Severe Workplace Injuries in Windsor, Connecticut

Feb 19, 2025 · Roehl Transport Inc Hospitalized

An employee was walking on ice when they slipped and fell, resulting in a fractured ankle and leg.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Ankle(s) and leg(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Oct 29, 2024 · Specialty Printing, LLC Amputation

An employee was cleaning tape off a roller when three of their fingers were pulled into the roller, resulting in the amputation and degloving of their middle and ring fingers.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1785733

Aug 25, 2024 · Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was operating a golf cart in an aisle when a forklift struck the golf cart. The operator was thrown into metal racks and sustained a leg laceration. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) · Leg(s) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1772419

Jun 11, 2024 · Scapa Tapes North America, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was threading up a slitter rewinder machine when their left forearm got caught between a pneumatic pressurized unwind "lay-on" roll and an unwinding roll and was fractured.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Forearm(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1756285

Oct 24, 2023 · BDL2 Amazon Fulfillment Center Hospitalized

An employee was operating a pallet truck to pick orders. The employee was operating in reverse when a pallet caught the edge of a dock guard, causing the pallet to shift and strike the employee's left ankle.

Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle (other) · Ankle(s) · Retail

Feb 24, 2023 · Affordable Conveyor Services LLC Amputation

An employee was installing a section of a conveyor when his left index finger was pinched between a bracket and a roller. The employee sustained a partial amputation to his finger.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Other services

Feb 23, 2022 · Triumph Actuation Systems - Connecticut, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was doing maintenance on an accumulator that maintained pressure for a power steering unit. As the employee loosened a valve, pressurized nitrogen gas was released from a fitting into his left hand. He suffered a 1-inch laceration to the hand and thumb.

Struck by discharged object or substance · Hand(s) and finger(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1580181

Aug 24, 2021 · IMI Material Handling Logistics Amputation

An employee was installing a pallet/conveyor belt system when his right hand was caught between two metal pallets. He suffered an amputation to the index fingertip.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Professional and technical services

Jun 7, 2021 · Silktown Roofing, INC Hospitalized

On June 7, 2021, an employee stepped back onto roofing material that covered an opening in the roof and fell 15 to 20 feet through the opening onto the concrete floor below. The employee suffered a broken wrist and contusions to the pelvis and spine.

Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet · Wrist(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1535066

Feb 13, 2020 · Data-Mail, Inc. Amputation

An employee was oiling the chain on a machine. As he was wiping off excess oil, the chain caught his hand and amputated his right middle fingertip, removing two-thirds of the nail.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1468085

Dec 10, 2019 · Walker Magnetics Amputation

An employee was cutting metal on a shear. As he pushed material into the shear, the machine started. His finger was crushed and the tip was amputated.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1452911

Oct 15, 2019 · Dollar Tree, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was driving a forklift into a trailer. While turning to avoid a pail, he struck a metal bar used to raise or lower the extendable, suffering a puncture wound to the left leg and a fractured lower leg bone.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Lower leg(s) · Retail

Sep 30, 2019 · Dollar Tree Distribution Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was preparing to perform maintenance on a reach truck. While standing on the forks of the truck, the carriage lowered and struck the employee in the abdomen. The employee sustained injury to the intestines.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Transportation and warehousing

Sep 30, 2019 · Unitek Hospitalized

An employee was on a 28-foot ladder, installing cable on a pole on the street. The employee lost his grip on his meter, his left foot slipped, and he fell from about halfway down the ladder. The employee was injured and hospitalized.

Other fall to lower level · Nonclassifiable · Construction

Nov 3, 2018 · Dollar Tree, INC Hospitalized

An employee was driving a maintenance cart in a warehouse. His left leg struck a steel racking system, and the lower leg was broken. He was hospitalized.

Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Lower leg(s) · Retail

Jul 17, 2018 · Amazon Hospitalized

On July 17, 2018, an employee opened the door of a trailer and was struck by unsecured cargo, injuring his knee and requiring surgery.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Knee(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Jul 17, 2018 · BCI INC. Hospitalized

On July 17, 2018, an employee climbed up the bed of a truck to inspect the lining and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a head and back injury and was hospitalized with a concussion.

Other fall to lower level · Brain · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Mar 28, 2018 · The Tire Rack, Inc. Amputation

On March 28, 2018, an employee was changing a battery in a fork truck. He was attempting to remove a hoist chain from the battery hook when his right thumb tip was caught and amputated between the chain and battery hook.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Retail

Dec 27, 2017 · New England Ice Cream Corporation Hospitalized

An employee was starting up a fleet of trucks to warm them up. While walking to a truck, he slipped and fell on a snowy walkway, hitting his head.

Fall on same level due to slipping · Brain · Manufacturing

Nov 1, 2017 · Applied Rubber & Plastics, Inc. Amputation

On November 1, 2017, an employee was setting up a machine when his index finger became stuck under a safeguard. When he tried to pull it free, his fingertip was severed.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1275243

Jul 27, 2017 · Fed Ex Freight Inc Hospitalized

An employee was loading pallets onto a trailer. After loading one, he turned and tripped on another pallet inside the trailer and fell resulting in a dislocated right knee and patellar tendon rupture.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Knee(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Jul 19, 2017 · D'AMATO Construction Co., INC. Hospitalized

An employee was using a saw to cut concrete when the saw bound and bounced back, hitting and lacerating his right cheek. He was hospitalized.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Cheek(s) · Construction

Jun 5, 2017 · Permasteelisa North America Corp. Amputation

An employee was operating a metal cutting band saw while wearing gloves. The blade of the saw caught the glove and then amputated the employee's middle fingertip.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1237373

Apr 20, 2017 · Dollar Tree Distribution, Inc. Amputation

On April 20, 2017, an employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor belt when his right thumb was caught and amputated in the belt's chain and sprocket drive.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1228654

Feb 16, 2017 · Novitex Enterprise Solutions, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was taking a roll of paper off a skid to put on the paper machine when the roll fell over and pinned him between it and the floor. He suffered a fractured lower leg and was hospitalized for surgery.

Struck by falling object or equipment · Lower leg(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1210942

Feb 15, 2017 · The Taylor & Fenn Company Amputation

An employee was carrying two castings on top of one another when one of the castings fell and landed on his foot. His toe was medically amputated.

Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Toes(s), toenail(s) · Manufacturing

Nov 25, 2016 · Novitex Enterprise Solutions Hospitalized

On November 25, 2016, an employee fell in the locker room and broke a femur, requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Fall on same level · Thigh(s) · Manufacturing

May 20, 2016 · CPC Logistics, Inc. Hospitalized

On or about Friday, May 20, 2016, an employee was climbing into his cab when he fell back out onto the pavement, breaking his hip and requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Hip(s) · Transportation and warehousing