When you’re driving a car, you rely on countless sensors to keep you safe on the road. But what about when you’re using machinery? In the event of an accident, can machines be held responsible?
Accident Statistics
In Waterbury Connecticut, machinery accidents are common. In the years between 2015 and 2021, there were 11 reported accidents in the city. Out of these, 7 were serious accidents and all resulted in injuries. This is a high number, considering that there were only 103,927 people living in Waterbury at the time. The main cause of these accidents is often operator error. By learning more about how to operate machinery safely, you can help prevent these accidents from happening.
Manufacturing Companies
Waterbury Connecticut is home to a number of manufacturing companies. Some of the larger companies that are headquartered in Waterbury include
| Macdermid, Incorporated Hubbard-Hall Inc. National Integrated Industries, Inc. The Cly-Del Manufacturing Company Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions, Inc. American-Republican, Incorporated H&T Waterbury, Inc |
Forum Plastics LLC American Electro Products, Inc. American Plastic Products, Inc. The Platt Brothers & Company Opticare Health Systems, Inc. Tps Acquisition, LLC Tritex Corporation |
These companies generate a large number of jobs in the area, and their products are often used by businesses and consumers around the world.
Machinery Accidents
Accidents happen, and when they do it can be difficult to know what steps you need to take in order to protect yourself. If you have been in an accident in Waterbury Connecticut and were injured, you may need to contact a lawyer. A lawyer can help you navigate the complex insurance claims process and get the money you deserve for your injuries.
Here are reported accidents in Waterbury:
| AccidentDate | Employer | City | State | Description | Injury | Body Part | Event | Injury Source | Other Injury Source |
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| 31/07/2021 | Rolling Frito-Lay Sales, Limited Partnership | Waterbury | Ct | An employee climbed up the side of a product rack to retrieve a case of product from the second tier when they fell and landed on their stomach, resulting in a fractured maxillary face bone, a displaced nasal bone, and a fractured left and right arm. | Fractures | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level | Racks-garment and other | Floor, n.e.c. |
| 02/05/2021 | Jetro Holdings, LLC | Waterbury | Ct | An employee was working in the aisle stocking items when a forklift was leaving the receiving department. The forklift hit the employee in the stock aisle and pinned them against the shelving unit. The employee sustained a broken ankle and a ruptured liver. | Fractures (except rib, trunk fractures) and internal injuries | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered | |
| 09/08/2018 | U.S. Postal Service | Waterbury | Connecticut | Three employees were lowering a desk to the ground when the desk fell, crushing one of the employee's right index fingers between the bottom of the desk and a metal floor-mounted outlet box. As a result, his right index fingertip was amputated between the nail and first knuckle. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Desks | |
| 18/04/2018 | C. Folsom Company LLC | Waterbury | Connecticut | An employee was operating a roller to roll the asphalt near a handicap post and sign. He pressed the vibration button while moving at around 1 to 2 miles an hour. The roller then drifted to the right, closer to the sign. As he neared the post, his hand was sliced by the sign. | Cuts, lacerations | Hand(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Rollers, compactors-construction | Road signs |
| 28/03/2018 | Rent A Center | Waterbury | Connecticut | An employee lowered a truck lift gate to unloading the trailer at a store. He was pulling a table to the back (end) of the trailer when the table became caught on a stirrup, causing him to trip/fall and strike his jaw. He suffered a fractured jaw and was hospitalized. | Fractures | Jaw, chin | Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. | Floor | Tables, worktables |
| 14/03/2018 | Luvata Waterbury, Inc. | Waterbury | Connecticut | An employee was operating a die stringer machine when his right hand entered the area between the die holder and the capstan. A wire then pulled the employee's middle fingertip, resulting in an amputation. The area between the die holder and the capstan was unguarded at the time of the incident. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery | |
| 09/03/2018 | I81 Constructors | Waterbury | Connecticut | An employee was shoveling snow, went on a break and collapsed from a possible heart attack after returning from the break. | Myocardial infarction (heart attack) | Heart | Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources | Shovels | Ice, sleet, snow |
| 26/06/2017 | ST. MARY'S HOSPITAL | Waterbury | Connecticut | An employee fell and broke a leg after a patient fell on the employee. | Fractures | Leg(s) | Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown | Patient | |
| 22/10/2016 | Frontier Communications | Waterbury | Connecticut | While he was descending outdoor concrete stairs at a customer's premises, and the employee's knee gave out. He fell to the ground and tore his left and right quadriceps. | Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments | Thigh(s) | Other fall to lower level | Stairs, steps-outdoors | |
| 27/01/2016 | Gem Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Waterbury | Connecticut | An employee's finger was pinned between a machine part and the frame of the machine. The employee was hospitalized and received treatment for crushing injuries. | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Machine and appliance parts | Machinery |
| 23/11/2015 | I-84 Constructors J.V. | Waterbury | Connecticut | On or about 11/23/15, at approximately 10 p.m., an employee walking on the jobsite was struck in the chest by the arm and bucket of an excavator. The employee was hospitalized with a bruised heart. | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Excavating machinery | |
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