Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-07	Warrendale	Pa	United States Postal Service	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was scanning the back of his parked truck when a tractor trailer pulled behind him and pinned the employee between the truck and the tractor trailer, resulting in a bulging disc.
2021-11-03	Lockbourne	Oh	J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was handling the locking mechanism on a tractor trailer coupling safety pin. The rear locking device popped free and struck the employee's left hand, which was pinned against the upper supporting member. The employee's ring and little fingertips were crushed; the employee was hospitalized, and the fingertips were medically amputated.
2021-10-29	Brimfield	Il	Martin Tractor, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was servicing a tractor. He had accessed a tire via a 2-step step ladder. He was stepping down from the tractor's tire and onto the step ladder, but missed the top step of the ladder and fell 3 feet, landing on the ladder and then the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left rib and lacerated spleen.
2021-10-28	Streeter	Nd	Farmer's Cooperative Elevator	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonclassifiable
An employee had been dumping a semi-trailer. The employee was pinched between the tractor tire and the swing-out grain auger. The employee sustained fractured ribs.
2021-10-10	Green Bay	Wi	Valley Cold Transit	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was unhooking a trailer from a tractor trailer. As he was using a fifth wheel puller, he slipped and fell to the trailer yard ground, suffering a broken hip. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-08	Alice	Tx	FedEx Freight, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down from an 18-wheeler tractor that was jacked up on a tow truck. The employee fell off the steps to the curb, suffering broken ribs.
2021-09-30	Stanton	Tx	PetroLegacy Energy, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by discharged object or substance
A subcontractor was monitoring a wireline. Employees were filling lubricant to start a pressure test when a piece of iron flew out of the lubricant, striking the injured employee on the right side of the chest. The employee suffered three broken ribs and a hematoma on his liver.
2021-09-28	Ovid	Ny	Seneca Stone Corporation	Multiple body parts	Roadway collision-moving in same direction
An employee was operating a roller along the shoulder of a road to cone off a work area when they were struck from behind by a tractor trailer, resulting in orbital bone fractures, a broken collar bone, increased cranial pressure, spinal fractures, and respiratory problems.
2021-09-25	Indiantown	Fl	QUALITY AG SERVICES, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was filling up a fertilizer tractor. The equipment moved and the employee suffered a puncture to the leg.
2021-09-14	Bolingbrook	Il	T.H. Davidson and Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was replacing an air bag on a dump truck when another air bag exploded, causing the tractor trailer to drop onto his hands. He suffered a partial amputation to the right index fingertip.
2021-09-07	Fort Smith	Ar	OK FOODS INC.	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was winching cages down to a drop-deck live-haul trailer. The terminal tractor moved in reverse and the employee was pinned between the fifth wheel and the trailer kingpin area. The employee suffered multiple fractures and lacerations.
2021-08-27	Ashburn	Ga	Golden Peanut Company, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating a tractor when it flipped and ejected him. Its back tire then rolled over him, and he suffered a collapsed lung, broken ribs on the right side, and lacerations to the left hand and right arm.
2021-08-27	Laurel	Ms	Sports Contractors Unlimited LLC	Leg(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee had been lining up the field for a tractor. The tractor rolled over the employee's leg resulting in a fracture and sprain.
2021-08-03	Charleston	Wv	SCHNEIDER NATIONAL CARRIERS, INC.	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee slipped while leaving the cab of a tractor-trailer, falling backward to the ground and suffering a broken elbow.
2021-07-28	Dfw Airport	Tx	Osburn Contractors, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 28, 2021, an Osburn Contractors employee developed leg cramps and difficulty walking after cutting rebar outdoors. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.
2021-07-24	Helena	Mt	Big Sky Trucking	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
Two employees were washing a semi-truck on a wash pad in a yard. Near the end of the job, the truck was moved ahead about 30 feet while one of the employees was still on it. The employee fell from the catwalk on the back of the tractor trailer and was run over. The employee suffered a broken pelvis, a broken right femur, and a degloved left thigh. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-20	Elmira	Ny	Kennedy Valve, A Division of McWane, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was moving a ladle of molten metal by monorail tractor when molten metal spilled onto his leg, causing third degree burns to his foot.
2021-07-16	Harvest	Al	D. R. Horton	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On July 16, 2021, at approximately 1:50 p.m., a subcontractor employee was picking up trash when he was run over by a skid-steer loader, resulting in a broken right leg.
2021-07-14	Alliance	Oh	Canton Erectors Inc.	Heel(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
After moving machinery from a tractor trailer using a crane, employees were disassembling and stowing the crane. A steel spreader bar, used as rigging, was placed on the ground while the employees were stowing the crane. The spreader bar tipped over on uneven ground and struck an employee in the heel and fractured it.
2021-07-13	East Alton	Il	Wieland Rolled Products North America, LLC	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A tractor trailer driver climbed into the driver's seat of their truck, set down their lunch box and hat, and started to get back out of the truck to get some gloves. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a compound fracture to the wrist that required surgery.
2021-06-18	Kahului	Hi	YOUNG BROTHERS	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was backing up a yard tractor that was hooked up to a chassis with a loaded container. The chassis with the container flipped over and pulled down the tractor with it. The employee fell off the vehicle and suffered fractured ribs and vertebrae and a fractured wrist.
2021-06-10	Marshfield	Wi	Roehl Transport, Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was exiting her semi-tractor when she fell off a step on the tractor, resulting in an L2 vertebra fracture.
2021-06-09	Guymon	Ok	Seaboard Foods, LLC	Multiple body parts	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was working to pull out an enclosed cab tractor that was stuck. A chain was hooked to the front of the tractor and the tail end of a flatbed truck. The tractor began to inch forward when the chain parted. The chain went through the windshield of the tractor and struck the employee in the chest resulting in a chest wounds, a broken left collarbone, and a collapsed lung.
2021-06-01	Norman	Ok	P&K Equipment, Inc.	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was observing the installation of a boom mower which was being moved by a forklift. When the load was relieved from the forklift on the left side, the assembly shifted toward the forklift and out of alignment with the tractor. The forklift operator attempted to reposition the load balance; however, the load shifted forward and the right side of the assembly dropped off the forks to the ground, striking the employee's right foot. The right foot was crushed and the tibia, fibula, and h
2021-05-24	Fort Drum	Ny	System Studies & Simulation, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Struck by powered vehicle tipping over-nontransport
An employee was preparing an inoperable AH-64 Apache Helicopter for tractor-trailer removal from the training area. During the process, the helicopter rolled on its side and caught the employee's left leg underneath it resulting in a fractured tibia, fibula, and ankle.
2021-05-19	Orlando	Fl	United Parcel Service, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On May 19, 2021, an employee was responding to a road call and had just arrived at the scene. He fell as he stepped out of the tractor cab and he landed on the ground, suffering a hip fracture.
2021-05-12	Schertz	Tx	Asphalt Inc., LLC	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was laying hot asphalt during road construction and was standing on the rear catwalk of a laydown asphalt paver operating the controls. A subcontractor dump truck backed into the paver and pinned the employee between the paver controls and the dump truck. The employee suffered bruises and internal bleeding to both upper legs.
2021-05-11	Abbeville	Al	Greenbush Logistics, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was connecting a tractor to a trailer. The employee got out of the truck to check the connection and his right arm was caught between the fifth wheel and the trailer and fractured.
2021-05-10	Canaan	Ct	EPES Transport System, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was exiting out the back of a tractor trailer. The employee slipped and fell to the parking lot, suffering a possible broken hip.
2021-05-07	Fort Edward	Ny	PALLETS INCORPORATED	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee and a contractor were inspecting a roof to verify areas in need of leak repair when the employee stepped through a skylight and fell approximately 20 feet to the floor below, resulting in multiple fractures to their skull, arms, and upper body.
2021-04-28	Cheneyville	La	Leverton Farm LLC	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning the tank on the back of a tractor. The employee stepped from the tank onto the tractor's tire, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized.
2021-04-26	Dfw Airport	Tx	American Airlines	Lower leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a tractor to position a bag cart closer to the bag chute of an airplane when he collided with a metal pole on the driver's side of the tractor, resulting in a fractured lower left fibula.
2021-04-26	Franklin	Oh	Modula Inc - Ohio	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
While painting was being done by a contractor, an employee working in the assembly area had an allergic reaction to the latex floor paint. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-04-20	Iowa	La	Progressive Tractor & Implements, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a tractor engine. The employee's hand slipped into the turbo intake, and the tip of his left little finger was amputated at the first joint.
2021-04-19	York Haven	Pa	Monarch Products Co., Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading pre-cast concrete from his tractor trailer. He fell from the truck bed to the ground, landing on his back and hitting his head. He suffered a contusion to the back, as well as a concussion.
2021-04-18	Jamaica	Ny	American Airlines	Nonclassifiable	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving a wide loader when it was struck by a baggage tractor. The employee lost consciousness.
2021-04-16	Augusta	Ga	Tractor and Equipment Company	Multiple body parts	Engulfment in other collapsing material
An employee from Tractor and Equipment Company was standing on the side of a sewer pipe trench at a customer worksite. The ground caved in. The employee fell head-first into the trench and was buried up to his feet. The employee was suffocated by the soil and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion and fractures.
2021-04-08	Georgetown	Oh	Ag-Pro Ohio LLC	Jaw, chin	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was repairing a cylinder on a tractor with a backhoe. After pulling a lever, the employee was caught between the backhoe arm and a raise outrigger, resulting in a broken jaw.
2021-04-06	Titusville	Pa	Jay Gill Plumbing & Heating	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person
Employees were unloading a tractor in order to dig up a drain line. One employee was using a pry bar to loosen the chains. The pry bar slipped and flew out of his hand, striking another employee on the hand. The employee sustained the amputation of his right middle fingertip.
2021-04-01	Boston	Ga	Ag-Pro LLC	Head and trunk	Compressed 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.
2021-04-01	Lavonia	Ga	CARRY-ON TRAILER, INC.	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A forklift operator had dismounted his forklift when he was struck by a farm tractor. The employee was pinned between the forklift and the tractor, resulting in a leg amputation above the knee.
2021-03-30	Lake Placid	Fl	Carter's Contracting Services Inc	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was starting up a tractor. When it started, it ran over the employee, breaking his left leg and hip.
2021-03-29	Lemont	Il	OSCO, INC.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
At 2:17 p.m. on March 29, 2021, an employee fell while stepping out of a tractor. He landed on the ground and suffered a broken left hip.
2021-03-27	San Antonio	Tx	Specialized Equipment Contractors	Multiple face locations	Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising
An employee of Specialized Equipment Contractors was operating a boom lift while performing work at a plant. While the employee was turning the boom lift around to bring it to a different location, he boomed up to miss some interferences on the ground level and was struck in the face by a ceiling fan. The employee sustained facial fractures, a broken jaw, and a dislocated tooth.
2021-03-25	Edwardsville	Il	DB Schenker	Multiple head locations	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
On 3/25/2021, an employee was driving from the warehouse to a designated lot space. While turning, the trailer became unstable and began to tilt and the cargo container detached from the chassis. This motion forced the tractor to rise off the ground. As the container slid off the chassis, the tractor came down with force and bounced four times before coming to rest. The employee struck their face on the steering wheel and was hospitalized with multiple fractures to the face and head, a laceratio
2021-03-23	Shamokin	Pa	Extreme Nitrogen, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, roadway
An employee was trying to reconnect an airline between a tractor and a trailer while on the side of the road. The truck began to move. The employee fell under the truck and was run over as the truck pulled away. The employee suffered multiple fractures.
2021-03-15	Belle Glade	Fl	J & J SUGAR HARVESTERS, INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving a tractor when it went out of control. The employee jumped from the tractor, landed on a rock, and suffered rib fractures.
2021-03-15	Lakeland	Fl	Rooms To Go Distribution Center	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up a tow tractor. The tips of the employee's right middle, ring, and little fingers were caught between the tow tractor and a roof support pole, causing partial amputations to those fingers.
2021-03-03	San Diego	Ca	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE - MLS P&DC	Ankle(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was collecting mail in the plant using a tow tractor when they lost control and fell from the vehicle. The employee's left ankle and foot were caught between the tractor and a guardrail in the facility resulting in a fractured ankle.
2021-03-01	Ocala	Fl	ON TOP OF THE WORLD COMMUNITIES, LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was removing the bucket from a tractor when a pin became loose and the bucket rolled onto the employee's ankle, resulting in a fracture.
2021-02-22	Allentown	Pa	Cowan Systems LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was operating a yard tractor in a parking lot when the yard tractor collided with another yard tractor. The employee sustained fractured ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-02-20	Maumelle	Ar	SCHOLASTIC DISTRIBUTION SERVICES, INC.	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was at the start of his shift, walking through the shipping yard to his tractor trailer, when the employee slipped on ice, resulting in a fractured right leg and a torn ligament.
2021-02-19	Saint Louis	Mo	FirstFleet, Inc	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
A driver was conducting a pre-trip inspection of a tractor trailer when they slipped on ice and snow and fell, resulting in a subdural hematoma that required hospitalization.
2021-02-18	Saint Louis	Mo	Mechanical Dynamics and Analysis Repairs Shop	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A 300-pound intermediate pressure stop valve disk was on its edge, braced against a 6-by-6 timber, while an employee measured the internal seat angle with a protractor. He had reached into the valve disk bore with his right hand, from the bottom side of the disk. As he was removing his hand, the timber slid away, and his index finger was caught between the disk bore and the protractor as the disk slid down the timber. He suffered a partial amputation to the finger.
2021-02-12	Franksville	Wi	Borzynski Brothers Properties Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While an employee was working on a farm tractor, the tractor started and the belt amputated the employee's index fingertip.
2021-02-12	Ranson	Wv	Comcast Cable	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was using an aerial lift to repair overhead cable lines. A tractor trailer drove by on the road below and made contact with the power lines creating an electrical arc that struck the employee. The employee sustained electrical shock and burns to the right arm and lower right region of their back. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-11	Marble Falls	Tx	Camp Balcones Springs, L.P.	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was getting out of a skid steer loader when they slipped on ice and fell between the loader's arms and the cab of the tractor. While falling, a lever was pressed that caused the arms of the skid steer to lower and crush the employee between the cab and the arms. The employee suffered three broken ribs, a collapsed right lung, a fractured C7 vertebra, lost feeling/use of the right arm, and broken blood vessels in both eyes.
2021-02-09	Richmond	Tx	Ridgeline Contractors, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
A contractor was installing shingles on the roof of a one-story residential property that was under construction when they fell off the roof to the ground, resulting in a fractured back and hospitalization.
2021-01-30	Fort Pierce	Fl	MARTIN-BROWER MANAGEMENT CORP.	Nonclassifiable	Other jump to lower level
An employee was using a bun hook to pull a cart of product from a tractor trailer. The bun hook slipped out from underneath the cart, causing the employee to fall backward over the lip of the lift gate to the ground.
2021-01-29	Deep River	Ct	SWPC Plastics, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was going to unload a tractor trailer at the loading dock. The employee straddled the trailer lip and the dock to release the door latch. The tractor trailer pulled away from the dock and the employee fell to the ground between the dock and the trailer. As the tractor trailer backed up to the dock again, the employee was pinned between the trailer and the dock.
2021-01-29	Deep River	Ct	Smith & Wesson Precision Components, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was signaling a tractor trailer as it was backing up. The employee was pinned between the trailer and the loading dock and sustained fractures to the ribs and pelvis.
2021-01-27	Orla	Tx	Frac Tank Rentals	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a tractor trailer while disconnecting the brake and electrical lines, resulting in hospitalization for a broken femur in their left leg.
2021-01-26	Shippensburg	Pa	Estenson Logistics, LLC	Brain	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee's tractor trailer was hit by another truck as it backed into a shipping/receiving area. The employee's head hit the driver's side window and was injured on the left side.
2021-01-17	Neosho	Mo	NUTRA BLEND LLC	Lumbar region	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
On 1/17/2021, an employee and a contractor were moving a part from a truck to a dock area when the employee felt pain in his lower back and sat down to see if the pain would ease. When the employee tried to rise, he could not straighten his back and was admitted to the hospital.
2021-01-15	Raymond	Nh	Walmart Distribution Center	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing a brake chamber from a tractor. The spring released the pressure and his finger was crushed between the brake chamber and the axle housing. The employee sustained a fracture and a partial amputation of the fingertip.
2021-01-14	Grovetown	Ga	John Deere Commercial Products, Inc	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving a golf cart. A tractor struck the cart, and the employee's left leg was pinned between the two.
2021-01-14	Warren	Ar	Johnson's Quick Lube, Inc	Arm(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
Two employees were inflating a tractor trailer's tire as it sat on a shop floor. The tire exploded off its rim, breaking one employee's left arm and the other employee's right arm.
2021-01-14	Parker	Co	American West Construction, LLC	Head and trunk	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was demonstrating the procedure for attaching a disk tiller to a tractor. The tractor backed up suddenly and pinned the employee against the disk tiller. The employee suffered a skull fracture with brain swelling, a collapsed lung, and broken ribs.
2021-01-11	Sanford	Fl	Seminole Masonry, LLC	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On January 11, 2020, an employee was on the ground guiding a precast panel that was being set by a forklift/tractor. He slipped into a small hole and the forklift/tractor ran onto him, breaking his left foot and ankle. He was hospitalized.
2021-01-11	Van Buren	Ar	USA Truck Inc	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was pulling on the fifth wheel release of a tractor trailer when he slipped and fell backward. He landed on the parking lot pavement and suffered a fractured left hip.
2020-10-19	Franklin	Wi	R.A. Smith, Inc.	Pelvic region	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in work zone
A road was being prepared for new asphalt. Another contractor was milling down existing asphalt and then running a sweeper machine to push the loose asphalt to the middle of the road so it could be picked up. An employee was inspecting the work by measuring the depth of the milling operation when the street sweeper backed up and struck him. The employee sustained injuries to the pelvic area.
2020-10-15	Lake Buena Vista	Fl	Century Golf Partners Management, LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing a jack stand from a fertilizer spreader that is pulled by a tractor. The jack stand fell onto his left thumb crushing it between the jack stand and the fertilizer spreader. The thumb was fractured.
2020-10-14	Riviera Beach	Fl	Rybovich Boat Company, LLC	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was working near other contractors on site who were using ladders and tools. He was maneuvering around a ladder and a box of tools when his ankle got caught on the box and he tripped and fell onto his elbow. The elbow was fractured.
2020-10-12	Mount Pleasant	Tx	Priefert Mfg.	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level
While loading tubing product, an employee fell from a tractor-trailer and broke his pelvis.
2020-10-10	Lancaster	Tx	Capstone Logistics	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was checking trash cans when he was struck by a forklift that was exiting a tractor trailer. The employee sustained a fractured right leg.
2020-10-07	Fort Worth	Tx	Juan Gonzalez	Jaw, chin	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was struck by a subcontractor employee that fell six feet or more from the roof and was knocked to the floor. The employee suffered a dislocated jaw.
2020-10-05	Falling Waters	Wv	Meadville Land Service, Inc	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
The injured employee was operating a compact tractor with a seeder attachment on an incline to spread lime. The tractor overturned and the employee sustained a fractured clavicle, fractured ribs and vertebrae, and a fractured lower right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-10-03	Oviedo	Fl	H&E Equipment Services	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee had been watching contractors unload equipment. The employee slipped on gravel and struck their head on a truck's bumper. The employee was hospitalized and received stitches.
2020-10-02	Allentown	Pa	United Electric Supply	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An electrical contractor was shutting the door to a company vehicle and caught their right thumb in the door latch resulting in amputation of flesh from the thumb tip.
2020-10-01	Geismar	La	BASF	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On October 1, 2020, an employee was assisting a subcontractor with a valve packing repair. During the repair, the valve packing dislodged creating a chlorine gas leak. The employee was evacuating the area when the hose of her supplied air system pulled her mask off, exposing her to the chlorine gas. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-29	Harrisburg	Pa	Precision Blasting, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Demolition or blasting explosion
A contractor employee sustained a possible amputation of the left leg below the knee during explosive blasting.
2020-09-23	Dunkirk	Ny	Fieldbrook Foods Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's finger was struck by the extractor bar on a frozen food machine as it cycled. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the right index finger.
2020-09-21	Walton	Ny	McDowell & Walker, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was dumping lime in a field when a hydraulic line broke in his tractor trailer causing the truck to tip over. The employee was hospitalized with three cracked vertebrae and a bruised lung.
2020-09-17	Ormond Beach	Fl	Halifax Paving, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
A truck driver was sitting in a stopped pickup truck with the driver-side door open in the left shoulder median of I-95 southbound, checking truck access areas for an I-95 northbound paving work area. The employee's pickup truck was then struck by a tractor trailer, and both vehicles spun and ended up in the trees on the right side of I-95 southbound. The employee was thrown from his vehicle and impacted the ground, suffering a head injury, fractured ribs, and a fractured femur. He was hospitali
2020-09-14	Fort Riley	Ks	Mid-American Water & Plumbing, Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
The injured employee was part of a crew unloading a semi-trailer of a 6-foot stack of insulated pipe. After cutting one of the four steel bands, the employee stepped onto a nearby 4x4x4 crate in front of the trailer. The employee lost balance, fell and landed in between the tractor and the trailer. The employee injured their collar bone and scapula and sustained a cut on the head and a puncture wound on the back.
2020-09-04	Edinburg	Tx	J & D Produce, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was caught between a moving tractor and a towed planter. He suffered broken ribs and contusions to his feet.
2020-08-31	Byram	Ms	Advanced Drainage Systems	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was securing a load on a tractor trailer. He fell to the ground, suffering a broken hip. He was hospitalized.
2020-08-26	Reynoldsburg	Oh	L Brands Distribution Center 7	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On August 26, 2020, an employee was placing a sticker on a trailer in a yard when a tractor ran her over. She suffered a leg injury and was hospitalized.
2020-08-24	Millwood	Ga	AB Overstreet	Foot (feet)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Two employees were repairing a grain auger that was hitched to a tractor. The tractor was turned on to make the auger rotate so the employees could ensure that the repair was complete. When the auger began to rotate it caught the left foot of one of the employees. The injured employee sustained a partial amputation of the left foot (from the arch to the toes).
2020-08-20	Wallingford	Ct	Quality Carriers, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell to the concrete ground while stepping out of the cab of his tractor-trailer. The employee sustained a fractured left hip, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2020-08-10	Northlake	Il	Dr. Pepper Snapple Group	Multiple body parts	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was opening a swing door on a tractor trailer. The wind pushed the door back, and it struck the employee's head and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized, having suffered a head injury requiring stitches as well as a broken right arm.
2020-08-03	Pleasanton	Ks	Fabcon Precast, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
While closing the door to his terminal tractor with his right hand, a maintenance employee's left index finger slipped in-between the door and the door frame, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation.
2020-07-24	Reading	Pennsylvania	Penske Logistics	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was removing personal equipment from the cab of a temporary tractor. He fell while stepping down from the tractor, landing on the ground and suffering two broken ribs and bleeding in a lung.
2020-07-23	Conyers	Georgia	NaturChem, Inc.	Hand(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing a fabricated roll cage from a tractor using a 4 1/2-inch grinder with a metal cutoff wheel. The employee started cutting the weld. When the employee got to the end of the cut, the wheel hit the center between the tubing and kicked back, jerking the grinder from the employee's hands. The grinder lacerated the employee's hand.
2020-07-21	Dallas	Texas	Cherry Coatings Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
The injured employee was painting while another subcontractor on the same floor was using a generator to conduct welding. Carbon monoxide from the generator accumulated and overcame the injured employee.
2020-07-21	Paris	Texas	We Pack Logistics, LP	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was doing a walk-around inspection of a tractor trailer when he tripped and fell over a tire that was hidden in the grass. His knee was dislocated.
2020-07-16	Orlando	Florida	COCA-COLA BEVERAGES FLORIDA, LLC	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking in the parking lot and was struck by a tractor trailer that was in the process of parking. The employee sustained fractures to a rib and elbow and head lacerations.
2020-07-09	Jamaica	New York	Dnata Ground Handler	Leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was driving a tug with a load into a warehouse. While the employee was trying to disconnect the dolly from the tow tractor hitch, the dolly brake tongue swung and struck his left knee. He suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized.
2020-07-09	Mc Intosh	Alabama	Brown & Root Industrial Services of Delaware, LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was showing another contractor an upcoming scaffolding job on the outside of an electrical substation. He was standing outside the barrier for a 15-kilovolt rectifier when his pants zipper came in contact with the barrier. Electricity arced from the rectifier to his right arm and then grounded to his zipper, causing electrical burns to his right upper body and pelvic region.
2020-06-30	Coral Springs	Florida	SFM LANDSCAPE SERVICES, LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion of nonpressurized vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was backing a mower into a tractor trailer when the mower's gas tank struck the trailer and exploded. The employee received burns to the face (around eyes and forehead), arms, and knees.