Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-08	Hartford	Ct	Trinity Health of New England	Thigh(s)	Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional
A nurse was performing a restraint on a combative patient and sustained a tear to his quadriceps that required surgery.
2021-08-26	Dalton	Ga	Mohawk Imdustrires	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cleaning the air cylinder in a tearing machine and amputated their left middle finger.
2021-06-22	Utica	Il	Northern Partners Cooperative - Utica Elevator	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Contact with objects and equipment
On June 22, 2021, an employee was attempting to open an elevator dump pit. When the employee stepped on a brake that was holding up a metal bar, the bar came down forcefully and struck the employee on the left side of the chest. The employee suffered internal bleeding and a possible tear to the aorta. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-18	Edgewater	Fl	G & W Roofing & Sheetmetal, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
On June 18, 2021, a roofer was tearing a roof off. As he was walking in an area of the roof containing the original shingles, his foot went through the rotted wood under the shingles. He suffered a twisted ankle and was hospitalized.
2021-05-27	Saint Petersburg	Fl	Goodwill Industries-Suncoast, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was unloading a cart of unsellable merchandise into a trash compactor. He lifted a broken picture frame and was impaled by a protruding shard of glass. The employee was hospitalized with a cut artery and a suspected tear to the liver.
2021-05-12	Quantico	Va	FBI ACADEMY LIBRARY	Multiple body parts	Multiple types of exertions and bodily reactions
After participating in a physical training exercise, an employee began to lose feeling in his lower extremities. He was hospitalized, having suffered bulging disks, an annular tear, and a muscle injury.
2021-05-07	Barksdale Afb	La	H & H Field Services	Arm(s)	Bites and stings
An employee was tearing sheetrock out of a home when they were bitten by a spider, resulting in arm swelling.
2021-05-05	Birmingham	Al	Tuscaloosa Lumber Remanufacturing, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was feeding a piece of lumber into the saw machine. A loaded piece of lumber kicked back, causing the lumber the employee was holding to strike him in the abdomen, resulting in bruising to the abdomen and a tear to his small intestine. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-05-05	Erie	Pa	C.H.A.T. of PA, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was tearing down a rack/pallet. When he bent down to pick up a beam from the floor, another beam fell and struck his eye resulting in crushing injuries to the eye.
2021-04-13	Deerfield Beach	Fl	Republic National Distributing Company, LLC	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was preparing merchandise for delivery when the employee stepped backward and fell 4 feet from the back of the truck to the ground. The employee hyperextended both knees tearing and straining muscles and ligaments.
2021-03-09	Mcdonough	Ga	Autosales, Incorporated	Leg(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was riding on a motorized pallet jack. The pallet jack hit him, causing a fracture and a skin tear in his leg. He was hospitalized.
2021-02-19	Madill	Ok	O'Reilly Auto Parts	Knee(s)	Slip on substance without fall
An employee was walking into the store when they slipped on an icy sidewalk, resulting in a sprain/tear in the left knee.
2021-02-18	Villanova	Pa	Villanova University	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice while walking to his car, falling to the asphalt road surface and suffering broken ribs on the right side, as well as tearing a lung.
2021-02-10	Daytona Beach	Fl	AV Maestro, LLC.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On February 10, 2021, an installer was positioning a 22-foot extension ladder in order to run a network line for a security camera. He fell about 8 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized with a tear to his Achilles tendon.
2021-02-08	Amery	Wi	Cardinal LG Company	Knee(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On February 8, 2021, an employee was adjusting the glass of a glass crate weighing 1,900 pounds when the glass fell out. The employee was pushed by the falling glass into the closed crate behind him, trapping him between the falling glass and the completed crate. The glass and the employee then slid to the floor. The employee sustained swelling and bruising to the abdomen, left leg, left knee, and left hand, with a possible meniscus tear in the left knee. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-01	Palatine	Il	UPS Ground Freight, Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking to his vehicle during his lunch break when he slipped in the snow and fell to the ground, tearing a ligament in his left knee.
2021-01-06	Kettering	Oh	Tenneco	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
During a training session, an employee was tearing down parts on a strut machine when they amputated their right index finger.
2020-10-07	Ridgway	Pa	Advantage Metal Powders, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee was opening the gate/door to empty a load with the wheel handle beneath a powder blender when he felt pain in his right forearm. The employee was hospitalized for a muscle tear that required surgery.
2020-09-26	Dover	De	Panda Restaurant Group, LLC	Leg(s)	Other jump to lower level
The associate was going up to the roof to check the air conditioning unit. The associate jumped off the ladder on his way down and landed awkwardly on the concrete resulting in a left leg sprain and tear.
2020-09-23	Boise	Id	Boise Steel Erectors	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking down a wooden staircase and lost his footing. He fell approximately 4-5 feet and suffered a major tear(s) to his quadricep muscles.
2020-09-09	Lee	Ma	SPS New England, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was chipping concrete with a rivet buster when an object struck his eye, tearing his cornea. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2020-09-07	Lima	Oh	Lima Convalescent Home Foundation, Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping
At about 5:45 a.m. on September 7, 2020, an employee tripped and fell in a hallway, striking her head on the floor. She suffered a head injury, a bruise to the right elbow, and a skin tear on the finger. She was hospitalized.
2020-08-29	Orlando	Fl	ANDREW PEET, INC.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a ladder as part of a crew who were tearing off an old roof on a residential property. The employee missed a rung as he was climbing down the ladder and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken right wrist. He was hospitalized.
2020-08-27	Cincinnati	Oh	Exel, Inc.	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was operating a powered pallet jack to pick orders when the jack struck a guardrail, tearing a ligament in the employee's right leg.
2020-08-21	Jackson	Al	Criswell Contracting Services, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
After tearing up flooring (including carpet, laminate, and plywood) in a living room that an AC unit had flooded with water, two employees developed burns and rashes. Both employees were hospitalized.
2020-08-12	Morgantown	Pa	Titanium Metals Corporation	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While walking down a set of stairs that had four steps, an employee missed a step and slid down the stairs, catching his leg between the upper and lower hand rail. The employee's knee twisted, tearing a thigh muscle.
2020-07-14	Solon	Ohio	Davis Automotive Group	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was pulling a rear sway bar off of a vehicle when a piece of metal came loose and hit him in the eye. He sustained a tear to the iris and cornea of the right eye, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2020-06-05	Watford City	North Dakota	KINDER MORGAN, INC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was struck by a telehandler while inspecting it before use. The employee was hospitalized for a tear to the small intestine.
2020-06-05	Masury	Ohio	PI&I Motor Express	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was getting out of a parked semi cab. He slipped and fell to the ground, suffering a tear to his spleen.
2020-05-29	Pine Bluff	Arkansas	Evergreen Packaging, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at a paper winder. He taped the paper to the core and it began to tear. While he was trying to grab the tail of the paper, the winder grabbed his right-hand fingers and pulled his hand in. He suffered fractures to his middle and ring fingers.
2020-04-09	Davenport	Florida	Maschmeyer Concrete Company	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was stepping from the ground to the second step when their body twisted and their knee gave out. The employee fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with meniscus tears in both knees and a fracture above the right knee.
2020-03-25	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	AutoZone Hazleton Distribution Center	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee had been traveling on a riding pallet jack. While the employee was off the pallet jack, it struck the employee, tearing ligaments in the employee's left leg and right wrist.
2020-03-12	Sidney	Montana	American Crystal Sugar Company	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee had been tearing down 2000-pound corrugated blocks of sugar. A chunk of sugar sloughed off the block and struck the employee in the back of the left leg. The employee sustained a fractured left tibia and fibula.
2020-02-21	Selma	Texas	Gillman Subaru of San Antonio, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee had been pushing a car and later collapsed to the floor with chest pains and was coughing up blood. The employee was hospitalized with a tear where the esophagus and stomach meet.
2020-02-18	Union City	Georgia	A . Smith & Co. Productions	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving metal walls on a movie set, setting them against the side of a truck. One of the walls fell forward and struck the employee on the head, tearing ligaments in the employee's neck.
2020-01-31	Wakeman	Ohio	Concast Metal Products	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
On January 31, 2020, an employee was tearing down a die and emptying molten metal from a mold when the molten metal contacted the employee, burning his right leg and ankle. He was hospitalized.
2020-01-23	Marietta	Georgia	Asbury Atlanta Infiniti L.L.C.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was at a coffee station when he tripped on a dustpan and impacted the floor, breaking his right ankle and leg and sustaining a meniscus tear.
2020-01-22	Niceville	Florida	The GEO Group, Inc.	Lumbar region	Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training
An employee was in training for defensive tactics. As she attempted to perform a hip toss move, she felt a tearing sensation in her lower back. She was hospitalized with a lower back injury.
2020-01-21	Houston	Texas	Southern Foods Group	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking down stairs when the employee tripped on the last step and fell to the ground, tearing tendons in the right and left knees.
2020-01-14	Osprey	Florida	Saxby Holdings LLC	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a scaffold tearing down a pool cage and knocking down a beam with a hammer when the entire sidewall gave way and knocked the employee from the scaffold onto the paved deck below. The employee subsequently fell into an empty pool, suffering a broken rib and broken jaw.
2020-01-07	Prairie Du Chien	Wisconsin	Prairie Industries, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-multiple episodes
After pulling a 36-pound skid into place and then repeatedly moving 14-pound boxes, an employee suffered a muscle tear in the lower right abdomen. She was hospitalized.
2020-01-06	Meade	Kansas	DeLissa Ford Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was lifting an engine attached to a pallet out of a flatbed truck using a hydraulic hoist when the chains connected to the pallet and engine slipped, allowing the engine and pallet to roll toward the employee. The pallet with the engine struck him, tearing open his left arm and pushing his left knee sideways, causing tendon damage. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2019-09-18	Wapakoneta	Ohio	Midwest Elastomers, Inc.	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
On September 18, 2019, at approximately 20:30 hours, an employee was replacing three fluorescent light units with LED light units in the HR office. The lights were turned off using two toggle switches, but were still energized. While installing the second LED light unit, the employee sustained an electric shock, second degree burns to his right hand, and a labral tear and crushing injury to the right shoulder.
2019-08-29	Lima	Ohio	Lester Miller Roofing, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was tearing material from a flat roof, roughly 100 feet from the edge, when the employee stepped on a splice and fell through the roof to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with head and shoulder injuries.
2019-08-22	Aliceville	Alabama	Buchanan Lumber Birmingham, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a debarker. When he went to remove a log, a chain grabbed his left foot, tearing off the skin and breaking bones.
2019-08-18	Temple	Texas	Walmart Supercenter #746	Lower extremities	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was at a register checking out customers. The employee scanned toilet paper and proceeded to grab the hand-held scanner. The employee was walking around the bag carousel to the customer's cart when the employee's foot was caught on the corner of the fixed carousel. The employee tripped, lost balance, and fell to the ground, suffering a lower body fracture and muscle tears.
2019-08-14	Colorado Springs	Colorado	Dwire Earthmoving, LLC	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was tearing down a trench box (which was on the ground, not in use). When the last pin holding two panels together was pulled out, one of the panels struck the employee and injured his leg/hip.
2019-07-30	Miami	Florida	JOE WARD ENTERPRISES, INC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was tearing off the existing roof on a residential structure when he fell approximately 8 feet to the ground below, fracturing his pelvis and collarbone. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2019-07-29	Columbus	Ohio	OhioHealth	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
On July 29, an employee slipped while walking down a staircase and suffered a bilateral quad tendon tear, requiring hospitalization.
2019-05-22	Colorado Springs	Colorado	CENTRAL STATES ROOFING CO.	Forearm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
A crew was applying hot asphalt to a built-up roof. They were tearing off the old roof and applying layers of asphalt and roofing materials to build the roof up at several layers. Asphalt is heated on the ground and built up through a pipe, put into a pie boy and a low-profile mop cart (400 to 500 degrees F), and applied to the roof with a mop that spreads hot asphalt at the right thickness. Because the asphalt cools quickly, the crew had to lay it out in a grid on rolls of felt. The injured emp
2019-05-17	Andover	Kansas	SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
A maintenance team member was walking down a set of stairs. He was holding the rail with one hand and was holding a tool bag in the other hand. He lost his balance and slipped on the last couple of stairs. As he attempted to catch himself he landed hard on his foot and felt pain in his knee. He was hospitalized for a tear in the tendon that stabilizes the knee cap.
2019-05-14	Van Buren	Arkansas	TYSON FOODS, INC.	Eye(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee's hard hat slipped off of his head. He leaned forward to catch it and struck his eye on a smock rack. He was hospitalized with lacerations to the upper eyelid, lower eyelid, and tear duct.
2019-03-29	West Chester	Pennsylvania	Johnson Controls, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was replacing coolant on a chiller. The pump leaked propylene glycol on the floor and the employee slipped and fell, tearing a hamstring. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-03-19	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	FedEx Ground	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was reaching over a conveyor belt when a tear in the belt caught her glove, dragging her finger between the belt lacing and head roller. She suffered an amputation to the right middle fingertip.
2019-02-07	Beloit	Wisconsin	Henkels & McCoy, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing ice from the ropes used to pull power lines through a traveler. The grip broke and the rope pulling the cable through the roller pulled the employee's right hand into the traveler, breaking some bones and tearing the carpal tunnel ligament.
2019-02-07	Sonoita	Arizona	U.S. Border Patrol-Sonoita Station	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell while tracking individuals, breaking the left fibula and tearing ligaments.
2019-02-06	Fenton	Missouri	PIPE AND DUCT SYSTEMS LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was reversing a forklift truck down an inclined and elevated driveway when the forklift fell upright off the elevated driveway, which was approximately 16 inches above level ground. The employee's right hand was crushed between the cab of the forklift and a guardrail post, breaking the right middle finger and tearing tendons.
2019-02-05	Seneca	Kansas	J-Six Enterprises	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was helping tear up an old carpet when he received a minor cut on his left hand between the thumb and the index finger. He was hospitalized the next morning, suffering from blood poisoning.
2019-01-31	Miami	Florida	South Florida Container Terminal, LLC	Brain	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was tearing down a fence when the employee was hit on the head with a fence post, suffering a head injury.
2019-01-24	Bruceville	Texas	Quality Parts Supply, Ltd.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped while exiting his office, falling to the ground and tearing his hamstring. He was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2019-01-24	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Cintas Uniform Services	Ankle(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
At 9:30 p.m. on January 24, 2019, an employee was outside a building, pulling an empty metal cart up a slight elevated grade to a truck. The cart struck him, tearing his Achilles tendon.
2019-01-23	Pearl	Mississippi	Lansing Building Products, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was throwing trash into a dumpster when he slipped and fell onto the paved driveway below, breaking his ribs and tearing his kidney.
2019-01-15	Jonesboro	Georgia	Coca-Cola United Bottling	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on the floor while moving a cooler, tearing the left thigh muscle tendon from the knee.
2018-09-15	Bridgeport	West Virgini	Precision Pipeline, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
At about 5:00 p.m. on September 15, 2018, an employee was driving a utility vehicle at a natural gas pipeline site when it flipped over. The employee suffered a potential stomach tear and was hospitalized.
2018-09-11	Birmingham	Alabama	Aramark Uniform & Career Apparel, LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee opened the front door to a commercial dryer to add some garments. The dryer did not turn off when the door was opened. Garments in the dryer caught her arm, twisting it and tearing tendons in her hand.
2018-08-24	Milford	Nebraska	Daws Trucking Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was in a wash bay pulling a grate up to a drain when his right middle finger was caught in the grate, tearing off flesh from his fingertip.
2018-08-24	Saint Louis	Missouri	AMEREN MISSOURI	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was descending steps when he missed a step and fell to the floor landing, tearing his patella tendon.
2018-08-12	Medina	Ohio	National Tire & Battery	Arm(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was using a tire-mounting machine when the tire exploded and struck the employee's right arm, tearing ligaments and tendons.
2018-08-02	Wauwatosa	Wisconsin	Brodersen Enterprises of Wisconsin, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a long-handled squeegee and fell to the floor, tearing her rotator cuff.
2018-07-17	Westbrook	Texas	ROBINSON DRILLING OF TEXAS, LTD	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was using tongs to pull a pipe out of a hole when he lost his grip on the tongs and they swung around, striking him. He suffered two pelvic fractures and a tear in his bladder.
2018-07-14	Tallmadge	Ohio	KMART CORPORATION	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking to the break room when she tripped and fell on a piece of plastic that was sticking out from a pallet, fracturing her left elbow and tearing her shoulder tendons.
2018-06-20	Dallas	Texas	Hull Associates	Wrist(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was moving a small bundle of metal flashing when he lost control and the flashing cut his wrist, tearing a tendon.
2018-05-31	North Haven	Connecticut	Area Cooperative Educational Services	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional
On 5/31/2018, two employees were holding/restraining a student against a wall. One employee later experienced shortness of breath, abdominal pain, nausea, and neck pain. The employee was hospitalized with a possible aortic tear or aneurism.
2018-04-28	Alvarado	Texas	Quikrete	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clean off a machine's sensor when the machine started to move. As he attempted to remove his hand, his right middle finger was caught in a chain and sprocket, tearing off his fingertip. The machine was not locked/tagged out at the time.
2018-04-27	Lebanon	Pennsylvania	Welded Construction L.P.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee simultaneously rolled two test coupons to prepare them for a pre-test for a new welder. A coupon consists of the end of a pipe and weighs about 50 pounds. The employee's left thumb was pinched between the two rolling coupons, tearing the tissue from the thumb tip, which required surgical removal of about 1 mm of bone.
2018-04-23	Fort Myers	Florida	Camp-Rigby Management, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was tearing off a roof when a tool in his hand came into contact with an overhead powerline. He suffered an electrical shock.
2018-04-08	Maywood	Nebraska	Buffalo Plains Genetics, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by animal
An employee was attempting to place a harness on a boar when she was pinned between the boar and a crate, tearing ligaments and tendons in her lower left leg.
2018-04-04	Easton	Pennsylvania	Abarta Coca-Cola Beverages, LLC	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was pulling a hand truck of soda up the steps to deliver to a customer. At the doorway, the employee stepped on a brass plate that was wet, slipped, and fell, tearing the quadriceps muscle.
2018-03-27	Zephyrhills	Florida	SCOTT BLACKMAN ROOFING, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
While tearing shingles off a roof, an employee fell about 14 feet, 9 inches to the ground, suffering breathing difficulty.
2018-03-06	Houston	Texas	Applied Machinery Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending the ladder of a scaffold when he stepped off the ladder too early. Attempting to catch himself, he grabbed for the ladder and his ring was caught, tearing the skin on his left ring finger. His finger had to be surgically amputated.
2018-03-01	Milan	Missouri	SMITHFIELD FOODS INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat with a center-cut saw when the saw did not cut through the meat. He reached for the meat to tear it off and his left thumb hit the saw blade, resulting in a partial amputation.
2018-02-24	Sugar Hill	Georgia	Publix Super Markets, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was stocking milk. As he lifted a case of milk he felt sharp pain and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized due to a tear in the abdominal aorta.
2018-02-23	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Allegheny Health Network	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking in a hallway and went to step over a pen when his knee gave in. The employee fell and sustained a bilateral quadriceps tear.
2018-02-08	Union Beach	New Jersey	DeVooght House & Building Movers of NJ LLC	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was helping to move a beam when the employee lost footing, slipped, and fell, twisting/breaking an ankle and tearing ligaments. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-01-31	Canonsburg	Pennsylvania	Sung Ho Ham	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off an 8-foot ladder while performing residential construction, hitting the porch surface below and tearing ligaments in his back. He was hospitalized.
2018-01-29	Bellmawr	New Jersey	U.S. Postal Service	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on the floor, fracturing her foot and tearing her Achilles tendon.
2018-01-18	Poinciana	Florida	Swell Construction Group, Inc.	Upper arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while climbing up a ladder onto a front-end loader, tearing his bicep.
2017-10-17	Arlington	Texas	Lane Supply, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding metal into a press brake to break it. He was holding the metal with one hand when the press brake die descended and struck his fingers. He suffered two broken fingers, one cracked finger, tendon tears, and lacerations.
2017-10-03	Paradise Hot Springs	Idaho	Godina Farm Labor Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was tightening a loose hook bolt on a hops picker when her right hand was caught and pulled into the rotating hook, tearing ligaments and requiring surgery. The hops picker was unguarded at the time.
2017-09-30	Naples	Florida	American DPP Corporation	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was demonstrating how to install a blue tarp safely when he slipped on the tarp and fell, tearing ligaments in his neck. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2017-09-27	Okeechobee	Florida	Charles Industries	Thigh(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee tripped on an office chair and struck his knee on a table, tearing his quadriceps tendon and requiring hospitalization.
2017-09-18	Akron	New York	Chittenden & Dylag LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On 9/18/2017, an employee was installing a residential roof and tearing off layers of the roof's pitch. While throwing a bundle of shingles to the ground, the employee fell about 17 feet to the ground, injuring the wrist and lower back. Fall protection was not used at the time of the incident.
2017-09-09	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Crowley Puerto Rico Services, Inc.	Upper arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing a boom from a forklift when the boom fell and struck his arm, tearing his bicep. He was hospitalized.
2017-09-01	West Jefferson	Ohio	MH Eby Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee stumbled while walking on a wheelchair accessible ramp to go into the building, tearing his right shoulder.
2017-08-03	Liberty	Texas	Dragon Products LLC	Foot(feet) and knee(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was walking beside a wheeled trailer when the trailer struck the employee's left leg, breaking the foot and tearing a knee ligament. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-07-28	Dover	Oklahoma	Road Runner Tucking, LLC	Thigh(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was injured during tear down of an oil rig to be transported and set up at a new drilling site. The employee removed a retaining pin that held the pole upright and the pole fell onto the employee's leg breaking the femur bone and requiring surgery and hospitalization.
2017-06-30	Navarre	Florida	Anderson Columbia Co Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was standing on the ground setting concrete rubble onto an excavator bucket when the excavator bucket moved, striking the employee on the right lower leg. He suffered a skin tear and fracture to his right leg, requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-22	Decatur	Alabama	Nucor Steel Decatur, LLC	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking down an embankment to move a railcar when his foot slipped on wet grass and he fell on his knee, fracturing it and tearing ligaments.
2017-06-22	Springfield	Missouri	MERCY HOSPITAL	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall through surface or existing opening
While responding to a call of a suspicious party, an employee fell into an open grate hole and suffered a right shoulder tear that required surgery.
2017-06-15	Pensacola	Florida	Jordon Construction, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was tearing up drywall from a scissor lift when he tried to move the scissor lift closer to the wall. His left hand was on the scissor lift's guardrail when his left pinky was caught between the scissor lift's guardrail and the guardrail housing, amputating his pinky's first joint.