DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-07-31WaterburyCtRolling Frito-Lay Sales, Limited PartnershipMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level
An employee climbed up the side of a product rack to retrieve a case of product from the second tier when they fell and landed on their stomach, resulting in a fractured maxillary face bone, a displaced nasal bone, and a fractured left and right arm.
2021-05-02WaterburyCtJetro Holdings, LLCMultiple body partsPedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was working in the aisle stocking items when a forklift was leaving the receiving department. The forklift hit the employee in the stock aisle and pinned them against the shelving unit. The employee sustained a broken ankle and a ruptured liver.
2018-08-09WaterburyConnecticutU.S. Postal ServiceFingertip(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Three employees were lowering a desk to the ground when the desk fell, crushing one of the employee's right index fingers between the bottom of the desk and a metal floor-mounted outlet box. As a result, his right index fingertip was amputated between the nail and first knuckle.
2018-04-18WaterburyConnecticutC. Folsom Company LLCHand(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a roller to roll the asphalt near a handicap post and sign. He pressed the vibration button while moving at around 1 to 2 miles an hour. The roller then drifted to the right, closer to the sign. As he neared the post, his hand was sliced by the sign.
2018-03-28WaterburyConnecticutRent A CenterJaw, chinFall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
An employee lowered a truck lift gate to unloading the trailer at a store. He was pulling a table to the back (end) of the trailer when the table became caught on a stirrup, causing him to trip/fall and strike his jaw. He suffered a fractured jaw and was hospitalized.
2018-03-14WaterburyConnecticutLuvata Waterbury, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a die stringer machine when his right hand entered the area between the die holder and the capstan. A wire then pulled the employee's middle fingertip, resulting in an amputation. The area between the die holder and the capstan was unguarded at the time of the incident.
2018-03-09WaterburyConnecticutI81 ConstructorsHeartMultiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was shoveling snow, went on a break and collapsed from a possible heart attack after returning from the break.
2017-06-26WaterburyConnecticutST. MARY'S HOSPITALLeg(s)Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown
An employee fell and broke a leg after a patient fell on the employee.
2016-10-22WaterburyConnecticutFrontier CommunicationsThigh(s)Other fall to lower level
While he was descending outdoor concrete stairs at a customer's premises, and the employee's knee gave out. He fell to the ground and tore his left and right quadriceps.
2016-01-27WaterburyConnecticutGem Manufacturing Company, Inc. Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's finger was pinned between a machine part and the frame of the machine. The employee was hospitalized and received treatment for crushing injuries.
2015-11-23WaterburyConnecticutI-84 Constructors J.V.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by swinging part of powered vehicle
On or about 11/23/15, at approximately 10 p.m., an employee walking on the jobsite was struck in the chest by the arm and bucket of an excavator. The employee was hospitalized with a bruised heart.