Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-03-12 | Hamden | Ct | Burt Process Equipment, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was moving the air pole on the side of a drill press when their gloves got caught in the drill press, resulting in an amputation of the right middle finger. | |||||
2018-06-25 | Hamden | Connecticut | Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC | Forearm(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
On June 25, 2018, an employee was using a chainsaw to trim dead branches from a magnolia tree. He was 2.5 feet off the ground, standing in a tree notch, when he fell. The chainsaw lacerated his left forearm. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident. |