Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-21	Cambridge	Ma	HARVARD UNIVERSITY	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level
An employee fell and her shoulder struck the wall. She was hospitalized.
2021-10-06	Cambridge	Ma	Harvard University	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was carrying a stack of ceramic dishes in a dish room. The employee tripped over a bucket of sanitizer solution, stored on top of an upside-down milk crate. She fell to the floor, suffering a broken right hip and a lacerated right elbow.
2021-09-21	Cambridge	Oh	Cambridge Packaging Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a bandsaw to cut packaging cores. As he was cutting the last packaging core, the sawblade cut his right middle and ring fingers, causing partial amputations to the fingertips.
2021-09-09	Cambridge	Ma	Neville Place at Fresh Pond, Assisted Living & Compass Memory Support	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell down stairs, suffering a broken ankle.
2021-08-11	Cambridge	Ma	Cambridge Brands, Inc., a Subsidiary of Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was trying to clear film that had jammed on a bagging machine. The machine amputated the employee's right index fingertip.
2021-07-28	Cambridge	Ma	John F. Shea Co. Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was descending a set of stairs that go from an access roof to a high penthouse roof. The employee slipped on wet plywood and fell off to the side of the stairs onto a roofing davit, landing on his left armpit and resulting in two broken ribs and a laceration to his left lung.
2021-07-28	Cambridge	Ma	MLS Sheet Metal LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
On July 28, 2021, an employee was in a scissor lift and could not reach the work area. The employee fell 20 feet to a lower level while reaching over the railing of the basket and sustained injuries that required surgery.
2021-07-15	Cambridge	Ma	LCL Bulk Transport Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pumping a load of chocolate off a tanker. The dairy valve sucked in, injuring his right index and middle fingers and causing an amputation to a fingertip.
2021-05-27	Cambridge Springs	Pa	Wm. T. Spaeder Co., Inc.	Skull	Other fall to lower level
Two employees were lowering a 6-foot, 8-inch section of pipe to the ground with a come-along. The pipe slipped out of the rigging and struck a 6-foot stepladder one of the employees was standing on. The employee fell to the ground, suffered a skull fracture, and was hospitalized.
2021-02-04	Cambridge	Ma	Omni Environmental	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was standing with his back to a skylight when he stepped backward and fell through the skylight, sustaining a leg injury.
2021-01-21	Cambridge	Oh	Quanex IG Systems	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
On January 21, 2021, a machine that is used to apply an adhesive to the back of solar panels became jammed. An employee attempted to pull the product from the jammed machine when hot adhesive sprayed out of the machine onto the employee's neck and hand, burning the employee.
2020-10-06	Cambridge	Ma	Accord Steel	Thigh(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was rigging structural steel components for hoisting. When hoisted, one of the sling hooks gave way and the components fell onto the employee and fractured a femur.
2020-09-02	Cambridge	Oh	Encore Plastics Corporation	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting boxes weighing 27.8 lbs. to stack on a pallet and suffered a back strain.
2020-08-08	Cambridge	Ma	J. F. STEARNS CO., LLP	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a ladder and suffered a leg injury.
2020-06-25	Cambridge	Massachusett	Joseph Botti Co., Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was chipping on an electrical duct. An arc flash burned the employee's upper torso.
2020-06-20	Cambridge	Ohio	Encore Plastics Corp	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
While an employee was moving a trash can of product, the can fell onto the employee resulting in a broken left ankle.
2020-06-12	Cambridge	Massachusett	Lee Kennedy Construction	Foot (feet)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was operating a scissor lift using the remote control box. The employee was struck by the lift and his foot was broken. He was hospitalized.
2020-06-08	Cambridge	Massachusett	DOW COMPANY INC THE	Leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
A gas powered concrete buggy began to roll down a concrete driveway. An employee attempted to stop it and was struck by the buggy, sustaining a broken leg.
2020-06-01	Cambridge	Massachusett	Fogpharma	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was hospitalized after being exposed to iodoacetonitrile.
2020-01-24	Cambridge	Ohio	Encore Industries	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On January 24, 2020, an employee was removing a plastic ball from the feed throat of an injection molding machine. The employee's right middle finger was caught between the screw and the barrel, and the tip was amputated.
2019-09-03	Cambridge	Massachusett	MIT	Nonclassifiable	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cut while using a box cutter and was hospitalized.
2019-08-23	Cambridge	Ohio	AMG Vanadium, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was at a roaster machine moving a manual cart with a part on it. The employee's finger was pinched between the cart and a frame of the machine, resulting in an amputation to the left ring finger with no bone involvement.
2019-08-11	Cambridge	Massachusett	TURNER CONSTRUCTION	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
An employee bent down to gather tools and suffered a hernia. The employee had surgery and was hospitalized.
2019-06-06	Cambridge	Massachusett	NEI General Contracting	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell 10 feet from a ladder.
2019-05-14	Cambridge	Ohio	NICOLOZAKES TRUCKING & CONSTRUCTION INC.	Nonclassifiable	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was attempting to rekindle a small fire with gasoline to burn scrap wood when the resulting fire burned the employee.
2019-05-09	Cambridge	Massachusett	HARVARD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALITY & DINING SERVICES	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee amputated a fingertip while cutting cabbage with a chef's knife.
2019-04-12	Cambridge	Massachusett	Bala TMP Consulting Engineers Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was inspecting a cabinet when a wind gust shut the door on the employee's finger, causing an amputation.
2019-02-26	Cambridge	Ohio	Schwebel Baking Company	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On February 26, 2019, an employee fell from the lift gate of a delivery truck resulting in hospitalization for a fractured hip.
2019-02-18	Cambridge	Ohio	Encore Industries, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was trying to retrieve a tray that had fallen in a stacker. The stacker cycled and the employee's right middle finger was caught between the tray and the stacker frame. The fingertip was partially amputated.
2018-09-25	Cambridge	Ohio	Colgate Palmolive Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a bottle jam from a trimmer reamer when the machine cycled and the employee's hand was caught in the machinery, fracturing four fingers and severely lacerating his hand and fingers.
2018-09-17	Cambridge	Massachusett	MIT	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee pulled a muscle while lifting a table, suffering a hernia to the lower torso area that required hospitalization.
2018-06-25	Cambridge	Ohio	Colgate Palmolive Company	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On June 25, 2018, an employee was fixing a leak in a liquid dish bottle labeler when the machine started up, fracturing both of the employee's hands.
2018-05-07	Cambridge	Massachusett	HARVARD UNIVERSITY	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee received an amputation.
2018-04-22	Cambridge	Massachusett	Ned Stevens Gutter Cleaning of Massachusetts	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was cleaning a gutter from a ladder. While coming down the ladder, he missed a step, lost his balance, and fell, fracturing his legs.
2018-03-30	Cambridge	Massachusett	HARVARD UNIVERSITY	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee amputated a fingertip with a manual paper cutter.
2018-03-21	Cambridge	Massachusett	HANKARD ELECTRIC CO., INC.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder testing an energized wire in the ceiling to make it safe when his pliers touched the electrical junction box, causing an arc flash. The flash startled the employee, causing him to fall off the second rung of the ladder to the floor, re-aggravating a pre-existing shoulder injury.
2018-01-16	Cambridge	Massachusett	HARVARD UNIVERSITY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee suffered lacerations to four fingers while using a lathe.
2018-01-02	Cambridge	Massachusett	TREVIICOS Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Slip without fall
An employee was guiding a trash pump that a crane was moving into place for a concrete pour. The employee had to climb onto the trash pump base to release the main block hook from the wire rope rigging. As he grabbed the rigging with his right hand, his footing slipped and he grabbed the top frame of the trash pump. In his efforts to keep from falling, he pulled the rigging (still attached to the main block) toward him, which caused the hook to amputate his left little fingertip.
2017-10-07	Cambridge	Massachusett	Bon Me Foods, LLC	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was using a lighter to light a propane steam table burner when the lighter ignited propane gas that had accumulated in the steam table due to a valve that had been left open earlier. The employee suffered burns to the face, neck, right arm, and right hand.
2017-09-29	Cambridge	Massachusett	HARVARD UNIVERSITY	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee received an amputation.
2017-09-27	Cambridge	Ohio	Quanex IG Systems	Elbow(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee walked around a parked forklift and tripped over the fork tines, fracturing the right elbow. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2017-07-05	Cambridge	Ohio	Picoma Industries Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On July 5, 2017, an employee suffered an amputation injury to his hand while performing a routine pin change on a facer. The guard was not in place at the time.
2017-05-16	Cambridge	Massachusett	Fred Williams Inc.	Head	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a stepladder while installing a new HVAC unit, hitting the floor and suffering a head fracture.
2017-03-15	Cambridge	Massachusett	The Charles Stark Draper Labratory, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking in the parking garage, slipped on ice and fell striking the right knee on the ice and concrete. The employee was hospitalized for a torn right quadricep.
2017-03-15	Cambridge	Massachusett	MIT	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On 3/15/17, an employee walking on a walkway towards the southwest entrance of the building slipped and fell on ice and broke their right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-03-13	Cambridge	Massachusett	Delta Beckwith Elevator Company	Head	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On 3/13/17, a ladder slipped while an employee accessed an elevator pit and the employee fell 14 feet to the elevator platform. The employee then rolled and fell an additional 6 feet to the elevator pit, suffering a hairline fracture to the head.
2017-02-17	Cambridge	Massachusett	HARVARD UNIVERSITY	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was seated behind the reception desk at which he works. Dust from ongoing construction activities in the facility reached the employee, who experienced respiratory distress. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-02-10	Cambridge	Massachusett	SDI Interiors Contractor	Ankle(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was balancing a granite countertop that was on the floor when it fell on and broke his left ankle.
2017-01-07	Cambridge	Massachusett	Cambridge Brands, Inc., a Subsidiary of Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.	Neck and back	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee felt a sharp pain in his back and neck while picking up stock. The employee was admitted to the hospital.
2016-10-09	Cambridge	Ohio	Petta Enterprises, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Nonclassifiable
At approximately 2:30 a.m., an employee was power washing the inside of a tanker. The employee got out of the tanker and said it smelled foul. Monitoring was done and no hazardous atmospheres were detected. The employee re-entered the tanker and approximately 10 minutes upon return he passed out. The employee was hospitalized and treated.
2016-09-17	Cambridge	Ohio	Picoma Industries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a bender machine to bend 4x45x36 conduit elbows. As he went to remove an elbow from the bender, the bender's rear clamp closed, pinching and amputated fingers on his right hand.
2016-09-07	Cambridge	Massachusett	Massachusetts Materials Technologies, LLC.	Multiple body parts	Explosion
An employee suffered burns to the chest and forearms after a small explosion of 10% nitric acid occurred.
2016-09-02	Cambridge	Nebraska	Nebraska Corn Processing LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee hooking up the fermenter was sprayed with hot sodium hydroxide when the hose was disconnected. The employee suffered second degree burns to the top of the feet and first degree burns to the right shin, arm and thumb.
2016-06-18	Cambridge	Ohio	AMG Vanadium, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was standing beside a forklift truck, talking to the driver. A second forklift truck backing up in the main aisle ran into a skip pan. The skip pan moved several feet, striking and pinning the employee against the side of the forklift truck. The employee's legs were bruised and swollen.
2016-06-15	Cambridge	Massachusett	James F. Stearns, Co. LLP	Ankle(s)	Other jump to lower level
An employee was unloading/hoisting structural steel members/composite joists from a flatbed trailer truck when the load shifted. The employee dismounted from the truck and landed on a bucket of bolts on the ground. He rolled and broke his ankle.
2016-04-13	Cambridge	Massachusett	Harvard University	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Self-inflicted shooting-unintentional
While an employee was transferring his issued duty weapon from one holster to another, the weapon engaged some keys on his duty belt. The keys entered the trigger guard, and as he pushed the weapon into the holster, it discharged. The bullet struck and wounded his left-hand middle finger.
2016-03-17	Cambridge	Ohio	Advanced Drainage Systems	Upper arm(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was unloading pipe from a drop-side trailer. He lowered the gate, but the pipe would not roll out. The employee went to the opposite side to push the pipe with his right arm. The pipe fell on and fractured his upper right arm, requiring hospitalization.
2016-02-27	Cambridge Springs	Pennsylvania	Meadville Forging Company, L.P.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a CNC machine that had a chip conveyor extending from it. The employee turned the CNC machine off to retrieve a chip ball piece of scrap from the conveyor. As he was retrieving the scrap, the machine was unintentionally activated. The employee's glove became caught in the moving parts and his fingers were caught where the conveyor meets the CNC machine. His left-hand index and middle fingers were partially amputated.
2016-02-02	Cambridge	Ohio	Telling Industries	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was moving a finished part (a pipe) that was coming down the conveyor of the roll former machine. The pipe became jammed, flew up, and hit the employee in the neck. The employee was hospitalized with a neck laceration.
2016-01-15	Cambridge	Ohio	AMG Vanadium, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a 6-foot step ladder, three rungs up, using two spud wrenches to re-align a screw cover. The employee lost his balance and fell injuring his right ankle and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-11-23	Cambridge	Ohio	Shelly and Sands	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
An employee was measuring plywood with a coworker when the coworker stepped on the plywood. The injured employee's finger got caught between two sheets of plywood and the left ring fingertip was snipped off. The employee required surgical amputation down to the first joint.
2015-11-13	Cambridge	Ohio	Don Martin Trucking	Head, neck, and trunk	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was pulling a hose apart when lime got on and burned the employee's chest, face, and neck.
2015-10-15	Cambridge	Massachusett	Harvard Coop Society	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was situating a ladder to dust the window ledge and wash the windows. While attempting to center his feet on the ladder rung, he lost his balance and fell approximately 8 feet, fracturing his right pelvis.
2015-10-01	Cambridge	Massachusett	J.C. Cannistraro, LLC	Lumbar region	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was replacing an underground drain line with a coworker. The employee was bent over when a light pole that was sitting on the ground with the arm section leaned against the wall fell over and hit the employee on the back, breaking two lower back bones.
2015-08-28	Cambridge	Massachusett	Allsafe Scaffold	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee stepped on a loose stone at the jobsite, rolled an ankle, and fell bruising a hip.
2015-07-28	Cambridge	Massachusett	Au Bon Pain	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against object or equipment while moving it
An employee was moving a meat slicer in the trash room. Protective gloves were not worn at the time. The employee sustained a left-hand finger amputation.
2015-07-02	Cambridge	Ohio	Mosser Glass	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment
On July 2, 2015, an employee was rebuilding a furnace when he was struck on the left hand by a piece of steel beam. His left index fingertip was amputated.
2015-07-01	Cambridge	Massachusett	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Leg(s)	Fall to lower level
An employee was admitted to the hospital after falling from a ladder and breaking a leg.
2015-03-27	Cambridge	Ohio	LMI CUSTOM MIXING, LLC.	Arm(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was unjamming a mixer when a door dropped down, fracturing his arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-01-19	Cambridge	Massachusett	Prime Steel Erecting, Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
Employee was descending a ladder when he slipped striking his jaw and face resulting in a broken jaw, nose, and facial bones and a broken right thumb.
2015-01-10	Cambridge	Ohio	AMG Vanadium, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
Employee was exposed to hot sparks from furnace number 1 in the melt shop, which resulted in his clothing catching on fire. The resulting fire caused second degree burns to the exposed employee and he was hospitalized due to burns.