Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-14	Baytown	Tx	St. James House	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level
An employee was walking down a hall when she fell backward. Her head hit the wall and she suffered a spinal injury.
2021-11-10	Freeport	Fl	Waste Management Inc. of Florida	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway
An employee was riding on the back step of a garbage truck. The truck hit a pothole and the employee fell to the ground, suffering a spinal contusion and weakness in the upper limbs.
2021-10-27	Avondale Estates	Ga	The Davey Tree Expert Company	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was training to climb trees. When he was approximately 27 feet up the tree, slack got into the carabiner system and the employee fell to the ground, resulting in spinal fractures.
2021-10-25	Atlantic City	Nj	Gordon Ramsay Pub & Grill A.C	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was getting ready to serve breakfast when she tripped on a floor mat and struck the left side of her head on the wall, resulting in a spinal injury.
2021-10-17	Jacksonville	Fl	Dixon Auto Transport, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down the ramps of a vehicle transport trailer when he fell. He landed on his feet and suffered a broken right tibia and fibula, a broken left heel, and a lower-back spinal fracture. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-10	Freeport	Il	Titan Tire Corporation	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was loading a tire onto a press. The tire fell on him as he was putting it in a loading chuck, and he suffered a spinal injury.
2021-10-06	Northbrook	Il	Chicagoland Management & Associates, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was peeling paint off trim on a garage. He fell from the edge of the roof to the ground about 8 feet below, suffering a spinal injury that required surgery.
2021-09-30	Lakeland	Fl	ABC Supply Co, Inc.	Neck and back	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading building materials onto a truck. As he stood in the bed, moving a knuckle boom crane's fork, the upright bar loosened and he fell off the truck. He suffered a neck/spinal fracture.
2021-09-28	Ovid	Ny	Seneca Stone Corporation	Multiple body parts	Roadway collision-moving in same direction
An employee was operating a roller along the shoulder of a road to cone off a work area when they were struck from behind by a tractor trailer, resulting in orbital bone fractures, a broken collar bone, increased cranial pressure, spinal fractures, and respiratory problems.
2021-09-01	Greenville	Ms	Walmart, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a cart corral while pushing a cart. The employee suffered a spinal cord injury.
2021-08-20	Houston	Tx	Southwest Airlines	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the cab of a provisioning truck while dumping trash from the truck. He landed on the ground and suffered broken ribs, collapsed lungs, and spinal fractures.
2021-08-11	Cleveland Heights	Oh	Building Technicians Corporations	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Employees were installing a metal roof when a sudden rainstorm caused three employees to slide down the roof. Two of them fell through the guardrail system, landing on the ground 18 feet below. One of them suffered a spinal cord bruise and the second employee suffered bruised ribs and a neck injury. Both were hospitalized.
2021-08-06	Augusta	Ga	Davey Tree Expert Co Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was climbing a tree to trim branches from it. A rope that had been secured to a branch broke and the employee fell approximately 20 feet to the ground below. The employee suffered spinal fractures, a lost tooth, and kidney lacerations.
2021-08-04	Zachary	La	Longhorn Mulching, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Sudden start or stop, nonroadway
An employee was operating a dozer in an open field. The dozer's blade got caught at a drainage ditch and the dozer stopped suddenly. The employee was thrown from the seat to the floor of the cab and suffered a spinal injury. He was hospitalized.
2021-07-28	Malta	Mt	American Prairie Foundation	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee and co-workers were taking apart bison fence panels when a fence panel fell onto the employee, resulting in a broken pelvis, broken vertebra, and a spinal cord injury.
2021-07-27	Lincoln	Ne	OL&B Railway	Multiple body parts	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a skid loader when it fell through the wooden walkway of a bridge and struck the ground 23 feet below. The employee suffered broken ribs, a broken shoulder, and a spinal burst fracture, as well as biting through his bottom lip.
2021-07-20	New Castle	De	MTC Logistics	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was calibrating elevated refrigeration probes while inside a cage about 15 to 20 feet off the ground, chained and padlocked to the forks of a forklift. The forklift backed into a safety bollard. The cage broke free as the chains and padlock snapped. It fell to the ground and the employee suffered a broken back with spinal cord damage.
2021-07-17	Broomfield	Co	Waste Management - Denver North Hauling	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was operating a front-load garbage truck. The employee lowered the front forks on the truck and climbed them to clear debris. The employee then fell 8-9 feet and suffered fractured ribs and possible spinal injuries.
2021-07-05	Tannersville	Pa	CMBK Resort Holdings, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down steps in the hotel when she fell forward, stopping about 10 steps below. She suffered a spinal injury and was hospitalized.
2021-06-22	Lagrange	Oh	United States Postal Service	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On June 22, 2021, an employee was working from a raised scissor lift, stepped backward, and fell from the lift onto the ground. The employee suffered a concussion and spinal fractures.
2021-06-17	New Castle	Pa	Faddis Concrete Products	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee and a co-worker were preparing to remove a load of mesh from a flatbed. After releasing the ratchet strap that was being used to secure the mesh, the tension on the strap caused the mesh to shift and fall toward the employee. The employee was pushed into a panel behind him, resulting in a fractured left index finger, C5 and C7 spinal fractures, and possible nerve damage.
2021-05-27	Lubbock	Tx	Covenant Rehabilitation Hospital of Lubbock, LLC	Head and trunk	Fall on same level
While leaving work and heading to a vehicle, an employee fell forward in the parking lot hitting her face and head on the concrete. The employee was hospitalized with a laceration to the left brow, a broken nose, and a spinal fracture.
2021-05-27	Grapevine	Tx	Green Scaping Co	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder sawing off a dead tree branch. The employee fell off the ladder onto the ground and suffered multiple broken ribs and a spinal column injury.
2021-05-18	Whitewood	Sd	Simon Contractors	Neck and back	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on the second step of a step-ladder unhooking a 4-inch hose. After unhooking the hose, the end of the hose caught his glove pulling the employee off the ladder to the deck two feet below the ladder. The hose continued to pull the employee to the ground approximately 2.5 feet below the stepladder. The employee suffered neck trauma and spinal cord swelling.
2021-04-10	Humble	Tx	Mac Pizza Management, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c.
An employee was delivering an order to a customer. When he left his car to make the delivery, he was carjacked and then run over by his car. He suffered skin abrasions and a spinal injury.
2021-02-22	Whitehall	Ny	Verizon New York, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee got out of a vehicle and was run over by its rear driver's side wheels. The employee suffered a spinal injury, bruised lungs, and a shoulder fracture.
2021-02-10	Pittsburgh	Pa	Excel Home Care, a Help at Home Company	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking into a store from a parking lot when they slipped and fell on ice, resulting in a spinal injury.
2021-02-02	Norwell	Ma	USPS	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice in a parking lot and fell, striking his head on the pavement. He suffered a spinal fracture.
2021-01-18	Caldwell	Id	Simplot Western Stockmen's	Shoulder(s) and back	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was helping to load empty 500-gallon water troughs from a forklift onto a customer's flatbed trailer. The water troughs slid from the forklift, fell onto the employee, and knocked him to the ground, resulting in shoulder and back injuries and a spinal cord contusion.
2020-10-11	Stratford	Ct	SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION	Multiple body parts	Fall from pedal cycle
On October 11, 2020, an employee was commuting to work on his bike. The employee rode over a speed bump on the company property and fell off his bike, sustaining a rib fracture, a scapula fracture, and a spinal compression fracture.
2020-08-19	Donaldsonville	La	COOLING TOWER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was tasked with maintenance work on top of a cooling tower. While leaving the tower, the employee lost his footing and fell to the ground, resulting in a head laceration, bruised lung, and spinal fractures.
2020-07-25	Jacksonville	Florida	Maw Homes, LLC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
On July 25, 2020, a roofer was installing a 5:12-pitched roof on a new three-story apartment when he slipped and fell about 32 feet to the ground and landed on his back. He was hospitalized with spinal injuries and a punctured lung.
2020-07-24	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	MCKAMISH, INC.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a portable ladder changing out a compressor for an air handler. The ladder slipped and the employee fell to the ground about 5 feet below, suffering a spinal fracture in the lower back.
2020-07-22	Birmingham	Alabama	RJ MECHANICAL INC.	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was climbing an extension ladder to install plumbing test plugs on a second level. Once the employee had ascended to the top of the ladder, it collapsed and the employee fell to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized with spinal injuries and broken bones in his feet.
2020-07-17	Eagles Mere	Pennsylvania	Treesmiths Inc	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was gathering brush on the ground when a 4-inch by 2-foot piece of wood fell and struck the employee's hard hat. The employee sustained a bruised spinal cord.
2020-06-11	San Antonio	Texas	Durrset Amigos, Ltd.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was operating a forklift to unload a truck when the truck moved, causing the employee to fall to the ground and suffer a spinal injury.
2020-06-03	Stonewall	Texas	Fuellgraf Chimney & Tower, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was climbing down a fixed ladder on a TV broadcast tower. The employee fell 25-30 feet to the ground. He suffered broken ankles, broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a spinal cord injury and was hospitalized.
2020-05-21	Kutztown	Pennsylvania	Terra Structures	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was cutting a soil nail to remove a whaler from an excavation protective system when the whaler tipped over onto him. The employee suffered a spinal injury and was hospitalized.
2020-05-13	Bessemer	Alabama	Advanced Disposal Services, LLC	Head and neck	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was operating an auto-tarp before dumping a 40-yard open top container. A tarp arm struck him in the face, causing facial fractures, head contusions, cervical fractures, and swelling in his spinal column. He was hospitalized.
2020-04-30	Houston	Texas	Noe Cruz Barrera	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
An employee was inspecting rooms in a house under construction when he opened an elevator access door thinking it was a closet. He fell four stories down the elevator shaft to the cement floor, suffering leg and spinal fractures. He was hospitalized.
2020-02-19	Mechanicsburg	Pennsylvania	BWI of Masonite	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was pulling a door slab from a shelf when he lost balance and fell backwards onto the concrete floor. He suffered an injury to a spinal disc and was hospitalized.
2020-02-11	Columbus	Ohio	Division 7, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall through surface or existing opening
On February 11, 2020, an employee was carrying roof decking material into the active area of the roof deck replacement. The employee stumbled and fell through an open hole in the roof deck and landed on the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the spinal cord and wrist.
2020-02-03	Commerce City	Colorado	Shamrock Foods Company	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was struck by a 50-pound bag of onions while trying to free a stuck pallet on rolling racks. He suffered a spinal cord injury that caused paralysis.
2020-01-25	Tuscaloosa	Alabama	S'N'S Erectors, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
Two employees were on a lift torch-cutting an old connection plate off of a concrete beam and preparing to weld a new connection plate on when a concrete beam weighing approximately 68,500 pounds hit the lift and collapsed the basket. The employees fell approximately 21 feet with the basket to the ground, sustaining a spinal injury, broken ribs, and a facial injury.
2020-01-06	Belvidere	Illinois	FCA US LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking to his work station when he tripped on a pipe assembly and fell to the ground, suffering a spinal compression injury.
2020-01-03	Denver	Colorado	United Parcel Service	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading a small aircraft when the employee lost balance and fell 4 feet, requiring hospitalization for possible hand, wrist, and spinal fractures.
2019-09-23	Green Bay	Wisconsin	Green Bay Dressed Beef, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Contact with objects and equipment
On September 23, 2019, an employee was cleaning machinery after production had stopped. The employee was struck by the bone cannon hopper as it was being emptied, causing possible ruptured spinal disks.
2019-09-21	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	AAA Club Alliance, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Roadway collision-moving and standing vehicle on side of roadway
An employee was providing roadside assistance in a highway breakdown lane. A passing vehicle struck the employee's vehicle, and he suffered a spinal injury, a punctured lung, and internal bleeding. He was hospitalized.
2019-09-09	Dallas	Texas	Pablo Gonzales	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was in the basement area looking at completed welding locations at the ceiling line. The employee fell approximately 20 feet from a concrete stair landing and sustained a broken leg, and possible spinal fractures.
2019-08-28	Hayden Lake	Idaho	Granite Enterprises, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was handling an 8 foot, 2x6 board while descending a ladder when the ladder shifted and he fell 5 feet to ground, landing on his feet. The fall resulted in a broken ankle and a compressed spinal disk.
2019-08-07	Plaquemine	Louisiana	Replacement Parts Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was on a ladder attempting to put a belt on an exhaust fan when the fan began spinning. The pulley popped out and hit him on the head, knocking him off the ladder. He suffered a cervical spinal cord injury.
2019-08-05	Creve Coeur	Missouri	GEORGE WEIS COMPANY	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working from an elevated platform. When the employee grabbed a wire rope guardrail, the guardrail collapsed, and the employee fell head first approximately 6 feet into a lift basket. The employee sustained bruising to the spinal cord, fractured vertebrae, and a broken nose.
2019-07-28	Addison	Illinois	European Manufacturing Partnership LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level
An employee fell to the ground and hit his head, suffering a spinal cord injury.
2019-07-24	Orlando	Florida	International Tile & Stone, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clear a jam in a palletizer when the machine cycled, crushing the employee between a pallet and the wall. He suffered a spinal injury at the waistline.
2019-07-24	Rector	Pennsylvania	Paul Berger General Contracting, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on a platform cutting boards when he fell approximately 12 feet from the platform to the ground, suffering spinal fractures, a broken left collarbone and shoulder, a rib fracture, a torn lung, and a concussion.
2019-07-20	Wisconsin Rapids	Wisconsin	Wood County Telephone Company	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by object or equipment
At 4:50 p.m. on July 20, 2019, an employee was clearing a tree caught in a downed telecommunication line. The tree shifted and struck the employee, who suffered a severed spinal cord and fractures of vertebrae, pelvis, shoulder, and ribs.
2019-07-12	Windermere	Florida	AN Pines, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee working as a framer was putting hardware on the bottom of an exterior wall on the right side of the house. He was standing on the completed deck floor of the second story when he fell to the dirt ground. The employee sustained a spinal cord injury resulting in paralysis from the chest down.
2019-06-14	Coconut Grove	Florida	Eric Construction, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was operating a saw cutter while cutting a concrete slab (balcony) on the second floor level of a residential home when he slipped and fell approximately 8 feet down to the concrete ground level. He was hospitalized with a head fracture, a spinal fracture, and rib fractures.
2019-04-17	Humble	Texas	Gutier LLC	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening
On April 17, 2019, at about 7:50 a.m., an employee was working on a roof measuring a section to be cut out and replaced when the employee fell through the roof inside the building. The employee was hospitalized with head and spinal injuries.
2019-03-22	Jacksonville	Florida	Eagle View Manufacturing, LLC.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A window assembler was setting completed mulled windows (about 6 feet wide and 8 feet high) onto the shipping cart (4 feet deep and 8 feet long). When he went to maneuver the cart containing the seven mulled windows to set more windows, some of the windows fell off the cart and onto him. He was hospitalized for a spinal cord injury.
2019-02-06	Lebanon	New Hampshir	Dartmouth College	Head and trunk	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
An employee was walking in a crosswalk between the building and parking lot when the employee was struck by a moving private vehicle. The employee suffered a spinal fracture, L2 process fracture, facial and arm lacerations, and a concussion.
2019-01-10	Miami	Florida	J.F. MARTINEZ L.L.C.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee fell from about 24 feet to the ground below and sustained slipped spinal disk injuries.
2019-01-07	Little Rock	Arkansas	Welspun Tubular, LLC	Head	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway
An employee was walking on the company road to work when he was struck by another employee who was driving a car away from the premises. He suffered a spinal injury and head laceration.
2019-01-07	Mobile	Alabama	CSA Equipment Company, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was doing longshoring work inside a vessel. He stepped into a ladderway that was covered by cardboard, fell 17 feet, and suffered spinal injuries requiring hospitalization.
2019-01-05	Barnesville	Georgia	Dunlop Roofing and Consulting	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was performing emergency repairs on a roof when he noticed that the wind had blown a piece of insulation across the roof to the edge. As he went to retrieve the insulation, it caught the wind and he was pulled off of the roof, falling approximately 30 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized with fractures to his wrists, two broken fingers, and cracked disks in his spinal column.
2018-09-22	Grand Island	Nebraska	JBS USA LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was emptying a spinal vacuum tank. The employee's right middle finger was caught in a valve; the tip was amputated.
2018-09-19	Fairhope	Alabama	DENNIS E. CAMPBELL CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Neck and back	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell approximately 9 feet from a basement wall to the concrete floor while installing anchor bolts due to possible heat exhaustion, suffering a broken neck and spinal injuries.
2018-09-10	Westminster	Colorado	Progressive Services, Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was welding laps on a commercial roof. The employee slipped and fell about 13 feet, suffering a broken humerus, broken rib, broken spinal wing, and pelvic fractures.
2018-08-20	Lithia Springs	Georgia	MEDLINE INDUSTRIES	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
On 08/20/2018, an employee was moving an unstable load stacked on a forklift truck when the truck began to tip over. The employee jumped off the forklift as it tipped and was struck by the load, which fell off the forks. The employee was hospitalized with back and spinal injuries.
2018-08-16	Saint Johns	Florida	A.A. Pittman & Sons Concrete Company, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was wrecking a framework on a commercial construction building. As he was unclamping his harness, the anchor broke and he slipped and fell approximately 14 feet to the ground. He suffered a lacerated left eyelid, lacerated left knee, spinal fractures at the L1 and L2 vertebrae, and a hematoma of the bladder. He was hospitalized.
2018-08-14	Rapid City	South Dakota	Black Hills Area Habitat for Humanity	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
An employee was on the ground directing a telehandler that was placing trusses when the telehandler tipped, pinning her beneath the boom. She suffered a compound fracture in her leg, arterial bleeding, and a spinal injury.
2018-08-14	Green Springs	Ohio	Eden Springs Healthcare Center	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee was pushing a bariatric bed through a doorway when the employee heard a pop and later passed out, requiring hospitalization for a spinal cord injury.
2018-08-08	Omaha	Nebraska	Pacifc Realty Group, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee lowered a ladder into a ventilation shaft to rescue a cat. The employee fell to the ventilation shaft floor while trying to get down the ladder, suffering a spinal compression.
2018-07-26	Chalmette	Louisiana	Jeffrey Jackson	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was going up in a bucket truck when he fell approximately 10 feet out of the bucket and injured his back/spinal cord.
2018-07-21	Jacksonville	Florida	Hubbard House	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On July 21, 2018, at approximately 11:15, an employee was getting up from her desk when her foot was caught under her desk and she fell to the floor, striking her head and suffering a spinal injury. She was hospitalized.
2018-07-19	Temple	Texas	R & R Ditching Service, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding in the basket of a bucket truck placing cable from pole to pole. As the truck advanced slowly along the ground, it struck a hole. As the truck moved out of the hole, it rocked and the employee fell from the bucket to the ground. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae and a spinal injury.
2018-07-14	Spring Valley	New York	United Roofing & Sheet Metal, Inc	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was cutting insulation on a roof edge when the employee fell approximately 25 feet off the roof, landing on pavement. The employee injured the left hand and foot and sustained two spinal fractures.
2018-07-10	Englewood	Colorado	UPS	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
An employee's head hit a metal beam as he stood up on top of a conveyor belt system. He suffered head contusions and spinal injuries.
2018-06-15	Harahan	Louisiana	RackMasters, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
A RackMasters employee and a temporary employee were in a scissor lift at an elevation of approximately 20 feet, using a hand-held tool to unscrew angle joints and dismantle a rack. They were removing the final piece of the rack, which was against the wall of the facility (almost flush with the wall), when the rack became loose, fell, and hit the scissor lift. The scissor lift then fell over and the two employees jumped when it was about 2 feet from the ground. The employees suffered a spinal fr
2018-06-14	Lighthouse Point	Florida	RHP STAFFING COMPANY	Neck and back	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a ladder to the ground during tree trimming activities, sustaining neck and spinal nerve injuries.
2018-06-05	Oconomowoc	Wisconsin	Oconomowoc Residential Programs, Inc.	Brain	Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional
An employee was restraining a student. While the employee was on the floor holding the student's leg, the student kicked which in turn caused the employee's head to hit a door frame. The employee sustained a concussion and spinal swelling/compression.
2018-05-11	Irving	Texas	Pannell Industries, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee climbed onto a sweeper truck to replace the lid on the water tank. The employee slipped on the wet surface and fell approximately 4 feet to the ground, suffering a spinal fracture.
2018-05-04	Windsor Locks	Connecticut	Forward Air, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
On May 4, 2018, an employee was operating a forklift truck when it ran into a pole in the warehouse, throwing the employee from the truck. The employee suffered a spinal injury and contusion, as well as a herniated neck disc.
2018-04-27	Dickinson	North Dakota	National Oilwell Varco, L.P.	Head and trunk	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking to his truck when he slipped in the mud and hit his head and back, suffering a concussion and spinal fracture.
2018-04-02	Ithaca	New York	Cornell University	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was re-installing ceiling tile from a ladder when the employee fell approximately 10 feet to the floor, suffering a spinal fracture, broken collarbone, and broken ribs.
2018-02-08	Houston	Texas	Safety Kleen Systems, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working from the top of a tank on a truck and was opening a dome lid to relieve pressure when he slipped and fell approximately 7 feet to a concrete surface. He suffered a spinal injury and was hospitalized.
2018-02-05	Mercer	Pennsylvania	ADESA, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was cleaning the inside of a car. As he was exiting the vehicle, his foot became stuck on the door and he fell outside of the vehicle to the concrete, suffering a spinal injury and paralysis that required hospitalization and surgery.
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.
2017-09-22	Dalton	Georgia	Garland Sales, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was working on a cutting table when a roll of carpet fell off a forklift and struck the employee, who suffered multiple spinal fractures.
2017-09-15	Keene	North Dakota	Lunderby Trucking LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
An employee picked up a load of production water at a well site with his truck. As he was leaving the site, his truck's back tires left the roadway, causing the vehicle to roll over. He suffered four spinal fractures.
2017-08-18	Baytown	Texas	Americas Welders Corp.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from an extendable boom platform when the boom was struck by an overhead crane's block and tackle, which had broken loose. The employee was thrown outside of the platform, suffering multiple spinal injuries and requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-09	Eagle River	Wisconsin	Eagle River Memorial Hospital	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a ladder while performing ceiling maintenance, suffering rib, skull, and spinal injuries.
2017-07-14	Chicago	Illinois	Addus Healthcare, Inc. dba Addus Homecare	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway
An employee was crossing the street when she was struck by a car, suffering a possible spinal cord injury.
2017-06-21	Tampa	Kansas	Jantz Construction, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was on a forklift platform, installing butyl tape on a metal building, when the employee fell approximately 22 feet to the ground. The employee suffered clavicle fractures, a head laceration, broken ribs, shattered vertebrae, and a spinal cord injury.
2017-05-03	Carville	Louisiana	Turner Specialty Services, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was loading a catalyst into a reactor when the pipe containing the catalyst became clogged. He attempted to unclog it by making a horizontal cut in the pipe when it whipped around, striking him. He suffered a fractured scapula, six fractured ribs, and a T-12 spinal disc compression.
2017-04-26	Palm Beach Gardens	Florida	R & S Assembly, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On April 26, 2017, an employee was performing rescreening repair on the roof of a screened enclosure when he lost his footing and fell approximately 15 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized for a head injury, broken ribs, and a spinal injury.
2017-04-13	Blanchard	Oklahoma	SILVER STAR CONSTRUCTION	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
An employee was struck by a pickup truck during a flagging operation on a road construction project, suffering broken ribs and left leg, spinal, and liver injuries.
2017-03-09	Ithaca	New York	Cornell University	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
An employee experienced spinal separation after stepping down an approximately 8-inch step.
2017-03-03	Bronx	New York	NYC Crane, Hoist and Rigging LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was unloading scaffold planking from a truck when the load shifted and a plank fell striking the employee's back. The employee suffered a spinal injury, broken jaw and bruises.
2017-02-10	Topeka	Kansas	Reser's Fine Foods Burrito Plant	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was carrying a tub of burritos to be repackaged when he lost his balance and fell, suffering spinal injuries and a herniated disc.