Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-31 | Ballston Spa | Ny | Specialty Silicone Products, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning a 50-inch mill with a rag. The rag got caught in a pinch point, and the employee's fingers were pulled into the mill. The employee's index, middle, and ring fingers were amputated. | |||||
2021-04-13 | Allston | Ma | STARLITE BUILDING SERVICES INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting a piece of baseboard with a table saw and lacerated their fingers. The saw was not guarded at the time of the incident. | |||||
2021-01-07 | Ballston Lake | Ny | C.B.M. Fabrications, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
Two employees were moving a 2 ft. x 20 ft. heavy metal railing on a mobile cart into a paint booth for painting. As the employees were positioning the metal beam it became unstable and the end the injured employee was holding fell off the cart to the floor and crushed his right foot. Three toes were amputated. | |||||
2020-01-07 | Ballston Spa | New York | State Farm Insurance | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking in the parking lot when she slipped on ice and fell to the ground, striking her head. | |||||
2019-05-30 | Ballston Spa | New York | QUALITY FOREIGN CAR CARE, INC. | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was using a handheld grinding tool when sparks ignited fuel vapors. The employee received burns to the legs, back, and arms. | |||||
2018-07-16 | Allston | Massachusett | United States Postal Service | Elbow(s) and arms(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
On July 16, 2018, an employee was returning to his vehicle after delivering mail. He tripped on the uneven sidewalk and fell into his vehicle, fracturing an arm and elbow and sustaining a laceration to his knee. | |||||
2018-02-14 | Allston | Massachusett | J.L. Marshall | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by other person |
An employee was drilling with a hand held hammer drill. A second employee grabbed the bit to straighten it and their glove was caught on the drill bit dislocating three fingers. | |||||
2017-09-13 | Allston | Massachusett | HERB CHAMBERS TOYOTA | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee had his hand on a car door. When a co-worker released the emergency brake, the car moved backwards and the employee's finger was caught between the car door and the building resulting in a partial amputation of the left index finger. | |||||
2017-09-07 | Ballston Spa | New York | Total Facility Solutions, Inc | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was using a portable cordless drill to prepare tubing for welding when the drill started to slip. When he attempted to catch the drill, the attachment amputated his left index fingertip. | |||||
2016-02-09 | Allston | Massachusett | USPS | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
While delivering mail at a private residence, an employee slipped on black ice and fell on the stairs. The employee injured the left ankle and was hospitalized overnight, requiring surgery. |