Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-27	Alexander	Nd	Midwest Erosion Control	Multiple face locations	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was working on top of a hydromulching machine. While switching from the passenger-side turret to the driver-side turret, the 3-inch cam-lock end cap was released. Due to trapped pressure, the end cap struck the employee's face resulting in a laceration to the face, a broken tooth, and damage to other teeth.
2021-10-15	New York	Ny	Mount Sinai West	Tooth (teeth)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was answering calls at their work station when they tripped over a chair and fell, hitting their leg on a desk drawer and their face on the floor. The employee suffered a lost tooth, cracked front teeth, and a bruised right arm, thigh, and calf.
2021-10-14	Pinellas Park	Fl	Consolidated Resource Recovery Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was putting a tub grinder chain onto the teeth of an excavator hook when their left index finger was pinched by the chain, resulting in amputation of the finger.
2021-10-13	Griffin	Ga	Transcontinental US LLC	Tooth (teeth)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was changing the print sleeve of a printing deck when they were struck in the face and chest by a metal end cap. The employee suffered lost teeth and potential fractures.
2021-09-27	Birmingham	Al	O'Neal Steel, LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was lifting steel plates with an overhead crane. The steel plates struck the employee in the face resulting in a broken jaw and fractured teeth.
2021-09-09	Hummelstown	Pa	The Exterior Company	Brain	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was inspecting a one-story residential roof. He fell down the roof slope and off the edge to the ground, suffering broken facial bones, lost teeth, a broken ankle, and brain bruising.
2021-09-08	Birmingham	Al	Drummond Company, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was mudding the door on an oven. The employee fell approximately 15 feet from the mud cart to the concrete floor on the next lower level. The employee sustained fractured ribs, thoracic spine, and teeth.
2021-09-03	Orlando	Fl	Frito-Lay, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On September 3, 2021, an employee was troubleshooting an extruder take-away conveyor. As the chain and sprocket was rotated, it pinched the employee's right index finger and the sprocket's teeth lacerated the employee's fingertip. The fingertip was medically amputated.
2021-08-07	Park Falls	Wi	Midwest Hardwoods Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
At about 2:15 a.m. on August 7, 2021, an employee was troubleshooting an overheating issue on a 56-inch circular saw. The saw was turned off. The teeth of the still moving saw blade made contact with the employee's left index finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-30	Carlstadt	Nj	Natori Distribution Center	Tooth (teeth)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was unpacking merchandise and placing it on a shelf when she received a cut on her finger and then fainted, resulting in a contusion and chipped teeth.
2021-07-16	Montgomery	Al	Sabel Steel Service, Inc.	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was putting wood under a 500-pound steel cutout that had been raised by a magnet crane. The cutout fell from the crane and hit the wood, which flew up and struck the employee in the face. The employee suffered a broken front jaw and several broken teeth.
2021-07-16	Akron	Oh	AT&T	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a ladder when it slid out from under him. He fell to the ground and suffered broken teeth and a fractures to the jaw, forearm, and thumb.
2021-07-02	East Bernard	Tx	T.G Meat Center, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting meat on a bandsaw when a piece of frozen meat became caught on the teeth of the blade and jerked the safety plate, which forced the employee's hand into the blade. The employee sustained an amputation to the right ring finger.
2021-06-15	Commack	Ny	Simply Natural Foods LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a wrapping machine when her right thumb and index finger were caught in the teeth of the machine's spinning blade. Both were amputated.
2021-06-01	Union Point	Ga	Lincoln Lumber Georgia, LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was observing a robot stacking lumber onto pallets for shipment. The robot's arm picked up a piece of lumber to place on a pallet, then swung and struck the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized with a jaw fracture, loss of teeth, and an open wound to the right side of the mouth.
2021-05-21	Central Square	Ny	National Grid	Tooth (teeth)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was standing next to a directional drilling machine when a plastic bracket from the drill struck the employee in the face causing three broken teeth and mouth lacerations.
2021-05-07	Belleville	Il	Triple Sticks Foods, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On 3/24/2021 at 4:01 p.m., an employee was on a ladder fixing an overhead condensing unit when the employee stepped onto a nearby stainless steel table and the table flipped over, causing the employee to fall 4 feet. The employee suffered injuries to their right rib area. On 5/7/21 at 8:59 p.m., an employee was checking sprocket teeth for the chain underneath a bread slicer. The employee lost their balance and the tip of their left index finger got caught between the chain and sprocket, resultin
2021-05-03	Lecompte	La	RTF Project Services, LLC	Tooth (teeth)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was repairing an electrical line, clearing a tree. The tree struck his jaw. He suffered broken teeth and facial lacerations. He was hospitalized.
2021-03-19	New Holland	Pa	New Holland Sales Stables	Tooth (teeth)	Kicked by animal
An employee was standing behind a horse when it kicked him in the face. He suffered six broken teeth.
2021-02-18	Houston	Tx	Mesa Line Services LLC	Tooth (teeth)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving an easement machine between two houses to reach the back yard. As the machine moved from concrete to grass, it tipped over to the left, catching the employee's left hand against a street light. The employee suffered lacerations to the hand. As well, the employee's face struck the controls, causing a partial loss of front teeth. The employee was hospitalized and underwent mouth surgery.
2021-02-17	Kenner	La	Barriere Construction Co. LLC	Multiple face locations	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting an iron waterline pipe with a chop saw. The saw kicked back and struck the employee, lacerating the employee's face and neck and fracturing the jaw and teeth.
2021-02-15	Kansas City	Ks	ASAP Cabinets and Granite, LLC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was transporting cabinets from the truck on the first floor to the third floor. The employee fell in an unguarded stairwell and broke three ribs, three teeth, the right wrist, and nose.
2021-01-15	Dallas	Tx	Active Truck Transport LLC	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was involved in an altercation with another passenger while exiting a flight at the airport. The employee sustained a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain and 3 lost teeth.
2021-01-05	Lighthouse Point	Fl	FirstService Residential, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a ladder removing Christmas lights from the trees on the property and fell approximately six feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured neck, chipped teeth, and a forehead laceration.
2020-10-19	Kingsville	Tx	King Ranch, Inc.	Hand(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Employees had shut down and locked out a cotton gin lint cleaner to clean it. An employee entered the lint cleaner and his glove was caught by the teeth of the cleaner. His glove was pulled off and the employee sustained a de-gloving injury to the top of the right hand.
2020-10-16	Norwalk	Ct	CTRE, LLC	Multiple head locations	Fall on same level
On October 16, 2020, an employee was walking towards the kitchen at a customer's house when she fell and struck her head. The employee suffered a concussion and lost teeth. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-10-13	Lewes	De	Hazzard Electrical Contractors, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on a roof to attach the roof ladder to the peak of the roof. The ladder slipped while he was trying to attach it to the roof. The employee lost balance and fell approximately 15 feet to the ground below suffering injury to his right side and shoulder area and damage to his mouth and teeth.
2020-10-08	Lufkin	Tx	Double R Brand Foods, LLC	Tooth (teeth)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
After unloading processed meats from several walk-in ovens, an employee entered a walk-in cooler. The employee passed out and fell face-first to the floor of the cooler. The employee sustained a dislocated jaw and several teeth were knocked out.
2020-10-04	New York	Ny	United States Postal Service	Multiple face locations	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
On October 4, 2020, at approximately 11:45 AM, an employee was in the break area on her official break. She had an altercation with another employee and was hit in the face by a closed-fist, causing her head to hit the wall. The employee sustained a fractured jaw and two broken teeth. Her injuries required surgery and hospitalization.
2020-10-01	Winnfield	La	Winn Lumber	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On October 1, 2020, an employee was using a radial arm saw to cut 2x4's. An employee was removing a piece of cut wood when the teeth of the saw grabbed his gloves and pulled his hand into the saw. The left middle fingertip was amputated immediately and the ring finger was surgically amputated.
2020-09-22	Dallas	Tx	Discount Tire	Multiple head locations	Nonclassifiable
An employee was removing a wheel and tire assembly from the safety inflation cage. The wheel and tire assembly failed and the employee sustained a concussion, a fractured jaw, and broken teeth.
2020-08-27	Temple	Tx	Baylor Scott & White Health System	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was standing on a desk when it collapsed. As she fell, her mouth hit a metal bracket from the broken desk. She suffered lacerations to the inside and outside bottom lip, broken teeth, and a broken left foot.
2020-08-19	Paoli	Pa	Census Bureau	Ankle(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A census worker was approaching a residence when a dog bit her ankle. One of its teeth was embedded in the ankle and she was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2020-08-11	Oak Hill	Wv	Kroger	Multiple face locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a cart while walking into the meat cooler and fell to the floor. The employee sustained fractures to the nose and jaw, and broken teeth.
2020-08-06	San Antonio	Tx	MAREK BROTHERS SYSTEMS INC	Tooth (teeth)	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee broke their teeth on the railing of a boom lift while attempting to navigate the lift onto a curb.
2020-07-03	Bastrop	Louisiana	Bastrop Tank Wash, Inc.	Tooth (teeth)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while cleaning the inside of a tank that had contained ethyl alcohol. The employee injured his face and knocked out two teeth, possibly aspirating one tooth.
2020-06-27	Bradenton	Florida	A & M Servicios Latinos, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
Two employees were standing next to a wall when a strong breeze caused the wall to crack. It fell onto one of the workers, covering his body in blocks. He suffered broken teeth and bones.
2020-06-05	Fort Worth	Texas	Linde PLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee was holding a small plastic cap in his teeth while preparing to take a carbon dioxide sample. The cap went back into his throat and became lodged in his trachea. The cap eventually became logged in his lung.
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.
2020-05-04	Kaukauna	Wisconsin	Rick Steffens Electric LLC	Multiple head locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While installing under-cabinet lighting, an employee fell off a 4-foot step ladder and landed on the floor, resulting in a loss of consciousness, two broken front teeth, and a broken nose. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-04-27	Jamestown	North Dakota	Vetter Construction, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading materials onto a roof when the employee slipped and fell off the roof. During the fall to the ground, the employee's head hit a trailer, resulting in a fractured skull and injuries to the nose, mouth, teeth, jaw, ear, and left shoulder. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.
2020-03-23	Orange City	Florida	ECS Florida, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a ladder. The employee slipped and fell to the concrete floor, suffering a broken right wrist, chipped teeth, and a broken jaw.
2020-02-24	Orlando	Florida	CCK Construction Services, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a drill to mix concrete inside a 5-gallon bucket. When the employee checked the drill's chuck to see if it was loose, the left index fingertip portion of his glove got caught in the teeth of the spinning chuck and the employee's finger was amputated at the first knuckle.
2020-01-13	Hartford	Connecticut	Manafort Brothers Incorporated	Leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On January 13, 2020, the injured employee made a 3/4 cut into a 7-inch abandoned water pipe. An excavator operator extended the excavator bucket to push down onto the pipe and finish breaking it off. After the pipe broke loose, the excavator operator hooked the cut end of the pipe with one of the bucket's teeth and started to slide the pipe away from underneath the trench box. The pipe popped off the bucket's tooth and struck the injured employee in the leg.
2020-01-06	Houston	Texas	Martin Preferred Foods (Silver St)	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing meat from a meat tenderizer. His gloved left hand was caught by the machine and carried through its teeth, where it was crushed and lacerated. He was hospitalized.
2019-09-11	Atlanta	Georgia	Global BMW	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down a ladder when he was attacked by a swarm of bees. He fell to the concrete below, suffering a fractured elbow and leg, a broken nose, and the loss of some teeth.
2019-07-17	Heber Springs	Arkansas	Saint Jean Industries	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working inside a robotic cell, handling parts coming out of an X-ray machine. While waiting for the next tray of parts to come out of the X-ray, he rested his hand on the side edge of the roller system. The chain/sprocket teeth then caught his right glove, pulling his fingers into the sprocket. He pulled his right hand out of the sprocket gear and injured the tip of his right middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The chain and sprocket were unguarded at the time of
2019-06-26	San Antonio	Texas	Universal Forest Products, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was attempting to align the chain and dog ears of a component cyber saw when the spinning saw blade flicked his hand towards the blade teeth, causing an injury that resulted in a thumb amputation. The saw was locked out at the time.
2019-05-13	Oak Grove	Louisiana	Carlton Structural Services Corp.	Multiple face locations	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
An employee was picking up rigging shackles at the foundation base of a purposed cell tower. A climber on the tower had a tool pouch with a wrench that came loose off of his belt. The tool bag and metal wrench fell and struck the employee in the face, lacerating his upper lip and breaking his jaw and teeth.
2019-05-06	Conroe	Texas	Builders First Source	Multiple mouth locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A driver was tightening a strap on his trailer to secure a load. The ratchet came loose and flew off the trailer hitting the driver in the mouth. The driver sustained an injured lip, broken mouth, and broken teeth.
2019-04-04	Westlake	Louisiana	QUALITY CARRIERS	Tooth (teeth)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was on top of a trailer delivering acid when a 2-inch valve came loose, hitting the employee in the face. He suffered missing teeth and facial fractures, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2019-04-04	Corpus Christi	Texas	CHRISTUS Spohn Hospital Corpus Christis South	Eye(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking in the hallway when the tread on her shoes caught on the floor causing her to trip and fall. Her face, right eye, and teeth struck the floor. She sustained a right orbital fracture and was hospitalized.
2019-04-04	Dayton	Ohio	Dayton Molded Urethanes, LLC	Wrist(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a polyurethane machine. When the employee was detaching the water line, the teeth of the polyurethane machine caused a laceration to the left wrist requiring hospitalization.
2019-03-23	Denver	Colorado	U.S. Postal Service	Multiple head locations	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped in a parking lot and fell to the ground, suffering broken teeth, a concussion, hand abrasions, and a swollen knee. He was hospitalized.
2019-03-04	Shelby	Ohio	North Bay Construction, Inc.	Tooth (teeth)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a chop saw to cut pipe. The saw kicked back and the employee sustained a cut to his lip and broken teeth.
2019-03-03	Yeehaw Junction	Florida	RANGER CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Other jump to lower level 16 to 20 feet
A vehicle struck a guardrail that was immediately behind the employee. The employee jumped over a guardrail and then fell approximately 20 feet into a cattle crossing and sustained multiple broken bones and injuries to the teeth.
2019-02-23	Mogadore	Ohio	S. GARY SHOEMAKER RIGGING & TRANSPORT LLC	Tooth (teeth)	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was transferring from an aerial lift to a scaffold platform and fell approximately 50 feet to the ground. The employee suffered two broken legs and the loss of teeth.
2019-02-20	Atlanta	Georgia	Holland LP	Tooth (teeth)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was on a platform ensuring that all rails had been pushed in. A lining bar struck his mouth and head, breaking four teeth.
2019-02-09	Orlando	Florida	Walt Disney Parks & Resorts	Tooth (teeth)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was walking down the sidewalk, tripped and fell forward resulting in injuries to her mouth and a forehead abrasion. The employee was hospitalized and had four teeth removed.
2019-02-04	Bloomfield	Connecticut	CIGNA	Tooth (teeth)	Fall on same level
An employee was walking to his car in the company parking lot and fell. The employee suffered a possible concussion and loss of teeth.
2019-02-04	Akron	Ohio	Splash Car Wash	Multiple head locations	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was repairing the overhead dry and shine automatic towel dryer of the car wash when it fell onto the employee. The employee sustained severe head and facial fractures and lacerations including a broken jaw and teeth. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-02-04	Elk River	Idaho	David Henderson Logging	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was felling a tree. Part of a tree that was leaning on the tree the employee was felling fell onto the employee causing a concussion, cracked vertebrae, a cracked rib, broken teeth and a broken femur.
2019-01-23	Pearl	Mississippi	Comcast Corporation	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was about 10 feet up a ladder in a parking lot, preparing to run cable through a hole drilled in a wall. The ladder's feet lost traction on the wet concrete of the parking lot, and the ladder slid down the wall to the ground. The employee fell, suffering a laceration to his chin, two broken fingers on the left hand, a broken left elbow, a broken right arm and elbow, and broken teeth.
2019-01-07	Lewis Center	Ohio	U.S. Utility Contractor Company, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Roadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was in the bucket of a bucket truck, about 16 feet above the ground. A semi truck driving down the road struck the bucket, throwing the employee to the ground. The employee suffered fractures to the leg, elbow, wrist, collarbone, teeth, etc., and was hospitalized.
2018-08-07	Allenwood	Pennsylvania	Federal Correctional Complex Allenwood	Multiple face locations	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was putting away a pallet consisting of 16 cases of canned carrots in a warehouse. While unpacking the pallet of canned carrots, the employee lifted a case off the second to last row and a can of carrots from the bottom row exploded upward, striking the employee's face. The employee suffered facial lacerations, a left nasal bone fracture, a left orbital floor fracture, a soft tissue hernia in the maxillary sinus, left lateral rectus swelling, and loose teeth, requiring hospitalizatio
2018-07-30	Bird City	Kansas	McCarty Dairy LLC	Eye(s)	Kicked by animal
An employee was scrubbing a cow, preparing it to be milked. It kicked her in the face, cutting her above the left eye and loosening teeth.
2018-07-07	Warrensburg	New York	Price Chopper	Tooth (teeth)	Fall on same level
At about 8:00 a.m. on July 7, 2018, an employee was walking in a Price Chopper bottle return area when he fell for an unknown reason, striking his face. He suffered facial injuries and several of his teeth were knocked out. He was hospitalized.
2018-06-26	Hughesville	Pennsylvania	LATEX CONSTRUCTION COMPANY	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While disconnecting a strap at the back of a flatbed truck trailer, an employee fell from the side of the truck, landing on wood mats about 5 feet below. The employee suffered a broken nose, broken ribs, broken teeth, fractured sinus cavity, fractured wrist, and facial lacerations. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-06-18	Mineola	New York	Mill Creek Residential	Tooth (teeth)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was performing concrete work when he fell from a scaffold and lost multiple teeth.
2018-06-06	Framingham	Massachusett	CCS CONSTRUCTORS	Multiple face locations	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was prying precast with a pry-bar when the bar flipped up and struck the employee's face. The employee sustained a fractured jaw, broken teeth and a laceration to the chin requiring stitches.
2018-06-06	West Reading	Pennsylvania	Neuber Environmental Services, Inc	Tooth (teeth)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee doing demo work on the third floor of building was struck by falling material from above when the fourth floor collapsed. The employee sustained lacerations to the head and broken teeth.
2018-06-05	Fort Worth	Texas	American Airlines	Multiple face locations	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
While walking up a ramp toward the entrance of a building, an employee passed out and fell face first to the pavement, suffering broken teeth and a fracture jaw.
2018-05-13	Washington	District Of	Comcast Cable	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee fell approximately 30 feet onto the driveway of a gated garage. He was then struck and run over by a car, sustaining femur and jaw injuries, loss of teeth, and a collapsed lung.
2018-04-25	Tallahassee	Florida	Fielder Tree Service, LLC	Multiple head locations	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was in an aerial lift cutting a section of a tree when the tree section spun around and hit him in the face and head. He was hospitalized with a concussion, small facial fracture, skull fracture, laceration to the face, and chipped teeth.
2018-04-23	Sabine Pass	Texas	Henry & Sons Construction Company, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was using a lattice boom crawler crane to unload a 20-ton section of anchor chain from a vessel. As the employee was moving the anchor chain with the crane, the crane flipped over. The employee jumped out of the cab as the crane was flipped over was injured. The employee sustained broken teeth, a severe pelvic ring injury with sacral fracture, and vertebral disc herniation in the L3-L5 and L5-S1 areas.
2018-04-04	Turtle Creek	Pennsylvania	Holtec International	Head and trunk	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was gathering a 3/4" thick, 3' to 4' in diameter piece of plywood from a stack of approximately 9 similar pieces of plywood when the stack tipped over and struck the employee, pinning him against a forklift. He sustained a fractured jaw, fractured ribs, laceration to the lip(s), and broken teeth, requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-21	Rice Lake	Wisconsin	AMERICAN EXCELSIOR COMPANY	Tooth (teeth)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was preparing to change knives on a wood cutting machine when the moving plate struck the guard that had the knife block resting on top of it. The movement of the plate launched the knife block into the air. The block then struck the employee, causing facial injuries and broken teeth.
2018-01-08	Houston	Texas	Black Horse LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was aligning key-ways for an assembly of a bull gear with the crankshaft when his right pinky finger was caught between the bull gear teeth and the gear teeth on the end of the pinion. His fingertip was amputated.
2017-09-27	Stetsonville	Wisconsin	Farmers Union Co-op Transport, Inc.	Multiple face locations	Struck by object or equipment
On September 27, 2017, an employee was repairing brakes on a semi trailer when the brake chamber came off and struck the employee in the face causing fractures above the eye socket, a cut to the eye, chipped teeth, and a broken nose.
2017-09-26	Jupiter	Florida	LANDMARK CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was removing a tarp from a roof when he lost his balance and fell 10 feet to the ground. He fractured his jaw and wrist and suffered broken teeth, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2017-08-25	Kahoka	Missouri	Prairieland FS Inc	Multiple head locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell to the ground while suspended from a sprayer boom, suffering a concussion, two broken teeth, fractured bones around the sinuses, and a sprained wrist.
2017-08-11	Alpena	Michigan	Department of Interior, U.S. fish and Wildlife Service, Conservation office	Hand(s)	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
An employee was onboard a 30-foot vessel and was repairing the gill net retriever assembly because the teeth would not fully close. Part of the employee's left hand was caught in the retriever which crushed tendons and nerves.
2017-08-08	Orlando	Florida	Brightview Landscape Services	Tooth (teeth)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was trimming a tree canopy using a polecat aerial that was parked in a median. The traffic lane underneath was not active, but at some point the polecat overturned in the roadway. The employee hit the pavement and the aerial basket, breaking his femur, dislocating his shoulder, losing two teeth, and lacerating his chin.
2017-07-21	Philadelphia	Pennsylvania	Keenan Construction and Excavating, Inc.	Tooth (teeth)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a concrete saw when it kicked back and lacerated his chin and chest. He also lost two teeth.
2017-07-06	Hallandale Beach	Florida	Mr. Glass Doors & Windows Inc.	Tooth (teeth)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a 20-foot extension ladder while installing a window, suffering a fractured jaw and losing some front teeth.
2017-06-14	Rochester	New York	North American Breweries	Multiple face locations	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was troubleshooting the air conditioning unit for an electrical panel and removed the filter screen to verify operation of the compressor inside the unit. He contacted a fan blade that was located above the compressor resulting in minor cuts to two fingers. Stiches were not required. While receiving first aid treatment, the employee fainted and hit their face on the concrete floor sustaining cuts to the face, broken teeth, and a fractured jaw.
2017-05-01	San Pedro	California	Ports America	Multiple face locations	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was loosening turnbuckles to remove lashing bars from containers when one of the bars came loose and fell and struck the employee's mouth. The employee suffered a fractured jaw and broken teeth.
2017-04-24	Woodside	New York	BIG APPLE COMPACTOR COMPANY INC.	Tooth (teeth)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was lifting a trash compactor off the shipping skid using a forklift. The compactor started to lean over and the employee was struck by the falling compactor as he tried to catch it. The employee suffered injuries to the face and mouth and lost a few teeth.
2017-04-21	Orla	Texas	Select Energy Services, LLC	Tooth (teeth)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was checking water lines for leaks. When he found a leak, the employee applied a pincher device that crushes the line to stop the flow of water. A clamp on the device popped off and struck the employee on the chin fracturing four teeth on his lower jaw.
2017-04-21	Mount Prospect	Illinois	DOCK & DOOR NATIONAL LLC	Tooth (teeth)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Two employees were approximately 15 feet up in a scissor lift working on the motor for the overhead dock door at a customer's site. The overhead door activated and knocked the scissor lift over, causing one employee to fall out of the basket. One employee damaged his jaw, lost teeth, sustained rib injuries and potentially broke a leg. The second employee fractured a wrist. Both were hospitalized.
2017-04-04	Flora	Mississippi	Waste Management of Central Mississippi	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
An employee was emptying trash cans into a garbage truck hopper and was struck by an oncoming delivery truck resulting in a broken left arm and two broken teeth.
2017-03-22	Batesville	Arkansas	Flowers Baking Co of Batesville, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to retrieve a piece of dough that was hanging on a moving conveyor when his right hand was pulled into the machine. The teeth of a hard plastic sprocket wheel then lacerated and fractured his hand.
2017-03-20	Kingsville	Texas	SWZ Services Inc.	Tooth (teeth)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking the work site in preparation for land clearing. The employee tripped and landed face first onto a tree resulting in a cut lip and chipped teeth.
2017-03-17	Anniston	Alabama	Lee Brass Foundary, LLC	Tooth (teeth)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a skid steer with a chain to pull on a piece of brass. The chain broke and snapped back striking the employee on the face. The employee was hospitalized with four broken teeth and a facial laceration.
2017-03-08	Bishop	Texas	Renewable Energy Systems Americas, Inc.	Multiple face locations	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
Two employees were removing a plywood cover over the vault for a pad mount transformer. One employee stepped forward while lifting and fell into the 3-foot deep hole. The employee sustained a fractured mandible, broken teeth and lacerations to his face.
2017-02-15	Lowell	Arkansas	Discovery Design Inc.	Tooth (teeth)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a handheld portable grinder to grind a vehicle bracket when the grinder came apart and struck him in the face, causing facial lacerations and multiple avulsed teeth.
2017-02-15	Lake Charles	Louisiana	SGS North America	Multiple face locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking to a sampling location when he tripped on a barge rib and fell, striking the steel beam with his face. He busted his teeth, fractured his nose, and punctured an artery, requiring surgery.
2017-01-31	Hinton	West Virgini	Brayman Construction	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On January 31, 2017, an employee was removing teeth from a core barrel that was used to drill a 30-inch diameter eight-foot deep hole. The employee was facing towards the hole when he was witnessed as experiencing seizure type symptoms. The employee turned around and looked upwards. The employee then backed up and fell into the hole. The employee suffered a broken neck.
2017-01-23	Norfolk	Nebraska	Apollo Retail Specialist, LLC	Tooth (teeth)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was at a residence to assemble some furniture. When he was walking to the house, he tripped on the concrete curb and hit his head/face. The employee lost some teeth and suffered contusions to face/head.
2017-01-16	Buna	Texas	Baker Oilfield Inc.	Tooth (teeth)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was working at the oil drill site repairing a compressor unit and was injured. The employee's injuries included broken teeth, a laceration under the chin and possibly a fractured jaw.