F.M. HOWELL & COMPANY

An employee was assisting with pipe on a drilling rig. The slips came down and landed on the employee's left foot fracturing four metatarsals.

Two employees were struck by the rotary table of a drilling rig while installing caisson. Employee 1 suffered multiple fractures, internal injuries, and head trauma. Employee 2 suffered multiple fractures, internal injuries, spinal injury, and head trauma.

Employees were felling hazard trees. The injured employee was conducting 'bucking' operations to saw a tree from the road when the tree kicked-back, pinning him against the ground and fracturing his left femur. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was greasing tongs on a work-over rig. The tongs lacerated one of the employee's fingers.

An employee was chaining a vehicle when he had to change tools and the compressor. As the compressor was being charged, the employee stepped near the vehicle to make sure the compressor was attached. Then, he instructed a co-worker to lower the compressor. His right hand was on the compressor and under the chain, causing his ring finger to be crushed.

An employee was resetting a slitter machine's counter when their left hand was crushed under two rotating score shafts. The employee sustained amputations to three fingers on their left hand.

An employee went to retrieve dunnage for a co-worker when his right hand became caught in the rollers on the box transfer conveyor. The employee sustained a partial amputation to his middle fingertip.

An employee was working in the converting area installing a glue tote, and became ill from the heat. The employee sustained heat exhaustion.

An employee was troubleshooting a mini-feeder. As the employee was tapping the rotating drive chain with an Allen wrench, the employee's right hand came into contact with the chain. The employee suffered partial amputations, lacerations, and fractures to the middle and ring fingers. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.

An employee was between two sections of a printer when they sustained amputations to three fingertips on their right hand from the running print rolls.

An employee was cleaning leaves with a backpack blower when he fell from a ladder, resulting in injuries to his head, neck, and back.

An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.

An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.

An employee's right middle finger was caught in a nip point. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle finger at the first knuckle.

An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.