Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-29	Brimfield	Il	Martin Tractor, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was servicing a tractor. He had accessed a tire via a 2-step step ladder. He was stepping down from the tractor's tire and onto the step ladder, but missed the top step of the ladder and fell 3 feet, landing on the ladder and then the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left rib and lacerated spleen.
2021-10-25	Moundsville	Wv	Enerfab Power & Industrial, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
On 10/25/2021 at approximately 10:25 a.m., an employee was pushing a catalyst when they fell 41 feet through a gap in the grating, resulting in a lacerated spleen, lacerated kidney, and bruised shoulder.
2021-10-17	Dodge City	Ks	Accurate Construction, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall to lower level
An employee was inspecting an object at the edge of a middle-level floor. He lost his balance and fell to the ground-level floor, suffering injuries to the spleen and kidney. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-04	Bradenton	Fl	Commercial Residential Aluminum & Fabricating, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a ladder to install gutters on a second-story roof. The employee fell from the ladder, hit the first-story roof and then hit the ground, resulting in a ruptured spleen and a pelvic/hip bone injury.
2021-09-28	New Richmond	Wi	Cleary Building Corp.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing from a scissor lift onto the roof of a building. The employee fell from the lift to the ground, suffering broken ribs, a bruised spleen, and a collapsed lung.
2021-09-15	North Platte	Ne	Sampson Construction	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing a ladder when he lost his balance and fell 7 feet to the ground. He sustained two fractures in his left arm, three fractured ribs, and a punctured spleen.
2021-09-04	Fort Worth	Tx	American Airlines	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving an electric bag tug from one airport concourse to another. While turning right to enter a bag room area, the employee's tug collided with another tug. The employee suffered two broken ribs on the left side; a lacerated spleen (with internal bleeding); and contusions and abrasions to the left side of the head, forehead, left knee, and left arm.
2021-08-26	Jacksonville	Fl	Quality Metals, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
On August 26, 2021, an employee was working from an aerial lift basket, installing metal wall panels on a new building. He fell out of the basket, landed 10 feet below on a lower canopy roof, then bounced/rolled off and fell 15 feet to the dirt ground. He suffered a broken wrist, broken ribs, a ruptured spleen, and a punctured lung and was hospitalized.
2021-06-30	Tampa	Fl	LGSTX CARGO SERVICES, INC.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
A mechanic was fixing a company van which would not start from the switch inside the vehicle. The mechanic put the van in park and then attempted to start the van from underneath. The vehicle switched into reverse and rolled over the employee. The employee was hospitalized for a lacerated spleen and kidney.
2021-06-21	Nenzel	Ne	McMurtrey Ranch	Multiple trunk locations	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving an all terrain vehicle (ATV) along a fence. When they crested a sand hill, the employee was ejected from the ATV, resulting in four to nine cracked ribs and a bruised lung and spleen.
2021-06-17	Clearwater	Fl	Baker Commercial Landscaping of Tampa, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was in the back of a truck, pulling a tarp over debris. He slipped on a wet floor and fell on his back, landing on the trailer about 4 feet below. He suffered fractured ribs and laceration to the spleen.
2021-06-16	Adairsville	Ga	Vista Specialty Alloys, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object or equipment
A 19-inch aluminum billet was being loaded onto a homogenizing oven pad with a forklift. Two employees were trying to reposition it using a pry bar when it rolled off the stack, causing a stacking rail or pad backstop to strike one of the employees in the back. The employee suffered four broken vertebrae in the lower back, as well as liver, spleen, and kidney lacerations.
2021-06-04	Atlanta	Ga	Kimoyo Productions LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was descending from a ladder when he fell, landing on the floor and suffering a hairline fracture to the left wrist, a ruptured spleen, and internal bleeding.
2021-05-25	Meridian	Id	N & E Construction LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
A framer was installing walls to a steel-framed building when he fell 30 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a shattered pelvis, torn ligaments, fractured vertebrae, and a spleen injury.
2021-05-18	Cornelia	Ga	Fieldale Farms - Cornelia Plant	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was sweeping the floor and was struck by a forklift. This caused the employee to lose his balance and fall to the floor. The employee sustained internal injuries that resulted in the removal of the spleen and a portion of the small intestine.
2021-05-11	Stockdale	Tx	Rodney Wiatrek	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on top of a trencher to put a cover on its exhaust manifold when he slipped off the trencher and fell 5.5 feet to the ground, resulting in five broken ribs, a lacerated spleen, and a lacerated liver. It was raining at the time.
2021-04-23	Lincoln	Ne	Burger King	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was checking the hood motor on the roof for proper function. While climbing the outside roof access ladder, the employee fell and sustained a broken pelvis, bleeding in her spleen, and a head laceration.
2021-04-06	Channelview	Tx	Ship Channel Constructors	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee was helping secure bridge beams that were being set when a beam broke. Concrete pieces of the beam fell and one piece struck the employee, knocking him off the column he was standing on. The employee was wearing a harness and his lanyard deployed, curtailing the fall. The employee swung back into the column, resulting in a fractured rib and lacerated spleen.
2021-03-18	Tuscumbia	Al	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was helping replace a die on a pellet mill. A blow from a sledgehammer caused a small piece of metal to fly off and strike the employee in the abdomen. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered a ruptured spleen.
2021-03-08	Lake Charles	La	McManus Construction, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Excavation or trenching cave-in
An employee was installing drainage culverts in a trench bank. The trench bank caved in on the employee, who suffered injuries to the lungs, spleen, and liver. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-24	Montgomery	Al	Mobis Alabama, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was lifting and moving a 22-ton mold using a 50-ton overhead crane. The crane moved and the employee was caught between the suspended mold and another, stationary mold behind him. He suffered lacerations to the liver and spleen, a broken rib on the right side, and a collapsed right lung.
2021-02-23	Freeport	Me	W. H. Demmons, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was installing ductwork in an attic. The catwalk came unsecured and the employee fell through the rafters, catching himself before hitting the ground but suffering a ruptured spleen.
2021-02-11	Shippenville	Pa	Clarion Boards LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on the elevated platform at the wood breaker machine. The platform grate became detached and dropped 7 feet to the floor with the employee standing on it. The employee was hospitalized for 3 broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a lacerated spleen and required surgery.
2021-02-11	Yazoo City	Ms	CF Industries Nitrogen, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee placed a stepladder onto a golf cart and the stepladder contacted the accelerator. Upon attempting to stop the golf cart, the employee got caught and pinned between the golf cart and a wall, resulting in a laceration to the spleen.
2021-02-02	Weston	Fl	Ram-Tech Construction Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Excavation or trenching cave-in
An employee was examining a conduit pipe in a 4-foot trench when he lost his balance and fell into the trench. The employee was then struck by soil when the wall of the trench collapsed, resulting in an injured spleen.
2021-01-27	Edgerton	Wi	M.J. Electric, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee had been climbing a utility pole to install a dolly on the pole and fell approximately 50 feet to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized with a lacerated spleen and internal bleeding.
2021-01-12	Nicholville	Ny	Warren W. Breezee	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was securing a third antenna mount to a cell tower. While adjusting his position on the tower, to move the mount being winched into place, he fell approximately 145 feet to the ground, resulting in a broken back, broken pelvis, broken ribs, spleen trauma, and other contusions.
2021-01-11	Lake Mary	Fl	U.S. Postal Service	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
On January 11, 2021, an employee was driving a tow motor when it went off the side of a truck. The employee was pinned between the truck and a compactor, suffered a spleen injury, and was hospitalized.
2021-01-03	Racine	Wi	Premier Aluminum, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
The injured employee was helping a forklift operator weigh and load scrap aluminum into a shipping container. The employee was caught between the forklift's hopper and a shelf mounted to a cinderblock wall and hospitalized for a broken pelvis and a lacerated spleen, colon and liver.
2020-10-14	Tulsa	Ok	Navistar, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
Two employees were moving material that was loaded on a material cart that weighed 3,500-4,000 lbs. The material cart was on an electric pallet jack. The injured employee tried to help stop the pallet jack and was caught between the material cart and a support beam, sustaining a ruptured spleen.
2020-10-13	Braselton	Ga	NASCAR Media Staffing, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode
An employee carried a 50-60 lbs. roll of broadcasting cable around a truck to the point of deployment. He placed the cable on the ground and prepared to deploy it. When he stood up, he experienced pain in his abdomen. The employee sustained a laceration to his spleen.
2020-10-12	Houston	Tx	Canteen Vending Services	Multiple trunk locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While delivering vending machine products to a worksite, an employee's foot got caught in a dolly-cart that was leaning up against the inside of the box-truck. While attempting to get his foot unstuck the employee lost balance and fell, striking his ribs and spleen on the back opening-lip of the box-truck. He sustained three fractured ribs and a bruised spleen.
2020-10-02	Sandy River Plt	Me	Burgess Construction & Property Maintenance, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing a ladder when it slid out. The employee fell nine feet, making contact with the ladder and sustaining a bruised spleen and pancreas.
2020-09-30	Piqua	Oh	United States Postal Service	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
A postal employee fell down a flight of 5 stairs, suffered a ruptured spleen, and was hospitalized.
2020-09-29	Atlanta	Ga	Sentry Roof Services	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was bent over, cutting a roof membrane with a razor knife. The employee fell through a gypsum panel to a concrete floor slab about 18 feet below, suffering spleen and liver injuries, head trauma, and broken facial bones.
2020-09-29	Lake Charles	La	Alfred Palma LLC	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
On September 29, 2020, an employee was working on a warehouse roof. As he looked for an anchorage point, he fell through a skylight to the floor 12 feet below. He suffered a skull fracture and a spleen injury; he was hospitalized and his spleen had to be removed. Fall protection was being worn, but was not anchored at the time of the incident.
2020-09-23	Oregon	Oh	Jeffers Crane Services	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
On September 23, 2020, an employee had been decommissioning a bundle puller on a flatbed trailer. The employee went to descend from the trailer, swung his leg over the side of the trailer and lost balance, falling into the forks of a forklift that was parked parallel to the trailer. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs and a possible spleen injury.
2020-09-10	Kaukauna	Wi	Omni Glass & Paint, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee climbed up a stepladder to paint when the stepladder moved/shifted and the employee fell 4 to 6 feet onto a steel surface. The employee was hospitalized with a broken shoulder, broken pelvis, and bruised spleen.
2020-09-09	North Kansas City	Mo	Advanced Technology Services	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing a ladder when it slipped out from under him. He fell 5-7 feet to the floor below, suffering a head laceration, a broken wrist, and a possible spleen injury.
2020-08-31	Plush	Or	Hart Mountain National Antelope Range	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was on an ATV, monitoring plants and endangered species on a remote road. The ATV hit a rock and the employee fell off; the ATV then tumbled over the employee, who suffered a sore right leg, a sore lower back, and a spleen laceration.
2020-08-06	Katy	Tx	CenterPoint Energy Entex	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall or jump from and struck by another vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was scanning his badge at the card reader to open a gate when he fell from his vehicle and was run over by a truck, leading to internal injuries to his spleen and kidney. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery for his injuries.
2020-08-03	Walbridge	Oh	First Solar	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On August 3, 2020, an employee was descending a metal staircase and fell three steps from the bottom. The employee fell against the step or hand rail and injured their abdomen. The employee suffered a lacerated spleen.
2020-06-25	Little Rock	Arkansas	SYSCO FOOD SERVICES OF ARKANSAS, INC.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was in the back of his trailer, making a delivery. As he loaded his hand dolly, he slipped on some condensation and fell to the ground. He suffered contusions to the left rib and hip, as well as a ruptured spleen.
2020-06-05	Masury	Ohio	PI&I Motor Express	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was getting out of a parked semi cab. He slipped and fell to the ground, suffering a tear to his spleen.
2020-05-27	Gibsonia	Pennsylvania	Burns and Scalo Roofing Company	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was climbing up an extension ladder to secure it at the top. The bottom kicked out and the employee fell 17 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a bruised spleen and fractures to the leg, wrist, and ribs.
2020-05-06	Roslyn	New York	Verizon	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was installing a telephone pole. He backed up from the sidewalk and was stepping off the curb when he lost his balance. He tried to turn his body to catch himself when he landed face first on his side on the street. He suffered two fractured ribs and a bruised spleen.
2020-05-06	Spavinaw	Oklahoma	Johnson Lumber Company, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a loader when it backed over a hill. The employee was thrown from the loader and was hospitalized for a dislocated shoulder, three broken ribs, a cracked pelvis and a bleeding spleen.
2020-04-01	Cape Girardeau	Missouri	MELVIN MILLS ROOFING LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a ladder to a roof. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, suffering a broken pelvis, a shattered left heel, fractured lower vertebrae, and a ruptured spleen.
2020-03-05	Harahan	Louisiana	Economical Janitorial & Paper Supplies, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
While using an order picker machine, an employee fell 12-15 feet to the concrete floor. He was hospitalized with a broken back, ruptured spleen, and multiple rib fractures.
2020-03-02	Hialeah	Florida	MED Builders Corp	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was applying sealer on roofing paper. The employee stepped backward and fell through a skylight opening, landing about 18 feet below and suffering a cerebral hemorrhage, broken bones, and a lacerated liver and spleen.
2020-02-07	Oshkosh	Wisconsin	Radtke Contractors Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was driving an off-road dump truck at a construction site. The truck went into a hole in a snow-covered area; the employee suffered cracked ribs and a punctured lung and spleen.
2020-02-06	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Dawn Food Products, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped on a truck's lift gate and fell, suffering broken ribs and a ruptured spleen. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-02-06	Carlisle	Pennsylvania	Giant Food Stores, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee dismounted from a pallet truck, which then moved. Its handle pinned the employee against a rack, causing a ruptured spleen.
2020-02-06	Clarksburg	West Virgini	Dinosaur Production LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving an ATV when it ran over a fallen tree branch. The branch popped up and went through the ATV's floor, striking the employee. The employee suffered a broken arm, a bleeding spleen and liver, and a head laceration.
2020-02-02	Snowshoe	West Virgini	Snowshoe Mountain, Inc	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was snowboarding down a ski slope. The employee collided with a guest who had come to a sudden stop, and a two-way radio punctured the employee's abdomen and caused trauma to the spleen.
2020-01-28	Providence	Rhode Island	Rhode lsland Hospital	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee, walking down a flight of stairs, fell and struck a stationary pipe object at the bottom landing. The employee incurred serious injuries, including a lacerated spleen, a liver laceration, and a possible fractured rib.
2020-01-25	Mashantucket	Connecticut	MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT TRIBAL NATION	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking on a stage when he fell approximately 42 inches off the stage to the floor below. He was hospitalized and had to have his spleen removed.
2020-01-06	Gassaway	West Virgini	Waste Management of West Virginia, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was dumping an 8-yard rear-load container. A piece of furniture was caught between the scraper blade and the hopper seal. When the blade came down, it kicked the container off the truck and into the employee, who suffered bruising to the kidney, spleen, and liver, as well as possible fractures to ribs and/or vertebrae.
2019-09-06	Converse	Texas	J.B. Hunt Transport Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell to the ground while getting down from a work vehicle. The employee sustained two broken ribs and a ruptured spleen.
2019-09-03	Holland	Ohio	Rudolph Libbe Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
On September 3, 2019, an employee tripped and fell backwards onto a 2-by-4 wooden stake that projected 20 inches from the ground. The employee suffered two broken ribs and a bruised spleen.
2019-08-18	Watford City	North Dakota	Cruz Energy Service, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was at an oil rig. The line he was tied off to was cut, and its weight pulled him down to the rig floor about 12 feet below. He suffered a spleen injury.
2019-08-05	Plainfield	Wisconsin	Wysocki Produce Farm	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was changing a tire on a tractor. The jack stand that the tractor was on had a piece of wood underneath because the ground was not level. The piece of wood cracked, and the jack stand slipped. The tire came off the lugs and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a ruptured spleen and had surgery.
2019-07-31	Boulder	Colorado	Rolling Plains Construction, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee spraying product onto the ceiling of a building fell to the concrete floor from a 39-inch scaffold. The employee was hospitalized with a ruptured spleen and a left shoulder injury.
2019-07-22	East Saint Louis	Illinois	H & H Transit Inc	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was standing between the cab of a truck and a trailer. The truck's automatic tarp arm had been activated and was under tension when it broke and swung, hitting the employee in the back. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs and a spleen injury.
2019-07-17	Sarasota	Florida	Performance Air, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a 10-foot aluminum step ladder reaching through a ceiling hatch during maintenance on a unit. After placing his tools through the hatch he lost balance and fell to the floor. The employee sustained seven broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a spleen injury.
2019-07-15	Bozeman	Montana	Copper Spring Ranch, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Animal transportation incident, n.e.c.
An employee was training a young colt when the horse reared up and the saddle horn was pushed into the employee's abdomen rupturing the employee's spleen.
2019-06-18	Rapid City	South Dakota	Forterra Concrete Products	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was removing the inside steel pieces of a 91-inch by 91-inch by 6-foot concrete form, breaking the form down. The floor piece of the form (weighing more than 1,000 pounds) fell onto the employee's right side, lacerating his liver and injuring his right kidney and spleen.
2019-06-14	Gilbertsville	New York	G. DEVINCENTIS & SON CONSTRUCTION CO, INC.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A part of a boring machine struck a hand tool, sending it flying through the air. It struck an employee in the back and injured the employee's spleen.
2019-06-14	Levittown	Pennsylvania	NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME COMPANY, INCORPORATED	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in work zone
An employee was working on a road crew that was replacing asphalt in a closed left lane when a vehicle involved in a high-speed police pursuit entered the left lane road closure area. The speeding vehicle swerved around a state police vehicle stationed at the construction site and struck another vehicle. One of the vehicles struck the employee, who suffered a punctured lung; a ruptured spleen; and lacerations to the right knee, ankle, and wrist.
2019-06-12	Chenoa	Illinois	Grundy County Redi-Mix, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On June 12, 2019, at approximately 10:06 a.m., an employee was working near the back of a concrete truck when the bolts that hold the tag axle in place broke, causing the tag axle to fall and strike the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a broken clavicle, broken foot, broken ribs, and a ruptured spleen.
2019-04-19	Boston	Massachusett	J. Derenzo Co.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was on the ground spreading dirt/gravel with a metal concrete rake when they slipped on loose dirt and fell onto the rake. The employee suffered a rib fracture and a contusion on the spleen.
2019-04-19	Austin	Texas	Texas Security Solutions	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was installing wiring for an alarm system at a construction site for a new apartment complex. The employee walked around a corner and tripped over a ladder left on the ground. The employee fell and injured their spleen.
2019-04-17	Miami	Florida	Eulen America	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a cargo truck that was backing up at the outside dock. The employee was hospitalized with internal bleeding, a spleen injury, and broken vertebrae.
2019-04-16	Orange Beach	Alabama	Northwest Florida A/C, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An HVAC service technician was responding to a service call at a customer's residential location. The employee was investigating a portion of the HVAC system in the backyard and fell from the elevated deck to the unpaved ground below. The employee suffered contusions and lacerations to the spleen and lower arms that required hospitalization.
2019-04-03	Orlando	Florida	SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working from the third step of a 6-foot A-frame ladder when it fell over. He fell onto the ladder and the concrete floor, suffering a lacerated spleen, multiple rib fractures, and a broken left foot/ankle. He was hospitalized.
2019-04-02	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	SOUTHWESTERN ROOFING AND METAL, INC.	Multiple trunk locations	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was helping a sheet metal foreman measure a small sheet metal roof over the dock. The employee walked onto the sheet metal roof and fell through a flush skylight on the canopy. He fell 16 feet, landed on some 55-gallon drums, bounced, and ended up on the dock concrete flooring. He was hospitalized with broken ribs, broken vertebrae, a punctured lung, an injury to the other lung, and a damaged spleen.
2019-03-29	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	J & J Service Solutions LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was working from a scissor lift, dismantling pallet stacks. The racks collapsed and knocked the scissor lift to the ground. The employee suffered a head laceration, a fractured elbow, a left hand contusion, a laceration to the right hand, broken ribs, a partially collapsed left lung, and a ruptured spleen.
2019-03-18	Boston	Massachusett	Hebrew Senior Life	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee suffered a ruptured spleen after a day moving heavy furniture.
2019-03-16	Aberdeen	South Dakota	Midwest Medical Transport Company	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking in the parking lot from his vehicle to the building when he slipped on ice and fell, striking the ground. He sustained multiple fractured ribs and bruising to his spleen, requiring hospitalization.
2019-03-14	Gettysburg	Pennsylvania	Agricultural Commodities Inc	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was on top of a trailer, leveling out product. He stepped over a gap about 18 inches wide and fell about 11 feet to the ground, suffering broken ribs and a broken left hip; his spleen was removed.
2019-02-08	Little Rock	Arkansas	ENTERGY CORPORATION	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was preparing to hook a chain to a broken, wooden light pole laying on the ground. A backyard machine tipped over and the boom attachment fell onto the employee. The employee sustained a lacerated spleen, a fractured back, a crushed diaphragm, multiple broken ribs and internal bleeding.
2019-02-06	Bryan	Texas	Innovative Energy Services, Inc	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was standing near a winch truck that was being used to pull out a workover rig that was stuck in the mud. The winch cable was hooked to a cross member on the rig. The winch truck driver attempted to pull on the rig and the cross member welding broke. The cross member swung around and struck the employee's chest. The employee suffered fractured ribs, a collapsed lung, and a ruptured spleen.
2019-01-16	Danville	Illinois	Greenwood, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was struck by a rotation bar during a change-over on a thermoformer machine, injuring his spleen, colon, and pancreas. He was hospitalized.
2019-01-09	Salineville	Ohio	New River Electrical Corporation	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A line crew was digging post holes with a vehicle-mounted auger. The crew had finished digging a hole and was attempting to stow the auger back onto the vehicle. They had just stowed the Kelley bar when a restraining strap broke. The Kelley bar then sprung loose and hit an employee in the chest. The employee was hospitalized with a spleen injury and seven broken ribs.
2019-01-08	Birmingham	Alabama	Dunn Construction Company, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was relieving the pressure on a tank lid. He pulled the first and then second latch to let the pressure release, then hit the third latch with his foot. The third latch opened and the lid struck him, knocking him up and over the railing onto the ground below. He was hospitalized for a fractured wrist and spleen and back injuries.
2018-09-24	Port Wentworth	Georgia	IKEA Distribution Services, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating narrow aisle equipment to place a wooden pallet with plastic-wrapped product in the lower level of an aisle. He was attempting to move the equipment forward when the reverse handle was engaged. The movement caused him to be pinned under the second level cross beams and the narrow aisle equipment, fracturing his right kneecap, bruising ribs, lacerating his spleen, and puncturing a lung.
2018-09-24	Fairview	Montana	Warren Well Service	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was watching the hydrotesting of tubing to find a leak. A release of water from the tubing sent the employee back into the tubing board; the employee suffered broken ribs and injury to their spleen.
2018-09-10	Irving	Texas	McKinney Trailer Rentals	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a hydraulic tank attached to the back of a truck. He slipped on hydraulic residue and fell from the tank, suffering a punctured spleen, bruised rib, and collapsed lung.
2018-09-04	Arlington Heights	Illinois	Arlington Heights Ford, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
Two employees were cleaning a car in a car lot. One of them was struck by a pallet carried by a forklift, suffering a broken arm, broken shoulder, broken ribs, and ruptured spleen. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-08-27	Midland	Texas	Lubri Tech	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was collecting sweeps when he opened a gut line that was pressurized and the elbow failed, dislodging and hitting his back. He suffered the loss of his spleen and a collapsed lung.
2018-08-24	Alex	Oklahoma	Red River Vehicle Holdings LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on top of a catwalk to gauge the oil. He opened the thief hatch and fell approximately 13 feet to the ground, suffering multiple broken ribs, a lacerated spleen, a hip injury, and a pelvic injury.
2018-08-14	Jasper	Alabama	Jasper Lumber Company, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee entered an area to unhang a piece of lumber on a set of conveyor chains for a sorter machine. Another employee, unaware that the employee was in the area, indexed the chains, pinning the first employee between the piece of lumber and an unstacked pack of lumber. The employee was hospitalized with a lacerated spleen and pancreatic transection.
2018-07-30	Freeport	Texas	Primoris Industrial Constructors, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was in a scissor lift, helping rig iron beams to be removed as part of concrete form work. A beam struck the scissor lift, knocking it to the ground with the employee inside it. The employee suffered injuries including an injured spleen.
2018-07-20	Concord	New Hampshir	MPS Products Corp	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell 12 feet while decking a first floor resulting in broken ribs, a fractured wrist and a ruptured spleen.
2018-07-17	Hinckley	Ohio	NU VISION CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unrolling a roof ice guard when the employee fell off the roof to the ground, suffering a ruptured spleen, collapsed lung, and injured rib.
2018-07-17	Laredo	Texas	Trinidad Drilling USA Ltd	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was holding bushing pullers while attempting to set bushings when he was struck on his lower back area with a bushing puller (an approximately 1 inch X 2 feet metal device connected to a hoist for lifting). He suffered a spleen injury that required surgery and hospitalization.
2018-07-09	Ellinwood	Kansas	K & K Inc	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was waiting for an excavator to move its boom into place and stop operating. The excavator stopped, and the employee walked toward the machine. The bucket began to move again and struck the employee, causing a spleen injury.
2018-07-06	Neptune	New Jersey	Hackensack Meridian Health	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by physical contact with person while moving that person-unintentional
An employee was helping move a trauma patient to a gurney. The patient began to wake up and kicked the employee, who suffered a spleen laceration and was hospitalized.
2018-06-29	Madison	Mississippi	Lowes Home Centers Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall or jump from and struck by another vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was standing on the lift gate of the delivery truck directing the driver to back up. He fell off of the lift and was caught between the truck and a moving vehicle. The employee sustained rib and spleen injuries.
2018-06-29	Newport News	Virginia	Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls Industries	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was working on an aircraft carrier in drydock. While climbing across from one tower of free standing staging to another, he fell, landing on the dock floor about 30 feet below. He was hospitalized, having suffered two compound fractures in his left arm that required surgery, bruised kidneys/spleen, and a broken left wrist.