Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-12 | Russells Point | Oh | HONDA TRANSMISSION MANUFACTURING | Multiple head locations | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On October 12, 2021, an employee was reaching to retrieve a dropped bolt starter, which had landed in a tray under the rollers on an assembly line. The rollers caught the employee's bangs and removed skin from the employee's hair line to below the nose. | |||||
2020-09-09 | New Haven | Ct | NPL Construction Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On September 9, 2020, an employee was attempting to start a vibrating tamper in order to continue compacting backfill material in a completed excavation. The employee pulled the starter cord multiple times. After the pull which started the engine, the pull cord of the vibrating tamper did not recoil correctly. The employee gathered the excess cord in his left hand in order to prevent an additional slip, trip, or fall hazard. When he engaged the throttle of the machine with his right hand, the pu | |||||
2020-04-15 | Augusta | Georgia | Milton Ruben Motors, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
An employee was working on a car that would not start. When he jumpstarted the starter, the car jumped into gear and pinned him between two cars. He sustained a fractured pelvis and two cracked vertebrae. | |||||
2019-08-27 | Middlefield | Connecticut | Textron Specialized Vehicles Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was replacing a starter generator bracket on a gas-powered golf cart. This required removal of the starter. He removed the seat to gain access to engine compartment and knelt on the floorboard of the car to get into position to perform the task. He loosened the starter generator adjustment bolt so that the starter generator belt could be removed. After loosening the adjustment bolt, he began to pull the belt off the front pully on the starter generator. At the same time, his knee pre | |||||
2019-06-06 | Vinton | Louisiana | Delta Downs Racetrack Casino and Hotel | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by animal |
An assistant starter was handling a horse in a starting gate. The horse acted up and smashed the employee's left middle finger against the structure. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-03-02 | Mount Dora | Florida | Anuvia Plant Nutrients | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was troubleshooting the starter and control system for the drive motor of the reclaim system’s lump buster. While his left hand was in contact with the pulley drive system, the lump-buster turned on and his thumb was caught between the pulley and sheave and lacerated. The employee required surgery for tendon damage and injury to the knuckle joint. | |||||
2018-08-28 | Saint Cloud | Florida | PETERSENDEAN ROOFING AND SOLAR SYSTEMS, INC. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was installing starter shingles on a single-story home. He fell from the roof to the ground, about 10 feet below. He suffered internal bleeding and fractures, and was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-03-06 | Fairwater | Wisconsin | Ripon Electric Inc | Multiple body parts | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee was inside an M-Starter cabinet mounting a bracket to the back panel using a cordless drill. Energized wires were located outside the cabinet along the back panel and an arc flash occurred. The employee received burns to both hands, wrists, and arms and the face. | |||||
2017-02-16 | Clearwater | Florida | Ameri-Pride Pest Control Services, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was attempting to start a malfunctioning truck engine while standing between the wall and the front of the truck. The employee sprayed starter fluid into the air filter while a coworker was turning the ignition key. The engine started and the truck moved forward, pinning the employee between the truck and wall. The employee suffered a broken right femur and was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-07-14 | Sherman | Texas | SemGas, LP | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
Two employees were performing compression checks on cylinders. One employee opened the gas valve and another employee was bending over to light the starter. The gas flashed, engulfing an employee and causing second degree burns to his face, neck, wrist, and back. | |||||
2016-03-10 | Ocala | Florida | Big Dunnrite Roofing, LLC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Entangled in other object or equipment |
An employee was helping his foreman crank an electrical generator. The generator's pull starter started whipping around and broke off from the motor's plastic cover. As he tried to turn off the kill switch, the pull starter wrapped around his left thumb and amputated it. He was wearing leather gloves at the time of the incident. | |||||
2015-11-11 | Orlando | Florida | E-Z-GO TEXTRON, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was repairing the starter generator of a golf cart when he dropped the bolt. To reach the bolt, he jacked the golf cart up. The cart shifted, and the rear differential amputated his left index fingertip. | |||||
2015-09-24 | Austin | Texas | Johnson Controls | Multiple body parts | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was replacing a motor on a chiller. While he was loosening a lug, his wrench made contact with the starter cabinet, which shorted to the ground and caused an arc flash. He sustained second degree burns to his face and left arm. LOTO was not used and proper PPE was not worn at the time of the incident. |