Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-15	Easton	Pa	Bracalente Construction, Inc.	Pelvis	Pedestrian vehicular incident
An employee who was performing paving duties walked past the front of a tri-axle dump truck when they were hit by the truck as it moved forward, resulting in a fractured pelvis.
2021-10-11	Glastonbury	Ct	Stop & Shop Supermarket	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
On October 11, 2021, an employee was outside a gas kiosk cleaning its windows. A vehicle struck her as it pulled up to the pump. She suffered multiple fractures to the left leg.
2021-09-04	Easton	Pa	MINZNER & COMPANY	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating a table saw. The wood kicked and a shard of it pierced the employee's abdomen.
2021-08-22	Easton	Pa	Metropolitan Edison	Face	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was making an electrical repair. An arc flash caused second-degree burns to the employee's face.
2021-08-10	Easton	Ma	Brait Builders Corporation	Hand(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee's left hand was broken as the employee helped move a beam into place.
2021-07-26	Easton	Pa	Amazon Fulfillment Center ABE4	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was operating a high-reach powered industrial truck when it collided with a load being carried by another powered industrial truck. The employee's foot was caught between the vehicle and the load, causing an ankle/foot injury.
2021-05-19	South Easton	Ma	Pharmasol Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Fire
An employee was on a break smoking a cigarette and suffered burns.
2021-04-28	North Easton	Ma	Southeast Rehabilitation	Arm(s)	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
On April 28, 2021, two employees were lifting a patient and one of the employees suffered an arm strain.
2020-10-19	North Easton	Ma	NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST OF EASTON, INC.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while descending a ladder and broke his leg.
2020-10-16	Easton	Pa	MINZNER & COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On October 16, 2020, an employee was operating a joiner machine to flatten and straighten a board when his hand contacted the blade resulting in amputation of two fingers.
2020-09-29	Aston	Pa	Random Productions, LLC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was sitting on a handrail for a scene and fell backwards. She fell down approximately 6-8 stairs and landed on the floor. She suffered a right rib fracture.
2020-09-22	Easton	Ct	Aquarion Water Company	Skull	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was riding in the bed of a company pickup truck stabilizing the motor that was being brought over to the dumpster for disposal. When the truck came to a stop, the employee lost his footing and fell out of the truck bed on the driver's side and struck the back of his head on the driveway pavement. The employee suffered a laceration to the back of the head and a skull fracture.
2020-05-18	Thomaston	Georgia	Coggins Construction Company	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping to lift a steel road plate when the plate pinched his finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-04-24	Easton	Pennsylvania	Innovative Office Productives LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pulling a part out of a reamer machine when his thumb was pulled into the machine, resulting in a partial thumb amputation.
2020-02-28	Easton	Maine	McCain Foods USA, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was removing a battery from a powered industrial truck (PIT) with a hoist. The battery fell from the hoist onto the employee's foot and caused a partial amputation of the second toe.
2020-01-09	Glastonbury	Connecticut	Monaco Management, LLC	Face	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating a tire changing machine. The employee aired up the tire and the bead did not seat properly. The pressurized tire and rim then flew from the machine and struck his face, causing facial trauma.
2019-08-15	Easton	Pennsylvania	Phillips Pet Food & Supply	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was changing a battery in an electric pallet jack. His finger was caught between the pallet jack's frame and the battery, causing a fingertip amputation without bone loss.
2019-07-08	Easton	Pennsylvania	George Fisher Harvelle	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was cutting plastic during packaging and it wrapped around his leg. He fell, breaking his left hip.
2019-06-25	Easton	Pennsylvania	Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
After an employee removed an obstruction from a box loader machine, the pusher arm returned to its home position and caught the employee's forearm, resulting in a forearm laceration and tendon damage.
2019-06-03	Easton	Pennsylvania	Anvil Craft Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
A welder was placing a long piece of metal (18 ft. x 1 ft. x 2 in.) on a table in preparation for welding when the metal slipped from his hand and smashed his left thumb between the piece of metal and the table. The employee was hospitalized for a possible left thumb tip amputation.
2019-04-18	Easton	Pennsylvania	Keystone Food Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the masa process line with a high pressure water hose. As the employee removed masa dough from the machine, their left middle finger was caught in the rotating blades resulting in an amputation injury to the finger. The machine was energized at the time.
2019-04-02	Easton	Pennsylvania	Minteq International Inc	Ankle(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working on a ladder resting on a wooden plywood platform. As the employee was climbing down the platform, the plywood came loose and broke. The employee then fell 6 feet off the ladder and broke an ankle.
2019-02-27	North Easton	Massachusett	J.L. MARSHALL & SONS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a concrete pump hopper and suffered multiple finger amputations when their hand was caught in the pump intake.
2019-01-24	Thomaston	Connecticut	Summit Corporation of America	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At about 3:45 a.m. on January 24, 2019, an employee was emptying parts from an electroplating barrel. He rotated the barrel to get the last of the parts, and the gears caught his glove. His left hand was pulled into the gears, resulting in the amputation of the last joint of the left middle finger. He was hospitalized.
2019-01-24	Thomaston	Georgia	Solo Cup Operating Corporation	Forearm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was repairing the gearbox in front of an extruder when he came in contact with molten plastic and sustained second degree burns to the left temple and third degree burns to the left forearm.
2018-08-12	Glastonbury	Connecticut	Whole Foods Market, Store #10336	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat with a band saw when the sawblade cut his left thumb, resulting in a thumb tip amputation. The blade was unguarded at the time of the incident.
2018-07-18	Easton	Maine	Country Farms Market	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a floor mat and fell to the floor, breaking her hip. She was hospitalized.
2018-07-02	Easton	Pennsylvania	Lowe's Home Centers, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
While closing the gate to a lawn and garden area, an employee suffered a pinched finger, causing an amputation to the tip of the finger.
2018-06-29	Easton	Maine	Huber Engineered Woods, LLC	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A warehouse employee was struck by a powered industrial truck (PIT) causing leg(s) fracture(s).
2018-04-04	Easton	Pennsylvania	Abarta Coca-Cola Beverages, LLC	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was pulling a hand truck of soda up the steps to deliver to a customer. At the doorway, the employee stepped on a brass plate that was wet, slipped, and fell, tearing the quadriceps muscle.
2017-09-22	North Easton	Massachusett	STANLEY TREE SERVICE, INC	Hip(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee and a coworker were using a bucket truck to remove two trees that had fallen on utility wires. The employee was cutting a tree limb when a piece of the tree fell and struck the employee, knocking him to the ground. He broke his hip and was hospitalized.
2017-09-11	Easton	Pennsylvania	Diamond Huntbach Construction Corp.	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was hanging glove bags on pipes when he fell 3 feet from a mobile scaffold and hit his head on the concrete floor.
2017-09-08	Thomaston	Georgia	Upson Regional Medical Center	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee lost her footing and fell fracturing the right hip.
2017-08-25	Easton	Pennsylvania	Weyerbacher Brewing Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a labeling machine when the employee's fingertip contacted moving parts and was amputated.
2017-08-24	Thomaston	Georgia	Martin Brower, CO, LLC.	Head	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee had loaded boxes of food items onto a truck lift gate and was lowering it when he fell approximately 4 feet off the gate to the ground. He suffered a hairline fracture to the left ear area and was hospitalized overnight.
2017-08-11	Aston	Pennsylvania	Hachik Distributors, Inc.	Multiple head locations	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a stock picker platform picking boxes off a pallet on a rack when the employee fell approximately 6 feet to the ground, suffering a head laceration and a partially severed ear.
2017-07-31	Easton	Pennsylvania	Giant Food Service	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While unloading a pallet, an employee turned and slipped, falling on the right hip and fracturing it.
2017-06-07	Thomaston	Georgia	US Xpress	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a large cart full of water when it fell on and fractured his pelvis (hips) and legs.
2017-05-10	Thomaston	Georgia	Upson	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was walking on the sidewalk, twisted a foot and fell breaking a hip.
2017-05-04	Easton	Pennsylvania	Mauser USA, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee sustained a back injury while pulling 11-pound containers off a conveyor belt and stacking them. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-04-26	Easton	Pennsylvania	Koch Holdings, Inc.	Elbow(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was performing maintenance on a vehicle when a car door fell off a stand and struck the employee's inner left elbow. The employee was hospitalized for a severe laceration to his left arm resulting in artery and nerve injuries.
2017-04-24	Thomaston	Georgia	Interfor Thomaston	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a pedal-activated chop saw to cut boards and amputated two left fingers.
2017-03-15	Wollaston	Massachusett	USPS	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was delivering mail, slipped on some ice on the ground, and suffered a patellar tendon tear.
2017-03-05	Easton	Pennsylvania	Amazon Warehouse	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was working at a pack station when they experienced itching hands. The employee was working with cardboard boxes and an unknown product that was being packed. The employee was admitted and diagnosed with acute anaphylaxis.
2017-02-25	Thomaston	Maine	Brooks, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding wire mesh into a rotary shear when the employee's right hand was pulled into the shear blade, amputating the index finger and damaging the thumb.
2017-02-24	Easton	Pennsylvania	Miller Keystone Blood Center	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking backwards while pulling a cart full of coolers into the facility, tripped over a mat, and fell breaking four ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-01-31	Easton	Pennsylvania	Eastern Exterior Wall Systems	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell fracturing a hip.
2017-01-24	Easton	Pennsylvania	Victaulic Forks Facility	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and fell fracturing a hip.
2017-01-14	Easton	Pennsylvania	Dixie Consumer Products, LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee working from a 5 foot rolling safety ladder fell and suffered a head injury.
2017-01-10	Easton	Pennsylvania	Mesko Glass Company, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was carrying a piece of glass from the truck into the building, tripped on a curb or uneven part of the sidewalk, and fell breaking ribs and puncturing a lung.
2017-01-05	Easton	Pennsylvania	Amazon Warehouse	Hand(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee suffered an allergic reaction to latex gloves.
2016-09-29	Easton	Pennsylvania	Marcon & Boyer Inc.	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working near the edge of a loading dock when he fell to the next lower level, hitting his head and ribs upon contact with the ground. He was hospitalized for fractured ribs and a concussion.
2016-08-14	Easton	Pennsylvania	Dixie Consumer Products, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee experienced heat stress symptoms after engaging in production work, requiring hospitalization.
2016-07-30	Easton	Pennsylvania	Ardent Mills, LLC	Multiple face locations	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was loading a bulk flour trailer. A loading cap came off the trailer under pressure and struck the employee in the face resulting in facial lacerations, a nose fracture, and broken teeth.
2016-06-29	Thomaston	Georgia	Atkins North America	Head	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing stairs and slipped backwards and struck his head on the steps.
2016-06-06	Easton	Pennsylvania	Cardinal CT Company	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving materials when his finger was caught between a forklift and a glass recycle container, amputating his fingertip.
2016-04-10	Easton	Maine	Campbell Family Farms	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While operating a conveyor, an employee's glove became entangled between the conveyor belt and the belt tensioning roll, causing a finger amputation. The equipment was unguarded at the time of the incident.
2015-12-28	Easton	Pennsylvania	Bay Industries Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was standing in between two rolls. When a machine started up, the employee was crushed between the rotating rolls resulting in a damaged spleen.
2015-11-18	Easton	Pennsylvania	Keystone Food Products, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a portable packing machine when it was inadvertently powered-on, resulting in the amputation of four fingertips on the left hand.
2015-10-22	Easton	Pennsylvania	Cardinal Glass CT Company	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was repairing a blower machine from a step ladder. While on the ladder and using a crowbar, the employee lost his balance and fell to the floor striking his head and back resulting in a concussion and back injury.
2015-10-02	Easton	Pennsylvania	Schwab Contracting, Inc.	Head, neck, and trunk	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee working on a scaffold took a phone call, stepped back, and fell 7 to 8 feet to the cement floor. He fractured his skull, neck, and ribs.
2015-09-29	Easton	Pennsylvania	LOWES HOME CENTERS, LLC	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell backwards off the first or second step of a ladder while stocking grass seed on the shelf. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip.
2015-09-03	Easton	Pennsylvania	A&H SPORTSWEAR	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was outside the west dock changing spotlights, using a 6-foot step ladder. The ladder shifted and fell over with the employee on it. The employee sustained a separated right shoulder, broken toe, broken right femur, and facial lacerations.
2015-05-28	South Easton	Massachusett	Pharmasol	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee had a finger amputation while being trained to run a gas house piston.
2015-01-29	Easton	Kansas	KOSS CONSTRUCTION CO.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
Employee had just finished unloading a truck into the paving machine. He had his hand on the gate of the truck. The truck operator latched the gate from the cab, crushing the pinky finger on the employee's right hand.
2015-01-12	Easton	Pennsylvania	Bulkmatic Transport	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
Employee was unloading a trailer and slipped on ice in the parking lot and hit his head.
2015-01-10	Thomaston	Georgia	Interfor	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object or equipment
On 1/10/15, at approximately 5:15 a.m., an employee was cleaning in the Planer Mill. He was struck by the hood while cleaning with compressed air. The employee suffered two fractured ribs and a fractured vertebrae.