Southeast Directional Drilling Inc.

An employee was checking the function of newly installed actuators when they were struck by a pressurized release pipe. The employee suffered fractures to the orbital socket and shoulder, requiring hospitalization.

A ramp in the trunk of a delivery van struck an employee's calf. She suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized.

An employee was completing a service call and looking at a water pump when the pump cover plate struck their forehead. The employee sustained a forehead laceration and fracture requiring hospitalization.

An employee was removing chains from a steel tube. A sorting hook attachment was caught on the staging area cross member. When he raised the chains, the sorting hook snapped back and struck the employee's face causing a fractured jaw.

An employee was in the sawmill basement using a push broom and shovel to clean wood chips and sawdust. The employee's right arm was struck by a wooden board between the wrist and elbow, resulting in a fracture.

An employee was cleaning a cement/sand mixer when the machine amputated the employee's left index finger. The machine was on at the time.

An employee was installing a 400 pound cable tray into a skid when his hand was caught between the cable tray and the skid when the cable tray was lowered. The employee suffered the amputation of the distal phalanx on his right pinky finger.

An employee was helping a coworker who was using a sledgehammer when the sledgehammer ricocheted and hit the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized with head trauma.

An employee was climbing a ladder to the roof to remove materials and fell 12 feet resulting in a broken right ankle and leg.

An employee was nailing with a nail gun. When a nail hit another nail, it bounced off and struck the employee in the left eye. The employee required surgery for the eye injury.

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.