Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-06-03 | Lakeville | New York | Archer Daniel Midland | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was preparing to melt granulated sugar with hot water to make liquid invert sucrose. The employee turned on the drum pump and walked over to the measuring tank to monitor filling. While the employee's back was facing the pump, the pump discharge hose came undone and a discharge of hydrochloric acid (HCl) struck the employee's back causing first and second degree chemical burns. | |||||
2018-09-05 | Lakeville | Massachusett | Sunbelt Rentals, Inc | Thigh(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
Am employee was using a grinding wheel to repair a mini-excavator when the grinding wheel became caught, kicked back, and struck his thigh, lacerating it in two places. | |||||
2018-03-28 | Lakeville | Massachusett | Cold Storage Solutions Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee shut off the disconnect box of a condenser and went to pop off the belt when the belt amputated three of the employee's fingers. The belt had not stopped moving at the time of the incident. | |||||
2015-07-14 | Lakeville | Massachusett | Fowler's Express Incorporated | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
On 7-14-15 a worker was injured when he ran over a foot with a reach truck. |