Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-10	Amarillo	Tx	AM Communications	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a 28-foot ladder, preparing to change an aerial cable line. The ladder fell backward with the employee on it. The employee suffered a broken sternum and a head injury.
2021-10-18	Delray Beach	Fl	PI Electric, Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was changing a light on a flagpole from the bucket of a truck-mounted articulating boom lift. The employee fell out of the bucket, landing on the asphalt ground and suffering crushing injuries and fractures to vertebrae and the sternum.
2021-09-25	Hartwell	Ga	Nestle Purina - Hartwell, GA	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a metal pallet that was stuck on a filler line when a sensor triggered and the filler actuated, pinning the employee between the machine and the base layer of the pallet. The employee suffered four broken vertebrae and a fractured sternum.
2021-08-02	Vicksburg	Ms	Vicksburg Forest Products	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was leaning between two stacks of lumber to place a strap on one of the stacks. The strapper pulled the stacks together, and the employee was caught between them. The employee suffered a fractured sternum.
2021-07-14	Newnan	Ga	Yamaha Motor Manufacturing Corporation of America	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was performing maintenance activities on a drive train when they were caught between a tensioner and a beam, resulting in fractured ribs and a fractured sternum.
2021-07-03	Wichita	Ks	Dondlinger Construction Company, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was stripping a concrete form when it fell on him. He suffered a cracked sternum and was hospitalized.
2021-05-31	Springville	Pa	Pennsylvania Electric Company	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was attempting to restore power by removing tree limbs from the power lines and fell out of a tree. The employee suffered a concussion, fractured T6-T8 vertebrae, and an injured sternum, a right ankle tendon injury, and a lumbar injury.
2021-05-28	Elizabeth	Nj	Maher Terminals LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
A shipping yard laborer had just helped a straddle carrier operator connect lifting gear to a flat rack's arms. The straddle carrier was lifting the arm when the flat rack slid toward the yard laborer and pinned him against the bumper of the straddle. The laborer suffered a broken sternum.
2021-05-17	Saint Johns	Fl	Citory Solutions, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a 12-foot ladder working on a aluminum roof when he rotated and fell off the ladder, hitting a metal sign with his chest as he fell to the asphalt drive and concrete sidewalk/curb. He sustained fractured ribs and a bruised sternum.
2021-03-06	Austin	Tx	Patriot Erectors, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting welds loose on a steel assembly. The assembly broke loose and struck the employee, resulting in a fractured sternum, fractured collarbone, two fractured ribs, a bruised lung, and a fractured toe.
2021-03-04	Tulsa	Ok	Old Dominion Freight Line, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was using a dolly converter while unhooking a set of double trailers when he was struck in the chest by the dolly converter. The employee sustained fractures to the sternum and ribs.
2021-02-01	Bronx	Ny	Empire City Subway	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Sudden start or stop, nonroadway
An employee was driving a backhoe to remove snow when the front loader arm got caught on an elevated sewer casting that was covered in snow, causing the backhoe to stop abruptly. The employee was propelled forward, impacting his chest on the steering wheel. The employee sustained a fractured sternum and a contusion to his chest.
2020-10-09	Rayland	Oh	Lindy Paving	Multiple body parts	Roadway collision-moving in same direction
An employee was operating a paver when the mirror of a passing dump truck caught the seat of the paver as it drove by. The seat twisted and pinned the employee against the control panel, resulting in fractures to the ribs and sternum and a dislocated clavicle.
2020-09-15	South Bay	Fl	OKEELANTA CORPORATION	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
Two employees were removing 50-pound hammers from a steel box on a roader in a sugar mill. While removing the hammers, the steel box fell. One employee was pinned between the steel box and the roader. The other employee was struck by hammers. One employee was hospitalized for a fractured sternum.
2020-09-14	Sun Prairie	Wi	Cardinal Roofing and Construction, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On September 14, 2020, an employee fell approximately 13-14 feet from the edge of a roof onto the ground. The employee sustained a fractured sternum and vertebrae.
2020-07-27	Kansas City	Kansas	Procter and Gamble Manufacturing Plant	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
After chocking the wheels of a rail car an employee stood up and felt dizzy. The employee then fell onto a concrete curb along the rail track. He sustained lacerations to the head and hand, a bruised sternum, and fractured ribs.
2020-07-17	Stockholm	Wisconsin	Maiden Rock Apples, Winery & Cidery LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On July 17, 2020, two employees were using a 6-wheeled utility vehicle to assist them in traveling between rows of apple trees to pick up pruned branches from the ground. At approximately 10:00 a.m., the injured employee was picking-up branches and was struck by the utility vehicle. The injured employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures of the sternum, pelvis, and ribs.
2020-07-16	Homeworth	Ohio	Diversified Gas and Oil Corporation	Multiple body parts	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was swabbing a valve at an oil well site when the swab tool spun around and struck him in the torso. He sustained a broken right arm, broken sternum, and a concussion. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-13	Bethpage	New York	L.E.B. Electric Ltd	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was wiring lights when he fell from the fourth step of an 8-foot step ladder. The employee sustained fractures to the clavicle and sternum, and was bleeding from his head.
2020-06-26	Mount Vernon	Ohio	Jeld-Wen, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On June 26, 2020, a steel chain on a roll-off truck trailer broke and struck an employee on the arm, causing fractured ribs, a fractured sternum, a small contusion to the right lung, a heart contusion, a broken right hand (at the metacarpal joint), and a wrist laceration.
2020-06-25	Madeira Beach	Florida	Hewitt Steel Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was going across a working platform when he fell to the ground 30 feet below. He suffered multiple fractures to his head, sternum, and pelvis; a broken left arm; and a broken back with three disc fractures.
2020-05-15	Houston	Texas	The Comflow Company	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A fire sprinkler pipe burst or became detached from an anchor, causing large pieces of piping to fall. A falling piece of the pipe stuck the employee in the shoulder and head. The employee suffered broken ribs, a broken sternum, a heart injury, two punctured lungs, and a crushed back vertebra that caused paralysis from the chest down.
2020-05-13	Schuyler	Nebraska	White Castle Roofing	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was doing roof work. The employee fell from a ladder to the ground, suffering a broken collarbone, a broken sternum, a fractured spine, and slight amnesia.
2020-04-28	Irving	Texas	Herzog Contracting Corp.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was performing maintenance on a tie jig (equipment that grabs railroad ties) which was connected to the bucket of an excavator. After performing some repairs underneath the tie jig, the employee crawled underneath the other side of the tie jig to make a final repair and was crushed by the tie jig. The employee was hospitalized with a broken sternum and broken ribs.
2020-04-07	Wichita	Kansas	WRIGHT TREE SERVICE INC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee had been trimming a tree at a peak working height of approximately 40 feet. While descending the tree, the employee fell approximately 10 feet to the ground and sustained a fractured sternum.
2020-03-25	Durant	Oklahoma	Florida Concrete Services, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was riding in the basket of a scissor lift. The employee was caught between the basket and a concrete structure, suffering a broken sternum.
2020-02-24	Harvard	Illinois	Catty Corporation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was applying double-sided tape to the slitting machine core when the positioner came across and caught the employee between the slitting machine and the positioner. The employee was hospitalized with a head laceration, fractured sternum, and two fractured ribs.
2020-02-24	Coshocton	Ohio	Kraft Heinz Company	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was working as a chill cell helper to move the trays of meat on the rail system to and from different coolers. The employee was moving a 1500 lb. rack of meat along the overhead rail system. When the employee came to a switch (interchange), the rack fell from the overhead rail system and struck the employee who fell to the concrete ground. The employee sustained fractures to the back, pelvis and sternum.
2020-02-14	Wichita	Kansas	TECT HYPERVELOCITY INC.	Multiple trunk locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A maintenance employee was troubleshooting a tool-changer on a horizontal mill. The tool changer cycled while the employee was inside the machine, striking the employee in the chest. The employee suffered a fractured sternum, two fractured ribs, and small fractures to two bones on the spine. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-09-16	New York	New York	Northeast Structural Steel, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was dismantling a temporary tower when a swivel hook appeared to shear, dropping a section of the steel tower 10 feet. The section hit the employee, who sustained a fractured sternum.
2019-09-13	Cincinnati	Ohio	Madison Tree Care & Landscaping, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was trimming a tree while attached to a crane when the employee's fall protection harness broke. The employee fell approximately 50 feet to the ground, sustaining injuries to the back, ankle, ribs, and sternum.
2019-08-08	Nampa	Idaho	J. R. SIMPLOT COMPANY	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was operating a sit-down forklift to stack pallets when they fell over. The employee got off the forklift to straighten them and was struck by additional falling pallets. The employee was hospitalized with sternum and rib fractures.
2019-08-07	Macon	Georgia	Southern DirtWorks, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using an excavator along with a chain to pull a dump truck that was stuck. The chain broke and hit the employee in the chest causing a laceration, a bruise, a cracked sternum, and also caused his heart to beat out of rhythm. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-07-02	Charleston	West Virgini	Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha & Putnam	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee leaned out a doorway and fell 15 feet to the ground after the temporary safety railing failed. The employee was hospitalized for fractures to the hip, pelvis, ribs, and sternum as well as head lacerations.
2019-06-24	Miami	Florida	THYSSENKRUPP ELEVATOR CORPORATION	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a ladder to the concrete floor after losing his footing, fracturing five vertebrae, his ribs, and sternum.
2019-05-28	Orwell	Ohio	A.E. STEEL ERECTORS INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
An employee was landing steel decking. A bar joist where the steel was being landed gave way causing the employee to ride the decking 25 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a cracked sternum and a broken rib.
2019-04-06	Dublin	Ohio	McNeil Holdings, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was on the fourth floor of a building under construction. The employee was discussing getting welding leads down from up above to ground level. When the employee looked down to see where the welding cables would go, the wooden safety railing failed and the employee fell approximately 25 feet. The employee fractured their right arm, sternum, and two vertebrae in their back.
2019-03-26	Riviera Beach	Florida	Averitt Express	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was removing the straps that secured wall panels that weighed approximately 2000 pounds to the wall of a semi-trailer. The panels fell onto the employee causing multiple contusions to the left arm, sternum and head.
2019-02-02	Mill Hall	Pennsylvania	Best Line Equipment, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was loading a lift onto a trailer. As the employee attempted to drive past the hinge point, the lift lost traction and slid off the back of the elevated beaver tail ramp. The employee's chest struck the operator control panel breaking ribs and his sternum.
2018-09-17	Atlanta	Georgia	Delta Airlines, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending from the driver-side platform of a lift truck when he slipped and fell approximately 3 feet from the platform onto the ground. He suffered a partial lung collapse, three fractured ribs on the right side of the ribcage, and a displaced sternum.
2018-09-13	Columbus	Ohio	OHIO VALLEY FLOORING	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was standing in front of a tractor trailer that had been brought into a customer dock area to unload product. The truck began rolling, pinning the employee against another truck in the dock area. The employee suffered head trauma, sternum damage, and broken ribs, and was hospitalized.
2018-09-06	Lodi	Ohio	Advance Bronze	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning a rotating mold using a pole with a brush attached to the end. The brush got caught on the mold, and the employee was pulled over a barrier wall and slammed to the ground. The employee suffered a lacerated liver and a cracked sternum.
2018-08-07	Green Bay	Wisconsin	Frank O. Zeise Construction Co., Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On August 7, 2018, an employee was erecting a framed scaffold when he fell approximately 11 feet from the scaffold to surface level, suffering a fractured vertebra, pulled muscles in the shoulder and back, a bruised sternum, and arm abrasions. He was hospitalized.
2018-07-30	Firestone	Colorado	USI RG Insulation	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was climbing an extension ladder to install gutters 21 feet above the ground. The employee fell at the fourth rung from the top, landing on the ground. The employee suffered broken ribs, vertebrae, and sternum.
2018-07-22	Roanoke	West Virgini	Benchmark Conference Centers of West Virginia	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
On July 22, 2018, an employee was operating a roller on golf course turf when it hit a rock and rolled over. The employee suffered shoulder and sternum injuries and was hospitalized.
2018-06-09	Elgin	Illinois	RMM CHICAGO, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
An employee was power washing a roof and fell approximately 30 feet through a sky light. The employee sustained a fractured leg, pelvis and sternum.
2018-05-31	Birmingham	Alabama	Good People Brewing Company	Hand(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee changed the regulator on an oxygen cylinder from an empty bottle to full. When the employee opened the gate valve to supply the oxygen, an ignition occurred and the gate valve ejected from the bottle, striking the employee. The employee suffered a fracture and laceration to the right hand and a contusion to the sternum.
2018-04-03	Naples	Florida	Advanced Roofing & Sheet Metal	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was operating a crane and connecting a jib to the main boom when the jib unhooked from the boom, causing it to strike his head and shoulder. He broke his sternum and L-3 vertebra.
2018-02-16	Panama City Beach	Florida	Coastal Metal Roofing, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was walking on a walkway between buildings and brushed up against the guardrail. The railing detached and the employee fell about 22 feet to the ground. The employee also struck an air conditioner on the way down. He was hospitalized with a serious cut to the head and a broken ankle and sternum.
2018-02-08	Burnham	Pennsylvania	Standard Steel	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking and running a crane using a remote control when he tripped over a water hose line that was on the floor and fell onto the remote control's crane box, breaking his sternum.
2018-02-07	Palm Coast	Florida	U.S. Postal Service	Multiple body parts	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was working underneath a long life vehicle (standard mail truck). He lowered the jack while still being underneath it and the vehicle fell on his right shoulder and sternum. He was admitted to the hospital for treatment of a broken right shoulder and sternum.
2017-09-29	Ruston	Louisiana	Breeland Logging, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee's work truck was disabled on the side of the road. He set two jacks under the bumper and crawled under the truck to place a jack under the axle. While he was under the truck, one of the jacks slipped, causing the truck to fall on him. He suffered 16 broken ribs, a broken sternum, and a broken left scapula.
2017-09-19	New Madrid	Missouri	PJR & Associates, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell approximately 8 feet from an unprotected edge while installing rebar for a barrier wall, fracturing the sternum, wrist, rib, and vertebrae.
2017-08-14	West Point	Georgia	Glovis America, Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was loading automobiles on a railcar when she fell approximately 10 feet to the ground, fracturing her left knee and sternum.
2017-07-28	Westminster	Colorado	GLOBAL UNDERGROUND CORP	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was assisting in rigging the pull head from the trench box. The pull head slipped out of the chain while suspended and fell to the ground, striking the employee and causing a fractured right scapula, fractured sternum, nine fractured ribs, and a bruised right lung.
2017-06-01	Beaver Dam	Wisconsin	United Cooperative	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was rolling up a hose after filling a 250-gallon fuel tank when the tank stand collapsed and the tank fell on the employee. The employee fractured 14 ribs and the sternum and suffered contusions on the shoulders and upper back.
2017-05-02	Mount Joy	Pennsylvania	HERSHEY EQUIPMENT COMPANY	Nonclassifiable	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was standing on a mobile scaffold about 3 or 4 feet above the floor when the platform became partially unsecured and tilted. The employee lost his balance and fell into a stand. He was hospitalized with a puncture wound and possible internal injuries in the sternum/chest area.
2017-04-26	Roswell	Georgia	5 Star Solutions	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
On April 26, 2017, an employee was working on the second floor installing G-track on top of the shaft when the employee stepped into a stairwell and fell approximately 9 feet. The employee landed on a PVC pipe at the bottom of the stairwell and sustained bone fractures and a broken sternum.
2017-03-28	Lancaster	Ohio	Allied Universal	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was checking the railroad gate when he tripped and fell on a pallet and a pile of glass. He broke four ribs and his sternum, requiring hospitalization.
2017-02-22	Crested Butte	Colorado	Crested Butte Mountain Resort	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was skiing downhill with his class and attempting to stop when he fell and broke his collarbone and sternum.
2017-02-08	Cherokee	Alabama	Cherokee Nitrogen, L.L.C.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was terminating loading procedures on the top of a truck trailer when he fell from the trailer to the ground. He sustained a head laceration and broken sternum, requiring hospitalization.
2017-01-21	Houston	Texas	Roscoe Properties, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a ladder while installing new HVAC units. The employee sustained a fractured skull and brain swelling, two fractured vertebrae, a displaced sternum, and fractured ribs.
2017-01-16	Gulf Shores	Alabama	Gulf Coast Produce Distributors, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading material from the truck at a customer's location when he fell out of the truck approximately 4-5 feet. The employee sustained a broken sternum and ribs and internal bleeding around the lungs.
2016-10-24	Stockholm	Maine	CPM CONSTRUCTORS	Head and trunk	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was installing foam pieces into bridge deck panels on a beam when he lost his footing and attempted to jump toward the opposite beam. His body struck the beam, fracturing his nose, face, rib, and sternum.
2016-10-21	Atlanta	Georgia	Brasfield & Gorrie	Multiple body parts	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was flagging to help a tractor-trailer driver park when a gust of wind sent a temporary job fence in the air. The fence struck the employee who sustained neck and back compressions and a fractured sternum.
2016-09-30	Slidell	Louisiana	Lowe's Home Centers, LLC	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was in a pallet trailer behind the store when he fell about 4 feet from the pallet trailer to the ground. He sustained severe head injuries, fractured ribs, a fractured eye socket, and a fractured sternum, requiring hospitalization.
2016-09-28	Barnhart	Texas	James Power Line Construction LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding on a trailer when it hit a bump and he fell off, breaking his ribs, sternum, and leg. He was hospitalized.
2016-09-26	Richardson	Texas	Trident Metals	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
An employee was stepping off a side loader when the machine struck him, fracturing his sternum and ribs. He was hospitalized.
2016-09-24	Gadsden	Alabama	UHP Projects, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was underneath the trailer tongue frame of a portable abrasive blasting unit, attempting to straighten a bent pin in the jack stand with a crowbar. As he pried on the pin with the crow bar, the jack fell, pinning him beneath the trailer tongue frame. He punctured his lung and broke five ribs, his sternum, and his left shoulder blade, requiring hospitalization.
2016-09-24	Lake Buena Vista	Florida	Walt Disney Parks & Resorts	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee was loading refrigerated trailers and pulled down on a refrigerator door. The employee felt chest pains and initially believed he was having a heart attack. The employee was admitted to the hospital where it was later diagnosed to be a strain on his sternum.
2016-09-22	Gainesville	Florida	FC Solar LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee in an aerial lift was installing overhead solar panels on a new steel structure when he was crushed between the rail of the aerial lift basket and the steel I-beam he was working on. He suffered a crushed sternum and broken ribs, requiring hospitalization.
2016-08-23	Webster	New York	KCCO, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fainted while on top of a ladder and fell approximately 10 ft. to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for fractured vertebrae, a fractured sternum, a fractured thumb, bruised lungs and bleeding in the brain.
2016-08-14	Delaware	Ohio	Kroger Distribution Ctr.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was checking the oil on the reefer unit of a trailer. A third-party tractor did not see the employee and pinned the employee between the tractor and the trailer. The employee suffered broken ribs, a broken sternum, and a collapsed lung, requiring hospitalization.
2016-08-11	Lake Buena Vista	Florida	Professional Service Industries, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a baker scaffold. A plank shifted and the employee fell 4.5 feet. The employee suffered a fracture to the sternum.
2016-08-05	La Porte	Texas	Mesa Line Services, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was working on the lower leg of a standing tower, installing steel members and bolts, when he fell approximately 30 feet from the tower to the concrete ground. He fractured his sternum, pelvis, leg, and arm.
2016-07-03	Estes Park	Colorado	Rocky Mountain National Park	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
An employee was riding a horse on patrol when the horse became spooked and threw the employee, who fell 35 feet down the hillside. The employee suffered head lacerations and broke eight ribs and the sternum.
2016-07-01	Oakland	California	SSA Terminals	Multiple body parts	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was hooking wire rope slings to a cargo container when one of the slings came loose and struck the employee on the chest. The employee suffered broken ribs, a cracked sternum, and a fractured left ring finger.
2016-06-30	Dallas	Texas	Gold Metal Recyclers	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was changing out the retainer on a shear machine when he was struck in the chest by the retainer ring, breaking his sternum.
2016-06-28	Milltown	Wisconsin	Schaffer Specialty Welding, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a 1,300-pound steel skeleton off the plasma table with an overhead crane. The employee set the work piece down on the ground and was trying to manually push it toward the scrap pile. The material shifted and tipped over, striking and pinning the employee between the work piece and a stationary toolbox. The employee suffered fractured ribs and a fractured sternum, requiring hospitalization.
2016-06-28	Dublin	Georgia	DHAC & RHODES, LLC	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working on the roof taking photographs and measurements when he stepped through a skylight and fell approximately 20 feet, striking metal shelving before landing on the concrete flooring. He suffered fractured ribs (all), a fractured sternum, a fractured back in three locations, and a fractured skull.
2016-04-29	Decatur	Illinois	ARCHER DANIELS MIDLAND COMPANY	Head and trunk	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
On or about April 29, 2016, an employee was pressure washing the Fitz Mill machine. The employee used a chain hoist to lift the spout lid, and because the equipment was still running, the lid came back and struck employee. The employee suffered face fractures, a broken sternum, and cuts on the left wrist.
2016-04-09	Dallas	Texas	TigerFlow Systems, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was attempting to move a pumping system out of a paint booth. A coworker assisted by lifting the pumping system with a forklift while the injured employee was observing/spotting. The pumping system slid off the forklift forks and pinned the employee between it and the wall of the paint booth. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right leg, broken right forearm, and a cracked sternum.
2016-03-31	Savannah	Georgia	Horizon Staffing, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee drove a forklift with a bundle of wire (4500 lbs.) on the forks to the door of an intermodal container and parked it. The employee got off the forklift and went inside the intermodal container to adjust dunnage. As the employee was adjusting dunnage the bundle of wire stationed on the forks of the forklift fell and pinned the employee between a wire bundle inside the container and the wire bundle that fell from the forklift. The employee sustained a fractured sternum, a fractured rib
2016-03-21	Fort Rucker	Alabama	URS	Multiple body parts	Other in-flight crash due to mechanical failure
An employee was engaged in helicopter flight training for the US Army. The helicopter lost engine power and crashed. The employee suffered three fractured vertebrae, a fractured sternum, broken teeth and abrasions to the elbow and knee.
2016-03-08	Camden	New Jersey	Central Metals Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was injured after they climbed on top of a forklift and inadvertently kicked it into gear. The employee became pinned between the roll bar and the mast, suffering a cracked sternum.
2016-02-24	Naples	Florida	RESOURCE PARTNERS SHIPPING, INC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on a ladder installing lights and fell resulting in a broken wrist and sternum and a collapsed lung.
2016-01-10	Miami	Florida	GATE GOURMET, INC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was de-catering an aircraft at when he fell approximately 10 feet from the platform of his high-lift catering truck. He suffered a contusion to his cervical cord, sternum, and right leg.
2016-01-09	Ellijay	Georgia	AMICALOLA ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee fractured his ribs, sternum, back, and shoulder when a tree fell on him while he was clearing it off a power line.
2015-12-26	Steamboat Springs	Colorado	Steamboat Ski & Resort Corporation	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
A ski instructor was conducting a private ski lesson and struck an unidentified object under the snow. She fell sustaining a broken sternum and whiplash. She was admitted to the hospital.
2015-12-09	Tulsa	Oklahoma	Trinity Containers, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
On December 9, 2015, at about 8:00 a.m., an employee was struck by a door assembly fixture while installing a wind tower door. He was hospitalized with fractures to the sternum and lumbar area and a shoulder laceration.
2015-11-05	Meridian	Mississippi	TOWER INTERNATIONAL	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
A die setter was using an overhead crane to lift a die (approx. 2000-4000 lb.) so that he could put wood blocks underneath it . When the employee lifted the die, the load block was not centered under the die and caused the die to swing hitting the employee in the chest. The employee suffered a fractured sternum, 2 broken ribs, and a punctured lung.
2015-09-19	Stow	Ohio	Akrochem Corporation	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was hospitalized with a head injury, broken ribs, a cracked sternum and a chipped tooth after falling 20 feet from a forklift basket.
2015-08-25	Hollidaysburg	Pennsylvania	Grannas Brothers Stone & Asphalt, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was hospitalized when he fell from a front end loader sustaining a head laceration and a broken sternum.
2015-08-18	Pryor	Oklahoma	National Gypsum Company	Multiple body parts	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was cleaning the shower line (high pressure water line) in the liner head box on the wet end of a paper machine. He stood up to get out of the box as someone from maintenance began to move the crane and got caught between the crane bridge and the liner head box lid. He broke his ribs and left forearm and dislocated his sternum.