DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-08-18CharlestownMaCasella Recycling LLCHip(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a ladder on a vehicle, landing on the ground and suffering a hip injury.
2021-03-03CharlestownMaCasella Recycling LLCEye(s)Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was walking along a platform when a drill bit, being used nearby, broke and sent a steel shard into the employee's left eye. The employee suffered a cut retina.
2020-06-08CharlestownMassachusettBoston Sand & Gravel Co.NonclassifiableOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While jack hammering concrete, an employee slipped and fell 5 feet.
2018-08-09CharlestownRhode IslandCardi Construction CorporationBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was helping another employee install bridge beams on a construction site on a hot, humid day when he began to feel dizzy and lightheaded. He then began to experience muscle cramping and vomiting and required hospitalization due to dehydration.
2018-04-26CharlestownMassachusettREMINGTON STEEL, INCChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level
An employee was installing metal decking when a sheet moved off its support. He then fell to the next level and broke 5 to 6 ribs.
2017-08-25CharlestownMassachusettCasella Recycling LLCHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was replacing the worn paddles of an airlock on a platform. A coworker on a platform 60 feet away jogged an airlock on his platform and inadvertently hit a second button that started the airlock on the employee's platform. The employee's left hand was then amputated between the airlock paddle and a wear bar.
2017-04-13CharlestownMassachusettLegal Oysteria Fingertip(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a knife to cut food when the blade amputated his fingertip.