DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2016-09-11RoslindaleMassachusettComcastMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An employee was inspecting existing cable wiring on a third-floor balcony. The balcony railing broke and allowed him to fall approximately 30 feet to the ground below. He broke his lower left leg and suffered a mild concussion and contusions.
2016-02-19LindaleTexasNORTHEAST TEXAS POWER, LTD.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's left pinky fingertip was amputated by a digger truck's rope drum, which was being used to pull a truck that was stuck.
2015-11-02RoslindaleMassachusettUnited States Postal ServiceLumbar regionOther fall to lower level
An employee was delivering a parcel to a residence and slipped on a mat that extended over the top step and fell down the stairs. The employee fractured lumbar vertebrae without spinal cord injury.
2015-07-29LindaleTexasAUTOMATIC PROPANE GAS AND SUPPLY, LLC Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was holding a ladder for another employee to access the top of a bulk propane tank. When the employee was in motion to step off of the ladder and onto the tank, the ladder slipped and amputated the employee's right hand thumb.