Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2020-10-16	Salisbury Beach	Ma	H.A. Richard &Son, Inc	Pelvis	Excavation or trenching cave-in
An employee was standing in a trench at a depth of 3 feet when the side of the trench collapsed. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis.
2020-04-01	Salisbury	Maryland	Chesapeake Ship Building	Head and trunk	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell from a ladder onto a concrete slab 15 feet below, suffering broken ribs and a broken nose.
2019-01-18	Salisbury	North Caroli	AD USA Distribution LLC.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was navigating an obstacle course on a powered pallet jack (as part of training to operate the jack). While turning a corner, the jack slid into a rail, pinning the employee's left foot against the rail. The foot and ankle were broken.
2018-07-09	Salisbury	Massachusett	VAUGHN THERMAL CORPORATION	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was drilling with a press and amputated a finger.
2018-02-26	Salisbury	Massachusett	U-Haul Co., of Eastern Massachusetts	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while descending a ladder, breaking a femur and requiring hospitalization.
2018-02-23	Salisbury	Massachusett	Johnson Lumber Company	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On 2/23/2018, an employee slipped and fell off a loading dock fracturing his hip.
2018-01-19	Salisbury	Maryland	CHESAPEAKE SHIPBUILDING	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening
While moving a spool of flux to a new work location, an employee fell through a 12-foot by 12-foot temporary floor penetration, breaking both legs, both feet, one forearm, seven ribs, and his skull.
2018-01-17	Salisbury	Connecticut	Noble Horizons	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was pulling a food service cart when her left middle finger was caught between a table and the cart, amputating her fingertip.
2017-08-25	Salisbury	Missouri	KCP&L	Multiple body parts	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was in an elevated bucket, replacing an electrical pole, when his body made contact with a live electrical current, which entered his body in his elbow and exited out of his chest area. He suffered electrical burns.
2017-07-20	Salisbury	Missouri	Employer Serv LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was bitten by a hog. The bite became infected and required hospitalization.
2015-10-02	Salisbury	Massachusett	Andover Healthcare	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee had just applied tape to a roller, sticky side up. The next step in this operation was to apply tape, sticky side down, on top of the tape that he just applied to the roller. His right arm got caught between two rollers that were separated by approximately 2 to 3 inches. He suffered a severe abrasion to his right arm.