Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-27	Lakeland	Fl	PEPPERIDGE FARM INCORPORATED	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was cleaning out the crumb tray of a dough divider machine when his finger became caught in a conveyor roller/belt. The employee sustained a broken finger and lacerations, which required stitches.
2021-09-25	Great Falls	Mt	United Materials of Great Falls, Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on the driver-side front tire of a semi truck washing the windshield. He slipped off the tire and fell. He landed on the gravel road and his head hit the step of the truck. He suffered a broken lower-back vertebra and a head laceration that required stitches.
2021-09-23	Columbus	Oh	Shell	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was traveling for business. He had departed a customer location and stopped at the gas station to refuel his vehicle. He was assaulted and car-jacked at gunpoint by three assailants. The employee was hospitalized with bleeding between the brain and skull, and also required stitches to his lip.
2021-09-21	Windsor	Co	Titan Machinery	Arm(s)	Explosion, n.e.c.
On 9/21/2021, at 2:15 PM, an employee was using a cutting torch to remove the top of an empty drum that contained hydraulic fluid. Vapors in the drum expanded causing the top of the drum to blow off and strike the employee's left arm and right hand. The employee sustained a fracture to the left arm and required stitches on the right hand.
2021-09-20	Plantation	Fl	Wash Depot Holdings, Inc.	Head	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a car out of a car wash tunnel. The car went out of control and hit a tree. The employee's head struck the windshield, causing a laceration that required sutures and stitches.
2021-09-07	Nampa	Id	Autovol	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was trying to set a bucket of tools and parts into a modular apartment. His right foot was caught under a caster/wheel that the apartment rolled on. He suffered two broken toes and a wound that required 25 stitches in his right foot; he was hospitalized.
2021-09-05	Brewster	Ny	Ace Endico Corporation	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a pallet jack to select product for an order. The employee was maneuvering the pallet jack around a steel bollard in the warehouse when his feet were pinned between the bollard and the pallet jack resulting in a right foot fracture and a laceration on the left foot requiring stitches. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-03	Wind Gap	Pa	Orbital Engineering. Inc.	Face	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on wet ground, suffering a laceration to the right side of the face. The employee was hospitalized for stitches and additional surgery.
2021-08-25	Oklahoma City	Ok	U.S. Postal Service	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A postal employee was delivering mail to a residence when three large dogs broke through a fence and attacked. The employee suffered bites to both arms and the right thigh that required stitches.
2021-08-10	Denver	Co	Sturgeon Electric Transmission and Distribution	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee had just used a 35-pound electrical ground rod driver to install a ground rod. While lifting the ground rod driver above his shoulders, he lost his balance and fell onto the rod that had been driven into the ground. He suffered a neck laceration requiring five stitches and hospitalization.
2021-08-09	Boise	Id	Brooks Excavation, LLC	Leg(s)	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was operating an excavator when it fell over the edge of a seepage bed excavation, landing 12 feet below. The employee suffered fractures to the left leg, as well as a forehead injury (from the excavator's cracked windshield) that required stitches.
2021-07-26	Decatur	Il	HTH Companies, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On July 26, 2021, an employee was hydroblasting using a 5,500 psi water blast gun with a 66-inch barrel. The barrel was run across the top of his left boot, lacerating the top of the foot. He was hospitalized, requiring cleaning and stitches for the wound.
2021-07-21	Henderson	Co	Liberty Oilfield Services	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
A mechanic was on top of the HHP in Bay 1 drilling out broken bolts. Another operator was running the overhead crane using a handheld remote, moving it from the south side of the HHP to the north side to pick up a fluid end. As the crane moved over the top of the HHP, it struck the mechanic, knocking him off the HHP onto the cement floor of the shop 13 feet below. The injured employee was hospitalized for broken ribs, a sprained wrist and stitches to the face.
2021-07-21	Warrens	Wi	United States Postal Service	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was delivering a certified letter and was attacked by a dog. The employee sustained bites to the leg and arm that requires stitches and hospitalization.
2021-07-14	Franklin	Oh	NC Works Inc	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a machine when the machine activated and pulled in their left hand. The employee sustained broken bones in their hand as well as a severe laceration that required stitches.
2021-07-10	Grassy Butte	Nd	Balanced Energy Oilfield Services (USA) Inc.	Skull	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was attempting to free a hydraulic line. When the coil tubing was freed it struck the employee in the head causing a skull fracture and a laceration that required stitches.
2021-07-04	New Orleans	La	Canine Club, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
Two employees were breaking up a dog fight and sustained dog bites. One employee was hospitalized for surgery. The second employee received stitches and was released.
2021-07-01	Stratford	Ct	Connecticut Distributors, Incorporated	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A powered industrial truck (PIT) operator was speaking to another employee and looked over their right shoulder in order to back up. While backing up, the PIT struck the other employee resulting in fractures, a torn rotator cuff, a crushed right foot, a leg laceration that required stitches, and the loss of the nail on their big toe.
2021-05-17	Durham	Nh	United States Postal Service	Forearm(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A mail carrier was walking back to his truck after delivering a parcel. A dog came out of a house through a dog door, attacked him, and knocked him to the ground. He suffered bites to both forearms and was hospitalized, requiring 40 stitches.
2021-05-08	Houston	Tx	NCI Group, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was making adjustments to a limit switch located inside the slide gate electrical box. The motor actuated and his hand was caught between the chain and the sprocket. The employee sustained a laceration to the right hand that required stitches and hospitalization.
2021-04-13	Commerce	Ga	Ollie's Bargain Outlet, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was using a forklift to load empty pallets onto a trailer. His forklift struck another lift, parked nearby. He suffered a laceration to the right lower leg that required hospitalization and stitches.
2021-03-08	Holyrood	Ks	Accessible Home Health, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level
An employee had arrived at a client's home to provide home health aid. The employee fell after leaving their car and suffered an injury that required stitches.
2021-02-27	Chicago	Il	JCG INDUSTRIES DBA KOCH FOODS OF CHICAGO	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee reached into equipment to remove a piece of chicken debris as part of the sanitation process. When the employee reached into the equipment, the water pressure activated and caused the employee to strike their hand against the machine, resulting in a laceration to their middle and ring fingers that required stitches. The equipment was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
2021-02-22	Cincinnati	Oh	General Motors, LLC Dba Customer Care and After Sales	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was performing diagnostic testing on an automobile elevated on a car hoist. The employee was working from a portable staircase and fell 6 to 8 feet to the ground, resulting in a loss of consciousness, a broken finger, a head injury that required stitches, and a concussion.
2021-02-21	Joplin	Mo	Woody's Smokehouse BBQ	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was performing prep work when they slipped and fell, resulting in a broken hip and a laceration that required stitches.
2021-02-08	Lake Worth	Fl	Zulu Construction	Head	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating an all-terrain forklift when they made a turn while backing up and the forklift rolled over, resulting in a laceration on their head that required stitches.
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.
2021-01-16	Springfield	Oh	Parker Trutec, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
A metal shot blaster's door closed on an employee's left middle and ring fingers. The middle finger was amputated from the nailbed down and the ring finger was lacerated, requiring stitches.
2021-01-08	Wheatland	Pa	Sharon Tube Co	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A crane was taking a bent section of pipe out of a portable scrap pocket. As an employee removed a sling on one side of the scrap pocket, the scrap pocket fell over. One of the parts in it struck the employee on the back, knocking him to the ground. He suffered fractured vertebrae, a broken nose, and a facial injury that required stitches. He was hospitalized.
2021-01-07	Florida City	Fl	USPS POST OFFICE	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
On January 7, 2021, an employee fell while trying to stop a rolling vehicle. She landed on the ground and the vehicle rolled over her. She suffered a lip injury requiring stitches, abrasions on her arm, and a fractured spine.
2020-10-09	Lexington	Oh	Universal Enterprises, Inc.	Pelvis	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was installing piping for an electrical cabinet that was set on blocks. As the employee tried to remove the door of the cabinet, the cabinet fell on him, breaking his pelvis as well as causing a lip injury that required stitches.
2020-10-08	Charm	Oh	Keim Lumber	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a table saw to rip a door jamb to size. The saw amputated the employee's right middle finger between the first and second knuckles, as well as causing injuries to the thumb and index finger that required stitches.
2020-10-03	Oviedo	Fl	H&E Equipment Services	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee had been watching contractors unload equipment. The employee slipped on gravel and struck their head on a truck's bumper. The employee was hospitalized and received stitches.
2020-09-22	Needham	Ma	Coca Cola Beverages Northeast	Head	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving a rider jack when his load was struck by a forklift's load. He fell off the rider jack and hit his head on the concrete floor. The employee sustained an injury that required stitches.
2020-09-17	Tyler	Tx	STRIPING TECHNOLOGY L P	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee fell from a trailer while it was in motion. The employee sustained fractured ribs, a possible dislocated shoulder, an ankle injury, and required stitches on the forehead.
2020-09-16	West Allis	Wi	HM Graphics, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adjusting a stitcher machine when their gloves were caught in a gear and chain. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
2020-09-16	White Castle	La	Cora-Texas Mfg. Co., Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was walking on an elevated walkway approximately 20 feet high to reach a camera that needed repair. As he walked past another employee who was also walking on the walkway, he fell through an opening in the hand rail. The employee sustained a broken right arm, a fractured L-4 vertebra and a laceration to the face that require stitches. The employee required surgery to repair a fracture.
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.
2020-08-20	Tinker Afb	Ok	U.S. Department of Defense, Tinker AFB	Hip(s)	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee climbed onto the wing of a B-52 aircraft from an aerial lift to begin preparations for priming. The employee slid off the wing to the floor approximately 7 feet below. The employee landed on his knees then hit his head on the rear landing gear tire that resulted in an injury requiring stitches. The employee also sustained a possible fractured hip. The employee was wearing fall protection at the time.
2020-08-18	Brooklyn	Oh	Apolis Transport Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell from the top of a tanker trailer, landing on the ground about 8-10 feet below. The employee suffered a bruised right shoulder and a cut above the right eyebrow that required stitches.
2020-08-10	Miami	Fl	Auntie Anne's	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee hit his left hand while closing a trailer roll-up door, fracturing his ring finger and requiring stitches on his left middle finger.
2020-08-10	Northlake	Il	Dr. Pepper Snapple Group	Multiple body parts	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was opening a swing door on a tractor trailer. The wind pushed the door back, and it struck the employee's head and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered a head injury requiring stitches as well as a broken right arm.
2020-08-06	Franklin	Wi	Nova Coil, Inc.	Forehead	Other fall to lower level
An employee lost consciousness while dismounting a forklift, fell, and struck his head on the concrete floor. He was hospitalized and required stitches to the forehead.
2020-07-14	Youngstown	Ohio	Boston Retail Products, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was turning a plastic part in a puller machine when his left hand was caught in the machine, resulting in multiple lacerations and stitches. He was hospitalized.
2020-07-13	Lafayette	Louisiana	Roofing Solutions, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee had been tasked with roofing work. Upon descending the roof for lunch, a portion of the roof collapsed and the employee fell to the ground. The employee sustained two broken ribs and a head laceration requiring stitches.
2020-07-13	Loveland	Colorado	5 Star Home Improvement, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was doing a final inspection to verify that all contracted work had been completed. While retrieving a paint tray that was left on the roof, he fell approximately 8 to 10 feet from the roof to a bed of rocks and a concrete sidewalk. He was hospitalized with a fractured vertebra, a fractured toe, a broken wrist, a cut on his forehead that required stitches, and a bump on the forehead.
2020-06-30	Arthur	Illinois	Coach House Incorporation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
On June 30, 2020, an employee was fastening straps on an empty trailer. As the employee was tightening the winch, the strap came undone and he lost his balance. He fell into the trailer, struck his head on the edge, and then fell to the ground. He suffered a head injury that required stitches, as well as a torn esophagus.
2020-06-08	Broomfield	Colorado	Brannan Sand and Gravel Company	Sole(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was laying down string line on the ground for an asphalt paving crew when an asphalt delivery truck backed into the employee, knocking him to the ground, and then running over his foot. He required stitches to the underside of his foot where the toes connect.
2020-06-03	Omaha	Nebraska	Hy-Vee	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting deli meat. The deli slicer cut the employee's left index finger and the employee was hospitalized, requiring stitches.
2020-05-25	Mcgehee	Arkansas	Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was on the roof of a fertilizer storage building, shoveling fertilizer that had spilled out through the hole in the roof. He slipped and fell down 20 feet of roof, then dropped 12 feet straight onto a trolley rail, then fell from the rail to the ground 18 inches below. The employee suffered three brain bleeds, a broken fractured left wrist, stomach injury, a kidney injury, a fractured eye socket, a pelvis fracture, a gash in the forehead (requiring stitches), and a cut that left skin
2020-05-23	Dade City	Florida	Publix Supermarkets, Inc.	Multiple face locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
An employee was leveling product on a store shelf when an errant vehicle crashed through the front of the store. The vehicle struck the employee on the right side of his body. He suffered broken bones in the right cheek, the loss of several teeth, and a right arm laceration that required stitches.
2020-05-15	Laredo	Texas	QFS Electric, INC	Head	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell down from the third rung of an 8-foot ladder while installing electrical wiring, sustaining a bump and laceration that required stitches to the head.
2020-05-15	Fort Myers	Florida	B & I Contractors	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing a square duct while standing on an 8-foot A-frame stepladder when he lost his balance and fell to the ground. He required stitches on his left eyebrow area and broke his left wrist and T12 vertebra.
2020-05-14	Olathe	Kansas	Royal Metal Industries	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
A temporary employee was driving a golf cart when it struck a steel beam. The beam broke through the golf cart's windshield, hitting him in the chest and then landing on his legs. He was hospitalized and required stitches (no broken bones).
2020-05-14	Leawood	Kansas	Goodwin Pro Turf, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a stand-on mower. His right foot went under the mowing deck while the blades were rotating. His second toe was degloved and he suffered cuts on his third and fourth toes that required stitches. He was hospitalized.
2020-05-13	Wheat Ridge	Colorado	ROCKY MOUNTAIN FOREST PRODUCTS	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was operating a forklift and got off the lift to pick some product when another employee got on the forklift and backed up over his foot. He suffered broken toes and required stitches.
2020-05-06	Atlanta	Georgia	Trane	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a 10-foot A-frame ladder to the ground while descending. The employee's elbow hit a push cart and their head hit a metal cover on the floor resulting in a fractured elbow and stitches above the eyebrow.
2020-05-01	Westfield	Pennsylvania	One Wind Services Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was torqueing bolts with a hydraulic torque wrench inside a wind turbine. The employee was reaching to clear plastic debris from between the bolt and the wrench when the wrench actuated, crushing his right little finger and ring finger. He suffered an amputation to the little finger (6 millimeters from the nail); the injury to the ring finger required stitches.
2020-04-23	Orlando	Florida	SW Ingredients Holdings LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was retrieving an item from a machine. A sharp object in the machine cut the employee's hand near the thumb, causing an injury that needed stitches.
2020-04-22	Urbana	Illinois	United Natural Foods, Inc	Upper arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
On April 22, 2020, an employee was attempting to climb into a jockey truck when the employee reached for the grab bar and missed, causing a loss of balance. The employee fell backwards, striking the elbow on the jockey's steel platform and resulting in a left elbow laceration, torn bicep, and torn tricep, which required stitches, surgical muscle repair, and hospitalization.
2020-04-02	Lubbock	Texas	Chain Electric	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were using a front-end loader to load equipment onto a trailer when the equipment shifted, striking an employee's hand and trapping it between the equipment and the trailer. The employee sustained a broken right pinky finger that required surgery and received stitches on the right ring finger.
2020-03-30	Wilmington	Delaware	GT USA Wilmington LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was on a container ship's catwalk, lashing containers to secure them. The employee fell to a deck about 15 feet below and suffered spine fractures, lacerations to the liver, and a head injury that required stitching. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-30	Keyser	West Virgini	Springlick Pallet, Inc.	Forehead	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was removing a stuck board from a wooden container manufacturing machine. The machine lacerated the employee's head above the eye, causing an injury that required nine stitches.
2020-03-25	Montgomery	Alabama	W&W AFCO Steel, LLC	Head	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was heating a tub girder when he fell to the ground, suffering a cut to the head that required stitches.
2020-03-21	Sedalia	Colorado	Consolidated Investment Group	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee had been driving in a pasture to check on a pregnant cow. The truck door closed on the employee's hand causing an amputation to the right middle fingertip that was closed with stitches.
2020-03-10	Valdosta	Georgia	C. Terry Hunt Industries Inc.	Head	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was monitoring a welding heat prep operation for a large drum shell that was braced for support. The drum expanded during heating, and the brace failed and struck the employee, who fell to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a head injury requiring stitches and hospitalization.
2020-03-08	Providence	Rhode Island	The Stop and Shop Supermarket Company, LLC	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking through the deli backroom area when her sneaker caught on the trim around a floor drain causing her to fall forward and strike a wall several feet away. The employee sustained a fracture to her left humerus, a laceration to her left knee requiring 6 stitches, and a contusion to the left wrist. The employee required surgery.
2020-03-03	Denton	Texas	Mid South Fire Solutions, LLC	Head	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Air was being reintroduced to a dry pipe fire suppression system as part of an inspection. The air supply pipe burst. The pipe struck an employee standing outside the room, about 3 feet from the door. It cut his head, causing an injury that required hospitalized and stitches.
2020-02-18	Lafayette	New Jersey	Bon Chef Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was standing on a forklift/picker platform, retrieving product from a third-tier shelf. He fell about 15 feet, suffering a broken wrist, broken ribs and a head wound that required stitches. The employee's lanyard was not connected at the time of the fall.
2020-02-13	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Acme Markets	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a truck ramp while raising it. The employee landed on concrete and suffered laceration requiring stitches.
2020-02-07	Palm Beach Gardens	Florida	SOLARPRO, INC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a 5-foot mobile platform removing window tint. He fell from the platform, suffering a broken fibula and a head injury that required seven stitches.
2020-02-03	Eau Claire	Wisconsin	Nestle Health Science	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
At about 10:45 p.m. on February 3, 2020, an employee fell while pulling a pallet positioning cart into place to load cardboard into a packaging machine. The employee's head struck the concrete floor, causing a concussion and a laceration that required three stitches to close. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-01-28	New Castle	Pennsylvania	Superior Forge and Steel Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
A maintenance employee had locked a machine out and was preparing for maintenance. The employee was tightening a spanner nut when he bumped the hydraulic oil line. The oil sprayed out of the line and cut the employee's finger, which required 2 stitches and hospitalization.
2020-01-27	Oconomowoc	Wisconsin	S & S Transport LLC	Head	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was climbing out the back of a truck trailer when he slipped on the icy floor and hit his head on the truck's bumper. His head received a cut that required stitches.
2020-01-27	Natchitoches	Louisiana	PILGRIMS PRIDE CORPORATION	Upper extremities	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a eviscerator in the evisceration department of the processing plant and caught her arm in the machine. The injury required stitches.
2020-01-24	Vallejo	California	Alliance Marine	Multiple body parts	Fall on water vehicle
Employees had been laying down fire cloth in the engine room to prepare for pipe fitting and welding repairs. An employee fell approximately 18-20 feet into the hull of a floating maritime academy training vessel and was found lying unconscious. The employee was hospitalized with injuries including gashes to the head and thigh requiring stitches and severe hematomas.
2020-01-17	Deerfield Beach	Florida	WASTE MANAGEMENT INC. OF FLORIDA	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
On 1/17/2020, an employee was lifting a piece of steel (shaft) with another employee when suddenly the metal fell and crushed the employee's left middle fingertip. The employee was hospitalized and required stitches.
2020-01-09	Eau Claire	Wisconsin	MENARD, INC.	Foot (feet)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On January 9, 2020, an industrial mechanic was replacing suction cups on an end-of-arm tool for a robotic depalletizing machine in a distribution plant. The employee was on an elevated depalletizing table between the depalletizing machine and a conveyor. A mechanical bar (used to push palletized merchandise from the depalletizing table onto the adjacent conveyor) struck the employee's left foot. The employee was hospitalized, requiring stitches and then surgery. The area was guarded with light c
2020-01-08	New Providence	Pennsylvania	Mount Airy Lumber Company	Multiple head locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was trying to remove debris from a gang saw. He bent over and the wood became dislodged, hitting his face. He suffered a facial laceration requiring stitches, a concussion, and a nasal bone fracture.
2019-09-19	Milwaukee	Wisconsin	BHP, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On September 19, 2019, an employee was guiding a piece of product being lifted by an overhead crane. The employee's hand was crushed between two pieces of product; the employee suffered a broken finger and needed stitches.
2019-09-17	La Vista	Nebraska	CrossCountry Courier Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to lower a dock plate. He lifted the dock plate up, then placed his fingers between the dock plates in order to fold the plates out so he could lay them flat. In doing so, his right hand fingers were pinched between the dock plates. His fourth finger needed stitches and his third finger was cut to the bone. One of his fingers required partial surgical amputation.
2019-09-16	Lawrenceville	Georgia	RICOH ELECTRONICS, INC.	Multiple body parts	Other jump to lower level
An employee was attempting to remove a panel cover on a cable tray while working from an 8-foot stepladder when he felt the ladder shift and lost his balance. He jumped off the ladder and hit the floor, suffering two broken ribs, two cracked vertebrae, a fractured wrist, and a concussion. He also required stitches above his right eye.
2019-09-16	Blairsville	Georgia	AVIAGEN INC.	Scalp	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was washing down an area using an 8-foot portable ladder. The employee was descending the ladder and on the way down, felt dizzy, missed the last step, and fell and hit his head on the concrete floor. The employee suffered a cut on the scalp that required stitches and hospitalization.
2019-09-13	West Fargo	North Dakota	M.J. Dalsin Company of N.D., Inc.	Skull	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working on a roof approximately 20 feet high when the employee walked backwards and fell off the edge to the ground, suffering a skull fracture and contusion that required stitches.
2019-09-05	Tulsa	Oklahoma	B&H Construction, LLC	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was operating a hand grinder. When the employee stood up to respond to another employee, the cord/plug of the hand grinder struck him in the neck. The employee was hospitalized and received stitches in the neck area.
2019-09-01	Pelham	New York	GameStop Corp.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
Two employees were working in the store behind the counter when a car crashed through the front of the store and hit both employees. The employees were both hospitalized. One employee sustained fractured cervical vertebrae and facial lacerations requiring stitches. The second employee sustained a broken clavicle and a broken nose.
2019-08-23	San Antonio	Texas	BM3Construction	Foot (feet)	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working on commercial roof to pick up a debris and materials. He picked up a piece of plywood put there by another contractor. He did not know it was covering a 4' x 4' hole, stepped in it, and fell 20 feet to the concrete below, breaking his right foot and requiring stitches on his left leg.
2019-08-23	Los Angeles	California	U.S. Postal Service	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading a truck at the loading dock when the employee fell backwards off the dock to a lower level, striking his head on concrete. He sustained a head laceration requiring stitches, and blood on the brain. He was hospitalized.
2019-08-20	Maumee	Ohio	THE ANDERSONS, INC.	Leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was cutting a piece of metal with a saw when the saw blade broke and lacerated his leg, requiring stitches.
2019-08-19	Beverly	West Virgini	AHF Products	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Two employees were repairing a steam leak on a pre-dryer on a 20-foot elevated surface. While welding, both employees fell approximately 20 feet when they both lost their footing on the platform. One employee fell on a peg that punctured his right thigh and was subsequently hospitalized. The second employee received a head laceration that required 9 stitches. The second employee was treated and released the same day.
2019-08-16	New Britain	Connecticut	Guida-Seibert Dairy, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was leaving a truck at the end of his shift. As he climbed down the stairs built into the tailgate, he slipped, hit his forehead on the truck (suffering a forehead laceration that required stitches), and then fell backwards to the ground, breaking his left wrist.
2019-08-16	Plaza	North Dakota	Henryhill Oil Services LLC	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was removing the catwalk on a tank battery. The catwalk tilted down and the employee's fall protection came off; the employee fell about 20 feet, suffering knee injuries and a head injury requiring a stitch.
2019-08-12	Melbourne	Florida	LKQ Corp	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a forklift platform, using the forklift to move vehicle hoods into a dumpster for recycling. A vehicle hood knocked him off the platform, causing him to fall about 5-6 feet to the ground. He suffered a broken collarbone and a laceration to the back of his head requiring stitches.
2019-07-18	Orlando	Florida	U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Multiple face locations	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was in a baler, attempting to unjam cardboard from a hook. When the cardboard came free, the hook struck the employee in the left side of the head and face. The employee suffered a fractured left jaw and left orbit, as well as a cut under the left eye that required stitches.
2019-07-15	Aberdeen	South Dakota	Concord Grain, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was servicing a skid steer bucket from a quick attachment point when the spring holding the hydraulic cylinder gave way and crushed their finger. The employee sustained a broken index finger and lacerations to the skin that required surgery and stitches.
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.
2019-07-11	Sugar Land	Texas	Encore Concrete Construction, LLC	Leg(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were cutting a concrete wall with a chop saw. The blade got stuck within the cut and the saw kicked back, cutting both employees on the leg. One employee received stitches and was not hospitalized. The other employee had to have surgery on the right leg.
2019-07-08	Fort Myers	Florida	Commercial Appliance Repair, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
At 12:30 p.m. on July 8, 2019, an employee was helping supervise the unloading of a truck with a forklift. A package tilted over while the forklift was moving and fell onto the employee. He was hospitalized to treat a head injury (requiring 18 stitches) and a fractured vertebra.
2019-07-01	Thomasville	Pennsylvania	Waggoner Construction Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing back into a dump truck when he lost his balance and fell backwards, striking his head, back, and ribs on the ground. His head required stitches, and his back and ribs were possibly broken.
2019-06-27	Union	New Jersey	DUREX, INC.	Head	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was working on a metal press when the die broke and his head lunged forward, striking the equipment. He suffered a laceration requiring stitches.