DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-08-19BrocktonMaSTOP & SHOPFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A freezer door handle caused an amputation to an employee's fingertip.
2021-04-23BrocktonMaCopeland ToyotaArm(s)Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was removing a bearing from a joint using a hydraulic press. The knuckle slipped from the press and struck the employee in the arm, breaking it.
2021-03-10BrocktonMaCHAMPION CITY RECOVERY, LLCJaw, chinStruck by object or equipment
An employee was removing an excavator's grapple arm pin with a hammer and a steel bar. The bar struck the employee's jaw, knocking the employee unconscious and causing an injury that required surgery.
2021-03-03BrocktonMaFather Bill's and Mainspring HouseHead and trunkHitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was attending to a client in a facility. A tenant at the facility struck the employee on the head, face, and body, causing contusions and bruising to the head and the body.
2020-09-11BrocktonMaFedEx GroundFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was injured on September 11, 2020, while pushing down on the support arm of an unloading device while a second employee was cranking it up. The injured employee sustained a partial fingertip amputation.
2020-08-12BrocktonMaAllied Waste Services of MA, LLCAnkle(s)Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a 10-foot A-frame portable step ladder positioned in front of a forklift. The forklift mast moved forward and knocked the employee off the ladder. He fell to the floor about 7 to 8 feet below, suffering a broken ankle (which required surgery) and an elbow injury.
2020-08-01BrocktonMaGood Samaritan Medical Center IPA, Inc.Arm(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while walking down a flight of stairs, landing on the concrete floor below. The employee suffered a broken arm.
2020-05-26BrocktonMassachusettO'NEILL MASONRY, INC.Upper and lower limb(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee fell to the ground while erecting scaffolding, suffering ankle and wrist fractures that required hospitalization.
2020-05-21BrocktonMassachusettHart Engineering CorporationUpper and lower limb(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell about 5 feet off an 8-foot step ladder to the ground while putting up fiberglass panels, fracturing an ankle and wrist.
2020-03-31BrocktonMassachusettVETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTERLeg(s)Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was moving a chair from the bed of a pickup truck to a loading dock. He stepped into a gap between the tailgate and the loading dock and fell into the truck bed. His right leg was trapped in the gap and broken. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2019-01-20BrocktonMassachusettGood Samaritan Hospital Ankle(s) and leg(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice in the parking lot while cleaning her car and sustained a fractured tibia and ankle.
2018-09-24BrocktonMassachusettT. F KinnealeyHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating the meat cubing machine when their glove was caught in the roller blades resulting in surgical amputation of the hand.
2018-08-31BrocktonMassachusettUnited Parcel ServiceBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was delivering packages along his truck route when he became dehydrated due to the hot weather, requiring hospitalization.
2017-01-25BrocktonMassachusettGood Sumaritan HospitalHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was getting up from her chair when her foot got caught in the wires under the desk and she fell, fracturing the left hip.
2015-06-08BrocktonMassachusettROBELL, INC.FaceInjured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a rescue saw to cut a granite curb when it kicked back, hitting him in the face.
2015-05-26BrocktonMassachusettECO RECYCLING SYSTEMS, INC.Multiple trunk locationsPedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was standing at a forklift removing the propane tank when a front-end loader backed into him. His hip and back were crushed and he was hospitalized.
2015-05-12New BrocktonAlabamaD&S Logging, Inc.Neck, except internal location of diseases or disordersSlip on vehicle without fall-nontransport
An employee was on a loader step to take out a ticket from the loader operator. He lost his balance when he was stepping down and hit the frame of the loader, injuring his neck.
2015-03-23BrocktonMassachusettInterstate Electrical ServicesFinger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee suffered possible broken bones and a partial amputation of the left long finger while attempting to move a steel grate.
2015-03-19BrocktonMassachusettUnited Parcel ServiceBack, including spine, spinal cordFall, slip, trip
An employee was hospitalized overnight after slipping and hurting their back.
2015-01-28BrocktonMassachusettComcastShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Employee fell off an eight and a half foot ladder and broke a shoulder.