Search workplace incidents

An employee was operating an ironworker (steel punching/shearing) machine. A piece of the tooling broke off and struck the employee's neck; a fragment was lodged in his neck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was operating a lift truck when it struck a stationary lift truck. His left thumb was pinched between the two lift trucks, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee was climbing a ladder to inspect a vent in a restaurant dining area. The ladder slid out on the floor and the employee fell approximately 12 feet onto the ladder and the floor. He was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and a back injury.

An employee was disassembling a pressurized unit using a driver drill. When the unit was disassembled, it caused a kickback from the tube head, causing the drill to strike the employee's left forearm. They sustained a diaphyseal fracture to their left radius and ulna, which required surgery.

A building engineer was inspecting a generator. As he closed the generator enclosure door, his right ring finger was caught between the door and the door frame. The fingertip was amputated.

An employee was repairing the suspension of a semi-trailer. He was installing an air bag to the suspension when his left ring finger was crushed between the air bag and the suspension mounting beam. The employee was hospitalized.

After repairing a piece of industrial equipment, an employee had brake-cleaning liquid on his gloves. A lighter ignited the liquid, and the employee's hands were severely burned.

An employee in the warehouse was working to pull a reel from under a rack when his finger was crushed between the reel and the rack. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.

An employee was kneeling on his left knee with his right knee up while taking measurements of a car he was working on. As he switched knees, and put his right knee on the ground with his left knee up, his right hip dislocated and he bent forward onto his hands. The employee was hospitalized and required hip surgery.

An employee was using a grinder to cut benches for a condenser change-out. The grinder kicked back and lacerated the employee's left hand above the knuckle, cutting tendons. The grinder's cutting wheel was unguarded at the time.

An employee was moving dies on a hydraulic pan brake closer together so he could bend pieces of sheet metal. The employee's left index, middle, and ring fingers were crushed in the machine, and all three fingers were amputated.

An employee was finishing up using a resistance welder on a vehicle. After finishing, he removed his gloves and picked up the resistance welding arm with his left hand on the hydraulic cylinder and his right hand on the handle. The button on the handle was activated and the hydraulic cylinder engaged, catching the tip of his left little finger and resulting in a fingertip amputation.

An employee was refueling a pressure washer when it ignited and exploded. He suffered multiple third-degree burns to his chest and hands.

An employee opened an office door, then moved away from it, at which point their left little finger was crushed in the door frame. The employee suffered an open wound to the finger with a nailbed injury, an exposed tendon, and a fracture, resulting in hospitalization.

An employee was replacing the cutting edges on the bucket of a wheel loader. The bucket had been lowered onto composite blocking to prevent it from falling to the floor. The blocking dislodged and the bucket fell and crushed the employee's left hand.

An employee was dropping customers off with a shuttle. He stepped out of the shuttle and his foot entered a pothole, causing him to twist his ankle and then fall to the ground. The employee sustained multiple dislocations to the ankle requiring surgery.

An employee was changing the location of bolts that held a metal plate on the top of a car wash conveyor. His thumb became stuck between a part of the equipment and a roller on the conveyor. He sustained a fracture to the right thumb just above the base knuckle, resulting in an amputation.

An employee was driving a forklift when she struck a steel I-beam and struck her head on the steering wheel, resulting in a forehead laceration. The employee was hospitalized and required stitches.

An employee was helping unload steel slit coils on a slitting line, using an overhead crane with a C-hook. The coil did not fit properly onto a turnstile. Another operator went to remove the coil from the C-hook using a forklift while the employee held the C-hook steady. The forklift contacted the coil, causing it to fall from the hook. It landed on the employee s foot, breaking four bones. The incident took place during a training activity.

An employee was working to dilute and refill a spray bottle of antibacterial all-purpose cleaner. Some of the corrosive chemical spilled on the employee's shirt that was already wet from water. The employee sustained a bacterial infection and chemical burn to their abdominal area, requiring hospitalization.

A mechanic had just finished a repair on a straight truck with a flatbed , which had been lifted using a bottle jack. As the employee was about to remove the jack, it failed. The truck shifted forward, dropped down, and struck the employee's chest. He suffered broken ribs and a broken shoulder.

An employee was planing lumber on a jointer. While he was feeding the workpiece into the jointer, it hung up and he lost his grip on it. His gloved hand came into contact with the point of operation, and his left little finger was partially amputated near the first joint.

An employee was performing diagnostic work on a vehicle engine. As the employee was leaning over the front of the vehicle, the engine was activated. A fuel leak had produced fumes around the engine, and the ignition spark ignited them. The employee suffered second-degree burns to both hands, both biceps, and the upper chest area.

An employee was trying to open the stuck tailgate of a truck. When he pulled on it, it gave way, causing him to fall back and hit his head on the pavement. He suffered a head laceration/contusion.

An employee was hot patching a tire, which involves lighting a flammable liquid on fire to patch the tire. The flammable liquid contacted his arm, and he sustained burns to his arms and face.