Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-02-03 | Sandwich | Ma | R.J. FORBES PAINTING CONTRACTOR, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cleaning a spray paint gun when he received a laceration to his finger, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-08-14 | Sandwich | Massachusett | Allied Waste Services of Massachusetts, LLC | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level |
On August 14, 2018, around 10 a.m., an employee fell to the ground while attempting to climb the side of a disposal truck and fractured his spine. | |||||
2018-05-11 | Sandwich | Illinois | Plano Synergy, Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was moving product with a forklift when he lost control of the load (pallet) and it struck a second employee on the left leg. The injured employee suffered multiple fractures to her left leg. | |||||
2017-08-18 | Sandwich | Illinois | Plano Molding Co. | Arm(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was hitting a break room window from outside the facility to get someone's attention when the window glass lacerated and became embedded in the employee's right arm. |