Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-08-25	Lynnfield	Ma	United Parcel Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered dehydration and was hospitalized.
2021-08-09	Lynn Haven	Fl	US Postal Services	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A mail carrier became dizzy and lightheaded on his route. He was hospitalized, suffering from heat-related illness.
2021-07-24	Lynn	Ma	General Electric Aviation	Arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was cleaning the contacts of the tie bar inside a 480V switchgear and suffered burns from an arc flash. The employee received third degree burns to his arm and first degree burns to his face.
2021-04-15	Lynn	Al	Southern Energy Homes, Inc	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was exiting the top of a manufactured home to a catwalk when they fell from the top of the home onto the rail of the catwalk. The employee suffered a broken right humerus and dislocated his right shoulder.
2020-07-21	Lynnfield	Massachusett	UPS	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized due to heat stress.
2020-01-21	Lynn	Arkansas	JB Hunt Transport Services, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was attempting to loosen a strap that was on a trailer loaded with PVC pipe. As he began to loosen the fourth strap, a bundle of PVC pipes fell and struck him on the head, rendering him unconscious. He sustained multiple fractures to the cervical spine.
2020-01-14	Lynnfield	Massachusett	United Parcel Service, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was sorting boxes on the pre-sort line and attempted to make an adjustment to a box on the box line. The line was in motion and caught the employee's thumb between the box and a guardrail upright at the end of the platform. The employee sustained an amputation of the distal phalanx on the left thumb.
2018-02-27	Lynn	Massachusett	GE Lynn	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was cutting a metal strap on a raw material pallet using a box knife when a piece of the metal strap struck the employee's eye, causing an eye orbital rupture. Safety glasses were worn at the time.
2017-09-21	Lynn Haven	Florida	National Mentor Healthcare, LLC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was providing resident care at a group home when she got close to an open bottle of foaming disinfectant and suffered an asthma attack. She was hospitalized.
2017-06-04	Lynn	Massachusett	Garelick Farms, Inc	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee was removing steel plates to access a trough that contains water residue from boilers when a plate shifted, causing the employee to lose his balance. He slipped and his right foot entered the trough, causing second degree burns on his right foot and lower calf.
2016-08-07	Lynn	Massachusett	Kettle Cuisine	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee received burns from hot cream.
2016-07-14	Lynn	Massachusett	North Shore Medical Center	Arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was testing a 240v line that had a fault and received an arc flash burn to their left arm.
2016-07-12	Lynn	Massachusett	GREATER LYNN SENIOR SERVICES	Prosthetic and orthopedic devices of the trunk	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell out of their chair and damaged their artificial hip.
2016-07-12	Lynn	Massachusett	GARELICK FARMS, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
While lifting milk products in the back of a vehicle, an employee felt a pop and was hospitalized with a sprain.
2016-06-07	Lynn	Massachusett	GARELICK FARMS	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was clearing cartons off the ground when a stack of cases riding on a chain tipped over and struck his back, causing contusions.
2016-03-04	Lynn	Massachusett	General Electric Aviation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was tapping a part on a milling machine when his glove became caught on the rotating tap. His left thumb was partially amputated under his fingernail.
2016-01-25	Lynn	Massachusett	General Electric Aviation	Forearm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to put a part on a shelf when the part hit an end cap and bounced back. He put up his arms to protect his face and the part lacerated his left arm.
2016-01-06	Lynn	Massachusett	New England Country Pies, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a dough sheeter when the employee's hand got caught between the in-running nip point of two rolling drums on the machine. The employee's hand was crushed and a fingertip was amputated.
2015-05-04	Lynn Haven	Florida	Guyson Construction & Roofing, Inc.	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell 8 feet through a hole on the flat roof after removing roofing material, fracturing his shoulder blades.
2015-02-26	Lynn	Massachusett	Lynn Union Hospital	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
Employee tripped over phone cords and was unable to ambulate afterwards.
2015-02-10	Lynn	Massachusett	Garelick Farms, Inc	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On February 10, 2015 at 9:30pm a truck driver fell off the back of a truck's lift gate and was hospitalized overnight.
2015-01-16	Lynn	Alabama	Southern Energy Homes, Inc.	Arm(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Employee was moving a wall while using a crane. One end of the wall fell and broke the employee's arm. Surgery was performed, and the employee was hospitalized post-surgery.