Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-26	Delaware	Oh	Jegs Automotive, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving a forklift. They stepped off the forklift to keep from hitting a co-worker and the forklift tire ran over their left foot. The employee sustained a fractured hallux and degloving injury to the left foot.
2021-09-14	Delaware	Oh	KROGER DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On September 14, 2021, an employee was operating a pallet jack. As he turned into another aisle, his right ankle and calf were caught between the platform of the pallet jack and the empty wooden pallet that was in the slot location. The employee suffered a broken bone in the lower right leg and was hospitalized.
2021-07-09	Shawnee On Delaware	Pa	Miller Bros.	Multiple body parts	Roadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a rear-property machine across a bridge over a river when the bridge collapsed and the machine and the employee fell 16 feet into the river below. The employee suffered a broken ankle and broken ribs.
2021-06-05	Delaware	Oh	SAM DONG OHIO, INC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to resolve an issue with a mill at a take-out door. The machine was actuated and the door shut on the employee's left hand, causing amputations to the tips of the middle and ring fingers.
2021-05-26	Wareham	Ma	WAYNE J. GRIFFIN ELECTRIC INCORPORATED	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing down a stepladder. One of the ladder's legs dropped into a core hole that had been filled with foam and covered with a skim coat the same color as the floor. The ladder tipped and the employee fell, landing 4 feet below and suffering a broken ankle.
2021-04-20	Delaware	Oh	Liberty Casting Company, LLC	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was using a grinder to clean a metal casting. The casting fell off the table and struck the employee's foot, fracturing it.
2021-04-12	Ware	Ma	Gillespie Corporation	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was working in an elevator that was being built. While stepping from the floor of the elevator (which was raised 4 feet off the floor on sawhorses) to an 8-foot fiberglass ladder, he missed his rung and fell backwards, landing on his shoulder on the floor. He suffered a shoulder injury.
2021-03-24	Delaware	Oh	Kroger Distribution Center	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
While training to operate a pallet jack, an employee was pinned between the jack and a rack. The employee suffered a broken ankle.
2021-01-29	West Wareham	Ma	Master Millwork, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was moving plywood and fell to the floor, resulting in a hip injury.
2021-01-28	Delaware	Oh	Jegs Automotive, Inc.	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was using a non-powered manual pallet jack to reposition a loaded pallet. The employee stepped back from the pallet and fell on the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the right hip and leg.
2021-01-28	Delaware	Oh	Associated Hygienic Products, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was loading material into a line when they got caught in the machine, resulting in a partial amputation of the middle finger on their right hand.
2021-01-08	Wareham	Ma	TOBEY HOSPITAL	Face	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was assaulted by a patient in the emergency room. The employee was pushed to the floor and sustained a facial nerve injury requiring hospitalization.
2020-09-26	Delaware	Oh	Nesco Resource	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At approximately 9:30 p.m. on September 26, 2020, a Nesco Resource employee retrieving a diaper that had fallen between the rollers on a running conveyor when her hand was caught in the belt/pulley system resulting in a partial amputation of the left index finger.
2020-07-22	Delaware	Ohio	Acoust A Fiber	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck against object or equipment
On July 22, 2020, an employee was loading material onto a machine when his back struck the static metal bar on the machine. The employee's back was injured and the employee was hospitalized.
2020-07-03	Delaware City	Delaware	Delaware City Refining Company, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee stepped out of a pickup truck, which began to move. The employee fell and the truck ran over the employee's right leg, causing tibia and fibula fractures that required surgery.
2019-08-28	Wareham	Massachusett	Target	Foot (feet)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was using a powered pallet jack to load cardboard into a trailer. He tripped over an empty pallet in the trailer and his right foot and ankle were pinned between the powered pallet jack and the empty pallet, resulting in fractures to the right foot.
2019-08-28	Wareham	Massachusett	Target	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was loading a trailer when he tripped over a pallet, breaking his right leg.
2019-05-31	Delaware	Ohio	SAM DONG OHIO, INC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was manually trying to slide the forks over on a forklift. A finger on his left hand was caught between the fork and the forklift's carriage (a piece that hung down). The fingertip was amputated.
2019-05-14	Delaware	Ohio	IPG, Inc.	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On 5/14/19 at 5:30 a.m., an employee was clearing a jam in a forming machine when the machine cycled and caught the employee's right arm in the machine. The employee suffered lacerations to the right forearm.
2019-05-05	Sewaren	New Jersey	PSEG Power LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was polishing a tool on the engine lathe and his finger got caught.
2019-03-26	Delaware	Ohio	Charter NEX Film	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was helping to change over a material hopper that used compressed air. The employee's left index finger was caught in the gate as it closed resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-03-21	Ware	Massachusett	KANZAKI SPECIALTY PAPERS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was checking for air leaks on a coater when the hydraulic clamp that holds the coating rod in place struck his fingers and amputated his right index and middle fingers.
2019-01-18	Delaware	Ohio	CHROMA COLOR	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the throat and screw on a plastic extrusion machine using a rag. The rag and the employee's right hand were pulled into the rotating screw causing the amputation of the middle fingertip and an avulsion to the index fingertip.
2019-01-03	Ware	Massachusett	Gillespie Corporation	Ankle(s) and knee(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a loading dock about 4 feet high, draping a tarp over 16-foot-long elevator rails. The employee fell backward off the dock, breaking an ankle and a knee.
2018-09-13	Delaware	Ohio	Triway Builders	Pelvis	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On September 13, 2018, an employee was framing a home when a wall that was being moved by a telehandler lift fell over and struck the employee. The employee suffered a broken pelvis.
2018-09-07	Delaware	Ohio	Liberty Technology	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee of Liberty Technology was setting a pattern on a trolley using a hoist. His fingertip was caught between the form and the carriage and amputated. He was hospitalized.
2018-08-08	Delaware	Ohio	U.S. Xpress, INC.	Lumbar region	Overexertion involving outside sources
On August 8, 2018, an employee was cranking the landing gear on a tractor-trailer when he experienced lower back pain, requiring hospitalization for a back strain.
2018-08-02	Delaware City	Delaware	Nooter Construction Company	Wrist(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was adjusting the throttle controls on a high-pressure water pump when a hose on the equipment ruptured. Pressurized water came out and contacted his right wrist, causing a deep laceration.
2018-07-18	Delaware City	Delaware	Delaware City Refining Company, LLC.	Multiple body parts	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was attempting to clean a tank when the air distribution system was activated, causing the solution (hot water mixed with a 10% concentration of degreasing agent) in the tank to cavitate over the edge and land on the employee's neck, upper back, leg, right ankle, and chest. The employee suffered first and second degree burns.
2018-07-12	Delaware	Ohio	Builders FirstSource	Thigh(s)	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was standing at the exit rollers talking with two coworkers. A truss exited the line and struck the back of the employee's leg. The employee sustained severe bruising to the upper right thigh.
2018-06-28	Delaware	Ohio	iforce	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was grinding a part when the grinding wheel caught the tip of his glove, pulling his finger into the grinder and resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-06-26	Delaware	Ohio	Midwest Acust-A-Fiber, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading and unloading fiberglass blanks on a heated hydraulic press. One of the press's cylinders broke and the platen dropped onto the employee's right hand, resulting in the amputation of four fingers.
2018-01-14	Delaware	Ohio	Martin Brower, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On January 14, 2017, an employee was unloading carts of product from a truck when he was unable to stop a cart from rolling down the lift gate and his right calf became pinned between two carts. His right calf was smashed.
2017-09-28	Ware	Massachusett	KANZAKI SPECIALTY PAPERS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to place a core plug onto a core of newly slit paper when the plug fell onto a running conveyor belt. As he attempted to retrieve the plug, the belt caught his finger and drew it into a pinch point, amputating his left middle fingertip to the first major knuckle.
2017-09-03	Delaware	Ohio	Kroger Great Lakes Distribution Center	Ankle(s)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
On September 3, 2017, an employee was driving a pallet jack down an aisle. At the same time, a coworker was dropping a plastic pallet onto another pallet. The plastic pallet bounced up and struck the backrest of the employee's pallet jack, then pinned his lower right leg/ankle between his jack platform and the pallet. His right ankle broke.
2017-08-21	Delaware	New Jersey	Gary W. Gray	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was working underneath a vehicle when it came down on his rib cage, fracturing his ribs.
2017-07-12	Sewaren	New Jersey	Matrix North American Construction	Forearm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was running wires in order to install an additional disconnect to a temporary power bank when an arc flash occurred. His right forearm was burned, and he was hospitalized.
2017-06-21	Delaware	Ohio	Acloche, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning around a conveyor and attempting to remove a diaper that was underneath it when the employee's right hand entered the ingoing nip point of the belt and gear, amputating the ring fingertip and lacerating the other fingers.
2016-10-05	West Wareham	Massachusett	COVANTA SEMASS, LLC	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was removing a hose connector from a conveyor when the hose became snagged on the conveyor. The connector came flying back, hitting and breaking the employee's hand and wrist.
2016-09-10	Delaware	Ohio	KROGER DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
On or about 09/10/16, an employee was operating a pallet jack. The employee's foot was trapped and crushed underneath the pallet jack's platform while making a turn, requiring hospitalization.
2016-08-14	Delaware	Ohio	Kroger Distribution Ctr.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was checking the oil on the reefer unit of a trailer. A third-party tractor did not see the employee and pinned the employee between the tractor and the trailer. The employee suffered broken ribs, a broken sternum, and a collapsed lung, requiring hospitalization.
2016-07-28	Delaware	Ohio	New Flyer of America	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a miter saw. As he pulled the miter saw blade down to make a cut, his thumb was in the path of the blade and was amputated below the first joint.
2016-07-07	Delaware City	Delaware	Formosa Plastics Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was cleaning out chunks of wet PVC resin from the side of a mixing machine. While he was attempting to remove the bolted-on steel plate, the plate (which was under pressure) blew out and struck the employee on the right hand and dorsal forearm. He sustained three broken fingers on his right hand, a torn-off fingernail, and lacerations to his right thumb and left dorsal forearm.
2016-05-23	Delaware	Ohio	Kroger Distribution Ctr	Ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was stacking cases on a pallet when he was struck by a pallet jack being operated by a coworker. The employee's ankle was pinned between the pallet and the pallet jack, fracturing his right ankle and requiring hospitalization.
2016-05-23	Ware	Massachusett	KANZAKI SPECIALTY PAPERS, INC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonclassifiable
On or about 5/23/16, an employee sustained serious injuries while cleaning inside a tank. He was hospitalized with a laceration on/near his abdomen, a left-side puncture, and bruising.
2016-05-09	Delaware	Ohio	Kroger Distribution Ctr	Brain	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was exiting a trailer on a pallet jack. A pallet got caught on the dock plate, flipping the employee from the pallet jack and onto the concrete warehouse ground, hitting his head. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-05-05	Delaware	Ohio	Hamilton Parker Co.	Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting a piece of wood on the table saw and caught the side of his thumb on the saw blade amputating the left thumb nail. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-05-02	Delaware	Ohio	Kroger Distribution Ctr	Foot (feet)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee slipped/tripped and pulled the handle of a pallet jack to regain his balance. The wheel of the pallet jack ran over his left foot breaking it.
2016-04-05	Delaware	Ohio	Jamison Well Drilling & Pump Service	Nonclassifiable	Excavation or trenching cave-in
Two employees were hospitalized after being buried in dirt when a trench collapsed.
2016-01-23	Delaware City	Delaware	Delaware City Refining Company, LLC	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in roadway
A Delaware City Refining Company employee was walking to his work location on 1/23/16, at approximately 1:00 AM during an intense snow event. As he was walking, he stopped on the side of the road to allow a snow-plowing pickup truck to pass and then crossed the street. The pickup truck reversed and its back bumper contacted the employee from behind, fracturing his femur. He was hospitalized.
2016-01-11	Ware	Massachusett	QUABBIN WIRE & CABLE CO., INC.	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee conducting an electrical test on a cable product contacted a live electrical current, suffering burns from an electrical shock. The employee was hospitalized.
2016-01-07	West Wareham	Massachusett	COVANTA Energy of SEMASS	Upper and lower limb(s)	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
While working on a sorting line, an employee was sprayed by a flammable chemical when the bottle that it was in got stuck on the conveyor. The ignition source was a portable heater that was being used to keep the employee warm. The employee received 1st and 2nd degree burns to the right hand and right leg.
2015-11-29	Delaware City	Delaware	Delaware City Refinery Company, LLC	Head and neck	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
An operator was injured while preparing equipment for maintenance by flushing the equipment with condensate (warm water) and flushing it into an oily water sewer system. While performing the flush, it went to the hydrocarbon sewer where it flashed and ignited. The employee suffered second degree burns to the lower face and neck region and lesser burns to his right hand.
2015-07-07	Delaware	Ohio	Merit Integrated Logistics	Ankle(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee operating a stand-up pallet jack was struck by a sit-down lift truck. The employee operating the pallet jack was hospitalized with a fractured left ankle.
2015-05-16	Delaware	Ohio	KROGER DISTRIBUTION CENTER	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On or about May 16, 2015, an employee operating a mobile pallet jack crushed his big toe between the curb and the pallet jack. The toe was amputated at the hospital.
2015-02-11	Shawnee On Delaware	Pennsylvania	Shawnee Holdings	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An independent contractor was using a table saw in the scene shop to cut wood for set construction. His left hand slipped into the saw blade and amputated the tip of his left index finger.
2015-02-11	Delaware City	Delaware	PBF Energy, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
An employee tripped and fell to the ground. The employee landed on his knees in a pile of hot petroleum coke. The employee sustained burns on both legs from the coke, and possibly the hot steam. The employee was taken by ambulance to Christiana Hospital, and later transferred to Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Chester, Pennsylvania. The employee sustained 2nd degree burns on his legs, and 3rd degree burns on his ankles.
2015-01-16	Sewaren	New Jersey	Furino and Sons	Fingertip(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was assisting the truck driver to clear small amounts of cement left in the vehicle when the rear chute came down on the employee's left middle finger amputating the tip. The employee was taken to hospital and the fingertip was reattached.