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2021-11-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #221411614

Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fracture,Ladder,Pelvis,Rib

EventFall,Fall From Elevation,Fracture,Ladder,Pelvis,Rib Victims1

Employee fractures ribs and pelvis in fall from ladder

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2021-11-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #221411465

Contusion,Eye,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fracture,Scaffolding,Storage Tank,Vertebra

EventContusion,Eye,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fracture,Scaffolding,Storage Tank,Vertebra Victims1

Employee suffers multiple injuries in fall while removing sc

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2021-11-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #221411416

Amputated,Amputation,Belt Conveyor,Fingertip,Frame,Pipe Wrench,Repair

EventAmputated,Amputation,Belt Conveyor,Fingertip,Frame,Pipe Wrench,Repair Victims1

Employee amputates fingertip when pinched by conveyor frame

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2021-11-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #221410772

Agriculture,Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle,Boom,Burn,Clearance,Contact,Delivery Work,Electric Shock,Electric current,Electrical,Electrocuted,Farm,Farm Machinery,Fire,Food Delivery Service,Line Clearance,Overhead Power Line,Power Lines,Shock,Silo,Truck Boom,Truck Driver,Unstable Position

EventAgriculture,Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle,Boom,Burn,Clearance,Contact,Delivery Work,Electric Shock,Electric current,Electrical,Electrocuted,Farm,Farm Machinery,Fire,Food Delivery Service,Line Clearance,Overhead Power Line,Power Lines,Shock,Silo,Truck Boom,Truck Driver,Unstable Position Victims1

Employee is electrocuted when truck boom hits power lines

1 fatal

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2021-11-13T00:00:00 ·Summary #221410731

Blunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concrete Floor,Elevated Work Plat,Elevated Work Platform,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fixed Ladder,Inexperience,Platform,Raised platform,Training,Work Platform

EventBlunt force,Blunt force trauma,Concrete Floor,Elevated Work Plat,Elevated Work Platform,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Fixed Ladder,Inexperience,Platform,Raised platform,Training,Work Platform Victims1

Employee is killed in fall from fixed ladder

1 fatal

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221466659

Correction officer,Cut,Face,Hand,Head,Laceration,Prison,Prison Guard,Puncture,Puncture Wound,Stabbed,Workplace Violence

EventCorrection officer,Cut,Face,Hand,Head,Laceration,Prison,Prison Guard,Puncture,Puncture Wound,Stabbed,Workplace Violence Victims1

Correctional officer incurs multiple injuries when attacked

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221457732

Back,Broken Bone,Chain Saw,Falling Object,Fracture,Landscaper,Landscaping,Leg,Slip,Slippery Surface,Spine,Struck By,Tibia,Tree,Tree Felling,Vertebra

EventBack,Broken Bone,Chain Saw,Falling Object,Fracture,Landscaper,Landscaping,Leg,Slip,Slippery Surface,Spine,Struck By,Tibia,Tree,Tree Felling,Vertebra Victims1

Worker suffers spinal fractures when struck by falling tree

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221450539

Broken Bone,Elevated Work Plat,Elevated Work Platform,Emergency Response,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Food processing,Fracture,Maintenance,Slip

EventBroken Bone,Elevated Work Plat,Elevated Work Platform,Emergency Response,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Food processing,Fracture,Maintenance,Slip Victims1

Worker suffers fractures in fall from elevated work platform

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221428931

Infectious Disease

EventInfectious Disease Victims1

Employee with COVID-19 infection is hospitalized

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221422710

Dislocated,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Shoulder,Slip

EventDislocated,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Shoulder,Slip Victims1

Employee suffers dislocated shoulder when slips and falls

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221416324

Infectious Disease

EventInfectious Disease Victims1

Employee with COVID-19 infection dies

1 fatal

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221415987

Arm,Burn,Cleaning,Food Preparation,Food service,Fryer,Hand,Hot Cooking Oil,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Maintenance,PPE,Protective Clothing,Restaurant,Skin,Training,Work Rules

EventArm,Burn,Cleaning,Food Preparation,Food service,Fryer,Hand,Hot Cooking Oil,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Maintenance,PPE,Protective Clothing,Restaurant,Skin,Training,Work Rules Victims1

Employee receives second-degree burns from hot frying oil

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221414444

Infectious Disease

EventInfectious Disease Victims1

Employee with COVID-19 infection dies

1 fatal

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221414220

Broken Bone,Crushed,Equipment Failure,Falling Object,Forklift,Fracture,Ind Trk Operator,Industrial Truck,Laceration,Leg,Lost Control,Stand-Up Forklift,Stand-Up Operator,Storage Rack,Struck By,Tibia,Warehouse,Warehouse Aisle

EventBroken Bone,Crushed,Equipment Failure,Falling Object,Forklift,Fracture,Ind Trk Operator,Industrial Truck,Laceration,Leg,Lost Control,Stand-Up Forklift,Stand-Up Operator,Storage Rack,Struck By,Tibia,Warehouse,Warehouse Aisle Victims1

Employee suffers leg injuries when struck by forklift

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221413602

Infectious Disease

EventInfectious Disease Victims1

Employee with COVID-19 infection is hospitalized

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221413057

Amputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Chain,Finger,Food processing,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Cycled,Machine operator,Maintenance,Partial Amputation,Sprocket

EventAmputated,Amputation,Caught Between,Chain,Finger,Food processing,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Cycled,Machine operator,Maintenance,Partial Amputation,Sprocket Victims1

Employee working on machine loses tip of left index finger

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221412729

Embolism,Lost consciousness,Lung,Pulmonary Embolism,Shortness of breath

EventEmbolism,Lost consciousness,Lung,Pulmonary Embolism,Shortness of breath Victims1

Employee is killed due to pulmonary embolism

1 fatal

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221412596

Amputated,Amputation,Arm,Caught Between,Caught By,Caught In,Chipper,Cleaning,Conveyor Belt,Elbow,Fire,Hand,Housekeeping,Inadequate Maint,Kiln,Machine Guarding,Nip Point,Reach,Reaching,Roller--Mach/Part,Sawdust,Sawmill,Slip,Unguarded,Wood,Work Rules

EventAmputated,Amputation,Arm,Caught Between,Caught By,Caught In,Chipper,Cleaning,Conveyor Belt,Elbow,Fire,Hand,Housekeeping,Inadequate Maint,Kiln,Machine Guarding,Nip Point,Reach,Reaching,Roller--Mach/Part,Sawdust,Sawmill,Slip,Unguarded,Wood,Work Rules Victims1

Employee's arm is amputated below the elbow in chipper

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221412323

Dizziness,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Pallet

EventDizziness,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Pallet Victims1

Employee falls, hits head, and is killed

1 fatal

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221412232

Back,Emergency Response,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Forklift,Head,Machine operator,Manual Mat Handling,Material Handling,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Nerve damage,Pallet,Struck By,Warehouse

EventBack,Emergency Response,Fall,Fall On Same Level,Forklift,Head,Machine operator,Manual Mat Handling,Material Handling,Multi-employer Worksite,Multiemployer,Nerve damage,Pallet,Struck By,Warehouse Victims1

Warehouse worker falls after experiencing lower back pain

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221411846

Construction,Demolition,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Foot,Fracture,Harness,Lanyard,Leg,Tie-Off,Work Rules

EventConstruction,Demolition,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Foot,Fracture,Harness,Lanyard,Leg,Tie-Off,Work Rules Victims1

Worker on demolition site falls and suffers fractures

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221411770

Building,Descending Ladder,Extension Ladder,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Head,Ladder,Roof,Roofer,Spine,Tips Over

EventBuilding,Descending Ladder,Extension Ladder,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Head,Ladder,Roof,Roofer,Spine,Tips Over Victims1

Employee is killed in fall off ladder

1 fatal

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221411572

Abdomen,Caught In,Crushed,Forklift

EventAbdomen,Caught In,Crushed,Forklift Victims1

Employee is caught in and killed by moving forklift

1 fatal

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221411515

Blunt force trauma,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Gutter,Head,Installing,Roof,Skylight,Torso

EventBlunt force trauma,Fall,Fall From Elevation,Fall Protection,Gutter,Head,Installing,Roof,Skylight,Torso Victims1

Employee falls through skylight and is killed by blunt force

1 fatal

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2021-11-12T00:00:00 ·Summary #221411481

Amputated,Amputation,Auger,Auger Mechanism,Belt,Caught By,Clogged,Conveyor,Electric Motor,Finger,Hand,Jammed,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Pulley,Reach,Reaching,Rotating Parts,Supervisor,Unguarded,Work Rules

EventAmputated,Amputation,Auger,Auger Mechanism,Belt,Caught By,Clogged,Conveyor,Electric Motor,Finger,Hand,Jammed,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Machine Guarding,Pulley,Reach,Reaching,Rotating Parts,Supervisor,Unguarded,Work Rules Victims1

Worker loses finger while working on energized machinery

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