| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-05 | Clifton | Tx | CLIFTON MOULDING CORP. | Multiple trunk locations | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was shoveling dust at a mill house. His clothing caught on the rotating shaft of a hammer mill, and he was pulled toward the machine and thrown to the ground. He suffered four fractured ribs, a fractured iliac crest, a lacerated kidney, and contusions to his elbow and leg, all on the right side of his body. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-10-26 | Clifton Park | Ny | Repligen Corporation | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was feeding a silicone milling machine when their hand was pulled into the milling rolls, resulting in an avulsion of their hand that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2021-10-21 | Clifton | Tx | Clifton Moulding Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was feeding boards into a moulder when the machine jammed. As the employee went to remove the jammed board, the moulder head contacted his left ring and little fingers, resulting in fractures. The left ring finger was subsequently amputated at the knuckle closest to the palm of his hand. | |||||
| 2020-05-08 | Clifton Springs | New York | Alamon Inc | Jaw, chin | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was drilling a hole on a pole during an inspection. When the employee pulled the drill out of the hole, the bit came off the drill and struck the employee on the face, resulting in a fractured jaw. | |||||
| 2020-03-16 | Clifton | Louisiana | Mike Hooks, LLC | Leg(s) | Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle |
| An employee working as a deckhand was securing ropes on a barge when he was struck under the knee by the rope. He was hospitalized with a fractured right leg. | |||||
| 2020-03-11 | Clifton | New Jersey | Tom Krutis Excavation Co Inc | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell from a ladder and suffered a broken leg. | |||||
| 2020-03-04 | Clifton | New Jersey | XL Plastics | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was working on an individual folder machine. The employee slipped and their hand contacted a gear resulting in amputation of the right index fingertip. | |||||
| 2019-04-12 | Clifton | New Jersey | XL Plastics | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was cleaning the ram on a plastic extruder machine when the employee's hand and arm were caught in the machine causing a fractured right radius. | |||||
| 2019-03-28 | Clifton | New Jersey | Swepco Tube LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was using a piece of wood to move a metal tube on a lathe. The lathe amputated the employee's left thumb above the nail. | |||||
| 2019-01-11 | Clifton | Texas | Lhoist North America | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Rubbed or abraded by shoes, apparel, or accessories |
| An employee suffered a blister to his left toe from rubbing on his safety boot. The blister became infected and required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-08-14 | Clifton Park | New York | US Foods, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
| An employee was operating a hand cart and delivering food products down a staircase when his finger was pinched between the stairwell and the hand cart, crushing and lacerating his finger and resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2018-04-30 | Clifton Park | New York | Hannaford Brothers Company | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was climbing a caged area to reach a wooden pallet. While the employee was descending the cage, he lost his footing and fell against a metal pole, suffering three cracked ribs and multiple bruises. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2018-04-19 | Clifton | Texas | Clifton Moulding Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was feeding blocks on the finger jointer and got her left pinky finger caught between the lug and the feeder plate amputating it at the first digit. | |||||
| 2018-01-18 | Clifton | New Jersey | International Delights LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee suffered a finger laceration while operating a mixer. | |||||
| 2017-10-04 | Clifton Hill | Missouri | ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. DBA THOMAS H | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was helping to move an axle from one tripper line to another using a chain fall when the axle flipped and caught the employee's left hand between it and the rail, amputating the thumb. | |||||
| 2017-08-11 | Clifton | Illinois | Presence Merkle-Knipprath Countryside | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| On August 11, 2017, an employee was servicing a lawnmower when his middle fingertip contacted the rotating blade and was partially amputated. | |||||
| 2017-04-18 | Clifton | Texas | Clifton Moulding Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating the finger joint machine and amputated the tip of his left middle finger above the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2017-03-03 | Clifton | New Jersey | Lamart Corporation Corp. | BODY SYSTEMS | Indirect exposure to electricity |
| An employee was monitoring the laminating machine. The machine's electrodes were stuck in the up position. When the employee removed the guard from the running machine and used a metal broom stick to push the electrodes down, he received an electrical shock on the right arm. | |||||
| 2017-02-08 | Clifton | New Jersey | BENJAMIN MOORE & CO. | Elbow(s) and arms(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking when he slipped and fell, fracturing his left arm and dislocating his left elbow. | |||||
| 2017-02-07 | Clifton | New Jersey | PARKWAY IRON & METAL CORP. T/A AMERICAN SHREDDING | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was removing metal pieces from a conveyor belt's magnet roller when his glove was caught and his left arm was pulled between the belt and the roller. He suffered a left radial forearm fracture. The conveyor belt was unguarded at the time. | |||||
| 2016-07-12 | Clifton Park | New York | Manheim Albany | Head and trunk | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
| An employee connected a compressed air connection to fill the compressed air tank when the tank burst. The employee was struck by flying debris, suffering facial injuries and abdominal pain. | |||||
| 2016-06-17 | Clifton | New Jersey | Metropolitan Foods | Head | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| An employee was riding on a powered industrial pallet jack when the pallet jack suddenly stopped and he fell forward. He struck his head on the concrete when he fell off the pallet jack and lacerated his head. | |||||
| 2016-06-07 | Clifton | Texas | Clifton Moulding Corp. | Wrist(s) | Other jump to lower level |
| An employee was attempting to unjam auger blades on the top of a machine. When he dismounted the machine, he slipped and put his right hand out to catch his fall. He fell forward on his right hand and broke his wrist. | |||||
| 2016-05-18 | Clifton Springs | New York | G.W. Lisk | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee reached to adjust a part on the press die and suffered a partial amputation of a fingertip on the right hand. | |||||
| 2016-05-13 | Clifton | New Jersey | US Foods | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee's finger was caught in a truck's lift gate, amputating the fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-04-26 | Clifton | New Jersey | UPPER MONTCLAIR COUNTRY CLUB | Foot (feet) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was mowing the grass using a hover mover. The employee slipped and struck his foot with the mower resulting in a severe laceration to his foot. | |||||
| 2016-01-14 | Clifton | Louisiana | Martco LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee sustained an avulsion fracture to the right small toe when he used a pry bar (7'7" long by 1" square tubing) to apply friction on a belt against a head drum located 8' above the floor. As the pry bar was being removed from the drum, the extended end of the pry bar landed on the employee's right toe. | |||||
| 2015-12-09 | Clifton | New Jersey | Coca Cola Refreshments | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was reloading pallets onto a truck and was returning the powered pallet jack to the truck. The employee walked the jack back onto the trailer in the space available on the lift gate. The jack moved to the right, running over the employee's foot and pinning his leg. He lost his balance and fell approximately 3 to 4 feet off the lift gate platform, twisting his right ankle and breaking his right leg below the knee. | |||||
| 2015-11-02 | Clifton Park | New York | Empire Ambulance | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
| An employee was lifting a stretcher with a person on it and injured her back. | |||||
| 2015-05-13 | Clifton Hill | Missouri | ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. DBA THOMAS H | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| At approximately 8 a.m. on 05/13/15, an employee calibrating the blade pitch in a primary air fan. The fan was tagged out at the time. She rotated the fan blades by hand while wearing gloves. As she pulled down on a blade with her right hand, the blade caught the glove or fingertip of her left hand, which was resting on the flange. Her left pinky got pinched between the fan blade and fan housing, amputating the finger about 1 cm from the tip. | |||||
| 2015-02-06 | Clifton | Kansas | Central Valley Ag Coop | Pelvis | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet |
| Employee was climbing down from the fixed ladder of a grain truck after adjusting a spout. The ladder broke, and he fell 5 feet and broke his pelvis. | |||||