Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-07-26	Princeton	Nj	Knowledge Beginnings Princeton	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
While cooking in a daycare center kitchen, an employee developed exhaustion, sweating, and shortness of breath. The employee was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.
2021-07-15	Princeton	Mo	Smithfield Hog Production - Missouri	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was starting a pit scraper machine. The employee's right middle finger was caught in the machine's belt and pulley system. The fingertip was medically amputated.
2021-07-07	Princeton	Nj	Princeton University	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking from their personal vehicle to the work location. While going down a grassy hill, the employee slipped on pine needles and sustained a fractured ankle.
2020-10-13	Princeton	Wv	Eastern Vault Co., Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
While working in a block house where concrete blocks were being manufactured, employees became lightheaded due to potential carbon monoxide exposure. One of them was hospitalized for high carboxyhemoglobin level resulting in headache and mild delirium.
2020-09-23	Princeton	Wv	Eastern Vault Co., Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee squatted down to observe a non-working conveyor roller. His gloved left index finger was caught in a rotating chain underneath resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-09-05	Princeton	Nj	JLL	Wrist(s) and arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a 10-foot ladder to the ground, landing on his right side and suffering a broken right elbow, wrist, and forearm.
2020-08-20	Princeton	Nj	PRINCETON UNIVERSITY	Multiple trunk locations	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a golf cart when it crashed into a stationary bollard. The employee suffered contusions to the chest and abdomen.
2020-04-04	Princeton Junction	New Jersey	A&E Construction	Head	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee had been moving 4 x 8 pieces of wood. The employee fell through a ceiling, landed on the ground, and sustained a laceration to the head.
2020-02-04	Princeton	West Virgini	ALLEGHENY WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was unjamming a log on a reject log deck. The employee slipped and the chain conveyor caught his right foot, lacerating the foot and ankle.
2019-07-02	Princeton	Missouri	Smithfield Hog Production	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered heat exhaustion while driving a tractor, requiring hospitalization.
2019-06-08	Princeton	New Jersey	Allan Industries	Multiple body parts	Other jump to lower level 11 to 15 feet
On 6/08/2019, an employee was power washing a building from inside a motorized bucket lift when the water hose of the power washer became lodged in the lift, causing it to trigger the up switch located in the bucket. When the lift began to rise unexpectedly, the employee jumped out of the lift, falling approximately 12 feet to the concrete sidewalk below. The employee fractured the left arm, nasal, and orbital bones; suffered a concussion and blood clot; and lacerated the left leg.
2019-03-21	Princeton	Texas	Walmart #7178	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was getting a box from a freezer while standing on a ladder. She fell from the ladder and broke her leg.
2019-02-21	Princeton	West Virgini	Conn-Weld Industries, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On February 21, 2019, an employee was using a chain hoist to lift a mechanism housing. The housing broke free of its eye bolt and landed on the employee's left foot, amputating the big toe.
2019-01-13	Princeton	Texas	Walmart	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level
An employee had climbed a ladder to snap a light cover into place. The light cover swung back and knocked the employee off the ladder, causing injury to the head and back.
2018-09-10	Princeton	West Virgini	ALLEGHENY WOOD PRODUCTS, INC.	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking in a log yard when a loader drove near him and struck his foot with the left front tire. He suffered a left foot laceration.
2018-05-14	Princeton	West Virgini	Princeton Community Hospital	Leg(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On May 14, 2018, an employee was manually moving a laundry trolley system and became caught and crushed between the system and the trolley. The employee suffered abrasions to the legs and was hospitalized.
2018-03-03	Princeton	Idaho	Bennett Lumber Products, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Nonclassifiable
An employee broke an ankle while working in the lumber facility, requiring hospitalization.
2017-03-11	Princeton	New Jersey	Princeton University	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was cleaning a deep fryer and emptying it out when oil spilled over to the floor. The employee slipped on the oil and hit the hot fryer, suffering burns on the chest, right thigh, and leg.
2016-07-06	Princeton	Idaho	Bennett Lumber Products, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee activated a gate with his left hand while his right hand was still on product. His right thumb then became caught between the gate and the product. When he pulled his hand back, his right thumb tip was amputated.
2016-04-29	Princeton	Florida	Southern Chills, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system
On April 29, 2016, at 5:45 PM, an employee, who was wearing a harness while performing sheeting work, fell from a second story and fractured an eye socket and both hands and wrists. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-12-31	Princeton	Missouri	SMITHFIELD HOG PRODUCTION MISSOURI	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee fell while walking on the ice and broke their pelvis and femur.
2015-12-07	Princeton	Idaho	Bennett Lumber Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee locked out the rip saw to remove a jam when his glove got caught on the blade. The blade, which was still moving under its own momentum, pulled the employee's right hand into a pinch point and crushed three fingers, which were then amputated.
2015-08-11	Princeton	New Jersey	E & N Construction	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
A worker fell off an A-frame ladder into an adjacent elevator pit.
2015-07-30	Princeton	New Jersey	PRINCETON UNIVERSITY	Ankle(s)	Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode
An employee missed a step while descending a step stool, spraining the left ankle and requiring surgery.
2015-07-21	Princeton	New Jersey	Wells Fargo	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell while walking into the lobby and was injured.
2015-07-07	Princeton	New Jersey	Nature's Trees Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee of a tree service company fell approximately 30 feet while trimming a tree.
2015-02-20	Princeton	West Virgini	Brake Supply Company Downard Underground, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On February 20, 2015, at approximately 8:10pm, an employee fractured and lacerated his right hand when it was caught between the cylinder being worked in the lathe and the boring bar. The injury resulted in surgery and hospitalization.
2015-02-03	Princeton	New Jersey	Jersey Elevator Co.	Hand(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
Employee received a splinter from the ladder while climbing out of the elevator pit.
2015-01-23	Princeton	New Jersey	Villa Construction Inc	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Employee was transferring a mini dumpster into a larger dumpster when the jib attachment slipped off, hit the ground, bounced, and hit the employee.