Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-08	Wilmington	De	Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee was in a tree, cutting off the top. The tree shook and the employee's safety line hopped over where the cut was made. The employee fell to the ground, suffering pelvis and rib fractures and a spine injury.
2021-07-16	Wilmington	Il	TA Operating LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was rolling a cart carrying used fryer oil. The handle broke and the cart fell to the ground. Hot oil got onto the employee, who suffered second-degree burns to the right ankle, left leg, and left arm.
2021-07-13	Wilmington	De	VA Medical Center Wilmington	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was conducting maintenance on a rotary microtome when the tip of their right little finger contacted the microtome blade, resulting in an amputation.
2021-06-10	Wilmington	Nc	U.S. Postal Service	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee tripped and fell while delivering mail, suffering a broken hip.
2021-06-02	Wilmington	Nc	Logan Marine, LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
An employee was standing on the deck of a barge after helping set a 60-foot wooden post in a pile driver mounted on an excavator. The post snapped in two and one section swung back and struck the employee in the back, knocking him to the deck of the barge. The employee suffered skin abrasions and fractured bones in his back and ribs.
2021-02-02	Wilmington	De	Trinity Health Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was working to unjam the cable of a plumbing machine when his rubber glove got caught on the cable and caused an amputation to his right middle finger.
2021-01-08	Wilmington	De	GT USA Wilmington LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonclassifiable
An employee was helping to unload lumber from a vessel. A spreader bar struck and injured her stomach.
2021-01-06	Wilmington	Oh	LGSTX Services, Inc.	Brain	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
At 10:00 a.m. on January 6, 2021, an employee was operating a 55-gallon drum crusher when the ram of the crusher pushed the ½-inch metal door outward, breaking the door welds and striking the employee in the head. The employee suffered head trauma and was hospitalized.
2020-09-29	Wilmington	De	RMG Erectors & Constructors, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was standing next to a bundle of purlins, guiding the telehandler operator to establish fork placement. As the forks were entering the top section of purlins, the top bundle slid down off the lower bundle, landing on the employee's right foot and trapping the employee. The purlins continued to fall, landing on the upper part of the right leg. The employee sustained a crushing injury, puncture to the right lower extremity, and a muscular injury.
2020-09-24	Wilmington	Oh	LGSTX Services, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was making a metal platform. As the employee was moving the metal platform with a half-ton jib hoist to weld the platform, the strap broke and the metal platform struck the employee knocking him to the ground. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae.
2020-09-21	Wilmington	Oh	Ferno Washington	Lower leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee's foot got caught in the belt of a pulley system. The employee's lower right leg was fractured.
2020-08-26	Wilmington	De	IKO Industries Ltd.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At 9:30 a.m. on August 26, 2020, an employee was cutting off fiberglass material that had wrapped around a roller on a production line. A chain and gear caught the employee's gloved-hand, causing a 3-millimeter fingertip amputation.
2020-08-17	Wilmington	Ma	Coca Cola	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee suffered a broken bone while working on deliveries via a box truck.
2020-07-10	Wilmington	Delaware	New B&M Meats, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a meat press when a mold jammed. As the employee was fixing the mold, the machine activated and his right hand was caught in the machine. The employee suffered lacerations and fractures to the right hand and was hospitalized.
2020-06-29	Wilmington	Delaware	PEPSI BEVERAGES COMPANY	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was loading a pallet full of beverages when a forklift struck him and pinned him between two pallets. He suffered a broken ankle and hip.
2020-06-19	Wilmington	Ohio	The AZEK Company, LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a blockage on the exhaust system at start-up while standing on the cooling bath rotor. The fins on the cooling bath roller cut through the employee's steel-toed safety shoe and amputated the right pinky toe. The machine was not guarded at the time.
2020-05-18	Wilmington	Illinois	Paramount Pressure Service, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was pressure-washing an AC unit on a guard shack roof. The employee fell to the ground 12 to 15 feet below, suffered a broken leg, a broken arm, and a broken finger.
2020-05-16	Wilmington	Massachusett	Koch Separation Solutions, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's left hand contacted the moving parts of a braiding machine, resulting in a left ring fingertip amputation (no bone loss).
2020-04-24	Wilmington	Delaware	GT USA Wilmington LLC	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee had just serviced a generator. The employee was removing a rag when the generator's fan blade cut off the tip of the employee's left index finger.
2020-04-17	Wilmington	Delaware	Clearsite Industrial	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning mud out of a concrete footing with a hydroexcavator when the insert from the excavator's rubber vacuum hose sheared off, severing the connection with the dig tubes and causing the dig tubes to fall and strike the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a compression fracture to the back.
2020-04-16	Wilmington	Delaware	SUMMIT STEEL	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was acting as a spotter for employees who were moving a boom lift into position when the lift's basket hit a piece of steel, causing it to tip over and strike the employee on the left leg. The employee suffered a lower leg compound fracture.
2020-03-30	Wilmington	Delaware	GT USA Wilmington LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was on a container ship's catwalk, lashing containers to secure them. The employee fell to a deck about 15 feet below and suffered spine fractures, lacerations to the liver, and a head injury that required stitching. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-03-29	Wilmington	Ohio	Cherry Pheasant Farm LLC	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a UTV to haul chickens when the UTV hit a pole. The employee sustained a fractured C2 vertebra.
2020-03-09	Wilmington	Delaware	GT USA Wilmington LLC	Arm(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway
An employee was operating a yard hostler or yard dog. While making a turn on the dock, the hostler rolled over and the glass in the cab shattered. The employee sustained lacerations to the arm.
2020-02-25	Wilmington	Delaware	Brandywine Construction Company, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was standing in the excavation area around a gas main at night signaling the excavator operator when the excavator bucket struck the employee's right foot causing four dislocated toes and tendon and ligament damage that required surgery.
2020-01-21	Wilmington	Illinois	RITCHIE GRAIN ELEVATOR	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking around his truck when he slipped on snow-covered ice and fell, striking his head on the ground.
2020-01-13	Wilmington	Delaware	Delaware Park Management Company, LLC	Face	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was sweeping the floor in a smoking area when a customer ripped a door off a cabinet and threw it at her. It struck her head. While she was on the floor, the customer punched her three times in the face. She suffered a 3-inch facial cut.
2019-07-21	Wilmington	Delaware	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On 7/21/2019, an employee returned early from their delivery route and felt tired. The employee was hospitalized for a possible heat-related illness.
2019-07-10	Wilmington	Delaware	Contractors Materials	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was changing a tooth on the bucket of an excavator. He was using a hammer and chisel to remove the tooth when a piece of the tooth fragmented and struck him on the left wrist and in the stomach. The employee sustained an internal injury to the stomach resulting in surgery.
2019-05-21	Wilmington	North Caroli	Port of Wilmington Cold Storage	Foot (feet)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was operating a forklift in the warehouse. He turned abruptly to avoid another forklift, got off balance and jumped off the forklift. His left foot was caught between the corner rack guard and the forklift and fractured.
2019-04-04	Wilmington	Delaware	The Pilot School, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee returning from a meeting was walking down the stairs and fell. The employee suffered a head injury, lost consciousness and was hospitalized.
2019-03-26	Wilmington	Massachusett	Koch Menbrane Systems	Nonclassifiable	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a braider machine and suffered an amputation.
2019-03-13	Wilmington	Ohio	R + L Carrier Shared Services, LLC	Leg(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was a passenger in a dock cart when it struck the rear of a forklift. The employee's left leg was pinned between the cart and the forklift, sustaining a fracture and vascular damage.
2019-02-27	Wilmington	Ohio	LGSTX, Inc.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee fell approximately 20 feet while handling construction debris. The employee suffered a broken arm and head lacerations.
2019-02-13	Wilmington	Ohio	Material Handling Services	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was transporting a 1700 lbs. electrical panel. The panel fell to the floor and struck the employee causing a fractured back, contusions and facial lacerations.
2019-02-11	Wilmington	Delaware	Guardian Construction Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a snow blower and attempted to clear the snow from around the rotating brush when it energized and severed the employee's right index fingertip.
2019-02-05	Wilmington	Ohio	R&L Carriers Shared Services, L.L.C.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Two employees were removing a skid strapped to the wall of a trailer. One employee cut the strap while the other employee held the skid. The skid fell onto the injured employee after the retaining strap was removed, resulting in leg fracture.
2018-08-27	Wilmington	Delaware	Landcare USA, LLC	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was using a walk-behind mower equipped with a velkie to mow a parking lot island. He stopped the mower to wait for someone to park. He was then attempting to move away from the mower when the machine started to spin, striking and throwing him to the ground. He was hospitalized with a fractured right femur and right ankle.
2018-08-22	Wilmington	Ohio	Ahresty Wilmington Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to clear a jam on a rotary mill machine when the employee's fingers were caught in the running cutting tool, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation.
2018-08-08	Wilmington	Delaware	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee suffered heat-related stress after delivering mail, requiring hospitalization.
2018-07-27	Wilmington	Ohio	Ahresty Wilmington Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to pull a 12" die when a synthetic web sling that was being hoisted by an overhead crane slid unexpectedly back down the shaft of the die, catching an employee's left thumb between the sling and the die. The employee's left thumb was amputated.
2018-07-21	Wilmington	Massachusett	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Hand(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
On July 21, 2018, an employee shut the sliding door of a mail truck on their hand, causing a laceration that required surgery.
2018-06-27	Wilmington	Delaware	Diamond Materials LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was disconnecting a breaker attachment from a backhoe. He used another pin to push the attachment pin out. When the attachment pin became free of the backhoe, the attachment dropped slightly, causing the pin in his hand to shift and pinch his left pinky finger between the attachment frame and the pin. His left pinky fingertip was partially amputated.
2018-06-26	Wilmington	Illinois	Lineage Logistics	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was picking up a box that had fallen off a pallet. A nearby stacked pallet of boxes became unstable and fell, breaking the employee's femur.
2018-05-20	Wilmington	Delaware	Enterprise Flasher Company Inc.	Forearm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was setting drums on a highway for a lane closure when he tripped and fell on the road, fracturing his lower left arm.
2018-05-14	Wilmington	Delaware	Shure-Line Electrical, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On 05/14/2018, at approximately 2:45 PM, an employee was working from a 12-foot fiberglass A-frame step ladder. The employee was using a drill to install conduit for a junction box when he fell 8-9 feet from the ladder onto the concrete floor below, fracturing his right/left wrists and lacerating his face above the left eye. He was hospitalized for surgery and stitches. Proper PPE was worn at the time.
2018-04-27	Wilmington	Delaware	Toll Bros, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was using a gas-powered pressure washer inside the basement of a residential construction site to wash out the concrete floor when he started to feel dizzy and was overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning. He was hospitalized.
2018-03-06	Wilmington	Delaware	Intercontinental Services of Delaware, LLC	Coccygeal region	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee had been operating a sweeper truck and wanted to enter another room. To access the room, he had to move some bagged materials. He climbed to the top of the 7-foot stack of materials, stood up, and fell backwards onto the concrete floor. He fractured his tailbone and was hospitalized.
2018-02-27	Wilmington	Delaware	Molina Health Care	Leg(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown
An employee broke his leg while involved in an intervention with a high school age student and was hospitalized.
2018-02-22	Wilmington	Ohio	Ahresty Wilmington Corporation	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking when she tripped over a bolt that was holding a metal plate to the floor and broke her right femur head.
2017-09-11	Wilmington	Delaware	AMP Manufacturing	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a press brake tooling machine when it amputated one of his fingertips.
2017-08-22	Wilmington	Ohio	JD Equipment	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee had repaired a transmission valve on a backhoe and went to start the backhoe for testing when the transmission pressure control released and injected hydraulic fluid into the employee's left index finger.
2017-07-27	Wilmington	Massachusett	Koch Membrane Systems, Inc	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode
An employee suffered a shoulder dislocation while carrying a sheet of membrane to another location with another employee.
2017-07-25	Wilmington	Delaware	Eshbro Construction, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was straddling a beam approximately 19 feet above the ground when he lost his balance while preparing to connect a beam being hoisted into place by a crane. He fell to the ground, striking dirt and the first course of cement block around the building's foundation. He fractured his nose and arm and was hospitalized overnight.
2017-04-22	Wilmington	Ohio	CPG Building Products	Scalp	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working on the extrusion line that was down for a quality issue. The rollers were still powered, but no boards were going through the tank. The employee's hair was caught in a roller that propels the product through the mist tank resulting in a scalping injury.
2017-04-20	Wilmington	Delaware	Whiting-Turner Contracting Company	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking from his office to his personal vehicle in the parking lot. As he descended some wooden steps, he slipped and fell down 3 to 4 stairs to the asphalt parking lot, tearing the quadricep tendons in both of his knees. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2017-03-30	Wilmington	North Caroli	Anniston Army Depot	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working on a railhead and loading railcars. As he was pulling himself up on a railcar, he slipped and fell off, fracturing his right femur.
2017-03-16	Wilmington	Ohio	R & L Carriers Shares Services, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On March 16, 2017, an employee was operating an iron worker machine and amputated a finger.
2017-03-13	Wilmington	Ohio	R & L Carriers Shared Services LLC	Thigh(s)	Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode
An employee was stepping off a trailer with his left leg while his right foot remained on the trailer deck plate. He then overextended his right leg and fractured his right femur.
2016-07-19	Wilmington	Delaware	County Environmental Company	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee and his supervisor were carrying a boiler part (weighing approximately 110 to 120 pounds) in tandem and placing it atop a pile. The employee was wearing Kevlar Gloves covered with rubber gloves (i.e.; two layers of gloves). The employee was helping to stabilize the boiler part on top of another part already stacked in the pile. The part the employee was adjusting shifted and the employee's left index finger was pinched between two parts. The employee tried to pull his finger out of t
2016-07-08	Wilmington	Massachusett	Atlantic Plant Maintenance, Inc.	Hand(s) and finger(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
While cutting wood on a table saw, an employee sustained a laceration from the left index fingertip down to the palm of the hand, requiring hospitalization.
2016-07-04	Wilmington	Ohio	CPG Building Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating a chop saw on an extrusion line when the saw became jammed. As he attempted to clear the jam, the saw amputated his left-hand ring finger. The machine was unguarded at the time.
2016-06-08	Wilmington	Delaware	FURNESS ELECTRIC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in catching-single episode
An employee was dismantling a mobile tugger. As he was pulling back on the motor, the pulley was caught on the bottom track of the wall and came out of the extension arms, causing the weight to shift toward the motor side. The motor began to counterbalance toward the employee. He then tried to prevent the equipment from flipping up by catching the weight of the motor. At that time, he injured his back and fell to the floor. He was hospitalized.
2016-05-21	Wilmington	Delaware	DiSabatino Construction	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was breaking up wooden furniture on a raised loading dock and then throwing pieces into a 30-yard dumpster positioned along the dock. While attempting to throw a wooden drawer into the dumpster, the employee's right foot entered the gap between the loading dock and dumpster. He then tripped over the dumpster lip, fell forward into the dumpster, and struck his chest on the debris inside. He broke two ribs and suffered internal bleeding, requiring hospitalization.
2016-04-13	Wilmington	Ohio	Horizon Ag Systems, LLC	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment more than 30 feet
An employee was removing spouts on a decommissioned grain elevator. While the employee was removing the last spout, the grain elevator collapsed and the employee fell approximately 50 feet, suffering a fractured femur, shattered left heel, and facial lacerations.
2016-03-28	Wilmington	Delaware	Port Contractors, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing out residual materials on a screw auger when his finger contacted the screw component that was turning inside the auger, amputating one-third to one-half of his right middle finger and severely cutting his right index fingertip.
2016-02-28	Wilmington	Ohio	CPG Building dba Timber Tech	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's right hand was amputated while cleaning out material from a knife gate.
2016-02-15	Wilmington	Delaware	Gold Medal Environmental of DE, LLC	Leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee entered the cat walk approximately 13' above the grade. As he was walking to borrow a tool from another employee, he fell through an opening that was not secured from pedestrian foot traffic. The employee suffered a compound fracture of the right leg.
2016-02-05	Wilmington	Delaware	Owen Steel Company, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On 02/05/2015 at approximately 1:00 p.m., an employee was operating a plate punch ironworker machine. A piece of steel jammed, and he tried to dislodge or unjam it from the machine. The tip of his left index finger was pinched by the machine resulting in the loss of the fingertip and some of the finger nail.
2016-01-21	Wilmington	Ohio	Ahresty Wilmington Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a motor for air leaks when his fingers contacted the fan, amputating the tips of the left middle and ring fingers.
2016-01-19	Wilmington	Ohio	R & L Carriers Shared Services, L.L.C.	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was struck by metal frames (load) that fell out of a semi trailer resulting in broken bones in the back and torso.
2015-12-19	Wilmington	Delaware	United States Postal Serice - Marshallton	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee delivering mail tripped and fell, breaking his hip.
2015-11-17	Wilmington	Ohio	RL Carriers	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On November 17, 2015, an employee was hospitalized after falling off a standard curb and breaking both ankles during a routine pre-trip inspection of their truck.
2015-11-09	Wilmington	Ohio	CPG International LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c.
An employee was inspecting an extruder machine before starting production. He slipped and attempted to steady himself with his hand. His left-hand middle finger slipped into a 2-inch opening of the pneumatic "vent stuffer," amputating the fingertip.
2015-11-03	Wilmington	Ohio	PC Connection, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
The worker's left ring finger was amputated when it was caught in the conveyor belt while unloading packages in the loading dock area.
2015-09-30	Wilmington	Ohio	Hood Packaging Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a paper roll with an overhead crane. Her right pinky finger got caught and was amputated between the paper roll shaft and the bracket.
2015-08-28	Wilmington	Massachusett	Markings, Inc.	Brain	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone
An employee was struck by a motor vehicle while working in a highway construction zone. Surgery was performed to relieve pressure/fluid on the brain.
2015-08-25	Wilmington	Ohio	Central Transport	Hand(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee opened a trailer door to install a sticker. He grabbed the strap at the bottom of the roll down door with his right hand, stepped down onto the ICC bar and slipped or lost balance. With his right hand still on or in the strap, the employee's body spun around and the door slammed down on his left hand breaking bones.
2015-08-18	Wilmington	Delaware	Delaware Park Management Company	Multiple body parts	Kicked by animal
An employee was kicked in the chest by a horse while attempting to saddle it. The employee broke multiple bones and suffered a laceration.
2015-07-30	Wilmington	Delaware	Dunbar Armored, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
In the loading bay, an employee was standing next to a parked vehicle. He moved a loading cart out of the way. A coworker was driving an armored truck, and the rear tire well hit and pinned the injured employee between the two trucks. He sustained punctures and contusions to his right-leg calf.
2015-07-18	Wilmington	Delaware	Acme Market # 7826	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on a step ladder to retrieve baking trays approximately 7 feet from ground level. While stepping down, she slipped off the ladder and broke her leg, requiring hospitalization.
2015-06-07	Wilmington	Delaware	Murphy Marine, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
An employee was removing a twist lock from a 40-foot refrigerated container (40,000 pounds). The employee's right hand got caught between the chassis and container, fracturing the three middle fingers. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-05-29	Wilmington	Delaware	Medical Imaging Solutions USA, LLC	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was performing maintenance work on an MRI machine. He had to cross electrical points, and received a discharge burn on his right hand and arm.
2015-05-19	Wilmington	Delaware	Sodexo	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was working on an air handler-AC2DF return fan. He shut it off and was waiting for the air handler to stop. While it was still moving, he sneezed and his hand got caught in the belt. His left-hand fingertip was severed, requiring surgery.
2015-05-15	Wilmington	Delaware	Wyatt, Inc.	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
At approximately 8:40 a.m. on Friday, 05/15/2015, an employee sustained a broken right arm after falling from a tipping scaffold to the concrete floor.
2015-03-10	Wilmington	Delaware	United Water Delaware	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee installing electrical conduit in a room with sodium hypochlorite piping fell from the ladder that he was working on and onto the piping. The hazardous chemical splashed on his left leg and arm. The employee was admitted to the hospital.
2015-02-04	Wilmington	Delaware	Invista S.A.R.L	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee leaving the work place, slipped and fell on the pavement breaking a hip.
2015-01-15	Wilmington	Delaware	Sysco Food Services	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Employee was making a delivery and parked the tractor trailer behind Walgreens at 9th & Shipley. The tractor trailer caught a low hanging wire from overhead poles on the front driver's side corner of the trailer. The driver attempted to remove the wire from the trailer catwalk and then attempted to remove the corner cap from the trailer. The cap came loose suddenly, hit the associate in the face, and he fell flat on the roof of the trailer. He sustained facial and eye injuries, along with sp