DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-15SouthingtonCtTargetArm(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending a track ladder. He fell at the last step, landing on the concrete floor and suffering a broken right arm.
2021-07-20SouthingtonCtConnecticut Lighting CentersChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level
On July 20, 2021, an employee was climbing an 8-foot step ladder when he missed a rung and fell to the floor. He was admitted to the hospital for fractured ribs and a back injury.
2021-02-04SouthingtonCtArc of SouthingtonNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall on same level due to slipping
An employee was taking out of the trash at 11:30 p.m. when they slipped on ice on a sidewalk and fell to the ground. The employee suffered a neck injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-01-06SouthingtonCtEversource EnergyAnkle(s)Struck by falling object or equipment
A crew was replacing a utility pole when the rope holding communications cable to the pole was cut, causing the pole to fall and strike an employee in the ankle. The employee suffered a fracture to their right ankle.
2019-01-06SouthingtonConnecticutHartford HealthcareElbow(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking into work when she slipped and fell in the parking lot, striking and breaking her elbow on the ground. She was hospitalized.
2018-07-03SouthingtonConnecticutCOMPANION INDUSTRIES INCBrainVehicle struck object or animal on side of roadway
An employee was driving a delivery van when a tire blew. The employee lost control of the van, which struck a utility pole. Later that day, it was discovered that the employee was suffering from a brain hemorrhage that required surgery and hospitalization.
2017-08-03SouthingtonConnecticutA. Duie PyleLeg(s)Slip without fall
An employee was looking for a piece of freight when he slipped, possibly on hydraulic fluid from a forklift, and ruptured a tendon in his leg.
2017-04-10SouthingtonConnecticutHartford HealthcareBODY SYSTEMSExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was responding to a code, touched something on a patient's bed and went into anaphylactic shock which triggered a cardiac event.
2016-06-06SouthingtonConnecticutYarde MetalsAnkle(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was offloading steel when the steel rolled off the forklift and struck the employee's leg, breaking the ankle.
2015-02-04SouthingtonConnecticutHartford HealthCare at HomeAnkle(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
Employee was leaving a private residence where she had provided home health care and slipped on a snow-covered handicap ramp. Employee was transported to the Hospital of Central Connecticut New Britain Campus where she was admitted and treated for a fractured left ankle.