Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-27	Boston	Ga	Energy Systems Southeast, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fire
An employee was removing a compressor from an HVAC unit located at a cell tower site. He was using a torch to disconnect a copper line from the compressor. When the line came loose, a flash fire occurred, resulting in second degree burns to the employee's face and wrist.
2021-09-30	Boston	Ma	Boston University	Brain	Fall on same level
An employee was moving plastic dashboards when he fell to the ground and struck his head, resulting in a concussion.
2021-08-31	Boston	Ma	BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While walking inside the hospital, an employee slipped on food waste and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured patella.
2021-07-10	New Boston	Tx	Pallet One	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a 9-head cutting machine and suffered a severe laceration to the right hand.
2021-06-14	Boston	Ma	Mydatt Services, Inc.	Jaw, chin	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was attacked at work, suffering a broken jaw and lacerations.
2021-05-15	Boston	Ma	Benson Industries Inc	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on an extension ladder installing a panel and caulking units. The employee fell from the ladder onto the concrete pavement below. The ladder appeared to have struck the employee as it also fell. The employee lost consciousness and was hospitalized for a head laceration requiring sutures, a concussion, and broken ribs.
2021-04-21	Boston	Ma	Allied Waste Services of Massachusetts, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A dumpster fell into a truck hopper, pinning an employee's left hand against the truck. The employee suffered amputations to the index, middle, and ring fingers.
2021-04-01	Boston	Ga	Ag-Pro LLC	Head and trunk	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was unhooking a planter from a tractor when the planter shifted and fell toward the employee, pinning him against the tractor. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the jaw and torso.
2021-03-27	Boston	Ma	Costal Marine Construction LLC.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee had been climbing a tug boat mast. The employee was working to untangle crane block rigging when high winds blew the rigging over. The employee was entangled in rigging wires and suffered internal injuries.
2021-02-06	Boston	Ma	BOSTON LINE & SERVICE CO., INCORPORATED	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was waiting for a boat to arrive and fell off the dock onto a wood float below the pier. The employee sustained fractures to a rib and leg.
2021-02-01	Boston	Ma	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	Pelvis	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was carrying a shelf unit from the carpentry shop across the hall to the paint shop when he tripped on a painter's tripod and fell, resulting in a cracked pelvis on his left side.
2021-01-11	East Boston	Ma	American Airlines, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
After leaving a building, an employee slipped on a patch of ice and fell to the ground, suffering a broken ankle.
2021-01-06	Boston	Ma	S & F CONCRETE CONTRACTORS INC.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was releasing a load of formwork. The form dropped on the employee's thumb, causing the amputation of the thumb tip.
2020-10-05	Boston	Ma	Chartwell Food Service	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
While closing a safe door, an employee's finger was partially amputated.
2020-10-02	Boston	Ma	C&W SERVICES	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to electricity
An employee had responded to a downed light pole outside of the building and possibly sustained an electric shock.
2020-09-22	South Boston	Ma	TITAN ROOFING, INC.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A 4' x 4' bundle of polyfoam insulation board fell from the crane rigging and struck an employee on the upper back. The employee was hospitalized for fractured vertebrae in the neck.
2020-09-20	Boston	Ma	Walgreen Co.	Eye(s)	Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
An employee leaned on the glass door of the fragrance cabinet and the glass shattered. The employee was hospitalized for an eye injury .
2020-09-15	Boston	Ma	S&F CONCRETE CONTRACTORS, INCORPORATED	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was straightening out a section of a core wall in a core cell. The employee completed his work and was stepping down off the wall when he lost his footing, slipped, and fell 3 to 4 feet to the floor, landing on his right foot. His right ankle was broken.
2020-08-20	New Boston	Oh	OSCO Industries Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was getting ready to switch out a motor on a piece of foundry equipment. The motor shifted, crushing the employee's left ring finger against its metal frame and causing a partial amputation to the finger.
2020-08-18	Boston	Ma	Brigham and Womens Hospital	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a wet lobby floor and fell, suffering a broken kneecap.
2020-08-14	Boston	Ma	Harvard Medical School	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a cart of recycled material. A manual jack struck the cart. The employee fell backwards to the ground, suffering a rib injury.
2020-07-30	Boston	Massachusett	Northeastern Mechanical, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was running a controls and equipment test on a chiller. One of the pumps started up, causing a spark. The employee was burned.
2020-07-23	Boston	Massachusett	United States Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee who had been delivering mail was hospitalized with heat exhaustion and dehydration.
2020-07-18	Boston	Massachusett	John Moriarty and Associates Incorporated	Knee(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee was walking down a stairway when his knee buckled.
2020-07-17	Boston	Massachusett	NORTHEAST SECURITY, INC.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was seated behind a desk. The employee stood up, turned, lost balance, tripped and fell, sustaining a broken left hip.
2020-07-13	Boston	Massachusett	John Moriarty & Associates, Inc	Multiple body parts	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting the trailer hitch of an air compressor and sustained torn muscles in his legs, hips, and buttocks.
2020-06-29	Boston	Massachusett	Joyn Bio	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee suffered respiratory problems caused by mixed bleach and an alcohol.
2020-06-09	South Boston	Massachusett	The Lane Construction	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was getting out of a truck when he fell about 30 inches to the ground, suffering a possible broken hip. He was hospitalized.
2020-04-15	Boston	Massachusett	Thyssenkrupp AG	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was closing an elevator walk-on plate. The plate caught the employee's right ring finger resulting in a partial amputation.
2020-03-18	Boston	Massachusett	Coastal Marine Construction, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was cleaning out a hose that was used during concrete pouring. He was pulling out the slack and pulled the trigger on the pressure washer. Water shot out of the pressure washer and punctured his left ring finger.
2020-03-04	Boston	Massachusett	BRIGHAM AND WOMENS HOSPITAL	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee had an allergic reaction to an antibiotic and was hospitalized.
2020-03-04	Boston	Massachusett	Bay Cove Human Services, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On March 4, 2020, an employee was using a table saw when he noticed that the dust collecting vacuum appeared to be clogged. He was reaching to tap the hose/vacuum when his hand hit the moving blade, severely lacerating two fingers.
2020-02-11	Boston	Massachusett	Tender Greens	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee working at the salad bar was filling a food processor when her fingers contacted the blade. The employee sustained amputations to two fingertips before the nails.
2020-02-07	Boston	Massachusett	VPNE Parking Solutions, Inc.	Head	Shooting by other person-unintentional
An employee was standing on a sidewalk in front of the building when he was hit by a stray bullet during a police chase of a suspect who was running down the street. He suffered a head injury and was hospitalized.
2020-01-23	Boston	Massachusett	Verizon	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while walking down an exterior stairway and tore a quadriceps muscle from the bone.
2020-01-21	Boston	Massachusett	MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
Steam burst out of an autoclave when an employee opened it, causing second-degree burns to the employee's face, chest, and right arm.
2019-09-24	Boston	Massachusett	NORTHEAST SECURITY, INC.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell while walking in the chiller room. He broke his ankle and fibula.
2019-09-17	Boston	Massachusett	ACCORD STEEL AND PRECAST ERECTORS, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell 17 feet to the floor below while releasing a load of steel decking that had been hoisted by a crane. The employee suffered broken bones and internal injuries.
2019-09-09	Boston	Massachusett	Harvard University	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
While troubleshooting a light fixture, an employee sustained an electric shock and fell from a ladder.
2019-08-19	Boston	Massachusett	ACCORD STEEL AND PRECAST ERECTORS, INC.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee lost balance while on a ladder connecting steel and fell approximately 14 feet to the floor, suffering a compound fracture to the right leg.
2019-08-08	Boston	Massachusett	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was walking up a ramp from the street to the building when he fell on the ramp. His leg hit the ramp floor, injuring his left knee/thigh and causing a hematoma.
2019-07-31	Boston	Massachusett	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	Thigh(s)	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
An employee stepped down from a curb and suffered a hamstring injury.
2019-07-30	Boston	Massachusett	ARCHITECTURAL BUILDING AND RESTORATION, LLC	Wrist(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting out a caulk joint with utility knife when the knife was caught in the joint, causing the blade to slip and cut into the employee's left wrist.
2019-07-29	New Boston	Texas	West Fraser New Boston Division	Brain	Fall on same level
An employee fell, hitting his nose and forehead on the ground below. The employee was hospitalized for a head injury and lacerations to the nose and above the right eyebrow.
2019-07-18	Boston	Massachusett	MASSEY'S PLATE GLASS AND ALUMINUM, INC.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
While walking down from the twenty-seventh floor to the twenty-sixth floor, an employee slipped and fell down the stairs fracturing the left leg.
2019-07-11	Boston	Massachusett	Hebrew Senior Life	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
While walking down the hall after lunch, an employee lost balance and fell resulting in bruises to the shoulder, head and face.
2019-06-26	Boston	Massachusett	New England Baptist Hospital	Knee(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee fell while climbing a stairway and broke a knee.
2019-06-24	Boston	Massachusett	THE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL CORPORATION	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking down a hallway to use an office printer when she tripped on the carpet and fell to the floor. She hit her head and fractured her left hand and wrist while trying to catch her fall.
2019-06-06	Boston	Massachusett	McDonald Electric Corporation	Hand(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment
An employee was setting up a ladder when his hand slipped off the ladder and struck a threaded rod, breaking his hand.
2019-06-05	Boston	Massachusett	Boston Children's Hospital	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while going down a stairwell and broke an ankle.
2019-04-20	East Boston	Massachusett	DNATA	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a baggage tug tractor in the rain. As the employee was maneuvering a turn, the tractor struck a pole. The steering wheel caused internal bruising and lacerations to the employee's intestines.
2019-04-19	Boston	Massachusett	J. Derenzo Co.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was on the ground spreading dirt/gravel with a metal concrete rake when they slipped on loose dirt and fell onto the rake. The employee suffered a rib fracture and a contusion on the spleen.
2019-04-11	New Boston	Ohio	A & M Refractories, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A temporary employee was helping a forklift driver lift the base off a mold on the ground. The employee's finger was pinched between the lifting loop and the base, causing a fingertip amputation.
2019-04-05	Boston	Massachusett	CVS	Knee(s)	Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending from a closet to the sales floor about 4 feet below. He suffered a hairline fracture of the left knee.
2019-03-18	Boston	Massachusett	Hebrew Senior Life	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee suffered a ruptured spleen after a day moving heavy furniture.
2019-03-10	East Boston	Massachusett	JetBlue Airways Corporation	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking on tarmac between airport gates when he slipped on ice. He suffered a torn left quadriceps and a broken patella.
2019-03-09	East Boston	Massachusett	JetBlue Airways Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pulling a baggage cart toward a belt loader. The tongue of the baggage cart struck his right middle finger against the belt loader, amputating it at the first knuckle.
2019-01-29	New Boston	Texas	VSE Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
While working on a training project (maintenance and rebuilding of a diesel engine) an employee caught two fingers on their left hand between the camshaft and the front of the engine. The left middle and ring fingers were lacerated near the nail and partially amputated.
2019-01-29	Boston	Massachusett	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was on a ladder working on recessed lighting and was shocked. The employee also sustained a burn to the pinky finger.
2019-01-17	Boston	Massachusett	CBIZ Incorporated	Foot (feet)	Trip over an object without fall
An employee's foot became caught and injured on a chair leg in the kitchen area of the office, requiring surgery.
2019-01-01	Boston	Massachusett	Lucy's American Tavern	Multiple body parts	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was working in the kitchen when a heated can of oil spray exploded and burned the employee's back and legs.
2018-09-25	Boston	Massachusett	Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped and fell over a wheelchair. Her right knee struck the floor, and she suffered a kneecap fracture that required surgery.
2018-09-18	Boston	Massachusett	SUNRISE ERECTORS, INC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working in a boom lift to take measurements for a replacement panel when the weld between the boom lift mast and jib broke, causing the employee to fall 12 to 15 feet within the basket to the ground. The employee fractured six ribs.
2018-09-17	Boston	Massachusett	Mass General Hospital	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee became faint after receiving an immunization and fell down stairs, breaking her kneecap.
2018-08-30	Boston	Massachusett	J.F. White Contracting Company	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped while walking down an embankment and fell to the ground, suffering a ruptured patellar tendon.
2018-08-24	Boston	Massachusett	JDC Demolition Company Incorporated	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a grinder when it caught onto his shirt and contacted his chest, requiring stitches.
2018-08-08	Boston	Massachusett	KMF Hospitality, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was chopping sun dried tomatoes when his knife hit and amputated his left thumb tip.
2018-08-01	Boston	Massachusett	WES CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION	Hand(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was placing a broken concrete piece under a concrete slab as support when the slab broke and came down on/pinned the employee's right hand, cutting it and requiring stitches.
2018-06-28	Boston	Massachusett	Component Assembly Systems	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a bakers scaffold when it tipped over and the worker fell six feet. The employee sustained a broken wrist and a dislocated hip.
2018-06-20	Boston	Massachusett	Jetblue	Brain	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving a new vehicle in reverse to an airport gate. When he turned the vehicle, it overturned. He suffered a concussion.
2018-05-30	New Boston	Ohio	OSCO Industries, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On May 30, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. an employee was working from an elevated table to remove a metal casting. While removing the metal casting, the employee felt light headed and was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
2018-05-23	New Boston	Ohio	Precision Home Improvement	Buttock(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was erecting a divider in a storage unit when the employee slipped and fell off of a 22" mobile scaffold. Part of the scaffold entered the employee's backside, causing a severe injury.
2018-05-17	Boston	Massachusett	Massachusetts General Hospital	Nonclassifiable	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was bitten by a mouse in a research laboratory.
2018-05-12	Boston	Massachusett	BOSTON UNIVERSITY	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell from a 6-foot scaffold while removing a temporary wall, suffering a fractured pelvis, knee injury, and concussion.
2018-05-11	Boston	Massachusett	WALGREENS	Elbow(s) and arms(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a box and fell fracturing the left elbow and forearm.
2018-04-30	Boston	Massachusett	US Postal Service	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee tripped and fell while walking to a collection box, suffering a broken hip.
2018-03-21	Boston	Massachusett	RYDER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was maintaining a lift gate when it fell. His fingers were caught between the lift gate and the ground, resulting in a partial amputation of the ring finger and a lacerated middle finger.
2018-03-16	Boston	Massachusett	D.W. WHITE CONSTRUCTION, INC.	Leg(s)	Nonclassifiable
While shoveling concrete debris into the bucket of a mini-excavator, an employee was pinned between the bucket and an existing pier face. The employee sustained a leg injury with lacerations and possibly broken bone(s).
2018-01-27	Boston	Massachusett	C&W Facility Services Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from an 8-foot step ladder to change a lightbulb when a gust of wind blew the lens off. The employee fell to the ground while attempting to catch the lens, injuring both ankles and requiring hospitalization.
2018-01-21	Boston	Massachusett	Big Night Venues Boston 2	Face	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A security guard was trying to bring an unruly customer out of a restaurant when the customer hit the security guard with a glass, causing a facial laceration that required surgery.
2018-01-16	Boston	Massachusett	T&T Electrical Contractors Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a ladder and sustained a vertebral fracture, requiring hospitalization.
2017-07-17	Boston	Massachusett	Tree Technology & Landscape Co., Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee climbed a ladder to access a tree. He fell approximately 10 feet to the ground as he was transferring from the ladder to the tree when his climbing line failed. The employee suffered a broken hip.
2017-06-26	Boston	Massachusett	Boston University	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down steps when she fell and fractured her ankle, requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-21	East Boston	Massachusett	American Airlines	Lower leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving a tug tractor when he collided with a truck, pulling his groin muscle and lacerating his calf.
2017-06-20	Boston	Massachusett	Boston University	Foot (feet)	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
An employee stepped onto a buffing machine to reach an object. When she stepped down to the floor, she fractured her right foot.
2017-06-20	Boston	Massachusett	Cameron Mitchell Restaurants, LLC	Foot (feet)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee had boiled asparagus and was draining the hot water off of it into a kettle. The kettle was not locked and the water spilled onto her feet, causing burns on both feet, including second degree burns on her right foot.
2017-06-09	Boston	Massachusett	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was operating a forklift to empty equipment into a trailer. When he dismounted the forklift, his right heel was caught on the side of the forklift. He fell to the floor, fracturing his right hip and suffering an abrasion to his right elbow.
2017-06-06	Boston	Massachusett	Massachusetts General Hospital	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee tripped and fell to the floor, breaking her arm.
2017-05-23	Boston	Massachusett	BRIGHAM & WOMEN'S HOSPITAL	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was operating a cardiac monitor for a patient when a person visiting the patient sprayed a chair in the room with an unknown material. The employee then experienced respiratory distress.
2017-05-16	Boston	Massachusett	Boston Medical Center	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
An employee was descending 6 feet from an upper roof to a lower roof by stepping onto a stepladder and climbing down. The stepladder broke and the employee fell 5 feet onto the lower roof, injuring his back and requiring hospitalization.
2017-05-08	Boston	Massachusett	Select Demo Services, LLC	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was involved in a fist fight with another employee and was hospitalized for a head injury.
2017-05-01	Boston	Massachusett	BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was carrying a bucket of debris when he tripped and fell over a grate that had been removed, injuring his left knee.
2017-04-18	Boston	Massachusett	A.R. BELLI INC.	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was walking around the outside of a trench while an excavator was removing old PVC pipe. The pipe shattered and a fragment struck the employee's left eye.
2017-04-05	New Boston	Texas	XO Tech LLC	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down the stairs of an MRAP vehicle and injured their knee.
2017-04-05	Boston	Massachusett	G & C Concrete Construction, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting plywood using a powered saw and suffered a partial amputation of the left ring finger.
2017-04-01	Boston	Massachusett	MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee turned the corner walking around a cooling blanket machine in the hallway. Her foot was caught on the blanket's clear tubing and she tripped and fell, landing on her left side chest wall and left wrist. She sustained a left chest wall contusion, left wrist sprain, and collapsed left lung.
2017-03-29	East Boston	Massachusett	Quintiles, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was exiting a bus and broke their ankle in two places.
2017-03-24	Boston	Massachusett	MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On March 24, 2017, an employee's foot became caught on telecommunications wires, causing the employee to fall and suffer a fractured hip and bruised right shin.
2017-03-11	Boston	Massachusett	MSPCA	Nonclassifiable	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was handling a sedated cat when it bit the employee, requiring hospitalization for a possible infection.
2017-03-02	Boston	Massachusett	Suffolk Construction	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing a wall form away from the scissor lift. The scissor lift dropped after it was freed pinching the employee's finger.