Employees were installing a gas main on a residential property. The injured employee was directing a tri-axle as it was reversing toward a backhoe when the tri-axle struck the backhoe. The backhoe shifted off the curb and struck the employee's leg, fracturing it.
An employee was operating a garbage truck's controls. A box truck struck roadway barricades that then struck the employee who sustained cuts and bruises to the head and chest.
The injured employee was retrieving materials from a work truck. A semi-truck with a tarp covering a load of corn passed by and the tarp on the truck came loose. As the employee was climbing into the work truck, the loose tarp caught the employee and threw him approximately 30 to 40 feet, resulting in broken bones and a punctured lung.
An employee was outside a vehicle, speaking to its operator, when that vehicle was struck by another vehicle. The employee was knocked over and suffered a broken humerus and a dislocated shoulder.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 113310)
An employee was working with a group of tree trimmers to trim a tree that was approximately 66 feet high and 28 inches in diameter. When the tree fell, it struck the employee. He was hospitalized with multiple fractures to the left side of his body, including his head.
On July 18, 2025, at approximately 1:09 PM, an employee was moving a trailer-mounted de-limber. He set his ground saw on the de-limber trailer and then got off the loader and stood to the side of the ground saw. A grapple skidder was raising the trailer slightly so he could throw the chain under the trailer to secure the ground saw. He then turned around and the ground saw slid off the trailer and struck his back. The employee was hospitalized with four fractured vertebrae.
On June 23, 2025, an employee was assisting with a tire replacement. As the employee was returning with tools, two co-workers were positioning the tire on the hub. The tire released pressure, causing a piece of the split rim to strike the employee. They were hospitalized with a fractured left ankle and pelvis.
An employee was cutting a tree. As they were walking away, part of the tree broke off and struck the employee. The employee sustained five broken ribs and a punctured lung.
An employee was climbing down a tree after setting a rope to allow the tree to be removed. A knot at the end of his climbing system failed and he fell from the tree, landing about 35 feet below. He suffered fractures to the pelvis and spinal cord and was hospitalized.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.