DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-21Presque IsleMeAroostook Trusses, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a wall panel. The employee's right little finger was caught and crushed between the panel and a metal table. The finger was amputated.
2021-04-16Presque IsleMeMcCain Fertilizer, IncFinger(s), fingernail(s)Contact with objects and equipment
Material was being transferred from one bag to another using a forklift. One of the forklifts moved as an employee reached to open a bag further, and the employee's right ring finger was caught between the mast of one forklift and the tine of the other. The finger was amputated at the top knuckle.
2021-01-13Presque IsleMeAroostook County Action ProgramShoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and fell while cleaning tables, striking a table and suffering a shoulder dislocation. She was hospitalized.
2019-08-06Presque IsleMaineAR Gould HospitalHeartExposure to traumatic or stressful event, n.e.c.
An employee was hospitalized due to stress-related angina.
2019-05-27Presque IsleMaineH.O. BouchardBack, including spine, spinal cordOther exertions or bodily reactions
An employee was getting out of a truck cab after driving when he started to have back spasms, requiring hospitalization.
2019-02-06Presque IsleMaineAroostook County Action ProgramBrainFall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on ice in the company parking lot while walking into the office. She hit her head, suffering a subdural hematoma and a concussion.
2017-09-19Presque IsleMaineMechanical ServicesBODY SYSTEMSInhalation of harmful substance-single episode
A employee was replacing a failed expansion valve on a refrigerated display case. He was soldering a copper pipe when a small amount of refrigerant in the pipe expanded when heated and flashed. He started coughing and had a runny nose, requiring hospitalization for respiratory irritation.
2017-09-04Presque IsleMaineDenis L Maher Co., LLCMultiple body partsStruck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was lowering a well pump down a well shaft when a 1/2-inch cable snapped and whipped back up, striking the employee. He suffered lacerations to both hands and bruising on the chest, requiring hospitalization.
2016-05-03Presque IsleMaineAROOSTOOK MEDICAL CENTERUpper and lower limb(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped and fell on the carpet at the main entrance of the hospital.
2015-07-18Presque IsleMaineLane Construction CompanyNonclassifiableVehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway
An employee lost control of his truck while trying to avoid a deer, ran off the highway, and struck a tree.