Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-04-15	Westwood	Ma	Eversource	Coccygeal region	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was working as a field service representative for a grocery store. The employee slipped on a wet floor in the grocery store and fell, fracturing her tailbone.
2020-06-19	Westwood	Massachusett	Target Corporation	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On 06/19/2020, an employee tripped over a clothing rack and fell, cutting the back of her right leg when she hit the ground. The employee required a skin graft for her laceration.
2018-02-27	Westwood	Massachusett	Beth Israel Deaconess Care Organization	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking to her desk when she tripped to the floor, breaking her left arm.
2017-02-08	Westwood	Massachusett	Steward Healthcare Systems, LLC	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell on icy stairs while exiting the building and fractured the left ankle.
2017-01-17	Westwood	New Jersey	Autodesk Inc	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down the stairs and broke the right ankle.
2016-09-24	Westwood	Massachusett	Retail Therapy, LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a speed bump in the parking lot and hit her face on the pavement, seriously injuring her face, nose, and arms.
2015-11-05	Westwood	Kansas	PAR Electric	Head and neck	Exposure to electricity
An employee working on a construction site received second degree burns on his face and neck. The employer is investigating, but the employee was performing electric work at the time of the accident.