorah	Texas	Winston Electric Inc. DBA Acme Electric Company	Eye(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was in a scissor lift using a sheetrock knife to cut sheetrock. He was putting the knife on the tray when his arm hit the cable tray causing the knife to ricocheted out of his hand and strike his left eye causing damage to the retina.
2020-01-29	Metairie	Louisiana	STEWART INDUSTRIAL CONTRACTORS	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on scaffolding framing up a fur down (dry wall ceiling) and hanging sheetrock. The employee fell and was hospitalized for broken ribs and a leg contusion.
2020-01-17	Madison	Alabama	Terminix Corporation	Ankle(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was installing a bait station in the attic of a residential home when the employee fell approximately 8 feet through the sheetrock to the floor below. The employee suffered a broken left ankle and required surgery.
2019-02-08	Dallas	Texas	Trinity Drywall & Plastering Systems, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was changing a razor blade on his non-retractable utility knife. He put the knife down on the ground and removed his glove. As he began removing a plastic strip on the bottom of the sheetrock his hand brushed against the knife and lacerated his index finger.
2018-07-05	Livingston	New Jersey	Van Leer South, LLC	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was trying to move 8 sheets of sheetrock when a sheet fell on the employee. The employee suffered a broken leg/kneecap.
2018-05-18	Thornton	Colorado	Horizon Drywall Incorporated	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was installing sheetrock off a scissor lift when he leaned against the scissor lift railing. The railing gave way and he fell approximately 24 feet to the ground, suffering lacerations and bruising.
2018-04-13	El Paso	Texas	Code Electric Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee moved a bundle of sheetrock in order to look behind it but it fell on his leg, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-04-05	Mckinney	Texas	G-Con Manufacturing	Head	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was performing a take-off above a ceiling measuring duct. The ceiling was 2 x 10 plywood decking with plywood below. He walked off the plywood and slipped and fell through the sheetrock ceiling, striking and lacerating his head on a pile of material.
2018-04-03	Atlanta	Georgia	Environmental Holding Group, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on 8-foot ladder removing sheetrock from a ceiling in a room with 10-foot ceilings. The ceiling gave way and fell hitting the ladder. The employee then fell and broke his foot and wrist.
2018-03-01	Bryan	Texas	Marek Brothers Sheetrock Installation Company, LTD	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a sheetrock dolly with dense glass down a small plywood ramp that bridged a concrete curb to the next level (approximately 8 inches high) when the dolly tipped over and fell on the employee, fracturing his right leg between the knee and calf area.
2017-10-10	Yonkers	New York	K&M FIRE PROTECTION SERVICES, INC.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was wheeling a tool cart from one job location to another when a stack of sheetrock that was leaning vertically against the wall toppled over and landed on the employee, fracturing his right wrist and seven right-side ribs.
2017-06-21	Tampa	Florida	Staffing Express, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
While lifting sheetrock, an employee felt a pop in his right calf muscle. He suffered a blood clot.
2017-04-26	Dallas	Texas	Gennesis Construction and Cleaning Services, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was removing excess sheetrock around an elevator shaft when the employee fell approximately 20 feet through the shaft, suffering a fractured elbow and heel.
2016-09-26	Mitchell	South Dakota	Carlos Johnson	Ankle(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
An employee was mudding sheetrock from a scaffold when it collapsed, causing the employee to fall 10 to 12 feet. He injured his foot and broke his ankle, requiring hospitalization.
2016-09-13	Houston	Texas	Mayad Drywall, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a 3-foot scaffold platform, screwing sheetrock into the metal studs when he lost his footing and fell off the scaffold. He fell through the open door onto sheetrock that was on the other side. He caught the sheetrock corner on his right side, breaking two ribs.
2016-08-02	Madison	Wisconsin	Heartwood Construction LLC	Ankle(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was at a client's jobsite sweeping up debris in a new room addition to a home. He stepped onto an area that was covered with sheetrock and fell 14 feet to the lower level onto a staircase below, hitting his head and breaking his ankle.
2016-07-15	Avenel	New Jersey	Hudson Interior Supply Co., Inc.	Jaw, chin	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the second floor landing to first floor landing while delivering sheetrock and suffered lacerations on the chin.
2016-06-22	Siloam Springs	Arkansas	HARNESS ROOFING, INC.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was removing insulation from the sheetrock ceiling of a roof when he stepped on the sheetrock ceiling and fell 20 feet to the floor below. He suffered a fractured skull, broken ribs, lacerated spleen, broken left wrist, and bruised kidney.
2016-05-31	Atlanta	Georgia	Amicus Construction LTD.	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was struck by 12 sheetrock panels that tipped over and fell onto and broke his left leg.
2016-03-08	Pisgah Forest	North Caroli	Schenck Job Corps	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
At approximately 09:00 a.m., an employee entered the attic area of the building to look for extra ceiling panels. He was making his way through the attic when he came across a surface that appeared to be concrete (this was actually the backside of the sheetrock that served as a ceiling to the area below). When he placed his foot on the surface, the sheetrock collapsed, and he fell from the 18-foot ceiling to the concrete below. He struck an automotive training aid tire with his left wrist as he
2016-01-14	Greenwood Village	Colorado	Aimco	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was exposed to excessive sheetrock and floor tile dust that entered the workplace from renovation being conducted in the work area. The employee suffered an asthma attack, which resulted in respiratory failure.
2015-12-21	Somerville	Massachusett	CENTURY DRYWALL INC.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
One employee fell three feet from a ladder while installing sheetrock and suffered a compound fracture to his right ankle.
2015-10-22	Canton	Massachusett	Colt Builders Corporation	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A stack of sheetrock fell onto a worker's leg breaking it.
2015-07-22	Lackland A F B	Texas	Lackland Air Force Base	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting into a sheetrock wall with a circular saw. The saw kicked back and cut the employee's left thumb around the first knuckle.
2015-05-14	Austin	Texas	Builders Cleaning Service L.P.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was inspecting the attic to verify if workers could access the windows for cleaning. While doing so, he fell approximately 13 feet through the sheetrock ceiling, landing on the floor below.
2015-03-05	Houston	Texas	Rocio Carbajal	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell from the second floor, at a height of approximately 10 feet, while installing sheetrock. The employee did not have a personal fall arrest system at the time of the accident.
2015-01-07	Roland	Oklahoma	Midwest Drywall Co., Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Employee was crushed by falling sheetrock while it was being moved at a renovation site located at 205 Boulevard, Roland, Oklahoma. The sheetrock was leaned in an upright position, totaling 17 sheets or 1,360 pounds. The material fell on the employee's legs and crushed them.