Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-31	Worcester	Ma	Price Chopper Inc., The	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was working in a deli department when they tripped and fell, resulting in a broken hip.
2021-07-13	Worcester	Ma	Apple Studios, LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle
An employee was operating a crank lift. The wheel of the dolly rolled over the employee's toe. The toe became infected and the employee was hospitalized for treatment.
2021-04-17	Worcester	Ma	Ollie's Bargain Outlet, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
On April 17, 2021, an employee was walking when they tripped and fell on the ground, sustaining a broken hip. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-03-29	Worcester	Ma	NBC Distributors, LLC	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was standing outside his forklift, cleaning it, when another forklift backed into him. He suffered internal injuries.
2021-03-24	Worcester	Ma	UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	Arm(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was stepping off a sidewalk when they lost balance and fell into a glass door, resulting in fractured arm.
2021-03-03	Worcester	Ma	St. Vincent Hospital	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On March 3, 2021, an employee tripped over dialysis cords and fell to the floor, resulting in head, face, and left knee injuries.
2021-02-03	Worcester	Ma	Seven Hills Foundation, Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice in a parking lot and fell to the ground, suffering a broken hip.
2020-06-18	Worcester	Massachusett	NORTHSTAR CONSTRUCTION SERVICES CORPORATION	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee was walking on a roof when he stepped into a floor hole and fell. He was hospitalized with fractures to the left leg, both wrists, and the right elbow.
2020-06-09	Worcester	Massachusett	Sunshine Landscaping Co, Inc.	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a 6-foot ladder while pruning a tree. The employee struck a hard surface and suffered several broken ribs and vertebrae.
2020-05-22	Worcester	Massachusett	Ultimate Abatement Company, Inc.	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
On 5/22/2020, an employee was breaking up a cast iron boiler with a sledgehammer when a metal fragment struck the employee in the eye, causing eye trauma that required hospitalization.
2020-01-24	Worcester	Massachusett	Howard Products, Incorporated	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a machine and caught their left thumb in the point of operation resulting in amputation of the thumb tip.
2019-06-28	Worcester	Massachusett	PSB Solutions, Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
A temporary employee was moving boxes by hand from a conveyor onto pallets. He tripped over a pallet jack and fell to the floor breaking the left leg.
2019-06-10	Worcester	Massachusett	UMASS Memorial Commuinity Hospitals Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was transporting a patient on a gurney and walking backwards up a slight incline when the employee tripped and fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip.
2019-03-28	Worcester	Massachusett	Saint-Gobain Abrasives, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was manually pushing an industrial cart/buggy by a container when his finger was caught between the cart and the container, resulting in an amputation of the left ring fingertip and nail.
2019-02-26	Worcester	Massachusett	UMass Memorial Community Hospitals, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On 2/26/2019, an employee fell approximately 3 feet off a truck and was hospitalized for a broken hip.
2019-01-10	Worcester	Massachusett	Athena Health Care Systems MA, LLC	Groin	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was sitting on a stack of three plastic milk crates. When she stood up, the crates became unstable and upended, causing her to fall and land on one of the crates. She suffered a contusion and was hospitalized.
2018-06-05	Worcester	Massachusett	Marathon Staffing Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An temporary employee was operating a punch press and amputated the left index finger.
2018-05-31	Worcester	Massachusett	See Thru, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall, slip, trip
An employee fell to the ground while working, suffering broken ribs and vertebrae that required hospitalization.
2018-04-18	Worcester	Massachusett	S&S Concrete Floors, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking backwards while operating a concrete burnisher when he tripped over a protruding pipe and fell. The burnisher handle then hit his abdomen, perforating his bowel and requiring hospitalization.
2018-03-09	Worcester	Massachusett	Notre Dame Health Care Center, Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground while walking, suffering a head injury that required hospitalization.
2017-10-11	Worcester	Massachusett	Chartwells Foodservice	Brain	Fall on same level
An employee was carrying a 50-pound case of potatoes on her shoulder when she fell and struck her head on the floor, losing consciousness.
2017-09-25	Worcester	Massachusett	TABLE TALK PIES INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing the chocolate pump. The employee's hand was in the machine when it was energized resulting in amputation of the right index fingertip.
2017-09-20	Worcester	Massachusett	SAS Retail Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On September 20, 2017, an employee was moving a two-step ladder when it folded unexpectedly, catching and amputating one of the employee's fingers in a pinch point.
2017-09-07	Worcester	Massachusett	Polar Corp.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On September 7, 2017, an employee was adjusting a bottle cap removal machine when it amputated the employee's finger. The machine was running at the time.
2017-07-10	Worcester	Massachusett	R.H. WHITE CONSTRUCTION	Foot (feet) and ankle(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was guiding a trailer-mounted compressor that was suspended by the bucket of a loader. He had positioned the suspended compressor's trailer hitch so that it could be lowered onto a tow vehicle's pintle hitch when his left foot/ankle was struck and ran over by the loader's left front wheel. He was hospitalized.
2017-06-14	Worcester	Massachusett	Rand-Whitney Container Corporation	Lumbar region	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
An employee was attempting to remove sheets of cardboard from a feed conveyor when he suffered acute lower back pain, requiring overnight hospitalization.
2017-06-08	Worcester	Massachusett	Eversource Energy Service Company, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An employee was using a pneumatic tool to cut a gas line when he received an electric shock to his hands.
2017-05-12	Worcester	Massachusett	Intransit Container, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was power-washing a lift when the power-washer spray punctured the employee's left middle finger. The puncture became infected and required surgery.
2017-05-01	Worcester	Massachusett	POLAR CORP.	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was walking in a main aisle when a forklift ran over the employee's right foot. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2017-04-18	Worcester	New York	Harrison & Burrowes Constructors, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was chipping gunite from the underside of steel beams using pneumatic tools while in an aerial lift. A large piece of material (approx. 600 pounds) broke loose and fell into the lift basket, overloading it and putting it into an automatic slow descent. The employee fell and the lift basket struck him resulting in multiple cracked vertebrae, and head, wrist and knee injuries.
2017-01-17	Worcester	Pennsylvania	Allan Myers LP	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was walking through the yard and stepped on a piece of plywood on which other materials were stacked. The plywood shifted and the stack of rebar fell and struck the employee's leg. The employee suffered a broken leg requiring surgery.
2016-09-08	Worcester	Massachusett	Monroe Staffing	Eye(s)	Struck by discharged or flying object
An employee was moving/repositioning a ventilation fan when a foreign particle blew into the employee's left eye. The employee was hospitalized and had eye surgery.
2016-08-13	Worcester	Massachusett	Commerce Bank & Trust Company	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was closing the bank vault door and got their finger caught in the door resulting in amputation of the left ring fingertip.
2016-07-12	Worcester	Massachusett	SHAWNLEE CONSTRUCTION, LLC.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was hospitalized after being struck by a transfer beam that kicked out and struck him in the abdomen resulting in a broken rib and punctured lung on the right side.
2016-05-27	Worcester	Massachusett	Parsons Hill Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on the wheel of a resident's wheelchair and fell to the ground, breaking the hip.
2016-03-15	Worcester	Massachusett	UMASS Memorial Commuinity Hospitals Inc.	Pelvis	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee dislocated her pelvis while opening a wooden office door on March 15, 2016, at 9:00 AM.
2015-12-30	Worcester	Massachusett	A. SCHULMAN CUSTOM COMPOUNDING NE, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On or about December 30, 2015, the employee was working on the plastic extruder on the production floor. The employee's right index finger was amputated after being caught in the machine while flushing the extruder. The guard was not in place at the time.
2015-12-29	Worcester	Massachusett	UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was hospitalized after slipping on ice and falling at the front entrance. The employee fractured a hip.
2015-12-21	Worcester	Massachusett	Table Talk Pies, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On or about December 22, 2015, an employee amputated a fingertip while fixing a conveyor.
2015-12-09	Worcester	Massachusett	Raynor Overhead Door Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
Three employees were working in a scissor lift. An overhead door opened and knocked the scissor lift over. One employee was hospitalized with a back injury.
2015-11-27	Worcester	Massachusett	A. Arsenault & Sons, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing holiday decorations from the bucket of a bucket truck when the piston broke on the lower arm of the bucket truck causing the bucket to fall with the employee harnessed inside. The employee suffered broken ribs and a lacerated spleen.
2015-10-09	Worcester	Massachusett	Holden Mechanical Contractors Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On October 9, 2015, an employee amputated his left index finger to the first knuckle when he was working with an auto-threader machine in the shop.
2015-10-01	Worcester	Massachusett	SolarCity Corporation	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee fell approximately 25 feet from the second-story roof of a residence where he was installing solar panels. He fractured his feet, ankles, legs, and wrist and suffered a spinal injury when he hit the ground. He required surgery.
2015-08-12	Worcester	Massachusett	A. SCHULMAN CUSTOM COMPOUNDING NE, INC.	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee received an electric shock while working on an air scrubber also known as a "smog hog." The employee was hospitalized for a night and received medical treatment.
2015-07-24	Worcester	Massachusett	AmeriPride Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the area around the flat iron when his hand entered the iron's gear mechanism to clean it. The mechanism was operating at the time. He removed the cover and his finger got caught between the gears, amputating his right finger to the first knuckle.
2015-07-21	Worcester	Massachusett	NATIONAL GRID USA	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On or about July 21, 2015, an employee was working out of a bucket truck. At 5:45 p.m., he lost consciousness. He was hospitalized overnight for heat stress.
2015-07-18	Worcester	Massachusett	Lowes Home Centers, LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
An employee's foot got caught on a pallet in the lumber department; he fell and injured his left hip.
2015-04-28	Worcester	Massachusett	Cardi Corporation	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On or about April 28, 2015 at 12:30 PM two employees were repositioning a water buffalo on the jobsite. The water buffalo had been delivered by a dump truck so the spring lock handle was positioned and supported too high to be placed onto a pick up truck hitch. To lower the spring lock handle, the employee kicked away the dunnage that was supporting the handle. In the process of removing the supporting dunnage the handle became unstable and fell to the ground, striking the employee's left foot
2015-03-13	Worcester	Massachusett	ANGELICA TEXTILE SERVICES INC.	Forearm(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee suffered an amputation of his right hand (to mid-forearm area) when he crawled under the soil sort conveyor to retrieve a cell phone.
2015-02-18	Worcester	Massachusett	Energy Construction Services, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
The employee was performing a visual inspection of a motor, lost his balance, and placed his hand on a running motor. His right hand slipped below the guard and his fingers slipped into the running belt and spindle, severing the tips of his index and middle fingers.
2015-01-10	Worcester	Massachusett	Landmark Management Solutions, LLC	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level
Employee 1 slipped on icy stairs and broke L-2, L-3 in her back on 1/10/15 and was hospitalized for the injury. Employee 2 fell while snow-blowing property and broke his hip on 2/5/15; he was hospitalized. Both incidents occurred at 101 Plantation St., Worcester (Company Campus). Note to user: This record contains two separate events that were reported simultaneously to OSHA by the employer. These events are captured as one report.