NAICS532412Event Caught or wedged between objects nonrunningSource Excavators
An excavator bucket was being removed. An employee was pulling a snap ring to remove a pin and lost his grip. The high-tension snap ring recoiled and his left…
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
NAICS532412Event Struck by other propelled object or substance n.e.c.Source Wire, cables nonelectrified
Mulching equipment was being used to clear tall vegetation at a job site when the equipment encountered hidden wire in the brush. The wire entered the equipment and was projected…
Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Leg(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
An employee was tightening cargo straps to secure a load when he slipped and fell backward to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to the clavicle and ribs and was…
Fractures Trunk and other upper extremitiesHospitalized
NAICS532412Event Contact incidents unspecifiedSource Hydraulic and pressurized cylinders
An employee was installing a hydraulic cylinder on a boom lift. The cylinder slid down and caught the employee's right thumb resulting in a laceration and fracture to the…
Fractures and surface, flesh wounds Thumb(s)Hospitalized
NAICS532490Event Other fall to lower level unspecifiedSource Slopes, embankments
An employee was servicing the generator. As the employee stepped over the containment berm, the employee slipped and fell on the generator trailer hitch, resulting in broken ribs.
NAICS532490EventCompressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentSourceAerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
An employee was setting up cribbing to complete an aerial lift track system repair. As he was lowering the jack stand, his hand was caught between an axle and the…
NAICS532490EventOther fall to lower level less than 6 feetSourceTrailers
An employee was standing on a 48-foot trailer deck. He went to reach for a tool and stumbled, falling off the deck and onto the ground. He sustained fractures…
FracturesBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedHospitalized
NAICS532111EventInhalation of harmful substance-single episodeSourceMultiple cleaning and polishing agents
An employee was cleaning a portable restroom. An acid cleaner was added to a spray bottle that had a bleach solution in it. A chemical reaction produced chlorine gas. The…
Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effectBODY SYSTEMSHospitalized
NAICS532412EventJack-knifed or overturned, nonroadwaySourceForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
On June 7, 2022, an employee was operating a forklift being loaded onto a semi-trailer when a wheel rolled over the side of the truck and the lift fell…
FracturesChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersHospitalized
NAICS532490EventStruck by falling part of powered vehicle still attachedSourceSkid steer loaders, mini loaders
An employee was repairing a hydraulic leak on the valve block of a skid steer when the cab of the skid steer fell on the employee, resulting in a lower…
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injuryBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedHospitalized
NAICS532412EventCompressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipmentSourceAerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
An employee was assisting another employee with adjusting the wire ropes in the main boom tube on a boom lift. While checking the tension on the wire ropes inside the…
NAICS532490EventCaught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecifiedSourceForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
A service technician was performing maintenance on a forklift when his fingers got caught in the carriage chains resulting in partial amputations to digits 4 and 5 on the right…
NAICS532412EventStruck by discharged object or substanceSourceLubricating greases, cutting oils
An employee was servicing a piece of rental equipment. While the employee was looking for a hydraulic leak, the employee's finger contacted the high-pressure leak and was lacerated…
NAICS532490EventFall on same level, n.e.c. SourceFloors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
An employee was carrying a bundle of electrical cable when his legs felt weak and he fell to the ground. He suffered a herniated disc in his back that caused…
Herniated discsBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedHospitalized
NAICS532412EventCaught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.SourceForklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
An employee was replacing forks on a warehouse forklift truck. The employee was standing in front of the forklift, facing the forklift carriage. He lifted the pin on top of…
NAICS532490EventStruck by falling object or equipment, unspecifiedSourceParts and materials, unspecified
A service technician was installing rental equipment attachments. As he was inserting a retaining ring, the equipment attachment fell and his left index finger was caught and lacerated between the…