Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-09	Leominster	Ma	New England Wire Products, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee's finger was caught and amputated in a CNC machine while in setup mode.
2021-10-21	Leominster	Ma	STI Precast	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was working in a manufacturing area when loose pins fell out of a concrete bucket and the bucket fell onto the employee's right foot and crushed it, resulting in toe amputations.
2021-09-10	Warminster	Pa	Seafood America	Multiple body parts	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was working on an electrical panel when it exploded. The resulting fire burned the employee's face, chest, and hands.
2021-08-12	Westminster	Co	Walmart Supercenter Store 2223	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a broken piece of cardboard and fell to the floor, breaking her hip.
2021-08-10	Westminster	Co	King Soopers	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on water on a floor and fell, breaking her femur near the hip.
2021-07-02	Leominster	Ma	ALPHA WIRE CORP.	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was putting a shaft into a cable machine and amputated fingertips on both hands.
2021-06-07	Westminster	Ma	Wachusett Brewing Company, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee suffered a hand injury while unjamming a machine.
2021-05-12	Warminster	Pa	CRC INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED	Wrist(s)	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was packaging boxes on the gallon production line and moving them to a skid. While relocating a box of product to the skid, he felt a pull in his arm. He was hospitalized for a swollen right wrist.
2021-03-26	Leominster	Ma	Dicks Sporting Goods, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was putting a bicycle together when their left index finger struck the disc brake, resulting in an amputation to the fingertip.
2021-01-29	Minster	Oh	Kard Welding, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On January 29, 2021, two employees were sweeping shot off a 10,000-pound metal plate, which was moving on a conveyor. One employee's glove was caught in a moving roller, causing his hand to be pinched between the roller and bottom of the metal plate. He suffered two fingertip amputations and two crushed fingers.
2020-10-16	Minster	Oh	ST. HENRY TILE CO. INC.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee had dropped off concrete at a residence and was cleaning out the barrel of the truck using a water hose. The hose got caught on the rotating barrel and the nozzle caught the employee's hand causing a fingertip amputation.
2020-10-12	Minster	Oh	Precision Strip, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was setting up slitter knives to be sharpened on a knife grinder when their right middle finger was crushed between a level used to align the grinding wheel and the grinding wheel guard. The employee sustained amputation of their right middle finger between the first and second knuckle.
2020-08-03	Westminster	Co	Sprouts	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was crushing boxes in a bailer. The door came down and crushed the employee's right index finger, causing a partial amputation.
2020-04-25	Leominster	Massachusett	Timber Pro, LLC	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating a landscaping vehicle when it flipped over. The employee's arm/hand was caught between the vehicle and a tree.
2019-08-11	Leominster	Massachusett	EasyPak, LLC	Arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was adjusting something on a rack when the rack above bent/failed, causing a large roll to fall onto and crush the employee's arm.
2019-07-29	Leominster	Massachusett	EasyPak, LLC	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was standing on a 12-foot step ladder when a powered industrial truck struck the ladder, causing the employee to fall and hit the floor. The employee received multiple facial, hand, and finger injuries.
2019-07-12	Leominster	Massachusett	Mexichem Specialty Compounds, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a dicer machine when a sharp part of the machine amputated their left index finger.
2019-07-09	Westminster	Massachusett	Mayhew Basque Plastics, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On July 9, 2019, an employee was using a pneumatic handle press when it came down on his right thumb and forefinger, amputating the tip of his thumb.
2019-06-07	Minster	Ohio	DANNON COMPANY, INC.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
On June 7, 2019, an employee was changing a gasket on the CSP line. The employee opened a clamp and was sprayed by hot water, suffering second degree burns to both arms, the chest, the back, and the neck.
2019-05-16	Westminster	Colorado	Cleasby Manufacturing of Denver	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
Two employees were tightening a belt on a conveyor while standing on a platform on a flatbed truck. The platform slipped down off the truck and both employees fell off the truck bed. The first employee sustained right-side stomach abrasions. The second employee fractured four ribs and was hospitalized.
2019-03-20	Westminster	Colorado	St. Anthony Hospital	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell fracturing her tibia and fibula.
2019-02-18	Westminster	Colorado	Rocky Mountain Butterfly Consortium	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee and three other volunteers were lifting a children's climbing caterpillar (about 4 feet long) off two 2-inch posts. The employee's hand was caught between the caterpillar and a post. The tip of the employee's left middle finger was amputated.
2018-09-10	Westminster	Colorado	Progressive Services, Inc	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was welding laps on a commercial roof. The employee slipped and fell about 13 feet, suffering a broken humerus, broken rib, broken spinal wing, and pelvic fractures.
2018-08-22	Minster	Ohio	Dannon Company Inc.	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
On August 22, 2018, an employee of Industrial Machining Services was replacing a valve on the tank cluster in an isolated work area. After the employee finished welding on the tank outlet cluster, the employee began to assemble the valve when an unknown hot water line sprayed the employee in the arm, resulting in second and third burns and a hospitalization.
2018-08-20	Westminster	Massachusett	PeopleReady, Inc.	Nose, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
A temporary employee was attempting to plug in a computer into an outdoor weather-protected outlet. Upon opening the weather cover, he discovered hornets/bees inside. As he retreated from the insects, he tripped and fell into a vehicle, striking his face. He suffered a broken nose and bruises, requiring hospitalization.
2018-08-01	Westminster	Massachusett	Mayhew Basque Plastics	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On August 1, 2018, an employee was using a small hoist to lift a mold. The employee was using the left hand to stabilize the mold during the lift when a movable component on the mold unexpectedly shifted and trapped the employee's finger, resulting in an amputation of the left little finger above the first knuckle.
2018-07-03	Warminster	Pennsylvania	Abraxis, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a ladder to access a mezzanine storage space. The employee fell from the ladder to the floor, suffering multiple fractures. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-07-03	Bedminster	New Jersey	AT&T	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was descending exterior building stairs when she slipped and fell, striking her right knee on the stairs and ground. She was hospitalized.
2018-06-26	Westminster	Colorado	Whole Foods	Hip(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown, n.e.c.
Two employees collided; one fell, suffering a broken hip.
2018-05-22	Westminster	Colorado	Covenant Village of Colorado	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading furniture from a truck. He was climbing down the back of the truck when he fell, hitting his head on the ground and fracturing his pelvis.
2018-03-12	Leominster	Massachusett	Quad/Graphics, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing a roll shaft from an expired roll of paper. The employee put the other end of the roll shaft into the new roll to use the weight to free the old core. When the core came free, the shaft going into the roll pinched the employee's finger between the core and the roll shaft, resulting in amputation of the right middle fingertip.
2018-01-18	Westminster	Colorado	Rod Martin's Complete Basement Systems	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was installing a bracket on top of a pier in a basement. As the top of the bracket was adjusted onto the pier, it bent and slipped off the pier, hitting and injuring the employee's chest.
2018-01-05	Warminster	Pennsylvania	CRC INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED	Nonclassifiable	Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was shoveling snow and experienced dizziness and chest pains. The employee pulled a muscle.
2017-09-30	Westminster	Massachusett	W. E. Aubuchon Co., Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While walking around a corner, an employee tripped and fell over loose shelving leaning against a gondola, striking a wooden display barrel and then the floor. The employee suffered a hip fracture and torn rotator cuff, requiring hospitalization.
2017-09-10	Westminster	Colorado	King Soopers	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a powered pallet jack when the employee's foot became stuck between the pallet jack and a standing desk, breaking a toe and potentially amputating the middle toe tip.
2017-07-28	Westminster	Colorado	GLOBAL UNDERGROUND CORP	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was assisting in rigging the pull head from the trench box. The pull head slipped out of the chain while suspended and fell to the ground, striking the employee and causing a fractured right scapula, fractured sternum, nine fractured ribs, and a bruised right lung.
2017-05-24	Westminster	Colorado	HEI Hotel Resort	Face	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was working on a gas/oven combo. When he turned on the gas burner on the 12-burner range, he received a flash burn on his face.
2017-04-10	Minster	Ohio	FERGUSON CONSTRUCTION CO.	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On April 10, 2017, an employee was working on a door jam in an aerial lift beneath another aerial lift where a coworker was welding an angle iron. The angle iron tack welds were broken, causing the angle iron to swing downward and strike the employee in the upper back area. The employee suffered upper back and neck injuries and fractured vertebrae.
2017-03-27	Westminster	Colorado	North Metro Community Services	Nonclassifiable	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was eating dinner with a client at a support meeting when the client's cat bit him.
2017-02-25	Leominster	Massachusett	EasyPak, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was checking flow rates on a material pump. As he descended from the pump platform, his wedding band was caught on an exposed machine screw head. The band pinched and partially amputated his ring finger.
2016-09-13	Westminster	Colorado	Piper Electric, CO, INC.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was pulling MC cable on a catwalk and had to step over some ductwork when his heel caught some of the ductwork, causing him to trip off the catwalk and fall 15 feet through a ceiling. He broke the femur, scapula, and patella on the left side of his body. There was no railing on the catwalk at the time of the incident.
2016-09-08	Warminster	Pennsylvania	Solid Waste Service, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working on the truck collecting trash and began cramping. The employee was hospitalized for possible heat stress.
2016-08-18	Leominster	Massachusett	CLAREMONT FLOCK CORPORATION	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a portable ladder while fixing a machine, breaking three ribs and puncturing a lung. He was hospitalized.
2016-07-14	Westminster	Colorado	Petco	Hand(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was bitten on the hand by a cat and required hospitalization.
2016-05-05	Leominster	Massachusett	EasyPak, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee operating a sheet extruder received a laceration requiring 17 stitches to his left hand from the knife that cuts the edges.
2016-04-06	Leominster	Massachusett	Home Depot Store Support, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
While descending a rolling ladder and carrying a product, an employee tripped on the last few steps and fell onto the ladder, suffering multiple fractures and requiring hospitalization.
2016-03-24	Westminster	Colorado	Wendys Store 2019	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped in the icy parking lot while walking into work. She was hospitalized with an ankle tendon tear.
2016-03-02	Leominster	Massachusett	Bstate Service Company	Wrist(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was assembling 5-pack boxes, cutting the plastic strapping from a bundle of cartons using a retractable snap blade utility knife, when his left wrist was lacerated.
2016-02-23	Westminster	Colorado	St. Anthony North Health Campus	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was loading work equipment into her car when she slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell, breaking her arm, shoulder, and humerus.
2016-02-11	Westminster	Colorado	Sage Client 326, LLC	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning a fryer and placed a pot of oil on the ground behind him. The employee took a step back and stepped into the pot of oil, burning his foot and ankle.
2015-12-11	Leominster	Massachusett	LKQ Corporation	Ankle(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was dismantling a vehicle on a lift. The vehicle fell and crushed the employee. The employee was hospitalized for a broken ankle and hip contusion.
2015-12-02	Warminster	Pennsylvania	Costco, Store #1103	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee traveling on a forklift stopped quickly when a scrubber cut in front of his machine. The machine's load shifted, so the employee exited the vehicle. He slipped and broke his right leg.
2015-09-16	Warminster	Pennsylvania	Forest Incentives, Ltd.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Employee was moving a pallet of materials off a shelf with a forklift. He hit the support for the shelf above while moving the pallet. The pallet of compact disks on that shelf fell, striking the employee. The employee suffered fractured vertebrae and ankle injuries.
2015-04-09	Westminster	Colorado	Express Fashion Operations	Skull	Fall on same level due to slipping
Employee suffered a skull fracture after slipping and falling on a wet floor which had recently been mopped.
2015-03-04	Westminster	Colorado	Cleasby Manufacturing of Denver	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee sustained head injuries when he fell 54 inches off the back end of a conveyor load truck and landed on the concrete.
2015-02-18	Leominster	Massachusett	F & D Plastics, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Employee's fingertip was amputated while cleaning the high-speed mixer. At the hospital, they sewed it back on.
2015-01-22	Leominster	Massachusett	Alphagary Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While clearing the line #2 plastic dicer machine, an employee suffered an amputation of the middle and ring fingertips of the right hand.