DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-05ChicopeeMaEstes Express LinesHip(s)Fall on same level
An employee pulled the fifth wheel release to drop his trailer and fell back onto the asphalt, resulting in a broken right hip.
2021-07-14ChicopeeMaGreif Inc.NonclassifiableHitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was hospitalized after being assaulted by another employee.
2021-06-29ChicopeeMaConsumer Product Distributors, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was clearing a jammed conveyor belt. His fingertips became caught in the belt resulting in amputations to the ring and middle fingers on his right hand.
2021-06-11ChicopeeMaU.S. Tsubaki Automotive, LLCNonclassifiableExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee removed a cap while prepping a tote in a wastewater treatment area and was exposed to sulfuric acid, resulting in chemical burns.
2021-02-12ChicopeeMaCommonwealth Packaging CorporationFingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting corrugated cardboard with a bandsaw when the blade lacerated a finger and amputated a fingertip.
2017-06-20ChicopeeMassachusettVALLEY OPPORTUNITY COUNCIL, INC.Thigh(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was standing on the sidewalk supervising children at play. A child approached the employee and attempted to hug her. The employee was surprised, lost her balance, and fell to the sidewalk, breaking both femurs. She was hospitalized and had surgery.
2017-04-13ChicopeeMassachusettCallaway Golf Ball Operations, Inc.Leg(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking around the waste hampers to size up the load for a forklift, tripped over metal equipment on the floor, and fell breaking bones in his leg.
2016-09-21ChicopeeMassachusettU.S. Tsubaki Automotive, LLCNonclassifiableContact with hot objects or substances
On September 21, 2016, an employee was hospitalized after receiving burn injuries while operating a tempering/polishing machine.
2016-07-07ChicopeeMassachusettDMG MORI SEIKI USAHand(s) and finger(s)Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was hospitalized following second degree burns to right hand and fingers resulting from an arc flash that occurred while replacing the cover on an electrical control panel.