| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-02-23 | West Haven | Ct | Lakin Tire East Incorporated | Leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee had been standing on a level platform mounted on the forks of a lift truck. The employee was moving off the platform through the truck's operator cage when the mast activated. The employee's right knee was pinched and crushed. The employee was hospitalized and underwent surgery. | |||||
| 2021-01-28 | West Haven | Ct | Glanbia Nutritionals NA, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An operator was putting product into a hopper. There were issues with processing the product through the grater/strainer. While the operator was pushing the product, a finger on their right hand contacted the auger resulting in partial amputation. | |||||
| 2018-07-14 | West Haven | Connecticut | MacDermid Enthone Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| At about 11:00 a.m. on July 14, 2018, an employee was cleaning the front/feed roll of a three-roll mill after milling a batch. He was scraping the front roll using a metal spatula, 10 inches long with a 4-inch blade. He had finished cleaning the left side and center of the front roll and had started cleaning the right side of the roll, applying pressure to the spatula with his right hand and using his left hand to support his right hand. He suffered amputations to the left ring and pinky fingers | |||||
| 2018-02-28 | West Haven | Connecticut | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs VA Connecticut Healthcare System | Arm(s) | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
| On 2/26/2018 an employee tripped over a curb and fell resulting in a left arm fracture that required surgery and hospitalization. The employee also sustained severe bruising to the left side of the head and body. | |||||
| 2016-06-06 | West Haven | Connecticut | U.S. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| On or about June 6, 2016, an employee was walking along a corridor when she slipped and fell onto the rug and tile area. She fractured her left leg and dislocated her left ankle. | |||||
| 2016-03-23 | West Haven | Connecticut | U.S. Department Of Veterans Affairs Va Connecticut Health Care System | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| On March 23, 2016, around 6:30 a.m., an employee slipped and fell while entering a building, breaking her ankle. | |||||
| 2016-03-11 | West Haven | Connecticut | Watson Incorporated | Foot(feet) and leg(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| While performing a troubleshooting task on a folding ladder, an employee braced one foot on the kettle lid. The lid slipped off and fell inside the kettle, which was full of 250-degree melted flakes, causing the employee's leg to fall inside the hot solution. The employee suffered second degree burns to the left foot and lower leg. | |||||
| 2016-02-27 | West Haven | Connecticut | Eder Bros., Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Entangled in other object or equipment |
| An employee broke his middle finger while attempting to recoil a garage door cable. | |||||
| 2015-07-28 | West Haven | Connecticut | UPS | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
| Employee admitted to ICU. Employer indicated he was low in sodium. | |||||