DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2019-04-26West GardinerMaineWYMAN & SIMPSONBrainOther fall to lower level
While unloading a tractor-trailer, an employee fell off the flatbed trailer platform to the ground. The employee suffered a broken skull and possible brain bleeding.
2019-04-02GardinerMainePine State Trading Co.Fingertip(s)Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was taking a half-keg of beer off his truck. The keg fell onto his right ring finger, crushing it and causing the amputation of the fingertip.
2018-07-23GardinerNew YorkTuthilltown Spirits, LLC.Ankle(s) and leg(s)Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was carrying a pitcher with a heavy-duty caustic liquid cleaner (containing 50% sodium hydroxide) to a large drum. The liquid spilled onto his legs, causing third-degree chemical burns to his ankles/shins. He was hospitalized.
2017-05-11GardinerMontanaXANTERRA PARKS & RESORTSFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was guiding horses through a gate and into a corral for mane shaving when a horse pulled on its halter, causing the employee's left hand to become trapped between the stock and gate. The employee suffered a broken left thumb.
2017-01-09GardinerMaineAugusta Fuel CompanyMultiple body partsIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee was making a home delivery of propane when the gas released and ignited, causing a flash fire that burned his right hand, left leg, and face.
2016-08-24GardinerMaineN.S. GILES FOUNDATIONSLower leg(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was loading plywood onto a pallet to be lifted out of a tank. Three sheets of plywood fell on the employee causing the employee to fall and fracture the left tibia and fibula.
2015-10-26GardinerMaineR C ManagementLeg(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was working the front counter when a counter top refrigerator slipped off the counter and struck her left leg. She was hospitalized with a deep laceration and contusion to her left leg.
2015-09-25GardinerNew YorkVictorian Builders & Remodeling, Inc.Upper and lower limb(s)Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On September 25, 2015, at approximately 11:00 to 11:30 a.m., an employee was working from a ladder and reached for a nail gun. The ladder slid down the wall approximately 15 feet to the ground. The employee broke his left arm and left leg.
2015-08-05GardinerMaineMaine General HospitalFinger(s), fingernail(s)Nonclassifiable
An employee amputated two fingers.