105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

U.S. Dept of the Navy

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at U.S. Dept of the Navy, 291 Cunningham Street, PENSACOLA, FLORIDA 32508 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).

An employee was conducting preventive maintenance on a conveyor motor when his left hand was caught between the gear box and gear box housing, amputating his left pinky fingertip and lacerating his left index finger. He was hospitalized. The motor was still running at the time of the incident.

Hospitalized Amputation Fingertip(s) Conveyors-powered, unspecified

U.S. Dept. of the Navy

An employee was driving a utility task vehicle (UTV) when the vehicle struck a tree. The employee sustained a fractured left knee.

U.S. DEPT OF THE NAVY

An employee was scraping the walls and ceiling of a barracks room in preparation for paint. The employee fell from the footboard of a bed to the floor below, resulting in leg fractures.

U.S. Dept of the Navy

A firefighter was pulling an equipment tray from the side compartment of a fire truck. The tray came off its guide tracks and fell to the ground, amputating two fingertips on the firefighter's left hand in the process.

U.S. Dept. of the Navy

A police officer responded to an active shooter situation. He entered the building with three other base policemen and was shot in the leg by the suspect. He was hospitalized.

U.S. Dept of the Navy

An employee slipped while walking, suffering fractures to the left arm and right leg.

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DGS Import, LLC

An employee was changing a saw blade when the saw machine activated. The employee's left ring and little fingers were amputated.

Millennium Mat Company

An employee was clearing a jam from the label cutting machine when their left middle finger was partially amputated.

Bauer Foundation Corp.

Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.

Guggisberg Cheese, Inc.

An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.

Alsco Inc.

An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

C & W Facility Services Inc.

An employee's hand was caught in a conveyor belt as they worked to clear a jam in a piece of equipment. The employee suffered a dislocation to the right elbow, as well as a broken ulna near the elbow, and was hospitalized.

JANCO FS 3, LLC

An employee was changing AC filters while on a ladder. The employee stepped up to the second-to-last rung when they slipped and fell about 5 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to their scapula and ribs, a collapsed lung, and a back injury.

Navy NAVFAC-NW

An employee was performing restoration activities outside a 45-gallon condensation tank of a boiler system. As they were performing post-maintenance activities after repairing one of the two discharge pumps, one of the discharge valves would not open. The employee closed the intake pump to cool off the system and open the discharge valve. Two employees opened the inlet valve to return the tank to service. After they cracked open the inlet valve, a side wall of the tank blew out, causing the injured employee to suffer steam burns to half their body.

Geo Group

On August 19, 2025, an employee became ill and dehydrated after working outdoors for eight hours, participating in training activities. He was hospitalized.

Naval Facilities Engineering Command Mid Atlantic

An employee was ascending a fixed ladder and struck his head on an overhead object that was approximately 20 feet above ground level. The employee sustained neck injuries and tingling in his fingers. The employee was hospitalized.

DRIFTWOOD NURSERY & LANDSCAPING, INC

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.

Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

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.

Envelope Seal Insulation, Inc

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

Air-flo/Erwood Heating & Air Conditioning

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.