Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-13	Bath	Me	Bath Iron Works	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was holding a 4-inch pipe when it slipped and pinched his finger between the pipe and a steel bulkhead through which the pipe was being installed, resulting in a partial amputation of the left index finger.
2021-08-20	Bath	Me	Bath Iron Works	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to electricity
An employee was shocked while practicing tack welding.
2021-07-26	Bath	Ny	The L.C. Whitford Company, Incorporated	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was walking on a board being used as decking while a bridge deck was replaced. The board broke and the employee fell to the ground about 12 feet below, suffering fractures to two vertebrae and the pelvis. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-06-22	Bath	Pa	Central Transport, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a forklift in reverse when it struck a steel pillar, resulting in the amputation of four fingers on their right hand.
2021-03-31	Bath	Me	Bath Iron Works	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
The employee was performing pipefitting duties when they tripped and fell over a bracket on the floor of the inverted hull section, injuring their ankle and back.
2021-01-23	Bath	Me	General Dynamics	Jaw, chin	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A rigging hook had just been unhooked from a pipe that a crane had lowered. While the crane's cables were being raised, the hook caught onto the racking that was bracing the pipes. The tip of the hook broke off and struck an employee in the jaw, lacerating and possibly breaking it.
2021-01-12	Bath	Me	General Dynamics Bath Iron Works	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking across a boat part that was being manufactured. His foot became tangled in a pad/strap used to hoist and move boat sections and he suffered a broken femur and a possible hip dislocation.
2020-10-02	Bath	Me	General Dynamics	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was cleaning near high voltage cables and received an electric shock.
2020-09-22	Bath	Me	General Dynamics	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was moving a piece of material weighing approximately 40 lbs. on the radial arm saw when the material fell and crushed her left index finger. The finger was fractured and partially amputated.
2020-09-14	West Bath	Me	RVI Motorsports	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
An employee was helping to stabilize a hydraulic brake that was being lowered to the ground via a powered industrial truck (PIT). The employee was holding onto the pallet when it was lowered onto the ground and crushed his right index finger. The fingertip was amputated.
2020-07-28	West Bath	Maine	ES III, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was on top of a fuel truck filling it up when the fueling arm swung around and knocked him to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the ribs and pelvis.
2020-06-01	Bath	Maine	General Dynamics	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was adjusting a fan when the rotating fan blade struck the employee's finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
2020-02-14	Bath	Maine	General Dynamics	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking to their car in the parking lot, slipped and fell on ice and fractured ribs.
2019-07-31	Bath	Maine	Pine Tree Waste	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion.
2019-05-20	Bath	Maine	Bath Iron Works	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was sanding a chock on a belt sander when their right middle finger was caught in the belt resulting in a partial amputation.
2018-06-07	Bath	Maine	Bath Iron Works	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting a hole in a ship hull with a plasma cutter. The steel in the center of the opening fell onto the employee's finger causing a partial amputation.
2017-06-14	Bath	Pennsylvania	Effort Foundry, Inc.	Face	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was using an overhead crane, attempting to lift a weight off a mold, when the hook became caught as he was pushing the up button on the crane. The hook then snapped free and struck the employee's face, crushing it. He was hospitalized.
2016-06-28	Bath	Maine	Canteen Service Co.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was unloading a truck. When he pulled on a tote, he fell onto a metal step and broke his hip.
2016-04-02	Bath	Pennsylvania	Lehigh Valley Insulation, Inc.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working from a 6-foot step ladder while using a screw gun to install a panel cover. He lost his footing, knocked the ladder from beneath himself, and fell to the ground, landing on top of the ladder. He suffered a head laceration and wrist injury, requiring hospitalization.
2015-06-17	Bath	Pennsylvania	EFFORT FOUNDRY, INC.	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee placed a casting on a table. The casting slid off the table and onto the employee's foot resulting in an injury that required stitches.