Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-03-31 | Billerica | Ma | Brunelle Brothers Electric | Ear(s) | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely |
Two employees were rolling a wooden cable spool that weighed approximately 500 lbs. down a flight of stairs. The employees were in the process of spinning the spool around a stair railing when it suddenly rolled down the stairs and pushed an employee to the second deck. The employee lost consciousness and suffered a partial ear avulsion. | |||||
2021-01-22 | N Billerica | Ma | South Shore Gunite Pools | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was working on a pump when their finger got caught between a mechanism and its housing, resulting in a fingernail loss and a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2020-06-22 | Billerica | Massachusett | Charles George Companies | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
While closing a refuse compactor's door, a piece of cardboard started to fall out. The employee grabbed the cardboard and the compactor's door closed on his left hand, crushing two fingers. | |||||
2020-05-13 | Billerica | Massachusett | Grimco | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was using a knife to cut open a box when the knife severely lacerated the employee's abdomen. | |||||
2018-09-21 | Billerica | Massachusett | AOTCO Metal Finishing, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing a jam in the sludge machine when the machine cycled and partially amputated the employee's middle finger. | |||||
2018-09-06 | Billerica | Massachusett | Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was cutting wood when a miter saw amputated the tips of his left index and second fingers. | |||||
2017-09-12 | Billerica | Massachusett | EMD Serono Inc. | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee squeezed through an area between a table and wall, tripped on the table cloth, and fell on his right knee fracturing it. | |||||
2016-08-27 | Billerica | Massachusett | Lowell Fleet Towing, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
An employee was unhooking an RV. The RV rolled back and ran over the employee. | |||||
2015-12-14 | Billerica | Massachusett | GE Infrastructure Sensing, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a vertical milling machine when his glove got caught between a part and a drill bit. His left thumb tip was amputated. | |||||
2015-03-14 | Billerica | Massachusett | D&D Electrical Contractors, Inc. | Pelvis | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee working from an 8-foot ladder received an electrical shock from an electrical pull box. He fell and broke his pelvis. |