Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-08-25 | Dorchester | Wi | Pinters Packing Plant Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
On August 25, 2020, an employee was operating a vertical band saw to cut meat when the employee's right hand made contact with the energized saw blade, resulting in an amputation to the right thumb tip. | |||||
2020-06-08 | Dorchester | Massachusett | Sullivan & McLaughlin Companies, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell off a ladder after receiving an electrical shock from a live conductor. He landed on an office partition and sustained broken ribs. | |||||
2019-08-08 | Dorchester | Massachusett | Emcor Services Northeast | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was using a band saw to cut a piece of copper pipe when the employee's left finger contacted the saw blade, resulting in a finger amputation. | |||||
2017-04-06 | Dorchester | Massachusett | College Bound Dorchester, Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Shooting by other person-intentional |
An employee was working inside a building when four shots were fired from outside into the building. The employee was hit, suffering a gunshot wound to the lower abdomen and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2016-06-23 | Dorchester | Massachusett | Hannah Environmental | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
On 6-23-16, an employee was cutting plywood with a saw when the blade cut his palm and amputated his pinky finger, requiring surgery. |