Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-01-18	Waterford	Ct	ITW, Food Equipment Group, Hobart Service	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee attempted to jack up an appliance to make adjustments to the legs when the jack slipped, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-10-05	Waterford	Ny	MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While performing maintenance on a machine, an employee sustained a partial amputation to his thumb when his hand became entangled in the chain drive and sprocket.
2020-08-13	Waterford	Ny	Millwood, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was sorting pallets at a pallet sorting machine. The machine's cushion arm returned to the "up" position, and the employee's left middle finger was caught between the cushion arm and a roller. The finger was partially amputated.
2020-07-22	Waterford	Wisconsin	Nations Roof North, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee exited the cab of a crane and walked down the middle of the bed to the ladder. He lost his footing and fell from the bed to the ground.
2020-04-22	Waterford	Connecticut	UPS	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee suffered a herniated disc in his back while lifting a package during a delivery.
2019-07-20	Waterford	Connecticut	Mohawk Northeast, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On July 20, 2019, an employee was not feeling well while performing her normal job duties as a laborer. She went home and was later hospitalized with dehydration.
2019-01-16	Waterford	New York	BWD Steel Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was operating a crane and experienced respiratory distress caused by exposure to toluene vapors. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-06-28	Waterford	Connecticut	Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Northern New England, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee suffered a broken left ankle while attempting to step off a walkie rider pallet jack. The pallet jack had not come to a stop at the time of the incident.
2017-04-27	Waterford	Connecticut	Dominion Nuclear Power	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was walking on the walkway grating when the grating fell off its clippings causing the employee to fall approximately seven feet resulting in a shoulder injury.
2015-12-17	Waterford	Connecticut	Shipmans Fire Equipment Co., Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee climbed up onto a storage rack to retrieve an item and fell approximately eight feet to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion.
2015-11-05	Waterford	Connecticut	Day & Zimmermann	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee injured his finger with a battery power drill while dismantling scaffolding. The employee's glove got caught in the drill and twisted. The injury required a partial amputation of the tip of his right ring finger.
2015-10-24	Waterford	Connecticut	Day & Zimmermann	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
A millwright tripped over the edge of 1/16" sheet metal and fell breaking a hip. The employee was admitted to the hospital for surgery.
2015-08-24	Waterford	Pennsylvania	Russell Standard Corporation	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone
On August 24, 2015, an employee of Russell Standard was struck-by a tri-axle asphalt truck. The employee suffered multiple injuries including lacerations to his liver and lungs, crushed ribcage, and vertebrae.
2015-03-24	Waterford	New York	CASCADES TISSUE GROUP	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee attempted to clear a jam near the glue pick-up roller on a winder machine. The employee's right index finger made contact with a moving roller, amputating the fingertip.