Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-21	New Windsor	Ny	Metal Container Corp	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Two employees were performing a coil change operation in the front end of a lubricator. The aluminum coil bunched up while the two employees were performing the coil change and jammed the machine as it was being fed through the rollers. The employees then had to reverse the machine to get the aluminum coil out of the machine. One employee was operating the controls while the injured employee was helping feed the aluminum coil. As the machine was put into reverse, the injured employee had his han
2021-09-21	Windsor	Co	Titan Machinery	Arm(s)	Explosion, n.e.c.
On 9/21/2021, at 2:15 PM, an employee was using a cutting torch to remove the top of an empty drum that contained hydraulic fluid. Vapors in the drum expanded causing the top of the drum to blow off and strike the employee's left arm and right hand. The employee sustained a fracture to the left arm and required stitches on the right hand.
2021-08-24	Windsor	Ct	IMI Material Handling Logistics	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing a pallet/conveyor belt system when his right hand was caught between two metal pallets. He suffered an amputation to the index fingertip.
2021-07-12	East Windsor	Nj	Regionmax Co. Ltd	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was unloading packages from a container. Their foot was caught between the container and the bay door floor and the employee fell more than 4 feet. The employee sustained a fractured leg and ankle.
2021-06-17	Windsor	Co	Carestream Health, Inc.	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee performing maintenance on a forklift was removing the hydraulic cylinder from the mast, which was elevated on spacer blocks. When the cylinder was removed, it struck the spacer block, causing the inside rail to lower. The employee's left hand was pinned between the inside and outside rails of the forklift, resulting in a crush injury and a laceration between the knuckles and wrist.
2021-06-15	New Windsor	Ny	Harrison & Burrowes Bridge Constructors, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was preparing for a concrete pour from the platform of a scaffolding system. The employee stepped on the platform and fell approximately 17.5 feet to the ground along with a scaffold plank. The employee sustained a fractured left wrist, a sprained right wrist, and facial lacerations and was hospitalized.
2021-06-07	Windsor	Ct	Silktown Roofing, INC	Wrist(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet
On June 7, 2021, an employee stepped back onto roofing material that covered an opening in the roof and fell 15 to 20 feet through the opening onto the concrete floor below. The employee suffered a broken wrist and contusions to the pelvis and spine.
2021-04-20	Windsor	Co	Kodak Alaris	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was traveling on a three-wheeled electric cart. While turning a corner, the employee grazed his leg on a steel guardrail, resulting in a deep laceration to his calf.
2021-03-31	South Windsor	Ct	Carla's Pasta, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On March 31, 2021, an employee was driving a pallet jack out of a freezer when her hand was caught between the jack's handle and a rack. She suffering an amputation to a fingertip.
2021-02-04	Windsor Locks	Ct	Camrac Llc	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a pressure hose while walking through the entrance to a service bay door, resulting in a broken knee and leg, and cuts to their face and head.
2021-01-05	New Windsor	Ny	United Rentals, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was assisting another employee with adjusting the wire ropes in the main boom tube on a boom lift. While checking the tension on the wire ropes inside the boom tube, the boom retracted, resulting in amputation of two fingers on the employee's left hand.
2020-09-22	Windsor	Wi	CSM Companies, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
On September 22, 2020, an employee slipped off the step while exiting the cab of a commercial truck and fell to the parking lot pavement. The employee sustained a head injury.
2020-09-17	New Windsor	Ny	USAI Lighting, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee suffered the possible amputation of three fingers while using a chop saw.
2020-08-31	South Windsor	Ct	Rex Lumber Company, Inc.	Hip(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee cut the strap on a bundle of lumber and it collapsed on him, breaking his hip. He was hospitalized.
2020-06-30	Windsor	Wisconsin	Clack Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was clearing shredded plastic out of a grinder. While the equipment was locked out, the employee pushed the blade to clear out more plastic and his finger became caught between the blade and edge of the grinder, resulting in a partial amputation of his left pinky finger.
2020-06-24	Windsor	Colorado	L&L Acoustical Drywall Contracting	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was performing drywall finishing work while on a scaffold. The scaffold's caster wheel fell into a floor opening causing the scaffold to tip over. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae.
2020-06-08	East Windsor	Connecticut	EBTEC Corporation	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object or equipment, n.e.c.
A part being machined with a CNC machine hit a door on the machine where an employee was working. The door in turn hit the employee, bruising the employee's torso.
2020-05-26	East Windsor	New Jersey	PetFlow	Multiple body parts	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was crushed between an electric pallet jack and a forklift while moving boxes, suffering broken legs and a shattered pelvis.
2020-03-28	Windsor	Colorado	Owens Brockway Glass Container Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was troubleshooting the cause of a glass jam in a forming machine. As the employee was removing a knuckle pin from a glass forming machine so it could be replaced, the adjacent section's hanger opened. The employee's left thumb was pinched between the two sections, causing a partial amputation of the thumb tip.
2020-03-19	South Windsor	Connecticut	Carla's Pasta, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was using a hose to clean a mixer. The hose got pulled into the mixer and as the employee was pulling out the hose, their hand was pulled into the mixer blades. The employee sustained lacerations requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2020-03-12	East Windsor	Connecticut	Specialty Printing, LLC	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
A forklift operator's foot contacted a steel upright shelf. The operator suffered a broken ankle and was hospitalized.
2020-03-07	Windsor Locks	Connecticut	Ahlstrom-Munksjo Nonwovens, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a forklift while walking toward a break room. The employee suffered fractures and was hospitalized.
2020-02-19	South Windsor	Connecticut	Vistar of New England	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On February 19, 2020, an employee was operating a pallet jack when it crushed his foot between steel shelving uprights. He suffered a broken ankle.
2020-02-13	Windsor	Connecticut	Data-Mail, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was oiling the chain on a machine. As he was wiping off excess oil, the chain caught his hand and amputated his right middle fingertip, removing two-thirds of the nail.
2019-07-17	Windsor Locks	Connecticut	Permasteelisa North America	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A wooden crate that contained plate glass toppled over and struck an employee resulting in fractures to the ankle, leg and hand.
2019-06-18	South Windsor	Connecticut	Vistar New England	Lumbar region	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
On June 18, 2019, an employee was operating a riding pallet jack. She was thrown from the pallet jack and collided with a rack, suffering a lower lumbar fracture. She was hospitalized.
2019-05-23	Windsor	Wisconsin	Walgreen Co.	Hand(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a lift truck to move a pallet when the lift truck collided with a support pillar. During this collision, the employee's hand was trapped/crushed between the vehicle and the pillar, requiring hospitalization.
2019-05-01	South Windsor	Connecticut	Hartford Provision Company	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was helping dismantle and transfer dispensing equipment to a van in the parking lot. The employee stumbled and fell from the loading dock to the parking lot surface hitting his head and left shoulder.
2019-03-29	New Windsor	New York	Golub Corporation	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was going to a store to get balloons for an in-store event when she tripped on the sidewalk and fell, hitting her shoulder on a brick pillar and sustaining shoulder fractures.
2019-02-15	Windsor	Colorado	MARTIN & SONS EXCAVATING, INC.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
A trackhoe moved a concrete storm box, causing it to break an employee's lower right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-01-21	New Windsor	New York	Verla International, Ltd.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall, slip, trip
An employee was exiting a warehouse when the employee slipped on some icy metal stairs, suffering a back injury.
2018-09-06	South Windsor	Connecticut	Carla's Pasta, Inc.	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On September 6, 2018, an employee was drying the conveyor belt from the underside of a machine when his hand made contact with the machine's roller and was pulled into the conveyor, breaking his arm. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-07-17	Windsor	Connecticut	BCI INC.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
On July 17, 2018, an employee climbed up the bed of a truck to inspect the lining and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a head and back injury and was hospitalized with a concussion.
2018-07-17	Windsor	Connecticut	Amazon	Knee(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
On July 17, 2018, an employee opened the door of a trailer and was struck by unsecured cargo, injuring his knee and requiring surgery.
2018-06-26	New Windsor	New York	FleetPride, Inc	Multiple body parts	Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee experienced severe pain, back spasms, wrist numbness, and an inability to support himself to walk after coming down from a 4-foot loading dock with a heavy leaf spring (approximately 75-100 lbs.). He was hospitalized.
2018-06-07	Windsor	Colorado	Crown Well Services LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
A crew was slowly bleeding off pressure into the next section of valves when the Kelly hose burst and the hose struck an employee's leg causing a right tibia fracture.
2018-05-30	Windsor	Colorado	Simon Contractors	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
A backhoe operator was exiting the cab of the backhoe when his wedding ring got caught in the door handle. When he stepped down, the momentum caused injury to the left ring finger that required partial amputation at the hospital.
2018-05-11	Windsor	Pennsylvania	Beechdale Builders LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using an air nailer to perform framing work when the nailer shot a nail into his chest.
2018-05-04	Windsor Locks	Connecticut	Forward Air, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
On May 4, 2018, an employee was operating a forklift truck when it ran into a pole in the warehouse, throwing the employee from the truck. The employee suffered a spinal injury and contusion, as well as a herniated neck disc.
2018-03-28	Windsor	Connecticut	The Tire Rack, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On March 28, 2018, an employee was changing a battery in a fork truck. He was attempting to remove a hoist chain from the battery hook when his right thumb tip was caught and amputated between the chain and battery hook.
2018-01-04	Windsor	Colorado	Metal Container Corporation	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
The employee had been driving a fork truck to load empty cans (product). The injured employee then left the fork truck as another employee was reversing a fork truck nearby. He was in the other fork truck driver's blind spot, and the fork truck driver pinned him between the two fork trucks. He fractured his lower left and right legs, requiring hospitalization.
2017-09-06	Windsor Heights	West Virgini	Archer Daniels Midland Company	Hand(s)	Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
An employee was standing at the bow of a barge operating a skid steer by remote control and had his hand resting on the top edge of the barge. The crane operator swung the bucket over and crushed his hand between the bucket of the crane and the barge wall.
2017-08-20	Windsor	Colorado	Certarus USA Ltd.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee had been positioning a natural gas trailer and the trailer slipped off of the hitch. The employee then tried to clean out/adjust the trailer hitch on the semi and the hitch moved which pinched his left middle finger, amputating the fingertip.
2017-08-11	Windsor	Wisconsin	Clack Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a band saw to cut a manufactured plastic part (42-gallon waste container) to be ground up in a granulator when the saw blade and the part wiggled. The employee's left thumb tip then made contact with the blade and was amputated.
2017-07-27	Windsor	Connecticut	Fed Ex Freight Inc	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was loading pallets onto a trailer. After loading one, he turned and tripped on another pallet inside the trailer and fell resulting in a dislocated right knee and patellar tendon rupture.
2017-07-19	Windsor	Connecticut	D'AMATO Construction Co., INC.	Cheek(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a saw to cut concrete when the saw bound and bounced back, hitting and lacerating his right cheek. He was hospitalized.
2017-07-06	Windsor	Colorado	Metal Container Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was performing maintenance on a piece of equipment that was locked out. He was changing out the pulley and belt with a shaft when his left hand became caught in the pulley and belt, partially amputating his pinky fingertip.
2017-07-02	Windsor	Colorado	M&M Well Service LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
A workover crew was tripping out of a hole when the drill line parted, causing the blocks to drop from 10 to 15 feet up and fall onto the floor. The drill floor sprung up when the blocks contacted it, throwing an employee off the floor. He fell approximately 15 feet onto the ground, breaking a rib.
2017-06-05	Windsor	Connecticut	Permasteelisa North America Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a metal cutting band saw while wearing gloves. The blade of the saw caught the glove and then amputated the employee's middle fingertip.
2017-05-14	South Windsor	Connecticut	Massconn Distributors CPL, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was adjusting the clutch of a cake depositor when his left hand slipped and his left middle finger contacted the moving chain, amputating the fingertip.
2017-04-20	Windsor	Connecticut	Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On April 20, 2017, an employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor belt when his right thumb was caught and amputated in the belt's chain and sprocket drive.
2017-03-29	Windsor	Colorado	David Labor, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was installing metal panels on a residential roof while wearing fall protection (harness, tied off to roof anchor) when he lost his balance and fell. The roof anchor failed, and the employee fell approximately 14 feet to the ground, bruising his vertebrae and requiring hospitalization.
2017-03-25	Windsor	Colorado	Liberty Oilfield Services	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was moving equipment from a stand to the ground when his right middle fingertip was pinched and amputated between the equipment and the stand.
2017-02-16	Windsor	Connecticut	Novitex Enterprise Solutions, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was taking a roll of paper off a skid to put on the paper machine when the roll fell over and pinned him between it and the floor. He suffered a fractured lower leg and was hospitalized for surgery.
2017-02-15	Windsor	Connecticut	The Taylor & Fenn Company	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was carrying two castings on top of one another when one of the castings fell and landed on his foot. His toe was medically amputated.
2017-01-04	Windsor	Colorado	Moltz Constructors Inc.	Skull	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was removing the safety barricade in front of a cap on a 24-inch PVC pipe after pressure testing when the cap became over-pressurized and blew off the pipe, striking him and knocking him against the wall and to the ground. He suffered a fracture to the left side of his skull near the ear and a sprained right knee.
2016-08-15	East Windsor	Connecticut	USA Hauling & Recycling	Fingertip(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was observing equipment being offloaded when a piece of wood bounced out and hit his thumb, amputating the tip.
2016-07-15	Windsor Locks	Connecticut	Northeast Industrial Flooring	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was hospitalized on Friday, July 15, 2016, after having an allergic reaction to epoxy flooring adhesives. The employee presented with swelling and a rash.
2016-06-15	Windsor	Colorado	Oliver H. Van Horn	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a hose and fell on top of a cart full of industrial supplies, puncturing his left lung and requiring hospitalization.
2016-05-20	Windsor	Connecticut	CPC Logistics, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On or about Friday, May 20, 2016, an employee was climbing into his cab when he fell back out onto the pavement, breaking his hip and requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2016-05-20	Windsor Locks	Connecticut	Eversource	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion and bodily reaction
On Friday, May 20, 2016, an employee was testing personal protective equipment when he strained/sprained his back. He was hospitalized.
2016-01-29	Windsor	Wisconsin	Clack Corporation	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting a piece of machinery that was not working properly. When the employee tried to check the tension in the chain with his left index finger, the chain pulled his finger into the chain and sprocket, amputating his left index fingertip. The machine was unguarded and running at the time of the incident.
2016-01-27	East Windsor	Connecticut	Curtiss Wright	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to close the spray booth door when the suction of the spray booth ventilation caused the door to close suddenly and pinch the employee's left middle finger, amputating the fingertip.
2015-12-09	Windsor	Colorado	Everett and Schilling	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was using a wood joiner to finish the edge on a piece of wood. When the employee attempted to brush away dust with his gloved hand, the blade amputated his right index fingertip.
2015-10-12	Windsor	Colorado	Reliant Holdings, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was scooping ice pellets from the APC machine while it was running and the press came down and caught his right ring finger amputating it above the 1st joint near the base of the fingernail bed.
2015-10-08	Windsor	Illinois	C & L Tiling, Inc.	Head and neck	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was spotting for another employee who was loading a tile installation plow onto a trailer. The spotter was struck by the back filler brace when it broke off and fell from the plow. The spotter suffered a skull fracture and upper back injury.
2015-10-05	Windsor	Colorado	Blue Print Framing Inc.	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was nailing siding to the wall when he fell 12 feet between the pump jack scaffold and the wall. He broke his femur and was hospitalized.
2015-09-03	Windsor	Colorado	Carestream	Upper arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was threading a machine with film onto a take-up roll. After changing over from job mode to run mode, the injured employee noted a problem with the film take-up roll and entered the area to address the issue. While doing so, his upper arm got caught in the ingoing spool. His upper arm broke and required surgery.
2015-08-04	New Windsor	New York	Cafe Spice GCT Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading a packaging machine when her pinky finger got pulled into the machine.
2015-07-02	Windsor Locks	Connecticut	UTC Aerospace Systems	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down the stairs, rupturing a tendon in his right knee and requiring hospitalization.
2015-05-02	Windsor	Colorado	Vestas Blades America , Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
A pinch point between the electric torque and a metal plate caused an employee to amputate the left index fingertip while using an electric torque wrench.
2015-04-29	Windsor Locks	Connecticut	Ahlstrom Nonwovens, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee amputated the left index fingertip while using the 517 winder trim slitter machine.
2015-04-21	New Windsor	New York	Cafe Spice	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was hospitalized for a cut on her left forearm while emptying the Horizontal Mixer.
2015-01-22	Windsor	Colorado	Hydro Construction Company Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was injured in a construction accident when a bundle of steel concrete supports struck him. Employee sustained a broken leg and was hospitalized.