DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-07-15DayvilleCtSuttles Truck Leasing LLCFoot(feet) and leg(s)Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was off loading ammonia solution at the plant when the connection at the pump truck came off and approximately 500 gallons of ammonia were spilled. The employee suffered chemical burns to the legs and feet due to the ammonia exposure.
2021-04-30DayvilleCtColt's Plastics Company, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing a bad part out of the mold area of a compression molding machine when the mold closed on his left hand resulting in the complete amputation of one finger and the partial amputation of another.
2020-08-12DayvilleCtFrito-lay, Inc.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was handling a rare-earth magnet. The magnet was attracted to a metal plate, and the employee's fingertip was amputated between the two.
2020-02-25DayvilleConnecticutPutnam Plastics Multiple body partsOther fall to lower level
An employee was found incoherent with injuries to the face and arm and was hospitalized. The employee may have fallen from a ladder.
2018-08-29DayvilleConnecticutUnited Natural FoodsAnkle(s)Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was driving a pallet jack toward a cross aisle when he collided with a forklift and broke his ankle.
2018-08-25DayvilleConnecticutWeb IndustriesFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee had just changed a winder. As he started the winder back up, his finger was caught in the spinning winder, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2017-07-20DayvilleConnecticutLake Road Generating Company, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a horizontal band saw to cut metal when the saw blade partially amputated his right thumb.
2017-06-08DayvilleConnecticutWeb Industries, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by falling object or equipment
On June 8, 2017, an employee suffered a partial amputation of his left ring finger when a large shaft fell onto his hand.
2016-09-20DayvilleConnecticutUnited Natural Foods, Inc.Back, including spine, spinal cordNonroadway collision with other vehicle
Two employees who were operating pallet jacks collided with each other. One employee was hospitalized overnight with back pain.
2016-07-20DayvilleConnecticutUnited Natural Foods, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersPart of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee operating an electric pallet jack was rounding an aisle and became pinned between the pallet jack handle and a fixed storage rack, sustaining five broken ribs. The injured employee was hospitalized.
2016-01-03DayvilleConnecticutFrito Lay, Inc.Hip(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
On January 3, 2016, an employee was using a manual pallet jack. The forks were not completely under the pallet being towed. When the employee tugged on the pallet jack, the brakes went on and the employee fell to the ground. She suffered a contusion to her right hip and was hospitalized.
2015-06-20DayvilleConnecticutFrito Lay, Inc.Back, including spine, spinal cordOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A maintenance employee was completing inspections of the battery charging unit. He was in a caged area that elevated him three levels high, approximately 15 feet from the floor. He was lowering himself and believed he was on the ground level. He raised the guardrail bar and stepped out, falling 4-5 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee suffered a back injury and was admitted to the hospital.
2015-02-06DayvilleConnecticutC&M CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A maintenance employee suffered an injury to the right hand during maintenance operations of a wire cabling machine. The employee lost the ring and pinky finger on his right hand.