Severe Workplace Injuries in Bath, Maine
Employers in Bath reported 22 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2016 through September 2024: 14 workers hospitalized and 9 amputations (41% of reports). Manufacturing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 6 of them.
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How workers were hurt
Parts of the body injured
OSHA inspections in Bath since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 28 inspections at Bath workplaces, and 14 of them (50%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 23 serious, 0 willful and 0 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $51,072.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Kennebec Cabinetry Inc. (complaint, details) | 9 (9 serious+) | $11,189 |
| Kdte Enterprises Inc (complaint, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $3,511 |
| General Dynamics (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $6,747 |
| Lu Construction, Inc. (complaint, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $10,988 |
| Kennebec Tavern (referral, details) | 1 | $400 |
| City Of Bath (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $1,000 |
| General Dynamics (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $12,934 |
| City Of Bath (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $100 |
| Gagne Foods (complaint, details) | 5 (4 serious+) | $3,118 |
| Canteen Service Co. (referral, details) | 1 | $1,000 |
| City Of Bath (fatality/catastrophe, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $85 |
Penalties as currently recorded by OSHA; they can drop after settlement or contest. Inspection data covers federal OSHA inspections and state-run safety program inspections reported to OSHA.
Most recent reports
The 22 newest severe injury reports from Bath employers, as OSHA published them.
Sep 23, 2024 · General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Amputation
An employee was breaking down a cardboard box with a pocket knife. The knife slipped and amputated the employee's little fingertip.
Injured by object held or wielded by person · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing
Nov 2, 2023 · Bath Iron Works Hospitalized
An employee was stepping over a T-bar while departing a ship unit. His knee twisted and he fell to the ground, resulting in a dislocated knee that required hospitalization.
Fall on same level (other) · Knee(s) · Manufacturing
Nov 14, 2022 · Kennebec Cabinetry Inc. Amputation
An employee was running a piece of wood through a jointer. The wood kicked back, causing amputations to two of the employee's finger pads.
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1634592
Oct 4, 2022 · General Dynamics Hospitalized
An employee was checking a fire hydrant with a wrench. The wrench slipped and the employee sustained a hip/leg fracture.
Fall on same level (other) · Hip(s) · Manufacturing
Jun 30, 2022 · General Dynamics Hospitalized
An employee was shocked while operating a welding machine.
Direct exposure to electricity · Body systems · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1606797
Oct 13, 2021 · Bath Iron Works Amputation
An employee was holding a 4-inch pipe when it slipped and pinched his finger between the pipe and a steel bulkhead through which the pipe was being installed, resulting in a partial amputation of the left index finger.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing
Aug 20, 2021 · Bath Iron Works Hospitalized
An employee was shocked while practicing tack welding.
Exposure to electricity · Body systems · Manufacturing
Mar 31, 2021 · Bath Iron Works Hospitalized
The employee was performing pipefitting duties when they tripped and fell over a bracket on the floor of the inverted hull section, injuring their ankle and back.
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing
Jan 23, 2021 · General Dynamics Hospitalized
A rigging hook had just been unhooked from a pipe that a crane had lowered. While the crane's cables were being raised, the hook caught onto the racking that was bracing the pipes. The tip of the hook broke off and struck an employee in the jaw, lacerating and possibly breaking it.
Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Jaw, chin · Manufacturing
Jan 12, 2021 · General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Hospitalized
An employee was walking across a boat part that was being manufactured. His foot became tangled in a pad/strap used to hoist and move boat sections and he suffered a broken femur and a possible hip dislocation.
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Hip(s) and leg(s) · Manufacturing
Nov 12, 2020 · General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Hospitalized
An employee tripped on a bollard at the edge of a walkway. The employee fell, suffering a broken hip.
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Hip(s) · Manufacturing
Oct 2, 2020 · General Dynamics Hospitalized
An employee was cleaning near high voltage cables and received an electric shock.
Direct exposure to electricity · Body systems · Manufacturing
Sep 22, 2020 · General Dynamics Amputation
An employee was moving a piece of material weighing approximately 40 lbs. on the radial arm saw when the material fell and crushed her left index finger. The finger was fractured and partially amputated.
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing
Jun 1, 2020 · General Dynamics Amputation
An employee was adjusting a fan when the rotating fan blade struck the employee's finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1477295
Feb 14, 2020 · General Dynamics Hospitalized
An employee was walking to their car in the parking lot, slipped and fell on ice and fractured ribs.
Fall on same level due to slipping · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Manufacturing
Oct 4, 2019 · Kennebec Tavern Amputation
An employee was cleaning a kitchen area when a knife fell. The employee attempted to catch the knife, which amputated the employee's left ring fingertip.
Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Fingertip(s) · Hotels and restaurants · OSHA inspection 1436234
Jul 31, 2019 · Pine Tree Waste Hospitalized
An employee was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion.
Exposure to environmental heat · Body systems · Administrative, staffing and waste services
May 20, 2019 · Bath Iron Works Amputation
An employee was sanding a chock on a belt sander when their right middle finger was caught in the belt resulting in a partial amputation.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing
Jun 7, 2018 · Bath Iron Works Amputation
An employee was cutting a hole in a ship hull with a plasma cutter. The steel in the center of the opening fell onto the employee's finger causing a partial amputation.
Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing
Dec 15, 2017 · General Dynamics Hospitalized
An employee was lowering a shell plate into position when the plate became wedged. The employee was attempting to pry the plate free when it swung into the employee, who sustained a fractured femur. The employee was hospitalized.
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld (other) · Thigh(s) · Manufacturing
Nov 7, 2017 · General Dynamics Amputation
An employee was getting ready to insert a part into a shear when his pinky finger was caught in the rollers and pulled into the shear. His pinky finger was de-gloved and his fingertip was amputated.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1278364
Jun 28, 2016 · Canteen Service Co. Hospitalized
An employee was unloading a truck. When he pulled on a tote, he fell onto a metal step and broke his hip.
Fall on same level (other) · Hip(s) · Hotels and restaurants · OSHA inspection 1162290
After a workplace injury in Maine
Most work injuries are handled through workers' compensation, which pays medical bills and part of lost wages whether or not anyone was at fault, and usually rules out suing the employer. A separate claim may be possible against someone else, such as an equipment maker or another company on the site. Reporting deadlines are short, so tell your employer about an injury right away.
Workers compensation lawyers in Maine
Lawbamba lists 67 workers compensation lawyers with an office in Maine, the practice area that deals with the workplace injury and OSHA inspection records on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
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Source: OSHA's Severe Injury Reports, 2015 through November 2025 (loaded November 9, 2026). Employers must report any work-related amputation, loss of an eye or in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours. Employer names, addresses and incident descriptions are as OSHA publishes them. A report records an injury, not a finding that the employer broke a rule; OSHA opens an inspection for some reports. The data covers workplaces under federal OSHA. States that run their own OSHA program (such as California, Washington, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia) are mostly missing, and work-related deaths are reported separately.
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