Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-13	Austin	Tx	Regency IHS Clinical Consulting, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee placed a hot pan of butter into a sink of water causing the butter and water to splatter and burn the employee's head, face, neck, left arm, and right upper leg.
2021-10-07	Ashland	Oh	Turk Brothers Custom Meats Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was washing rags in a sink when a door shut on his right index finger. He suffered a fingertip amputation.
2021-08-11	Atlanta	Ga	HARTYBAKE, LLC	Hand(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On August 11, 2021, a temporary employee was washing pots and pans. While his right hand was in the sink containing dishwater, dish cleaning liquid spilled over the cuff of his glove and caused a chemical burn to his hand.
2021-06-25	Houston	Tx	Reterra Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing plastic from a float sink line machine when their right hand contacted the rotary valve, resulting in the amputations of their index, middle, and ring fingers down to the first knuckle. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.
2021-04-28	Grindstone	Pa	McDonald's	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was getting stock out of a cooler. The employee fell over the filler box for a fryer that was being taken back to the sink to be cleaned, landing on the floor and suffering a back injury.
2021-04-09	Alvin	Tx	Ascend Performance Materials Texas Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee walked into a location in a tank containment dike where part of a grate had been removed, causing his right leg to sink in hot wash water up to his knee. The water filled his rubber boot and he suffered second- and third-degree burns below the knee.
2021-04-07	El Dorado	Ks	Flinthills Services, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped while turning to walk away from a sink. She fell, suffering a broken femur.
2021-03-15	Round Rock	Tx	Ferguson Plumbing Supply	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was unloading a concrete mop sink from the back of a truck with a dolly. The slope of the ramp caused the sink to slide down the dolly and crush the employee's right thumb. The employee suffered a fracture and dislocation to the thumb.
2020-10-08	Gonzales	La	Lowe's Home Improvement	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On October 8, 2020, an employee was bringing down a sink from an upper-level shelf using a ladder. He fell from the ladder to the ground about 9 feet below, suffering broken ribs that punctured his lung.
2020-10-02	Oklahoma City	Ok	BRAUM'S, Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped in water that was on the ground next to the sink, fell, and struck the back of her head. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-29	Peachtree City	Ga	Five Guys	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking to the walk-in freezer at the back of a restaurant. He slipped on some French fries that were on the floor near a potato sink, fell, and suffered a broken femur.
2020-09-17	Dodge City	Ks	United Telephone Association, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing an extension ladder to enter the attic. The bottom of the ladder slid out and the employee fell 6-8 feet hitting his left ribs on a metal sink. The employee sustained eight broken ribs.
2020-09-02	Panama City	Fl	J. Michaels Dockside Bar & Grill	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was carrying a large stock pot of hot water from the stove to the sink when he lost his balance, slipped, and fell. The hot water spilled on and burned his body.
2020-07-18	Snowshoe	West Virgini	Snowshoe Mountain, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was using chemical cleaning products to unclog a sink drain when the employee inhaled the chemical mixture and suffered respiratory irritation.
2020-05-24	Butler	Pennsylvania	Sheetz, Inc.	Skull	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee suffered a cut thumb while cutting chicken with a knife. While washing the cut, the employee fell, striking their head on the sink and the floor. The employee suffered a fractured skull.
2020-03-19	Lake Mary	Florida	TRANSFORM LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking to the sink to wash his hands when he slipped and fell on the floor. He was hospitalized with injuries to his lower back and hip.
2020-03-11	Austin	Texas	Airco Mechanical, Ltd.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on a metal, fixed ladder. He was opening the roof hatch to go onto the roof when he fell about 12-14 feet to the floor, hitting a sink faucet and the ladder on the way down. The employee was hospitalized with multiple rib fractures on the left side, a fractured scapula, and a bruised lung.
2020-01-08	Ozark	Arkansas	Area Agency on Aging of Western Arkansas, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level
An employee was cleaning a stove and then went to the sink to rinse the cloth in a resident's home. The employee turned to return to the stove and her foot became caught on something on the floor. The employee fell on her right side to the level floor and sustained a broken lateral rib on her right side.
2019-09-23	Seaford	New York	USPS	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was walking on a lawn to make a delivery and fell into a 13-ft. sink hole. The employee sustained bruises.
2019-09-04	Denver	Colorado	Watermark Harvard Square LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was heating butter in a pan on a stove. When the butter burned, the employee placed the pan in the sink and poured water on it. The oil spattered and burned her face and arms.
2019-08-21	Bechtelsville	Pennsylvania	SciCast International, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a step ladder running wire along a ledge above the door when he fell off the step ladder sideways and hit a plastic slop sink with his left side. He fractured four ribs.
2019-08-21	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Eatn Park Hospitality Group, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee suffered a reaction while cleaning a kitchen sink with bleach, requiring hospitalization.
2019-07-13	Denton	Texas	O'Reilly Hospitality Management	Forearm(s)	Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were installing a sink. An employee was underneath the sink while the injured employee was pushing the sink down. The sink fell through and broke. The injured employee's right arm went through the sink and his forearm was lacerated.
2019-06-25	Colorado Springs	Colorado	Lowes Home Improvement # 2806	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee was fixing a leak under a break room sink when the employee was shocked and burned by 110 voltage. The employee recoiled and hit their head. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-05-20	Cedar Hill	Texas	Western Cabinets Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
On 5-20-2019, at approximately 11:30 AM, an employee was attempting to stand up in the bathroom when he slipped on water and hit his head against the sink. He suffered blunt force trauma to the head.
2019-05-13	Newark	Delaware	Christiana Care Health System	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was moving a gurney past a mounted sink and pinched his right pinky finger between the gurney and the laminate support for the counter top resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-04-04	Toms River	New Jersey	Flo-Dar Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee was lying on his back underneath a kitchen sink installing a laminate countertop and felt pain in the lower chest while pulling on the countertop.
2019-03-01	Tipp City	Ohio	Mechanical Systems of Dayton, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was repairing a leaking drain pipe under a sink at a restaurant. Water splashed on the employee's leg, causing a bacterial infection.
2019-02-04	Fort Worth	Texas	TOP FLIGHT STEEL	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was inside a crane positioned on top of a sink hole when the crane tipped over. The employee jumped out of the cab and suffered a hairline fracture to his right leg.
2019-01-22	Coldwater	Mississippi	Innocor Foam Technologies, LLC	Eye(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
Two employees got into a heated argument and agreed to step into the men's restroom to fight. One of the men fell and struck his head on the sink, suffering a fracture and swelling of the right eye socket. He was hospitalized.
2018-09-20	Washington	District Of	Berkel and Company Contractors, Inc	Knee(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating rig equipment to drill and install soldier piles. The rig was traveling to the next pile location when it encountered a soft spot on the bench. The employee immediately stopped on command from the spotter. The left side track of the rig then started to sink, causing the rig to tip over on its side. The employee's left leg struck the tramming levers and computer inside the cab when the rig tipped over, suffering two fractures below the knee.
2018-09-09	New Florence	Pennsylvania	NAES Power Contractors	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was vacuuming fly ash on the top section of a boiler when he stepped into an unusually deep section of fly ash, sinking into it up to his knees. The fly ash, which was still hot, went under his pants and into his shoes, causing second degree burns to both legs from the knees down.
2018-08-08	Spooner	Wisconsin	Courtesy Corporation	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was carrying serving trays from the dining area to the kitchen sink for cleaning when the employee struck a cart and fell, suffering a fractured hip.
2018-07-10	Dallas	Texas	Custom Mfg. Co. Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was trying to deburr a small metal part using a multi-flute countersink when the employee came into contact with a 15-inch drill press, resulting in a left thumb amputation.
2018-06-07	Hackettstown	New Jersey	Ronetco Supermarkets, Inc	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell while walking by the sink in the seafood department. The floor was somewhat damp. The employee suffered a fractured left femur.
2018-05-29	Cactus	Texas	JBS USA LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
The injured employee was at the hand wash sink. Another employee went behind her and fell backwards lacerating the injured employee's upper left shoulder with a knife.
2018-05-24	Houston	Texas	The Forum at Memorial Woods	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell in a dish room while bringing dirty pots to the sink for washing, dislocating his elbow and suffering a concussion.
2018-05-20	Glen Spey	New York	Gagnon Line Construction, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
An employee was working from the extended boom/basket of a bucket truck. The outriggers of the bucket truck were not set on solid ground, resulting in the outrigger sinking into the ground as the boom was further extended. The truck became unstable and collapsed with the employee inside the basket. He rode the bucket to the ground and fractured his back and ribs.
2018-04-02	Columbia	Pennsylvania	Weis Market, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to tie his shoe when he lost his balance and fell onto the corner of a three-bay sink, fracturing multiple ribs on his left side and suffering a collapsed lung. He was hospitalized.
2018-02-24	Watertown	Massachusett	Stop & Shop	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was cleaning the meat room when he picked up a meat poly board to carry to the sink. The board was too heavy, and he lost his balance and fell to the floor, fracturing his hip. He was hospitalized.
2018-02-19	Pensacola	Florida	Bureau of Prisons - Dept of Justice	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
Employees were transporting hot water in a large plastic garbage bin from a kettle to a sink to wash dishes, because the water heater was not working, when the bin tipped over. The hot water splashed the injured employee on the back of the legs, calves, and feet, causing second degree burns.
2018-01-29	Zavalla	Texas	Southern Hardwood Company, LLC	Multiple arm locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was drilling a hole in a wooden mat when the employee's right glove was grabbed by the countersink piece of the drill bit. The employee's right arm was then pulled by the moving drill bit, resulting in multiple fractures of the upper and lower right arm.
2018-01-15	El Paso	Texas	Texas Roadhouse, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was washing a salad mix in a prep sink that was approximately 3/4 full of water when his left index finger was lacerated by a knife that had fallen into the water.
2018-01-08	Lonoke	Arkansas	Remington Arms Company, LLC	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was heating water in a stainless steel work sink to perform a cleaning operation. The water began boiling, so the employee introduced cold water into the bottom of the sink to cool it down. The reaction of the cold and hot water and the force of the water going into the bottom of the sink caused the water to spew out from the sink and splash onto the employee. He sustained second degree burns to the front of both of his legs and a spot on his abdomen and right forearm. The water was
2017-08-23	Beavercreek	Ohio	DRS Advanced ISR	Shoulder(s) and back	Fall on same level due to slipping
While walking to the sink in the break room, an employee slipped and fell on the wet floor, suffering back and shoulder injuries.
2017-08-13	Lake Forest	Illinois	Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was putting products away when her scooter struck the edge of a sink and tipped over. She put her foot down as the scooter tipped, and her right foot and ankle were fractured, requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-08	Derby	Kansas	Rock Surgery Center	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was washing surgical instruments in the decontamination room. She turned to take the instruments to the other sink, slipped and fell, sustaining a dislocation and a fractured humerus.
2017-08-07	Cincinnati	Ohio	Hillebrand Nursing and Rehabilitation Center	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee lost consciousness while cleaning a small cut on their finger at the sink. The employee fell to the floor, suffering a head injury, skull fracture, and brain hemorrhage.
2017-07-27	Ocala	Florida	Brinker International	Lower extremities	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning the boiler sink when he lost his footing on a three step ladder and fell into the boiler sink resulting in burns to his lower extremities. He was admitted to the hospital.
2017-04-29	Newburgh	New York	ST. LUKES HOSPITAL	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was helping a patient stand when the patient lost balance, causing the employee to fall back and hit a sink. The employee was hospitalized with a back injury.
2017-04-26	Evanston	Illinois	NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY	Arm(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was carrying a pot of hot water to the sink when the employee slipped, resulting in hospitalization for first and second degree burns to the employee's arm.
2017-03-28	Fort Bliss	Texas	Pride Industries	Hip(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee and a coworker were carrying a sink into storage when the employee tripped on a 4-inch curb and fell, fracturing his right hip.
2017-01-17	Washington	District Of	Corvias Group	Head and trunk	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was entering a dormitory room to repair a leaking sink when he slipped and fell, injuring his head and back.
2017-01-12	Guthrie	Texas	Red Diamond Energy Service, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee was using a 24-inch pipe wrench to make up a connection on a sinker bar, which was on stands on the ground, when he lost his footing and slipped. His lower right leg became twisted and suffered a spiral fracture.
2016-09-26	Claremore	Oklahoma	UPCO, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was operating a pendant crane to move a bundle of 20 sinker bars onto a stack that was eight levels high. As he was unstrapping the hook from the bundle, a banding from another bundle beneath had become undone, causing the bundle of rods to collapse. He was caught in the fallen bundle of rods, causing multiple fractures to both legs. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2016-09-20	Oak Park	Illinois	THR1, Inc.	Arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee was under the kitchen sink connecting a water line to install a dishwasher when his arm contacted a live 220-volt line, causing an electrical shock and burns to his arms.
2016-09-17	Glenview	Illinois	Costco Wholesale Corporation	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking toward the prep sink in the deli area when she turned around and slipped and fell. She landed on her right leg and fractured her upper femur, requiring surgery.
2016-09-04	Tallahassee	Florida	Wen South, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was trying to open a door to the work area while a coworker was on the other side of the door washing their hands in the sink. The door was blocked causing it to slam on the injured employee's finger, amputating it halfway up the right middle fingernail.
2016-05-09	Plant City	Florida	Santa Sweets, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was lifting a platform for cleaning. The chain that connects the platform to the conveyor belt that feeds tomatoes into the wash sink broke causing the platform to fall and sever his right thumb in multiple locations.
2016-03-14	Green Bay	Wisconsin	American Foods Group	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
On or about March 14, 2016, two employees got into an altercation while rinsing at the wash sink. The first employee took a knife and meat hook and struck the second employee, lacerating his clavicle area and neck. The first employee suffered a laceration to the side of his face.
2016-03-14	Tucker	Georgia	The Herban Group Inc	Hand(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was elevating a manlift on the construction site to paint the side of the building. The employee was wearing a safety harness and was tied off in the basket at the time of the incident. The wheels of the lift began to sink in the ground, causing the manlift to tilt over. The lift fell to the ground on its side with the employee tied off in the basket. The employee's right hand broke while trying to brace for the fall.
2016-02-02	San Antonio	Texas	Raising Cane's	Lower leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
On 2/2/16, at 9:45 a.m., an employee was pouring hot water from a bucket into the sink when hot water contacted the employee's right leg. The employee suffered 3rd degree burns from the knee to the ankle and was hospitalized.
2015-11-20	Milton	Florida	Prince Contracting, LLC.	Leg(s)	Other exertions or bodily reactions, n.e.c.
An employee used the ladder to go down into the 8 feet deep trench. He stepped onto the floor of the trench and started to sink. His co-worker dropped down an emergency retrieval sling and as he was pulling himself up with it, he hurt both legs resulting in torn ligaments.
2015-11-10	Acworth	Georgia	Ingles Markets	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was transporting a pot of hot water from the stove to a sink when she slipped and fell. She suffered burns to both feet and legs.
2015-10-08	Mason	Ohio	Kroger Store 448	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
A deli associate was doing evening clean up and moved a deli cart from its place next to the fryer to the triple sink with a hose. The employee tripped over hose and fell breaking the left hip.
2015-08-28	Wellington	Florida	Della Rossa Plumbing & Solar "LLC"	Sole(s)	Stepped on object
An employee was gluing a piece under a bathroom sink when the sink fell. The employee stood up and attempted to step over the broken pieces, which cut through his sneakers and cut the bottom of his foot.
2015-07-22	Ocilla	Georgia	Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was in the meat department emptying water into a sink from a tub that is used to soak meat trays when he slipped and fell backwards. The store manager found the employee on the floor and helped him up. He was later hospitalized with a cracked rib and punctured lung.
2015-07-10	Mount Pleasant	Arkansas	WHITE RIVER PETROLEUM COMPANY INC	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking out of the kitchen area and lost her footing. She fell and hit her head on the kitchen sink.
2015-05-20	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Remed Recovery Care	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee injured his back in a patient's apartment when he picked up a bucket of water used to mop the floor from the sink.
2015-05-17	Montgomery City	Missouri	Duffy Box & Recycling, Incorporated	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a mixer in the sink while still plugged into an electrical outlet. The mixer was turned on and the tip of her right index finger was severed when it was caught in the shaft.
2015-04-17	Lancaster	Pennsylvania	Earth Pride Organics, LLC	Foot (feet)	Contact with hot objects or substances
A sanitation worker was working at a sink in the production area near the kettles. A kettle operator was using a forklift to raise drums of hot sauce. A drum was knocked from the pallet, struck a cart, and hit the ground. A plastic bag within the drum broke open when the drum hit the floor, and the hot sauce contained within the plastic bag hit the back of the sanitation employee. The employee received first and second degree burns on the head, front, arm and leg. Additionally, an area on the
2015-03-27	Orlando	Florida	Alpine South Plumbing Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment
An employee was installing a sink faucet when he cut his finger on the edge of the stainless steel sink.