VENTURE CORPORATION

An employee was heating up an oil line when a pipe compression fitting in the line came apart, causing hot oil to burn the employee.

An employee was changing the motor on a four-bin feeder at the asphalt plant. A small backhoe was parked on ground that was sloped towards the feeder bin and an outrigger had been extended as a safety stop. The employee stepped into the bucket and weight was transferred to the front of the backhoe allowing the outrigger to come off the ground. The backhoe then rolled forward. The employee got caught between the backhoe and the feeder bin and sustained bruising to the upper leg.

An employee was inspecting a hopper bin when their loose clothing was caught in a tail pulley. The employee suffered a broken arm.

An employee was working on the brake pads underneath a broom (equipment vehicle) when something fell and struck the employee. The employee suffered a broken right arm and was hospitalized.

An employee was trying to move a pressure vessel when it fell over. A stud on the top of the vessel struck and gouged the employee's stomach.

An employee was standing a steel bar on its edge when the bar fell onto his left hand, resulting in a middle fingertip amputation.

An employee was unloading the dishwasher and dropped a glass, resulting in a left hand laceration that required hospitalization.

An employee was removing a jam from a blancher. As he went to remove the blade, he dropped it, lacerating his leg.

An employee was mounting a TV when they dropped it. The employee suffered a partial amputation of the left index finger.

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 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.

A concrete batch plant operator was assisting with clearing spoil piles using a skid steer. The skid steer backed into a stationary screen plant. The employee's left little finger was crushed between the controls of the skid steer and the screen plant, resulting in a fracture and laceration. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.

An employee was operating a roller and paving a small pathway next to a pavilion. The ground was on a slight pitch, causing him to reach up toward the roll cage to stabilize himself. His right fifth finger was pinched between the roll cage and the rafter of the pavilion. The employee sustained a partial degloving injury with partial traumatic amputation.

An employee was working with paving equipment and heard a noise on the opposite side of the machine he was working on. When the machine stopped, the employee went to the opposite side and crouched down to investigate the noise. A mini track loader backed up and drove over the employee's leg. The employee sustained fractures to their lower leg, ankle, and foot.

An employee was helping to move a 1,300-pound coil on a cart. The steel caster hit a crack in the concrete, the weld holding the caster onto the cart broke, and the coil and cart tipped over onto the employee. He was hospitalized with a laceration on his forehead and a pelvic fracture on his right side.

An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.

An employee was cutting a piece of metal rod with a metal cutting machine. His right middle finger became caught between the rod and the machine's table. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.

An employee was working at her desk. She went to stand up and fell to the floor beside the desk. The employee sustained a hip displacement and required surgery.

An employee was processing wood boards at a chop saw when the saw malfunctioned and the blade cut her left hand and fingers. She was hospitalized and her little finger was surgically amputated.