Chesapeake Virginia is the second most populous city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, located on the Eastern Shore. The city has a population of 267,581 as of the 2010 census. In 2009, Chesapeake ranked No. 5 on Forbes magazine’s list of America’s 25 safest cities. As of 2011, it had the lowest rate of violent crime among major U.S. cities with a population over 500,000. Chesapeake is also well known for its seafood and agriculture industries.
Manufacturing Companies
Manufacturing is a big part of Chesapeake Virginia’s economy, and there are many companies located in the area that make a variety of products. Some of the larger manufacturing companies in Chesapeake Virginia include
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Plasser American Corporation
Volvo Penta of The Americas, LLC
Electric Motor and Contracting Company
Volvo Penta Marine Products, L.L.C.
Yupo Corporation America
Tecnico Corporation
American Maritime Holdings, Inc.
Kriss Usa, Inc.
East Coast Repair & Fabrication, L.L.C.
American Gfm Corporation
Coastal Precast Systems, LLC
Imerys Norfolk, Inc.
La Playa, Incorporated of Virginia
These companies employ a large number of workers in the area, and they produce a wide variety of products.
Machinery Accidents
In the past few years, there has been an increase in accidents involving machinery in Chesapeake Virginia. In 2021, there were a total of two reported accidents reported, which is up from one report every year since 2015. This uptick may be due to a number of factors including an increase in construction work and the aging infrastructure of our region. If you are injured as a result of any type of machinery accident, it is important that you speak with an attorney as soon as possible so that you can protect your rights.
In the past decade, there have been a number of machinery accidents in Chesapeake Virginia; here’s a look at some of the more recent incidents:
AccidentDate
Employer
City
State
Description
Injury
Body Part
Event
Injury Source
Other Injury Source
08/09/2020
PRECON MARINE INC
Chesapeake
Va
An employee was repairing an air bag used in barge construction. A steel beam hit the employee's hardhat, forcing his mouth/jaw into another beam. He suffered an injury to the mouth/jaw.
Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
Multiple face locations
Struck by object or equipment
Beams-unattached metal
06/08/2020
Seagate Terminals LLc
Chesapeake
Va
An employee fell while exiting a piece of cargo handling equipment, landing on the ground about 15 feet below. The employee suffered a broken knee, femur, tailbone, and pelvis.
Fractures
Multiple body parts
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered
16/02/2018
Dollar Tree
Chesapeake
Virginia
An employee walked around a shrink wrapped package/bundle and sustained a severe laceration to the right calf.
Cuts, lacerations
Lower leg(s)
Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Containers-nonpressurized
15/02/2017
Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminals, Inc
Chesapeake
Virginia
An employee was conducting rigging operations in a vessel's cargo bay when he stepped back on ulexite mineral and fractured his right tibia.
On 7/1/16, at approximately 2:30 PM, an employee experienced shortness of breath while delivering mail, requiring hospitalization for dehydration.
Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.
BODY SYSTEMS
Exposure to environmental heat
Heat-environmental
27/09/2015
Degesch America, Inc
Chesapeake
Virginia
An employee was fumigating a ship's hold when he placed his hand near the edge of a hatch opening. A coworker closed the hatch cover, which amputated the employee's right thumb. He was hospitalized for hand surgery.
Amputations
Finger(s), fingernail(s)
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
