Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-16	Throckmorton	Tx	Nordex USA, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing down a fixed ladder on a wind turbine tower. He fell and landed on a platform on the tower level below, suffering head trauma, a broken leg, and loss of consciousness. He was hospitalized.
2021-11-11	Pitts	Ga	Pitts Gin Co Inc	Head and trunk	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning up cotton from around a conveyor belt. He fell onto the belt, passed under an auger that was over the belt, and hit a metal support beam with his head. He continued down the conveyor and a piece of metal overhead struck his left eye. He suffered trauma to the eye, as well as chest fractures.
2021-11-08	Holly Ridge	La	Goetz & Sons, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a wooden platform to make an adjustment to a dawg with a hammer. The employee fell off the platform to the ground below, resulting in a laceration to the head and head trauma.
2021-11-04	Tallahassee	Fl	Sam's Club	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
At 8:10 p.m. on November 4, 2021, an employee was assaulted with a tree branch in a parking lot. The robber also stole the employee's vehicle. The employee suffered head trauma and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-10-23	Dallas	Tx	CVS	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A customer struck an employee several times in the head and face area. The employee suffered brain trauma and was hospitalized.
2021-10-20	Souderton	Pa	SynaTek LP	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell off a loading dock to the ground 4 feet below. He landed on his side and suffered broken ribs and shoulder trauma. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-08	San Diego	Ca	Facilities Maintenance Division - MCRD	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working on an HVAC unit on a roof. The employee fell backward through a skylight, landing 20 feet below and suffering head and spine trauma.
2021-10-05	Omaha	Ne	Better Block and Brick	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was pouring concrete when they fell through a hole in the floor and hit the ground below. The employee sustained head trauma.
2021-09-29	Fort Worth	Tx	Equipment Depot	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was assisting a co-worker in flipping over a pallet jack when his left little finger was caught in the wheel of the pallet jack, resulting in a partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation , as well as a laceration on his left ring finger.
2021-09-28	Kearney	Ne	Dandee Concrete Construction Co Inc	Brain	Other jump to lower level
An employee had climbed a foundation wall to access a basement in order to remove pins and wedges. The employee jumped off the wall and landed in an over-dig area, fell back, and hit his head on the wall. The employee sustained head trauma.
2021-09-27	Golden Meadow	La	Superior Shipyard and Fabrication, Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
While an employee was using a gangway to access a barge, the gangway collapsed and the employee fell 18 feet to the dry dock floor below. The employee suffered multiple injuries, including punctured lungs and severe head trauma.
2021-09-27	Sulphur	La	Wastewater Specialties, LLC	Multiple body parts	Explosion or fire on water vehicle
Five workers of two employers (Wastewater Specialties, LLC and Westlake Chemical Lake Charles South) were hospitalized when a flash fire in a vessel occurred. Two employees were on an elevated platform welding a flange onto a 54-inch segment of process piping at the quench tower. Three other workers were engaged in a hydro blasting operation. Employee 1 suffered head trauma, lacerations, and burns. Employee 2 suffered a lower leg/ankle injury. The other workers sustained 2nd and 3rd degree burns
2021-09-22	Shenandoah	Tx	Juan Davila	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was retrieving tools from the roof of a residential home when they fell onto the concrete driveway, resulting in head trauma.
2021-09-16	Sheboygan	Wi	Kohler Co.	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was installing a radiator on a generator. A part fell and struck the employee on the head and left shoulder. The employee suffered head trauma.
2021-09-12	Hazen	Ar	Loves Travel Stops	Brain	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was changing the tire of a semi-trailer for a customer. He replaced the tire on the rim and started putting air into it when the tire exploded and he fell down a ravine and hit his head. He was knocked unconscious and was hospitalized for head trauma and cerebral bleeding.
2021-08-31	Hazleton	Pa	PECO Pallet, Incorporated	Brain	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was walking near a pallet stacking machine when a stack of pallets fell on him. The employee sustained head trauma and cuts.
2021-08-31	Mehoopany	Pa	Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
While walking across the break room, an employee tripped on a broken floor tile and fell to the floor. The employee sustained head trauma.
2021-08-23	Ballwin	Mo	Dean Team Suburu	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee fell off the rear of a golf cart as it turned. The employee's head struck the concrete, causing head trauma.
2021-08-23	Thornton	Pa	The Geo Group	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A correctional officer was assaulted by an inmate. The officer sustained a traumatic head injury requiring hospitalization.
2021-08-12	North Andover	Ma	Gourmet Specialty Foods	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped, fell, and struck the back of their head on the floor, resulting in head trauma that required hospitalization.
2021-08-10	Boyertown	Pa	Drug Plastics & Glass Incorporated	Scalp	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a three-step rolling ladder cleaning a mold. The employee attempted to descend the ladder when he fell to the concrete floor, resulting in trauma and a laceration to the back of his head.
2021-07-23	Keithville	La	Red Diamond Oilfield Services, LLC Rig# 4	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a trailer adjusting its load. A piece of equipment shifted, causing the employee to fall to the ground and strike his head. He suffered head trauma.
2021-07-10	Roswell	Ga	Michael Peeples	Multiple head locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was directing the track loader as it backed up. A half-inch double-braided polyester rope that being used to remove tree trunks broke and struck the employee resulting in a traumatic head injury and the loss of their left eye.
2021-07-09	Corinth	Ms	Alcorn County Electric Power Association	Head and trunk	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was setting utility poles. A pole slipped and struck the employee's hard hat causing head and chest trauma.
2021-06-24	Broadview Heights	Oh	Windsor Realty and Management	Brain	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was preparing a unit for a new tenant when they fell off a second story balcony to the concrete below, resulting in head trauma.
2021-06-22	Pittsburgh	Pa	American Airlines	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a ladder. He fell at the second or third rung, hitting his head on the ground below and suffering possible head trauma.
2021-06-22	Houma	La	LineTec Services, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was trying to free a utility pole section for disposal. The pole came loose, struck the employee, and knocked him off the trailer he was working from. He fell and struck his head on the ground, suffering head trauma, lacerations, and possible fractures.
2021-06-21	Williamsport	Pa	UPMC Susquehanna	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Roadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was standing while providing care to a patient in the back of a moving ambulance. The ambulance made a turn and the employee fell onto wooden cabinets mounted on the wall of the ambulance. The employee suffered back trauma that resulted in hemothorax, that required medical treatment.
2021-06-21	Duquesne	Pa	Sargent Electric Company	Head, neck, and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing a 277-volt light fixture while on a 6-foot, A-frame ladder when the employee contacted a phase of the conductor and was shocked, causing him to fall backward off the ladder to the ground below. The employee suffered trauma to their head, neck, and chest.
2021-06-18	Birchwood	Wi	Northern Star Scouting	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Fall on same level
On June 18, 2021, an employee was mowing the grass with a push mower when they fell and their foot went under the mower. The employee suffered the amputation of their right big toe and trauma to their right foot that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-06-14	Tampa	Fl	Olympia Tile (USA), Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a forklift, preparing to get a pallet of tile down from storage racks. He fell to the ground and suffered a broken shoulder that required surgery, as well as head trauma.
2021-06-09	Washington	Dc	Smithsonian Institution National Zoological Park	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was getting into an electric cart using a strap for assistance. The strap broke and the employee fell to the ground, hitting a concrete curb.. The employee suffered trauma to the side of the head and face, the left leg and knee, and both arms.
2021-05-25	Tamaqua	Pa	Environment Awareness Corporation	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was using a hand crank to crank a tarp and fell 10-15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained an pelvis fracture, multiple fractured ribs, severe head trauma, and a severe lung injury.
2021-05-24	Silver City	Nm	Gila National Forest	Multiple body parts	Parachuting incident
A smokejumper parachuted out of a plane to fight a wildfire. He had a hard landing on rocky terrain and suffered a skull fracture, a traumatic brain injury, facial fractures, a fractured neck vertebra, left-side pneumothorax, a broken left humerus, a broken left scapula, three broken ribs on the left side, a broken right tibia, and a shattered knee. He was hospitalized.
2021-05-18	Whitewood	Sd	Simon Contractors	Neck and back	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on the second step of a step-ladder unhooking a 4-inch hose. After unhooking the hose, the end of the hose caught his glove pulling the employee off the ladder to the deck two feet below the ladder. The hose continued to pull the employee to the ground approximately 2.5 feet below the stepladder. The employee suffered neck trauma and spinal cord swelling.
2021-05-12	Bridgeton	Mo	MIDWEST BLOCK & BRICK COMPANY	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning dust off the photo eye of the dump hopper when it activated and caught his left arm between the dump hopper and the frame of the machine. The employee sustained a left ulnar fracture, an elbow wound and traumatic muscle injury.
2021-05-06	New London	Wi	Welter Forest Products, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was writing information on a pack of lumber as it was moving down the chain and was caught between a lumber pack and the garage door rail. The employee was hospitalized for a traumatic injury to the abdomen.
2021-04-06	New York	Ny	Greystar Worldwide, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
While climbing up a ladder to clean an awning with a power washer, an employee fell approximately 10 feet to the ground. The employee sustained head trauma.
2021-04-05	Angleton	Tx	Garland Insulation	Multiple trunk locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was in an attic when they tripped over a beam and fell to the floor, sustaining lacerations to the rib area and blunt force trauma to the abdomen.
2021-04-01	Owensboro	Ky	Owensboro Grain Company	Nonclassifiable	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was getting the barge ready for a load of soy beans. The employee opened the top door of the grain barge and lost his balance, falling 10 to 14 ft. to the bottom of the barge and resulting in blunt force trauma and multiple broken bones.
2021-03-24	Winter Haven	Fl	Charter Communications	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was on an extension ladder working on cable lines. While descending the ladder to retrieve the replacement section of coaxial cable, the existing/defective cable broke, causing the extension ladder to move and the employee fell approximately 16 feet from the ladder to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized for blunt force trauma to his ribs and the back of his head.
2021-03-13	Obetz	Oh	Vance Outdoors	Foot (feet)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a roof access ladder to the ground, suffering facial trauma and a broken foot.
2021-03-04	Janesville	Wi	Panoramic, LLC	Eye(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was training a new employee on a thermoforming machine. As the employee was disposing of a roll of plastic scrap, the tail end of the roll struck the employee in the left eye, resulting in a ruptured globe and a traumatic cataract to the left eye.
2021-02-26	Salem	Il	RADIAC ABRASIVES, INC.	Brain	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On February 26, 2021, a spider hoist weighing 500-700 pounds fell from its mount and landed on an employee's head, resulting in a concussion and traumatic brain injury.
2021-02-24	Davenport	Fl	CAE-USA-Tampa, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was driving an aerial lift onto a trailer while at an auction yard when the trailer moved, catapulting him from the aerial lift and onto the trailer. The employee suffered a broken right femur, a broken hip, and head trauma.
2021-02-17	Colorado Springs	Co	H2 Global Solutions	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a platform, hit his head on the ground and was hospitalized with head trauma.
2021-02-16	Pensacola	Fl	Ohler Construction, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a 10ft. A-frame ladder applying drywall tape and fell from the ladder to the floor. The employee suffered head trauma.
2021-02-15	Joplin	Mo	Freeman Health System	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was clearing snow using a skid steer and a bucket attachment when the skid steer struck a culvert. The safety bar of the skid steer struck the employee in the abdomen, resulting in hospitalization for blunt force trauma.
2021-02-15	Wellston	Oh	SUPERIOR HARDWOODS OF OHIO, INC.	Multiple face locations	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was sweeping and shoveling chips, wood debris, and sawdust around a chipper. A wood slab on the chipper's conveyor hit the employee in the head. The employee fell to the concrete floor and suffered head trauma, orbital and nasal fractures, and a forehead laceration.
2021-01-29	Mount Vernon	Tx	DBI Services, LLC	Head and trunk	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
Two employees were sitting in the TMA truck when an 18-wheeler drove into the lane and struck the TMA truck. The employees sustained injuries to the head, face, mouth, and sustained body trauma. Both employees were hospitalized.
2021-01-28	Houston	Tx	Southwire Company, LC	Brain	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While walking between an operator station and the edge of a lathe in operation, an employee's shirt was caught by a 2-inch diameter piece of bar stock on the lathe. The employee fell to the ground and hit his head. He sustained a traumatic brain injury and an injury to the left arm.
2021-01-21	Minden	La	Circle K	BODY SYSTEMS	Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c.
An employee was working at a convenience store when an armed assailant entered the store, held the employee at gunpoint, made her open the registers, and left. The employee was not physically harmed, but was hospitalized due to the traumatic situation.
2021-01-18	Millinocket	Me	Pelletier Manufacturing Inc.	Brain	Struck by object or equipment
A log broke through the window of a crane, hitting the operator in the head. The operator suffered severe head trauma.
2021-01-12	Nicholville	Ny	Warren W. Breezee	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was securing a third antenna mount to a cell tower. While adjusting his position on the tower, to move the mount being winched into place, he fell approximately 145 feet to the ground, resulting in a broken back, broken pelvis, broken ribs, spleen trauma, and other contusions.
2021-01-07	Houston	Tx	Tejas Tubular Products, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was reaching to adjust materials when a burr on the end of a pipe, which was spinning in a CNC machine, caught the employee's clothes. The employee suffered fractures to the left arm, left collarbone, and neck, as well as trauma to a right-side rib and the chest.
2021-01-06	Wilmington	Oh	LGSTX Services, Inc.	Brain	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
At 10:00 a.m. on January 6, 2021, an employee was operating a 55-gallon drum crusher when the ram of the crusher pushed the ½-inch metal door outward, breaking the door welds and striking the employee in the head. The employee suffered head trauma and was hospitalized.
2020-10-19	Twin Falls	Id	St. Lukes Magic Valley Regional Medical Center	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was replacing a clean privacy curtain in an isolation room and fell approximately seven feet off an A-frame ladder onto the floor. The employee suffered head trauma.
2020-10-05	Talco	Tx	Integrity Tree Services LLC	Lumbar region	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was struck by a tree that had just been cut and sustained trauma to the L4 and L5 vertebrae.
2020-09-29	Atlanta	Ga	Sentry Roof Services	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was bent over, cutting a roof membrane with a razor knife. The employee fell through a gypsum panel to a concrete floor slab about 18 feet below, suffering spleen and liver injuries, head trauma, and broken facial bones.
2020-09-29	Lancaster	Pa	Wexcon, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
The injured employee was helping another employee unload pipe from a delivery truck. As an employee lifted pipes with a forklift, a shorter pipe slipped off the forks and hit a wedge, which hit a 4" x 4"x 8' board. The board spun up and struck the injured employee in the abdomen, causing blunt force trauma to the abdomen that resulted in removal of part of the small and large intestines.
2020-09-29	Rochelle	Il	Cliff's Pallet Rack Installation Llc	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was disassembling metal racking. A piece of racking fell and struck the employee, causing head trauma. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-29	Adairsville	Ga	LG Hausys America, Inc	Upper extremities	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cleaning the box chute for a crusher when his left hand slipped between the rollers while they were still turning, causing trauma to the hand and forearm and an amputation.
2020-09-11	Palmerton	Pa	Lehigh Hanson	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in work zone
An employee was flagging drivers in a work zone on a public highway. He was struck by a spray truck that was moving in reverse while applying tar during a tar and chip paving operation. The employee suffered trauma to the left side, broken vertebrae, a punctured lung, and trauma to internal organs.
2020-09-10	Omaha	Ne	Fitzgerald, Schorr, Barmettler & Brennan, P.C., L.L.O.	Thigh(s)	Slip without fall, n.e.c.
An employee was returning to her work area within the office using crutches. Her crutch slipped on a tiled portion of the floor. The employee caught herself from falling with the leg that had the pre-existing injury. She was hospitalized for muscle trauma to the upper right leg.
2020-08-14	Grove City	Oh	C. H. Bradshaw Co., Inc.	Brain	Explosion
On August 13, 2020, the employee was repairing a leak on an aluminum tanker truck that previously hauled gasoline and diesel fuel. The employee was welding the cracked area when an explosion occurred within the confined space of the tanker. The force from the explosion caused the front head of the tank to blow out toward the victim. The victim was crushed in the rear of the tank and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for traumatic brain injuries, broken ribs and a broken collarbon
2020-07-22	Paris	Illinois	Cargill Dry Corn Ingredients, Inc.	Head and trunk	Contact with objects and equipment
On July 22, 2020, at approximately 12:15 PM, the injured employee had been removing a jammed bag from a packaging machine. A supervisor found the injured employee on the floor, unresponsive. The employee had been injured by the bag carriage device on the packer machine. He was hospitalized with head trauma, lacerations on the left eyebrow and back of the head, two broken ribs on the right side, and multiple fractures to the right side of the jaw requiring surgery.
2020-07-21	Loveland	Colorado	U.S. Foods, Inc.	Head and neck	Other fall to lower level
On 7/21/2020, an employee was standing on the tines of a forklift to repair a trailer door and fell to the ground. The employee was found unresponsive next to the trailer with head and neck trauma.
2020-07-20	Tullahassee	Oklahoma	AIRCO SERVICE INC.	Brain	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on top of a ceiling joist in attic space to install an HVAC vent system. The ceiling joist cracked, split, and broke in half causing the employee to fall approximately 10 feet. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion and head, back and neck trauma.
2020-07-13	Willacoochee	Georgia	Bobby Lashley Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using a mechanical hammer to clean debris from the furnace. As the impact of the hammer knocked debris loose a large section of debris fell and struck the employee resulting in hospitalization for a crushing/blunt force trauma injury.
2020-07-11	Naples	Florida	Revolution Erecting LLC	Nonclassifiable	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
Two employees were installing pre-cast concrete floor panels. The concrete floor panels collapsed onto the lower floor when the brackets and/or screws that secured the brackets into the wall failed. Both employees were hospitalized with blunt force trauma injuries.
2020-06-02	Saipan	Northern Mar	SAIPAN WORLD RESORT	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was performing maintenance work from a ladder when he slipped and fell off the ladder and hit his head on a concrete pillar. He suffered a traumatic head injury.
2020-05-30	Dfw Airport	Texas	AMERICAN AIRLINES	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading a last-minute bag into the cargo bin of an aircraft. The belt loader that was normally used was pulled away, so the employee jumped from the ground to the cargo bin. The employee fell from the cargo bin and struck the back of his head on the concrete, suffering a traumatic brain injury, temporal skull fracture, and subarachnoid and subdural bleeding.
2020-05-22	Worcester	Massachusett	Ultimate Abatement Company, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On 5/22/2020, an employee was breaking up a cast iron boiler with a sledgehammer when a metal fragment struck the employee in the eye, causing eye trauma that required hospitalization.
2020-05-20	Horicon	Wisconsin	C.D. Smith Construction, Inc.	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was going to infill an opening on an existing wall built in 1995. As he prepared to begin, a masonry block fell and landed on his head. He suffered head trauma. He was wearing a hard hat at the time.
2020-05-19	Wellsboro	Pennsylvania	Tri-M Group LLC	Head and trunk	Roadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving a commercial truck on public roadways while hauling poles and equipment for installation of electric utilities. The truck's brakes did not hold the load while descending very steep terrain in a mountainous area. The truck crashed into the back of other vehicles and the employee was seriously injured, requiring hospitalization for head and other bodily trauma.
2020-05-11	Eastanollee	Georgia	GEM Plastics	Brain	Other fall to lower level
After repairing an AC unit on top of a lab area, an employee was descending a ladder when the ladder brace came loose. He fell off the ladder to the ground, hitting his head on the cement floor and suffering head trauma.
2020-05-08	Hewitt	Texas	Knife River Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On 5/08/2020, at 09:30 AM, an employee was delivering concrete to a construction site and installing the metal chutes on his ready mix truck when his right two middle fingers were pinched between chutes. As a result, he sustained a partial traumatic transphalangeal amputation of his right middle finger.
2020-04-21	Fort Myers	Florida	3G Home Interiors Inc	Brain	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was installing a gutter from a ladder when he fell 20 feet, striking his head and requiring hospitalization for head trauma.
2020-04-21	Tulsa	Oklahoma	Saint Francis Health System	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
Two employees were sitting at a table outside their work building, next to the parking lot. A patient's vehicle struck the employees, who suffered fractures to the lower extremities and head trauma.
2020-04-08	Waltham	Massachusett	Heavy Foot, L.L.C.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
While moving furniture, two employee's fell from the second-floor balcony to the ground level when the railing gave way. The employee's were hospitalized with trauma to the back, head and face.
2020-03-22	Midland	Texas	Cotton Patch Cafe	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a roof while looking for a circuit breaker. The employee landed on the ground and suffered a traumatic brain injury.
2020-03-17	Miami	Florida	Avitech Builders Corp.	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
While framing the inside of a structure, an employee fell approximately 12 feet through a floor opening and suffered head trauma.
2020-02-25	Newburgh	New York	Penske Logistics, LLC	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
On February 25, 2020, a driver was in the back of his delivery truck at a dock when he lost consciousness and fell to the floor. He struck his head, suffering head trauma, and was hospitalized.
2020-02-23	Wildwood	New Jersey	WILDWOODS CONVENTION CENTER (SMG)	Brain	Nonclassifiable
An employee was breaking down equipment and was found laying on the ground with head trauma and lacerations. Pieces of support truss were nearby.
2020-02-19	Laredo	Texas	AC-DC Inc	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
An employee was installing wiring for new screens inside a canopy. An access door gave way and she fell through it, landing 17 feet below and suffering facial and arm trauma that required surgery.
2020-02-19	Covington	Pennsylvania	Country View Family Farms, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was cleaning a hog farrowing floor with a high-pressure washer. The water jet cut through his boot into the top of his foot, causing laceration, trauma, and infiltration of hog manure. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-02-13	Pascagoula	Mississippi	Favre's Steel Erection LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet
An employee fell through an opening in a catwalk, landing on the ground 60 feet below and suffering multiple fractures and head trauma.
2020-02-07	Fanning Springs	Florida	WB Services, Inc	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a scaffold 6 feet high, filling wall cavities with a pump truck hose, when the hose hit him in the face and knocked him to the ground. He was hospitalized with head trauma.
2020-02-02	Snowshoe	West Virgini	Snowshoe Mountain, Inc	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
An employee was snowboarding down a ski slope. The employee collided with a guest who had come to a sudden stop, and a two-way radio punctured the employee's abdomen and caused trauma to the spleen.
2020-01-30	Dallas	Texas	Carroll Distributing & Construction Supply, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stepping off a truck inside a warehouse, missed a step and fell approximately 4 feet to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a wrist sprain and head trauma.
2020-01-27	Twin Falls	Idaho	St. Luke's Health System - Magic Valley	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee lost balance while reaching for a swing gate at the top of stairs and fell to the floor, suffering a traumatic left hip fracture.
2020-01-20	Fairview Heights	Illinois	Big Lots	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was pulling a pallet jack backwards in the stock room when the employee tripped on the handle. The employee's head struck the concrete floor, causing severe head trauma that required hospitalization.
2020-01-16	Vaiden	Mississippi	United States Postal Service	Head	Shooting by other person-intentional
A rural mail carrier was shot by an assailant while delivering mail and sustained head trauma.
2020-01-16	Jacksonville	Florida	Ford Roofing Systems Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was installing water-proofing on a balcony with a 2x4 wooden railing when the railing cracked and became off place. The employee fell three stories to the ground, breaking his hands and suffering head trauma.
2020-01-15	Corpus Christi	Texas	Corpus Christi Army Depot	Head and trunk	Caught 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.
2020-01-14	Round Rock	Texas	Arch Technical Services, LLC	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was trying to gain access to the attic from the second floor when the employee fell approximately 10 to 12 feet to the concrete below. The employee suffered forehead trauma (bleeding on frontal lobe), facial lacerations and fractures, and a collapsed lung.
2020-01-14	Charleston Afb	South Caroli	U.S. Dept. of the Air Force	Pelvic region	Injured by physical contact with other person in sporting event or physical training
While participating in a unit-level training exercise, an employee was acting as a gate guard. During the exercise, a role player approached the entry control point driving a black vehicle. The employee was attempting to take the role player into custody when a small struggle occurred and the employee fell to the ground. The employee's lower body contacted the role player's knee, causing blunt force trauma and a blood clot to the lower body that required hospitalization.
2020-01-09	Glastonbury	Connecticut	Monaco Management, LLC	Face	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating a tire changing machine. The employee aired up the tire and the bead did not seat properly. The pressurized tire and rim then flew from the machine and struck his face, causing facial trauma.
2020-01-08	Opa Locka	Florida	All America Consulting and Logistics Service	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working on a flatbed truck while tying merchandise when he fell approximately 4 feet from the truck to the ground, suffering head trauma.
2020-01-07	Blountstown	Florida	LR Steel Building Erectors, LLC.	Brain	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On January 07, 2020, an employee was removing the metal sheeting of a 1:12 pitched roof while using his personal fall protection. He was anchored to the peak of the roof when he stepped back while pulling a metal sheet and fell head first through a skylight about 16 feet to the concrete floor below. He suffered head trauma and was hospitalized.