Durham North Carolina is a city of over 250,000 people located in the northwestern part of the state. The city is known for its historical and cultural landmarks, including Duke University and its basketball team, the Blue Devils. The area has a long history of manufacturing and industrial production, which has led to machinery accidents. The most frequent causes of machinery accidents in Durham are slips, trips and falls (STF), followed by contact with moving parts and objects. Inadequate maintenance or lack of safety precautions are often to blame for these incidents.
Manufacturing Companies
Durham is home to a number of manufacturing companies, including
Avaya Holdings Corp.
Owens Corning Sales, LLC
ADB Safegate Airport Systems Americas Inc.
Patheon U.S. Holdings Inc.
Wolfspeed, Inc.
Toshiba Global Commerce Solutions, Inc.
Aisin North Carolina Corporation
Biomerieux, Inc.
Grifols Therapeutics LLC
Bioventus Inc.
Teleflex Medical Incorporated
Bell and Howell, LLC
Aerie Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Viiv Healthcare Company
These companies provide jobs for thousands of people in Durham and surrounding counties.
Machinery Accidents
In Durham North Carolina, machinery accidents have resulted in serious injuries and loss of life. Machinery accidents can occur at any time and place, but are especially common in factories, construction sites, and agricultural areas.
If you or someone you know has been injured in a machinery accident in Durham North Carolina, contact a lawyer today, you may be entitled to compensation.
Here are some examples of machinery accidents that have occurred in Durham North Carolina:
AccidentDate
Employer
City
State
Description
Injury
Body Part
Event
Injury Source
Other Injury Source
07/10/2021
GPL Construction, Inc.
Durham
Ct
An employee was bitten on the wrist by an insect. He went into anaphylactic shock later that day and collapsed. He was hospitalized.
Anaphylactic shock, anaphylaxis
BODY SYSTEMS
Bites and stings
Insects, arachnids, mites
17/05/2021
United States Postal Service
Durham
Nh
A mail carrier was walking back to his truck after delivering a parcel. A dog came out of a house through a dog door, attacked him, and knocked him to the ground. He suffered bites to both forearms and was hospitalized, requiring 40 stitches.
Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds
Forearm(s)
Other animal bites, nonvenomous
Dogs, canines-domestic
03/08/2019
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Durham
North Caroli
Three HVAC mechanics were trying to stop a water drip from a steam line. They isolated the line upstream and downstream from the location of the leak. One of the employees cracked open a pipe union to drain the condensate from the line. Steam began to release from the pipe union unexpectedly, causing second-degree burns to his right hand and arm. He was hospitalized.
Second degree heat (thermal) burns
Hand(s) and arm(s)
Contact with hot objects or substances
Steam, vapors-nonchemical
12/06/2019
U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Durham
North Caroli
An employee was exiting the break room as another employee was entering. The door or the other employee bumped into the injured employee, resulting in her falling to the floor. She was hospitalized with a right hip fracture, requiring surgery.
Fractures
Hip(s)
Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Floor
15/03/2018
Make a Difference Landscaping, LLC.
Durham
New Hampshir
An employee was trying to clear a jam in a snow blower when the augers amputated the employee's finger.
Amputations
Finger(s), fingernail(s)
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Snowblowers
13/07/2017
Reliance Oilfield Services LLC
Durham
Oklahoma
An employee was attempting to remove a connecting collar using a wrench. The wrench slipped and he fell off the trailer, landing on the ground. He broke his hand and pelvis.
Fractures
Multiple body parts
Other fall to lower level
Trailers
Wrenches-power not determined
26/01/2017
GCA Educational Services of New England, LLC
Durham
New Hampshir
An employee was walking through the mechanical room and struck his head on a pipe. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion.
Concussions
Brain
Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
Pipes, ducts, tubing
09/04/2015
NOMAC Drilling Company, LLC
Durham
Oklahoma
An employee was adjusting a belt on a power washer. While checking the tension, the pump turned back on. This kicked the wrench away from the employee's hand and pulled his hand into the machine. His right pinky fingertip was amputated, and his right thumb was cut.
Amputations
Fingertip(s)
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
