DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-04LulaGaSAC Wireless LLCMultiple head locationsStruck by object or equipment
A 3-inch rigid steel pipe was being set under a raised concrete slab. The pipe struck an employee in the upper torso and head. The employee suffered facial fractures and a skull fracture and was hospitalized.
2021-10-25SpringTxDepartment of Homeland SecurityChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall through surface or existing opening
An employee was searching a private home. While in the attic, the employee stepped on a rafter that gave way. He fell to the floor below and suffered broken ribs and torso injuries.
2021-10-23New CenturyKsUpfieldMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was placing equipment back into service after sanitizing. The employee was sprayed with hot water and sustained second degree burns on the torso, right arm, and upper leg area.
2021-10-14ValleyNeJennings Plant ServicesMultiple trunk locationsStruck by falling object or equipment
Three employees were manually moving an I-beam. The I-beam tipped over onto one employee, striking him in the torso. He sustained internal injuries to the midsection and pelvis.
2021-10-09West PointGaKia Georgia, Inc.Multiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity
An employee was performing routine preventative maintenance checks and inspections on a capacitor bank while training a coworker on the inspection process. When the employee opened the panel an electrical arc flash occurred. One employee suffered second and third degree electrical burns to both arms, both hands, and the upper torso. The second employee suffered second degree burns to both arms, both hands, and neck. Both employees were hospitalized.
2021-10-08TucsonAzSouthern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care SystemLumbar regionMultiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was assisting a courier to load a vaccine cooler container into the courier's vehicle. As the container was lifted and pushed into the vehicle, the employee twisted his torso and felt pain in the lower back. The employee was later hospitalized with a lower back strain and had surgery.
2021-09-26DemorestGaPittman Construction CompanyMultiple body partsExplosion, n.e.c.
Two employees were preparing to unclog a jacketed hot oil line on an asphalt concrete unit. They were using a propane torch to heat up the asphalt when the asphalt concrete unit exploded. The employees suffered burns to their arms and upper torsos.
2021-09-26CaldwellIdJR SimplotMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
Two employees were unclogging a plugged fryer oil line. Hot oil sprayed onto one employee, who suffered burns to the torso and legs.
2021-09-02HazlehurstGaHazlehurst Wood Pellets, LLCMultiple body partsVehicle or machinery fire
The injured employee was standing by a bag house that that was approximately 27 feet away from where a discharge pipe was discharging wood pellets. A fire came out of the pipe and back flashed through a cooler and back through the piping system to the bag house where an explosion occurred. The employee sustained burns to the arms, neck, and torso.
2021-09-01JacksonvilleFlPublix Supermarkets, Inc.Multiple body partsPart of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On September 1, 2021, an employee was selecting an order using a pallet jack. As he went to pass another pallet jack, his upper torso contacted a rack resulting in a broken clavicle and broken ribs. He was hospitalized.
2021-08-30HarlingenTxValley Coop Oil MillMultiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity
Two employees were working on a 600-amp breaker. One employee suffered an electrical shock and burns to his face, head, upper torso, and his left hand due to an arc flash.
2021-08-25AtkinsArTwin Rivers Foods, IncMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
At about 9:02 p.m. on August 25, 2021, an employee was trying to clear clogged wastewater pumps. The employee turned off power to the pumps and started the procedure to clear the lines. Upon opening a line, the employee was sprayed by heated liquid and suffered second-degree burns to the torso and upper right arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-23Kansas CityMoZECOEye(s)Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was changing a product transfer hose. Sodium hydroxide splashed onto the employee's face, eyes, and torso. The employee sustained chemical burn to the eye(s).
2021-08-22PainesvilleOhOlon Ricerca Bioscience, LLCMultiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
While checking the source of an electrical failure, an employee suffered a high-voltage shock, with severe burns to the arms, legs, and torso.
2021-08-09Muscle ShoalsAlPowerGrid Services, LLCMultiple body partsIndirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
During a rewiring operation, an employee was repositioning wire lying on the ground. The new wire contacted an energized phase and the employee suffered burns to the lower torso, left leg, and left foot. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-02FlorenceCoBureau of Prisons, Department of CorrectionsChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was carrying a pan of hot water. It fell, causing second-degree burns to his torso.
2021-07-26TennilleGaDURA-LINE CORPORATIONMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was restarting a plastic machine. Melted plastic got on his right arm, his armpit, and the right side of his torso. He suffered second-degree burns and was hospitalized.
2021-07-25McdonoughGaKen's Foods, Inc.Head and trunkFall, slip, trip
An employee was carrying a 2.5-gallon bucket up some stairs. He fell, and the chemical in the bucket spilled onto his upper torso and face causing chemical burns.
2021-07-20GardendaleTxCatalyst Oilfield ServicesHead, neck, and trunkExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was transferring potassium hydroxide (50-70%) from an IBC tote into a blending tank using a pneumatic double diaphragm pump in the transfer area at the facility. The hose disconnected during the transfer and potassium hydroxide (caustic potash) caused chemical burns on the employee's face, neck, and upper torso. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-17MarinetteWiWaupaca Foundry, Inc.Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersCaught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was removing slag from the walls of a receiver with a chipping hammer. The employee was caught between a hot metal carrier ladle and chisel bits and suffered a crushing injury to the torso that resulted in a lacerated liver. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-28WesterlyRiFERREIRA CONSTRUCTION CO.Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was hand digging in a trench 4 feet deep. As the employee was about to exit the trench using a ladder, he tripped on a pipe and fell against a spreader bar with a locking pin sticking out. The employee's lower torso impacted the locking pin when he fell, resulting in a severe bruise and contusion.
2021-06-23AshfordWaNational Park Service Mt Rainier National ParkMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was searching for a fox den. As the employee climbed up a slope a boulder dislodged, causing the employee fall 10-15 feet. The boulder then pinned the employee to the ground. The employee suffered multiple fractures to the right side of the torso, the collarbone, and the right arm, as well as a laceration to the back of the head.
2021-06-17ClevelandOhKelley Steel Erectors, Inc.Head and trunkFire
An employee was working on a pipe at a steel producing facility. Flammable material inside the pipe ignited, causing burns to the employee's face and torso.
2021-05-18Mountain HomeIdB&B Simplot Grain SilosMultiple body partsDust explosion
An employee was welding when there was a dust flash fire and explosion. The employee was burned on the hand and the upper torso.
2021-05-17ReserveLaCBSL Transportation ServicesMultiple body partsExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was washing a tank trailer. When he opened the rear discharge valve on the trailer, ethylenediamine sprayed onto his right torso and upper thigh causing second and third degree chemical burns.
2021-05-17BrownsvilleTxJC ConcreteAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersInjured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to cut wooden planks into stakes. The saw caught his shirt and was pulled toward his abdomen, lacerating it. He was hospitalized with a 10-inch cut from the right side of his torso to the left side of his navel.
2021-05-08BuffaloWvNitro Construction Services, Inc.Multiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity
An employee installed two 30-amp bus plugs and a 200-amp bus plug. While drilling through the cabinet with a hole saw to install conduit, the hole saw made contact with two phases of the bus, causing an arc flash/blast. The employee sustained electrical burns to the torso, arms, and head.
2021-05-06WaunakeeWiOctopi Brewing, LLCMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was filling a stainless steel batching table with hot water to begin a CIP cycle. Once the equipment filled with hot water, the pressure caused a faulty valve to open. The employee was sprayed with hot water and suffered second-degree burns to his arm, torso, and leg.
2021-05-05BatesvilleArFuture Fuel Chemical CompanyMultiple body partsExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On 5/4/2021, an employee was opening the top of a rail car for unloading and was sprayed with oleum on their head, face and eyes, torso and both arms and hands.
2021-04-25Pine BluffArCalpine CorporationMultiple body partsExplosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
On April 25, 2021, at 8:56 AM, natural gas pressure increased at the fuel skids which activated one of the pressure safety valves. An employee was dispatched to shut off the gas supply remotely. Natural gas discharged from the PSV and accumulated in four adjacent enclosures that house operating equipment. The gas vapors ignited and an explosion occurred. The employee was burned on both arms and hands, their face, and lower torso. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-15State CollegePaTexas RoadhouseMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee slipped and hit a vat of hot oil/grease, which burned his arm, chest, and torso.
2021-04-09BrushCoBrush Meat ProcessorsMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was tightening a flange on a hot water pipe. The hot water burst out of the pipe and sprayed him, burning his torso, abdomen, and thigh.
2021-04-01BostonGaAg-Pro LLCHead and trunkCompressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was unhooking a planter from a tractor when the planter shifted and fell toward the employee, pinning him against the tractor. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the jaw and torso.
2021-03-30HoustonTxJesse MunozEye(s)Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
A hardware installer was working on the fourth level of an apartment construction site. The employee was reaching for hardware that was on a forklift that had been raised to the fourth level and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a broken orbital bone, and lacerations to the face, torso, and right arm near the armpit.
2021-03-23La PrairieIlGrand View Farms, LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking through the barn when he slipped on manure in the back alley and fell on a crate. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the ribs and torso.
2021-03-10CovingtonGaH.B. FULLERMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
A temporary employee was preparing to change a filter in a filter housing. When a filter housing was opened, 190-degree water burned his right arm and the right side of his torso.
2021-03-03New IberiaLaMusson Patout Chrysler Dodge Jeep RamChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was using denatured alcohol to remove glue from a vehicle. The employee lit a small amount of the alcohol on fire, which ignited the vapor from the alcohol bottle and caused the bottle to explode. The employee sustained second and third degree burns on his upper left torso.
2021-02-12Palo PintoTxBrazos Electric Power Co-OpMultiple body partsVehicle or machinery fire
An employee was troubleshooting an electric generation turbine when fuel oil ignited, burning the employee's arms and torso. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-11HoustonTxHerc Rentals - ProSolutionsTrunkCaught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was driving a forklift and assisting a 3rd party with securing an AC unit on the box truck. The employee dismounted the forklift, which then rolled into him, catching the employee between the forklift and the box truck. The employee sustained a crushing injury to the torso.
2021-02-09GraftonMaBath Fitter Billerica Inc.Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersInjured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a utility knife to open a shower head in plastic packaging when the knife struck his right torso, resulting in a laceration to his liver.
2021-02-04InglesideTxMorgan Towing INC DBA Texas Wrecker ServiceArm(s)Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was attempting to winch a stuck excavator when he was struck by flying debris. The employee sustained a broken arm and an injured torso.
2021-02-01DenverCoFIORE & SONS, INCAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was assisting with assembling a trench box. A forklift was used to carry a 150-lb. steel spreader tube which was to be placed between the trench box sheets. The forklift tipped forward, causing the spreader tube to roll off the forks. The tube struck the ground and pivoted in a "baseball bat swing" movement, striking the employee on the left side of his torso below the armpit and also on the outside of his lower left leg. The employee sustained a broken rib, internal bleeding, bruisi
2021-01-22TuttleOkW.H. BRAUMS INCORPORATEDTrunkContact with hot objects or substances
Two employees were trying to replace a pressure relief valve in a hot water system. Hot water was released and caused first- and second-degree burns to one employee's torso.
2021-01-16BirminghamAlVentura Foods, LLCTrunkExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee filled a 55-gallon trash can with chemicals for cleaning and attempted to move the trash can when the liquid splashed. As the employee attempted to avoid the liquid, he tripped and liquid splashed onto him, resulting in chemical burns on the right side of his torso.
2021-01-14LancasterOhNorwesco, IncMultiple trunk locationsFall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
An employee was using a hoist to lower the lid of a center drain mold onto the mold body. The employee stepped back from the production platform onto the mold mount to try and gain better control of the lid when he fell and struck his torso on the side of the platform. The employee suffered fractured ribs and a bruised lung and torso, requiring hospitalization.
2020-10-12MadisonvilleLaDiversified Foods and Seasonings, L.L.C.Multiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
A prep cook was operating a cooking vessel. The vessel boiled over and hot gravy splashed onto the employee. He suffered second-degree burns on his head, face, arms, hands, and torso.
2020-10-09BradentonFlThink Global LLCMultiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee contacted overhead power lines while in a truck basket and suffered electrical burns to the right arm, right side of torso, and right hip.
2020-10-02PittsgroveNjBancroftMultiple body partsFall on same level due to slipping
While mopping the floor with hot water, an employee slipped and fell in the water. The employee sustained burns on the arms, torso, and buttocks.
2020-09-23Little ChuteWiJason's Tree Service LLCArm(s)Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was in a lift bucket 10-12 feet off the ground, cutting a tree branch that was 8-10 inches thick. The branch split up the middle 3-4 feet above the employee's head, snapped back, and struck the employee in the torso. The employee suffered injuries to the liver and kidney, as well as a broken arm.
2020-09-09DaytonOhDavis H. Elliott Company, IncorporatedMultiple trunk locationsDirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was preparing an underground 7,200-volt utility cable. The cable shocked the employee, causing electrical burns on the torso and stomach area and an exit wound on the left foot.
2020-09-07ArkadelphiaArSiplast Inc - Roll Roofing FacilityMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
A maintenance technician was troubleshooting a heat transfer fluid (HTF) motor failure on the production line. While the motor was being removed, the technician was sprayed with hot HTF, resulting in burns to the hands, arms, and torso.
2020-09-07EvanstonIlNorthwestern UniversityMultiple body partsIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
A graduate student was performing an experiment under a fume hood. Fumes from the acetone and the ether the student was using ignited and the employee suffered second-degree burns to the torso and hands.
2020-09-05ClevelandOhC & K Industrial Services, Inc.TrunkStruck by discharged object or substance
On the morning of 9/05/2020, an employee was using a water jet machine to clear a plugged sewer line. Around 11:48 AM, the jetter nozzle struck an obstacle in the line that caused it to change direction back toward the sewer line opening. Once the nozzle reached the opening of the manhole, the backjets sent the nozzle up the manhole. The nozzle struck the employee in the torso, knocked him over, and got caught in the clothes around his torso while still under pressure. The employee sustained pun
2020-08-28AuburnAlDaewon America, Inc.Multiple body partsShooting by other person-intentional
An employee was shot by his former spouse (non-employee), suffering gunshot wounds to the chest and torso area, buttock, and leg. He was hospitalized.
2020-08-20Oak CreekWiTruck CountryMultiple body partsCaught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
Two mechanics were working on a semi. The semi was started from the ground and lurched forward, pinning one of the employees against the back of a box truck. The employee suffered a crushing injury to the left leg and torso.
2020-08-18SarasotaFlInterior Logic Group, Inc.Leg(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was loading countertop slabs onto an A-frame on the back of a flatbed truck. The slabs began to fall, causing the employee to fall onto the ground with his head and torso below the truck. The slabs then fell onto his legs. His left leg was amputated.
2020-08-05LakelandFlPUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC.TrunkPart of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift. During a turn in an aisle, her torso struck against racking and she suffered fractures. She was hospitalized.
2020-07-28AshlandKansasAshland FeedersMultiple body partsGored or rammed by animal
An employee was moving a sick steer. The steer hit the employee with its head, knocking the employee into a steel fence. The employee suffered bruises, fractures to the left shoulder blade and ribs on both sides, and upper torso swelling.
2020-07-27New YorkNew YorkVivid Mechanical LLCFaceStruck by object or equipment
A Vivid Mechanical employee was removing couplings from a chilled water pipe (connected to a chiller). The pipe struck the employee in the face and knocked the employee over. The employee suffered a fracture and lacerations to the face and lacerations to the torso.
2020-07-16HomeworthOhioDiversified Gas and Oil CorporationMultiple body partsStruck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was swabbing a valve at an oil well site when the swab tool spun around and struck him in the torso. He sustained a broken right arm, broken sternum, and a concussion. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-13RockfordIllinoisAZZ Galvanizing - Rockford LLCMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was adjusting product placement in the finished part container, which sits on the end of the quench tank. Water splashed out of the tank and landed on the employee causing second degree burns to the left arm and hand and the left side of the torso.
2020-06-25CambridgeMassachusettJoseph Botti Co., Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersDirect exposure to electricity
An employee was chipping on an electrical duct. An arc flash burned the employee's upper torso.
2020-06-17ChristianstedVirgin IslanPlaza Extra EastMultiple body partsCaught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a bottle blow molding machine when he dropped his cell phone through the front opening of the machine. He activated the machine to move forward and attempted to retrieve his cell phone. While bending over, he touched the stop button, which caused the machine to reverse into the home position. The employee then became pinned when the panel moved into the home position, injuring his left arm and upper torso on the left side.
2020-06-08East WindsorConnecticutEBTEC CorporationMultiple trunk locationsStruck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
A part being machined with a CNC machine hit a door on the machine where an employee was working. The door in turn hit the employee, bruising the employee's torso.
2020-06-03HerlongCaliforniaU.S. Department of the Army - Sierra Army DepotMultiple trunk locationsStruck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning his work area when the strap holding a container rotator in a vertical position failed. The container rotator, and the container roll-in/out platform it was attached to, swung and struck the employee on the right upper torso and hip area. He suffered broken and dislocated ribs, a pelvic fracture, and fractures to lower-back vertebrae.
2020-05-21StoughtonWisconsinI-K-I Manufacturing Co., Inc.TrunkContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was removing a pump for a hot water heater when hot water burned his torso.
2020-05-20MonmouthIllinoisSmithfield Farmland, Corp.Multiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
At about 2:50 p.m. on May 20, 2020, an employee was loading broth from a holding tank into a tanker trailer in an animal feed department. As the trailer became full, the employee began to remove the load hose from the trailer connection and was sprayed by the broth, suffering burns to the right arm, the torso, and the right side of the face. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-04-25Texas CityTexasNustar Energy, LPMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee sustained second degree steam burns to his upper right arm and right torso while operating a steam hose on a railcar.
2020-04-10WheelingIllinoisPreferred Electrical Construction Corporation of IllinoisMultiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity
While working on a panel, an electrical arc flash occurred and burned an employee's torso and arms. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-04-01Huntingdon ValleyPennsylvaniaAsplundh Tree Experts, LLCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by object or equipment
A seven-employee crew was removing a 100-foot poplar tree. The crown was cut off and the employee on the tip line (which controls the direction of the tree limbs, keeping them away from power lines) was signaled to begin pulling. The tree limb that the tip line was attached to broke free and struck the employee's torso.
2020-03-06Kansas CityKansasDana Container Inc.Head and trunkExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was transferring sulfuric acid from a railcar to a cargo tank trailer. When the railcar was empty, the employee removed the product transfer hose. While removing the valve fitting, sulfuric acid (in the form of a mist) sprayed out and contacted the employee's face and upper torso. The employee was hospitalized for chemical burns.
2020-03-02JacksonvilleFloridaFlorida Bells, Inc. dba Taco BellBack, including spine, spinal cordShooting by other person-intentional
On March 2, 2020 at 10:43 PM, an employee was preparing to close the lobby service area of the restaurant when a robber shot the employee in the back, causing injury to the back, torso, and lung.
2020-02-29AdaOklahomaFlex-N-Gate Oklahoma, LLCHead and trunkOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking on top of mold tools, staged between molding machines, in order to stage a hoisted mold tool in the same area. The employee slipped off the top of a mold tool and fell approximately four feet to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized for contusions to the head and torso.
2020-02-09AdairsvilleGeorgiaVista Speciality Alloys, LLCMultiple body partsIgnition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was standing near a cannon-type heater trying to warm himself. The employee's shirt ignited due to contact with the heater. The employee sustained second degree burns to the left front, side, and back torso, and the left thumb, fingers, and palm.
2020-01-15Corpus ChristiTexasCorpus Christi Army DepotHead and trunkCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a lathe in a tool and die shop when a lanyard around his neck was caught by the lathe. He was pulled in and was struck by the handle. The employee sustained torso, lower back, and posterior head trauma resulting in hospitalization.
2020-01-05SkowheganMaineSappi North AmericaMultiple body partsExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
The injured employee was training another employee, watching the second employee conduct a pump swap. The expansion joint fitting failed during the swap and caustic lime solution sprayed about 10-15 feet, hitting the injured employee. The employee suffered chemical burns to the leg, torso, and left eye and was hospitalized.
2019-09-24HolbrookNew YorkVerizonMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was installing cable along the exterior of a residential building from a 24-foot extension ladder. The ladder twisted and the employee fell about 10 feet to the ground, suffering a facial laceration and foot, back, and upper torso/rib injuries.
2019-09-19WatertownWisconsinSpuncast, Inc.Multiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was pouring molten steel into a mold. Some of the steel passed through a trench cover's lifting holes and came into contact with water. This created superheated steam, which caused the molten steel to spray back through the holes onto the employee. The employee suffered second-degree burns on 18 percent of the body: arms, upper front torso, face, and mouth.
2019-09-10ColumbusOhioMARS PETCARE US, INC.Multiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning at an machine operator workstation when an unassociated hot water pipe failed and sprayed the employee. The employee suffered burns to the arm and torso.
2019-09-02BaytownTexasExxon Mobil Baytown RefineryMultiple body partsExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee came in contact with process fluid at a petroleum refinery. The employee suffered burns to the right arm and torso and was hospitalized.
2019-08-20ManvelTexasStorm Water SolutionsBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was working around a ditch when his hands and torso started to cramp up. He was hospitalized due to heat stress.
2019-08-20BrecksvilleOhioPlant & Goodwin, Inc.Head and trunkExplosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
Two employees were capping off an old gas well when the pressure of the well reached a high level and the well head blew off. One employee sustained fractured facial bones, contusions and burns to the chest, and shrapnel in the skin of the lower and upper torso.
2019-08-06BuffaloNew YorkCHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS, INC.TrunkExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was preparing to transfer hydrofluoric acid. A transfer pump motor/gear needed repair in order to transfer the hydrofluoric acid. The employee removed the pump, made the repair, and returned to reassemble the pump. The employee was splashed by hydrofluoric acid and sustained chemical burns to the torso.
2019-07-30EnfieldConnecticutC.H. Nickerson & Company Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two carpenters were hoisting an aluminum bridge between water tanks at a water treatment plant. The elevated load struck one of the employees in the torso, resulting in possible broken ribs.
2019-07-24CordeleGeorgiaSynergy Solutions Crisp County, L.P.Multiple body partsIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was standing on top of a tanker truck while filling it with ethanol using a gravity-fed mechanism. As the employee was filling the ethanol through the top hatchway of the tanker truck, a flash fire occurred. The employee's shirt caught on fire and the employee jumped approximately 12 feet from the top of the tanker truck to the earthen ground below. The employee sustained burns to his torso and arms, as well as a fractured left leg.
2019-07-21Seneca FallsNew YorkScepter, Inc.Multiple body partsFall on same level due to tripping
At 4:30 p.m. on July 21, 2019, an employee tripped over frozen metal and fell into a sow mold containing molten metal. The employee suffered burns to the arm and torso.
2019-07-14JoplinMissouriPROTEIN SOLUTIONS, LLCMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee opened a pressurized heat exchanger to conduct maintenance. The employee sustained second degree burns on the torso and was also burned on both arms.
2019-07-04CollinsMississippiSANDERSON FARMS, INC.Multiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was hanging a hose on a wall-mounted rack. The hose sprayed hot water on the employee, causing second-degree burns to his torso and right arm.
2019-06-25HazlehurstGeorgiaThompson Hardwoods, Inc.Multiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was operating a loader with a grapple attachment to unload tree logs from a truck when he noticed the temperature indicator light flashing. The employee turned off the loader and waited a few minutes to let the engine cool off. Next, the employee started to remove one of the radiator caps on the loader. As he started removing the cap, hot water and steam released from that area, striking the employee. He sustained third degree burns to his left wrist, left arm, and left side torso.
2019-06-24MissoulaMontanaTrueNorth SteelTrunkFall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was sandblasting a steel bridge beam when he tripped on a beam behind him and fell with the sandblaster in hand. The sandblaster's deadman switch was tripped, but a residual amount of media made contact with and abraded the employee's torso area.
2019-06-13CarteretNew JerseyMotts, LLP / DBA Dr. Pepper Snapple GroupMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was removing a filter screen while cleaning a line for a flavor change when hot water sprayed out from the pressurized filter and contacted the employee. The employee was hospitalized with first degree burns to the torso, arms, and upper legs.
2019-06-08New CenturyKansasDuPontMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level
An employee fell from a fixed ladder on scaffolding, landing on the floor on his left side and injuring his left wrist and torso.
2019-05-24CentennialColoradoMayo AviationHead and trunkIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
On May 24, 2019, an employee was filling an oxygen tank when a valve on the tank failed and a flash fire occurred. The employee was hospitalized with burns to the face and torso.
2019-05-24Riviera BeachFloridaPepsi Beverages North AmericaMultiple trunk locationsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning batching tank equipment when the employee disconnected a process pipe that was pressurized with hot water and chemical solution. He was sprayed with the mixture, causing first and second degree burns to approximately 11% of his torso and back.
2019-05-16FowlertonTexasLineTec Services, LLCHead and trunkDirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An electrician was in an elevated bucket truck utilizing a tie wire to tie a conductor. A live power line above the employee's head contacted his body and generated an arc flash. The employee suffered burns on his face, mid torso and his abdomen.
2019-05-13PocatelloIdahoWestern Construction, Inc.Multiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was using a scraper to clean debris from an asphalt paver when his safety vest became caught on the paver and he was pulled in toward the auger. He was hospitalized with second and third degree burns from the mid-torso to the armpit. The paver was running at the time of the incident.
2019-05-13Wills PointTexasBig Tex Trailer Manufacturing, Inc.Multiple body partsNonstructural fire, n.e.c.
An employee was electric welding a goose neck trailer when the employee's shirt caught on fire from welding slag, causing second degree burns to the employee's torso and left arm.
2019-04-28George WestTexasSiteWatch USA, Inc.Arm(s)Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was closing a gate, when she was struck by her personal vehicle, which pinned her against the gate. She sustained injuries to the torso and a broken arm.
2019-04-26Oklahoma CityOklahomaPATCO Electrical Services, Inc.Multiple body partsDirect exposure to electricity
An employee was replacing switch gear in the basement of a building. The main breaker failed to trip resulting in an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to the torso and upper extremities.
2019-04-23BrunswickGeorgiaDoug Coffey Electric, Inc.Head and trunkDirect exposure to electricity
An employee was working inside a single-phase pad-mounted transformer, pulling wires to energize street lights. A cordless drill that was being used to tighten a lug created a phase-to-phase contact inside the transformer, resulting in an arc flash. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the face and torso.