Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-19 | Dover | De | Charles Messina Plumbing and Electric | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was changing a drill bit when the trigger of the electric drill was activated causing the bit to strike a finger on his left hand. The finger was broken in multiple places and required surgery. | |||||
2021-09-23 | Dover | De | United Site Services | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was installing a fence when they were shocked by electrical cords. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-08-24 | Dover | De | Direct & Correct, Inc | Shoulder(s) and back | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone |
A flagger was struck by a vehicle, resulting in injuries to their shoulder and back. | |||||
2021-08-12 | North Andover | Ma | Gourmet Specialty Foods | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped, fell, and struck the back of their head on the floor, resulting in head trauma that required hospitalization. | |||||
2021-07-20 | Dover | Nj | Rockaway ShopRite Associates, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
An employee was using a powered pallet jack to unload a trailer. As the pallet jack reversed, it pinched his foot against another, parked pallet jack. He suffered a broken blood vessel. | |||||
2021-07-06 | Dover | Fl | Uncle G's Bed & Biscuit | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee tripped and fell to the ground, breaking her hip. | |||||
2021-04-14 | Dover | Oh | Olympic Steel | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was removing a part off a conveyor when their finger was caught between the conveyor belt and a metal part resulting in a fracture and amputation of the left ring fingertip. | |||||
2021-03-24 | Dover | Ok | Farrar Construction Co. Inc. | Forehead | Struck by falling object or equipment |
A backhoe struck a vent pipe while digging next to it, causing the weld at the bottom of the pipe to fail. The pipe fell and struck an employee on the hardhat. The employee suffered a forehead laceration. | |||||
2021-01-02 | Dover | Oh | GREER STEEL COMPANY | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee had placed a machine in slow-speed mode and was wiping the inbound feed roller. The employee's left hand was caught between the roller and steel material. Their left index finger was injured and was subsequently medically amputated. | |||||
2020-10-12 | Andover | Ks | Perfection Masonry, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
While working on the top level of scaffolding an employee tripped and fell through the side guard rails to the concrete ground approximately 18 feet below. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left femur and a cut above the left eye. | |||||
2020-10-06 | Dover | Oh | Kimble Recycling and Disposal, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
On October 6, 2020, at approximately 10:45 AM, an employee was cleaning the tailgate on a semi-trailer. While shutting the door, the employee's finger got caught in the barn door hinge. The employee sustained an amputation to the right index finger. | |||||
2020-09-26 | Dover | De | Panda Restaurant Group, LLC | Leg(s) | Other jump to lower level |
The associate was going up to the roof to check the air conditioning unit. The associate jumped off the ladder on his way down and landed awkwardly on the concrete resulting in a left leg sprain and tear. | |||||
2020-09-12 | Andover | Ks | Atwood Distributing, LP | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
An employee was closing a gate. His middle and ring fingertips were caught between the gate and its guide wheel and amputated. | |||||
2020-05-13 | Andover | New Jersey | Nolato Jabar LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was attempting to start an extruder. The extruder would not start, so the employee grabbed the belt to pull and rotate the motor with his right hand. Four of his right fingertips were then pulled by the belt into the pulleys, resulting in the amputation of the four fingers. | |||||
2020-04-06 | Dover | Delaware | The Brick Doctor Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
At 9:30 a.m. on April 6, 2020, an employee was drilling a hole in concrete for bollard installation. The drill bit got stuck in the concrete and started to wobble. The foot then broke free and turned, hitting the employee's foot and knocking him to the ground. He suffered a broken hip and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-08-29 | Dover | Delaware | Kraft Heinz Foods Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was using an industrial size dust collector (vacuum) to clear out a packaging machine. The employee's hand became caught in a turning valve roll in the packaging machine, resulting in the amputation of the right index and middle fingertips. The machine was running at the time of the incident. | |||||
2019-08-13 | Dover | Delaware | HIRSH INDUSTRIES LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
A Hirsh Industries employee was unloading drawer wraps from a roll form. While removing one drawer wrap, a second drawer wrap was released by the roll form and collided with the one being removed by the employee. This caused the employee's finger to be pinched between the first drawer wrap and a closed gate. The employee's right pinky fingertip was amputated between the fingernail and first knuckle. | |||||
2019-08-13 | Dover | Delaware | HIRSH INDUSTRIES | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee experienced a heat related illness after handling filing cabinets on an overhead conveyor of the paint line. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-06-07 | Andover | Kansas | Flint Hills National Golf Course Club House | Shoulder(s) and back | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An arborist was climbing onto a roof from a ladder to trim trees near the roof and fell 10.5 feet to the flagstone and cement walkway breaking both shoulder blades and an upper thoracic vertebra. | |||||
2019-05-17 | Andover | Kansas | SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY | Knee(s) | Other fall to lower level |
A maintenance team member was walking down a set of stairs. He was holding the rail with one hand and was holding a tool bag in the other hand. He lost his balance and slipped on the last couple of stairs. As he attempted to catch himself he landed hard on his foot and felt pain in his knee. He was hospitalized for a tear in the tendon that stabilizes the knee cap. | |||||
2019-05-14 | Dover | Ohio | Dover Chemical Corporation | Face | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
On May 14, 2019, an employee was removing a temperature gauge from a piece of equipment when he was sprayed in the face with a chemical. He suffered chemical burns on his face and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-04-29 | Dover | New Jersey | Arconic | Hand(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee's hand was caught between a hoist lifting crane device and a frame that was being hoisted causing a partial amputation. | |||||
2019-03-26 | Dover | Pennsylvania | Electro Technik Industries | Upper arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee's foot became caught on a carpet protector, causing the employee to fall forward to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken humerus, bruised rotator cuff, and sprained wrist. | |||||
2019-03-02 | Dover | Pennsylvania | Giant Food Stores | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
While cleaning ice from her vehicle, an employee slipped and fell on the icy ground. She suffered a broken hip. | |||||
2019-03-02 | Dover | Ohio | Sanctuary Home Health Care, LLC | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On March 2, 2019, an employee slipped and fell on an icy ramp outside a patient's residence. The employee suffered a broken left ankle, tibia and fibula and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-01-21 | Dover | Delaware | Ahold Delhaize | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting T-bones with a band saw. The employee's fingers contacted the band saw blade resulting in amputation of the left thumb tip and fingernail. | |||||
2019-01-14 | Dover | Delaware | Fisher Auto Parts | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to slipping |
While clearing snow, an employee slipped on snow/ice and fell, breaking four ribs. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-08-07 | Dover | Ohio | Inca Presswood Pallets, LTD | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was trying to unclog a filter on a deflasher machine when the airlocks caught the employee's right thumb, resulting in a thumb tip amputation. The airlock was not locked out and was turning at the time of the incident. | |||||
2018-08-07 | Dover | Oklahoma | Chaparral Energy, L.L.C. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a hose reel to rig up the swivel when his fingers were caught in the in-going nip point of the hose reel chain and sprocket drive, amputating his right pinky and ring fingers. | |||||
2018-06-15 | Dover | Pennsylvania | Pro Pallet, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was using a chop saw to cut a stack of pallet boards when his left-hand fingers made contact with the rotating saw blade, amputating his middle and pointer fingers down to the third knuckle. His thumb was still partially attached at the time of the incident. | |||||
2018-05-29 | Dover | Ohio | Deflecto, LLC. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
Two employees were cleaning rubber out of the inside of a grinder. One employee (the operator) was manually rocking the grinder blades to free the material while communicating to a temporary employee when to reach into the machine to remove the scrap rubber material. The operator rocked the machine while the temporary employee's left hand was in the grinder, and the blades amputated the employee's left ring fingertip. | |||||
2018-05-09 | Dover | New Hampshir | North Ridge Contracting, Inc. | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was on a scaffold removing duct from overhead when the employee lost balance and fell 4 feet to the floor, suffering a broken hip. | |||||
2018-04-25 | Dover | Ohio | INCA PRESSWOOD-PALLETS, LTD. | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
An employee was checking on a maintenance employee who was working on a deflasher when the turn table came down and pinned his left forearm, fracturing it and requiring surgery. | |||||
2018-03-27 | Dover | Ohio | W. L. Logan Trucking Co. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee fell about five feet off the back of a flatbed trailer while securing a load of coiled steel spools with ratchet straps and impacted the concrete driveway below. The employee sustained a head injury, a right arm fracture and a fractured pelvis. | |||||
2018-02-20 | Dover | Oklahoma | Bosque Disposal Systems LLC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking back to the trailer after conducting maintenance outside when he slipped on ice and fell to the ground, fracturing his left hip. | |||||
2018-01-26 | Dover | Delaware | Fisher Auto Parts, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking from the company parking lot when he slipped on mud, fell, and broke his right ankle. | |||||
2018-01-25 | Dover | Ohio | GALES RECYCLE IT, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
On January 25, 2018, an employee was steering a scrap tractor that was brought in on a trailer while another employee was pulling the tractor with an excavator. The tractor rolled backwards, pinning the employee between the excavator bucket and the tractor steering wheel. The employee suffered torso contusions and was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-01-05 | Dover | Ohio | GREER STEEL COMPANY | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level |
An employee fell to the floor while closing a dock door, breaking the right femur. | |||||
2017-10-09 | Dover | Florida | Landscape Maintenance Professionals | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over a tree stump and fell to the ground, hurting his knee. | |||||
2017-09-26 | Dover | Delaware | Tricon Construction Management Inc. | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee stepped into the footing of an excavated site that had wet concrete, which caused second degree burns to his knees and lower legs. PPE was not worn at the time. | |||||
2017-07-28 | Dover | Oklahoma | Road Runner Tucking, LLC | Thigh(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was injured during tear down of an oil rig to be transported and set up at a new drilling site. The employee removed a retaining pin that held the pole upright and the pole fell onto the employee's leg breaking the femur bone and requiring surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
2017-07-19 | Dover | Delaware | George & Lynch, Inc. | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was using a small air-driven chisel to remove hardened asphalt from the conveyor slats of a hot mix asphalt transfer device when a piece of asphalt flew into his right eye. | |||||
2017-06-24 | Dover | Delaware | Bayhealth | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was electrocuted while working on an actuator, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-06-21 | Dover | New Hampshir | VIGILANT INC. | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee's fingertip was amputated while he was operating a saw. | |||||
2017-02-08 | Dover | Ohio | Greer Steel Company | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning contaminants from stripper rings on a slitter head when the employee's left arm was pulled into the running slitter and crushed. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-01-19 | Dover | Delaware | Edgewell Personal Care, LLC | Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
On 01/19/2017, at approximately 12:00 p.m., an employee was walking into the work site when she tripped and fell over the curb and into the doorframe. She caught the edge of the hinged door and then fell to the concrete floor, hitting her forehead and scalp, breaking her nose, and contusing her neck. | |||||
2017-01-11 | Andover | New Jersey | CARTRIDGE ACTUATED DEVICES, INC. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On January 11, 2017, an employee slipped on ice/snow covered grass and fell sustaining broken ribs and punctured lung. | |||||
2016-09-23 | Dover | Florida | Florida Pacific Farms LLC | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was maintaining an irrigation system and fainted due to heat-related illness. | |||||
2016-09-21 | Dover | Oklahoma | Permian Well Service Ltd. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was working on the floor of a rig when a hinge pin became unlatched on the tubing that held the rig elevator. The tubing struck the employee, breaking the collarbone on the right side. | |||||
2016-07-29 | North Andover | Massachusett | Mondelez International, Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
The employee was stocking merchandise and fell off the ladder breaking the left shoulder and knee. | |||||
2016-06-23 | Dover | Pennsylvania | PA Lumber Supply LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was servicing a sprocket and chain on a conveyor belt when the employee's right thumb was caught between the sprocket and chain, amputating the thumb tip. | |||||
2016-06-23 | Andover | Massachusett | Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee fell 5 to 6 feet while moving material into a dumpster, fracturing ribs and bruising the lower back and left hip. | |||||
2016-06-16 | Andover | Massachusett | RAYTHEON | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
While testing a circuit card in a thermal test chamber, an employee attempted to adjust the fiber optic cable connection and received an electric shock. | |||||
2016-06-15 | Dover | Ohio | Kimble Recycling & Disposal Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was helping to lift a refuse bag into a truck when the bag's contents ripped through the bag and lacerated/amputated the employee's right index finger. The employee was wearing cotton gloves at the time. | |||||
2016-05-02 | Dover Foxcroft | Maine | Pleasant River Lumber, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was clearing a jam while the planer feed rolls and pineapple rolls were still running. While he was holding the first board, a second board caught his finger in the split end of the board resulting in the loss of the right index finger above the first knuckle. | |||||
2016-03-07 | Dover | Ohio | R & J Cylinder & Machine Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was pushing a cart of chrome bundles, which were 2" x 12' long. The bundles shifted and pinched two fingers on his right hand. When he pulled his hand out, his fingertips were amputated. | |||||
2016-03-06 | Dover | New Hampshir | Hannaford Supermarket | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee fell from a stepladder to the ground while trying to grab an item off a shelf, injuring his elbow, back, and head. | |||||
2016-02-22 | Dover | Ohio | Tremcar USA | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. |
A maintenance employee was stepping down from a scissor lift when his wedding ring was caught on the safety chain from the lift gate. His left ring finger was amputated above the second knuckle, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2016-02-03 | Dover | Florida | TLC Diversified | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
The employee was working on an elevated platform (scaffolding) removing form boards from a new concrete structure. The employee was tied off to a form board that had been taken apart by mistake. The form board fell 15'-20' to the ground pulling the employee to the ground with it. The employee suffered a fractured leg. | |||||
2016-01-18 | Dover | Ohio | Dover Chemical Corp. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
On or about January 18, 2016, an employee was walking from a control room on a concrete walkway and slipped on ice falling down four steps and breaking an ankle. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-12-09 | Andover | Massachusett | RAYTHEON | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee slipped and fell while walking down stairs, breaking their hip. | |||||
2015-11-25 | Dover | Delaware | Edgewell Personal Care | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was removing boxes from an automatic conveyor because they were not sealed properly. Her movement in her working space adjacent to the conveyor line became hindered by the multiple boxes she removed from the conveyor, so she went to push the conveyor stop. As she was doing this, she tripped and fell, breaking her knee cap (patella). | |||||
2015-09-09 | Landover | Maryland | Smithsonian Pennsy Support Center | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was cutting board for an exhibit on a table saw when the board kicked back and struck the employee's abdomen. | |||||
2015-08-14 | Dover | Ohio | Deflecto | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
On 08/14/15, at 06:15 a.m., an employee tried to unjam a press. The machine was still running at the time and it cycled, partially amputating the employee's left middle finger. | |||||
2015-07-09 | Dover Air Force Base | Delaware | Atlantic Electric, LLC | Hand(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was greasing a backhoe with a grease gun. The grease fitting did not fit, and the gun popped and hit his right-hand palm. The employee was later hospitalized for a minor surgical procedure to flush the wound. | |||||
2015-04-27 | Dover | New Hampshir | VIGILANT, INCORPORATED | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee suffered a fingertip amputation while operating a miter saw. | |||||
2015-03-19 | Andover | Massachusett | VICOR CORPORATION | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
At approximately 1:00 p.m. on 3/19/15, an employee was unsteady and fell while approaching the water cooler. The employee did not have any serious complaints that afternoon and left at her usual time. She was hospitalized for a broken hip. | |||||
2015-03-03 | Dover | Delaware | Bayhealth Medical Center | Skull | Fall on same level due to slipping |
While in the parking lot, the employee slipped on black ice and fell on her back resulting in skull fracture. | |||||
2015-02-08 | Dover | Pennsylvania | Bayada Home Health Care | Ankle(s) | Slip on substance without fall |
Employee slipped on the ice leaving a client's home and broke her left ankle. | |||||
2015-01-23 | Dover | Ohio | PSI Industrial Solutions Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Struck by discharged object or substance |
On or about January 23, 2015, an employee was hospitalized when he sustained a water blast injury. |