Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-09	Burlington	Nj	South Coast Paper North East	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was clearing paper from underneath a sheeting machine when their hand was caught by the machine's belt and pulled into the machine, resulting in amputation of the ring finger and a partial amputation of the middle finger.
2021-11-06	Burlington	Wi	County Prestress, LLC	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was drilling holes into an angle iron using a drill press when a piece of their clothing got caught in the drill, resulting in injuries to their hand and wrist.
2021-10-18	Burlington	Nj	HD SUPPLY FACILITIES MAINTENANCE LTD	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was picking boxes for shipping. A box was leaning against the box being picked; it fell and broke the employee's arm and pelvis.
2021-09-25	Burlington	Nj	Rent-A-Center East, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was trying to collect an appliance/electronics rental payment. The renter's partner and the employee fought, and the partner struck the employee.
2021-08-23	Burlington	Ma	Limbach Facility Services	Fingertip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was doing maintenance work on an air handling unit when he tripped on a condensation line. His left hand contacted a belt, which caused amputations to his ring and middle fingertips.
2021-07-28	Burlington	Wi	Nestle USA	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a conveyor belt power cord and fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured right hip.
2021-07-27	Burlington	Nj	Bjs Wholesale Club Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance on a forklift when their left index finger was pinched and partially amputated by a moving chain on the forklift.
2021-03-16	Burlington	Nj	Accurate Insulations	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing pipe insulation from a ladder. The employee fell to the ground, suffering a head laceration, a dislocated right middle finger, and the loss of a fingernail on the right hand.
2021-02-10	Burlington	Nj	Burlington Stores	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was parking an electric pallet jack. The employee's foot was pinned and crushed between the pallet jack and a parking barrier. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-08-20	Burlington	Nj	THE MASONIC HOME OF NEW JERSEY	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on spilled juice while walking across a dining area. She fell to the ground and suffered a broken left kneecap.
2020-08-04	Burlington	Nj	FRITO-LAY INC	Wrist(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
An employee was moving glass jars when a jar broke. A piece of broken glass cut the employee's right wrist, resulting in hospitalization and surgery.
2020-03-14	Burlington	Colorado	Loves Travel Stops	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking into work from their car to begin their shift. The employee slipped on ice and fell on the pavement. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right hip.
2020-03-02	Burlington	New Jersey	American Custom Drying CO	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped in liquid and fell down the stairs. He sustained injuries to the left side of his body, including internal injury.
2020-02-05	Burlington	Wisconsin	R + L Carriers Shared Services, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was making a delivery using a liftgate trailer when he lost his footing on the liftgate step and fell to the concrete ground, requiring hospitalization.
2020-01-16	Burlington	Wisconsin	Lavelle Industries, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was guiding a top mold plate down to connect to a bottom mold plate when the employee's fingertip was caught and amputated between the two plates.
2019-08-07	Burlington	New Jersey	Garelick Farms LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee went to remove a gladhand lock from a trailer when a yard jockey backed up and struck the employee, resulting in broken/bruised ribs and a collapsed lung.
2019-07-10	Burlington	New Jersey	Evans & Daniels Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was servicing equipment when his right hand was caught between a roller and a drum and his right-hand fingers were amputated.
2019-06-03	Burlington	Massachusett	Macys	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and fell in the store and broke a knee.
2019-05-27	Burlington	Wisconsin	North American Midway Entertainment-AllStar	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
Two employees were working on the Matterhorn ride. A cart came towards the injured employee and as he tried to push it out of the way he stepped into a hole on the machine. His leg twisted and fractured.
2019-05-21	Burlington	Wisconsin	Echo Lake Foods Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was feeding film into a pancake line machine when his right hand was caught on the cutting head, resulting in a middle fingertip amputation. The machine was guarded at the time.
2019-03-23	Burlington	Massachusett	Schindler Elevator	Knee(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee tripped over an angle iron while walking at a jobsite and was hospitalized for a knee injury that required surgery.
2019-03-13	Burlington	New Jersey	Milk Industry Management Corp.	Elbow(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was moving the floor scrubber to an area of the warehouse to drain the water reservoir. He opened the door and proceeded to move the floor scrubber towards the door. The scrubber fell out of the door and the employee jumped off of the scrubber and landed on his right elbow and side causing a right elbow fracture and bruising on the right side of his body.
2018-07-23	Burlington	Wisconsin	LDV, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was clearing metal chips or shavings from a horizontal band saw cutting table when his gloved hand made contact with the saw blade. His hand was pulled into the blade and drive wheel, resulting in an amputation of his right pinky finger at approximately the second joint.
2018-07-21	Burlington	New Jersey	Masonic Charities Foundation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was unloading furniture from a truck to a dumpster when an armoire fell on the employee's left hand, resulting in a finger amputation.
2018-06-19	Burlington	New Jersey	Aerotek	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a platform on a forklift to reach merchandise when he fell to the ground below, fracturing his wrists and shoulders and suffering a concussion. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
2018-06-16	Burlington	New Jersey	GARELICK FARMS, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clear a jam on a plastic bottle trimmer on the blow mold machine when the trimmer lacerated and fractured the employee's right thumb, requiring hospitalization.
2018-05-16	Burlington	Wisconsin	Ardagh Glass Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a disc grinder when a piece of metal became caught in the grinder and pulled the employee's left hand into the disc. The employee's left thumb was lacerated.
2018-03-19	Burlington	New Jersey	HGMG Transload	Foot (feet)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was making a bundle out of individual pipes. A single pipe rolled against his left foot trapping it against the pipe behind his foot resulting in a fractured left foot.
2018-02-15	Burlington	Wisconsin	LDV, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was bending a piece of metal in a press brake and pinched fingers between a piece of metal and the outside wall of the press brake. It was used manually and in a semi-automatic phase. The employee sustained a crushed right index fingertip and amputated the left index fingertip.
2018-01-31	Burlington	New Jersey	APCO Petroleum Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was putting garbage into the dumpster and passed out striking his head. The employee was hospitalized for a head injury.
2017-08-28	Burlington	Maine	A.S. Madden Logging, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway
An employee was driving a logging truck when it went off the road and flipped on its side. The employee suffered a broken arm and broken ribs and was hospitalized.
2017-07-08	Burlington	New Jersey	Express Scripts Pharmacy, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee stood up from a chair, lost her balance, and fell to the floor, breaking her left hip.
2017-06-17	Burlington	Wisconsin	American Bin & Conveyor LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was helping to move blasting pots when a pot fell on the employee's left hand, amputating fingertips.
2017-05-17	Burlington	Massachusett	SHAWNLEE CONSTRUCTION LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered from heat illness and severe dehydration while performing carpentry work, requiring hospitalization.
2017-04-28	Burlington	Massachusett	Sealcoating, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian vehicular incident
An employee was struck by a company truck.
2017-01-16	Burlington	Wisconsin	Aurora Health Care	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell breaking the right ankle.
2017-01-11	Burlington	Wisconsin	LDV, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a table saw to cut plywood to size. The employee's right ring and middle fingertips were amputated at the first joint when the fingers came in contact with the table saw blade. The saw was not guarded at the time of the incident.
2016-09-22	Burlington	Wisconsin	Nestle USA	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
While working on the enrobe line, an employee's left pointer finger was amputated up to the first knuckle by an agitator arm.
2016-08-17	Burlington	Kansas	Life Care Center of Burlington	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was preforming maintenance on a dryer and was greasing the gears when his right middle finger was caught between the gears, amputating his right middle fingertip.
2016-07-10	Burlington	Wisconsin	Quad/Graphics Commercial and & Specilty, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was carrying a water form roller down three steps on the back side of a press when he slipped and started to fall. He tried to catch the roller, and his right-hand pinky finger was caught between the roller and stair, amputating the fingertip.
2016-01-12	Burlington	New Jersey	Mucinaf Construction	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving lumber with a hoe when the lumber shifted and fell off, striking and fracturing the employee's right leg.
2015-09-08	Burlington	Kansas	Life Care Centers of Burlington	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell to the floor while walking down a hallway, fracturing their right knee, wrist, and shoulder.
2015-08-24	Burlington	New Jersey	Express Scripts Pharmacy, Inc.	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee suffered third and fourth degree burns to the arm while installing a rubber gasket in the wrap weal #8 machine when the machine closed on the employee's arm that then contacted the 250 degree heated surface.
2015-07-30	Burlington	Maine	AS Madden Logging Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's finger was partially amputated in the chipper.
2015-07-17	Burlington	Colorado	Blattner Energy, INC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On 7/17/15, an employee's thumb was amputated when caught between a large steel ring and a railing during loading of the steel ring onto a trailer.
2015-06-17	Burlington	New Jersey	BALFORD FARMS	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee amputated the left pinky fingertip while closing the role down door of a delivery truck.
2015-06-04	Burlington	New Jersey	American Custom Drying CO	Foot (feet)	Nonclassifiable
An employee's foot got caught under a forklift, requiring overnight hospitalization.
2015-05-07	Burlington	New Jersey	Burlington Stores Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a rack in the warehouse.
2015-04-14	Burlington	New Jersey	Land Air Express of New England, Ltd	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was hospitalized after a dock plate fell and cut off three fingers on the employee's left hand.
2015-03-29	Burlington	Kansas	Day & Zimmerman Kansas, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a hydraulic vise to secure an "I" beam to the band saw table. The power switch on the vise was triggered, causing the loss of his left-hand middle finger. The employee was hospitalized.