Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-12	Somerset	Nj	L'Oreal USA	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing bottles of product off a conveyor belt. The tip of her left little finger was caught by a cleat on the belt, and the fingertip was amputated.
2021-09-22	Somers	Wi	Riley Construction Company, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping
While stripping concrete forms, an employee tripped and fell onto a frost pin resulting in an injury that required hospitalization.
2021-08-09	Somerset	Pa	Waste Management	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
Two employees were servicing a waste container located inside a shed. One of the employees received two bee stings on the head. The injured employee experienced an allergic reaction and a heart attack.
2021-06-24	Somerset	Nj	Catalent Pharma Solutions, LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was driving their motorcycle over a speed bump in the company parking lot when they fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured left shoulder.
2021-05-22	Somersworth	Nh	Walmart #1749	Hand(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was bringing pallets down from the top of the steel shelving using a walkie stacker forklift. His hand got caught between the shelving and the forklift. As the employee tried to free his hand, he suffered a deep laceration that required surgery and hospitalization to repair.
2021-04-30	Somerset	Nj	FERRERO USA, INC.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
A driver was opening a trailer door when a gust of wind blew the trailer door open, hitting the driver in the face and knocking him to the ground. The employee suffered a hip injury.
2020-10-05	Somerset	Nj	Akorn, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While cleaning a tube filling machine, an employee suffered a partial amputation on a left-hand finger when the machine was jogged.
2020-09-16	Somerset	Nj	Sunrun	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was moving equipment using a lift when he felt a sharp pain in his stomach due to a hernia.
2020-06-29	Somerset	Pennsylvania	Weston Foods	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to replace a spring in the tooling system. The employee's left hand got caught in the tooling system as it cycled resulting in injuries to the left ring and pinky fingers. The pinky finger was amputated.
2020-02-07	Somerset	New Jersey	Veeco Instruments	Wrist(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a pallet with a piece of equipment on it. The pallet started to shift and the equipment struck the employee's left hand and arm, causing a fractured wrist and a large cut on the arm.
2019-09-23	Somerset	New Jersey	Ferrero USA Inc.,	Lower leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was inside a machine attempting to fix the glue mechanism when the machine activated. The machine's tray cut his lower left leg, requiring hospitalization.
2019-08-06	Somersworth	New Hampshir	Whitten Works, Inc	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a step ladder to the ground and sustained broken bones.
2019-06-27	Somerset	Pennsylvania	K.J. Johnston, Ltd.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was applying sealant to the roof of a covered bridge when the employee slipped and fell off the roof to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured back and broken right arm.
2019-06-05	Somerset	Pennsylvania	Allison Park Contractors, Inc	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway
An employee jumped off a truck while it was moving. The employee's head struck the road, causing a head injury.
2019-04-13	Somerset	New Jersey	Lupin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On April 13, 2019, an employee was descending a 16-foot fixed ladder after replacing filters on an extraction system. The employee fell from the ladder to the floor 6 feet below, breaking his right arm in two places. A safety harness was not being worn at the time.
2019-03-13	Somerset	New Jersey	P.I.M. Brands, LLC	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While cleaning floors, an employee was caught in a candy manufacturing machine. He suffered broken ribs and crushing injuries to his chest and arms.
2019-02-01	Somerset	New Jersey	CoWorx Staffing Services, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While clearing a machine jam, an employee suffered finger lacerations.
2019-01-24	Somerset	New Jersey	Herbert Rose, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was struck in the leg while cutting a piece of metal. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-08-01	Somers	Connecticut	Galasso Materials, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was watching as equipment ripped curbing from the side of a roadway when a piece of the curbing became lodged between the middle blade and the wheel of the curb removal equipment. When the wheel was turned, the piece of asphalt was ejected and struck the employee's chest, breaking ribs.
2018-05-17	Somerset	Ohio	Rhodes Manufacturing	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
On May 17, 2018, an employee and a coworker were preparing to move steel plates. The coworker had the steel plates lifted with a pry bar while the employee's hand was placing a clamp under them. The coworker removed the pry bar, which caused the steel plates to fall onto the employee's left middle finger and resulted in an amputation.
2018-03-21	Somerset	Massachusett	North Atlantic Corporation	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a push stick to trim a wooden board on a table saw when the board kicked back and hit the employee's abdomen.
2018-01-17	Somerset	New Jersey	Akorn, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk, fracturing the right ankle and requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-30	Somerset	New Jersey	New World Stainless, LLC	Leg(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was caught in a spooling machine and severely injured both legs.
2017-07-05	Somerset	Massachusett	US Security	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was patrolling the grounds in a car when she suffered heat exhaustion, requiring hospitalization.
2017-03-29	Somersworth	New Hampshir	Kellermeyer Bergensons Services	Nonclassifiable	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
On March 29, 2017, an employee became engaged in a physical altercation with a coworker that resulted in hospitalization for cuts and bruises.
2017-02-17	Somerset	New Jersey	All Chemical Transportation Corp	Head and neck	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was attempting to offload liquid, caustic soda from a trailer. The trailer was parked on a downward slope which allowed the chemical product to enter the dome area and contact/burn the employee's face and neck.
2016-08-10	Somerset	Pennsylvania	Growmark	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was removing a clump of fertilizer from a screw conveyor when two fingers on his left hand became caught and partially amputated in the conveyor.
2016-07-30	Somerset	New Jersey	OZBURN HESSEY LOGISTICS (OHL)	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's hand was crushed while engaging the locking clamp device on the baler door.
2016-04-21	Somers	Wisconsin	Modern Crane Service, Inc.	Pelvis	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from the mezzanine while installing a permanent guardrail, suffering a pelvis fracture and elbow injury.
2016-01-26	Somerset	New Jersey	Enersys Delaware Inc.	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking on the production floor when he was struck by a forklift, injuring his left ankle and foot.
2015-04-27	Somerset	New Jersey	Cedar Hill Prep School	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee cut a finger with a saw.
2015-03-26	Somersworth	New Hampshir	ContiTech Thermopol, LLC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee sustained a severe hand injury after a finger got caught on a piece of metal while descending a mobile stair tower. The employee tore a significant amount of flesh from the hand/finger, requiring hospitalization.
2015-02-25	Somerset	Pennsylvania	Burgmeier's Hauling, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c.
Employee was attempting to dislodge a dumpster that was frozen to the ground. When the dumpster broke free, it rolled and pinched the employee's left pinky between the dumpster and a parked truck.