| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-25 | Millsboro | De | David G. Horsey & Sons, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| An employee became ill while installing the wall of a storm drain. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat stress. | |||||
| 2020-10-06 | Erie | Pa | Associated Finish Systems, Inc. | Pelvis | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was moving 10 sheets (74 lbs. each) of gypsum board on a cart across the east parking area. A caster wheel on the cart struck a storm drain with a slotted grate, causing a gust of wind to knock the sheets of gypsum onto the employee. The employee was trapped underneath and pinned to the ground. The employee suffered six fractures to his pelvis and was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2020-09-04 | Roslyn Heights | Ny | H&L Contracting, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was positioning storm drain grates on the back of a truck. A grate dropped on the employee's left hand, amputating the little finger below the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2019-08-13 | Alachua | Florida | O'Steen Brothers, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| At 1:00 PM on August 13, 2019, an employee was working on a storm drainage pipe-laying project when the employee experienced cramps and nausea, requiring hospitalization for heat illness-related dehydration. | |||||
| 2019-06-18 | Hutto | Texas | A Greater Austin Development Company, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was doing demolition work in a storm drain culvert. As he was adjusting a steel I-beam, the tip of his right index finger was caught between the two pieces of the adjustable beam. The fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2019-03-25 | Ennis | Texas | Fluor Heavy Civil, LLC | Multiple body parts | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely |
| Two employees were repairing a filter fence around a storm drain. A semi-trailer lost its two back wheels, which struck the employees. One of the employees was hospitalized, having suffered a broken wrist, ribs, fingers, and shoulder along with head trauma. | |||||
| 2019-03-19 | Mobile | Alabama | H.O. Weaver & Sons, Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was in a trench installing a storm drain. A dirt clod fell from the unprotected side of the trench and struck the employee, causing him to fall to the ground and break his left leg. | |||||
| 2019-02-15 | West Palm Beach | Florida | CENTERLINE UTILITIES, INC. | Jaw, chin | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle |
| An employee was installing a concrete storm drain pipe from inside a concrete storm drain box/catch basin. The pipe rolled over and struck the employee in the face/jaw. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-01-16 | Moline | Illinois | John Deere Company | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| On January 16, 2019, at approximately 1:30 p.m., an employee was cleaning a storm drain when the J-hook attachment used to pick up and move the storm drain became disengaged from the grate and the 300-pound iron storm grate dropped on his left foot. He was hospitalized with fractures to his three smallest toes and required surgery. | |||||
| 2018-04-05 | Selma | Texas | RTM CONSTRUCTION CO. INC. | Ankle(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting wire with a quickie saw to remove the core of a storm drain structure. When he got to the last wire, the concrete fell on the saw and knocked it out of his hand. The saw landed on his left ankle, lacerating it. | |||||
| 2017-08-22 | Jacksonville | Florida | Jax Utilities Management, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Excavation or trenching cave-in |
| An employee was installing new storm drain pipes and storm inlets in a trench 9 feet deep when it caved in, trapping him up to the shoulder area and injuring his back. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-07-23 | Delray Beach | Florida | Winn-Dixie Stores, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee dropped his keys in a storm drain and moved the metal storm drain to retrieve them. He was placing the metal storm drain back on when his left index finger was caught and lacerated between the grate and frame, requiring partial amputation at the hospital. | |||||
| 2016-03-11 | Omaha | Nebraska | Mid-Plains Insulation, Inc. | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was placing mechanical insulation on a storm drain pipe when the employee fell from a 10-foot fiberglass step ladder to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a fractured left hip socket, concussion, and head laceration. | |||||
| 2016-01-25 | Mckinney | Texas | WRIGHT CONSTRUCTION COMPANY | Cheek(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a gas-powered cutoff saw to cut a 2-foot section out of a 42-inch diameter storm drain pipe when the saw kicked back. The saw blade struck and lacerated the employee's right facial cheek, requiring hospitalization. | |||||