Traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.

An employee was holding a small plastic cap in his teeth while preparing to take a carbon dioxide sample. The cap went back into his throat and became lodged in his trachea. The cap eventually became logged in his lung.

On August 28, 2019, around 3:30 PM, an employee was pulling a 500-pound cart by hand when he backed into a low guardrail that was approximately 1.5 feet tall. The cart then impacted his leg at the calf and shin. The next day, his calf became swollen and blackish, requiring hospitalization and surgery for a […]

While operating a trash compactor on a client’s property the injured worker noticed hydraulic fluid on the ground. He had punched the start button on the compactor and it began its cycle. While the compactor was cycling, he looked for the source of the hydraulic leak and in doing so reached forward to touch the […]

An employee was carrying a gear box weighing approximately 35 pounds when the gear box was dropped on the employee’s thigh, resulting in a blood clot.

An employee was cutting a tree limb with a chainsaw in an elevated bucket when the limb (after it was cut) fell toward the employee and struck his left forearm, causing a muscle injury.

An employee was cleaning a tortilla machine when the employee’s right hand was caught in the gears/chain, causing a muscle injury that required surgery.

An employee was centering a flange and was struck by a falling clamp resulting in injury to the left hand.

An employee was unloading a warehouse truck. While backing out, he tripped over another pallet and fell. His foot/leg was pinned between two pallets resulting in an internal injury to a vein.

An employee was unloading a truck when he had a seizure during which he fell and broke his nose.

An employee was exiting a vehicle when it started to move, causing him to lose his balance. He fell backward and hit his head on the ground/concrete, busting his eardrum. The parking brake was not engaged at the time of the incident.