Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-05-07	Westbrook	Me	YRC Freight	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was picking up a job box from the ground. The job box tipped over and fell on him. The employee sustained a fractured hand and leg.
2021-01-09	Westbrook	Me	SAPPI, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was trying to remove the cardboard core from a roll of paper using another core. The core he was using smashed his finger, leading to a possible amputation.
2020-09-22	Westbrook	Me	Chadwick-BaRoss, Inc	Leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was using a sledgehammer to loosen dirt from the inside of an excavator bucket. A piece of the bucket tooth broke off, struck the employee's right leg, and lacerated it.
2020-01-08	Westbrook	Texas	WHC Energy Services	Brain	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was struck in the head by a boom from a buggy during trenching operations for pipeline construction.
2019-09-23	Westbrook	Texas	Brennand Lazy H Ranch	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a ladder when he fell to the ground, hitting his head and suffering temporary paralysis.
2019-09-16	Westbrook	Maine	Schlotterbeck & Foss	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee heard a noise in a machine he was working on. He made a repair and had another employee turn the machine back on. His hand was inside the machine and his right index finger was caught and severely damaged in a mechanism in the panel. He was hospitalized and had surgery. The machine was unguarded at the time of the incident.
2019-02-11	Westbrook	Maine	JF2, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet
An employee was removing wiring from deactivated poles. As the employee got to the top of the pole, the other pole that was connected by the wires gave way and pulled the pole the employee was on top of down. The employee fell approximately 15-20 feet and was hospitalized for a fractured left hand and lacerations. His left middle finger was surgically amputated at the first knuckle.
2019-02-01	Westbrook	Maine	Sysco Northern New England, Inc	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing down from the roof using a fixed ladder. About five feet from the ground, the employee lost footing and fell landing on his left hip. The employee sustained a hip injury requiring a pin and a sprained left wrist.
2018-08-19	Westbrook	Maine	Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was handling a domestic cat when it bit the employee's left hand.
2018-07-17	Westbrook	Texas	ROBINSON DRILLING OF TEXAS, LTD	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was using tongs to pull a pipe out of a hole when he lost his grip on the tongs and they swung around, striking him. He suffered two pelvic fractures and a tear in his bladder.
2016-09-04	Westbrook	Maine	Amato's Bakery	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a bread dough machine when the blades amputated the employee's index, middle, and ring fingertips.
2016-06-02	Westbrook	Texas	King Well Services Co.	Lower leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was steaming a pipe when steam burned the employee on both legs below the knees.
2015-03-01	Westbrook	Maine	Rite Aid	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, n.e.c.
An employee working in the store was injured when a vehicle struck the building.