Richmond Virginia – Machine Injury & Accidents

Richmond is one of the largest cities in the state of Virginia, and it’s also home to many large industrial and commercial companies. In recent years, there have been an increasing number of machinery accidents in Richmond, and this has led to a lot of injured people and families who have to deal with the aftermath. To prevent machine accidents in Richmond, operators should be aware of the dangers posed by defective machines and inadequate maintenance. Drivers should also be sure to properly maintain their industrial vehicles by regularly checking them.

Manufacturing Companies

Richmond is a city in Virginia with a population of around 240,000 people. It is located in the Richmond-Petersburg Metropolitan Statistical Area, and has been a leading manufacturing center for over 150 years. The city has many major manufacturing companies, including

Altria Group, Inc.
Owens & Minor, Inc.
Newmarket Corporation
Universal Corporation
Philip Morris USA Inc.
Carpenter Co.
Southern States Cooperative, Incorporated

Alfa Laval U.S. Holding Inc.
Tredegar Corporation
Swedish Match North America LLC
Afton Chemical Corporation
Fitesa Film Products LLC
Liqui-Box Corporation
Luck Stone Corporation

Machinery Accidents

In Richmond, Virginia, machinery accidents can happen at any time which can be devastating, and often result in serious injuries or even death. If you or someone you know has been injured as a result of a Richmond machinery accident, don’t hesitate to contact an experienced lawyer. A lawyer can help ensure that you receive the maximum compensation possible for your losses, and will work tirelessly to get justice for you and your loved ones.

The following is a list of accidents that have been reported in the city of Richmond:

AccidentDate	Employer	City	State	Description	Injury	Body Part	Event	Injury Source	Other Injury Source
10/10/2021	Presbyterian Homes and Services	New Richmond	Wi	An employee was helping a resident in a wheelchair. She tripped over the wheelchair's front right wheel and fell, landing on and injuring her right hip. She was hospitalized and underwent surgery.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Wheelchairs and other mobility devices
28/09/2021	Cleary Building Corp.	New Richmond	Wi	An employee was climbing from a scissor lift onto the roof of a building. The employee fell from the lift to the ground, suffering broken ribs, a bruised spleen, and a collapsed lung.	Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level	Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
20/09/2021	Berkel & Company Contractors, Inc.	Richmond	Va	An employee was prepping a piece of drill steel for a hole being drilled. The last piece of drill steel in the carousel had a tricone bit attached to the bottom. The employee tightened the jaws on the drill rig to loosen the tricone. When the employee opened the jaws to remove the tricone, his left thumb was caught between the backside of the jaws and the receiver. The tip of the thumb was amputated just above the nailbed.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Drilling machines, drilling augers
16/09/2021	A-Star Concrete Pumping, Inc.	New Richmond	Wi	An employee was washing out the hopper of a concrete trailer pump. Components of the hopper lacerated and broke the employee's right arm.	Fractures	Arm(s)	Contact with objects and equipment	Trailers
16/07/2021	U. S. Postal Service - SFNDC, Richmond	Richmond	Ca	An employee was opening a trailer door when the trailer moved and the employee fell 51 inches to the ground below, resulting in a broken femur.	Fractures	Thigh(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway	Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
24/02/2021	Sustainable Modular Management	Richmond	Va	An employee was inside a building on a 6-foot stepladder, using a chain come-along to draw the building together at the top so a bolt could be installed to hold it together. The chain released, swung back, and struck the employee's head, knocking him off the ladder. He suffered a skull fracture.	Fractures	Skull	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.	Drums, pulleys, sheaves
10/02/2021	Acadia Auto Auction	Richmond	Me	An employee was walking in a parking lot when he slipped on ice and fell, resulting in a head injury.	Intracranial injuries	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping	Parking lot	Ice, sleet, snow
09/02/2021	Ridgeline Contractors, Inc.	Richmond	Tx	A contractor was installing shingles on the roof of a one-story residential property that was under construction when they fell off the roof to the ground, resulting in a fractured back and hospitalization.	Fractures	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level	Roofs	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
08/02/2021	Sign America Inc.	Richmond	Oh	On February 8, 2021, an employee was operating a shear and amputated a fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Shearing machines
18/08/2020	Syntegon Packaging Technology, LLC	New Richmond	Wi	On August 18, 2020, an employee was adjusting the timing on a tray forming machine. The employee's left hand was caught between a counterweight and a stationary support for the machine; two bones in the hand were broken and the employee was hospitalized.	Fractures	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery	Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery
03/04/2020	Clipper Tree, Inc.	Richmond Heights	Missouri	An employee was performing safety maintenance pruning procedures on a large oak tree using a chainsaw, pole saw, and hand saw. He was using a tree edge saddle/fall protection gear with a climbing line that was secured in the upper canopy of the tree. He had just finished pruning some dead limbs from the tips of a large scaffold branch and started walking back down the limb toward the trunk. He noticed a branch he had cut was stuck between two limbs, so he lowered himself down in between the limb	Fractures	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet	Trees	Saws-power not determined
31/03/2020	CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric, LLC	Richmond	Texas	On March 31, 2020, an employee was standing on the ground, using an extended chainsaw to cut a tree limb that was near an energized wire. The wind blew the tree limb into the wire. The employee suffered entry and exit burn wounds on his right hand and left foot. He was hospitalized.	Electrical burns	Upper and lower limb(s)	Direct exposure to electricity	Electric parts	Trees, logs, limbs
13/03/2020	WATLOW ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO.	Richmond	Illinois	An employee was feeding tubes into a draw machine. The employee's left ring and middle fingers were pinched between two tubes, and a fingertip was crushed and amputated.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery
30/08/2019	U. S. Postal Service	Richmond	Texas	After delivering mail, an employee felt unwell and was hospitalized for possible heat stress.	Effects of heat and light	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
08/06/2019	The L.E. Meyers Co.	Richmond	Texas	An employee was climbing an electrical pole to make a line connection. His hand was burned by the electrical line; he was hospitalized. The line was energized at the time.	Electrical burns	Hand(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts	Power lines, transformers, convertors
23/05/2019	Gulf Coast Lease Service, Inc.	Richmond	Texas	An employee was working with another employee on top of an oil storage tank at a field site, dismantling piping and attachments to the tank. They had removed a piece of 4-inch vent piping and were attempting to throw the pipe to the ground. While they were throwing the pipe from the tank top, the pipe caught the harness of the injured employee, causing him to fall 15 feet to the ground. He broke his right wrist and pelvis. The employee's fall protection harness was not tied off at the time of th	Fractures	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet	Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space	Pipes, ducts, tubing
25/04/2019	Principal Services, Ltd.	Richmond	Texas	An employee was working inside a 14-foot excavation laying pipeline when a clog of dirt (football size) hit his shoulder. He turned around and ran, then hit his head on an excavator bucket. He was hospitalized with a severe head injury and concussion.	Concussions	Brain	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.	Excavating machinery
17/04/2019	Strong Structural Steel, Ltd	Richmond	Texas	Employees were installing floor decking on the second floor deck when one of the employees fell approximately 14 feet through the roof, landing on the concrete ground. The employee suffered head trauma.	Intracranial injuries	Brain	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet	Roofs	Floor, n.e.c.
25/03/2019	Identity Homes Construction Management, LLC	Richmond	Texas	An employee fell on a staircase at a home being built, suffering head trauma with concussion, a shoulder injury, and rib damage.	Concussions	Brain	Fall, slip, trip	Stairs, steps
27/08/2018	815 Pallets Inc.	Richmond	Illinois	On August 27, 2017, an employee received an amputation just below the left elbow while operating a machine used to fabricate holes for forklift forks (double notcher).	Amputations	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Boring, routing, notching machines
16/08/2018	Caesarstone Technologies USA Inc.	Richmond Hill	Georgia	An employee triggered a pressure washer while the nozzle was pressed against the top of the injured employee's boot. The water blast penetrated the injured employee's boot and cut the top of the foot.	Cuts, lacerations	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance	Pressurized water-blast	Power washers
21/07/2018	Lugo, LLC	Richmond Hill	Georgia	An employee was cleaning a distributor belt when the belt was manually moved forward and pinched the employee's foot between a cog and track (rail). The employee sustained a partial amputation of the right small toe to the first knuckle.	Amputations	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Machinery
05/06/2018	Walmart #546	Richmond	Texas	An employee tripped on the corner of a mat and fell forward, landing on her right side and fracturing her femoral head.	Fractures	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object	Floor	Floor coverings- nonstructural
10/05/2018	BOSCH PACKAGING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.	New Richmond	Wisconsin	On May 10, 2018, at 5:40 p.m., several employees were attempting to remove a machine from a semi trailer. The machine was returned by a customer and had not been crated. The employees used a forklift and lifting straps to move the machine. The machine tipped, pinning one employee against the wall of the facility. The employee suffered a broken ankle and cracked rib, as well as a possible concussion.	Fractures	Multiple body parts	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part	Machinery	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
06/05/2018	U. S. Postal Service (USPS)	Richmond	California	An employee was startled by a pigeon and fell, fracturing the tibia in both legs and requiring hospitalization.	Fractures	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Birds, except fowl
30/04/2018	Performance Contracting Inc	Richmond	Texas	An employee went to close a breaking machine. When he grabbed the handle he reached over the top of the machine to secure the handle with his left hand. He then pulled the handle and lost his balance. His right hand slipped into the pinch point, which closed on and amputated his right pinky fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Machinery
09/04/2018	Caesarstone Technologies USA Inc.	Richmond Hill	Georgia	An employee was struck by a forklift while walking, sustaining injuries to the right heel, right knee, and the back of the head.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
02/01/2018	Ex-Tech Plastics, Inc.	Richmond	Illinois	An employee was setting up an extrusion machine when the employee's right index finger entered a pinch point and was partially amputated.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.	Extruding machinery
13/10/2017	Curtin Maritime Corp	Richmond	California	An employee was descending a pigeon hole ladder to transfer from one vessel to another when the employee's right foot was crushed and fractured between the vessels. The employee was hospitalized.	Fractures	Foot (feet)	Water vehicle collision, n.e.c.	Barge	Water vehicle
25/09/2017	Loves Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc.	Richmond Hill	Georgia	An employee was servicing a customer's box truck on the side of the road. The vehicle was up on a jack and the employee was working under it. The jack sunk into the ground, causing the truck to fall and pin the employee underneath it. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured back.	Fractures	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by other falling powered vehicle	Delivery truck or van	Jacks
23/08/2017	Gregory-Edwards, Inc	Richmond	Texas	An employee was operating a spreader bar while installing an HVAC unit on a rooftop. A load was being lowered while the injured employee got into position. The load came down too fast for the employee to move out of the way and the spreader bar slammed into his steel toe boot. His hand was caught between the load and the bar, amputating two fingers.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.	Hoisting accessories
24/07/2017	Zion Contracting LLC	Richmond Hill	New York	An employee was on the ground directing an excavator operator to pick up a steel rail track when the excavator bucked caused the steel track to turn around and strike the employee's left leg, breaking it.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle	Excavating machinery
13/07/2017	U.S. postal Service - Pocoshock Creek	Richmond	Virginia	On July 13, 2017, an employee stepped out of her vehicle and fell to the ground. She broke her leg and required overnight hospitalization and surgery.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
11/07/2017	Onofre Reyes	Richmond	Texas	On July 11, 2017, an employee was installing thermal materials on top of a newly constructed metal building when the employee fell 11 feet to the ground, suffering severe back injuries that required hospitalization.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet	Nonclassifiable
10/05/2017	HEB Grocery Company, LP	Richmond	Texas	An employee amputated his left index finger while cutting meat on a band saw.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Butchering machinery
02/02/2017	LEM Construction Company, Inc.	Richmond	Texas	An employee was working in an excavation, tightening flange bolts on a pipe, while an excavator operator was changing the excavator bucket nearby. The bucket came loose, hit the ground, and rolled approximately 10 feet into the excavation, striking the employee and pinning him underneath it. He suffered a lower leg injury.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely	Vehicle and mobile equipment parts
22/01/2017	Kroger Texas LP Store #38	Richmond	Texas	An employee was operating a meat cutting band saw when the blade cut his left ring finger.	Cuts, lacerations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Butchering machinery
11/01/2017	MOMENTIVE PERFORMANCE MATERIALS QUARTZ, INC	Richmond Heights	Ohio	An employee was walking into work when he slipped on ice, fell, and broke his right leg.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Ice, sleet, snow
09/01/2017	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Richmond	Virginia	An employee fell while walking on an icy roadway to make a delivery, breaking the right ankle and requiring surgery.	Fractures	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping	Street, road, driveway-paved	Ice, sleet, snow
10/10/2016	Sears Home Services	Richmond	Texas	An employee parked outside on the side of the street. When he opened his van's back door, a box fell out of the van and went into the ditch. As he attempted to get the box, he fell several feet into the ditch and broke his left tibia in his lower left leg.	Fractures	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level	Ditches, channels, trenches, excavations
28/07/2016	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Richmond	California	An employee was working on a parcel sorting machine when the employee's hand was caught between the open track and dragged under the carriage, requiring hospitalization and surgery.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery	Material and personnel handling machinery
29/06/2016	EATON CORPORATION	Richmond Heights	Ohio	An employee was opening a lower clam door on a jet when he felt a burning sensation in his groin. He was hospitalized for a hematoma and infection.	Bruises, contusions	Groin	Overexertion in lifting, lowering	Airplane-jet or turbine engine
01/06/2016	Allegis Group	Richmond Hill	Georgia	An employee was assembling a ladder. While holding a component of the ladder, the employee's right pinky finger was crushed when another employee pushed part of the hand rail. The fingertip was amputated.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Movable ladders
17/04/2016	United States Postal Service	Richmond Hill	New York	An employee fell on stairs and fractured her knee while delivering mail to a private residence after being startled by a dog in the yard.	Fractures	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping	Stairs, steps-outdoors	Dogs, canines-domestic
05/04/2016	Ameri-Frame	Richmond Heights	Missouri	While performing construction work on an apartment building, an employee's lanyard became tangled. While the employee was attempting to untangle the lanyard, a cantilevered portion of one truss contacted and pushed down another roof truss, causing the employee to lose his footing and fall to the ground. He suffered a broken pelvis, lacerated kidney, lacerated spleen, punctured lung, and broken rib.	Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level	Roof trusses, joists	Roof trusses, joists
01/04/2016	Caesarstone Technologies USA Inc.	Richmond Hill	Georgia	An employee was inside an intermodal container positioned to the right of granite slabs that were stacked in an A-frame manner. As a forklift was unloading the slabs from the left side of the A-frame, the slabs on the right side fell and struck the employee. The employee was pinned between 7 to 8 slabs and the side of the container. The slabs weigh approximately 700 pounds each. The employee sustained bruised ribs and lungs.	Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Stone, marble, granite slabs
04/02/2016	Federal Reserve Bank	Richmond	Virginia	An employee was positioning a loading dock leveler. The dock leveler's hinge sprung open and severed the employee's left middle and ring fingertips.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Parts and materials
05/08/2015	Rodriguez Construction Group LLC	Richmond	Texas	An employee was working as a laborer cleaning a new road that was done by the company. The employee walked over to a tree and passed out. The employee was taken to the hospital and admitted for heat stroke.	Heat stroke	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
09/07/2015	Bluegrass Maintenance	Richmond	Texas	An employee was hospitalized after falling from an elevated surface and sustaining injuries to his head, collar bone, and ribs.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level	Nonclassifiable
05/03/2015	CLARK IRON WORKS, Inc.	Richmond Hill	Georgia	An employee was installing decking on top of bar joists and welding it in place. A piece of decking was not adequately supported by the bar joists. The employee stepped on that piece, which caved in under his weight, and fell about 12' onto the concrete ground, resulting in a hospitalization.	Traumatic injuries and disorders	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet	Porches, balconies, decks, patios
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