Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-03	Bedford Park	Il	M. D. Metals, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was adjusting the hook and scale on an overhead crane when their thumb was crushed.
2021-11-03	Bedford Hills	Ny	SavATree LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee and co-workers were doing core aerations when one of the machines got stuck in a slightly sloped area of the property. The employee attempted to put a strap on his machine to pull the other machine out. As he searched for a place to hook the strap to, he put his hand under a plate on the machine when his middle and ring fingers contacted a pulley underneath, resulting in 1/8 inch fingertip amputations.
2021-10-14	Bedford	Pa	L.B. Foster Company	Multiple trunk locations	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a piece of metal and fell onto the concrete floor. The employee suffered a fractured hip/pelvis.
2021-08-31	Bedford	Ma	North Shore Mechanical Contractors Inc	Ankle(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was on a ladder, putting ceiling tiles back in the grid in a loading dock area. The loading dock's garage door then opened, and the employee jumped from the ladder to avoid being struck by the door. He suffered a broken ankle.
2021-08-24	New Bedford	Ma	Baxter, Inc.	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level
On August 24, 2021, an employee slipped off rigging equipment and suffered a broken heel.
2021-08-04	Bedford	Pa	JLG Industries, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was preparing a new lift to receive an engine. His right pinky finger was pinched and he sustained a loss of soft tissue.
2021-07-20	Bedford Park	Il	Chicago Pallet Service, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was using a water hose to cool down a forklift's radiator. The radiator discharged steam and hot radiator fluid onto the employee, who was burned.
2021-07-03	Bedford Park	Il	Power Stop, LLC	Leg(s)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
On July 3, 2021, at approximately 2:00 p.m., an employee parked a forklift next to another forklift. While exiting the forklift, the controls engaged causing the forklift to move and crush the employee's left leg between the two forklifts resulting in hospitalization.
2021-06-19	New Bedford	Ma	PLUMBERS' SUPPLY COMPANY	Arm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was grinding metal with a grinder when the grinder wheel broke and cut his arm.
2021-06-17	Bedford	Oh	Sodexo	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a folding chair, hanging a banner. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a shoulder injury.
2021-05-27	New Bedford	Ma	comcast	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was on a 28-foot ladder holding onto a cable that was being replaced. A truck struck the cable and the employee fell to the ground. The employee sustained a broken neck, shoulder, arm, wrist, and fingers.
2021-03-15	Bedford Park	Il	Power Stop, LLC	Multiple head locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a ladder to access a racking system. He fell, suffering injuries to the head and face.
2021-03-15	Bedford Park	Il	Mauser Packaging Solutions - Industrial Products	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at a roll former, feeding a coil of steel through the rollers to form a ring. The steel became misaligned at the second of three forming rollers. The employee was aligning the piece when the roller caught his right glove and drew in his index, middle, and ring fingers. He suffered a fracture to the index finger and crushing injuries to the middle and ring fingertips, with amputations at the fingertips. The machine was guarded at the time.
2021-03-11	Bedford	Ma	United States Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Nonclassifiable
An employee experienced trouble breathing while on their mail delivery route, resulting in hospitalization.
2021-03-03	New Bedford	Ma	Nutex Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was cleaning a squeeze roller when their finger got caught between the rollers. The employee suffered a degloving injury that resulting in an amputation.
2021-02-19	Bedford	Pa	Fastenal Company	Heel(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee jumped off the back of a pickup truck and suffered a broken right heel. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-12	Bedford	Tx	Brookdale Senior Living at Eden Estates	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A maintenance employee lost his balance and fell from a step ladder to the floor while checking a heating unit in the ceiling. The employee sustained fractures to his right ankle and tibial plateau.
2021-01-19	Bedford Park	Il	United States Postal Service	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other fall to lower level
On January 19, 2021, an employee fell from a ladder. The employee's right hand fell into the moving gear of a machine, resulting in the amputation of the ring and little fingers.
2020-10-09	Bedford Park	Il	METAL-MATIC, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
On October 9, 2020, a furnace operator was unjamming a furnace and was overcome by carbon monoxide. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-21	Bedford	Ohio	A.J. GOULDER ELECTRIC, INC.	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity
An electrician was performing repair work on an electric panel and tightening the lugs on some wires in the panel. An arc blast occurred resulting in burns to his face, arms, chest, and neck.
2020-05-20	Bedford Park	Illinois	Raymundos Food Group, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a filler machine when her left index finger was punctured by a screw/pin on the machine's moving piston.
2020-05-08	Bedford Park	Illinois	U.S. Postal Service	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was trying to lift a dock plate into place with another employee when the employee lost balance and fell backward onto the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right hip requiring surgery.
2020-04-07	Bedford	New Hampshir	HAMPSHIRE FIRE PROTECTION, INC.	Heart	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee had been unloading material from a truck. The employee had a heart attack and was hospitalized.
2020-02-18	Bedford Heights	Ohio	Integrated Automation Systems	Foot (feet)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
A welder was restocking a steel plate when it slipped from his hands and landed on his foot, breaking it. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
2020-01-23	Bedford Heights	Ohio	The Appalachian Hardwood Lumber Co.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a saw when his hand was caught in the moving blade, resulting in a hand amputation.
2020-01-14	Bedford Park	Illinois	Scaletta Moloney Armoring Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a jack to lift a vehicle fuel tank. The air-powered jack pinched the employee's fingers when activated, fracturing the left index and middle fingers and injuring the left index extensor tendon.
2020-01-09	New Bedford	Massachusett	SACRED HEART HOME	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was exiting a room and caught their left pinky finger between the door and the door jamb resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
2019-09-17	Bedford Park	Illinois	UPS	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee fell, suffering an injury to the left hip.
2019-09-14	Bedford	Texas	Jose Aguilar	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was electrocuted while using a chipping hammer.
2019-09-09	Bedford	Massachusett	Entegris, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was performing maintenance on a clean-in-place (CIP) machine when the tip of the employee's thumb was caught in a pinch point and amputated.
2019-09-09	Bedford Park	Illinois	Assemblers Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was re-stacking boxes that had fallen. A double-stack of pallets that was behind the employee fell and landed on the employee resulting in a fractured right ankle.
2019-09-06	Bedford Park	Illinois	Cintas	Lower leg(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pushing a cart full of garments through a doorway. The employee then transitioned to the front of the cart to continue pulling it. As the walkway began to slope downwards, the cart caught the employee’s leg against a pallet of quick-dry cement. The employee was hospitalized with a broken tibia and fibula.
2019-08-16	Bedford Park	Illinois	Dhaliwal Labs Illinois, LLC dba Dhaliwal Labs North, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was trying to catch product coming off a conveyor when his fingers were caught between the conveyor and a metal bar under it. His left index finger was amputated.
2019-06-08	Bedford	Texas	Walmart Supercenter #1178	Knee(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell, suffering a knee injury.
2019-05-03	Bedford Park	Illinois	Alliance Steel Corporation	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Rubbed or abraded by friction or pressure, n.e.c.
On May 3, 2019, a forklift was moving pallets when the forks struck and broke a pipe. The injured employee went to examine the broken pipe when a blast of air struck the employee causing a surface burn to their right arm and hand.
2019-04-08	New Bedford	Massachusett	EPEC, LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting an automated wire stripper and suffered a right rotator cuff injury.
2019-04-04	Bedford Heights	Ohio	Majestic Steel USA Inc.	Brain	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was doing setup on a slitter arbor. The table moved; the employee was caught by the chest between the table and the splitter arbor. The employee was then released and fell, striking his head and suffering head injuries.
2019-02-20	Bedford Park	Illinois	Dhaliwal Labs North, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a pallet wrapping machine to wrap product on a pallet. He had turned the machine off and was at the bottom with the wrap when the pallet shifted and knocked him off balance. His thumb was pinched between the pallet and the machine; the tip was amputated to the first knuckle.
2019-02-14	Bedford Park	Illinois	Pactiv LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Two employees were mounting a metal rod on a workbench mounted vice. The metal rod slipped from the vice and struck the tip of one employee's right ring finger causing a fingertip amputation.
2019-02-13	Bedford Park	Illinois	Metal Matic Inc. Steel Tubing	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on the mill cut off press and lifted a door flap to add oil to the press. The press cycled and crushed the employee's right hand.
2019-02-06	Bedford Park	Illinois	Commercial Forged Products	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
When a machine cycled, the tongs inside it whiplashed and struck an employee on the right side, by the ribcage.
2019-02-05	Bedford Park	Illinois	Alliance Steel Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was pushing steel scrap with one hand into a container when a finger was pinched between a piece of scrap metal and the edge of a metal bar railing amputating the fingertip. The employee was wearing gloves at the time.
2019-01-24	Bedford Park	Illinois	Alliance Steel Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was loading sheet steel on the wood with the crane when his finger was caught and crushed between the wood and the steel.
2018-09-18	Bedford	Ohio	EMJ COMPANY	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was stacking parts using a jib crane when his finger became stuck under a metal sheet he was lifting, causing a partial fingertip amputation.
2018-09-13	Bedford Park	Illinois	Central Lift Maintenance Group	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was securing a trunnion to a gantry crane with bolts. A bolt slipped while he was tightening it, and his fingers were crushed between the wheel assembly and the blade of a forklift. The tip of his left index finger was amputated.
2018-09-06	Bedford	Pennsylvania	JLG Industries, Inc.	Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing a keeper pin with another employee when the keeper pin released more easily than expected and the pin removal tool slipped into the opening of the frame. The employee's fingertip was caught between the head of the pin removal tool and the turn table, amputating a portion of the fingernail.
2018-08-20	Bedford Park	Illinois	Starcon International, Inc.	Face	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was on an 8-foot scaffold conducting a repair activity on a vessel when a hot substance shot from an opening in the vessel, striking the employee's face and causing second degree burns. The employee also fell off the scaffold and suffered a swollen right wrist.
2018-08-14	Bedford Park	Illinois	Service Metal Works, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a press brake when the die amputated four of the employee's fingertips. Pull-back devices were in stalled, but not in use.
2018-07-12	Bedford	Pennsylvania	Omni Hotels and Resorts	Nonclassifiable	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a turf carryall vehicle, which went down a grassy hill and rolled. The employee sustained a cut above the right eye and broken vertebrae.
2018-06-26	Bedford	Pennsylvania	Penn Detroit Diesel Allison LLC	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was doing a compression test on an engine when diesel fuel was injected into his hand.
2018-06-21	Bedford Park	Illinois	ABF Freight System, Inc.	Lumbar region	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employer suffered a lower back injury while lifting a trailer door, and was hospitalized.
2018-05-11	Bedford	Texas	Discount Tire Company	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was guiding another employee who was driving a car into the bay. The car accelerated, striking and pinning the employee between the car and the tire machine. The employee suffered a severe laceration to the right leg.
2018-05-07	Bedford	Massachusett	Republic Services Inc.	Head	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee riding on the outside of a waste collection truck fell from the truck while it was in motion, striking his head on the pavement.
2018-04-19	Bedford Park	Illinois	Midway Windows and Doors Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee opened the access door of a saw and was showing maintenance an issue with the equipment when the saw lacerated the employee's right-hand index finger and thumb. The saw was running at the time.
2018-04-18	Bedford Heights	Ohio	Majestic Steel USA Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee manually moved material on a conveyor without the knowledge of the injured employee. The injured employee's hand was then pinched between two bundles of material on the conveyor, resulting in a right ring fingertip amputation.
2018-04-02	New Bedford	Massachusett	ACORN MANAGEMENT CO., INC.	Brain	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a ladder approximately 7 feet off the ground, using a reciprocating saw to cut a pipe that was hanging from the ceiling. The end of the pipe was not secured, and when the cut was nearly completed, the far end of the pipe swung down and hit the ladder out from underneath the employee. He fell to the floor and landed on his head, suffering a head injury, scratches on his back, and a bloody nose. He was hospitalized.
2018-03-27	New Bedford	Massachusett	Tomra of North America, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was examining the brakes of a trailer as part of a pre-use inspection when another employee moved the trailer and ran over his right leg, fracturing it.
2018-03-06	New Bedford	Massachusett	Brittany Global Technologies Corporation	Lumbar region	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was standing on a lift wearing his harness to remove a section of duct work. He took the bolts off from around the section of duct work and then lowered the lift. The section of duct work was supposed to lower with the lift, but when he looked back, he noticed that the duct work was not coming down. At this time, he used his upper body, shoulder area to loosen the section. The duct work then fell and pinned him underneath it. He suffered a lumbar fracture.
2018-02-05	Bedford Park	Illinois	Outsources Fleet	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was changing the bogie/axle on a trailer. The employee was underneath the bogie of the trailer when the jack holding the trailer up slipped away, allowing the bogie to fall and strike the employee. The employee suffered a broken rib and two bruised ribs.
2018-01-31	Bedford	Ohio	Giant Eagle/American Seaway Foods	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was being trained on a powered industrial vehicle when the employee's right foot was caught and fractured between the vehicle and a charging station. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-01-29	Bedford Park	Illinois	USPS	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On January 29, 2018, an employee was cleaning up garbage when he tripped over a garbage can and bumped his head on the floor.
2018-01-09	Bedford	Ohio	United States Postal Service	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice while delivering mail, breaking an arm and dislocating a shoulder. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2017-09-01	Bedford Park	Illinois	Sterling Spring, L.L.C	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On September 1, 2017, at approximately 2:01 p.m., an employee was operating a press machine when the employee's fingertip was caught and amputated in the machine.
2017-08-15	Bedford	Ohio	AUTOMATED PACKAGING SYSTEMS, INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was reaching for a roll of tape on a blower motor when the employee's left pinky finger was caught and amputated between the blower motor guard.
2017-08-08	Bedford Park	Illinois	Pactiv LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing product from a hopper to prevent a jam when one of his left-hand fingers was pinched between the hopper's conveyor belt and guard.
2017-05-31	Bedford Park	Illinois	Railserve, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to fix a switch point that was gaping. His hand was between the switch point and the stock rail when the train moved away and the switch point snapped shut, catching and amputated his index and middle fingers.
2017-05-31	Bedford Heights	Ohio	Majestic Steel USA Inc	Lower leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee was operating a floor scrubber when it ran over his right leg, fracturing his fibula.
2017-04-29	New Bedford	Massachusett	SOUTHCOAST HEALTH SYSTEM, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee suffered respiratory distress when she went into a restroom and found a patient that was smoking.
2017-04-18	Bedford Park	Illinois	U.S. Post Office - 9441	Hand(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was making a delivery and was bitten on the hand by the resident's dog.
2017-04-13	Bedford Hills	New York	Nature's Trees, Inc	Nonclassifiable	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
An employee was climbing a tree to prune it when the tree failed about 5 feet below his tie-in point and he fell 20 feet to the ground, suffering a fracture that required hospitalization.
2017-04-07	New Bedford	Massachusett	MARKET BASKET, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee suffered an amputation while using a band saw to cut meat.
2017-02-11	Bedford Park	Illinois	VEGETABLE JUICES INC.	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
On February 11, 2017, at approximately 8:10 a.m., an employee was struck by a forklift truck as it was being backed out of a freezer, injuring his lower right leg and requiring hospitalization.
2017-02-10	Bedford Heights	Ohio	Olympic Steel	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was preparing to lift two bundles of cut steel from a conveyor when the weight shifted, causing the bundles to fall onto the employee's left leg, fracturing it.
2017-01-30	Bedford Park	Illinois	Pactiv, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a vertical wrapper and amputated the left middle fingertip.
2017-01-07	Bedford Park	Illinois	LAPHAM HICKEY STEEL	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
On January 7, 2016, at approximately 6:30 a.m., an employee was operating a man lift when a cable failed on the lift's guarded platform, causing the lift basket to fall over 8 feet to the ground below. The employee fell with the basket, breaking his left foot and ankle.
2016-10-10	Bedford	New Hampshir	TRM Microwave	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell from a 6-foot step ladder while replacing ceiling tiles and suffered a fractured wrist.
2016-08-31	Bedford Park	Illinois	MKD Electric	Fingertip(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
2016-08-27	Bedford Park	Illinois	PREFERRED MACHINE & TOOL PRODUCTS CORP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A employee's left ring finger was amputated when the employee and another employee were moving a wheeled cart with two I beams on it. The cart ran over a bump, the I beams shifted, and the employee's left ring finger was crushed between the two beams.
2016-08-22	Bedford Park	Illinois	Bulkmatic Transport	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was stung by a bee and experienced an allergic reaction.
2016-08-20	New Bedford	Massachusett	Acushnet Rubber Company, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding material into an extruder when his right finger(s) were caught and amputated in the machine.
2016-08-19	Bedford	Texas	Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital	Nonclassifiable	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was beaten by a patient with a chair.
2016-07-30	Bedford Heights	Ohio	Automated Packaging Systems	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was setting up the machine in the converting department when his hand got caught in the nip roller crushing his hand. The employee was admitted to the hospital for surgery to repair the injured hand.
2016-07-28	Bedford	New Hampshir	Coastal Specialty Forest Products	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was injured when a framing beam came loose from the forks of a forklift and landed on his foot, crushing it.
2016-06-22	Bedford Park	Illinois	JET CUTTING SERVICE	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's middle finger was amputated when it was pinched between a rubber feed tire and a steel tube.
2016-06-01	Bedford	New Hampshir	THE ARBORS OF BEDFORD	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee injured their back, head and hip after falling from a ladder.
2016-04-27	Bedford Heights	Ohio	Giant Eagle	Foot (feet)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
On or about 4/27/16, an employee was being trained to operate a powered pallet jack. The employee lost control of the pallet jack and exited the platform. His leg was pinned under the platform of the pallet jack between a racking system, and he was hospitalized with a broken foot.
2016-03-30	Bedford	Pennsylvania	Rockland Manufacturing	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was attempting to set down an excavator attachment that was being lifted with an overhead crane when the attachment came loose and rolled onto the employee's foot, crushing it. The foot had to be amputated.
2016-03-19	Bedford	Massachusett	Suburban Contract Cleaning Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell off a 12-foot ladder and was hospitalized with multiple fractured ribs.
2016-03-18	Bedford Heights	Ohio	Majestic Steel USA Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating an up-cut saw. As he was putting a piece of wood in the saw, his left foot stepped on the foot pedal and cycled the machine. The saw blade amputated his right ring fingertip.
2016-01-11	New Bedford	Massachusett	ATI Allegheny Ludlum, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee climbed a portable ladder and was fixing the motor on an overhead door. One of the portable ladder's feet was inadvertently placed on the lip of the overhead door. The employee activated the switch to open the door. As the door opened, the ladder tipped backward and he fell. The ladder fell on top of his left leg, breaking it in several places.
2015-12-19	New Bedford	Massachusett	Brittany Global Technologies Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
A worker was cleaning the chain of a tenter frame machine. A second worker was jogging the machine for the first worker. The first worker's right hand was caught in the machine resulting in the amputation of the index fingertip.
2015-12-16	New Bedford	Massachusett	High Liner Foods USA Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning glue rails on a packaging machine. Another worker was troubleshooting the packaging machine where suction cups grab the paperboard boxes. This worker jogged the machine to see if the suction cups were grabbing the paperboard sheets and the employee who was cleaning glue off of the rails suffered an arm injury requiring surgery.
2015-11-12	New Bedford	Massachusett	JR Vinagro Corp.	Nonclassifiable	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was performing prep work on metal for a highway construction project. An equipment operator was extracting a metal sheet from the ground nearby when the shackle for the sling broke and sent metal shards flying. The shards struck and lacerated the employee, requiring stitches.
2015-11-09	Bedford	Massachusett	F.W.WEBB Company	Lumbar region	Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode
On or about November 9, 2015, an employee hurt his lower back while moving a 55-pound box of fittings (plumbing supplies) from a push cart to the pallet jack. He was hospitalized with an ergonomic injury that affected the lumbar region of his spine.
2015-10-17	New Bedford	Massachusett	RELIABLE TRUSS & COMPONENTS, INCORPORATED	Leg(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
A temporary employee was hospitalized after shooting himself in the left foot/ankle with a nail gun.
2015-09-15	Bedford	Ohio	I Schumann and Company	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
The employee was working with another coworker in the process of charging a furnace (place scrap metal into the furnace). The injured worker's coworker was on a PIV that had a hopper on the lifts. In the hopper were briquetted radiators (compressed radiators in bales). As the hopper was being moved on the PIV, the hopper latching mechanism malfunctioned causing the hopper to tip and the briquetted radiators to fall out and roll into the injured employee's leg.
2015-08-09	Bedford Heights	Ohio	Giant Eagle	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking across the trailer yard (between the dispatch office and the fleet garage) and was struck by the yard horse (a 5th wheel tractor used to move trailers).
2015-06-23	Bedford Heights	Ohio	Giant Eagle	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee operating a powered floor jack inadvertently steered the jack toward himself, pinning his left lower leg between the powered jack and an adjacent storage racking system.
2015-06-15	Bedford Park	Illinois	Leggett & Platt	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On June 15, 2015, an employee was straightening boxes on a pallet and was struck by the forks of a powered industrial vehicle. The employee was hospitalized due to the injuries received.
2015-05-27	Bedford	Pennsylvania	Pomp's Tire Service	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee experienced a left thumb amputation when it was caught in a foam machine auger.