Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-10	Edison	Nj	TAYLORED SERVICES, INC.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was unloading a trailer when they tripped over a pallet and fell, resulting in a broken ankle.
2021-09-20	Edison	Nj	Hackensack Meridian Health Hospitals Corporation	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was swiping her building access badge when she stepped into a rut/hole in the concrete beneath the badge swipe station, lost her balance, and fell. She suffered a broken hip.
2021-03-27	Edison	Nj	Amazon Fulfillment Services, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee reached under a conveyor for an envelope and their left arm was caught in the conveyor, resulting in a fracture to the forearm.
2020-09-27	Edison	Nj	Hackensack Meridian Health JFK Medical Center	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An EMT was restocking the vehicle, when her co-worker leaned on the fire extinguisher expelling foam. The EMT developed shortness of breath and was hospitalized.
2020-08-20	Edison	Nj	Unis, LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was working on slab lifter tongs with another employee. The employee was placing a stone slab wedge to separate bundles so that the clamps could pick up a stone slab. The 400-pound stone slab overturned, pinning the employee between the stone slab and the unloading dock. The employee sustained a broken ankle and was hospitalized.
2020-07-24	Edison	New Jersey	MS International Inc	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was cleaning a racking system when a rack fell towards him and hit his leg. The employee sustained a broken right femur.
2019-07-23	Edison	New Jersey	3G Warehouse Inc.	Leg(s)	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee was moving pallets with an electric pallet jack. The employee was backing out of the aisle when falling pallets injured her legs.
2019-04-04	Edison	New Jersey	Steel Building Components Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee suffered an avulsion to the middle fingertip while working on a metal stud machine.
2019-03-29	Edison	New Jersey	Performance Team	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was trying to set a dock plate. A truck was moved so that the plate could be reset, and the plate reverted to its resting position. The employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken leg and broken ribs.
2019-02-08	Edison	New Jersey	Hogg Outfitters, LLC	Multiple head locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was stepping on a shelf while reaching for product and fell five feet. The employee sustained an ear laceration and a head contusion.
2018-07-21	Edison	New Jersey	Actavis Elizabeth LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was doing preventive maintenance on an air handling unit. The employee's right ring finger was caught between a belt and pulley, leading to a partial amputation above the first joint.
2018-06-20	Edison	New Jersey	Alcami Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was moving a glass container of hot liquid when the container broke. The hot liquid then splashed and burned the employee.
2018-04-16	Edison	New Jersey	Nutrifresh	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee was operating a forklift when it crushed his left foot.
2018-04-06	Edison	New Jersey	Stephen Izzi Trucking & Rigging, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a reversing forklift while walking to a building, suffering a broken leg and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-03-09	Edison	New Jersey	Wakefern Food Company	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on snow and fell to the pavement while walking into the building, breaking a thumb and hip.
2017-06-29	Edison	New Jersey	Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was removing a 25-pound cup conveyor part from a storage rack when he lost control of the part and it fell, crushing his finger between the part and the rack. He suffered a left index finger amputation.
2017-05-23	Edison	New Jersey	SILGAN CONTAINERS MFG. CORP.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee's hand slipped into a metal shear, amputating his right middle finger.
2017-05-08	Edison	New Jersey	Maplewood Beverage Packers, LLC	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking down an aisle toward a dock station. At the same time, a forklift operator turned left into the aisle and struck the employee from behind. The employee fell into the forklift, which ran over the employee's left foot, fracturing the foot and toes.
2016-08-31	Edison	New Jersey	Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was disassembling a metal workstation and caught a finger between metal bars resulting in a fractured and lacerated left index finger.
2016-07-26	Edison	New Jersey	FedEx Ground	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
While turning a corner on a motorized power jack, an employee crushed/fractured a foot between the jack and the wall.
2016-03-07	Edison	New Jersey	Quick Chek	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Injured by object breaking in hand
An employee was changing a light bulb when the bulb burst in his hand. The broken glass lacerated this palm.
2015-10-27	Edison	New Jersey	Edison Power	Leg(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee's leg got caught in excess rope while lowering equipment resulting in a leg injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-10-16	Edison	New Jersey	Stryker Corp	Wrist(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
The employee slipped on the job while wearing shoe coverings and fell breaking her wrist.
2015-09-10	Edison	New Jersey	Johns Manville	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee cutting manufactured parts with a vertical band saw lacerated their left index finger, requiring surgery.
2015-07-24	Edison	New Jersey	Clayton Block Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was performing tasks when he reached across a conveyor. The guard got knocked off, and his finger got caught and lacerated in the chain and sprocket.
2015-04-26	Edison	New Jersey	Macy's Menlo Park	Pelvis	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a cord and fell on her left side fracturing her pelvis.
2015-04-03	Edison	New Jersey	Newegg Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
An employee was carrying a box he picked up from a pallet when he caught his shoe on the edge of the pallet and fell.
2015-01-03	Edison	New Jersey	Cablevision	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other jump to lower level 26 to 30 feet
Employee was installing a new cable on a home while working from a Lunar, 28 foot fiberglass extension ladder. A gust of wind made his ladder move and he felt like it was going to fall so he jumped off the ladder toward the grass to avoid the concrete patio and landed on his back.