Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-06-25	Millville	Nj	Northeast Precast	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
An employee became lightheaded and fell off a ladder, landing on the ground. The employee sustained a lower back injury.
2021-02-11	Millville	Nj	Northeast Precast LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a rebar shearing machine when it amputated the tip of his left index finger.
2019-07-02	Millville	New Jersey	DM Sabia Company Incorporated	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a scaffold doing masonry work when he fell 5 feet to the ground below, suffering broken ribs and requiring hospitalization.
2019-06-29	Millville	New Jersey	Durand Glass Manufacturing Company	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized due to heat-related stress.
2019-01-31	Millville	New Jersey	Durand Glass Manufacturing Company	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was conducting quality assurance on the packing line when a forklift ran over and crushed the employee's left foot.
2018-08-02	Millville	Delaware	David G. Horsey & Sons, Inc.	Pelvis	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee unloaded a broom tractor from a trailer. He then got off the tractor to check the hub locks on the wheels. When he moved the hub locks, the boom tractor grabbed his leg and took off with him underneath. The tractor then made a 360 circle and ran him over a second time, breaking his pelvis in two places. He was hospitalized and required surgery. The boom tractor was in operation at the time of the incident.
2018-04-17	Millville	New Jersey	Amcore Rigid Plastics	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was removing bottles from inside a blow mold flamer machine when her right middle fingertip was cut by a chain and sprocket, resulting in an amputation.
2018-02-12	Millville	New Jersey	Durand Glass Manufacturing Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a clog in the air rotary. The paddles within the air rotary energized and began to rotate. As the paddles rotated, they pinched the tip of the employee's right ring finger resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2017-09-13	Millville	New Jersey	Lyneer Staffing	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
While working on the packing line, an employee felt dizzy and fell to their knees. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration due to heat.
2016-02-16	Millville	New Jersey	Kohls	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a rolled up rug and fell suffering a dislocated shoulder and a broken humerus.
2016-01-04	Millville	Pennsylvania	Girton Manufacturing Co Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was repositioning a stop on the leg of an egg washer and was lifting the washer with straps around it. The straps dropped a little, and his finger went through the gusset and leg. His finger was forced through this small opening, crushing it and requiring overnight hospitalization.
2015-10-06	Millville	New Jersey	YSC Business Management, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting 2x4's when his left hand came in contact with the blade of the chop saw, amputating two left fingers.
2015-09-23	Millville	New Jersey	Amcore Rigid Plastics	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee tripped and fell while walking down steps, breaking his femur.
2015-03-25	Millville	New Jersey	American Custom Modular, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
Employee shot a nail from a nail gun into his left thumb.