Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-11	South Plainfield	Nj	Recycle Inc., East	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell off a 4-foot ladder.
2021-09-24	Plainfield	Il	Costco Wholesale	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was pulling a piece of meat out of a meat grinder when they suffered lacerations to their right index finger.
2021-09-18	South Plainfield	Nj	Keystone Plastics, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's finger was caught between the crimping rollers on the extrusion line while removing a jam, resulting in an amputation and hospitalization.
2021-09-16	Plainfield	Nj	Kenvil United Corp.	Leg(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee stepped on a steel beam and it rolled onto his leg. He was taken to the hospital, where he had surgery for a compound leg fracture.
2021-09-03	South Plainfield	Nj	Prevost Car US, Inc.	Arm(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was installing a bus exhaust system. When the exhaust slid into place, the employee's arm was lacerated by the exhaust shield. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-08-26	South Plainfield	Nj	Harris Realty Company, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was lifting a bucket of bolts weighing approximately 60 to 70 pounds when they suffered an inguinal hernia that required surgery.
2021-08-07	South Plainfield	Nj	Recycle Inc., East	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was clearing an opening on a machine when the blade caused an avulsion of her right middle fingertip.
2021-07-28	Plainfield	Il	CCA MIDWEST, INC.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On July 28, 2021, an employee was nailing a double 2-inch by 6-inch top plate to the top of a first floor wall. When he fired a pneumatic nail gun into the plate, the nail split the wood, went through the plate, and punctured his hand between the thumb and the index finger.
2021-06-30	South Plainfield	Nj	Hummel Croton Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was washing equipment with a hose and experienced leg cramps. The employee was hospitalized for heat related illness.
2021-03-05	South Plainfield	Nj	Estes Express Line	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was moving logistic bars in a trailer. A forklift moved and struck his leg, breaking it.
2020-08-26	South Plainfield	Nj	Republic Services of New Jersey, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee sat down to take a break and had a seizure that was possibly heat-related and suffered a dislocated shoulder.
2020-08-21	South Plainfield	Nj	Intsel Steel East	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was preparing steel flats to be loaded using an overhead crane and a hook. He lifted the material about 4 inches up and attempted to put a block under the material with his right hand. The material slipped off the hook and came down on his right hand, crushing and amputating the index finger below the second knuckle.
2020-08-20	South Plainfield	Nj	Ronpak, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was removing paper from a paper bag machine. The gears in the bundler amputated the employee's right index finger at the knuckle.
2020-07-11	South Plainfield	New Jersey	Rupcoe Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down a ladder, landing on both feet and breaking both heels.
2020-05-11	South Plainfield	New Jersey	United Rentals, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was replacing forks on a warehouse forklift truck. The employee was standing in front of the forklift, facing the forklift carriage. He lifted the pin on top of the carriage fork holder and was installing the fork. His co-worker, who was sitting in the forklift, operated the control lever and pinched the employee's left thumb between the carriage and the fork, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.
2020-02-24	South Plainfield	New Jersey	KOBO PRODUCTS, INC.	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An employee working as a chemical operator was attempting to light one of the mills. Solvent vapor was ignited by a spark and the employee was burned on the face and hand. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-02-21	South Plainfield	New Jersey	Keystone Plastics, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was calibrating the dye on a hydraulic press when the employee's right thumb was caught and amputated in a pinch point on the hydraulic press shaft.
2019-08-05	Plainfield	Wisconsin	Wysocki Produce Farm	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was changing a tire on a tractor. The jack stand that the tractor was on had a piece of wood underneath because the ground was not level. The piece of wood cracked, and the jack stand slipped. The tire came off the lugs and struck the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a ruptured spleen and had surgery.
2019-06-27	Plainfield	New Jersey	Geo-Solutions Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the catwalk of an excavator, suffering broken ribs and a bruised left lung.
2019-06-15	Plainfield	Illinois	Diageo Global	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee was cleaning bottles of consumer alcohol with a rag and disposing of broken glass. The employee ingested a 3-millimeter piece of glass and was hospitalized.
2019-06-04	Plainfield	Illinois	Central Sod Farms Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was repairing pallets using a nail gun when a nail was fired into his upper right thigh.
2019-06-01	Plainfield	Illinois	HELP AT HOME, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
An employee was stabbed multiple times with a knife while working at a client's home.
2019-04-16	South Plainfield	New Jersey	Ware Industries, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a press. After the machine cycled, he pushed down the short pieces with a tool. As he was doing this, the machine was activated via the pedal, causing the spring to come down on the tool and crush the employee's right third finger.
2019-03-25	Plainfield	Connecticut	Lowe's Regional Distribution Center #1421	Fingertip(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was picking product from baker-style rolling carts. While moving the middle of three carts, the employee's left middle finger was caught between carts and the fingertip was amputated.
2019-02-13	Plainfield	Illinois	SJZJ, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On February 13, 2019, at approximately 2:30 p.m., an employee was cleaning and greasing a conveyor line in the pick area (enclosed building) when something got stuck in the roller/brake below. The employee got off the conveyor line and it was turned off to unjam the roller/brake. When the conveyor line was turned back on, the employee, who was back on the conveyor line, was carried via the conveyor to the end of the line and out of the building falling approximately 13' feet below onto a debri
2019-02-05	South Plainfield	New Jersey	Insulation Materials Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using shears when his hand got close to the shears, resulting in a finger amputation.
2018-09-20	Plainfield	Illinois	Wastemanagement of IL Southwest - Rockdale	Forearm(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was on a waste management collection route. The employee was reaching under a broken cylinder of a tipper area when the cylinder crushed the employee's forearm, resulting in soft tissue damage. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-08-27	South Plainfield	New Jersey	Bushwick Metals LLC	Face	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was feeding material into a machine when a hook struck his face, causing a fracture.
2018-08-07	South Plainfield	New Jersey	Banker Steel NJ, LLC.	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was moving a 246-pound steel plate when it fell on his left foot, crushing and lacerating it with possible toe fractures.
2018-05-16	South Plainfield	New Jersey	RECYCLE INC. EAST	Ankle(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was dragging a large plastic container to another trailer when the employee's pant leg became caught on a step, causing the employee to fall and fracture an ankle.
2018-04-26	South Plainfield	New Jersey	International Transportation Solutions	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On 4/26/2018, an employee was performing maintenance on the conveyor belt system at the start of the work shift and partially amputated his left middle and index fingers. The machine was running and unguarded at the time of the incident.
2018-04-26	South Plainfield	New Jersey	Lyneer Staffing	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's hand went under a motorized conveyor, resulting in a partial amputation of the left middle and index fingers.
2018-02-13	South Plainfield	New Jersey	Clean Harbors	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee's right thumb was crushed by a manhole cover.
2017-06-29	South Plainfield	New Jersey	Federated Crane Company, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee's left leg was crushed by a steel beam being lifted by an overhead gantry crane. The employee was hospitalized with compound fractures.
2016-10-09	Plainfield	Wisconsin	Heartland Farms, Inc.	Pelvis	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
On October 9, 2016, an employee was mounting a tractor when it lurched and threw him to the ground in front of a rear wheel. The tractor then struck him, and he suffered bruises and a pelvic injury that required surgery.
2016-09-14	Plainfield	Illinois	Homer Tree Care	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was feeding a chipper machine while tied around a rope for fall protection. The rope was pulled by a piece of machinery and gave way, allowing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee fractured both legs and dislocated a thumb.
2016-07-28	South Plainfield	New Jersey	RONPAK, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on a machine with a coworker. The coworker jogged the machine without realizing that the employee's hand was inside. His left pinky was caught by the gears, and his fingertip had to be surgically amputated.
2016-07-26	South Plainfield	New Jersey	RONPAK, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a roller and jogging the machine when the machine caught the rag and pulled it and his hand into the machine. His left ring fingertip was amputated and the skin was peeled back.
2016-07-07	South Plainfield	New Jersey	RONPAK, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was jogging a bag machine when he injured his fingertip on the blade.
2016-06-24	South Plainfield	New Jersey	Canam Steel Corporation	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was helping to load a trailer in the loading bay and was standing at the rear end of the trailer on the driver's side. He was using a piece of wood on the edge of the trailer bed to help locate the center and took a step forward. He then fell into the four-step stairway and fractured four ribs.
2016-05-05	Plainfield	New Hampshir	CCM Logging & Land Clearing	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee suffered a fingertip amputation on the left hand index finger when the finger was caught between the saw blade and the housing.
2016-03-30	South Plainfield	New Jersey	Ames Advanced Materials	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee heard the cap fall off of a chemical system flow line to a holding tank containing ammonia. The employee went to the area to close the valve and was overcome by ammonia fumes, suffering a respiratory injury.
2016-02-20	Plainfield	Illinois	Acres Group	Skull	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while getting out of the dump bed of a truck he was washing. He struck his head on the concrete ground and fractured his skull.
2016-01-25	South Plainfield	New Jersey	Republic Services of NJ	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a container in a truck when his pinky finger was caught and partially amputated between the container and truck.
2015-10-08	South Plainfield	New Jersey	Ames Advanced Materials Corp.	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
The employee was making a batch of metal powder in the reactor. He added acid and it foamed over burning his feet and shins.
2015-10-06	South Plainfield	New Jersey	Ascena Retail Group, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off of a ladder and injured her back while attempting to fix a banner in the store window.
2015-03-17	South Plainfield	New Jersey	Harris Structural Steel	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee carrying a steel plate lost his grip; the plate fell onto his toes.
2015-01-14	Plainfield	Indiana	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Multiple leg locations	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was delivering a package to a residence. When the employee walked up the driveway, she encountered a slick spot due to ice. The employee fell and broke her left leg in two places.