Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-07-23 | M C B H Kaneohe Bay | Hi | Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was preparing to make a cardboard bale using the box baler. He was unjamming a piece when his fingertip was caught between a chain and the wall of the machine resulting in amputation. | |||||
2020-09-03 | Kane | Pa | Kane Hardwood | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was accessing the chipper conveyor via the sliding door. The employee grabbed the left sliding door with both hands. As he slid the left door open, he pinched his left middle finger between the left door and the right door. The employee suffered an amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
2020-03-30 | Kaneohe | Hawaii | United States Postal Service | Brain | Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle on side of road |
A postal carrier was leaving his postal vehicle to walk his delivery route. An SUV rear-ended the postal vehicle and catapulted the carrier 17 feet into the street. The carrier injured his head on the road surface and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-01-27 | Kaneohe | Hawaii | Hawaiian Dredging Construction Company | Foot (feet) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was working near a metal beam for a concrete form when the rigging slipped and the 42-foot, 500-lb. beam fell on the employee's right foot, causing multiple fractures and requiring surgery. | |||||
2020-01-15 | Kane | Pennsylvania | Kane Hardwood | Leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was working in the chipper location when their leg was caught in part of the chipper. The employee sustained a leg amputation. | |||||
2019-06-04 | M C B H Kaneohe Bay | Hawaii | MARINE CORPS BASE HAWAII | Forearm(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
An employee was training a dog when he became tangled in the leash. When the tangled employee turned around the dog bit him on the left arm. The bite broke one bone and bruised the other bone on the forearm. | |||||
2019-05-24 | Kane | Pennsylvania | Tops Friendly Markets | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was operating a deli slicer. After she was done cutting, the moving blade amputated her left middle fingertip. | |||||
2018-02-06 | Skaneateles | New York | C&D LAFACE CONSTRUCTION | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee fell 6-8 feet off a ladder while traversing over a wall resulting in broken ribs and a bruised clavicle. | |||||
2017-05-11 | Kane | Pennsylvania | Plants and Goodwin, Inc. | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was exiting the cab of a bulldozer. The employee slipped on the track while stepping down. The employee's lower left leg became lodged between the track and the bulldozer's blade, fracturing the tibia, fibula, and patella. The employee was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
2016-09-15 | Kane | Pennsylvania | Universal Electrical Service Co Inc | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was working from a cable tray 15 feet above the ground. The employee was utilizing a fall protection harness in conjunction with a PFAS. As he tried to move from one location to another, he fell to the floor, shattering his right heel and fracturing his left ankle. His lanyard was not tied off at the time of the incident. | |||||
2016-01-21 | Skaneateles Falls | New York | WELCH ALLYN, INC. | Hand(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was assembling medical ophthalmoscopes using a hand-held torque driver when the torque driver slipped off of the work piece and punctured the employee's left hand. The employee was hospitalized when the wound became infected. | |||||
2015-12-16 | Kaneohe | Hawaii | Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee amputated his left finger while using a table saw. The saw blade guard was removed at the time. | |||||
2015-09-11 | Skaneateles | New York | Twin Birch Dairy LLC | Ankle(s) | Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects |
While cleaning silage off a truck's windshield during harvesting silage operations, an employee injured his ankle when his foot got caught between the bumper and the hood of the truck, resulting in surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
2015-09-03 | M C B H Kaneohe Bay | Hawaii | Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay | Nonclassifiable | Nonclassifiable |
An employee working in the pool area was hospitalized for infection. |