DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-06-11HolyokeMaU.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On June 11, 2021, an employee was reaching for a part when a machine cycled, causing an amputation to the employee's right middle fingertip.
2021-02-03HolyokeCoSEABOARD FOODS, LPFingertip(s)Struck by animal, n.e.c.
An employee was at a sow farm conducting feeding operations. The employee was cleaning the feed-in feeder when his hand startled a sow. The sow thrust her head upwards, catching the employee's left ring finger between the sow's head and the top support bar of the feeder. The fingertip was amputated.
2020-09-29HolyokeMaInternational Container Co. LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On September 29, 2020, an employee's fingers on both hands were crushed in a press brake machine while bending steel pieces. Eight fingers were amputated. Six fingers were reattached.
2020-03-31HolyokeColoradoJack's Bean Company, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was servicing a conveyor belt when the chain caught his fingers, amputating his right index and middle fingers.
2020-02-26HolyokeMassachusettAdvantage SolutionsHip(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was moving cereal boxes on shelves while on a step stool. The employee mis-stepped while descending the step stool and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left hip and injury to the left wrist and left leg.
2018-04-17HolyokeColoradoNE Colorado Cellular, IncHip(s)Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was helping another employee move a RRU from the top of a wooden tower pole to the bottom. Another employee was holding onto a piece of conduit when a gust of wind picked up the conduit. The conduit came down, striking and possibly fracturing the injured employee's right hip.
2018-04-06HolyokeMassachusettEDARON, INC.Fingertip(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a powered industrial truck (PIT) in reverse. The employee's hand was outside of the PIT when it came into contact with a skid, crushing the employee's index and middle fingers and resulting in two fingertip amputations.
2018-02-13HolyokeMassachusettEDARON, INC.Hand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was setting up the press brake when the machine started amputating the employee's right hand.
2017-04-11HolyokeMassachusettDAVID R. NORTHUP, ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORSFinger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On April 11, 2017, an employee was cutting wire with a hand-held cable cutter and suffered a partial amputation of the right thumb.
2016-09-14HolyokeMassachusettGEELEHER ENTERPRISES, INC.Upper arm(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was sizing a 15" piece of reinforced concrete pipe with a cut off saw when the saw kicked back, striking and lacerating the employee's upper left arm. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-04-28HolyokeMassachusettU.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC, Roller Chain Holyoke PlantForearm(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was operating a heat treat furnace. The employee's arm was caught in the furnace door as it closed, amputating it above the elbow.
2016-03-15HolyokeMassachusettBAYSTATE HEALTH, INC.Leg(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee tripped and fell while walking down an internal staircase resulting in a broken leg and in-patient hospitalization.
2016-02-13HolyokeMassachusettSealed Air Corporation (US)Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While clearing a jam on a material grinder, an employee's fingers came into contact with the material grinder blades. The middle and ring fingers were amputated to the proximal joint. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.