Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-30	West Hartford	Ct	R.H. White Construction Co., Inc.	Lumbar region	Other jump to lower level
An employee was loading a dump truck using a mini excavator. The employee dumped the load and backed up when the mini excavator tipped over and leaned against a tree. The employee jumped out of the excavator and landed on the ground, resulting in a lower back injury.
2021-08-09	West Hartford	Ct	VCA Veterinary Specialists of CT	Arm(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A veterinary employee was bitten on the arm by a cat as she restrained it on an exam room table.
2021-02-04	West Hartford	Ct	ST. MARY HOME	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell, resulting in an injured left ankle.
2020-07-28	West Hartford	Connecticut	University of Hartford	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
On July 28, 2020, a technician was investigating a lack of cooling in the HVAC system of a building. He determined there was a refrigerant leak. While showing his supervisor what had been found, the technician opened a 3-phase, 208-volt junction box and sustained electric shock and burns to his hands, resulting in hospitalization.
2020-07-22	West Hartford	Connecticut	Har-Conn Chrome Company	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was working in the office when they stepped back, tripped over a bag that was on the floor, and fell. The employee sustained a dislocated hip requiring hospitalization.
2020-05-11	West Hartford	Connecticut	Colt's Manufacturing Company LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On May 11, 2020, an employee was operating a drill press while wearing a glove. The employee's glove became caught on the rotating chuck, resulting in a thumb amputation.
2020-03-30	West Hartford	Connecticut	VCA Veterinary Specialists of CT	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
A veterinarian was preparing to give an IV injection to a cat. The cat bit the veterinarian's left thumb; the bite became infected, and the employee was hospitalized.
2019-05-11	West Hartford	Connecticut	Crossmark, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee was conducting a food product demonstration. The employee took a bite of the product and had an anaphylactic reaction requiring hospitalization.
2018-01-26	West Hartford	Connecticut	Saint Mary Home, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was repositioning a resident onto a patient lift pad with another employee when she experienced back pain and could not move. She was hospitalized.
2018-01-17	West Hartford	Connecticut	Triumph Engine Control Systems	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking into work after parking his car when he slipped on ice/fresh snow and fell to the pavement. He fractured his hip and was hospitalized.
2017-07-21	West Hartford	Connecticut	COMCAST OF CONNECTICUT/GEORGIA/MASSACHUSETTS/NEW HAMPSHIRE/NEW YORK/NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA/VERMONT,	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was climbing a ladder to complete a service call. A bolt holding the cable to an adjacent utility pole fell out of the pole, causing slack in the cable. As a result, the ladder bounced and the employee fell approximately 15 feet to the ground. He suffered possible fractured vertebrae.
2017-05-12	West Hartford	Connecticut	P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
On Friday, May 12, 2017, at approximately 10:00 p.m., an employee of the restaurant was walking out of the manager's office when his right little finger was caught in the doorframe on the hinge side, amputating the soft tissue of the right little fingertip.