Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-08	Braselton	Ga	Uline, Inc.	Head	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking near a staging area when they were struck by a forklift carrying a load of boxed product, resulting in a bruise to their head and a laceration to their head that required staples. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-10-19	Humble	Tx	Centurylink, Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was walking on a rooftop, placing a telecommunications wire. The employee fell through a fiberglass roof lighting panel and landed about 20 feet below on a concrete floor. The employee suffered a head laceration requiring staples, a concussion, multiple rib fractures, a punctured lung, multiple abrasions, and a broken bone in the hip/pelvic area.
2021-09-25	Hastings	Ne	Aurora Cooperative Elevator Co	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee climbed the back of a grain trailer to help direct loading. Upon reaching the top, he fell off the back of the trailer. He suffered fractures to the left and right wrists, a head laceration that required staples, a lower back injury, and a brain bleed.
2021-07-13	Blue Springs	Mo	Kline Van and Specialty Rental	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on scaffolding and was using a broom to push an air duct out of the way for a clear view of a pallet on pallet racking. While pushing the air duct, the broom gave way and bent in half, causing the employee to lose balance and fall forward. The employee fell from the scaffold, roughly 5 feet, to the floor and sustained 8 broken ribs, a broken scapula, and a laceration that required staples. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-17	Pittsburgh	Pa	Innovative Electronics Corporation	Head	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a power jack, fell to the floor, and suffered a head laceration that required staples.
2021-04-28	Harrisburg	Pa	TRANSCORP ENTERPRISES	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was filling a tire truck when the tire blew, resulting in bruised lungs and a laceration to the back of the head that required staples.
2021-04-28	Cartersville	Ga	NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE	Head	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was removing weights from the base of a sensor wind tower. The tower tilted and struck the employee, causing a head injury that required staples.
2021-04-15	Canton	Oh	Universal Refractories Corporation	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was remote-operating a crane at about midnight. A steel beam fell and hit him in the head, knocking him into something hot. He suffered a concussion, a wound on the back of the head that required staples, and burns.
2021-02-09	Ashland	Oh	UPS	Head	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was making a residential delivery when he slipped and fell on a driveway covered in partial ice and snow, hitting his head and resulting in a laceration that required two staples to close. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-08	Toledo	Oh	Libbey Glass Inc.	Multiple head locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On October 8, 2021, an employee was walking to a furnace when he tripped over a spud bar approximately 18 inches off the ground and fell into a batch charger, resulting in head wounds on their forehead and scalp that required staples and stitches.
2021-01-08	Bronx	Ny	SIMS Metal East, LLC	Scalp	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was at the rear of a dump truck, inspecting its load. As the dump body was lowered, the chain securing the tailgate disconnected from the chain lock, enabling the tailgate to swing free and strike the employee from behind. He was knocked to the ground and suffered a laceration to the top of head that required sutures and staples. He was hospitalized.
2020-08-31	Lewisburg	Pa	Caretti, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was doing masonry work from a scaffold. A board dislodged when the employee stepped on it; the employee fell through the scaffolding to the ground about 12 to 15 feet below, suffering a head injury requiring staples, a left leg injury that required stitches, and a broken/sprained foot . The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-04	New Orleans	La	David Lavie's AC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell approximately 18-20 feet from a second story door while removing and discarding old HVAC duct work. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right arm and foot, and also received staples to close a laceration on his head.
2020-06-04	Camp Hill	Pennsylvania	Rose Mechanical Solutions	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a 10-foot A-frame ladder (at about the fourth rung) when he fell to the concrete ground. He suffered head injuries requiring four staples, as well as a compound wrist fracture.
2020-05-23	Malvern	Arkansas	Reynolds Metal Company	Scalp	Fall on same level
An employee was on a stand inspecting aluminum rolls from a roller mill by taking sheets out to inspect for quality issues when he fell to the same-level concrete surface and hit his head, requiring staples.
2020-02-11	Fort Lauderdale	Florida	Cherry Roofing Enterprises, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was removing material from a roof and loading it into a wheel barrel when he lost his balance and fell through an intact skylight to the concrete floor below. He suffered a broken collarbone, three fractured ribs, and a crushed vertebra, and he required staples in his head.
2020-02-05	Saint Petersburg	Florida	Southeastern Grocers LLC	Head and trunk	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking toward the back of the store when the employee slipped and fell on the wet floor, which a third-party was stripping. The employee was hospitalized with a head contusion that required staples and three injured ribs.
2020-02-04	Waukegan	Illinois	Visual Pak Distribution Center	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A forklift was carrying a double-stacked load approximately 12 feet high. The load fell while the forklift operator was attempting to stage the pallets, striking an employee working in the area. The employee sustained a broken ankle and elbow and a head laceration that required 24 staples.
2020-01-13	Houston	Texas	Southeastern Freight Lines	Multiple body parts	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was operating an electric forklift when the forklift slid off of the dock while making a left turn and hit the ground. The employee fractured his right arm, right-side ribs, and collarbone; suffered a bruised liver; and required staples on the right side of his head.
2019-09-09	Axis	Alabama	SSAB Alabama, Inc.	Head	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was using a wrench to loosen a nut to adjust the vibrating conveyor system of the alloy system hopper. The wrench came off the bolt and the employee fell 6-feet 10-inches. The employee struck their head and sustained lacerations requiring fifteen staples and hospitalization.
2019-08-22	Indiana	Pennsylvania	Urban Outfitters	Skull	Fall on same level
An employee had been moving materials and was found laying on their stomach on the floor with a fractured skull and laceration requiring 2 staples. It is believed that the employee had a seizure and fell striking their head on a lag bolt that holds a guardrail in place on the concrete. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-07-11	Pocatello	Idaho	Virginia Transformer Corp.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on an A-frame ladder. While transitioning from the ladder to the top of a transformer unit he slipped and fell off the ladder. The employee landed on their left hip and the back of the head resulting in a left hip fracture requiring surgery, and a laceration to the back of the head requiring staples and stitches.
2019-04-12	Timberlake	North Caroli	U.S. Postal Service	Head and neck	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
At about 2:15. p.m. on April 12, 2019, a postmaster was on a back dock as empty all-purpose postal containers were being loaded onto a scissor lift to load onto a truck. As the lift was being raised to the level of the truck, one of the containers rolled off and struck the employee in the back, pinning her against the brick wall. She suffered a 2-inch laceration on the top of her head (requiring five staples), a fractured vertebra in her neck, and a concussion.
2019-04-04	Peck	Kansas	Gressel Oil Field Service LLC	Head	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee had been repairing the winch truck. A pipe on the winch truck fell and hit the employee's head causing an injury that required 15 staples.
2018-08-15	East Greenwich	Rhode Island	ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS INC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working outside on a hot, humid day when he began to feel ill. He drank some water, went into a restroom, vomited several times, and lost consciousness, hitting his head on the floor. He suffered dehydration and a head laceration that required staples.
2018-07-31	Houston	Texas	Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc	Scalp	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a loading dock ramp when the wind caught a transport door, blowing it into the ramp. The employee was knocked from the ramp, landing on the concrete parking lot and suffering a cut to the back of his head. The cut required scalp staples.
2018-07-19	Kansas City	Missouri	Forward Air Solutions	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
Two employees were in an altercation in the breakroom. The FASI employee was struck in the face by a temporary employee, fell to the floor and sustained a fractured skull and a head wound that required staples. The injured employee also sustained internal bleeding and was hospitalized.
2018-06-14	Boise	Idaho	Tyco Simplex Grinell	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell 8 feet through a ceiling hole to the ground while working on a modular home, fracturing his back and cutting his head. He was hospitalized and required staples.
2018-04-30	Hialeah	Florida	Hialeah Housing Authority, Inc.	Cranial region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee painting from an A-frame ladder fell approximately 3 to 4 feet to the ground below, injuring his lower back and sustaining a head laceration requiring staples. He was hospitalized.
2018-04-21	Batavia	Ohio	Sewell Motor Express	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was at an assigned pickup location and was sweeping out a semi trailer with a broom prior to loading it when he fell out of the trailer. He struck his head on the concrete below and was knocked unconscious for a brief period. He suffered a laceration requiring staples, a concussion and hospitalization.
2018-02-28	Roland	Oklahoma	Citi Trends, Inc. - Distribution Center	Head	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was unjamming a box on a packing line from the mezzanine catwalk above the line. The employee stood up after unjamming the box and was struck by an overhead ceiling fan blade. The force of the strike caused the employee to land on the conveyor belt, which was locked/tagged out. The employee sustained a severe head injury, requiring staples.
2018-02-06	Watertown	South Dakota	Menard, Inc.	Head	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While descending a ladder platform in the plumbing department, an employee missed the last step and stumbled. The employee's head hit the floor, requiring staples and hospitalization.
2017-09-12	Spring Green	Wisconsin	CARDINAL IG COMPANY	Upper arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning a rack when a stack of A-frames fell on him pinning him to the floor and resulting in a broken humerus and a head laceration that required staples.
2017-05-10	Axis	Alabama	Vail Rubber Works, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was pressing discs onto a roller using a hydraulic press when a steel plate in the press sheared its retaining bolts and the steel plate was expelled, striking the employee in the mid-section. The employee was hospitalized due to a slight tear to the liver, a torn groin muscle, and a laceration to the rear of the head requiring five staples.
2017-01-30	Westlake	Louisiana	RML Transport, LLC	Skull	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee delivered a load to a customer and was unloading the cargo when he was struck in the head with the forks of a forklift. The employee was wearing a hard hat. The employee sustained multiple skull fractures, five staples in the face, and short-term memory loss.
2016-09-07	Lewis Center	Ohio	Giant Eagle	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was scanning chicken, went to turn around, rolled her ankle, and fell to the floor, hitting her head. The employee was hospitalized for a broken hip and head lacerations requiring staples.
2016-08-15	Toughkenamon	Pennsylvania	KJ Mushroom Mushroom Services, LLC.	Head	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was coming out of a mushroom barn when a small fan's (used for circulation) cover fell off and landed on his head, cutting it open. He was hospitalized and required staples.
2016-06-29	San Augustine	Texas	Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Multiple head locations	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Employees were loading regulators onto a truck for delivery when the lifting cable on their digger truck broke causing the regulator to fall. When the regulator fell, it hit a crate and rolled striking an employee's head. The employee suffered three lacerations to the head that required 35 staples and seven stiches. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-05-09	Manchaca	Texas	Clean Scapes L.P.	Lower leg(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was trimming a limb of the tree in order to be flush to the trunk while he was ten feet high on the tree. While the employee was maneuvering to get the tasks done, the chain saw contacted his lower left leg resulting in a laceration that required staples.
2016-02-27	Columbus	Ohio	United Building Materials	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On February 27, 2016, at approximately 6:20 a.m., an employee fell off a load of drywall on the back of a truck while preparing to unload it. The employee fell approximately 15 feet to the ground, fracturing vertebrae and suffering a concussion. The employee required head staples.
2016-02-18	Crossett	Arkansas	A & W SHEET METAL, INC.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was pulling a welder up to the catwalk with a rope when the left side of the catwalk railing broke, causing him to fall 25 feet to the ground below. His head hit a toolbox, and his back hit the platform railing. He was hospitalized with an L1 lumbar fracture and required staples for his head injury.
2015-12-24	North Sioux City	South Dakota	Brown Wegher Construction	Head	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was injured when he slipped on ice in the parking lot. He was taken to the hospital where he remained overnight for observation. He was treated with four staples.
2015-11-25	Tucson	Arizona	U.S. Customs and Border Protection	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
On November 25, 2015, at approximately 11:45am, a BORSTAR Agent fell while climbing on top of a mountain. The agent fell approximately 15-20 feet, bounced on his back, and fell another 5 to 10 feet before landing. He suffered a concussion, a laceration to the back of his head requiring staples, several possible broken ribs, and multiple cuts and bruises.
2015-11-20	Romulus	Michigan	U.S. Customs and Border Patrol	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was sitting at an egress booth and fell off a chair striking his head. The employee lacerated his head requiring four staples and suffered a mild concussion and minor bleeding on the brain.
2015-09-08	Vero Beach	Florida	SOUTHERN FIRE PROTECTION OF ORLANDO, INC.	Head	Other fall to lower level
An employee was removing sprinkler heads while working on top of a walk-in cooler. The employee fell and sustained a head injury that required staples and a possible broken shoulder.
2015-08-19	Orlando	Florida	FEDEX GROUND PACKAGE SYSTEM, INC.	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
On 8/19/2015, an employee stepped and fell between the trailer and the dock. His injuries included a lacerated knee. He was hospitalized for stitches and/or staples to close the laceration.
2015-08-14	Millburn	New Jersey	Verizon	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was fishing coax wiring through a drop ceiling from a 4-foot, A-frame step ladder. The employee fell from the ladder and struck his head, causing a laceration to the back of his head, bleeding on the brain, and a concussion. He required staples to close the laceration.
2015-04-26	Proctor	West Virgini	Certainteed Gypsum, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell approximately 15-18 feet off of a rail car during the loading process. Fall protection was worn, but was disconnected at the time of the accident. The employee fractured three vertebrae in his back and suffered a head laceration that required staples.
2015-04-17	Tobyhanna	Pennsylvania	Tobyhanna Army Depot	Head	Fall on same level
An employee was found on the ground outside the turnstile near the parking lot. The employee needed staples in his head as a result of the fall.
2015-03-10	Geismar	Louisiana	UTLX Manufacturing, LLC	Forehead	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Worker was sitting on top of a railroad tank car changing a threaded valve. He slipped and fell approximately 11 feet to the ground below striking his shoulder and lacerating his forhead requiring three stitches and five staples to close.