DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-10OcalaFlCardinal Glass Industries, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to find the source of a noise in a conveyor system. A roller in the system caught a fingernail on her right hand and pulled it off, along with her index and middle fingertips.
2021-10-09Colorado SpringsCoUS Forest Service Pikes PeakLeg(s)Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
A flammable mix spilled on an employee's leg during forest firing operations. Afterward, air entered the employee's trouser leg at the cuff and, with an ignition source present, the vapors within the trouser leg ignited. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the right leg.
2021-10-01FitzgeraldGaPolar BeveragesBack, including spine, spinal cordOther fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a portable ladder and working on a light fixture when he received an electric shock from a secondary power source. The employee fell to the ground and injured their back.
2021-08-22PainesvilleOhOlon Ricerca Bioscience, LLCMultiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
While checking the source of an electrical failure, an employee suffered a high-voltage shock, with severe burns to the arms, legs, and torso.
2021-04-09WoosterOhThe Wooster Brush CompanyFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was pointing at the source of a squeaking sound on a hook-and-loop fastener dot application machine. Moving parts caught his left middle finger, causing a fingertip amputation.
2020-10-03LamesaTxDean Hagler LtdMultiple body partsIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was operating a buffer inside the electrical room to buff paint thinner onto the floor. The resulting vapor found an ignition source and an explosion occurred. The employee sustained burns to 43% of his body.
2020-09-26DelawareOhNesco ResourceFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At approximately 9:30 p.m. on September 26, 2020, a Nesco Resource employee retrieving a diaper that had fallen between the rollers on a running conveyor when her hand was caught in the belt/pulley system resulting in a partial amputation of the left index finger.
2020-09-18Fort LauderdaleFlSunbelt rentals, incWrist(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was inspecting equipment to find the source of a hydraulic fluid leak when his right arm was caught between the wheel and the wheel frame resulting in fractures to the right wrist.
2020-09-09BeaumontTxEnergy Transfer Operating, L.P.NonclassifiableDirect exposure to electricity
An employee entered the subfloor to survey the area before submitting a plan for repair. There is a submersible pump and an electrical outlet for the pump to plug into under the subfloor. The employee touched an electrical source and sustained an electrical shock. The employee sustained a burn injury, internal damage, and was rendered unconscious. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-05JacksonAlPACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICAMultiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity
An employee was checking the voltage on the power source to a chipper motor. The meter blew up, causing an arc flash that burned the employee's neck, face, and hands.
2020-06-22WhittierCaliforniaMaintechWrist(s) and elbow(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was inspecting a conveyor system, looking for the source of a noise, when their left arm was caught in the conveyor. The employee was hospitalized with wrist and elbow lacerations, requiring surgery.
2020-05-05AthensAlabamaCustom Synthetic Fibers, LLCMultiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity
An employee was disconnecting the electrical supply from a piece of equipment for removal and transport. When he returned to the machine after testing the source to be sure it did not have power and verifying that the disconnect was in an off position, the cut wires burst open from an arc flash that burned his face, left hand, and arm.
2020-04-14CarverMassachusettEversourceAnkle(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An Eversource employee was recovering downed power lines in a street. A vehicle entered the work zone and struck the employee, running over and breaking the employee's ankle as well as striking the employee with its side view mirror.
2020-04-02KerseyColoradoConsolidated Resource, LLC.Upper and lower limb(s)Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was performing maintenance on a vertical two-phase separator. The employee was reconfiguring the sight glass and using various wrenches to loosen the existing fittings and tighten the new fittings. The fitting that connected the vessel to the sight glass piping broke behind the closed valve. The swage (fitting that broke) caused the pressurized hydrocarbons to release into the air, which found an ignition source and started a fire. The employee received second and third degree burns
2020-03-05Hill Air Force BaseUtahHelix Electric, Inc.Multiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity
An employee had been connecting cables between a load bank and a transformer (neither were connected to an energy source). After that he began to roll out and position cables to connect the transformer to an electrical switchboard. While positioning cables at the rear of the switchboard in preparation for making the final connections, he contacted an energized buss bar. The employee sustained first degree burns on both arms, with second degree burns on his forearms and hands. He also sustained f
2019-08-12GeismarLouisianaNational Inspection Services, LLCBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee drove to a site to shoot wells with a non-radioactive source when the employee became dehydrated and experienced a heat injury.
2019-08-06BranfordFloridaGray Construction Services, Inc.Upper and lower limb(s)Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On August 6, 2019, an employee was supervising the renovation of an elementary school. He was reconnecting a light fixture to the power source when he was electrically shocked and fell about 8 feet from an A-frame ladder to the floor. He sustained burns to his hands and dislocated his left knee cap. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
2019-05-29LadysmithWisconsinNorthern States Power CompanyFingertip(s)Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
On May 29, 2019, at 1:30 p.m., an electrical maintenance technician was using a wrench to tighten a bolt on a roof exhaust fan assembly. As the employee was tightening the bolt, it broke causing their right hand to strike against the fan assembly resulting in amputation of the ring and index fingertips. The fan's energy source was isolated and locked out at the time.
2019-05-02DallasTexasValet Living, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Exposure through unintentional needlestick or sharp injury
While operating a trash compactor on a client's property the injured worker noticed hydraulic fluid on the ground. He had punched the start button on the compactor and it began its cycle. While the compactor was cycling, he looked for the source of the hydraulic leak and in doing so reached forward to touch the hose. The hose became pressurized when the hydraulic ram reversed. There was a hole in the line and hydraulic fluid injected into his right thumb. He was hospitalized for chemical exposur
2019-04-23Imperial BeachCaliforniaWestern Pump, Inc.Arm(s)Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
A maintenance employee was repairing a gasoline pump at an automotive service gas station. The gasoline line may have potentially leaked and ignited with an unknown source, causing burns to both of the employee's arms that required hospitalization.
2019-04-23KeenesburgColoradoHydro Resources - Rocky Mountain, Inc.Upper and lower limb(s)Demolition or blasting explosion
An employee was attaching a detonation cord to a power source when a static charge set off a length of the detonation cord with three charges attached. Two employees were struck by multiple explosive fragments in the arms and legs, requiring hospitalization.
2018-07-28YorktownTexasWood Group PSN, Inc.Multiple body partsIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was undertaking a washout task on a skid when a hydrocarbon release was ignited by an unknown source. A flash fire burned the employee's lower back, face, neck, and hands. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-07-12PhiladelphiaPennsylvaniaPhiladelphia Energy Solutions Refining and Marketing, LLCHand(s)Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was replacing batteries on an uninterruptible power source. During the final stage of connecting the cables to the lug, a dead short was created, causing the employee to receive a burn to his hands.
2017-07-07CudahyWisconsinATI Ladish LLC.Multiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity
An employee was installing a lock out latch on a knife blade circuit. The employee contacted the energized top contacts in the electrical box that resulted in an arc flash. The power source was not locked out at the time. The employee sustained second and third degree burns on the front of his upper body, face and hands.
2017-05-01HazlehurstGeorgiaMediacom, LLCMultiple body partsIndirect exposure to electricity
An employee was preparing to feed cables to a coworker in an aerial lift. The employee received an electric shock from an elevated cable that came in contact with an energized power source, suffering burns to his left foot, hand, and abdomen.
2017-04-18DallasTexasHopper Air Conditioning & Heating Co.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on a fresh air intake fan. The electrical source of energy was locked out, but the residual sources of energy were in the process of being locked out when his hand was caught in the pulleys resulting in the amputation of his left pinky at the knuckle and amputation of the ring, middle, and index fingers.
2017-03-05West PointGeorgiaKia Motors Manufacturing Georgia, Inc.Lower leg(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was looking upward to find the source of an air leak when he stepped off the six inch platform and fell breaking the right tibia.
2017-02-27Ponca CityOklahomaDorada FoodsFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
The employee was assembling a pneumatic activated butterfly valve assembly. He also attached the air source to it. As the employee was reinstalling the valve his right thumb was inside the valve assembly. The valve activated pinching the employee's right thumb tip resulting in amputation of the thumb tip including bone and the nail.
2016-09-22Lake WalesFloridaTrans Tech Energy, Inc.Multiple body partsIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was performing a vacuum procedure on a bulk 30,000-gallon propane tank. He was using an air compressor to blow air into the base of the container to create a tornado effect that subsequently vacuums the propane from the tank. A tool ignition source ignited the flammable gas, burning legs and face of the employee, who was 18 to 36 feet away from the opening.
2016-09-13GarlandTexasVertrauen Chemie Solutions, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the filling machine and emptying it of liquid. She then attempted to see if there was any remaining liquid. Her left index finger was inside a quarter-sized hole where a piston was when the machine activated, causing the piston to move and amputate approximately 1/8" of her left index fingertip. The machine's air source was connected at the time of the incident.
2016-07-10Mount VernonIllinoisCONTINENTAL TIRE THE AMERICAS, LLCUpper extremitiesDirect exposure to electricity
An employee was troubleshooting the power source for equipment when an arc flash occurred, burning the employee's upper extremities and causing facial abrasions.
2016-07-06BrooklynNew YorkAntonio Ceriello ElectricNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall through surface or existing opening
The employee was tracing the power source of the AC unit on the roof and went to the third floor to disconnect the power. He stepped on a plywood piece that came loose, and he and the plywood fell down to the lower level. The impact caused him to tumble from that level to the ground. He was hospitalized with a gash to his head, three fractured neck vertebrae, and left wrist and back trauma.
2016-06-16WarrentonMissouriJV MANUFACTURING, INC.BODY SYSTEMSDirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was disconnecting the existing power source to the cardboard balers when the employee received an electric shock, requiring hospitalization.
2016-06-12BrooklineMassachusettSullivan TireFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee diagnosed that a serpentine belt was defective on a car. After replacing the belt, the employee attempted to locate the source of a noise. His glove was caught between the shroud and the crank, and his left-hand fingers were crushed.
2016-06-06MassillonOhioA.R.E. Accessories, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was changing an RTO source fan belt when his tool slipped and his finger contacted the moving belt and/or pulley, partially amputating his finger.
2016-05-10VicksburgMississippiErgon Asphalt & Emulsions, Inc.Upper and lower limb(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
At 9:00 AM, on 5/10/16, an employee and a coworker were preparing to replace a malfunctioning gauge board on an asphalt tank. They transferred contents from the malfunctioning tank to another tank and shut down the malfunctioning tank. Every energy source was off/locked out. Using an impact wrench, the employee began loosening/removing the bolts holding the manway cover on the tank. After he loosened several bolts, some hot liquid asphalt splashed out from behind the cover onto the concrete pad
2016-04-19DebaryFloridaMaschmeyer Concrete Company of Florida, Inc.Ear(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee had completed his lockout/tag-out procedure after cleaning the central cement batch mixer. He closed the central cement batch mixer, removed all locks and tags, and re-energized the central power source of the central cement batch mixer. He heard a strange noise coming from inside the mixer, so he shut down the mixer's power source, followed lockout/tag-out procedures, opened one of the hatches at the top of the batch mixer, and noticed a hammer inside of the central cement batch mix
2016-02-22HaysKansasSunflower Electric Power CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Direct exposure to electricity
While working on nearby equipment, an employee drew an arc of approximately 12 inches from an unpowered electrical line. The power in the line was induced into the circuit from a nearby power source. The employee suffered an electrical shock/burns to the pointer finger and thumb.
2016-01-31TulsaOklahomaHolly Frontier of Tulsa RefineryAnkle(s)Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
An employee was getting ready to reposition portable source lights using a material lift cart. He picked up the front of the lift. As he twisted around, he turned/rolled his ankle and it gave out. He suffered torn ankle ligaments.
2016-01-07West WarehamMassachusett COVANTA Energy of SEMASSUpper and lower limb(s)Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
While working on a sorting line, an employee was sprayed by a flammable chemical when the bottle that it was in got stuck on the conveyor. The ignition source was a portable heater that was being used to keep the employee warm. The employee received 1st and 2nd degree burns to the right hand and right leg.
2015-12-30UlyssesKansasTreco, Inc.FaceIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Four Treco, Inc. employees were cleaning tank bottoms at a facility. During the course of bolting a man way cover onto the tank opening with hand tools, an unknown ignition source caused two of the tanks to ignite. One employee suffered second and third degree burns to his face.
2015-12-04AuroraIllinoisPORTILLO'S HOT DOGS, INC.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On or about December 04, 2015, a worker was working on a tie machine when a jam occurred. The worker called the injured employee for assistance. The injured employee disconnected the energy source, a pneumatic airline, and proceeded to clear the jam manually. As the employee tried to clear the jam, the machine's cutting knife was actuated, amputating the employee's right fingertip.
2015-10-04BryanTexasEcho Powerline LLCHand(s)Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was about to replace a primary conductor in a power pole. He made contact with the live power source in the power pole, resulting in third degree burns on both hands. PPE was not worn at the time.
2015-09-28GrantsburgWisconsinPARKER-HANNIFIN CORP.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On September 28, 2015, at 7:00 p.m., an employee was adjusting the stroke length on a pneumatically powered cylinder. The cylinder actuated when the employee reattached the air source (100 psi) to the pneumatic cylinder, amputating the employee's right-hand pinky fingertip in the pinch point between the end of the cylinder body and the cylinder rod cap.
2015-09-21LakewoodColoradoCBRE, IncMultiple body partsIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee bled a water heater gas line after replacing it and then attempted to start the gas water heater. This provided an ignition source, resulting in a flash fire with flame front. The employee received first and second degree burns on exposed facial and hand skin.
2015-08-19MiamiFloridaSEA HUNTER INC.Multiple body partsExplosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
Two employees were at Blackpoint Marina to repair a fuel leak on a customer's boat. The employees identified a corroded fuel valve (pickup) and replaced it. They were checking for additional leaks when a small explosion occurred in the bilge area. The ignition source may have been static electricity from a cell phone. Both employees received burns to their hands and faces and were hospitalized.
2015-08-13LongviewTexasEastman Chemical Co., Inc.NonclassifiableNonclassifiable
An employee was cleaning an electrical component in a de-energized substation. Another crew was providing power to an electrical pump motor. The alternate power was from another substation and energy source. A closed switched allowed the electricity to flow back to where the injured employee was working.
2015-08-09CarthageArkansasMOBLEY CONTRACTORS, INC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Bites and stings
On August 06, 2015, an employee was bitten on the left middle finger by an unknown source, assumed to be a spider. On August 08, 2015, the employee showed the employer his swollen finger and was sent to a doctor for treatment. On August 09, 2015, the employee's left arm had begun to swell. The employee went to the emergency room and was admitted to the hospital on August 09, 2015.
2015-05-31HoustonTexasOne Source IndustrialArm(s)Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
On or about 1300 hrs on 31 May 2015, a One Source Industrial Services employee was hospitalized when the employee's vehicle overturned on CR 5000 in Andrews County, Texas. The incident occurred as the employee attempted to turn onto CR 5000. The employee lost control of the vehicle, causing it to overturn and resulting in a broken arm, bruised ribs, and a possible concussion.
2015-05-12Fort WorthTexasMorley MossAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersOverexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-multiple episodes
An employee pulling wire felt a strange pain in his belly. He was hospitalized to determine the source of the severe pain.
2015-04-13WolfeboroNew HampshirNew Hampshire Electric CooperativeNonclassifiableFall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
Two employees were removing service wire that had been de-energized (energy source to street lights in preparation for demolition work for a new ski lodge). The injured employee climbed a utility pole; when he cut the line, it changed the balance of the pole (strain on pole) and caused it to break off at ground level. The employee fell approximately 22 to 25 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized.