Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2017-08-10 | Ringwood | New Jersey | BMC Construction LLC | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was on an extension ladder scraping loose paint on the side of a building when the ladder slid down. The employee fell about 6 feet to the asphalt pavement, and the ladder landed on top of his left leg, breaking his femur. | |||||
2015-10-06 | Ringwood | Illinois | DUBAK ELECTRICAL GROUP LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
An employee was using an hydraulic pipe bender and was setting the pipe in place to bend when a coworker started the machine. The employee's finger got caught between the metal conduit and the yoke of the machine. His right-hand middle finger was amputated above the first knuckle. |