DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-04-28SpencerWvAsplundh Tree Expert CompanyLower leg(s)Struck by object or equipment
An employee was delimbing a cut-down tree. One of the limbs kicked back and struck the employee between the ankle and the knee, breaking the employee's tibia.
2021-03-10SpencerWiT & T Quality Cutting, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a wood stacking machine when his glove was caught in the chain and sprocket underneath the guard, resulting in a partial amputation of the right thumb.
2021-02-16SpencerWvARMACEL ENGINEERED FOAMSFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee used a scrap piece of rubber to remove a piece of rubber that was caught in the blades at the cutting table. The scrap rubber slipped and the employee's left hand contacted the blade resulting in amputation of the middle finger between the middle and top knuckles.
2020-05-09SpencervilleOhioPine Valley Ranch LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning around an airlock on a blower system when the employee's fingers were struck by the moving paddles, resulting in the amputation of the right middle and ring fingers to the first knuckle.
2020-03-09SpencerMassachusettFLEXCON COMPANY, INC.Arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a machine. The employee's arm was caught and fractured in a nip point between a roller and the product.
2019-07-31SpencerMassachusettNational GridNonclassifiablePedestrian struck by vehicle on side of road
While marking gas lines at the side of a road, an employee was struck by a vehicle. The employee suffered broken bones and was hospitalized.
2018-09-06SpencerWisconsinProtect Door LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a table saw and a push jig to cut a wooden piece when the piece came out of the push jig. As he reached to remove the piece, two of his fingers contacted the blade and were cut. The saw was unguarded at the time.
2018-05-17SpencerWest VirginiTownsend Tree Service Company LLCMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was descending out of a tree after completing his cuts when the 4-inch limb that he was tied off to began to bow and then broke below the tie-off point. He fell approximately 40 feet to the ground, injuring his ankles and back.
2018-05-03SpencerportNew YorkKeeler Construction Company Inc Lower extremitiesPedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was part of a crew that was reconstructing an apron in front of a house in a safety work zone when a passenger vehicle entered the work zone and struck the employee. The employee suffered fractures to bones near the right ankle.
2017-06-05SpencerportNew YorkMorgan Facilities LLCHead and trunkInjured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a brick form facade with a demo saw when the blade went down, hit the brick below, and kicked back toward him, lacerating his chest and chin.
2017-05-17SpencerWisconsinT & T Quality Cutting, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee's finger was amputated between a gang saw's sprocket and chain.
2015-10-08SpencerWisconsinWiskerchem Truck and EquipmentLower leg(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was using an overhead crane to move a piece of equipment into place when the piece fell and struck the employee's lower leg. The injury required surgery to repair.
2015-03-31SpencerMassachusettDienes CorporationFingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On March 31, 2015, an employee amputated his right middle fingertip when it contacted a part he was deburring on a rotating lathe.