Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-07-14	Saint Louis	Mo	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints	Skull	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding on the tailgate of an off-road utility vehicle. The employee fell to the pavement and sustained a fractured skull.
2021-07-07	East Moline	Il	John Deere Harvester Works	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On July 7, 2021, an employee was removing a repair trailer from a utility vehicle's hitch using their right hand. As the hitch released, it pinched their right index finger between the tailgate of the utility vehicle and the trailer hitch latch resulting in a laceration and fracture to the right index finger that required surgery and hospitalization.
2021-06-01	Tyler	Tx	McWane, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was removing a utility vehicle with other team members when they decided they needed additional rigging. The employee was securing the additional chain for the rigging when the vehicle shifted and caught the employee's leg between the vehicle and a collection box. The employee suffered a compound fracture to his lower right leg.
2021-04-19	Inez	Ky	U.S. Department of Justice	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving an off-road utility vehicle on a blacktop road. The employee moved to the gravel along the side of the road, then attempted to get back onto the blacktop road, and the vehicle turned over. The employee sustained a broken left ankle, injuries to his left leg, and road rash on his back.
2021-04-16	Hialeah	Fl	HORIZON CONTRACTORS, INC.	Multiple body parts	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was doing repair/maintenance work under a utility vehicle. A chair fell onto the vehicle's controls, and the vehicle ran over the left side of the employee's body, crushing it.
2020-09-11	Sanford	Me	Wanzek Construction Inc	Brain	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
Two temporary employees were cleaning up trash in the work area. As they were transporting the trash to the trashcan using a utility vehicle (UTV), the UTV rolled over. The driver sustained a concussion and head laceration and was hospitalized. The passenger was not injured.
2020-08-05	Valley City	Oh	MTD PRODUCTS INC.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a utility vehicle when it tipped over, leading to hospitalization and fractures in his wrist and ankle.
2020-07-20	Talking Rock	Georgia	Townsend Tree Service	Nonclassifiable	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a utility vehicle (UTV) on sloped terrain on the side of the road, off the public way. The vehicle rolled several times, hitting the driver. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-17	Stockholm	Wisconsin	Maiden Rock Apples, Winery & Cidery LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On July 17, 2020, two employees were using a 6-wheeled utility vehicle to assist them in traveling between rows of apple trees to pick up pruned branches from the ground. At approximately 10:00 a.m., the injured employee was picking-up branches and was struck by the utility vehicle. The injured employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures of the sternum, pelvis, and ribs.
2020-06-23	Jerome	Idaho	JR Simplot / Simplot Grower Solutions	Brain	Nonclassifiable
An employee had been operating a utility vehicle. He was found unresponsive in a field and was hospitalized with a head contusion and possible brain bleed.
2020-05-06	Melrose Park	Illinois	JKS Ventures Inc.	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was backing up a construction/utility vehicle. The corner of the vehicle's bucket caught a stack of three bales and tipped over the top bale. The bale struck the injured employee who was separating cardboard in the area, causing a broken leg and bruised ribs.
2020-04-03	Columbus	Nebraska	Eriksen Construction Company	Jaw, chin	Nonclassifiable
An employee was found laying unconscious next to a utility vehicle with a broken jaw and cuts to his lip and head.
2019-05-01	Anniston	Alabama	Sunbelt Rentals, Inc.	Leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was test driving the company utility vehicle. The vehicle turned onto its side and the employee sustained a fractured left leg.
2019-01-08	Georgetown	Texas	Sun City Texas Community Association	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking back to his utility vehicle while doing landscaping work. He tripped on the sidewalk and fell, hitting his head on a tree. He suffered a left eye injury and a broken nose and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2019-01-08	Chillicothe	Texas	Louis Dreyfus Company Interior Elevators LLC	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee was standing on the ground dumping from a hopper rail car while operating a pneumatic car door opener. He was then struck by a compressed air hose and the car door opener while being partially dragged on the ground by a utility vehicle for 15 to 20 feet. He was hospitalized with multiple contusions to the body.
2018-09-19	Cartersville	Georgia	Trinity North American Freight Car, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving a utility vehicle beside a track, towing a small trailer. A railcar mover struck the rear of the trailer, which jackknifed and struck the utility vehicle. The employee suffered fractures to the pelvic region and two ribs.
2018-09-15	Bridgeport	West Virgini	Precision Pipeline, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
At about 5:00 p.m. on September 15, 2018, an employee was driving a utility vehicle at a natural gas pipeline site when it flipped over. The employee suffered a potential stomach tear and was hospitalized.
2018-07-05	Wildwood	New Jersey	Morey's Piers	Fingertip(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was sitting as a passenger in a utility vehicle, which was traveling on a boardwalk at an amusement park. He was coiling rope in his hands; the rope became entangled under the vehicle's tire and removed the tip of his left index finger.
2018-07-04	Lake Buena Vista	Florida	Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a utility vehicle on a pathway toward a bridge when the front right side wheel struck a fenced area, causing the steering wheel to strike and fracture the employee's hand and arm.
2018-06-07	Waxahachie	Texas	James Hardie Building Products, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
Two employees were traveling in a utility vehicle. As the driver made a sharp turn, the vehicle overturned and caught the passenger's right leg between the vehicle and the ground. The employee's right fibula was fractured and lacerated.
2018-05-04	Green Bay	Wisconsin	Sanimax USA LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
On May 4, 2018, an employee struck the tongue of a shipping container trailer while operating a utility vehicle, suffering two broken ribs and contusions to the mid-torso. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-02-06	Horseshoe Bay	Texas	Crescent Hotels and Resorts	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, roadway
On 02/06/2018 at 1:30 p.m., an employee was riding in a four wheeler utility vehicle that was pulling a trailer when the vehicle began to hydroplane on the wet road. The employee dismounted from the vehicle and was struck by the trailer in tow, suffering a broken leg.
2017-09-19	Brockport	New York	Duncan Family Farms	Leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a utility vehicle down a dirt road and turning left into a driveway parking lot when he lost control of the vehicle, fish-tailed, and flipped. He suffered a compound fracture to his leg.
2017-09-13	New Orleans	Louisiana	Produced Bayou, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was riding as a passenger in a utility vehicle. While turning on a gravel surface the vehicle rolled over. The employee sustained a fracture and laceration to the right leg near the ankle.
2017-09-07	Pyote	Texas	Open Range Field Services LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee and coworkers were unloading a utility vehicle when it fell on and broke the employee's leg.
2017-08-15	New Bremen	Ohio	CROWN EQUIPMENT CORP.	Multiple body parts	Roadway collision with other vehicle
On August 15, 2017 an employee was struck by a motor vehicle while driving a utility vehicle, fracturing the employee's pelvis, hand, and leg.
2017-07-27	Cripple Creek	Colorado	Wright Tree Service	Upper and lower limb(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee sustained left arm and leg contusions while driving a utility vehicle off road when the vehicle struck a tree.
2017-07-26	Kanawha Head	West Virgini	Fluid Delivery Solutions, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
On July 26, 2017, an employee drove a utility vehicle up a hill to refuel a water pump. While driving the vehicle off the hill, the employee ran into mud, at which time the vehicle's back end kicked out. As he was trying to stop the vehicle, he fractured his left tibia, requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-22	White Heath	Illinois	Bayer Crop Science, LP	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was filling a tank on a utility vehicle with a 2-inch hose in preparation to spray a field when the hose separated from the fitting, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall to the ground. He fractured his hip.
2017-05-08	Mont Belvieu	Texas	3C2K Land Services	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
On May 08, 2017, an employee was operating a tractor while a coworker was operating a utility vehicle. At approximately 5:26 PM, the utility vehicle became stuck in a ditch. The employee came to hook up the tractor to the vehicle and pull it out when the tractor began to roll into the ditch. The employee was pinned between the utility vehicle and the tractor, suffering internal abdominal injuries that required surgery and hospitalization.
2017-04-14	Port Saint Lucie	Florida	Sampson Tree Service	Head	Nonclassifiable
On 4/14/2017, an employee fell from the dump body bed of a utility vehicle, suffering a contusion and/or possible head fracture.
2016-06-22	Garfield	Arkansas	NATIONAL PARK SERVICE	Leg(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
While driving down a park road in a utility vehicle, an employee lost control of the vehicle and hit a ditch. The vehicle fell on its side and pinned the employee's leg underneath.
2016-06-22	Custer City	Oklahoma	Custer City Farmers Coop Exchange	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
On June 22, 2016, around 10:00 PM, an employee was riding in a utility vehicle when his two-way radio came loose from his belt. As he attempted to catch it, he fell from the vehicle and broke his left leg, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2015-02-25	Kansas City	Missouri	MATERIAL RECOVERY & TRANSFER LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a utility vehicle out of the north side of the large transfer building when he turned and struck a parked roll-off truck. The employee struck the roll-off truck with his chest and was hospitalized.