| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-06 | New Haven | Ct | Yale-New Haven Hospital | Head and neck | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was pushing a medical cart in an operating room when they tripped over the wheels of a surgical table and struck the table before falling to the floor. The employee lost consciousness and suffered injuries to their arms, head, and neck, including a hyper-extended neck and tingling and weakness in both upper extremities. | |||||
| 2021-01-29 | New Haven | Ct | Yale New Haven Hospital Spine Center | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was moving a surgical equipment cart down the hall, tripped on the cart, and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a strained knee. | |||||
| 2020-09-09 | New Haven | Ct | NPL Construction Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On September 9, 2020, an employee was attempting to start a vibrating tamper in order to continue compacting backfill material in a completed excavation. The employee pulled the starter cord multiple times. After the pull which started the engine, the pull cord of the vibrating tamper did not recoil correctly. The employee gathered the excess cord in his left hand in order to prevent an additional slip, trip, or fall hazard. When he engaged the throttle of the machine with his right hand, the pu | |||||
| 2020-08-26 | New Haven | Ct | R & B Ceramic Tile and Floor Covering, Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee was cutting 3/4" x 2.25" floorboards with a saw-stop table saw. While he was attempting to cut a plank, the board kicked back and struck his lower right abdomen. He suffered a perforated intestine. | |||||
| 2020-08-13 | New Haven | Ct | Advanced Center for Nursing & Rehabilitation LLC | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
| An employee was lifting a 5-pound tray of pasta off a cart when she developed a hernia. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-07-24 | New Haven | Connecticut | Global Medical Response (GMR) | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion involving outside sources |
| On July 24, 2020, employees were taking a patient upstairs using a stair chair. One of the employees suffered a back muscle pull and a bulging disk. She was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2020-05-12 | New Haven | Connecticut | Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc. | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| A rail car technician was compressing springs. When he released the spring from the press cage, the bolt released from the lower seat of the spring and hit his throat, injuring it. | |||||
| 2020-03-05 | New Haven | Connecticut | Yale New Haven Health Services Corporation | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was walking down a stairwell en route to her office. The employee miss-stepped and fell down the flight of stairs to the stair landing. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left ankle. | |||||
| 2019-09-09 | New Haven | Connecticut | Yale University | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| At about 6:30 a.m., an employee slipped and fell down stairs, suffering multiple injuries including cracked ribs. | |||||
| 2019-07-23 | New Haven | Connecticut | Paul Dinto Electrical Contractor, Inc. | Hand(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less |
| An employee was making electrical connections for lighting in the first floor locker room. While connecting two wires the employee sustained a transthoracic electric shock and burns on both hands. | |||||
| 2018-09-27 | New Haven | Missouri | HENNIGES AUTOMOTIVE SEALING SYSTEMS NORTH AMERICA, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was removing rubber from a sliver cutter when the employee's hand hit the handle. The cutter blade then came down on the employee's left index finger, partially amputating the fingertip. | |||||
| 2018-07-11 | New Haven | Connecticut | Paul Dinto Electrical Contractors, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was using a manual pallet jack to push a transformer when he made a sharp turn and the transformer fell on his leg, fracturing his tibia and fibula. | |||||
| 2018-05-01 | New Haven | Connecticut | Mohawk North East, Inc. | Elbow(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
| Employees had placed netting on the ground to capture debris. The injured employee stepped backward over the mesh netting and his foot became caught. He then fell, fracturing his right arm at the elbow. | |||||
| 2018-04-05 | New Haven | Connecticut | Trelleborg Coating Systems, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was operating an idle roller. The brackets failed and the idle roller struck the employee, resulting in contusions. | |||||
| 2018-03-16 | New Haven | Connecticut | DeShazo LLC | Foot (feet) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee had taken all parts and tools off a steel drop table. One half of the drop table rested partially on the other half of the drop table. When the employee closed the door near the drop table pieces, the vibration caused one piece of the drop table to slide and fall onto the employee's left foot, breaking several metatarsal bones. | |||||
| 2017-08-24 | New Haven | Connecticut | A-1 Auto Service, Inc | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
| On August 24, 2017, an employee was attempting to close a gate when his right pinky finger was caught in the gate's roller, lacerating and amputating his fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-08-23 | New Haven | Connecticut | SOMETHING SWEET, INC. | Multiple body parts | Ingestion of harmful substance |
| While cleaning and sanitizing trays and racks, a temporary employee ingested diluted cleaner (Super Power Foam 5339) that got around his mouth, mustache, and goatee. The temporary employee suffered pain in his throat and right rib cage. | |||||
| 2017-03-30 | New Haven | Connecticut | Hummel Bros. Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee was cleaning a blender machine and amputated his left ring finger, a portion of his left middle finger, and lacerated his left index finger. The blender machine was operating at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2017-03-30 | New Haven | Connecticut | Yale New Haven Hospital | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee was walking in an area where a floor cleaning agent had recently been applied, when she suffered an allergic reaction and difficulty breathing and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-10-04 | New Haven | Connecticut | NES Equipment Services Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee's fingers became stuck in a construction equipment mast during inspections, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-07-26 | New Haven | Connecticut | VON ROLL USA INC. | Fingertip(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was attempting to remove a core from a shaft. The shaft was being held on its end, and the employee had placed his hand on the floor under the shaft when a coworker hit it to remove the core. The employee's fingertip was underneath at the time and was amputated. | |||||
| 2016-06-02 | New Haven | Connecticut | Electrical Energy Systems Corp. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting 4-inch rigid conduit pipe with an electrical band saw while on a step-ladder. After the section of pipe was cut free, the employee carried the pipe down the step-ladder, stepping on the extension cord that was energizing the band saw. His ankle rolled, causing him to lose his balance and lose his hold on the pipe. He fell and reached out with the hand holding the pipe to try and gain some balance. The pipe fell from his shoulder and struck him on the hand, crushing two fi | |||||
| 2016-04-05 | New Haven | Connecticut | Yale Culinary Support Center | Ankle(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was pushing a rolling cart of dishes into a wall-mounted dishwasher when his foot entered a pool of water heated to 180 degrees Fahrenheit. He suffered a second degree burn to his ankle. | |||||
| 2015-12-21 | New Haven | Connecticut | Patriots Environmental | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee fell through a floor opening on the second floor that had been covered with fiberboard. The employee was hospitalized with broken ribs and lacerations. | |||||
| 2015-04-10 | New Haven | Connecticut | Timken, NTC | Nonclassifiable | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| On or about April 20, 2015, an employee was dismantling an H.B. Robinson vertical motor in the decontamination room while suspended from an overhead crane. The motor slipped, resulting in an amputation. | |||||
| 2015-03-21 | New Haven | Connecticut | IKEA Holding U.S. Inc | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was injured when her hand got caught in the cardboard recycle machine. | |||||
| 2015-03-09 | New Haven | Connecticut | All American Waste, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was burned while operating a grinder. | |||||
| 2015-02-23 | New Haven | Connecticut | Yale New Haven Hospital | Knee(s) | Nonclassifiable |
| Employee was walking through hallway and injured right knee requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-02-16 | New Haven | Missouri | Metalcraft Enterprises, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On 1/16/15 at approximately 10:00 p.m., employee was loading a welding robot. The employee accidentally activated the lever with his left hand; the clamp cycled and caught the employee's right thumb, resulting in an amputation. | |||||