Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-20	Monroe Township	Nj	Edgewood Properties, Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was plastering sheet rock from a straight ladder. The ladder kicked out and the employee fell to the concrete floor, suffering broken ribs.
2021-01-27	Monroe Township	Nj	United Parcel Service , NJ 08831	Brain	Fall on same level
An employee fell and struck his head on pavement after parking a vehicle in a yard. He lost consciousness.
2020-09-18	Monroe Township	Nj	Pitney Bowes	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
On 9/18/2020, at 9 PM, a temporary employee was crossing a dock to guide a trailer into a door when a crossing/passing forklift ran over his foot. He was hospitalized with a fractured left ankle.
2020-06-04	Monroe Township	New Jersey	Pitney Bowes	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was using an electric pallet jack to move merchandise in a warehouse. The jack pinned the employee's leg against a bollard, breaking it.
2020-03-15	Monroe Township	New Jersey	UPS Cranbury Hub	Knee(s)	Overexertion in lowering-single episode
An employee sat a package down and his knee buckled. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-08-13	Monroe Township	New Jersey	COSTCO	Lower leg(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack behind a floor scrubber when the scrubber stopped and the employee collided with the scrubber's back bumper bar. The employee sustained a fibular fracture to the lower left leg and was hospitalized.
2019-05-01	Monroe Township	New Jersey	JENNIFER CONVERTIBLES, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee fell about 40 feet off an order picker to the ground.
2019-03-06	Monroe Township	New Jersey	Creative Logistic Services, LLC	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A powered industrial truck ran over an employee's foot as she walked past it.
2018-09-13	Monroe Township	New Jersey	WAKEFERN FOOD CORPORATION	Ankle(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee sustained a broken right ankle while stepping off an electric pallet jack.
2018-08-08	Monroe Township	New Jersey	Dish Network LLC	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
On 8/08/2018, at 11:45 a.m., an employee was climbing a portable ladder when he fell to the ground and fractured his ankle, requiring hospitalization.
2018-06-19	Monroe Township	New Jersey	Lyneer Staffing Solutions LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Nonclassifiable
An employee fainted while packaging perfume on an assembly line.
2018-03-23	Monroe Township	New Jersey	L&R Distributors	BODY SYSTEMS	Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
On 3/23/2018, an employee became ill after shoveling snow, losing consciousness and requiring hospitalization.
2018-02-07	Monroe Township	New Jersey	Quickchek Corporation	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On 02/07/2018, an employee tripped over a floor mat and fell resulting in a shoulder injury.
2017-02-02	Monroe Township	Pennsylvania	Penn Line Corporation	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was performing tree trimming operations while tied off to a tree branch. The branch broke and the employee fell 12 feet to the ground, fracturing the L1 vertebra and requiring hospitalization.
2015-07-08	Monroe Township	New Jersey	COSTCO	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack carrying three pallets of flour when she lost control of the pallet and ran into another forklift operator. She stuck her left foot out and sustained a crushing injury, requiring hospitalization.
2015-03-17	Monroe Township	New Jersey	COSTCO	Leg(s)	Nonclassifiable
Employee injured his leg while operating an electric pallet.