DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-09-27Golden MeadowLaSuperior Shipyard and Fabrication, Inc.Head and trunkFall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
While an employee was using a gangway to access a barge, the gangway collapsed and the employee fell 18 feet to the dry dock floor below. The employee suffered multiple injuries, including punctured lungs and severe head trauma.
2021-05-27East LongmeadowMaEast Longmeadow Management Systems, Inc.BrainFall on same level
An employee was sanding an elevator door and fell striking their head on the elevator doorway.
2021-01-25New MeadowsIdTamarack Mill, LLCHead and neckCaught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a restacker machine. The employee accessed the outfeed area, immediately to the right of the yellow guardrail, and the hoist came down hitting the employee and pinning him to the floor. The employee was found unconscious having suffered head and neck injuries.
2020-09-05East LongmeadowMaCartamundi, LLCThigh(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
While wrapping a bundle of board games on a pallet an employee jumped up to tap a box into position. The employee landed on their feet, but fell to the concrete floor and sustained a broken right femur and was hospitalized.
2020-02-14Rolling MeadowsIllinoisPublic Storage, Inc. Thigh(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on ice while walking toward a self-storage unit, suffering a broken femur.
2020-02-05Fresh MeadowsNew YorkCollins Building Services, Inc.Multiple body partsOther fall to lower level
An employee was on an A-frame ladder, changing a light ballast. The ballast broke free and hit his right eye, cutting it; he fell off the ladder and suffered a broken right leg.
2020-02-04Golden MeadowLouisianaDelmar Systems, IncFingertip(s)Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was returning to work from lunch. While talking to another employee on the other side of a closing access gate, the employee leaned against the gate before it completely stopped. His left hand was caught in the top roll bar of the gate, crushing the left fourth digit and requiring an amputation of the tip.
2019-07-19Golden MeadowLouisianaTetra TechnologiesLeg(s)Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was completing a fluid treatment process. The employee had just closed a 4-inch valve on a "T" manifold when he tripped and fell forward, striking the shin of his right leg against a valve handle and then landing on the ground. The employee's right leg sustained a spiral fracture requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2019-02-12East LongmeadowMassachusettU. S Postal Service Ankle(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was delivering mail on her route. While walking up to an address to deliver a parcel, she slipped and fell on accumulated snow and ice breaking an ankle.
2019-01-31Meadow LandsPennsylvaniaIGS Industries, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a punch press when his finger was caught in the press, resulting in an amputation to his left index finger.
2019-01-25LongmeadowMassachusettJEWISH NURSING HOME OF WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS, INCPelvisOther fall to lower level
On January 25, 2019, an employee was on a step ladder changing a lightbulb. The bulb dropped and as he tried to catch it, he lost balance and fell from the step ladder onto the floor. He was hospitalized with a broken pelvis.
2019-01-15Golden MeadowLouisianaLouisiana Machinery Company, LLC.Fingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was looking for a crescent wrench and dropped his flashlight. He reached for the falling flashlight and his hand contacted the fan blade of a running generator engine. The employee sustained an amputation to the right index fingertip and a laceration between the thumb and index finger on the right hand.
2018-07-10East LongmeadowMassachusettIrwin Industrial Tool CompanyFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was aligning a grinding wheel when the employee's right middle finger was pinched between the wheel and flywheel, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-06-26New MeadowsIdahoTamarak Mill, LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's left middle fingertip was caught, crushed, and amputated by a stacker/rake machine.
2018-06-15East LongmeadowMassachusettDynamic Dock & Door, Inc. Thigh(s)Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was attempting to remove a compressed spring and tension rod assembly from a dock leveler when the spring and tension rod came loose and struck the employee's left femur, breaking it and requiring hospitalization.
2018-05-16Golden MeadowLouisianaGulf Coast TanksSkullOther fall to lower level
An employee was putting nuts and washers on bolts while standing on an 8-foot A-frame ladder that was in the closed position when the ladder slipped. The employee fell and struck his head on the concrete below, suffering head trauma and a skull fracture.
2018-04-03Rolling MeadowsIllinoisNorthrop Grumman Systems CorporationBrainFall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee lost his balance and fell, hitting his head.
2017-09-28East LongmeadowMassachusettA&R Logistics, Inc.Multiple body partsStruck by discharged object or substance
An employee was opening a pipe cap on a pneumatic trailer to unload plastic pellets when the pipe cap and plastic pellets released under pressure and struck him. He suffered contusions and lacerations to the chest, arms, and legs.
2016-09-20Little MeadowsPennsylvaniaPatterson-UTI Drilling Company LLCFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
While tripping pipe on a derrick, an employee's left index finger was pinched between a metal beam and a driller collar, amputating the fingertip.
2016-06-23East LongmeadowMassachusettBig Y Foods, Inc.Knee(s)Fall, slip, trip
On June 23, 2016, an employee was found unconscious on the ground and was hospitalized with a knee injury.
2016-06-15LongmeadowMassachusettBerkshire Rentals, Inc.Thigh(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing tables from a truck when the pile of tables collapsed on the employee, breaking the left femur and requiring hospitalization.
2016-05-30East LongmeadowMassachusettSuddekor LLCArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's arm was pulled into nip rollers while working at a drying rack, requiring hospitalization for tissue damage.
2016-02-22Golden MeadowLouisianaEXPERT RISER SOLUTIONSAnkle(s)Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee attached a tagline on some pipe casing. When the pipe was picked up, his foot was tangled in the tagline, ultimately breaking his ankle.
2016-02-22Golden MeadowLouisianaCameron SolutionsFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was loading a filter into a casing while a coworker pushed the other end. The employee's fingers were pinched and his right-hand index and middle fingertips were amputated.
2015-12-29MeadowTexasMeadow Farmers CO-OP GinHip(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on the ice and fell fracturing the left hip.
2015-09-15New MeadowsIdahoTamarack Mill, LLC Multiple head locationsStruck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was checking lumber sizes in a "safe zone" about 18-20 ft from the board edger when a board broke while being processed. The wooden pieces were ejected, striking and injuring the employee 20 ft away. The employee sustained a broken nose, injuries to the face and loss of consciousness.
2015-08-13Meadow BridgeWest VirginiTownsend Tree Service, LLCBrainOther fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee climbed a tree and tied off during tree trimming activities. The employee cut a limb, which fell and broke the limb he was tied off onto. He fell approximately 40 feet to the ground, suffering a fractured skull, a blood spot on the brain, and fractured bones around his right ear. He was hospitalized.
2015-07-28Golden MeadowLouisianaSuperior Shipyard and Fabrication, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee passed out due to heat illness.
2015-07-08Golden MeadowLouisianaWEEKS MARINE, INC. Fingertip(s)Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was handling deck lines when his left ring fingertip got caught in a bit of the rope. There was no bone loss.
2015-05-27Rolling MeadowsIllinoisNorthrop GrummanAnkle(s)Nonclassifiable
An employee injured the right ankle while exiting a stall in the restroom. The employee required surgery and hospitalization as a result.
2015-04-07East LongmeadowMassachusettLENOXFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On or about April 8, 2015, an employee amputated the tip of his right index finger when reaching into a peen machine to clear a jam. His index finger got caught between the plastic and the blade. The machine was still running. Protective gloves were not worn at the time of the incident.