Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-28	Tinton Falls	Nj	Mazza Recycling	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift. It lurched forward, and his left hand was crushed between it and a column. His index and middle fingers were amputated.
2021-08-26	Tinton Falls	Nj	UPS	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee became dehydrated while delivering packages.
2021-07-17	Tinton Falls	Nj	Ralph Clayton & Sons - West Creek Plant	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a ladder clearing a conveyor belt. A large piece of material fell from the conveyor belt and struck the ladder causing the ladder and the employee to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae.
2020-08-18	Tinton Falls	Nj	Mazza Recycling	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was removing an earth mover's drive shaft when it fell and crushed his left middle finger, causing an avulsion.
2020-06-10	Tinton Falls	New Jersey	New Jersey American Water Company Inc	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
After performing work in a vault, a mechanic was climbing up a ladder when his hand slipped and he fell 8 feet to the bottom of the vault. He sustained a leg injury that required surgery.
2019-08-08	Tinton Falls	New Jersey	J.F. Kiely Construction Company	Skull	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on wet grass while using a shovel to remove it, falling backwards and striking his head on asphalt paving. He fractured his skull/head.
2019-02-26	Tinton Falls	New Jersey	Hackensack Meridian Health	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was hospitalized after experiencing trouble breathing and chest pain due to pesticide and carpet cleaner used in the facility.
2016-06-20	Tinton Falls	New Jersey	A.J. Perri	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was driving a forklift in the warehouse parking lot when he became disoriented from the heat.