| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-29 | Cheshire | Oh | Ohio Valley Electric Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was adjusting the position of a preheater basket, which was on a hoist chain. The employee was guiding the basket when the chain was engaged to raise the load. The employee's right little finger was pulled between the chain and the load block, and the fingertip was amputated (without bone loss). | |||||
| 2020-08-03 | Cheshire | Oh | Ohio Valley Electric Corporation | Multiple body parts | Direct exposure to electricity |
| Employee 1 and Employee 2 were working on a pulverizer breaker when Employee 1 made contact with the energized parts. Employee 1 suffered burns to their upper body and face, while Employee 2 suffered additional burns. | |||||
| 2019-07-09 | Cheshire | Ohio | MPW Environmental Services, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
| On July 9, 2019, an employee was using a low-pressure washing system when it failed. A hose or fitting from the system struck the employee in the ankle and broke it. | |||||
| 2019-02-07 | Cheshire | Connecticut | Whole Foods Distribution Center | Brain | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was working in the warehouse when a pallet of cauliflower fell from a shelving unit onto the employee's head. | |||||
| 2018-07-20 | Cheshire | Connecticut | Bozzuto's | Multiple body parts | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a long fork when he struck a metal rack. He was caught between the long fork and the rack, fracturing his left femur and the base of his spine. | |||||
| 2018-06-11 | Cheshire | Connecticut | Asplundh Tree Expert Co. | Thigh(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a chainsaw to cut a stump. The saw kicked back and cut the employee's upper thighs. | |||||
| 2018-05-05 | Cheshire | Ohio | Enerfab Power Group | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a wire choker to remove sparger tubes when the employee's left ring finger was pinched between the sparger tube and the wire choker, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2017-02-05 | Cheshire | Connecticut | Bozzuto's, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
| An employee was exiting a forklift when his ankle was crushed between the vehicle and a raised dock plate. He suffered a broken ankle. | |||||
| 2017-01-09 | Cheshire | Connecticut | BOZZUTO'S INC. | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| On January 9, 2017, an employee slipped on the sidewalk/parking lot while picking up a car to go on an assignment. He lost consciousness, fractured his skull, and suffered a hemorrhagic contusion. | |||||
| 2016-02-24 | Cheshire | Ohio | AEP | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was replacing a pyrite gate on a pulverizer when the gate slipped and struck the end of the employee's left index finger, resulting in a partial amputation. | |||||
| 2015-10-13 | Cheshire | Ohio | Allen Refractories | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee pinched his right ring finger between a chunk of refractory and a conveyor resulting in the amputation of the right ring fingertip. | |||||
| 2015-05-06 | Cheshire | Ohio | Kramig Company | Multiple body parts | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
| An employee was injured during response to a boiler pipe breach/explosion, suffering burns to approximately 50 percent of the body. | |||||
| 2015-03-24 | Cheshire | Ohio | Industiral Contractors Skanska | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee's finger was pinched between a motor cover and forklift forks while trying to reposition the load on the forks. | |||||
| 2015-02-16 | Cheshire | Ohio | Ohio Valley Electric Corp. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee was arc welding on a boiler feed pump shaft that was made of 410 stainless steel. The employee was wearing a respirator designed for Hexavalent Chromium. The employee went to the hospital and was admitted for respiratory issues after finishing his shift. | |||||