An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
Sprains, strains, minor tears Back lumbar regionHospitalized
NAICS451120Event Other fall to lower level unspecifiedSource Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
Traumatic injuries or exposures unspecified Head and extremitiesHospitalized
NAICS541320Event Exposure to electricity unspecifiedSource Power lines, transformers, convertors
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
Electrocution, electric shock BODY SYSTEMS Hospitalized
NAICS333992Event Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-runningSource Parts and materials unspecified
An employee was moving metal out of a cart. He had removed one piece and was working to move another when the metal shifted. His right ring finger was crushed between the two pieces, and he suffered a partial amputation to the finger pad at the tip.
Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
NAICS238220Event Fall on same level n.e.c.Source Other constructed surface
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.
Sprains, strains, tears unspecified Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neckHospitalized
NAICS237130Event Exposure to electric arcSource Power lines, transformers, convertors
An employee was using a bucket truck hoist to raise secondary aerial wiring. The wire made contact with the primary wire, causing an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to both hands and was hospitalized.
Electrical burns any degree Hand(s), finger(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
An employee was helping to set up a mulch blowing truck when they were struck by an oncoming vehicle. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured knee, a concussion, and a head laceration; they also received stitches on their arm.
Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries Head and extremitiesHospitalized
NAICS237310Event Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feetSource Sewers, drains, water pipes
An employee was cleaning out an inlet pipe in a stormwater structure. The employee stepped back, fell into the pipe, and landed on concrete 13 feet below, at the bottom of the structure. He suffered a broken back.
Fractures Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecifiedHospitalized
NAICS722511Event Fall on same level due to slip or tripSource Other constructed surface
An employee was walking through the retail store when they tripped over a display rack and fell. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their left shoulder, left elbow, and left wrist.
NAICS311919Event Struck by running powered equipment unspecifiedSource Special process machinery unspecified
An employee's right middle fingertip was caught between a chain and a sprocket in a machine. The fingertip was amputated. The machine was unguarded at the time.
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)Amputation
NAICS424930Event Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving and standing vehicleSource Pallet jack riding
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when it struck two parked forklifts. The impact caused the employee to be ejected from the pallet jack, and his right foot became trapped between the forklifts, resulting in a severe laceration to the foot.
Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures Foot (feet), toe(s) unspecifiedHospitalized
NAICS721110Event Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway areaSource Automobile
An employee was checking credentials for vehicles entering an area. While approaching a vehicle that had failed to stop as instructed, the employee lost his balance and fell backward, landing on his back. The car struck him, and he suffered a tailbone fracture and a kidney injury.
Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels Kidney(s)Hospitalized
NAICS238210Event Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feetSource Step ladders
An employee was standing on an A-frame ladder approximately 6 feet above the floor while he attached a suspended light fixture to the ceiling. The employee lost balance, and fell to the tiled floor below, sustaining blunt force trauma to his head.
NAICS423210Event Collision with stationary object, nonroadwaySource Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift. The forklift drove into a rack in a warehouse, and the employee's right hand was caught between the rack and an upright supporting the forklift's overhead guard. The employee suffered a fracture and laceration to the hand, just below the little finger.
Fractures and surface, flesh wounds Hand(s), except finger(s)Hospitalized
NAICS236220Event Fall on same level due to slip or tripSource Existing opening, hole in constructed surface
An employee was installing insulation in a wall when she tripped on a hole (12" deep) and fell, hitting her head on the concrete floor. The employee sustained fractures to her leg and wrist, and lacerations to her head. The employee was hospitalized.
Fractures Upper and lower extremities n.e.c.Hospitalized
NAICS928110Event Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object unspecifiedSource Pipes and tubes plastic, PVC, rubber
An employee was activating the sprinkler system at a sports complex following recent maintenance to repair leaky pumps. When the system was activated, a section of newly installed 3-inch schedule 80 PVC pipe struck the employee, who lost consciousness. The employee suffered a broken jaw and a concussion.
Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries Multiple regions of the headHospitalized
NAICS452210Event Other fall to lower level unspecifiedSource Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
An employee was on a ladder, gathering materials from a shelf. She slipped and fell from the ladder to the concrete ground, suffering a broken heel and foot.
NAICS721110Event Struck by rolling, sliding, or shifting objects non-runningSource Wire, cables nonelectrified
An employee was removing rigging from a post-tensioning strand when it suddenly whipped and unwound. The employee suffered an avulsion to the right thumb.
Avulsions, enucleations without bone loss Thumb(s)Hospitalized
NAICS237990Event Vehicle or machinery fire Source Multiple engine and mechanical parts, whole engine
Employees were securing the fuel line of an outboard motor in preparation for removing the motor from a small vessel located in the equipment yard. A gasoline-related fire occurred and one employee sustained burns to both hands and forearms.
Thermal burns degree unspecified Hand(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.Hospitalized
NAICS811310Event Ignition of clothingSource Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating
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.
NAICS423330Event Running, without other incidentSource Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
Employees were at the trucks to leave for lunch. The injured employee was putting the cone back after the crew leader pulled the truck forward from the designated worker parking area. The injured employee then ran back to the truck. As he went to get in the truck, he said the upper thigh area of his leg was hurting. He laid on the ground outside the truck and crew leader could see a bump/bulge in the the injured employee's upper thigh area below his hip. The employee sustained a fractured femur and required surgery.