Wilmington North Carolina – Machine Injury & Accidents

Wilmington is located in the southeastern corner of North Carolina and has a population of over 250,000 people. It is one of the most industrialized cities in the area and is home to many major companies, including DuPont and Boeing. In 2017, there were 11 machinery accidents in Wilmington. This was a 34% increase from the 6 machinery accidents that occurred in 2016. The majority of these accidents involved construction equipment.

Manufacturing Companies

Wilmington is the largest city in North Carolina and is located on the Wilmington River. The city’s economy is fueled by its production of textiles, furniture, and food products. In addition, many manufacturing companies are located in Wilmington, including

Ppd, Inc.
Alcami Holdings LLC
Alcami Corporation
Ge-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Americas LLC
Atlantic Corporation of Wilmington Inc.
Alcami Carolinas Corporation
Atlantic Corporation

Polyquest, Incorporated
Ge-Hitachi Nuclear Energy International LLC
South Atlantic, LLC
Wedge Inc.
Interroll Corporation
Pharmgate Inc.
Ika-Works, Inc.

Other leading manufacturers in Wilmington include BAE Systems Inc. and Cabot Corporation.

Machinery Accidents

Wilmington is a city in North Carolina that is home to many industrial and commercial businesses. These businesses often operate heavy machinery, which can pose a risk to workers if something goes wrong. Machinery accidents in Wilmington are not uncommon, and can result in serious injury or death.

If you have been injured in a machinery accident in Wilmington North Carolina, contact an experienced attorney as soon as possible. There may be important legal rights that you are not aware of, and your lawyer can help you protect them.

Here are examples of accidents in Wilmington North Carolina:

AccidentDate	Employer	City	State	Description	Injury	Body Part	Event	Injury Source	Other Injury Source
08/09/2021	Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC	Wilmington	De	An employee was in a tree, cutting off the top. The tree shook and the employee's safety line hopped over where the cut was made. The employee fell to the ground, suffering pelvis and rib fractures and a spine injury.	Fractures and other injuries	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level	Trees	Ground, n.e.c.
16/07/2021	TA Operating LLC	Wilmington	Il	An employee was rolling a cart carrying used fryer oil. The handle broke and the cart fell to the ground. Hot oil got onto the employee, who suffered second-degree burns to the right ankle, left leg, and left arm.	Second degree heat (thermal) burns	Upper and lower limb(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances	Fats, oils, cooking greases	Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
13/07/2021	VA Medical Center Wilmington	Wilmington	De	An employee was conducting maintenance on a rotary microtome when the tip of their right little finger contacted the microtome blade, resulting in an amputation.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Medical, surgical, x-ray machinery and equipment
10/06/2021	U.S. Postal Service	Wilmington	Nc	An employee tripped and fell while delivering mail, suffering a broken hip.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface	Sidewalk, path, or outdoor walkway irregularity
02/06/2021	Logan Marine, LLC	Wilmington	Nc	An employee was standing on the deck of a barge after helping set a 60-foot wooden post in a pile driver mounted on an excavator. The post snapped in two and one section swung back and struck the employee in the back, knocking him to the deck of the barge. The employee suffered skin abrasions and fractured bones in his back and ribs.	Fractures	Multiple trunk locations	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle	Barge
02/02/2021	Trinity Health Corporation	Wilmington	De	An employee was working to unjam the cable of a plumbing machine when his rubber glove got caught on the cable and caused an amputation to his right middle finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker	Augers, plumbing snakes-powered	Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
08/01/2021	GT USA Wilmington LLC	Wilmington	De	An employee was helping to unload lumber from a vessel. A spreader bar struck and injured her stomach.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
06/01/2021	LGSTX Services, Inc.	Wilmington	Oh	At 10:00 a.m. on January 6, 2021, an employee was operating a 55-gallon drum crusher when the ram of the crusher pushed the ½-inch metal door outward, breaking the door welds and striking the employee in the head. The employee suffered head trauma and was hospitalized.	Intracranial injuries	Brain	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle	Machine and appliance parts	Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.
29/09/2020	RMG Erectors & Constructors, LLC	Wilmington	De	An employee was standing next to a bundle of purlins, guiding the telehandler operator to establish fork placement. As the forks were entering the top section of purlins, the top bundle slid down off the lower bundle, landing on the employee's right foot and trapping the employee. The purlins continued to fall, landing on the upper part of the right leg. The employee sustained a crushing injury, puncture to the right lower extremity, and a muscular injury.	Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Bundles, bales	Bundles, bales
24/09/2020	LGSTX Services, Inc.	Wilmington	Oh	An employee was making a metal platform. As the employee was moving the metal platform with a half-ton jib hoist to weld the platform, the strap broke and the metal platform struck the employee knocking him to the ground. The employee sustained fractured vertebrae.	Fractures	Nonclassifiable	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part	Scaffolds-staging	Strapping
21/09/2020	Ferno Washington	Wilmington	Oh	An employee's foot got caught in the belt of a pulley system. The employee's lower right leg was fractured.	Fractures	Lower leg(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.	Machinery
26/08/2020	IKO Industries Ltd.	Wilmington	De	At 9:30 a.m. on August 26, 2020, an employee was cutting off fiberglass material that had wrapped around a roller on a production line. A chain and gear caught the employee's gloved-hand, causing a 3-millimeter fingertip amputation.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery
17/08/2020	Coca Cola	Wilmington	Ma	An employee suffered a broken bone while working on deliveries via a box truck.	Fractures	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
10/07/2020	New B&M Meats, Inc.	Wilmington	Delaware	An employee was operating a meat press when a mold jammed. As the employee was fixing the mold, the machine activated and his right hand was caught in the machine. The employee suffered lacerations and fractures to the right hand and was hospitalized.	Fractures	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Butchering machinery
29/06/2020	PEPSI BEVERAGES COMPANY	Wilmington	Delaware	An employee was loading a pallet full of beverages when a forklift struck him and pinned him between two pallets. He suffered a broken ankle and hip.	Fractures	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
19/06/2020	The AZEK Company, LLC	Wilmington	Ohio	An employee was clearing a blockage on the exhaust system at start-up while standing on the cooling bath rotor. The fins on the cooling bath roller cut through the employee's steel-toed safety shoe and amputated the right pinky toe. The machine was not guarded at the time.	Amputations	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery
18/05/2020	Paramount Pressure Service, Inc.	Wilmington	Illinois	An employee was pressure-washing an AC unit on a guard shack roof. The employee fell to the ground 12 to 15 feet below, suffered a broken leg, a broken arm, and a broken finger.	Fractures	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet	Roofs	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
16/05/2020	Koch Separation Solutions, Inc	Wilmington	Massachusett	An employee's left hand contacted the moving parts of a braiding machine, resulting in a left ring fingertip amputation (no bone loss).	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery	Machinery
24/04/2020	GT USA Wilmington LLC	Wilmington	Delaware	An employee had just serviced a generator. The employee was removing a rag when the generator's fan blade cut off the tip of the employee's left index finger.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Generators
17/04/2020	Clearsite Industrial	Wilmington	Delaware	An employee was cleaning mud out of a concrete footing with a hydroexcavator when the insert from the excavator's rubber vacuum hose sheared off, severing the connection with the dig tubes and causing the dig tubes to fall and strike the employee. The employee was hospitalized with a compression fracture to the back.	Fractures	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Vehicle and mobile equipment parts	Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
16/04/2020	SUMMIT STEEL	Wilmington	Delaware	An employee was acting as a spotter for employees who were moving a boom lift into position when the lift's basket hit a piece of steel, causing it to tip over and strike the employee on the left leg. The employee suffered a lower leg compound fracture.	Fractures	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.	Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted	Structural metal materials
30/03/2020	GT USA Wilmington LLC	Wilmington	Delaware	An employee was on a container ship's catwalk, lashing containers to secure them. The employee fell to a deck about 15 feet below and suffered spine fractures, lacerations to the liver, and a head injury that required stitching. The employee was hospitalized.	Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.	Multiple trunk locations	Fall on water vehicle	Cargo ship, freighter, passenger liner, ship, excluding sail-powered
29/03/2020	Cherry Pheasant Farm LLC	Wilmington	Ohio	An employee was operating a UTV to haul chickens when the UTV hit a pole. The employee sustained a fractured C2 vertebra.	Fractures	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.	ATV, all terrain vehicle	Towers, poles
09/03/2020	GT USA Wilmington LLC	Wilmington	Delaware	An employee was operating a yard hostler or yard dog. While making a turn on the dock, the hostler rolled over and the glass in the cab shattered. The employee sustained lacerations to the arm.	Cuts, lacerations	Arm(s)	Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway	Industrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
25/02/2020	Brandywine Construction Company, Inc.	Wilmington	Delaware	An employee was standing in the excavation area around a gas main at night signaling the excavator operator when the excavator bucket struck the employee's right foot causing four dislocated toes and tendon and ligament damage that required surgery.	Multiple traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle	Excavating machinery
21/01/2020	RITCHIE GRAIN ELEVATOR	Wilmington	Illinois	An employee was walking around his truck when he slipped on snow-covered ice and fell, striking his head on the ground.	Intracranial injuries	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Ice, sleet, snow
13/01/2020	Delaware Park Management Company, LLC	Wilmington	Delaware	An employee was sweeping the floor in a smoking area when a customer ripped a door off a cabinet and threw it at her. It struck her head. While she was on the floor, the customer punched her three times in the face. She suffered a 3-inch facial cut.	Cuts, lacerations	Face	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving	Other client or customer
21/07/2019	U.S. Postal Service	Wilmington	Delaware	On 7/21/2019, an employee returned early from their delivery route and felt tired. The employee was hospitalized for a possible heat-related illness.	Effects of heat and light	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
10/07/2019	Contractors Materials	Wilmington	Delaware	An employee was changing a tooth on the bucket of an excavator. He was using a hammer and chisel to remove the tooth when a piece of the tooth fragmented and struck him on the left wrist and in the stomach. The employee sustained an internal injury to the stomach resulting in surgery.	Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle	Metal chips, particles	Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
21/05/2019	Port of Wilmington Cold Storage	Wilmington	North Caroli	An employee was operating a forklift in the warehouse. He turned abruptly to avoid another forklift, got off balance and jumped off the forklift. His left foot was caught between the corner rack guard and the forklift and fractured.	Fractures	Foot (feet)	Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
04/04/2019	The Pilot School, Inc.	Wilmington	Delaware	An employee returning from a meeting was walking down the stairs and fell. The employee suffered a head injury, lost consciousness and was hospitalized.	Intracranial injuries	Brain	Other fall to lower level	Stairs, steps-indoors	Floor, n.e.c.
26/03/2019	Koch Menbrane Systems	Wilmington	Massachusett	An employee was using a braider machine and suffered an amputation.	Amputations	Nonclassifiable	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Machinery
13/03/2019	R + L Carrier Shared Services, LLC	Wilmington	Ohio	An employee was a passenger in a dock cart when it struck the rear of a forklift. The employee's left leg was pinned between the cart and the forklift, sustaining a fracture and vascular damage.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle	Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
27/02/2019	LGSTX, Inc.	Wilmington	Ohio	An employee fell approximately 20 feet while handling construction debris. The employee suffered a broken arm and head lacerations.	Fractures	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet	Structures and surfaces	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
13/02/2019	Material Handling Services	Wilmington	Ohio	An employee was transporting a 1700 lbs. electrical panel. The panel fell to the floor and struck the employee causing a fractured back, contusions and facial lacerations.	Fractures	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment	Switchboards, switches, fuses
11/02/2019	Guardian Construction Company	Wilmington	Delaware	An employee was using a snow blower and attempted to clear the snow from around the rotating brush when it energized and severed the employee's right index fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Snowblowers
05/02/2019	R&L Carriers Shared Services, L.L.C.	Wilmington	Ohio	Two employees were removing a skid strapped to the wall of a trailer. One employee cut the strap while the other employee held the skid. The skid fell onto the injured employee after the retaining strap was removed, resulting in leg fracture.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Skids, pallets
27/08/2018	Landcare USA, LLC	Wilmington	Delaware	An employee was using a walk-behind mower equipped with a velkie to mow a parking lot island. He stopped the mower to wait for someone to park. He was then attempting to move away from the mower when the machine started to spin, striking and throwing him to the ground. He was hospitalized with a fractured right femur and right ankle.	Fractures	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway	Mowing machinery
22/08/2018	Ahresty Wilmington Corporation	Wilmington	Ohio	An employee was attempting to clear a jam on a rotary mill machine when the employee's fingers were caught in the running cutting tool, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Milling machines
08/08/2018	U.S. Postal Service	Wilmington	Delaware	An employee suffered heat-related stress after delivering mail, requiring hospitalization.	Effects of heat and light	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat	Heat-environmental
27/07/2018	Ahresty Wilmington Corporation	Wilmington	Ohio	An employee was attempting to pull a 12" die when a synthetic web sling that was being hoisted by an overhead crane slid unexpectedly back down the shaft of the die, catching an employee's left thumb between the sling and the die. The employee's left thumb was amputated.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container	Dies, molds, patterns
21/07/2018	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Wilmington	Massachusett	On July 21, 2018, an employee shut the sliding door of a mail truck on their hand, causing a laceration that required surgery.	Cuts, lacerations	Hand(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle	Delivery truck or van
27/06/2018	Diamond Materials LLC	Wilmington	Delaware	An employee was disconnecting a breaker attachment from a backhoe. He used another pin to push the attachment pin out. When the attachment pin became free of the backhoe, the attachment dropped slightly, causing the pin in his hand to shift and pinch his left pinky finger between the attachment frame and the pin. His left pinky fingertip was partially amputated.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Machine and appliance parts	Parts and materials
26/06/2018	Lineage Logistics	Wilmington	Illinois	An employee was picking up a box that had fallen off a pallet. A nearby stacked pallet of boxes became unstable and fell, breaking the employee's femur.	Fractures	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.	Skids, pallets
20/05/2018	Enterprise Flasher Company Inc.	Wilmington	Delaware	An employee was setting drums on a highway for a lane closure when he tripped and fell on the road, fracturing his lower left arm.	Fractures	Forearm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping	Street, road, driveway-paved
14/05/2018	Shure-Line Electrical, Inc.	Wilmington	Delaware	On 05/14/2018, at approximately 2:45 PM, an employee was working from a 12-foot fiberglass A-frame step ladder. The employee was using a drill to install conduit for a junction box when he fell 8-9 feet from the ladder onto the concrete floor below, fracturing his right/left wrists and lacerating his face above the left eye. He was hospitalized for surgery and stitches. Proper PPE was worn at the time.	Fractures	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	Step ladders	Floor, n.e.c.
27/04/2018	Toll Bros, Inc.	Wilmington	Delaware	An employee was using a gas-powered pressure washer inside the basement of a residential construction site to wash out the concrete floor when he started to feel dizzy and was overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning. He was hospitalized.	Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode	Carbon monoxide	Power washers
06/03/2018	Intercontinental Services of Delaware, LLC	Wilmington	Delaware	An employee had been operating a sweeper truck and wanted to enter another room. To access the room, he had to move some bagged materials. He climbed to the top of the 7-foot stack of materials, stood up, and fell backwards onto the concrete floor. He fractured his tailbone and was hospitalized.	Fractures	Coccygeal region	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	Containers-variable restraint
27/02/2018	Molina Health Care	Wilmington	Delaware	An employee broke his leg while involved in an intervention with a high school age student and was hospitalized.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown	Person, other than injured or ill worker
22/02/2018	Ahresty Wilmington Corporation	Wilmington	Ohio	An employee was walking when she tripped over a bolt that was holding a metal plate to the floor and broke her right femur head.	Fractures	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface	Floor irregularity
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