Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-06	Okeechobee	Fl	Rafael Barajas	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was pulling the transmission out of an agricultural work van while the van was jacked up. Other employees tried to move the van up a few inches while the wheels were still on and the employee was underneath. When the jack was moved, the van fell onto the employee, resulting in nine fractured ribs.
2021-11-04	Bloomsburg	Pa	Mailing Services of Pittsburgh, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was helping a maintenance mechanic adjust the drive clutch and belt on an envelope inserter machine. The side guard panel of the machine had been removed and the machine was powered. The machine was started, and the employee's right arm and hand were pulled into the power transmission belt. Two fingers on the hand were amputated.
2021-09-13	Moonachie	Nj	4 Over International, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was troubleshooting a paper feeding issue with a printing press. He lost his balance, and while trying to catch himself from falling, he grabbed the power transmission belt. The employee was hospitalized, and three of his fingertips were amputated.
2021-07-23	Quogue	Ny	Otis Ford, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was using a transmission jack to lift a transmission. The jack lacerated a finger on the employee's left hand.
2021-06-29	Oceanside	Ny	Stony Creek Services, LLC	Knee(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was pulling a piece of steel from a scrap pile when a fabricated transmission hoist fell and struck the employee in the back. The employee suffered a left knee injury, a chipped front tooth, and bruised ribs.
2021-05-15	Glens Falls	Ny	UPS	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A transmission fell on an automotive mechanic's right hand, amputating the ring fingertip.
2021-03-18	Findlay	Oh	RBDT Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On March 18, 2021, at approximately at 3:30 PM, five employees were lifting a car transmission on a pallet off of a truck on a rainy day. While lifting the pallet, the transmission slid and the five employees quickly set the pallet on the truck again and the injured employee's finger was trapped between the truck and the pallet resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-02-02	Amarillo	Tx	Northstar Energy Solutions LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was working on the ground approximately 15 feet from a transmission structure when a knee joint fell from the transmission structure, hit an adjacent apartment building, and bounced onto the employee, striking him in the hard-hat. The employee was knocked to the ground, striking his face and resulting in an eye socket fracture.
2020-10-19	Fernandina Beach	Fl	The L.E. Myers Co.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
On October 19, 2020, around 4:00 p.m. two line crew members were removing a fallen static transmission line when the line broke from the top of the tower and contacted the energized line on the opposite side of the tower causing an arc flash. The employees suffered burns to their hand and arms.
2020-09-22	Stoystown	Pa	Highland Tank & Mfg. Co.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was under a truck taking the transmission out. The truck, which was supported by blocks, fell and the gas tank pinned the employee to the floor. He sustained injury to the hips, leg, and lower back.
2020-06-30	Williamsburg	Kansas	JMZ Corporation	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was sitting on a tower platform running a new cable to the top for a new antenna installation. A gust of wind blew the other end of the cable, causing it to swing and then strike proximal transmission lines. An arc occurred, and the current went into the employee's left arm and out his lower left side. He descended a fixed ladder with assistance and was hospitalized with electrical burns to the left arm, buttock, and thigh.
2020-06-19	Farmington	Missouri	Flooring Systems	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was attempting to fix a transmission issue in a box truck. He was underneath the vehicle when the transmission slipped out of gear and the vehicle rolled backwards onto him. As a result, he suffered broken ribs, scrapes to the side and buttocks, a collapsed lung, and bruises.
2020-06-08	Richland	Mississippi	Old River Companies, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A technician was removing a drive shaft from a truck. He disconnected the drive shaft from the transmission and then unbolted the swing bearing. When the shaft came free, it fell off the transmission jack that was supporting it and landed on his right hand. The hand was crushed and the pinky finger was amputated.
2020-03-12	Topeka	Illinois	The L.E. Myers Co	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
On March 12, 2020, an employee was trying to remove part of a broken power transmission line from the distribution line it had fallen on. An electrical flash burned the employee's stomach and wrist.
2019-08-29	North Ridgeville	Ohio	J W Didado	Shoulder(s) and back	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was descending from a transmission tower when he fell 25 feet to the ground, suffering a separated shoulder and L2 and L3 vertebrae injuries. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2019-07-20	Von Ormy	Texas	Schlumberger Technology Corporation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee had ascended a ladder to stand on the diesel tank of the frac pump to change the transmission oil filters. When stepping down from the ladder, he slipped and fell to the ground breaking four to ten left-side ribs.
2019-05-01	Cortland	New York	GUTCHESS LUMBER COMPANY, INC.	Upper arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on the wood waste belt when their arm was caught in the power transmission drive. The arm was amputated at the bicep area.
2019-04-24	Elizaville	New York	National Grid	Upper and lower limb(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was replacing a transmission line. The line shocked and burned the employee's hand and thigh.
2019-04-17	Syracuse	New York	Syracuse University	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was changing transmission belts on a 40-hp cooling tower fan, when the fan turned on and amputated the left index finger.
2018-09-08	Cincinnati	Ohio	Ford Motor Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was changing a conveyor chain inside a robot cell. He pushed the transmission case forward to take the chain off the sprocket. The transmission case activated a photo sensor, which pushed the next case up the line. The employee's right index finger was then pinched in the chain, resulting in a finger amputation. The conveyor was not locked out at the time of the incident.
2018-09-04	Jay	Maine	Verso Corporation Androscoggin Mill	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was changing a transmission on a loader/crane. While he was removing a bolt, the flywheel caught and amputated the tip of his left middle finger.
2018-08-01	Sherman	Texas	Coca Cola Southwest Beverage	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing a transmission from a diesel truck. He had a jack positioned underneath the transmission. After removing the top two bolts, he proceeded to remove the bottom bolts when the thread came loose from the transmission. The transmission displaced the jack and the transmission fell on the employee, breaking 10 of his ribs.
2018-07-11	Montrose	Colorado	Probst Electric	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
A transmission pole was in a 42-inch diameter hole that was being backfilled. An employee slipped into the hole and suffered an ankle dislocation.
2018-07-05	Canton	Ohio	VAUGHN INDUSTRIES, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was removing a transmission line from a bucket truck. The line sagged, contacting a live wire below, and the employee suffered an electrical shock and burn.
2018-06-30	Kansas City	Kansas	Harlan Global Manufacturing LLC	Multiple head locations	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
At 6:45 a.m. on June 30, 2018, two employees were rebuilding a truck's transmission. They started the truck after replacing the bearings. The back shaft caught one employee's hair, pulling his scalp away from his head and partially amputating one of his ears. He was hospitalized.
2018-03-07	Blair	Wisconsin	Henkels and Mccoy Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Aircraft incident, n.e.c.
An employee was hanging on a long line from a helicopter, clipping in travels on the arms of a transmission mono pole, when the helicopter maneuvered the employee into a three-phase distribution line. The employee suffered an electrical shock to the hip and buttocks, and later required amputation of the left arm from the elbow.
2018-03-06	Oklahoma City	Oklahoma	Bob Moore PA, LLC	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was helping another employee move a transmission when he lost his balance and fell, allowing the transmission to fall on his lower left leg. His left tibia and ankle broke.
2017-10-13	Glendale Heights	Illinois	Cleaver-Brooks Sales & Services, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was servicing a boiler at a client location. The employee was removing the belt from the motor on the outside of the boiler when the boiler started up, causing the power transmission belt to grab his finger and pull it into the ingoing nip point between the belt and pulley, amputating the tip of his left middle finger. The boiler was not locked out at the time.
2017-08-29	Clearfield	Pennsylvania	Grannas Brothers Stone & Asphalt Co., Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was underneath a disabled tri-axle dump truck attempting to release a driveshaft from the bound-up transmission. When the driveshaft was disconnected and came off, the truck drifted and dragged the employee who was making the repairs. The employee was hospitalized and suffered a broken collarbone, four broken ribs, and a bruised kidney.
2017-08-22	Wilmington	Ohio	JD Equipment	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee had repaired a transmission valve on a backhoe and went to start the backhoe for testing when the transmission pressure control released and injected hydraulic fluid into the employee's left index finger.
2017-08-09	Wallingford	Connecticut	Frontier Communication	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee's right index finger was amputated while lifting a transmission jack out of the rear of a company vehicle.
2017-06-22	Sioux Falls	South Dakota	M.J. Electric, LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee opened an energized PMH (large electrical box used for power transmission) to verify tags and labels and an arc blast occurred. The employee received first and second degree burns to his right arm, arm pit, shoulder, ear and neck.
2017-05-11	Stroudsburg	Pennsylvania	Ray Price Ford Sales, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was removing a transmission from a car when the transmission fell onto the employee's left foot causing a crushing injury. Infection resulted in hospitalization and amputation.
2017-04-10	Keystone	Colorado	Keystone Vail Resorts	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was lifting a transmission onto a stand when he lost his grip and the transmission fell on his leg, fracturing his tibia.
2017-04-03	Plant City	Florida	Octopus Car Wash Plant City, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
A customer brought a car with transmission issues in to be washed. The car went through the car wash and an employee pulled the car forward and put it in park, but the car was actually in drive due to the malfunctioning transmission. The car moved forward and struck another employee fracturing his left leg.
2017-02-22	Vicksburg	Mississippi	Team Power Group, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was installing a transmission line when the cable snapped, causing it to recoil and strike the employee in the mid section. He suffered broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
2017-02-01	Columbia	Missouri	Murphy Hoffman Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was replacing the transmission in a one-ton truck using a jack. The transmission shifted and the employee's third finger on the right hand was crushed between the transmission and the jack resulting in a partial amputation of the finger above the first knuckle.
2017-01-31	North Richland Hills	Texas	AutoNation Chevrolet North Richland Hills	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a small step while working on a vehicle that was up on a lift. He lost his balance and fell backwards hitting a transmission jack when he fell. The employee suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2017-01-23	New Iberia	Louisiana	Coastal Drilling Company	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Fall, slip, trip
Employees were using an air hoist to remove the cover from a rotary transmission when the cover became stuck on a 5-gallon bucket. As an employee attempted to push the cover free from the bucket, the cover fell on top of his right arm. His right arm was trapped between the bucket and cover, crushing tissue and muscles. He then fell and fractured a bone in his left hand.
2016-10-20	Fountain	Colorado	Excel Energy, Inc.	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
A employee working on and near a 230 Kv transmission line was shocked resulting in third degree burns to both hands.
2016-09-29	South Point	Ohio	Superior Marine Ways, Inc.	Skull	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
On September 29, 2016, an employee was helping to install a torque (transmission) on a large bulldozer using chain hoists when one of the hoists gave way, allowing the transmission to come down and strike the employee's head and face. The employee suffered forehead lacerations, facial trauma, and a skull fracture.
2016-09-08	La Salle	Colorado	Ensign Wall Service	Skull	Other fall to lower level
An employee climbed into the cab of a new truck to see if it was automatic or manual transmission. As he was getting out of the truck, he fell and struck his head on the ground, fracturing his skull.
2016-06-14	Mondovi	Wisconsin	Northern Clearing, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On June 14, 2016, an employee was felling trees and brush around an overhead power transmission line with a chainsaw. The oak tree being felled slit up the middle and toppled to the ground, striking the employee's shoulder and knocking the employee to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractured collarbones and ribs.
2016-06-08	Belvidere	Illinois	ANDROID INDUSTRIES	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On or about June 8, 2016, an employee was pulling a transmission part with a hoist when the employee's left index and middle fingers were crushed between the plate and the transmission.
2016-05-02	Quincy	Illinois	HENKELS & MCCOY, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
On or about May 2, 2016, employees were on a bucket lift servicing electrical transmissions. An employee was changing dies in the press head. When the motor started, the press head began to close, resulting in the amputation of a right hand fingertip.
2016-04-19	Cleveland	Ohio	Cleveland Electric Illuminating Co.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was lowering a porcelain post from an electrical transmission line in the "right of way" when the post fell onto the employee. The employee suffered shoulder and spleen injuries.
2015-08-14	Heidelberg	Mississippi	Chain Electric Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was disconnecting an attachment from the boom of an excavator for a transmission crew. When the connecting pin was removed, the 100-pound auger motor he was working on fell and crushed the end of his left pinky finger. He suffered an amputation of the distal end/joint of that finger.
2015-06-17	Crystal City	Texas	Del Monte Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting the operation of a canning labeler. He removed a guard to clean the belt and pulley power transmission system and the machine unexpectedly started, amputating the employee's index finger in the power transmission system.
2015-06-15	Skiatook	Oklahoma	Legacy Petroleum, LLC	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee was working at an oil and gas lease site when he made contact with a 480 V transmission line while working between the distribution box and the well he was inspecting. The employee received third degree burns on his hands and back and was admitted to the hospital.
2015-05-21	Stratford	Connecticut	SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
On or about May 21, 2015, at approximately 1:15 a.m., an employee was injured when a 4,000-pound cart carrying a helicopter transmission rolled over the employee's foot. The employee sustained a deep laceration, resulting in stitches, and a few fractured toes.
2015-04-27	Wittenberg	Wisconsin	Weller Salvage LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were separating a motor from a transmission. When the last bolt was taken out the motor dropped approximately 3 inches onto the injured employees right pointer finger pinching it against the cement floor.
2015-04-16	Atlanta	Georgia	Keystone Concrete Foundations, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee went under an F-350 truck to repair a locked transmission with the engine turned off. He disconnected the transmission cable and the vehicle moved in reverse naturally due to a slope in the terrain. The left front wheel ran over the employee from the shoulder to the abdomen.
2015-03-28	Round Lake	Illinois	Three Phase Line Construction	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee sustained an electrical shock and burns to the hand during construction of electrical power transmission and distribution lines.
2015-03-24	Summit	Illinois	ACH Foods, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was observing palletized material moving down a conveyor. She noticed the sprocket and chain power transmission mechanism rubbing against the conveyor frame. While showing the maintenance lead the problem, she pointed her finger in the direction of the sprocket and chain and set off the photo eye, which activated the chain. Her right middle fingertip got caught and amputated.
2015-03-12	Alexandria	Louisiana	T & D SOLUTIONS, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Employees were building transmission power lines at the site location. They were changing out the cross arm of the power line structure and had the cross arms supported with two slings and a crane. The injured employee removed the bolt that held the cross arm onto the pole. He rested his hand on the edge of the bucket he was working from; the cross arm slipped, landed on his hand in the sling, and pinched his finger between the cross arm and the bucket. His fingertip flesh was removed.