Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-08-11	Medford	Nj	Carter Lumber	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a piece of poplar on a table saw. The rotating blade cut the employee's thumb. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-05-27	Medford	Ma	C & H Environmental Technical Services	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a fixed ladder while performing work.
2021-05-21	Medford	Wi	Weather Shield Mfg., Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
At about 10:25 a.m. on May 21, 2021, an employee was moving stored pedestal fans from an overhead balcony onto an adjacent elevated forklift platform. As the employee stepped off the balcony and onto the forklift platform, the platform became unstable and tipped off the forks. The employee fell to the concrete floor about 10 feet below, suffering a back/spine injury. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-28	Medford	Massachusett	HUB Foundation	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
While servicing an auger head an employee sustained an amputation.
2020-06-05	Medford	New Jersey	Medford Post Office	Brain	Nonclassifiable
An employee had been loading a mail truck when she was found unconscious on the ground. She was suffering from brain bleeding, having struck her head.
2019-07-10	Medford	Wisconsin	WEATHER SHIELD MFG., INC. MILLWORK DIVISION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On July 10, 2019, an employee was adjusting a hold-down on a molding machine and contacted the spinning circular blade. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the left middle finger.
2019-07-02	Medford	Wisconsin	Sierra Pacific Industries	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On July 2, 2019, an employee was operating a chop saw when his left index finger contacted the spinning blade, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-06-03	Medford	Oregon	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	Jaw, chin	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
At about 10:30 p.m., an employee was collecting mail outdoors when he tripped and fell onto a rock, breaking his jaw. He was hospitalized.
2019-02-07	Medford	New Jersey	St. Mary of The Lakes Church	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On 2/07/2019, an employee was carrying two bulletin boards out an exit door when the employee tripped and fell on a mat outside the door. The employee fell to the concrete and fractured the left hip.
2018-08-01	Medford	Wisconsin	Sierra Pacific Industries	Arm(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was loading a truck with framed windows when a window struck the employee's left arm, causing a fracture that required surgery and hospitalization.
2018-06-04	Medford	Wisconsin	WEATHER SHIELD MFG., INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
On June 4, 2018, an employee was setting up a vinyl extruder when the employee's right middle finger was caught and pulled into the extruder, suffering a partial amputation.
2018-03-23	Medford	New York	Michaels Stores	Head	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was walking backward while pulling a cart when she tripped and fell to the concrete floor, striking her head. She suffered a head laceration and head contusion.
2017-09-20	Medford	Wisconsin	Marathon Cheese Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On September 20, 2017, at approximately 9:00 p.m., an employee was applying anti-caking material to an in-feed incline belt (inside a shredder feed on a conveyor belt) when the employee's left ring finger was caught between the metal idler pulley and the conveyor, amputating the fingertip.
2017-08-14	Medford	New York	A.L.A.C Contracting Corp	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road
A 19-foot box truck drove off the road, over the curb onto the sidewalk and struck an employee. The employee was hospitalized for collapsed lungs, head injuries, lacerations, and fractures which included broken ribs.
2017-07-20	Medford	Wisconsin	Sierra Pacific Industries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On July 20, 2017, an employee was using a handheld drill to drill a hole in a window frame when the drill bit slipped across the frame and caught the employee's glove. The employee's glove and left thumb became twisted around the drill bit, causing a laceration and fracture to the left thumb between the nailbed and first knuckle.
2017-03-10	Medford	Massachusett	State Electric Corporation	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was ascending an eight-foot step ladder to install a metal strut and fell five feet off the ladder fracturing the right ankle.
2017-03-07	Medford	Wisconsin	Medford Cooperative, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee suffered the partial amputation and open fracture of the distal phalanx of the left thumb when an outside door in the loading dock area was caught by the wind and shut on the employee's hand.
2017-01-03	Medford	Massachusett	Laboratory Specialists Co., Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to rip a plywood counter top brace when the saw bound up and kicked back, partially amputating the employee's thumb.
2016-09-19	Medford	Oregon	BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, MEDFORD DISTRICT OFFICE	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall, slip, trip
While walking down a steep slope in the woods and crossing a gully on a log, an employee fell and landed on their back, suffering a ruptured spinal column and requiring hospitalization.
2016-08-30	Medford	Wisconsin	James Peterson Sons Inc.	Knee(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a skid steer loader with chunks of blacktop in the bucket. The bucket was raised and the employee dumped the load into the dump truck. A large piece of blacktop was hanging over the edge of the dump truck and a piece broke off and fell, striking the employee's right knee and fracturing the knee cap.
2016-04-19	Medford	Massachusett	JM'S PAINTING CORP.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
On April 19, 2016, an employee fell off a mobile scaffold and was hospitalized for a broken leg.
2016-04-06	Medford	New Jersey	U.S. Postal Service	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
While delivering mail to a residence, an employee was startled by a dog and fell backwards, injuring her hip.
2016-01-18	Medford	Wisconsin	Stoltze Specialty Products, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On January 18, 2016, an employee's finger got caught in the cross auger (screw type auger) while clearing a product jam. The employee initially received an avulsion injury to the right ring finger. The finger was later surgically amputated.
2015-08-03	Medford	Massachusett	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized due to heat-related symptoms.
2015-06-16	Medford	Oregon	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE, Medford MPC	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping
The worker may have been clearing a jam or retrieving some mail when he tripped and fell hitting his head on the floor or railing. He was found by another employee and admitted to the hospital.
2015-02-05	Medford	Massachusett	Mitre Corporation	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
Employee slipped on ice in the parking garage and fell injuring a leg.
2015-01-28	Medford	Massachusett	Mitre Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Fall, slip, trip
Employee slipped on ice going to lunch at Building C.