Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-12	East Hartford	Ct	Capital Industrial Group, LLC	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was removing wooden trash from a 12-foot-high platform. He lost his balance and fell to the hard floor, suffering a broken leg and ankle. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
2021-10-28	Hartford	Ct	The Root Center for Advanced Recovery	Arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was retrieving items from a safe when the door of the safe came off its hinges and struck the employee, resulting in a fractured and lacerated arm.
2021-10-22	Hartford	Ct	Hartford Hospital	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking through a hospital when they slipped on a wet floor and fell, resulting in a broken leg.
2021-09-30	West Hartford	Ct	R.H. White Construction Co., Inc.	Lumbar region	Other jump to lower level
An employee was loading a dump truck using a mini excavator. The employee dumped the load and backed up when the mini excavator tipped over and leaned against a tree. The employee jumped out of the excavator and landed on the ground, resulting in a lower back injury.
2021-09-25	Hartwell	Ga	Nestle Purina - Hartwell, GA	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a metal pallet that was stuck on a filler line when a sensor triggered and the filler actuated, pinning the employee between the machine and the base layer of the pallet. The employee suffered four broken vertebrae and a fractured sternum.
2021-09-08	Hartford	Ct	Trinity Health of New England	Thigh(s)	Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional
A nurse was performing a restraint on a combative patient and sustained a tear to his quadriceps that required surgery.
2021-09-03	Hartsdale	Ny	Central Westchester Tenants Corp.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was cleaning carpet pieces using a pressure washer. High-pressure water hit the employee's left hand, cutting the top of the hand.
2021-08-09	West Hartford	Ct	VCA Veterinary Specialists of CT	Arm(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A veterinary employee was bitten on the arm by a cat as she restrained it on an exam room table.
2021-04-03	Neihart	Mt	Showdown Montana	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was riding a ski lift to the top of the slope. The employee fell while exiting the lift and sustained broken ribs and loss of oxygen.
2021-04-02	Hartford	Wi	Signicast LLC	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unjamming a parts elevator when his arm became stuck in the parts elevator. The employee was hospitalized with a broken arm.
2021-02-22	Hartford	Ct	The Travelers Indemnity Company	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a wet floor in a building while walking toward the exit. The employee fell, suffering a broken kneecap.
2021-02-20	Hartville	Oh	Lowe's Home Centers, LLC	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking around outside a customer's home in order to quote an exterior project when the employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken leg.
2021-02-06	Barnhart	Tx	Red Stone Operations Inc	Nonclassifiable	Fall to lower level
An employee was descending a platform ladder after setting up an oil rig platform when a crane hook caught the ladder and pulled it off the platform, knocking the employee to the ground and resulting in broken bones.
2021-02-05	Hartford	Ct	CT Transit	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down the stairs on the roof and slipped on ice, resulting in a torn tendon.
2021-02-04	West Hartford	Ct	ST. MARY HOME	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell, resulting in an injured left ankle.
2021-01-18	Hartwell	Ga	Quality Holdings, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A temporary employee was helping other employees separate bins that were stacked together. When a bin was separated from the stack and slid forward, the employee's right ring finger was pinched between the lip of the bin he was pulling out and the bottom edge of the bin that had already been moved from the stack. The fingertip was crushed and lacerated, and had to be medically amputated.
2020-10-06	East Hartford	Ct	United Steel Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a concrete mixer that was attached to a skid steer and amputated the tip of his right index finger.
2020-08-07	Hartsburg	Mo	Sartain Masonry LLC	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell seven to eight feet off a scaffold onto the ground and suffered a concussion and contusions and abrasions to his arms.
2020-07-28	West Hartford	Connecticut	University of Hartford	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
On July 28, 2020, a technician was investigating a lack of cooling in the HVAC system of a building. He determined there was a refrigerant leak. While showing his supervisor what had been found, the technician opened a 3-phase, 208-volt junction box and sustained electric shock and burns to his hands, resulting in hospitalization.
2020-07-23	Hartland	Maine	KASLO, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
While working on a rooftop unit, an employee's lanyard failed, resulting in the employee falling from the roof of a store and landing on the ground. He sustained broken vertebrae.
2020-07-22	West Hartford	Connecticut	Har-Conn Chrome Company	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was working in the office when they stepped back, tripped over a bag that was on the floor, and fell. The employee sustained a dislocated hip requiring hospitalization.
2020-06-25	Hartley	Texas	Epic Dairies, LLC	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was on an ATV when it flipped on its side. The employee fell to the ground. His left forearm was broken in three places, and the shoulder and elbow were dislocated.
2020-06-01	Hartselle	Alabama	Cerro Wire, LLC	Thigh(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was running copper wire into a large wooden take-up reel when his right foot and body were caught in the rotating reel. He suffered a broken left femur.
2020-05-11	West Hartford	Connecticut	Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On May 11, 2020, an employee was operating a drill press while wearing a glove. The employee's glove became caught on the rotating chuck, resulting in a thumb amputation.
2020-03-30	West Hartford	Connecticut	VCA Veterinary Specialists of CT	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A veterinarian was preparing to give an IV injection to a cat. The cat bit the veterinarian's left thumb; the bite became infected, and the employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-25	Hartford	Connecticut	Charter Oak Utility Constructors	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell into an electrical vault, landing on a concrete floor about 10 feet below and suffering bruises and sprains.
2020-03-25	East Hartford	Connecticut	COCA COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF NEW ENGLAND	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to unjam a pallet on a conveyor. His right thumb was pinched under the pallet, causing a soft tissue amputation of the thumb tip.
2020-03-17	Hartwell	Georgia	COBB-VANTRESS INC	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee tripped and fell to the floor. Her right femur was broken at the hip and she was hospitalized.
2020-02-28	Barnhart	Missouri	MIDWEST CONTAINER	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was monitoring machines on the production floor when he noticed plastic sticking to the head of the machine. As the employee tried to remove the plastic, the machine clamp closed on and crushed his left hand.
2020-02-18	Hartford	Wisconsin	Steel-Craft Corp. of Hartford	Face	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a pipe on the end of an air pressure gun. When the air was activated, the pipe became airborne and hit the employee in the face.
2020-01-29	Dalhart	Texas	Hilmar Cheese Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a dry packaging machine when the machine jammed. As the employee attempted to unjam the hopper, the auger caught and degloved the employee's left index finger, resulting in the loss of the nail.
2020-01-25	Hartselle	Alabama	Diamond Pro Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was molding a rubber weight on a rubber press. He was attempting to move the rubber weight mold inside the press when the start button was pressed. The machine then crushed his left pinky, ring, and middle fingers.
2020-01-15	Hartselle	Alabama	Diamond Pro Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a hydraulic press when their finger went between the dies, resulting in an amputation to the left index fingertip.
2020-01-13	Hartford	Connecticut	Manafort Brothers Incorporated	Leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On January 13, 2020, the injured employee made a 3/4 cut into a 7-inch abandoned water pipe. An excavator operator extended the excavator bucket to push down onto the pipe and finish breaking it off. After the pipe broke loose, the excavator operator hooked the cut end of the pipe with one of the bucket's teeth and started to slide the pipe away from underneath the trench box. The pipe popped off the bucket's tooth and struck the injured employee in the leg.
2020-01-08	Hartford	Connecticut	Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee was changing into her work uniform in a locker room when she had a suspected allergic reaction to peanuts.
2019-09-18	Hartshorne	Oklahoma	Public Service Company of Oklahoma	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became ill from heat exposure while working at a substation. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-09-11	Hartford	Connecticut	Mackenzie Service Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a baker's scaffold.
2019-09-05	East Hartford	Connecticut	Big lots Store #1603	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was outside of the store, at the loading dock, receiving a shipment of shopping carts. The carts were packaged on a pallet, handle side down. When the carts were separated, they shifted and pushed the employee off the loading dock. He landed on his left side, striking his shoulder, head, and hip.
2019-07-22	Hartwell	Georgia	Dixie Crane Services, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was rigging angle steel sections to be hoisted by a crane. A section was lifted by hand and pushed in order to free it from the rest of the bundle. While holding the section, gravel shifted under his feet and caused the employee to lose control. The steel pulled back to its original position and caught the employee's hand against the resting section of steel. He sustained a crushing injury which required amputation of the right middle and ring fingertips.
2019-07-19	Hartford	Wisconsin	Chemical Research Technology	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was wrapping a box of shrink wrap using green banding. While moving around the box, the employee slipped on some of the shrink wrap causing him to fall on his right hip. The employee was hospitalized with a broken right hip.
2019-07-17	Hartford	Connecticut	Crest Mechanical Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a portable band saw to cut threaded rod when the blade cut his left thumb. The employee got an infection that required surgery and antibiotics.
2019-07-04	East Hartford	Connecticut	Pratt & Whitney	Leg(s)	Nonvenomous insect bites
An employee was bitten by an insect. The bite became infected, and the employee was hospitalized.
2019-07-03	Dalhart	Texas	Ag Producers Co Op	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a fixed ladder to the floor, suffering a broken hip.
2019-07-02	Hartland	Maine	Thomas DiCenzo, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
A crew was finishing setup of crane outriggers and then prepared to switch from a 3-sheave block to a headache ball/pill. An employee was helping to un-reeve the crane block. The operator swung the crane over to the side and placed the block on level ground. He got down from operator's cab and checked to ensure it would not topple over under its own weight. He then helped the employee remove pins from the block to remove the rope. The crane operator then went up onto the crane and heard the empl
2019-06-12	Barnhart	Texas	Reliable Wireline, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was on a man basket near the wellhead on an oil and gas rig. The employee was screwing an entry guide onto a blowout preventer while a crane was removing it from the wellhead. The lubricator/blowout preventer moved and caught his right middle and ring fingers between the entry guide and the cap on the frac head. The middle finger was amputated and the ring finger required surgical treatment.
2019-06-06	Hartford	Connecticut	Imagineers, LLC	Ball(s) of the foot	Stepped on object
On June 5, 2019, an employee was installing countertops in an apartment and stepped on a screw that went through the sole of his shoe into the ball of his right foot. The employee was hospitalized to treat an infection.
2019-05-28	Dalhart	Texas	Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking through the yard toward the shop when he was struck from behind by a feed truck. The employee was hospitalized with seven broken ribs.
2019-05-11	West Hartford	Connecticut	Crossmark, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee was conducting a food product demonstration. The employee took a bite of the product and had an anaphylactic reaction requiring hospitalization.
2019-04-22	Dalhart	Texas	Dalhart Cattle Feeders	Leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was standing on top of an auger cleaning the beater bars in the silage box. Two coworkers were outside of the box replacing a gearbox. After replacement, they tested the gearbox, which caused the auger to turn on and pull the injured employee's left leg into the auger. The employee suffered left leg lacerations.
2019-04-18	Lockhart	Texas	Tractor Supply Company Store #502	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person
An employee was loading a steel griddle/grill into a customer's vehicle fell when it fell onto her foot, resulting in a fracture and partial medical amputation of the right pinky toe's distal phalanx.
2019-03-21	Wharton	Texas	J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc.	Hip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was reaching over to straighten an 1800-pound super bag filled with regrind material when the bag gave in. The super bag fell striking the employee in the shoulder and knocking the employee down. The regrind material then covered the employee. The employee suffered a broken left hip.
2019-02-21	Hartford	Illinois	NATIONAL MAINTENANCE & REPAIR, INC.	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On 2/21/2019, two employees were working to repair/resurface a 120-inch, five blade, four-ton wheel propeller inside the propeller repair shop at a shipyard repair facility. The propeller was just removed from the straightening press and the employees were in the process of moving it over to a floor stand so they could weld it, grind it and apply cosmetic treatment to it. They used an under the hook hoist system to move the propeller over to the floor stand. Once in position, they attempted to p
2019-02-15	New Hartford	New York	Sitrin Healthcare Center	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was operating a lift gate on a truck. The lift gate mechanism pinched the employee's left ring finger, causing its amputation.
2019-02-08	Hartford	Illinois	NATIONAL MAINTENANCE & REPAIR, INC.	Brain	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was struck by a hatch lid due to over-pressurization of a void tank. This caused the employee to fall approximately 12-14' to the dry dock floor below resulting in broken ribs, a bruised brain and bruised vertebrae.
2019-01-31	East Hartford	Connecticut	AeroCision, LLC	Arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was delivering a pallet of forging material to a vendor. When he opened the rear door of the delivery truck, one piece of material weighing 456 pounds fell off the pallet and landed on him, bruising his arm.
2019-01-30	Hartford	Illinois	NATIONAL MAINTENANCE & REPAIR, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to load a shaft onto a flatbed truck using an overhead crane. The pull chain got stuck in the hook on the chain fall. The employee reached up to free the pull chain and his right ring finger was pinched between the chain on the overhead crane and the chain fall resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-01-22	Hartford	Connecticut	Granite City Electric Supply, Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
On January 22, 2019, an employee was walking up exterior stairs that were icy when he fell and hit his head on the stairs. He was hospitalized with head injuries.
2019-01-09	New Hartford	New York	Omnicare of NY	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On 1/09/2019, an employee tripped over a floor mat under a chair and fell breaking her tibia in five places.
2018-08-30	Dalhart	Texas	JBS Swift Pork	Multiple body parts	Bitten and struck by animal
An employee approached a hog that had gotten out of her pen. While defending its babies, the hog bit and knocked down the employee, who suffered face and arm lacerations, puncture wounds on the left arm, and a broken left arm.
2018-08-27	Hartley	Texas	G & T Farms	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was working on an irrigation pivot when a rattlesnake bit his right shin.
2018-08-23	Hartford	Connecticut	Sandalwood Management, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
On August 23, 2018, an employee was attempting to repair a drain snake that was turned off. His little finger got tangled in the line and the tip was amputated.
2018-08-19	Hartselle	Alabama	Byrd Maintenance Service, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was placing the chute of a screw conveyor that weighed approximately 400 pounds when the chute dropped 3 feet and fractured his right foot.
2018-08-18	Lenhartsville	Pennsylvania	Dew Fresh Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was removing compost material from a bed, lost his balance and fell six feet to a lower level landing on a board. The employee sustained fracture ribs and other body trauma.
2018-08-17	Dalhart	Texas	Blaine Larsen Farms, Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was connecting a pillar cord into a cellar outlet when a short occurred, burning his left hand and left arm. He was hospitalized.
2018-06-25	Dalhart	Texas	Friona Industries, LP	Multiple body parts	Animal transportation incident, n.e.c.
An employee was penning cattle. The employee's horse fell over on top of him/her, causing a laceration to the upper right leg, a leg fracture, and a crushed pelvis.
2018-06-25	Wharton	New Jersey	Dimensional Merchandising Inc	Foot (feet)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee's foot was caught by a wood pallet while she was sitting in a chair. She suffered fractures.
2018-06-24	East Hartford	Connecticut	Partitions, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On June 24, 2018, an employee was working in the warehouse to prepare the upcoming week's jobs. He used an extension ladder to try to retrieve a dolly from a box stored on a mezzanine. The ladder slipped out and the employee fell to the floor, breaking his hip and foot. His injuries required surgery and hospitalization.
2018-06-07	New Hartford	New York	Sherman Construction Inc.	Wrist(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting open a bundle of wooden studs with a knife and severed an artery in his left wrist resulting in hospitalization.
2018-05-29	Hartford	Wisconsin	Walmart 5463	Heart	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was stocking shelves and suffered a heart attack. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-05-24	Hartford	Wisconsin	Steel-Craft Corp. of Hartford	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the rollers on a running rolling machine with a rag when their right hand was caught between two rollers causing a laceration and abrasion to the right hand.
2018-05-22	Barnhart	Texas	Brigade Energy Services, LLC	Arm(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee removed nuts on a stripper head and was raising the head up over the annular when the head slipped and struck the employee's left arm, pinning it against studs. The employee's arms sustained multiple fractures.
2018-05-09	Hartford	Connecticut	Baystate Contracting Services, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, at approximately 11:15 a.m., an employee was removing transite panels on a construction site when he lost his balance and fell 4.5 feet to the ground. His left ankle struck a small pile of brick rubble. He was hospitalized with a possible broken ankle and abrasions to the left forearm. A lanyard was not connected at the time of the incident.
2018-05-06	Hartselle	Alabama	Cerro Wire LLC	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was running coils through a sealing machine when the coils stopped going all the way into the sealing area. He was attempting to grab a coil that was not properly in the sealing area when the seal bar came down on his left hand, causing third degree burns.
2018-03-18	Dalhart	Texas	Hilmar Cheese Company	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a standup forklift while putting parts up on a conveyor line. He was backing up when the forklift appeared to speed up and move toward some stairs. He attempted to stop the forklift using his left foot, but his foot was caught and fractured between the standup forklift and the stairs.
2018-03-01	Hartwell	Georgia	LAKE FOODS LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On March 1, 2018, at 2:30 p.m., an employee was entering the break room, which had a newly surfaced floor, when she slipped and fell, fracturing her hip and requiring hospitalization. Her boots were wet at the time of the incident.
2018-01-26	West Hartford	Connecticut	Saint Mary Home, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was repositioning a resident onto a patient lift pad with another employee when she experienced back pain and could not move. She was hospitalized.
2018-01-17	West Hartford	Connecticut	Triumph Engine Control Systems	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking into work after parking his car when he slipped on ice/fresh snow and fell to the pavement. He fractured his hip and was hospitalized.
2018-01-09	Wharton	Texas	J-M Manufacturing Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a reciprocating saw and holding the handle/trigger with his right hand. When the reciprocating saw started, it pulled his glove and left fifth finger into the quick lock blade clamp, lacerating and fracturing it. His finger was partially amputated.
2018-01-01	Hartville	Ohio	Hoover Restaurants, Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
While washing floor mats, an employee slipped and fell on the wet tile floor. The employee suffered a right leg fracture and head laceration.
2017-10-16	Hartford	Connecticut	SMG Services, LLC	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending a 6-foot step ladder and missed a step. The employee then fell and suffered a hip fracture, requiring hospitalization.
2017-10-05	Hartford	Wisconsin	Hartford Finishing, Inc.	Head	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was vacuuming water out of a part when the part swung and struck his head, lacerating it.
2017-09-28	Hartland	Wisconsin	Breakthru Beverage Wisconsin Metro-Milwaukee, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a reach truck when he hit a pallet of empty kegs. He attempted to catch a falling keg with his left hand, but the keg crushed and broke three of his fingers, requiring surgery.
2017-09-22	Hartford	Connecticut	ELG Utica Alloys (Hartford), Inc.	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to remove lodged scrap from an in-feed conveyor when his fingers/hand were pulled into a nip point between the head pulley and the conveyor belt, amputating his left lower arm.
2017-09-08	Dalhart	Texas	Caprock Utility Services, Inc	Multiple pelvic region locations	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was welding on a steel casing pipe while laying on the ground. One pipe was on the bucket of a backhoe when hydraulics settled on the backhoe, causing the pipe to roll off the backhoe and onto the employee. The employee sustained a broken pelvis, internal bleeding, and a contusion to the left leg.
2017-08-21	Barnhart	Texas	Patterson - UTI Drilling Company, LLC	Head	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A pole truck was lifting a piece of equipment when the chain failed and struck an employee on the head and shoulder. The employee suffered a head laceration.
2017-07-21	West Hartford	Connecticut	COMCAST OF CONNECTICUT/GEORGIA/MASSACHUSETTS/NEW HAMPSHIRE/NEW YORK/NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA/VERMONT,	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was climbing a ladder to complete a service call. A bolt holding the cable to an adjacent utility pole fell out of the pole, causing slack in the cable. As a result, the ladder bounced and the employee fell approximately 15 feet to the ground. He suffered possible fractured vertebrae.
2017-06-05	Barnhart	Texas	GR Energy Services	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a setting tool to compress a tube when his left middle fingertip was amputated.
2017-05-30	Hartford	Connecticut	U.S. Postal Service	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was crossing a pit aisle. She did not see a forklift and walked into it, fracturing her right foot.
2017-05-26	Hartland	Wisconsin	One TouchPoint	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning and removing debris from the printing press and their finger was caught in the infeed of the press when it started up for a new product run. The employee's right index finger was amputated and the middle finger was lacerated.
2017-05-24	Hartwick	New York	Larry's Custom Meats	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a saw to cut meat when his right index finger contacted the blade and was amputated to the middle digit.
2017-05-12	West Hartford	Connecticut	P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
On Friday, May 12, 2017, at approximately 10:00 p.m., an employee of the restaurant was walking out of the manager's office when his right little finger was caught in the doorframe on the hinge side, amputating the soft tissue of the right little fingertip.
2017-05-09	Wharton	New Jersey	Shoprite of Wharton	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on a wet floor and fractured her right femur.
2017-05-03	Hartford	Connecticut	Blast All, Inc.	Upper extremities	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was vacuuming steel grit using a 4" vacuum hose when the employee's arm up to the bicep was suctioned into the hose. The employee suffered extensive swelling and required surgery.
2017-04-27	Hartford	Connecticut	Block By Block	Skull	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
On April 27, 2017, an employee and a coworker were working on a street corner when two men assaulted them. The employee suffered a skull fracture and required hospitalization.
2017-04-15	Hartford	Wisconsin	Integrity Environmetal Services, Inc.	Arm(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was performing demolition work. He opened a large heat treating oven door. When he opened the door, a piece of metal fell from atop the door and struck the employee's left arm causing a laceration to the arm.
2017-04-05	East Hartford	Connecticut	Garden of Light, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unjamming product from a machine when the equipment started and the employee's left hand was caught in the auger resulting in amputation of three fingers. The auger guard was not in place at the time.
2017-04-04	Wharton	Texas	Cekra Inc.	Multiple body parts	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Two employees were using a manlift to paint the bridge approximately 30 feet above the ground with an identified, energized, electrical power line running parallel to the bridge containing 12,000 volts of electricity. Either the manlift basket made contact with the electrical power line or the power line arched and made contact with the manlift basket resulting in injury to one of the employees. The employee suffered first and third degree electrical burns to his right arm, stomach and back.
2017-03-23	Hartford	Connecticut	Crossmark, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While descending a step ladder, an employee missed the bottom step and fell to the floor, fracturing the left tibia and fibula and requiring surgery.
2017-03-13	Hart	Texas	Wilbur-Ellis Company LLC	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was changing an anhydrous ammonia pump when some of the chemical splashed on him, resulting in burns to his hand, arm, neck, and chin. The pump was not locked out and no personal protective equipment was worn at the time.
2017-02-23	Hartford	Connecticut	Hartford Stage Company, Inc.	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee exited the stage and was walking toward the dressing room when she missed a step and fell to the floor, dislocating her shoulder and breaking her arm.