Severe Workplace Injuries in Portland, Maine

Aug 23, 2025 · U.S. POSTAL SERVICE Hospitalized

An employee was delivering mail to a mailbox when a dog bit the employee on the left arm in the elbow area. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Non-venomous animal bites except "bugs" · Arm(s) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1846105

Apr 30, 2025 · Johnson and Jordan Amputation

An employee was preparing to work on a rooftop fan unit. The employee was slowing down the fan blades when the belt pulled the employee's left little finger around the pulley, resulting in amputation of the little and ring fingertips.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1822737

Apr 24, 2024 · BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was struck by fists during a workplace violence incident, suffering a broken and dislocated jaw.

Hitting, kicking, beating by other person (other) · Jaw, chin · Wholesale trade

Apr 10, 2024 · Mechanical Services Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was cutting metal channeling on a portable bandsaw when the blade moved across the metal and contacted their left index finger, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization and surgery.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Other finger(s) (other) · Construction

Sep 1, 2023 · North & South Construction Services Amputation

An employee was installing 2x4 guardrail. While trimming a board with a circular saw, the blade got bound up and the saw kicked back, causing a right index finger amputation at the second knuckle.

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1695694

May 30, 2023 · Northern Light Mercy Hospital Hospitalized

An employee was walking into work when she twisted her ankle and fell to the ground, sustaining a patella fracture.

Fall on same level (other) · Knee(s) · Health care and social assistance

Jan 10, 2023 · Northern Light Health Hospitalized

An employee tripped and fell while walking from a nurse's station into a hallway. The employee suffered a broken left hip and was hospitalized.

Fall on same level due to tripping · Hip(s) · Health care and social assistance

Oct 25, 2022 · UNITIL Service Corp. Hospitalized

An employee was standing with his right hand placed on a table with casters. The table moved, causing the employee to lose balance. The employee placed his left hand on the table's edge, and the table flipped. The employee fell backward, striking his head on the tile floor. He was hospitalized for a scalp abrasion and cranial hemorrhage.

Fall on same level (other) · Brain · Utilities · OSHA inspection 1631834

Aug 29, 2022 · Surface Creation of Maine, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was standing near an A-frame as a forklift passed. The forklift struck quartz slabs that were on the A-frame causing them to fall over and crush the employee's arm between the slabs and the forklift.

Pedestrian vehicular incident (other) · Arm(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1619685

Jul 29, 2022 · Nichols Portland, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was running a hone machining center and was walking around to the rear of the machine to evaluate a coolant pressure gauge. The employee tripped over a steel angle iron that was on the floor and sustained a fractured hip requiring hospitalization.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Hip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1615306

May 12, 2022 · Angel Wing Erectors Hospitalized

While installing steel decking on the sixth story, an employee walked on unsecured decking that displaced causing the employee to fall approximately 10 feet to a lower level. The employee sustained a broken fibula requiring hospitalization and surgery.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Lower leg(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1596123

Mar 31, 2022 · Berlin City Auto Group - Toyota Hospitalized

An employee was loading a truck and fell off the side of the truck. The employee struck the back of their head on the ground and was hospitalized.

Other fall to lower level · Head · Other services

Dec 2, 2021 · INTERMED, P.A. Hospitalized

An employee slipped while delivering mail, fell to the floor, and suffered a broken left hip.

Fall on same level due to tripping over self · Hip(s) · Health care and social assistance

Nov 1, 2021 · T W Enterprises, Inc Tree & Landscape Co, Hospitalized

An employee was picking up tree limbs from the side of a road. A skid steer went out of control and pinned the employee against a chipper table. The employee suffered severe swelling, bruising, a broken kneecap, and a back injury.

Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road · Knee(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Oct 22, 2021 · Portland Yacht Services, Inc. Amputation

An employee was removing a mast from a boat. A line parted and the mast swung, pinching and amputating the employee's left little finger.

Struck by object or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing

Jul 28, 2021 · NorDx Laboratory Hospitalized

A cart full of lead-lined sheetrock tipped over as it was being moved. Two employees were trapped under it; one suffered several broken ribs and was hospitalized.

Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Health care and social assistance

Oct 9, 2020 · Maine Fisheries, LLC Hospitalized

An employee was working near the edge of a pier and fell off the pier approximately 20 feet into the water. During the fall, the employee struck a barrier in the water. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis, a fractured right middle finger, fractured ribs, and a punctured lung.

Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1500581

Sep 29, 2020 · Fedex Freight Hospitalized

An employee suffered five broken toes while delivering a package. He was hospitalized.

Nonclassifiable · Toes(s), toenail(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Jun 24, 2019 · BENCHMARK Hospitalized

An employee fell approximately 30 to 40 feet out of a scissor lift while painting, hitting the ground and suffering broken bones.

Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet · Nonclassifiable · Construction · OSHA inspection 1411390

Feb 13, 2019 · UPS Hospitalized

An employee was returning to his truck after making a delivery, slipped, and fell to the ground breaking a hip. The employee was hospitalized.

Fall on same level due to slipping · Hip(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Dec 1, 2018 · James G Sanders, Inc. Hospitalized

While accessing a second floor window for cleaning, an employee slipped and slid down the roof to the ground. He fractured his left elbow and left ankle.

Other fall to lower level · Upper and lower limb(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1364422

Nov 9, 2018 · Genuine Parts Company Hospitalized

An employee tripped over a pallet, falling on his left side and suffering a hip/femur fracture. He was hospitalized, needing surgery.

Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Hip(s) and leg(s) · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1369377

Nov 3, 2018 · NEPW Logistics, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was de-wiring bales of pulp when a forklift (which was bringing him more bales) dropped a bale onto his leg. He suffered a compound fracture of the leg and was hospitalized.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Leg(s) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1359566

Jun 25, 2018 · OLD DOMINION FREIGHT LINE INC Hospitalized

An employee fell between a trailer and a loading dock, suffering a laceration to the left shin.

Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet · Lower leg(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Apr 10, 2018 · Pyramid Checks & Printing Hospitalized

An employee was operating a web press. He was attempting to wipe up an ink bloat with a shop rag when the rag became caught in the press ink rollers, which then pulled his right hand into the rollers. He suffered lacerations and a broken middle finger, requiring hospitalization.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1310350

Feb 6, 2018 · C&W Services Hospitalized

An employee was working on a lighting issue while standing on a step ladder. As he climbed down the ladder, he missed the last rung and fell to the pavement, hitting his head and suffering a concussion that required hospitalization.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Brain · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Sep 22, 2017 · Portland Regency Hotel & Spa Amputation

An employee was demonstrating how to use an ice cream machine to a new employee when her finger entered a hole in the machine, amputating her fingertip.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Hotels and restaurants · OSHA inspection 1267736

Jul 20, 2017 · Maine Medical Center Amputation

An employee was entering an operating room when the swinging doors caught and amputated the employee's pinky fingertip.

Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate · Fingertip(s) · Health care and social assistance

Feb 27, 2017 · PARADIGM Operating Company, LLC Amputation

An employee was removing excess material from the blade of the 90 degree saw and amputated the right ring finger.

Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1214809

Feb 13, 2017 · Seabreeze Property Services, Inc. Amputation

An employee was operating a skid steer to remove snow during a snowstorm when he felt something in the blades of the skid steer. He shut down the PTO switch, got out, and attempted to retrieve the object. During this process, his coat pulled the PTO switch back to the on position, and the equipment caught his glove and then hand, amputating his left index fingertip below the first joint.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Administrative, staffing and waste services