Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-05-20 | West Springfield | Ma | AGRI-MARK, INC. | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee inhaled low-foam acid fumes while cleaning a tank. He developed respiratory symptoms and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-01-01 | West Springfield | Massachusett | AAA | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on black ice near a stairwell. She fell, her right side striking the parking lot pavement, and suffered possible fractures to the wrist and hip. | |||||
2019-07-30 | West Springfield | Massachusett | Suez | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
An employee fell approximately 50 feet from the roof of a water tower to the ground, suffering a broken arm that required hospitalization. | |||||
2019-07-11 | West Springfield | Massachusett | United Parcel Service, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
While walking and turning, an employee slipped and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip. | |||||
2019-01-17 | West Springfield | Massachusett | Western Bronze, Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
On January 17, 2019, an employee was setting up a cut-off grinding machine to smooth two castings. When the cutting/grinding was initiated, the abrasive wheel disintegrated and shot out at the employee. The employee sustained a thumb amputation and other injuries to the hand and chest. | |||||
2018-08-28 | West Springfield | Massachusett | Kohl's Corporation | Upper arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
While unwrapping a product that was on a pallet, an employee tripped on a strap laying on the floor and broke the upper right arm. | |||||
2016-07-16 | West Springfield | Massachusett | The Stop & Shop Companies | Multiple upper extremities locations | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was hospitalized with left shoulder and wrist fractures due to tripping over a cord and falling in the deli department. | |||||
2016-05-17 | West Springfield | Massachusett | Springfield Lumber Company, Inc. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee's left hand was caught in a table router/notcher while the employee was pushing lumber into the machine, requiring surgery. | |||||
2015-10-19 | West Springfield | Massachusett | Payne Gang, Inc | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell from the roof of a building while removing cable. | |||||
2015-09-08 | West Springfield | Massachusett | United Parcel Service | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
While making a delivery at a residential site, an employee lost consciousness and collapsed due to dehydration, requiring hospitalization. |