| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-09 | Bloomfield | Nj | Suburban Disposal, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was emptying trash into a garbage truck. The sweeper blade grabbed his work glove and lacerated his ring finger. | |||||
| 2021-07-05 | South Bloomfield | Oh | Limited Contracting Co., Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was using a table saw to cut extruded polystyrene. The saw cut the employee's fingers, causing partial amputations to the index and middle fingers. | |||||
| 2021-04-13 | Bloomfield | Ct | Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was helping the operator of an assembly stand. The machine was engaged and the stand amputated the tip of the employee's left index finger. | |||||
| 2020-10-07 | Bloomfield | Ct | HOMEGOODS DISTRIBUTION CENTER | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a powered industrial truck when it struck a pallet stop. The employee's left foot was lacerated. | |||||
| 2020-02-24 | Bloomfield | Connecticut | Pepperidge farm, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was on a 7-step rolling staircase to clear a jam on the overhead conveyor. While clearing the jam, the staircase shifted and the employee lost balance and fell over the railing onto the ground causing a partial collapse of the right lung. | |||||
| 2020-02-06 | Bloomfield | Connecticut | Accurate Personnel | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was using an electric pallet jack to move inventory. His foot was pinned between the pallet jack and a pallet. | |||||
| 2020-01-31 | Bloomfield | Missouri | PRECISION TERMINAL LOGISTICS | Thoracic region | Struck bump, hole, rough terrain on driving surface, nonroadway |
| An employee was loading his machine (scraper) on a clay slope at approximately 5:10 AM. The scraper hit an uneven surface and jostled the employee in the seat. The employee immediately felt a sharp pain in their back and was hospitalized for a T12 fracture. | |||||
| 2019-04-09 | Bloomfield | Connecticut | Baystate Pool Supplies | Pelvis | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
| On April 9, 2019, an employee had just gotten off his fork truck when it rolled back onto him, pinning him to the floor and fracturing his pelvis. The emergency brake was not set at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2019-02-04 | Bloomfield | Connecticut | CIGNA | Tooth (teeth) | Fall on same level |
| An employee was walking to his car in the company parking lot and fell. The employee suffered a possible concussion and loss of teeth. | |||||
| 2018-09-26 | Bloomfield | Connecticut | Otis Elevator | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| On September 26, 2018, an employee became ill after being exposed to Legionella bacteria in the building's HVAC system, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-09-07 | Bloomfield | Connecticut | Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc. | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level |
| On September 7, 2018, an employee fell from a 6-foot step ladder while cutting wiring in a test unit, suffering a fractured skull, broken ribs, and a back injury that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-05-22 | Bloomfield | Connecticut | Home Goods Distribution Center | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Slip without fall |
| On May 22, 2018, an employee slipped on the bathroom floor and injured her back while trying to prevent the fall. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-05-16 | Bloomfield | Connecticut | Pepperidge Farm, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On May 16, 2018, an employee was cutting a piece of stainless steel on a shear in the maintenance shop when two of his left-hand fingertips were caught in the shear point. One finger lost a fingernail and some flesh, while the second lost flesh. | |||||
| 2018-04-25 | Bloomfield | Connecticut | Empiire Paving, INC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee slipped and fell while exiting an excavator, suffering head, face, and hand contusions. | |||||
| 2018-02-03 | Bloomfield | Connecticut | Jacobs Vehicle Systems, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a pneumatic assembly press when the PLC programming did not activate the anti-repeat/anti-tie down feature and the press cycled. The assembly press ram/tooling then amputated the employee's left index finger at the second knuckle. | |||||
| 2018-01-11 | Bloomfield | Nebraska | Mark Miller, LLC | Leg(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was standing by a truck tire that was being inflated when the rim unseated from the tire and struck his left leg, breaking it. | |||||
| 2017-08-09 | Bloomfield | Nebraska | Garcia Gonzales Construction, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was setting a steel beam while working out of an aerial lift when the beam leaned against the lift and pinched his left hand between it and the top rail of the man basket. His middle finger was amputated to the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2017-06-10 | Bloomfield | Connecticut | Wintonbury Hills Golf Management LLC | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee flipped over a beverage cart and broke her ankle. | |||||
| 2015-11-13 | Bloomfield | Connecticut | Home Goods Distribution Center | Hand(s), except finger(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| On Friday, November 13, 2015, an employee was moving a wooden pallet when he got a splinter in the palm of his right hand. He was later hospitalized when the splinter became infected. | |||||
| 2015-09-01 | Bloomfield | New York | COMMODORE PLASTICS | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee working on the forming line stepped back into the path of a forward-moving forklift and was struck. The employee's right foot was injured, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-02-26 | Bloomfield | New Jersey | United States Postal Services | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| Employee fell down stairs while delivering mail to a customer, breaking his right upper leg. Employee was admitted, kept overnight, and had surgery. | |||||