Fairfield California – Machine Injury & Accidents

In recent years, Fairfield California has had a high number of machinery accidents. One reason for this is that many businesses in Fairfield rely on machinery to run their business. When something goes wrong with these machines, it can have serious consequences for the businesses and their employees. One way that businesses can protect themselves from machinery accidents is by having a safety policy in place. This policy will outline how the company will respond to accidents, what equipment is safe to use, and how training will be provided to employees. It also helps to ensure that everyone in the company is aware of the safety policies and procedures. If you are the victim of an accident caused by someone else’s negligence, speak with an experienced lawyer as soon as possible. They can help you to understand your rights and what steps you should take next.

This year, the Fairfield Police Department is reminding everyone to stay safe around machinery by following these simple tips:

– always read the operator’s manual before using any machinery
– never work on machinery while it is running
– make sure all safety guards are in place before operating machinery
– always remove lose clothing or jewelry before working on machinery
– keep your hands and feet away from moving parts

Manufacturing Companies

There are many different types of manufacturing companies located in Fairfield, California. Some of these companies include: food and beverage manufacturers, electronics manufacturers, automotive parts manufacturers, and more.

Abbott Nutrition Manufacturing Inc.
Calbee America Incorporated
Frank-Lin Distillers Products, Ltd.
Macro Plastics, Inc.
Primal Pet Foods, Inc.
New Desserts, Inc.
Halabi, Inc.

Abco Laboratories, Inc.
Scott Lamp Company, Inc.
Toray Advanced Composites Ads, LLC
Courage Production, LLC
Innovative Combustion Technologies Inc
S.T. Johnson Company, LLC
The Olive Oil Factory LLC

Each of these companies has their own unique set of safety hazards that their employees must be aware of.

Machinery Accidents

There have been a number of machinery accidents in Fairfield California over the years. If you have been injured in a machinery accident in Fairfield, CA, you may be eligible to receive compensation from the party that caused the accident. A Fairfield California machinery accident lawyer can help you determine whether you are eligible for benefits and help you file a claim.

Here are some of the reported accident cases in Fairfield:

AccidentDate	Employer	City	State	Description	Injury	Body Part	Event	Injury Source	Other Injury Source
28/10/2021	The Martin-Brower Co, LLC	Fairfield	Oh	An employee was leaving a trailer with the pallet jack he had been using to load it. When he reached the place where the dock plate met the trailer, he fell forward and landed head first on the floor. He was hospitalized.	Traumatic injuries and disorders	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level	Floor
14/10/2021	Paul Miller Nissan	Fairfield	Ct	An employee was delivering auto parts at a car dealership. There was an attempted robbery, and the employee was shot in the stomach.	Gunshot wounds	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Shooting by other person-intentional	Robber	Firearm
05/10/2021	United States Steel Corporation	Fairfield	Al	An employee was using a remote controlled overhead crane to position a steel chock measuring 3 feet by 2 feet onto a roll. The employee handled the crane remote with his right hand and the wire rope with his left hand when the wire rope caught his left thumb, resulting in an amputation.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment	Wire, cables-nonelectrical
20/09/2021	Salo, Inc.	Fairfield	Oh	While working in a client's home, an employee reached to turn on a light switch and fell down the basement stairs approximately 4 steps to the concrete floor. The employee sustained fractures to the right wrist, elbow, and knee, and a laceration to the face.	Fractures	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Stairs, steps-indoors	Floor, n.e.c.
11/08/2021	Koch Foods of Cincinnati LLC	Fairfield	Oh	An employee was using a standup forklift to transport a tote of meat into a freezer. The forklift backed into a bollard and the employee fell to the cement ground, suffering a broken hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered	Posts, bollards, moorings
11/08/2021	AutoZone Auto Parts	Fairfield	Oh	An employee fell from a ladder to a tile floor, suffering a head injury, a broken collarbone, and broken ribs. The employee also lost consciousness.	Fractures and other injuries	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level	Ladders	Floor, n.e.c.
07/07/2021	Foxtail Foods, LLC	Fairfield	Oh	An employee was cleaning a machine and partially amputated their right middle finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Machinery
14/06/2021	United States Steel Corporation - Fairfield Tubular	Fairfield	Al	An employee was using an air wand to remove sand when hot sand was blown back into the employee's face and under his jacket. The employee was hospitalized with second degree burns on the forehead and right forearm.	Second degree heat (thermal) burns	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances	Sand, gravel
26/05/2021	Consigli Construction Company, Inc.	Fairfield	Ct	An employee suffered a partial amputation to the left middle fingertip while cutting millwork with a miter saw.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Sawing machinery-stationary
20/05/2021	Sugar Creek Packing Co.	Fairfield	Oh	One employee struck another employee in the face with a closed fist causing him to fall to the ground. The injured employee sustained a broken nose and a brain contusion and was hospitalized.	Intracranial injuries	Brain	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving	Co-worker or work associate of injured or ill worker
25/03/2021	O'Gara - Hess & Eisenhardt Armoring Company LLC	Fairfield	Oh	An employee was moving a test fixture for armored vehicle glass when one of the wheels failed, causing the fixture to tip onto the employee and fracture their right foot and injure their left knee.	Fractures	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Nonclassifiable
19/03/2021	United States Steel Corporation - Fairfield Tubular	Fairfield	Al	An employee was placing a connector to a hot mold. Some moisture got into the mold, causing it to pop. The employee suffered burns to his leg, his heel, and the back of his head.	Heat (thermal) burns	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances	Molten or hot metals, slag	Steam, vapors, liquids, ice
25/02/2021	Ranger Environmental, Inc.	Fairfield	Al	An employee was picking up a paper towel from the floor near a two-phase electrical heater. Loose wiring on the heater and stand shocked the employee's left ring and index fingers.	Electrocutions, electric shocks	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity	Furnaces, heaters
14/01/2021	Midwest Container Corporation	Fairfield	Oh	An employee was operating a rotary die cutter when he fell onto containerboard on the floor, resulting in a fractured leg that required hospitalization and surgery.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Fall on same level	Floor
15/10/2020	U.S. Steel Tubular Products, Inc.	Fairfield	Al	An employee was repairing a nitrogen line. Pressure in the line caused a fitting to come off the line and strike the employee, causing abdominal injuries and broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized.	Fractures	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle	Pipe fittings, collars	Pressure lines, except hoses
29/09/2020	Imperia Foods Inc.	Fairfield	Nj	An employee entered a cardboard baler behind a heavy, 4 1/2-foot by 6-foot metal door. A forklift moving a load struck the door, which in turn struck and injured the employee.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered	Doors, except garage and vehicle
18/09/2020	Fairfield University	Fairfield	Ct	While returning to their patrol vehicle after dark, an officer slipped and fell down an embankment in the woods fracturing three ribs.	Fractures	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level	Embankments	Ground, n.e.c.
21/08/2020	Koch Foods of Cincinnati LLC	Fairfield	Oh	An employee was removing meat from a grinder and the blade amputated finger(s) on the left hand.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Meat grinders
05/08/2020	Verner-Cadby, Inc	Fairfield	Nj	An employee fell onto pavement while loading parts into a van for delivery.	Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages	Brain	Fall, slip, trip	Nonclassifiable
14/05/2020	Koch Foods, Inc	Fairfield	Ohio	An employee suffered an amputation of the right index finger and partial amputation of the right thumb while attempting to unjam a bagger machine. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
16/03/2020	I.D. Images, LLC	Fairfield	Ohio	An employee was adjusting a flexographic press. The press amputated the employee's right middle fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Presses-printing
19/02/2020	Tecta America New England. LLC	Fairfield	Connecticut	An employee climbed to the top of a ladder and was stepping onto a roof when he lost his balance and fell toward the ground. A coworker caught him under his arms from behind, preventing his head from hitting the ground, but not before his heels hit the sidewalk hard. He suffered a compression fracture and heelbone fractures, requiring hospitalization.	Fractures	Heel(s)	Other fall to lower level	Movable ladders	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
14/02/2020	Koch Foods of Cincinnati, LLC	Fairfield	Ohio	An employee was cleaning a spiral inlet belt on a line. A sprocket on the belt caught his left hand, and his left arm was broken.	Fractures	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized
06/09/2019	RK Metals, Inc.	Fairfield	Ohio	An employee tripped over bins that parts were being sorted into and fell to the concrete floor. The employee suffered a broken left hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floor	Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
20/08/2019	ALBA Manufacturing, Inc.	Fairfield	Ohio	An employee fell from the same level while moving chairs and floor mats, suffering a broken hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level	Floor
18/07/2019	Tradesmen International Corporation	Fairfield	Pennsylvania	An employee was running electrical conduit when he suffered cramps and felt ill. He was hospitalized for heat-related muscle injury.	Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
09/07/2019	Cache Valley Electric Co.	Fairfield	Alabama	After installing grounding wire in rebar mats, an employee became dehydrated and was hospitalized.	Effects of heat and light, n.e.c.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
21/06/2019	Koch Foods of Cincinnati LLC	Fairfield	Ohio	Bleach was mixed with acid that resulted in a chemical reaction and a cloud. An employee inhaled a chemical mixture and was hospitalized.	Poisoning, toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode	Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures
04/06/2019	Cent-Roll Products, LLC	Fairfield	Ohio	An employee was getting ready to grind a part. The lathe (rotating roll) was turned off but was still spinning when the employee's hand was pulled into a pinch point between the roll and grinding wheel, amputating a finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Metalworking lathes
13/03/2019	Perkins & Marie Callender's, LLC	Fairfield	Ohio	A temporary employee was watching another, full-time employee adjust a whipped topping machine. Rotating parts in the machine amputated the tip of the temporary employee's thumb.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.	Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
25/02/2019	K-Pel Industrial Services, Inc.	Fort Fairfield	Maine	An employee was loading a telehandler onto a flatbed trailer to transport it to the next jobsite. The employee was backing the telehandler off the trailer to realign it. While backing up, two tires slipped off the trailer causing the telehandler to tip over on to its side and fall to the ground. The employee sustained a broken pelvis, bruised ribs, and a head laceration. The employee was hospitalized.	Fractures	Pelvis	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway	Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
22/02/2019	Koch Foods of Cincinnati LLC	Fairfield	Ohio	An employee was using a powered pallet jack to move a pallet of material. The jack backed into a metal post, pinching off the tip of the employee's right ring finger.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident	Pallet jack-powered	Structural elements, n.e.c.
19/02/2019	NN Power Solutions Inc	Fairfield	Ohio	An employee was working with a plastic insertion machine when it cycled and caught the employee's right hand. The employee was hospitalized.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery
02/01/2019	The Martin Brower Co., LLC	Fairfield	Ohio	An employee was on an 8-foot fiberglass step ladder checking faulty LED lighting in the ceiling using a volt meter when the employee made contact with 277 volts and received an electrical shock. He fell to the floor, hitting his head.	Electrocutions, electric shocks	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts	Lamps, light fixtures
21/09/2018	MB Manufacturing Corp.	Fairfield	Ohio	An employee was attempting to retrieve a plank that was stuck under a log at a log table when the log table was lowered down on his hand, resulting in a left ring finger amputation.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Logging and wood processing machinery-specialized
20/09/2018	Perkins & Marie Callender's Inc.	Fairfield	Ohio	On 9/20/2018, an employee was using a spatula to break up clumps of sugar in a commercial mixer when the mixing blades grabbed the spatula, pulling the employee's hand into the blades and resulting in an amputation of the left index fingertip. The mixer was running at the time of the incident.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage	Cooking and eating utensils, except knives
18/08/2018	Koch Foods of Cincinnati LLC	Fairfield	Ohio	On August 18, 2018, an employee was cleaning the fryer room when another employee inadvertently sprayed the employee's eyes with a caustic gel cleaner.	Chemical burns and corrosions	Eye(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue	Cleaning and polishing agents
07/07/2018	Mohon Blasting and Coatings LLC	Fairfield	Ohio	An employee was sandblasting walls. As the employee reached to sand blast a spot, the ladder became unbalanced. The employee fell and the blast stream contacted his left hand and wrist causing abrasions requiring a skin graft and nerve damage.	Abrasions, scratches	Hand(s) and wrist(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance	Sand, gravel	Sandblasters-powered
07/07/2018	Aero Fulfillment	Fairfield	Ohio	An employee was dismounting a ladder when the ring on her ring finger was caught on metal material holding up a conveyor system, resulting in an amputation to her ring finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.	Material and personnel handling machinery	Jewelry, ID badge lanyards
13/06/2018	Fairfield Insulation	Fairfield	Connecticut	An employee was working on a ladder attaching gutters to the roof. The ladder started sliding to the right and the employee jumped 18 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a fracture in his lower vertebrae and possible ligament damage to his knee.	Fractures	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet	Movable ladders	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
08/06/2018	Matrix Providers Inc.	Fairfield	California	An employee was assisting a patient sit up in bed, turned, and got tangled in the alternating leg pressure cord causing her to trip, but not fall. She sustained neck and back strain.	Strains	Neck and back	Trip over an object without fall	Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker	Power cords, electrical cords, extension cords
15/05/2018	Landscapes Unlimited	Fairfield	Pennsylvania	An employee tripped over a stool while walking behind a snack bar, falling to the floor and fracturing the right hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floor	Chairs
01/05/2018	AAA Club Alliance, Inc.	Fairfield	Ohio	An employee was working on a catalytic converter when he slipped and injured his leg. His leg swelled and the employee was hospitalized.	Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury	Leg(s)	Slip without fall	Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
09/04/2018	G & W PRODUCTS LLC	Fairfield	Ohio	An employee was fabricating a four-post stand. While the employee was bolting the stand together, one of the posts (weighing approximately 1,500 pounds) fell over and struck the employee's head. The impact resulted in fractures to the C6 and C7 vertebrae and a laceration to the employee's head.	Fractures	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Parts and materials
22/03/2018	Fischer Manufacturing, Inc	Fairfield	Ohio	On 3/22/2018, an employee was attempting to remove glue buildup from a machine's rollers when the machine's cutting knife amputated the employee's right middle finger. The machine's gate was open at the time of the incident.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery	Machinery
13/03/2018	ALBA Manufacturing, Inc.	Fairfield	Ohio	An employee was machining holes into a piece of channel flange when the employee's finger was pinched and then amputated.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Boring, drilling, planing, milling machinery
25/02/2018	The Kroger Co.	Fairfield	Ohio	After operating a deli slicer, an employee turned and slipped on lunchmeat that was on the floor. The employee suffered left tibia and fibula fractures, requiring hospitalization.	Fractures	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floor	Meat, poultry, seafood
24/01/2018	United States Steel Corporation	Fairfield	Alabama	An employee was trying to unjam a pipe that was stalled in a hydro tester. The employee was able to clear the stall, at which point the hydro tester allowed another pipe to enter it. The employee's right thumb was then caught between the two pipes, amputating it at the middle joint.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Product testing, inspecting, and diagnostic machinery
31/08/2017	Chris Christensen Systems	Fairfield	Texas	Two employees became nauseated and began vomiting after unloading chemicals from the truck. One employee was hospitalized.	Nausea, vomiting- toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances	Nonclassifiable
12/08/2017	PANERA, LLC	Fairfield	New Jersey	An employee was closing the rollup door of a trailer parked at the loading dock when his third and fourth fingers on his right hand were caught between the door panels, amputating his third fingertip and crushing his fourth fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Trailers
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