Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-09-16 | Taunton | Ma | Tesla, Inc. | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee was walking with an armful of materials. He tripped and fell to the floor, suffering an injury to the right leg. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-08-11 | Taunton | Ma | Steward Morton Hospital | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was shocked on the finger/hand while plugging a machine into a wall outlet. | |||||
2020-06-08 | Taunton | Massachusett | Monroe Staffing Solutions | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
A temporary employee had been closing a door. A forklift backed into the employee causing a broken leg that required surgery. | |||||
2020-02-14 | Taunton | Massachusett | William F. Lynch Co., Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on an icy patch on a rubber membrane roof, fell to the roof surface, and suffered two broken back vertebrae. | |||||
2020-01-16 | Taunton | Massachusett | Gordon Food Service, Inc | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was operating an electrical pallet jack with extended forks and was making a turn at the end of the aisle when his foot was caught between the pallet jack and a bollard, smashing four of his toes. | |||||
2019-07-06 | East Taunton | Massachusett | Jordan's Furniture, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Stepped on object |
An employee stepped on a tack. The employee's left foot became infected, and the employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-05-27 | Taunton | Massachusett | Ocean State Job Lot | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was on an 8-foot step ladder removing a display. The employee fell from the ladder and fractured an ankle. | |||||
2019-02-02 | Taunton | Massachusett | Capstone Logistics, LLC | Ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was operating a pallet jack when her foot was caught between a pallet and the jack resulting in a fractured ankle. | |||||
2018-08-24 | Taunton | Massachusett | Argos Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was moving a spooling machine when it tipped over, smashing and breaking three of the employee's fingers. | |||||
2018-06-19 | Taunton | Massachusett | WYRMWOOD, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was operating a table saw when the blade deeply lacerated his left thumb. | |||||
2018-03-09 | Taunton | Massachusett | Rich's Transportation Services Incorporated | Ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was operating a double pallet jack to unload a trailer when his foot struck a stationary pallet, breaking his right ankle. | |||||
2017-09-14 | Taunton | Massachusett | BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
An employee was lifting a tire to install it on a vehicle when he felt a pop in his abdomen. He was hospitalized with a hernia. | |||||
2017-08-15 | Taunton | Massachusett | Gordon Food Services LLC | Leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
On 08/15/2017, an employee was struck by a high lift truck while operating an electric jack, requiring hospitalization for severe leg injuries. | |||||
2017-03-28 | Taunton | Massachusett | WATERS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was removing a valve end cap that was located on the front of the temperature control skid of a reactor when steam and hot water exited the end of the pipe and caused second degree burns to the employee's left arm, leg, and side of the body. | |||||
2016-07-20 | Taunton | Massachusett | MORTON HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode |
An employee suffered a back injury while moving a patient in bed. | |||||
2015-11-10 | Taunton | Massachusett | Pepsi Beverage Company | BODY SYSTEMS | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode |
An employee had a heart attack while moving a vending machine. | |||||
2015-07-20 | Taunton | Massachusett | JORDAN FURNITURE | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on a wet spot in the showroom, fell, and fractured her hip. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery. | |||||
2015-05-05 | Staunton | Illinois | THIEMS CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
On May 5, 2015, an employee fell 15 feet while creating a temporary work surface between two bridge beams with 16-inch long, 4x4 lumber. | |||||
2015-01-04 | Taunton | Massachusett | VERIZON | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on the ice in the parking lot and hit his head. He was transported and admitted to Morton Hospital. |