Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-28	Fairfield	Oh	The Martin-Brower Co, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level
An employee was leaving a trailer with the pallet jack he had been using to load it. When he reached the place where the dock plate met the trailer, he fell forward and landed head first on the floor. He was hospitalized.
2021-10-14	Fairfield	Ct	Paul Miller Nissan	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Shooting by other person-intentional
An employee was delivering auto parts at a car dealership. There was an attempted robbery, and the employee was shot in the stomach.
2021-10-05	Fairfield	Al	United States Steel Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was using a remote controlled overhead crane to position a steel chock measuring 3 feet by 2 feet onto a roll. The employee handled the crane remote with his right hand and the wire rope with his left hand when the wire rope caught his left thumb, resulting in an amputation.
2021-09-20	Fairfield	Oh	Salo, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While working in a client's home, an employee reached to turn on a light switch and fell down the basement stairs approximately 4 steps to the concrete floor. The employee sustained fractures to the right wrist, elbow, and knee, and a laceration to the face.
2021-08-11	Fairfield	Oh	Koch Foods of Cincinnati LLC	Hip(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was using a standup forklift to transport a tote of meat into a freezer. The forklift backed into a bollard and the employee fell to the cement ground, suffering a broken hip.
2021-08-11	Fairfield	Oh	AutoZone Auto Parts	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a ladder to a tile floor, suffering a head injury, a broken collarbone, and broken ribs. The employee also lost consciousness.
2021-07-07	Fairfield	Oh	Foxtail Foods, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a machine and partially amputated their right middle finger.
2021-06-14	Fairfield	Al	United States Steel Corporation - Fairfield Tubular	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was using an air wand to remove sand when hot sand was blown back into the employee's face and under his jacket. The employee was hospitalized with second degree burns on the forehead and right forearm.
2021-05-26	Fairfield	Ct	Consigli Construction Company, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee suffered a partial amputation to the left middle fingertip while cutting millwork with a miter saw.
2021-05-20	Fairfield	Oh	Sugar Creek Packing Co.	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
One employee struck another employee in the face with a closed fist causing him to fall to the ground. The injured employee sustained a broken nose and a brain contusion and was hospitalized.
2021-03-25	Fairfield	Oh	O'Gara - Hess & Eisenhardt Armoring Company LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a test fixture for armored vehicle glass when one of the wheels failed, causing the fixture to tip onto the employee and fracture their right foot and injure their left knee.
2021-03-19	Fairfield	Al	United States Steel Corporation - Fairfield Tubular	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was placing a connector to a hot mold. Some moisture got into the mold, causing it to pop. The employee suffered burns to his leg, his heel, and the back of his head.
2021-02-25	Fairfield	Al	Ranger Environmental, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was picking up a paper towel from the floor near a two-phase electrical heater. Loose wiring on the heater and stand shocked the employee's left ring and index fingers.
2021-01-14	Fairfield	Oh	Midwest Container Corporation	Leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was operating a rotary die cutter when he fell onto containerboard on the floor, resulting in a fractured leg that required hospitalization and surgery.
2020-10-15	Fairfield	Al	U.S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was repairing a nitrogen line. Pressure in the line caused a fitting to come off the line and strike the employee, causing abdominal injuries and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-09-29	Fairfield	Nj	Imperia Foods Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee entered a cardboard baler behind a heavy, 4 1/2-foot by 6-foot metal door. A forklift moving a load struck the door, which in turn struck and injured the employee.
2020-09-18	Fairfield	Ct	Fairfield University	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
While returning to their patrol vehicle after dark, an officer slipped and fell down an embankment in the woods fracturing three ribs.
2020-08-21	Fairfield	Oh	Koch Foods of Cincinnati LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was removing meat from a grinder and the blade amputated finger(s) on the left hand.
2020-08-05	Fairfield	Nj	Verner-Cadby, Inc	Brain	Fall, slip, trip
An employee fell onto pavement while loading parts into a van for delivery.
2020-05-14	Fairfield	Ohio	Koch Foods, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee suffered an amputation of the right index finger and partial amputation of the right thumb while attempting to unjam a bagger machine. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.
2020-03-16	Fairfield	Ohio	I.D. Images, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was adjusting a flexographic press. The press amputated the employee's right middle fingertip.
2020-02-19	Fairfield	Connecticut	Tecta America New England. LLC	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee climbed to the top of a ladder and was stepping onto a roof when he lost his balance and fell toward the ground. A coworker caught him under his arms from behind, preventing his head from hitting the ground, but not before his heels hit the sidewalk hard. He suffered a compression fracture and heelbone fractures, requiring hospitalization.
2020-02-14	Fairfield	Ohio	Koch Foods of Cincinnati, LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a spiral inlet belt on a line. A sprocket on the belt caught his left hand, and his left arm was broken.
2019-09-06	Fairfield	Ohio	RK Metals, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over bins that parts were being sorted into and fell to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a broken left hip.
2019-08-20	Fairfield	Ohio	ALBA Manufacturing, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell from the same level while moving chairs and floor mats, suffering a broken hip.
2019-07-18	Fairfield	Pennsylvania	Tradesmen International Corporation	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was running electrical conduit when he suffered cramps and felt ill. He was hospitalized for heat-related muscle injury.
2019-07-09	Fairfield	Alabama	Cache Valley Electric Co.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
After installing grounding wire in rebar mats, an employee became dehydrated and was hospitalized.
2019-06-21	Fairfield	Ohio	Koch Foods of Cincinnati LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
Bleach was mixed with acid that resulted in a chemical reaction and a cloud. An employee inhaled a chemical mixture and was hospitalized.
2019-06-04	Fairfield	Ohio	Cent-Roll Products, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was getting ready to grind a part. The lathe (rotating roll) was turned off but was still spinning when the employee's hand was pulled into a pinch point between the roll and grinding wheel, amputating a finger.
2019-03-13	Fairfield	Ohio	Perkins & Marie Callender's, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
A temporary employee was watching another, full-time employee adjust a whipped topping machine. Rotating parts in the machine amputated the tip of the temporary employee's thumb.
2019-02-25	Fort Fairfield	Maine	K-Pel Industrial Services, Inc.	Pelvis	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was loading a telehandler onto a flatbed trailer to transport it to the next jobsite. The employee was backing the telehandler off the trailer to realign it. While backing up, two tires slipped off the trailer causing the telehandler to tip over on to its side and fall to the ground. The employee sustained a broken pelvis, bruised ribs, and a head laceration. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-02-22	Fairfield	Ohio	Koch Foods of Cincinnati LLC	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was using a powered pallet jack to move a pallet of material. The jack backed into a metal post, pinching off the tip of the employee's right ring finger.
2019-02-19	Fairfield	Ohio	NN Power Solutions Inc	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working with a plastic insertion machine when it cycled and caught the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-01-02	Fairfield	Ohio	The Martin Brower Co., LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was on an 8-foot fiberglass step ladder checking faulty LED lighting in the ceiling using a volt meter when the employee made contact with 277 volts and received an electrical shock. He fell to the floor, hitting his head.
2018-09-21	Fairfield	Ohio	MB Manufacturing Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to retrieve a plank that was stuck under a log at a log table when the log table was lowered down on his hand, resulting in a left ring finger amputation.
2018-09-20	Fairfield	Ohio	Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On 9/20/2018, an employee was using a spatula to break up clumps of sugar in a commercial mixer when the mixing blades grabbed the spatula, pulling the employee's hand into the blades and resulting in an amputation of the left index fingertip. The mixer was running at the time of the incident.
2018-08-18	Fairfield	Ohio	Koch Foods of Cincinnati LLC	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
On August 18, 2018, an employee was cleaning the fryer room when another employee inadvertently sprayed the employee's eyes with a caustic gel cleaner.
2018-07-07	Fairfield	Ohio	Mohon Blasting and Coatings LLC	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was sandblasting walls. As the employee reached to sand blast a spot, the ladder became unbalanced. The employee fell and the blast stream contacted his left hand and wrist causing abrasions requiring a skin graft and nerve damage.
2018-07-07	Fairfield	Ohio	Aero Fulfillment	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was dismounting a ladder when the ring on her ring finger was caught on metal material holding up a conveyor system, resulting in an amputation to her ring finger.
2018-06-13	Fairfield	Connecticut	Fairfield Insulation	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was working on a ladder attaching gutters to the roof. The ladder started sliding to the right and the employee jumped 18 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a fracture in his lower vertebrae and possible ligament damage to his knee.
2018-06-08	Fairfield	California	Matrix Providers Inc.	Neck and back	Trip over an object without fall
An employee was assisting a patient sit up in bed, turned, and got tangled in the alternating leg pressure cord causing her to trip, but not fall. She sustained neck and back strain.
2018-05-15	Fairfield	Pennsylvania	Landscapes Unlimited	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a stool while walking behind a snack bar, falling to the floor and fracturing the right hip.
2018-05-01	Fairfield	Ohio	AAA Club Alliance, Inc.	Leg(s)	Slip without fall
An employee was working on a catalytic converter when he slipped and injured his leg. His leg swelled and the employee was hospitalized.
2018-04-09	Fairfield	Ohio	G & W PRODUCTS LLC	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was fabricating a four-post stand. While the employee was bolting the stand together, one of the posts (weighing approximately 1,500 pounds) fell over and struck the employee's head. The impact resulted in fractures to the C6 and C7 vertebrae and a laceration to the employee's head.
2018-03-22	Fairfield	Ohio	Fischer Manufacturing, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
On 3/22/2018, an employee was attempting to remove glue buildup from a machine's rollers when the machine's cutting knife amputated the employee's right middle finger. The machine's gate was open at the time of the incident.
2018-03-13	Fairfield	Ohio	ALBA Manufacturing, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was machining holes into a piece of channel flange when the employee's finger was pinched and then amputated.
2018-02-25	Fairfield	Ohio	The Kroger Co.	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
After operating a deli slicer, an employee turned and slipped on lunchmeat that was on the floor. The employee suffered left tibia and fibula fractures, requiring hospitalization.
2018-01-24	Fairfield	Alabama	United States Steel Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to unjam a pipe that was stalled in a hydro tester. The employee was able to clear the stall, at which point the hydro tester allowed another pipe to enter it. The employee's right thumb was then caught between the two pipes, amputating it at the middle joint.
2017-08-31	Fairfield	Texas	Chris Christensen Systems	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
Two employees became nauseated and began vomiting after unloading chemicals from the truck. One employee was hospitalized.
2017-08-12	Fairfield	New Jersey	PANERA, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was closing the rollup door of a trailer parked at the loading dock when his third and fourth fingers on his right hand were caught between the door panels, amputating his third fingertip and crushing his fourth fingertip.
2017-07-20	North Fairfield	Ohio	DRW Packing	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was trying to start a conveyor when his right pinky fingertip was caught and amputated between the belt and pulley. The belt was unguarded at the time.
2017-07-04	Fairfield	Ohio	Rumpke Waste and Recycling Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was tipping recycling waste containers into the truck. He was actuating the lever with his right hand while his left hand was on top of the container tipper. The employee suffered a partial amputation of the left index finger.
2017-03-30	Fairfield	Pennsylvania	Metropolitan-Edison	Fingertip(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was reading a meter at a residence when she was bitten by a dog and suffered the amputation of her right pinky fingertip.
2016-10-04	Fort Fairfield	Maine	Lucerne Farms, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to fix the gusset of a bag on a bagging machine when the machine closed on his fingers, amputating his right middle fingertip and lacerating his right index fingertip. The guard was in place at the time.
2016-07-14	Fairfield	Ohio	Frisch's Restaurants, Inc.	Multiple lower extremities locations	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee filled a mop bucket with hot water. When the employee moved the bucket, hot water splashed onto and burned his right shin, ankle, and foot.
2016-04-03	Fairfield	New Jersey	PANERA, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While operating a divider, an employee's hand entered the guillotine, amputating the right-hand fingertip.
2016-01-19	Fairfield	New Jersey	MIDDLE ATLANTIC PRODUCTS, INC.	Hand(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was spot welding on 01/19/16 when a spark burned his right hand. The employee was later admitted to the hospital when the burn became infected.
2015-12-14	Fairfield	New Jersey	Allergen Free Bakers LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's finger was amputated while operating a cookie wrapping machine.
2015-11-20	Fairfield	Ohio	MB Manufacturing Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On or about November 20, 2015, a clipper machine operator amputated the right middle fingertip while cutting bundles of veneer.
2015-11-19	Fairfield	Ohio	Koch Foods of Cincinnati LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee got her finger pinched in the conveyor on the packaging line resulting in the amputation of the left ring fingertip.
2015-10-29	Fairfield	Ohio	Foxtail Foods	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
On October 29, 2015, an temporary employee's left foot small toe was amputated when a cart tipped over and fell on his left foot.
2015-10-13	Fairfield	Pennsylvania	Treesmiths Inc.	Hand(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was hospitalized with a severe hand injury involving nerve damage after slipping and falling from a branch while attempting to cut down a tree.
2015-10-13	Fairfield	Maine	Power Specialist Associates, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was wire brushing the interior of the #1 recovery boiler's forced draft fan duct. He lost his footing, the fan blades moved, and he fell into the duct. He fell approximately 25 feet to the 10th level of the boiler. He suffered a compound fracture of the right leg and dislocated the right shoulder and elbow.
2015-09-09	Fairfield	Pennsylvania	Ellsworth Electric, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was moving a new transformer into location. The employee leaned against the old transformer, which was still energized, causing metal to push into the energized bus bar. An arc flash occurred, and the employee sustained burns.
2015-08-25	Fairfield	New Jersey	FAIRFIELD GOURMET FOODS Corp.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while standing on the raised forks of a fork truck injuring his hand and leg.
2015-08-11	Fairfield	Ohio	KAO U.S.A.	Skull	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
The employee was operating a forklift and hit a steel beam. The employee's head struck the steel beam resulting in a fractured skull.
2015-08-04	Fairfield	Ohio	Takumi Stamping Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On or about August 4, 2015, an employee was staging coils with a crane. The two coils came together, pinching and amputating the employee's left middle finger.
2015-08-03	Fairfield	New Jersey	Allergen Free Bakers	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On August 3, 2015, at approximately 8:48 a.m., an employee was operating a pie and tart press machine. The employee's hand reached into the machine, and his finger got squeezed between both plates during the pressing process. His fingertip was amputated.
2015-07-13	Fairfield	Connecticut	The United Illuminating Company	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Employee received electrical shock and burns while working on a 7K distribution panel.
2015-05-21	Fairfield	New Jersey	MIDDLE ATLANTIC PRODUCTS, INC.	Pelvis	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was moving backwards with a loaded pallet jack when he tripped and fell back on his hip area. The injury led to a pelvic fracture and hospitalization.
2015-04-29	Fairfield	Ohio	Reddy Electric Co.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
On or about 4/29/15, an employee was shocked and fell off a ladder while putting in electrical wiring.
2015-04-22	Fairfield	Illinois	ELASTEC/AMERICAN MARINE INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee was operating a radio frequency machine when he received an electrical shock to his left-hand ring finger on 4/22/15. He was hospitalized.