| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-15 | Plantsville | Connecticut | REX FORGE DIVISION | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was placing a cable around a stack of steel bars when a 4x4 supporting the stack broke and the stack rolled down, pinning and breaking the employee's leg. | |||||
| 2018-05-07 | Plantsville | Connecticut | Universal Enterprises, LLC | Knee(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee was picking parts from underneath a truck when it shifted and pinned his leg against the ground. He suffered a broken knee and was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
| 2017-08-09 | Plantsville | Connecticut | The J.J. Ryan Corporation Rex Forge Division | Multiple head locations | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| On August 9, 2017, an employee was looking through the end frame of a large, powered forging press when it cycled. The die then came down and struck his head and face, causing serious injuries. | |||||
| 2017-08-04 | Plantsville | Connecticut | The J.J. Ryan Corporation Rex Forge Division | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was guiding a load of steel bars when his fingers were caught between the bars, crushing and partially amputating his left ring finger. | |||||
| 2015-12-03 | Plantsville | Connecticut | GIBBS WIRE & STEEL COMPANY, INC. | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was moving a metal coil from one part of a metal slitting machine to another. The metal coil sliced through the sling being used and lacerated the employee's right shin and foot. | |||||
| 2015-04-20 | Plantsville | Connecticut | JLN Consulting, LLC | Brain | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| A project superintendent was walking on a mezzanine made of a series of steel joists with sheets of plywood used for decking. The employee fell through an unguarded area of the mezzanine, through the mezzanine floor and into an office below, where he hit his head on a desk. The employee was transported to an area hospital where he was admitted. | |||||