Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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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. | |||||
2021-08-09 | 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. | |||||
2021-04-30 | 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. | |||||
2019-06-27 | 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. | |||||
2018-05-17 | 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. | |||||
2017-02-17 | 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. | |||||
2016-01-26 | 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. | |||||
2015-02-25 | 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. |