Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Grand Prairie	Tx	PENSKE LOGISTICS LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee was using a fire extinguisher to put out a smoldering fire on a truck tailgate. The employee inhaled some of the smoke and fire extinguisher powder, suffered respiratory distress, and was hospitalized.
2021-10-31	Lima	Oh	RUDOLPH FOODS CO. INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Small-scale (limited) fire
On October 31, 2021 an employee suffered smoke inhalation after a fire occurred in a dumper located in a fryer room. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-18	Shawano	Wi	AARROWCAST INC	BODY SYSTEMS	Fire
An employee used a 20-pound dry chemical fire extinguisher to extinguish a fire under the furnace on a melt deck. The employee began to have trouble breathing and was hospitalized, suffering from smoke inhalation.
2021-07-09	Pray	Mt	US Forest Service Region one, Fire Depot	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
A smokejumper jumped out of a plane to fight the fire and got caught in a tree. The parachute let go and he fell to the ground. The employee sustained a pelvic injury, a broken tibia and a concussion.
2021-05-24	Silver City	Nm	Gila National Forest	Multiple body parts	Parachuting incident
A smokejumper parachuted out of a plane to fight a wildfire. He had a hard landing on rocky terrain and suffered a skull fracture, a traumatic brain injury, facial fractures, a fractured neck vertebra, left-side pneumothorax, a broken left humerus, a broken left scapula, three broken ribs on the left side, a broken right tibia, and a shattered knee. He was hospitalized.
2021-04-08	Burr Ridge	Il	Loomis Armored US	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was driving an armored vehicle when it broke down. The employee inhaled smoke and was hospitalized.
2021-01-23	Alpena	Sd	LINK SNACKS, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
The sampling door on a smokehouse was closed on an employee's right middle finger, causing a partial fingertip amputation.
2020-10-10	Shiprock	Nm	United States Census Bureau	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was conducting Census duties on the road and suffered an asthma attack due to smoke in the environment. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-17	Bend	Or	U.S. FOREST SERVICE, BEND-FORT ROCK RANGER DISTRICT	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
While attempting to repel from a tree, a smoke jumper fell approximately 25 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured L4 vertebra and a shoulder injury requiring surgery.
2020-07-14	Llano	Texas	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center -Llano	BODY SYSTEMS	Forest or brush fire
An EMT was responding to a grass fire and went into a home to evacuate it. The employee suffered smoke inhalation and was hospitalized.
2020-05-11	Fort Wainwright	Alaska	BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT	BODY SYSTEMS	Nonclassifiable
An employee experienced breathing difficulty while smoke jumping and was hospitalized.
2020-03-31	Madison	Florida	Stahl-Meyer Foods, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a movable rack containing meats to the smoker when another employee also using a movable rack rammed into him, causing his right middle finger to be caught between the two racks. The employee suffered an amputation without bone loss to his right middle finger.
2020-03-20	Wall Township	New Jersey	New Jersey Natural Gas Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
A flashlight was charging in a small truck cab. It ignited, causing an employee to suffer smoke inhalation.
2020-02-06	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	HAH Group Holdings, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Other structural fire without collapse
An employee was taking care of a client in her home. The house caught fire. The employee suffered smoke inhalation while trying to get the client out of the house. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-01-08	Albany	Ohio	Synergy Sand LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee was driving a truck when it caught fire. After pulling it over and using a fire extinguisher, she suffered from smoke inhalation and was hospitalized.
2019-09-02	San Diego	California	San Diego Air and Marine	BODY SYSTEMS	Vehicle or machinery fire
During a joint operation, a marine interdiction agent and a border patrol agent suffered smoke inhalation due to a boat fire.
2019-08-09	Hershey	Pennsylvania	Hershey Entertainment & Resorts Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Ventilation fans inside the restrooms of the employee cafeteria experienced a mechanical issue, causing smoke to occupy the restroom. An employee working in the cafeteria at the time of the mechanical issue experienced trouble breathing and had an asthma attack due to smoke inhalation, requiring hospitalization.
2019-07-31	Junction City	Kansas	Valley Metals	Leg(s)	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was working on a combine truck trying to get a part loose. The employee was using a blow torch when it exploded. The employee was hospitalized with severe burns, especially on the right leg, and smoke inhalation.
2019-07-14	Manitowoc	Wisconsin	Cher-Make Sausage Company	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While checking product temperatures in a smokehouse, an employee got something slippery on his boots and then slipped on the floor outside of the smokehouse. The employee's left kneecap made contact with the floor and was displaced.
2019-04-24	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Jefferson University Hospital Physicians	BODY SYSTEMS	Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
On Wednesday, April 24, 2019, an outside dumpster caught on fire. During the evacuation of the building, the employee inhaled smoke. The employee was hospitalized due to smoke inhalation and respiratory issues.
2019-04-21	Longview	Texas	Christus EMS	BODY SYSTEMS	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee was assisting a vehicle that was on fire. When the employee was putting out the fire under the hood, the smoke came back towards his face. He was hospitalized due to smoke inhalation.
2019-03-15	Mountain View	Arkansas	FIBER ENERGY PRODUCTS	Multiple body parts	Dust explosion
On March 15, 2019, at 1530, two employees noticed smoke from the sawdust bin. The two employees attempted to move the sawdust in the bin to the ground via an auger system. Thirty minutes later, the employees opened the lower hatch. A blast of fire shot from the hatch, severely burning the two men. The first employee suffered burns on the neck, face, and hands. The second employee suffered burns on the chest and stomach area.
2019-02-14	Kenner	Louisiana	Jackson Truck & Trailer Repair of LA., Inc.	Hand(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee had been using paint thinner to clean auto body parts. When he went outside to smoke, paint thinner on his gloves ignited and burned his hands.
2019-01-14	Abilene	Texas	Tige Boats, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Other structural fire without collapse
Six employees on night shift were attempting to put out a fire in one of the buildings when they were overcome by the heavy smoke. Two of the employees were hospitalized.
2019-01-05	Greenfield	Massachusett	American Medical Response of Massachusetts, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
While responding to a 911 emergency call at a residence, a paramedic was overcome by secondhand smoke and suffered an asthma attack, requiring hospitalization.
2018-09-21	Hauppauge	New York	Radisson Hotel	BODY SYSTEMS	Nonclassifiable
An employee was hospitalized due to smoke inhalation.
2018-08-20	Tuscaloosa	Alabama	Phifer, Incorporated	BODY SYSTEMS	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee was attempting to extinguish a small fire on an exhaust dock machine when the employee experienced smoke inhalation and a sore throat.
2018-08-15	Huntingdon Valley	Pennsylvania	HCR ManorCare Health Services	BODY SYSTEMS	Other structural fire without collapse
An employee was evacuating residents from a unit during a small fire when the employee inhaled smoke, requiring hospitalization.
2018-07-31	Wausau	Wisconsin	Dietary Pros, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Explosion, n.e.c.
Two employees were adding magnesium powder into an industrial mixer. An explosion occurred in the mixer, causing a small fire and smoke; one employee suffered burns to the face, hands, and wrists.
2018-07-05	Mccall	Idaho	Payette National Forest	Nonclassifiable	Parachuting incident
A smokejumper was injured while landing during a parachute jump.
2018-06-26	Lakeland	Florida	Lake Morton Plaza	BODY SYSTEMS	Fire
An employee suffered smoke inhalation during a building fire and was hospitalized.
2018-06-04	Mccall	Idaho	U.S. Forest Service - Payette National Forest	Hip(s)	Parachuting incident
During a training event, a smokejumper clipped a tree with his parachute, resulting in a partially collapsed canopy and a hard impact to the dirt ground. The employee was hospitalized for a hip injury.
2018-05-17	Southampton	Pennsylvania	New Age Industries, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee was working at an injection molding machine. A fire started at an extruding tower, when some silicone tubing broke and fell into the oven. The employee tried to fight the fire and suffered smoke inhalation.
2018-05-12	Chicago	Illinois	White Castle System, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fire
An employee was preparing hamburgers on a portable grill when a fire broke out, causing propane tanks to explode. He received first degree burns to his hands, a head injury, and possible smoke inhalation.
2018-04-29	Amarillo	Texas	Gestamp Wind Towers US, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Small-scale (limited) fire
An employee was performing sub-arc welding on a power section when a flux catcher bin ignited due to someone throwing plastic and other trash in the bin (it is strictly for catching welding pieces). The employee was overcome by smoke inhalation and required hospitalization for carbon monoxide exposure.
2018-04-21	Maplewood	Missouri	CVS PHARMACY#4403	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
A building became engulfed with smoke from a worn drive belt to a ceiling exhaust fan. An employee with asthma was overtaken by the smoke, requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-24	Pueblo Depot Activity	Colorado	Pueblo Chemical Depot	BODY SYSTEMS	Fire
While extinguishing a fire in a warehouse, an employee inhaled smoke and became dehydrated.
2018-03-05	Blue Rapids	Kansas	Farmers Cooperative	BODY SYSTEMS	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was using chemical paint remover in the basement area when a heater's pilot light ignited the fumes. The employee was hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
2018-01-28	Tulsa	Oklahoma	Brookdale Senior Living	BODY SYSTEMS	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee was performing laundry services when clothes in a dryer caught on fire. The employee opened the dryer door and inhaled smoke, suffering lung irritation and exacerbation of asthma.
2018-01-12	Calhoun	Georgia	Liberty Tire	Multiple body parts	Vehicle or machinery fire
A temporary employee went on a scissor lift to investigate smoke that was coming from the grinder. As the employee attempted to put out smoking rubber embers a flash fire occurred catching his clothes on fire. He suffered burns to on the hand, lower arms, back and face. The employee also fractured a foot when he jumped from the scissor lift.
2018-01-10	Humboldt	Kansas	B & W TRAILER HITCHES	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was installing insulation in a main server room when a flash fire occurred. The employee suffered some burns and was hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
2018-01-04	Wauwatosa	Wisconsin	Briggs & Stratton	BODY SYSTEMS	Fire
An employee suffered smoke inhalation that exacerbated the employee's asthma while exiting the building during a small fire.
2017-09-29	Warwood	West Virgini	Fazio Mechanical Services, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was using an oxygen/acetylene torch in a small walk-in cooler when the employee developed breathing problems and lung aspiration from the fumes or smoke. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-09-21	Wichita	Kansas	DOLD FOODS, INC.	Face	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a product rack weighing approximately 1,000 pounds out of a smokehouse when the product rack fell and struck him in the face, resulting in a laceration and fracture. A connecting rail was not used to move the rack from the smokehouse rail to the hallway rail.
2017-09-20	Saint Charles	Missouri	THE BOEING COMPANY	BODY SYSTEMS	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee was witnessing a vehicle test when a lithium-ion battery caught on fire. The employee inhaled smoke from the fire and chemical fumes from the halon extinguisher used to put out the fire.
2017-08-21	Missoula	Montana	Whalen Tire, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Fire
An employee was skiving a tire for retread when sparks from the skiver landed in the open booth used for retreading operations, igniting a flame. The employee suffered from smoke inhalation.
2017-05-05	Palmetto	Florida	SYSCO WEST COAST FLORIDA, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was operating an electric triple pallet jack inside the freezer, selecting product cases, when the triple jack stopped working. Burning odor came out of the triple jack's motor brushes. The employee inhaled the smoke and fumes, which started burning his throat and lungs. He was hospitalized.
2017-04-22	Tulsa	Oklahoma	AHS Hillcrest Medical Center	BODY SYSTEMS	Fire
An employee suffered from smoke inhalation while evacuating patients from an area where there was a fire. He was hospitalized overnight.
2017-04-17	Orange City	Florida	FLORIDA HOSPITAL FISH MEMORIAL PROPERTY OWNER'S ASSOCIATION, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee suffered an acute asthmatic episode due to smells of smoke within the building.
2017-03-21	Fort Chaffee	Arkansas	United States Department of Defense McAlester Army Ammunition Plant	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was handling a damaged smoke grenade when it detonated in his hand. He lost his pinky finger and thumb tip.
2017-03-04	Atlanta	Georgia	Levy Restaurants	BODY SYSTEMS	Small-scale (limited) fire
An employee was working in the concession stand when a small grease fire started. The employee had difficulty breathing due to the smoke from the fire.
2017-02-03	Carbondale	Illinois	Memorial Hospital of Carbondale	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was removing patients due to a fire in an elevator shaft. The employee was exposed to the smoke and fumes, suffering a respiratory tract issue that required overnight hospitalization.
2016-06-29	Ozona	Texas	Sunoco, LP	Multiple body parts	Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
Two employees were working on the super unleaded tank when an explosion occurred. One employee suffered burns to the arms and smoke inhalation. The second employee suffered burns to his lower extremities. Both employees were hospitalized.
2016-05-11	Owensboro	Kentucky	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Leg(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
On or about 5/11/2016, an employee was delivering mail when he noticed smoke coming from a resident's garage. He stopped and noticed a gas can on fire and two kids in the garage. He told the kids to get out of the garage and to kick the gas can out. One of the kids kicked the gas can out of the garage. The can hit the employee and splattered gas on him. The gas caught on fire and caused third degree burns to both of his legs.
2016-05-05	Hatfield	Pennsylvania	Clemens Food Group	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving racks out of the smoke house when one fell onto his leg causing a laceration to the thigh. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-05-03	Waelder	Texas	J Bar B Foods, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee opened a smoke house to supervise the water temperature and in doing so, boiling water was released onto the employee's feet.
2016-03-01	Ballwin	Missouri	Lutheran Senior Services	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was overcome by smoke when he responded to a smoke alert. He went into an apartment and helped evacuate the tenants. He was hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
2016-02-12	Ellwood City	Pennsylvania	The International Metals Reclamation Company LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was walking/working along the casting line as steel was being cast. He was wearing a PAPR unit around his waist line when his PAPR cartridge overheated and started to burn, filling his PAPR mask with smoke. The employee suffered from flu-like symptoms caused by smoke inhalation.
2016-01-21	Newport News	Virginia	Huntington Ingalls Industries Virginia	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance
On January 20, 2016, an employee was working in a tank with a coworker when he felt flu-like symptoms. He was hospitalized with respiratory failure after inhaling toxic chemicals, smoke, or fumes at the worksite.
2016-01-15	Opelika	Alabama	Daewon America, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee suffered head injuries when he fell off the forks of a forklift truck while inspecting smoke coming out of the dust collector bin.
2016-01-15	Lincoln	Nebraska	Smithfield Foods	Multiple lower extremities locations	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was loading the smoke house when a tree fell, injuring his right lower leg, foot, and ankle. The switch was not set at the time.
2016-01-11	Texas City	Texas	Brand Energy Solutions	Multiple body parts	Fire
An employee was performing gouging operations on the internal surfaces of a vessel when a flash fire occurred. The employee received burns to the upper chest, arms, and legs (approximately 44% of body) and was hospitalized for treatment of burns and smoke inhalation.
2015-12-30	Kaukauna	Wisconsin	Plutchak Fab LLC.	Brain	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Employees were installing a smoke filtration system. The pieces were stored outside and became covered with snow. Employees used a forklift to bring the pieces inside the building. They tipped the forks on the truck downward to clear the snow off of the pieces to bring in. The pipe extension came loose and fell onto an employee's head causing a subdural bleed in the brain.
2015-12-20	Bradenton	Florida	The Windsor Oaks	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
There was a fire inside a patient's room. An employee suffered smoke inhalation while removing another employee from the room.
2015-11-11	Earth City	Missouri	State Farm	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On November 11, 2015 at approximately 12:15 pm smoke from an electrical fire in the building activated the fire alarm. An announcement was made over the PA system that it was a false alarm, so employee(s) remained at their work stations. Moments later the employee(s) were told to exit the building. The fire department was called and arrived on scene (for approximately 30 minutes). The employee coughed for the remainder of the day and the rest of the night. Due to difficulty breathing and exc
2015-11-06	Waco	Texas	Baylor University, Waco	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee attempted to contain an active fire using a fire extinguisher when she suffered smoke inhalation. She was hospitalized.
2015-11-04	Vandalia	Ohio	GE Aviation Sytems, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
A worker was hospitalized for smoke inhalation while winding copper coils.
2015-10-18	Buffalo	New York	The Buffalo News	Ankle(s)	Slip or trip without fall, n.e.c.
An employee twisted and broke his ankle while investigating the odor of smoke coming from the facility's basement.
2015-10-16	Washington	District Of	SP Plus	BODY SYSTEMS	Vehicle or machinery fire
An employee was hospitalized for injuries sustained while fighting a vehicle fire in a commercial parking garage. The employee suffered smoke inhalation.
2015-08-25	Webster	New York	Xerox Corp.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
A electrical lead on the drive motor on a powered industrial truck began to melt and fume. A worker nearby inhaled the fume/smoke and was taken to the hospital.
2015-08-24	Chicago	Illinois	ABM Parking Services	BODY SYSTEMS	Vehicle or machinery fire
A parking attendant used a fire extinguisher to fight a car fire. The employee felt shortness of breath after the incident. The employee was hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
2015-08-06	Tampa	Florida	JP Morgan Office	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was hospitalized after inhaling smoke from an A/C unit that began smoking. The strong burning odor caused respiratory issues for the employee.
2015-05-15	Weirton	West Virgini	ArcelorMittal Weirton LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Other structural fire without collapse
On May 15, 2015, at approximately 8:30 a.m., an employee was hospitalized after inhaling smoke from an electrical fire at the Switchgear No. 7 Substation. Before the incident, mechanical technicians working at the oil recovery plant heard an explosion and noticed a fire at the substation.
2015-04-15	Boise	Idaho	Bureau of Land Management, National Interagency Fire Center	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Other jump to lower level more than 30 feet
One mile south of Black Creek Reservoir, a smoke jumper was participating in his annual certification jump when he had a hard landing, breaking his right arm and dislocating his right shoulder.
2015-03-27	Petal	Mississippi	Sunrise Trading Post	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was burned while lighting a propane-fueled smoker that flashed back on him. He sustained burns to the right side of his face and right arm.
2015-02-16	Jackson	Missouri	PROCTOR & GAMBLE, CO.	Multiple body parts	Vehicle or machinery fire
One employee suffered burns to his face and both hands while dousing a fire that started in the paper making machine. The employee remains hospitalized. A second employee sustained smoke inhalation symptoms and was treated and released on the same day. Both employees were using a fire hose to douse the fire with water.