Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2020-07-15	Holbrook	New York	Charles M Dwyer Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was moving a generator at a storage yard. While re-adjusting the generator on a trailer, the rope snapped and the employee was ejected from the bucket truck. The employee fell to the ground, hitting the trailer on the way down. The employee sustained fractures to the ribs, hip, and left leg.
2020-07-03	Holbrook	New York	JP Wholesale Bakery LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee suffered a fingertip amputation when their hand was caught in a machine.
2020-02-18	Holbrook	Pennsylvania	Colter Energy Services	Brain	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
A team of employees was carrying a 10-foot section of iron tubing. One of them slipped and the tubing struck the back of his head. He suffered dizziness and blurred vision.
2020-02-06	Holbrook	Massachusett	THE MAY INSTITUTE	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down stairs when she fell and broke her leg.
2019-09-24	Holbrook	New York	Verizon	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was installing cable along the exterior of a residential building from a 24-foot extension ladder. The ladder twisted and the employee fell about 10 feet to the ground, suffering a facial laceration and foot, back, and upper torso/rib injuries.
2016-07-08	Holbrook	Massachusett	Plant Trucking Corp	Multiple trunk locations	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was backing up a dump truck trailer to discharge the load of clay gravel fill when the truck tipped over on its side. He was slammed against the shift stick and steering wheel, breaking rib and back bones and hematomas on his legs. He required surgery.
2016-04-19	Holbrook	Arizona	NPS PETRIFIED FOREST NATIONAL PARK	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking on unpaved terrain. While attempting to get back on the paved path, she tripped on the 4-inch step up to the path and fell forward, breaking her hip.
2015-09-10	Holbrook	Massachusett	New Can Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
On 9-10-15, an employee's finger was cut while inspecting a part. He was eventually hospitalized when the cut became infected.
2015-01-05	Holbrook	New York	NBTY, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating an electric ride on powered industrial truck (PIT). Employee became pinned between the PIT and a steel racking system while attempting to avoid hitting another employee.