Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-04-03	Jersey City	Nj	Bath & Body Works LLC	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder retrieving a box of soap from the top shelf of a storage room. The employee lost balance and fell from the ladder to the floor resulting in contusions to the head and back and numbness in the right arm and hand.
2021-03-03	Jersey City	Nj	HR Plus/Galaxy Recyling	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a garbage truck to the ground, breaking his left wrist. He was hospitalized.
2020-09-15	Jersey City	Nj	Rent-A-Center East LLC	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee tripped and fell 4 feet out of a box truck resulting in a torn patella tendon in the right knee.
2020-06-08	Jersey City	New Jersey	Schiavone Construction Co LLC	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on top of a concrete finishing machine to reach a generator that was mounted to the unit. As he was moving the generator, the plywood it was sitting on gave way. The employee fell from a concrete finishing machine to the ground; the generator fell on his leg, breaking his left shin and foot.
2019-09-09	Jersey City	New Jersey	Katerra Construction LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
A temporary employee was carrying formwork jacks when his right thumb was caught and crushed between the jacks and a stack of crates.
2019-08-28	Jersey City	New Jersey	Article Inc.	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle
An employee was operating a powered pallet jack when he struck another party and suffered broken bones in his right foot.
2019-07-26	Jersey City	New Jersey	Sysco Metro NY	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was using a powered industrial truck (PIT) when his right leg was pinned between the PIT and a storage rack. His left tibia was fractured and he sustained two puncture wounds on the left leg as well.
2019-07-12	Jersey City	New Jersey	Estes Express Lines	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
While an employee was loading a crate into a container, the crate began to break into pieces. A sharp piece of wood punctured the safety boot behind the protected area and caused a fracture which later required medical amputation of the right great toe.
2019-06-24	Jersey City	New Jersey	Fabric Chemical Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee's wedding ring and finger were caught on a hopper's stationary J-bolt while the employee was climbing down a ladder, causing a partial amputation of the finger.
2019-06-18	Jersey City	New Jersey	USA Hoist Co.	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was assisting with rigging a 500 lbs. load. The employee was standing by the truck when the load fell onto his foot causing four metatarsal fractures.
2019-05-22	Jersey City	New Jersey	SIMS METAL Management	Arm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was watching a crane operator lift a man-lift when the man-lift shifted toward the employee. He was pinned between the lift load and a piece of metal, fracturing his left arm.
2018-02-13	Jersey City	New Jersey	Ruan Transportation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was assisting a customer offload a delivery of steel from his truck and got his hand caught under the load. The employee sustained a partial amputation to his left ring finger and an avulsion injury to his middle finger.
2018-02-12	Jersey City	New Jersey	ADL Renovations LLC	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell approximately three feet from a scaffold resulting in a broken arm and a possible shattered elbow.
2017-09-20	Jersey City	New Jersey	SHUSTER Management, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell approximately 10 feet onto a concrete slab while laying decking on joists because of windy conditions. He suffered broken ribs and a punctured lung.
2017-08-29	Jersey City	New Jersey	JERSEY CITY MEDICAL CENTER	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was struck by a metal food cart while standing in front of a coffee station, falling to the ground and suffering a back injury.
2017-08-07	Jersey City	New Jersey	Sysco, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on a dock plate that was 41 inches off the ground, preparing to load a truck trailer. As he was raising the trailer door, the truck pulled away, causing him to lose his balance and fall off the dock plate. He fractured his tibia.
2017-07-08	Jersey City	New Jersey	H&M International Transportation	Multiple body parts	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a hostler and transporting an intermodal container on a chassis to the back row of the yard. When he attempted to position the truck to reverse into the parking spot, the truck possibly jackknifed, causing the intermodal container to fall from the chassis and the hostler to raise up off the ground and then slam down again. The employee was bounced around inside the cab of the hostler, suffering a broken jaw, broken right elbow, broken rib, and contusion to the right knee.
2017-05-15	Jersey City	New Jersey	Citiwide Truck Repair	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level
An employee was repairing a roof when a wind gust caught an aluminum sheet and pushed the employee off the scaffold and box truck resulting in a broken pelvis.
2017-02-23	Jersey City	New Jersey	Clean Venture	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was attempting to move a reel of cable that was located on a trailer when his ankle became lodged between the cable reel and pallet. He lost his balance and fell out of the truck, breaking his ankle and bruising his hip.
2017-02-11	Jersey City	New Jersey	Henkels & McCoy, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was struck by a hydraulic hammer that fell off a front loader.
2016-09-26	Jersey City	New Jersey	CAA Civil	Ankle(s)	Fall, slip, trip
The employee was assigned to perform housekeeping of the shielding/work platform and clean the deck panels and grinders. At the start of the shift, the employee was walking and stepped on a conduit pipe causing him to roll his ankle.
2016-07-20	Jersey City	New Jersey	Prime Incorporated	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
On 07/20/16, an employee fractured his right ankle after falling off the back of a trailer.
2016-06-26	Jersey City	New Jersey	Jersey City Medical Center RWJ Barnabas Health	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
While working on a light fixture, an employee fell off a ladder to the floor.
2016-06-16	Jersey City	New Jersey	DG3 NORTH AMERICA INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While operating a printing machine, an employee attempted to clear a paper jam. This employee's pinky finger was crushed by the machine's elevator, requiring surgery.
2016-05-26	Jersey City	New Jersey	CCA Civil Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a wood board when his left-hand middle finger was cut by the circular saw.
2016-01-26	Jersey City	New Jersey	Global Container Terminals Bayonne	BODY SYSTEMS	Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
On 1/26/2016, an employee became dehydrated while shoveling snow for work. He was hospitalized overnight for treatment.
2015-10-06	Jersey City	New Jersey	Sysco Metro NY, LLC	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was loading a pallet onto a jack when the jack moved backwards, pinning the employee's right leg against a rack. The employee sustained a leg laceration.
2015-06-29	Jersey City	New Jersey	FORTUNE PLASTIC & METAL, INC.	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
A pipe moving on and with a conveyor belt struck an employee's leg. The employee's leg got caught between the wall of the conveyor and the pipe, fracturing the employee's leg.
2015-04-01	Jersey City	New Jersey	Weeks Marine Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a winch on a cart when a drain in the floor caused the cart to tip and the winch to fall. While trying to grab the falling winch, the employee's thumb was smashed against the floor.
2015-03-14	Jersey City	New Jersey	Global Container Terminals, Bayonne	Face	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was admitted to the hospital after striking her face on the steering wheel of her tractor while trying to free it from under a tub chassis.