Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2020-09-24	East Rutherford	Nj	Star-Glo Industries, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was pushing a metal mold onto a shelf. When the employee pushed on the top bar, it glided and the employee's right middle finger was pinched between it and the surface of the mold. The fingertip was amputated from the bottom of the nail to the top.
2019-09-17	East Rutherford	New Jersey	Epta America LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall, slip, trip
An employee fell and required hospitalization.
2019-01-16	East Rutherford	New Jersey	Icelandirect Inc.	Leg(s)	Jump from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was taking a photo of a product shelved in an upper part of the warehouse. As she was climbing a warehouse extension ladder, it slid downwards. She jumped from the ladder and hit the floor, breaking both legs.
2017-09-25	East Rutherford	New Jersey	On Target Staffing, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was unloading 5-gallon pails from a pail conveyor roller when his left hand became stuck in the pail rollers, amputating his middle fingertip. The rollers were unguarded at the time.
2017-02-02	East Rutherford	New Jersey	Sun Chemical Inc	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a tanker while changing the caps, suffering a head injury.
2016-08-23	East Rutherford	New Jersey	SP Plus Corporation	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stepping down from a 24-inch-high ledge with a safety cone when he lost his balance and fell to the ground, fracturing his right pelvis and requiring hospitalization.
2016-08-02	East Rutherford	New Jersey	Diamond Chemicals	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was adjusting a washer machine when the heavy metal door fell off and hit his leg, causing a leg injury.
2016-05-21	East Rutherford	New Jersey	Joseph Epstein Food Enterprises, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
After clearing debris from the chain of a machine, an employee noticed the bolts that held in the sealing die were loose. As he was attempting to tighten the bolts, the die came up and crushed two of his fingertips.
2016-01-06	East Rutherford	New Jersey	Allied Building Products, Corp.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on the bed of a truck and was attempting to position a V-Board. The employee stepped over shingle skids to strap the load down and fell sideways off the truck, fracturing ribs.