Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-06-02 | Houlton | Maine | Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was performing maintenance on a rotary star valve when the valve actuated and amputated the employee's left thumb. | |||||
2018-05-09 | Houlton | Maine | Smith & Wesson | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was changing a filter when he fell off his step ladder, possibly breaking his ribs and collarbone. | |||||
2017-09-20 | Houlton | Maine | U.S. Customs and Border Protection | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was pulling the hook out from the front winch on an all terrain vehicle when a coworker activated the winch switch. The winch cable was then pulled into the winch and amputated the employee's right middle finger. | |||||
2017-08-04 | Houlton | Maine | W. T. Gardner & Sons, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
An employee was putting air in a tire when it exploded off its rim and struck the employee, causing blunt force trauma. |