Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-14	Mobile	Al	US Coatings, LLC.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was removing a marine hanging staging scaffold when he fell approximately 25 feet to the bottom of the tank. The employee sustained a fracture to their right orbital socket, a contusion, and a compression fracture to their vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
2021-11-08	Austin	Tx	Tesla, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was installing solar panels on a roof when the standing seam metal roof anchor detached from the roof, causing the employee and the fall protection system to fall to the ground approximately 11.5 feet below. The employee suffered fractures to their vertebrae, wrist, and hand.
2021-11-05	Galena	Il	GIESE ROOFING CO.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On November 5, 2021, an employee was on a roof, taking measurements of a seam roof panel. The employee slipped on moisture and fell to the dirt ground about 20 feet below, suffering a broken left heel, a broken right shin, and three broken vertebrae.
2021-11-04	Carroll	Ne	BLATTNER COMPANY	Thoracic region	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was moving crane mats when he slipped and fell. He suffered fractures to three vertebrae in his back.
2021-11-04	Carrollton	Tx	LMI Landscapes, Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working on a 10-foot ladder to help install an air compressor pipe. The employee leaned down to pass a tool to another employee when the ladder slipped and the employee fell to the concrete floor below, resulting in a vertebrae injury.
2021-11-03	Lake Charles	La	Gallo Mechanical, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was operating a scissor lift from about 20 feet in the air. A boom lift struck the scissor lift, which tipped over. The employee fell with the scissor lift, landing on the concrete floor and suffering a broken pelvis, broken lower vertebrae, a broken left elbow, and a brain bleed. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-11-01	Scottsbluff	Ne	R & C Welding Fab Trucking and Crane Service, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was signaling to a forklift operator on a flat car unloading steel beams. The load shifted on the car and the employee fell off the car, resulting in neck vertebrae fractures.
2021-11-01	East Aurora	Ny	NYSEG	Nonclassifiable	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
Two employees were climbing a utility pole to replace a wire. The pole broke and the employees fell, landing on the ground and suffering leg abrasions and fractures to the face, a left femur, and vertebrae.
2021-10-20	Hoover	Al	Cahaba Services LLC	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee set up an aerial lift with two outriggers positioned on a road and the other two on an embankment. The employee raised the aerial lift approximately 45-50 feet high to prepare to trim a tree when the embankment gave way and caused one of the lift's legs to slide. The lift fell over and the employee landed on the ground outside of the basket, resulting in compression back fractures at the L1 and L4 vertebrae and damage to the L1, L3, and L4 vertebrae that required hospitalization. The
2021-10-18	Delray Beach	Fl	PI Electric, Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was changing a light on a flagpole from the bucket of a truck-mounted articulating boom lift. The employee fell out of the bucket, landing on the asphalt ground and suffering crushing injuries and fractures to vertebrae and the sternum.
2021-10-16	Ayden	Nc	U.S. Postal Service	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a fatigue mat and fell backward to the floor, where a cart fell on top of her. She suffered broken vertebrae and was hospitalized.
2021-10-14	Webster	Tx	Western Extrusions Corporation	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was removing the straps from a load on a flatbed 18-wheeler. As the employee removed the last two straps, two bundles of aluminum extrusion (30 feet long, weighing 866 and 699 pounds) fell from the side of the load and struck him. He suffered severe fractures to the right leg, as well as fissures to his vertebrae.
2021-10-13	Monahans	Tx	Complete Energy Solutions	Nonclassifiable	Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was driving a water truck along a lease road when he hit a pothole and the vehicle dropped, jarring the employee's spine and resulting in fractured vertebrae.
2021-10-10	Jacksonville	Tx	Texas Home Health Personal Care Services	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level
An employee fell in a client's home. She suffered broken back vertebrae and was hospitalized.
2021-10-04	Sarasota	Fl	Wentzel's Heating & Air Conditioning, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a ladder to service an air conditioning unit on a first-floor roof when he fell from the ladder to the ground below. The employee sustained rib and vertebrae injuries.
2021-10-03	York	Ne	York Cold Storage	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee attempted to pull an ice bagging machine away from the stationary bin so that it could be worked on by maintenance. The machine tipped toward the injured employee while it was being moved, striking the employee's right leg below the knee. The employee's leg was broken below the knee and the employee sustained a fracture and partial dislocation at the T12 / L1 vertebrae.
2021-10-01	Chrisman	Il	Effingham Equity	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on top of a bulk feed semi trailer transferring feed from one trailer to another. The employee lost balance and fell to the driveway. The employee sustained lacerations to the head, non-surgical fractures of the T-11 and T-12 vertebrae, and a torn rotator cuff. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-30	Hansen	Id	Valley Agronomics LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was stepping up into a front loader and preparing to move a bag of fertilizer. He fell backward, landing on the concrete below and suffering fractured lower back vertebrae and two fractured ribs.
2021-09-28	Tulsa	Ok	Sargent Pipe Company, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was strapping a load onto a trailer. He fell from the top of the trailer to the ground about 42 inches below. He suffered fractures to both hands and required surgery on their C3 to C6 vertebrae.
2021-09-25	Hartwell	Ga	Nestle Purina - Hartwell, GA	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a metal pallet that was stuck on a filler line when a sensor triggered and the filler actuated, pinning the employee between the machine and the base layer of the pallet. The employee suffered four broken vertebrae and a fractured sternum.
2021-09-23	Kennedy	Ny	Jamestown Roofing, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
As an employee was climbing down a ladder from the second roof level to the first roof level. The base of the ladder slipped, causing the employee to fall to the first-level roof. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae in their back.
2021-09-21	Riceboro	Ga	Interstate Paper LLC	Neck and back	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was opening a railcar door when the door fell from its hinges and struck him. The employee sustained fractures to the T5 and C5 vertebrae, and a laceration to the face.
2021-09-15	Martinsville	Il	ID Castings of Illinois, LLC	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On September 15, 2021, an employee was repairing a jackhammer while standing near the front of a furnace platform used to set ladles. The employee was pinched between the ladle transfer carrier and the platform, suffering cracked vertebrae and cracked ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-09-15	Fargo	Nd	Family HealthCare Center	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level
An employee fell while pushing a custodial cart and suffered fractured vertebrae.
2021-09-10	Daytona Beach	Fl	Crown Information Management	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was pushing a wheeled document bin when its weight caused her to lose balance and fall to the ground on her back. She suffered two broken vertebrae.
2021-09-02	Washington	Dc	Clark Concrete, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was hoisting an 18-inch, 6-foot wooden work platform from the ground to a height of 12 feet. The cleat used to secure the rope failed causing the platform to fall 2-3 feet. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae.
2021-08-31	New York	Ny	Opus AVC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down the stairs in a client's apartment when he slipped and fell down the stairs. The employee sustained three fractured vertebrae and bruised ribs.
2021-08-23	Aurora	Co	Ralph Martinez Trucking Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was shoveling excess dirt from the bed of his truck. While exiting the truck, the employee fell to the ground, resulting in three broken vertebrae.
2021-08-12	Wichita	Ks	ASPLUNDH TREE EXPERT, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was climbing a tree with a rope and saddle when a knot tied to a carabiner slipped out and the employee fell approximately 16 feet to the ground, resulting in possible rib and vertebrae fractures.
2021-08-11	Lake Mills	Wi	Daybreak Foods, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a 12-foot A-frame ladder, pushing manure in a dump truck bed with a shovel. The employee slipped and fell to the concrete ground, suffering a broken neck vertebra, two herniated neck vertebrae, and two fractures to the left arm.
2021-08-11	Sun Prairie	Wi	Lakeshore Recycling Systems, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was opening the hinged doors on the back of a truck when a cardboard drum fell and struck the employee in the head, resulting in two fractured vertebrae.
2021-08-09	Macedonia	Oh	Ryder Integrated Logistics	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was chaining down a load onto a flatbed trailer. He tripped on some equipment, fell onto the trailer, and rolled off onto the ground, suffering fractured vertebrae.
2021-08-03	Fairborn	Oh	Roof Dog, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was installing or checking ridge vents on a metal rooftop. The employee fell to the ground about 30 feet below and suffered chipped vertebrae, a collarbone injury, an internal abdominal injury that required surgery, and a sprain or fracture to the wrist.
2021-08-03	Millbury	Ma	Weld Power Service Company	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was performing maintenance on a generator and fell from a 10-foot ladder to the concrete floor, striking his head and suffering a fractured skull, pelvis, ribs, and vertebrae, as well as a possible broken arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-02	Spicewood	Tx	Jordan Reid, LLC	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was surveying a rural property along the fence line when they were struck by a driver who left the roadway, resulting in a broken right arm, a damaged artery in the right arm, a fractured C1 vertebrae, a broken left ankle, and possible nerve damage to the right arm. The employee required hospitalization.
2021-07-26	Bath	Ny	The L.C. Whitford Company, Incorporated	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was walking on a board being used as decking while a bridge deck was replaced. The board broke and the employee fell to the ground about 12 feet below, suffering fractures to two vertebrae and the pelvis. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-26	Superior	Wi	Newtron, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell from a scaffold ladder while climbing down. The employee landed on concrete about 13-14 feet below, suffering a broken tailbone, two broken back vertebrae, and a broken left ankle.
2021-07-17	Tinton Falls	Nj	Ralph Clayton & Sons - West Creek Plant	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder clearing a conveyor belt. A large piece of material fell from the conveyor belt and struck the ladder causing the ladder and the employee to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae.
2021-07-09	Carol Stream	Il	Jetco, Ltd	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
The injured employee was descending a fixed ladder in the base cone of a spheroidal design water tower. Another employee above him was lowering a plastic, 5-gallon bucket full of tools with a rope. The handle on the bucket broke and the bucket and its contents fell on the injured employee causing him to let go of the ladder and fall approximately 10-12 feet to the lower level. The injured employee sustained fractured vertebrae, a concussion, and lacerations to the face and head.
2021-06-30	Langhorne	Pa	Bulk Equipment Corp.	Multiple body parts	Struck by object or equipment
An employee rigged a piece of heavy commercial equipment in preparation for lifting. During lifting operations, the lifting equipment failed and the chain struck the employee resulting in broken vertebrae and a dislocated collarbone.
2021-06-28	Ellwood City	Pa	Swank Construction Company, LLC	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was flagging in a work zone on the shoulder of a road when they were struck by a motor vehicle, resulting in fractured ankles, legs, and vertebrae.
2021-06-21	Green Bay	Wi	Agricultural Marketing Service - USDA	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On 6/21/2021, an employee was climbing a ladder to inspect a piece of equipment when they fell from the ladder, resulting in fractures to the humerus, skull, and vertebrae that required hospitalization.
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.
2021-06-16	Adairsville	Ga	Vista Specialty Alloys, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object or equipment
A 19-inch aluminum billet was being loaded onto a homogenizing oven pad with a forklift. Two employees were trying to reposition it using a pry bar when it rolled off the stack, causing a stacking rail or pad backstop to strike one of the employees in the back. The employee suffered four broken vertebrae in the lower back, as well as liver, spleen, and kidney lacerations.
2021-06-12	Chillicothe	Il	SNC Solutions, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Excavation or trenching cave-in
An employee was seated on a rebar mat that was at the bottom of an approximately 8 foot deep excavation. The employee was removing dirt by hand, next to the west wall of the excavation. A portion of the soil wall collapsed onto the employee. The employee was hospitalized with displaced vertebrae.
2021-06-03	Grove City	Oh	Halcore Group Inc.	Head and trunk	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was moving grating onto a hole in a mezzanine floor when he fell feet-first through the hole to the concrete floor 10 feet below, resulting in three fractured vertebrae, a broken rib, and a concussion.
2021-05-31	Springville	Pa	Pennsylvania Electric Company	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was attempting to restore power by removing tree limbs from the power lines and fell out of a tree. The employee suffered a concussion, fractured T6-T8 vertebrae, and an injured sternum, a right ankle tendon injury, and a lumbar injury.
2021-05-25	Meridian	Id	N & E Construction LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
A framer was installing walls to a steel-framed building when he fell 30 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a shattered pelvis, torn ligaments, fractured vertebrae, and a spleen injury.
2021-05-25	Binghamton	Ny	AMERICAN IRON & CRANE, INC.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell from a steel beam 10-15 feet above the ground while taking measurements at a baseball stadium. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis and fractured vertebrae.
2021-05-20	Grove City	Pa	Ward Trucking, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was moving freight inside a trailer for delivery. The employee fell off the truck's lift gate to the ground, suffering fractured vertebrae.
2021-05-05	New Castle	Pa	Penn Line Service Inc	Multiple body parts	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was struck in the back by a tree limb that was being moved to a chipper area via a pulley system. The employee was hospitalized with fractured vertebrae and ribs.
2021-04-27	Miami	Fl	Publix Supermarkets	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was washing down the production area floor in a meat department. He tripped and fell over a drain, suffering a dislocated shoulder and an injury to his vertebrae. He was hospitalized.
2021-04-26	Reading	Pa	Carpenter Technology Corporation	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was standing at the edge of the furnace pit and was going to push out the lining on the furnace. The employee fell approximately 20 feet into the furnace tank and sustained broken vertebrae, two broken ribs, and a brain bleed. The employee was not wearing fall protection at the time of the fall.
2021-04-23	Pompano Beach	Fl	Alsco Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working on a scissor lift near a hook conveyor belt system when a cord from the conveyor belt got stuck on a bolt of the scissor lift causing the lift to fall over. The employee fell from a height of 12 feet to the concrete floor below and sustained a fractured pelvis, broken ribs, an abrasion on a lung, and chipped vertebrae.
2021-04-22	Berwick	Pa	Don E. Bower Inc.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was tying down a crane boom onto a flatbed trailer. As he was on the flatbed, securing the boom with tiedowns, he lost his grip and fell about 5 feet. He hit a box trailer and then the gravel ground, suffering damaged vertebrae in the lower back.
2021-04-21	Oklahoma City	Ok	Friend Tire Company	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a pallet of tires on an order picker. The pallet fell and the employee fell with it, striking the tires and the ground below. The employee suffered three broken back vertebrae and broken ribs.
2021-04-10	Bruneau	Id	Simplot Land & Livestock	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden
An employee was on horseback trying to catch a younger horse. His horse bucked him off and he fell to the ground, landing on his head. He suffered a neck fracture between two vertebrae.
2021-04-02	New Holstein	Wi	Amida Inc	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was repairing a roof. The employee fell through the roofing surface to the ground 12-14 below, suffering broken vertebrae.
2021-04-01	Garland	Tx	Daktronics Inc	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
An employee was descending an extension ladder when they fell, resulting in a fractured L1 vertebrae.
2021-03-31	Olive Branch	Ms	View, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking to inspect an electrical supply issue and slipped and fell on the wet sidewalk, resulting in fractured vertebrae.
2021-03-25	Herrin	Il	Mediacom Communications Corporation	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder working a customer's service line on a utility pole by the road. The utility pole broke causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to the L2, L3, and L4 vertebrae, as well as whiplash.
2021-03-23	Austin	Tx	Baxton Construction Services, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending from a column form. He slipped and fell to the concrete about 3 1/2 feet below, suffering a broken wrist and broken vertebrae.
2021-03-16	Circleville	Oh	Charter Communications, LLC	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell from an extension ladder onto an asphalt pavement about 15 feet below, suffering a skull fracture, internal bleeding in the head, a broken collarbone, broken vertebrae, five to eight broken ribs, and a liver laceration. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-03-10	Sparta	Wi	Equity Cooperative Livestock Sales Association	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by animal
An employee was preparing to move a steer into the auction pen when a second steer knocked the employee to the ground. The employee sustained fractured neck vertebrae, lacerations to the head, and shoulder contusions.
2021-03-09	Springfield	Mo	PAUL MUELLER COMPANY	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was using a plasma cutter on a steel plate that weighed approximately 1140 lbs. A bolt that was holding the steel plate in position broke, causing the steel plate to fall on top of the employee. The employee sustained fractured L5 and S1 vertebrae and a fractured pelvic bone.
2021-03-05	Manitowoc	Wi	Cher-Make Sausage Company	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On March 5, 2021, an employee was engaged in the task of adding backstops to the highest shelf of a storage racking system in the pre-blend department. The employee used an extension ladder to access the highest shelf. The employee attempted to step from the ladder onto the shelf when the bottom of the ladder slid out due to a slippery floor. The employee fell approximately 20 feet to the concrete floor and suffered fractured vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-25	Mclean	Va	George Washington Memorial Park	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on the back of a truck crane loading material into a dumper using a hand handled remote control. The employee fell from the flatbed of the truck crane onto the ground resulting in multiple fractures to their ribs, vertebrae and head.
2021-02-24	Birmingham	Al	Mario Rivera	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 26 to 30 feet
An employee was on a 32 ft. scaffold. He stepped on a walk board and the walk board slipped, causing him to fall approximately 28 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized with a hairline fracture to vertebrae.
2021-02-22	Glens Falls	Ny	Kittredge Equipment Company, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening
The employee was on the first floor of a building that was under renovation. She fell into a floor hole and was trapped between joists. She suffered broken ribs and back vertebrae, as well as a punctured lung.
2021-02-19	Star City	Ar	United States Postal Service	Thoracic region	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was carrying a bag of salt to spread on a driveway. He slipped on ice and fell to the pavement on his back, suffering fractures to the T-11 and T-12 vertebrae.
2021-02-19	Midland	Tx	Akita Drilling USA Corp.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was working on a drilling rig floor. A piece of ice that had frozen to the drilling mast melted and fell off, landing on the employee's back and breaking three vertebrae.
2021-02-16	Huber Heights	Oh	31-W Insulation Co., Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on a ladder while insulating walls when the employee fell off the ladder to the concrete floor below, resulting in fractured vertebrae and a fractured rib. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-12	Wichita	Ks	Mr Bult's Inc	Multiple back regions	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing inside of a truck cabin, slipped and fell, resulting in fractured vertebrae.
2021-02-10	Lutz	Fl	All States Title Services Inc	Nonclassifiable	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee fell while walking, and the employee's head struck the corner of a desk. The employee suffered a head laceration and three broken vertebrae and was hospitalized.
2021-01-27	Villa Park	Il	Bob's Discount Furniture, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
At about 3:15 p.m. on January 27, 2021, an employee was standing on a ladder to stack mattresses. A mattress struck a support post when the employee pushed it toward the wall causing the employee to fall off the ladder to the floor. The employee suffered fractured ribs and vertebrae and a displaced disc. He was hospitalized.
2021-01-26	Athens	Me	Linkletter & Sons, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
The employee was working from a scissor lift to fix an overhead garage door. A trailer backed into the scissor lift and knocked it over. The employee struck the concrete garage floor and suffered three or four fractured vertebrae.
2021-01-23	Delta	Oh	Schiltz Cranes, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment
Two employees were removing a sheave cover on a 310-ton crane in order to reeve the hook block. The hook block was located on stands 7-8 feet above the ground. One employee was removing a sheave cover from above while the other was removing bolts from below. The employee below was struck by the sheave cover and sustained fractured vertebrae, a fractured right ankle, an injury to the ACL and patella on the left knee, as well as a dislocated hip.
2021-01-22	Manchester	Mo	Academy Sports + Outdoors	Multiple back regions	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was moving merchandise in the receiving area of the store. Another employee was moving a cart and it collapsed on the injured employee, resulting in fractures to thoracic and lumbar vertebrae.
2021-01-20	Indian Head	Md	U.S. Department of Navy	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While inspecting a portable dumpster, an employee climbed up the side of the dumpster using rungs that were integrated into the exterior frame of the dumpster. As he climbed the ladder, he fell backward approximately 2 feet to the ground, resulting in possible damage to his 5th and 6th vertebrae.
2021-01-19	Russellville	Al	Pilgrim's Pride Corporation	Multiple body parts	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing packaging supplies from a vertical reciprocating conveyor (VRC) or full-size freight elevator lift box. The two master links that connect the chains on each side of the gate to the counterweights failed and the inner door/gate fell down onto the employee and knocked her down to the ground. The door then bounced back up and came down onto the employee's leg. The employee sustained a fractured tibia and fibula, compression fractures to vertebrae, and a collapsed lung.
2021-01-18	Toledo	Oh	Brooklyn North Recycling	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was climbing up the side of a railcar using the fixed ladder when he fell approximately 13 feet to the ground, resulting in a broken vertebrae in his back.
2021-01-08	Wheatland	Pa	Sharon Tube Co	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A crane was taking a bent section of pipe out of a portable scrap pocket. As an employee removed a sling on one side of the scrap pocket, the scrap pocket fell over. One of the parts in it struck the employee on the back, knocking him to the ground. He suffered fractured vertebrae, a broken nose, and a facial injury that required stitches. He was hospitalized.
2020-10-07	Houston	Tx	Almeda Genoa Constructors	Thoracic region	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
While passing lumber forms that weighed 100 lbs., an employee tripped and fell approximately 8 feet off the leading edge of a retaining wall onto the concrete pavement. The employee sustained fractures to the T6 and T12 vertebrae with a tension band injury to the T11 vertebra.
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.
2020-10-05	Conyers	Ga	LeSaint Logistics, LLC	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was moving super sacks onto racks. The employee was standing on the second level of a rack, approximately 12 feet high, to guide the straps of the super sack onto the forklift blades. The employee stepped onto a board to move closer to the super sack and the board broke. As the employee fell his head hit the racking before landing on a super sack below the racking. The employee was hospitalized for fractured neck vertebrae.
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.
2020-09-24	Wilmington	Oh	LGSTX Services, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was making a metal platform. As the employee was moving the metal platform with a half-ton jib hoist to weld the platform, the strap broke and the metal platform struck the employee knocking him to the ground. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae.
2020-09-22	South Boston	Ma	TITAN ROOFING, INC.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A 4' x 4' bundle of polyfoam insulation board fell from the crane rigging and struck an employee on the upper back. The employee was hospitalized for fractured vertebrae in the neck.
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.
2020-09-19	Somerville	Ma	Structures Derek International Steel Erectors	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell through a hole in the decking on the ninth floor to the eighth floor below and suffered a compression fracture of two vertebrae and a fractured wrist.
2020-09-16	Erie	Pa	Penn State University - Behrend	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a ladder 6 to 7 feet high performing maintenance work on a light fixture. The employee received and electrical shock and fell from the ladder to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with two fractured vertebrae, a fractured left humerus, and an electrical burn on his hand.
2020-09-14	Sun Prairie	Wi	Cardinal Roofing and Construction, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On September 14, 2020, an employee fell approximately 13-14 feet from the edge of a roof onto the ground. The employee sustained a fractured sternum and vertebrae.
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.
2020-09-08	Nickerson	Ks	A.M. COHRON & SONS INC.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
A crane was moving a load of sheeting. The load dropped, hit an elevated sand bank, and then struck an employee on the pelvis and pinned him. He suffered two broken vertebrae.
2020-08-31	Brownsville	Tx	Dish Network	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell while climbing down an A-frame ladder, landing on the ground about 3-5 feet below and suffering broken vertebrae.
2020-08-28	Dayton	Oh	McAfee Heating and Air Conditioning, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell while trying to climb off a residential roof onto a fixed ladder attached to the service truck. The employee landed on the ground about 8 feet below and suffered a concussion and cracked vertebrae. Fall protection was not in use at the time.
2020-08-17	Richfield	Oh	John T Baker Enterprises Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was in a boom truck, cutting limbs off a tree. He made a notch on a limb that forced the boom down and he was ejected, landing on the ground 15-20 feet below. He suffered a fractured skull and fractured vertebrae. Fall protection was not tied in at the time.
2020-08-12	Wichita	Ks	FlightSafety Services Corporation	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was descending the ladder of an elevated cargo loader when he slipped and fell, landing on the ground about 10 feet below. He suffered head and back injuries including fractured vertebrae, an acute subdural hematoma, and an intraparenchymal hematoma of the brain.
2020-08-12	Port Orange	Fl	R/J Group, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
On August 12, 2020, a roofer was installing dry-in materials on the roof when he slipped and fell off of the roof onto the ground. He suffered cracked vertebrae and was hospitalized.
2020-08-08	Stanton	Tx	Patterson-UTI Drilling Company LLC	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee swung a sledge hammer to hit a hammer union. The sledge hammer missed and caused the employee to lose balance and fall approximately 3 feet, hitting his back on a mud pump module and suction pipe. The employee sustained fractures to the L2, L3, and L4 vertebrae.