DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-26HammondLaMasterliner IncToes(s), toenail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a nip roller machine when their right foot became caught in the machine, resulting an a toe amputation.
2021-10-21HammontonNjSpecialty Rental & Attachment Company, Inc.HeadInjured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was changing out a pin with a pry bar when the bar became stuck. As the bar freed, it swung around and hit the employee in the head, resulting in an injury.
2021-08-19HammondsportNyO'CONNELL ELECTRIC CO.Multiple body partsFall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet
Two employees were on a utility pole, shifting position and equipment, when the pole broke. The employees fell 15 feet. Employee 1 suffered a broken jaw, a broken nose, and a broken vertebra and was hospitalized. Employee 2 was treated and released.
2021-03-25HammontonNjPilot Thomas Logistics, LLCBrainOther fall to lower level
An employee was unloading oil and fell from the truck to the ground, resulting in a loss of consciousness and lacerations to the head.
2020-03-10HammontonNew JerseyConsalo Family FarmsBrainStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
The injured employee was cutting tree branches with other employees, when a tree branch fell and struck the injured employee in the head. The employee sustained a bruised head and a possible concussion.
2019-08-31HammondLouisianaSanderson Farms, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was descending a ladder when his hand was caught in a shackle. He received a laceration to the right palm, near amputation to the right ring finger, and a fracture/dislocation of the right middle finger.
2019-02-16HammondLouisianaAAA Rent AllEye(s)Explosion, n.e.c.
After being removed from a charger, a dead forklift battery exploded in an employee's face. The battery acid caused an eye injury.
2019-01-14HammondWisconsinGuy Metals IncLower leg(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was loading a metal pipe on a flatbed semi-trailer when the employee fell off the side of the flatbed semi-trailer. After the employee fell off the trailer, the pipe shifted position, rolled off the trailer, and landed on the employee's left leg. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured lower left leg.
2018-08-18HammondLouisianaRoehl TransportHead and trunkNonclassifiable
An off-duty employee felt ill and pulled his truck over in a store parking lot to sleep in the cab. He was found unresponsive after falling in the parking lot, suffering head and rib injuries that required hospitalization.
2018-04-10HammontonNew JerseyINTEGRITY MEDICAL DEVICES, INC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was installing a new roll of paper in a machine when the paper became jammed. As the employee tried to pull the paper out, the machine's cross-cutter knife amputated two of the employee's fingers. The machine was unguarded and active at the time.
2018-03-02HammontonNew JerseyAmerican GalvanizingFoot (feet)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was loading material onto a metal catwalk when a forklift hit the catwalk, causing it to fall off the dunnage supporting it and onto the employee's foot. His foot was crushed and required hospitalization.
2018-02-15HammonOklahomaUnit Drilling CompanyFinger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was changing liners in the mud pump and got his right index finger smashed between the liner and sledge hammer.
2018-01-17HammondLouisianaSouthern FoodsAnkle(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking across the street going toward the main entrance of the plant when he slipped and fell on the icy road, breaking his right ankle.
2018-01-15HammondLouisianaEnergy DispatchUpper and lower limb(s)Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was delivering fuel to a store when his pants caught on fire. He sustained burns to both legs and his left hand.
2017-10-11HammondLouisianaFerrellgasNonclassifiableFire
Two employees were filling cylinders when a flash fire occurred. They suffered first and second degree burns. One employee was hospitalized.
2017-02-11HammondLouisianaSUNSHINE STATE DAIRY FARMS, LLC Foot (feet)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working with a palletizer to restock pallets of milk crates when his foot was caught and crushed between the pallet and a catwalk.
2017-01-27HammondLouisianaSanderson Farms, Inc. (Processing Division)Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was observing a switch operation during troubleshooting and got a finger caught in the motor belt resulting in two fingertip amputations.
2016-08-25HammondLouisianaCharter Communications, LLC.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was in training requalifying for ladders. The employee was climbing an extension ladder, got dizzy due to heat stress, and fell about 15 feet.
2016-08-01HammondLouisianaLouisiana 1st Choice Auto Auction, LLCBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered a possible heat related injury.
2016-04-02HammondLouisianaSanderson Farms, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While using a water hose to wash down a piece of equipment, an employee contacted the equipment and amputated the left thumb.
2016-03-12HammondLouisianaCharter Communications, LLC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against object or equipment while moving it
An employee was installing cable when a piece of the metal strains went into his finger. His finger became swollen, and he was hospitalized with an infection.
2016-01-25HammondWisconsinGuy Metals IncFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
At approximately 2:30 p.m., on 1/25/16, an employee operating a metal polishing machine lifted a curtain to wipe down the feed rollers on the machine. The employee's left-hand little finger was caught between the feed roller and the metal plate and had to be surgically amputated at the second knuckle.
2016-01-15HammondLouisianaSanderson Farms Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee amputated the left ring fingertip while operating a deboning machine.
2015-12-19HammondOregonBERGERSON CONSTRUCTION, INC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to connect alligator clips to a battery inside of a welding machine. The machine was running and the fan severely lacerated his right index and middle fingers. The index finger was also dislocated.
2015-09-23HammondLouisianaWalmartToes(s), toenail(s)Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Two employees were moving a shelving unit. The unit slipped and fell onto the employee's right big toe fracturing it.
2015-07-29HammondLouisianaheritage crystal cleanBack, including spine, spinal cordOther fall to lower level
An employee fell from the top of drums loaded on the rear of his service truck while trying to reach absorbent materials. He struck the shelves in the truck, straining and tearing a back muscle.
2015-05-16HammondLouisianaCommunity Motors, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was sanding a golf cart belt with sand paper while the golf cart was running. The belt caught his fingers and pulled them into the system, amputating his left-hand middle and index fingertips.
2015-04-10HammondLouisianaCharter Communications, LLCLeg(s)Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was attempting to hang a 365' drop from the house to the connector wire. He placed his ladder on the strand and proceeded to climb it. The ladder began to slide sideways; the employee started climbing down but was thrown off the ladder at an elevation of approximately 10 feet. The employee landed in a ditch and suffered a compound fracture of the leg. The ladder was at an approximately 40-degree angle when the employee was thrown from it.
2015-03-02HammondLouisianaLouisiana Machinery, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing a pump from a roller machine. He took his gloves off to remove bolts. The 86-lb. pump slipped; he went to grab it, and his finger was sheered off between the pump and the frame of the machine.
2015-01-14HammontonNew JerseyMathis Construction Co.Lower leg(s)Struck by discharged or flying object, n.e.c.
An employee was struck in the shin by the fitting of a water hose when it whipped around after being blown with air from a compressor.