Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-02-25 | Pawcatuck | Connecticut | Davis-Standard, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was in a weld shop, using a powered metal shear. The employee's fingers were caught in the shear point of the equipment, which amputated the tips of three fingers on his left hand and amputated his right middle finger to the knuckle. | |||||
2019-01-02 | Pawcatuck | Connecticut | Metta Construction | Nonclassifiable | Fire or explosion |
An employee was refueling a gas-powered air compressor. Fuel contacted the hot muffler and ignited. The employee suffered burns to the hands, face and chest. | |||||
2018-06-26 | Pawcatuck | Connecticut | Davis-Standard, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was on a ladder over an extrusion machine, handling a 1,500-pound screw that was hanging from a crane. The employee felt as if he would fall and grabbed the screw. The screw then swung and crushed his right little finger against the machine. He suffered an avulsion and broken bones and was hospitalized. |