Hampton Virginia – Machine Injury & Accidents

Hampton, Virginia is a city located in the Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia. It has a population of over 242,000 and it is part of the Norfolk-Portsmouth-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is also one of the fastest-growing cities in the country. In 2021, there were 3 accidents in Hampton. Each one resulted in at least one injury. Although these accidents are rare, they can still cause serious damage to property and people. If you or someone you know has been injured as a result of a machinery accident, please contact an experienced lawyer as soon as possible.

Manufacturing Companies

One of the most important aspects of any business is ensuring that its physical location is ideal for its operations. In the case of manufacturing companies, this means locating in areas with ample resources and a talented workforce. Hampton Virginia is home to a number of reputable manufacturing companies, each of which depends on the local environment for success. Here are three of the most notable:

Measurement Specialties, Inc.
Maxx Material Systems, LLC
Main Industries, Inc.
Riggins Company, L.L.C.
Catalina Cylinders
Craft Machine Works, Inc.
Threat Tec, LLC

DFI Systems, Inc.
American Sensor Technologies, Inc.
Howard A. Schaevitz Technologies, Inc.
Maida Development Company
Arconic Cbt
Craft Machine Works Acquisition Company, LLC
L. D. Amory and Company, Incorporated

Machinery Accidents

In Hampton Virginia, there have been a number of machinery accidents. If you have been injured in a machinery accident in Hampton Virginia, you should contact an experienced lawyer as soon as possible. An attorney can help you determine what rights you have and how to protect them. They can also help negotiate a settlement with the party responsible for the accident.

Here are recent Hampton accidents that have been reported:

AccidentDate	Employer	City	State	Description	Injury	Body Part	Event	Injury Source	Other Injury Source
11/10/2021	Olnick Orgnization	Bridgehampton	Ny	An employee was cutting a tree branch from a ladder. The employee fell from the ladder and suffered a back injury.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level	Movable ladders	Ground, n.e.c.
04/10/2021	Green Power Energy, LLC	Hampton	Nj	An employee was climbing a ladder when it kicked out. He fell to the ground, suffering a concussion and abrasions, and was hospitalized.	Concussions	Brain	Other fall to lower level	Movable ladders	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
13/09/2021	Whitmores Worsley Inc	East Hampton	Ny	Two employees were installing a boom on a bucket truck. The boom was on a chain attached to a forklift; one employee was operating the forklift while the other moved the boom onto the truck. The chain released and the boom fell to the ground, smashing the employee's right hand under it. The employee suffered fractures to the middle and ring fingers and a partial amputation to the index finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part	Vehicle and mobile equipment parts	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
15/04/2021	Eastern L.I. Contracting Corp.	Hampton Bays	Ny	Employees were using gas-powered tools in the basement to cut a cement floor. One employee was found unconscious. A second employee suffered dizziness, difficulty breathing, and headaches. Both employees were hospitalized due to exposure to carbon monoxide.	Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode	Carbon monoxide
24/03/2021	Virginia-Carolina Steel Inc	Hampton	Va	A temporary employee was on a step ladder adjusting an open-web bar joist in the overhead of a hanger bay. The joist slipped and as the employee grabbed the joist, it lacerated the palm of the employee's left hand. The employee was hospitalized.	Cuts, lacerations	Hand(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker	Structural elements
12/02/2021	R & R Window Contractors, Inc.	Easthampton	Ma	On February 12, 2021, an employee was clearing a jam on a table saw and crushed his right little finger.	Crushing injuries	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Table saws
27/01/2021	I.N.S.A., Inc.	Easthampton	Ma	An employee fell on ice in a parking lot, landing on the ground and suffering a broken hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Parking lot	Ice, sleet, snow
08/10/2020	Cornerstone at Hampton Assisted Living, LLC	Hampton	Nh	An employee tripped on a curb and fell to the ground, suffering a broken hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs	Curbs
02/10/2020	Barrera Concrete Corporation	Westhampton Beach	Ny	While framing a residential structure, an employee fell approximately 20 feet to the ground and sustained fractured ribs.	Fractures	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet	Nonclassifiable	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
17/09/2020	MARDERS LANDSCAPING INC.	Bridgehampton	Ny	An employee was cutting steel with a cutting wheel on a rotary grinder when the cutting blade broke apart and a piece of the blade struck his inner right arm. He suffered an arm laceration that required surgery.	Cuts, lacerations	Arm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle	Scrap, waste, debris	Hand grinders-powered
09/03/2020	RADIANT DRYWALL & INSULATION CORP.	East Hampton	New York	An employee was hanging sheet rock in an elevator shaft and fell. The employee had back pain.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall to lower level	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
23/09/2019	Bevin Bros. Manufacturing Company	East Hampton	Connecticut	An employee was performing routine maintenance on equipment when a bolt dropped onto a moving chain and sprocket belt. He attempted to retrieve the bolt and his finger was caught in the chain and sprocket, resulting in a partial amputation of his left pinky finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Machinery
10/08/2019	Beechwood Landscape Architecture & Construction LLC	Southampton	New Jersey	An employee was checking whether the safety pin on a piece of equipment was locked. The locking mechanism was engaged, and the employee's right little finger was pinched in the mechanism. The fingertip was amputated.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Vehicle and mobile equipment parts
13/04/2019	F.A. Bartlett Tree Expert Company	Southampton	New York	An employee was testing new padlocks on a water tank lid. The lid closed on the employee's right thumb, lacerating it at the nail bed.	Cuts, lacerations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
08/04/2019	Transport Typhon Inc.	Northampton	Pennsylvania	An employee was hooking up tandem trailers with a dolly when the rear trailer shifted and pinned the employee against the dolly. The employee suffered bruising on the left leg and a broken left thumb.	Fractures	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Trailers	Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
17/02/2019	Burn Brothers SMP, Inc.	Hampton	Georgia	An employee was using water to put out a fire started by cutting torches. Some fuel ignited, burning the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized.	Heat (thermal) burns	Face	Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.	Coal, natural gas, petroleum fuels and products	Welding, cutting, and blow torches
04/01/2019	Environmental Techonics Corporation	Southampton	Pennsylvania	An employee suffered pulmonary edema after participating in a high-altitude simulation.	Pulmonary edema	Lung(s), pleura	Exposure to change in air pressure	Atmospheric pressure-high or low
07/08/2018	TRUGREEN LLC	Northampton	Pennsylvania	While driving from site to site, an employee experienced nausea, vomiting, and loss of consciousness due to heat exhaustion.	Multiple effects of heat and light	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
18/06/2018	Antonio's Pizza & Wings	Easthampton	Massachusett	An employee was opening a bagged product at a table. A 10-inch knife on the table became caught on the bag as it was being opened and flung in the direction of the employee, striking and lacerating his left arm.	Cuts, lacerations	Arm(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle	Knives	Bags, sacks
30/05/2018	NH Operating LLC	West Hampton Dunes	New York	An employee was folding a table when she tripped and fell on her hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping	Floor
24/05/2018	JOHNSTONS TOYOTA	New Hampton	New York	An employee's knee gave out while he was walking in a parking lot. He fell, breaking his hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.	Parking lot-paved
17/05/2018	New Age Industries, Inc.	Southampton	Pennsylvania	An employee was working at an injection molding machine. A fire started at an extruding tower, when some silicone tubing broke and fell into the oven. The employee tried to fight the fire and suffered smoke inhalation.	Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia	BODY SYSTEMS	Vehicle or machinery fire	Extruding machinery	Pipes, ducts, tubing, n.e.c.
14/02/2018	The Maidstone Club, Inc.	East Hampton	New York	An employee was trimming hedges using an electric hedge trimmer. While descending the ladder, the employee slipped and severely lacerated his hand between the thumb and index finger.	Cuts, lacerations	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Slip without fall	Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
16/10/2017	SOUTHERN STATES	Hampton	Georgia	An employee was using a miter saw when it lacerated the employee's left wrist, requiring surgery and hospitalization.	Cuts, lacerations	Wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Sawing machinery-stationary
07/09/2017	Beechwood Landscape Architecture and Construction, LLC	Southampton	New Jersey	An employee was pouring cement when some landed inside his boot, burning his lower leg.	Chemical burns and corrosions	Lower leg(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue	Cement, mortar mix-wet	Shoes, boots, slippers, sandals
18/08/2017	FBF Inc.	Southampton	Pennsylvania	An employee was operating a brake press when the employee's hands were caught in the point of operation, causing a wrist contusion.	Bruises, contusions	Wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Brake presses
02/06/2017	Garrett Construction Corp	Bridgehampton	New York	An employee was unloading a window crate when a window fell and hit the employee, breaking bones.	Fractures	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment	Windows, openings
10/05/2017	JCA Painting and Carpentry LLC	Hampton Bays	New York	An employee was descending an extension ladder when he lost his balance and fell 8 feet to the brick patio floor. He fell on his side, fracturing six ribs and bruising his lower back.	Fractures	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	Extension ladders
17/03/2017	U.S. Postal Service	Easthampton	Massachusett	An employee was delivering mail to a residence and fell down three stairs resulting in a broken right tibia and fibula that required hospitalization.	Fractures	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Stairs, steps	Shoes, boots, slippers, sandals
09/03/2017	Martin Shavings, LLC	Hampton	Arkansas	An employee was attempting to replace a belt on the pulley system in the bagging area. The machine was stopped when the employee pulled on the pulley. Due to high tension on the belt, the employee's right hand was pulled between the belt and pulley resulting in amputation of the first two fingertips on the right hand.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
17/10/2016	YANKEE HILL MACHINE CO. INC.	Northampton	Massachusett	On or about October 24, 2016, an employee and his coworker attempted to jumpstart a car. As one car was pulled up to the other, the employee's knee was pinched between the two cars. He was hospitalized and required surgery for a broken knee.	Fractures	Knee(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area	Automobile	Automobile
04/10/2016	Altice USA	Bridgehampton	New York	While attaching a drop wire to the side of a residential building, an employee fell approximately 14 feet from an extension ladder.	Traumatic injuries and disorders	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet	Extension ladders
19/09/2016	Nazareth Pallet Co. Inc.	Northampton	Pennsylvania	An employee was using a forklift to lift and empty a dumpster when he attempted to push the dumpster at the same time that the forklift tines were activated/lifted. His left pinky finger was pinched between the forklift tine and dumpster, amputating his fingertip and requiring hospitalization.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
15/04/2016	ATLAS ROOFING CORPORATION	Hampton	Georgia	The employee was going to address a mechanical or electrical problem that occurred and caused some shingles to fall onto the floor. The employee went to pick up the shingles on the floor and when he stood up, he struck his head on the conveyor resulting in neck and back injuries.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Neck and back	Struck against stationary object or equipment while rising	Conveyors-powered
10/02/2016	SOUTHERN STATES, LLC	Hampton	Georgia	An employee amputated her left pinky finger after contacting a moving part (chain and gear) on a machine.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Machinery
05/01/2016	COCA-COLA BOTTLING COMPANY OF NEW ENGLAND	Northampton	Massachusett	An employee was coming down an 8-foot extension ladder when he misplaced his descending foot and it entered the space between the rungs. As his leg went through the empty space, it came into contact with the ground, twisting him around and down the ladder. He dislocated his knee joint and broke his tibia.	Fractures and dislocations	Multiple lower extremities locations	Other fall to lower level	Extension ladders
04/10/2015	Giant Food Store	Southampton	Pennsylvania	While unwrapping a shrink-wrapped produce pallet, an employee became tangled in plastic wrap. He lost his footing, fell, and broke his left hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.	Floor	Plastic wrap
11/06/2015	Department of Veterans Administration Medical Center	Hampton	Virginia	On Thursday, 06/11/2015 at 2:15 PM an employee at the Hampton VA Medical Center was injured on the job in the Main Kitchen (Building 116/Room 103) of the Nutrition & Food Services Department (N&FS). The employee had finished with food production efforts for the day and began daily sanitation/clean-up efforts. The employee was responsible for cleaning and sanitizing a 100-gallon kettle. At the time of the injury, the equipment was left in the "on" position; the paddles were rotating; and the pro	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
16/04/2015	Verizon	East Hampton	New York	An employee was changing a jack-hammer in an air compressor unit and amputated his left ring finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment	Air compressors
22/02/2015	Jacobs Tidewater Operations Group	Hampton	Virginia	Employee was injured in an 18-foot fall from an access platform between two boilers when the catwalk grating gave way. Employee suffered a broken pelvis, fractured ribs, and a dislocated shoulder.	Fractures and dislocations	Multiple body parts	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 16 to 20 feet	Catwalks
19/02/2015	Great Lakes Dredge and Dock	Hampton Bays	New York	Employee's leg was caught between a cable and a stable bar when moving an anchor buoy in the Shinecock Inlet.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Wire, cables-nonelectrical	Bars, rods, reinforcing bar (rebar)
06/01/2015	EPZ Contracting Inc.	Bridgehampton	New York	The worker stepped on a floor joist and fell 10 feet. The worker sustained a broken leg and was hospitalized.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	Roof trusses, joists
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