Severe Workplace Injuries in South Portland, Maine
Employers in South Portland reported 26 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through October 2025: 21 workers hospitalized and 8 amputations (31% of reports). Transportation and warehousing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 12 of them.
Reports by year
Industries
How workers were hurt
Parts of the body injured
OSHA inspections in South Portland since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 123 inspections at South Portland workplaces, and 79 of them (64%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 213 serious, 0 willful and 8 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $593,005.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| N.E. Tech-Air (complaint, details) | 5 (3 serious+) | $13,833 |
| The Talbots, Inc. (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $11,586 |
| United Parcel Service (complaint, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $19,863 |
| Macy's Inc. (referral, details) | 1 | $8,441 |
| Adusa Supply Inc. (complaint, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $13,005 |
| Casco Bay Steel Structures, Inc. (follow-up, details) | 1 | $1,808 |
| Klenda Seafood (planned, details) | 9 (6 serious+) | $9,679 |
| Inland Fresh Seafoods Corporation Of America, Inc. (planned, details) | 5 (3 serious+) | $15,210 |
| Miniso (complaint, details) | 7 (4 serious+) | $11,199 |
| Granite Coast Properties, LLC (complaint, details) | 7 (6 serious+) | $11,000 |
| Casco Bay Steel Structures, Inc. (referral, details) | 7 (7 serious+) | $19,394 |
| American Steel And Aluminum LLC. (referral, details) | 6 (1 serious+) | $23,906 |
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 26 newest severe injury reports from South Portland employers, as OSHA published them.
Oct 30, 2025 · HB Fleming, Inc. Amputation
A crew was installing drilled micropiles alongside an outdoor covered deck foundation. The injured employee was working the front of the drill when a loose section of casing dropped onto the tip of a rig wrench and pulled the wrench down to an embedded casing. The employee's left little finger was caught between the rig wrench and the embedded casing and was amputated above the top knuckle.
Contact incidents · Other finger(s) (other) · Construction
Aug 15, 2025 · Macy's Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was walking in the store when she tripped and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left hip and required surgery.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Hip joint(s) · Retail · OSHA inspection 1844354
Jun 25, 2024 · ADUSA Transportation LLC. Hospitalized
The employee was being trained as a pallet jack operator and crushed his left foot between the pallet jack and racking.
Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Foot (feet), toe(s) · Transportation and warehousing
Apr 2, 2024 · W.H. Demmons, Inc Hospitalized
An employee was climbing a roof access ladder when he lost his grip and fell backward over a half-wall approximately 20 feet to the lower landing, resulting in a broken femur.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Thigh(s) · Construction
Nov 22, 2023 · Casco Bay Steel Structures, Inc. Amputation
An employee was adjusting the flow of cutting fluid on a band saw when their finger contacted the blade. Three fingers were amputated.
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1712391
Oct 31, 2023 · AMERICAN STEEL AND ALUMINUM, LLC Hospitalized
An employee was moving a loaded lift from an aisle when it became wedged in the aisle and abruptly stopped, throwing the employee. The employee suffered a concussion, and fractures to two neck vertebrae and the left scapula.
Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle · Multiple body parts (other) · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1707752
Feb 13, 2023 · Brickell Brands, LLC Amputation
An employee was working on the PVC shrink sleeve cutting machine. While clearing plastic sleeves from the machine, the employee's right index finger was amputated at the first knuckle.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1650181
Feb 10, 2022 · Landry/French Construction Company Hospitalized
An employee was walking out of a construction trailer when she slipped on ice and fell to the ground, resulting in a broken leg. The employee was admitted to the hospital for surgery.
Fall on same level due to slipping · Leg(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1578297
Jul 18, 2021 · MTM Acquisitions, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was delivering a newspaper. The employee's car started rolling and the employee was run over by the car as he tried to stop it. The employee sustained a broken clavicle and a fractured left ankle.
Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle · Upper and lower limb(s) · Manufacturing
Oct 29, 2020 · Performance Food Service - Roma - Springfield Hospitalized
On October 29, 2020, a Performance Food Service employee was unloading food products at a customer location when he suffered an exacerbation of an umbilical hernia.
Overexertion involving outside sources · Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Wholesale trade
Oct 8, 2020 · PODS Moving & Storage Hospitalized
As a PIT was backing up, it hit an employee, knocked him to the ground, and ran over his foot. The employee was hospitalized with a compound fracture of the foot.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Foot (feet) · Transportation and warehousing
Jun 24, 2020 · Harbor Freight Tools Hospitalized
While unloading a truck, an employee fell to the ground from the back of the truck. The employee was hospitalized with multiple contusions.
Other fall to lower level · Nonclassifiable · Retail
Dec 10, 2019 · GFS Transport East, LLC Hospitalized
An employee was delivering product to a customer when the employee slipped and fell on ice, breaking the right hip.
Fall on same level due to slipping · Hip(s) · Transportation and warehousing
May 3, 2019 · AWS, INC. Hospitalized
An employee operating a pallet jack turned a corner and his foot was caught between a rack and the pallet jack. The employee sustained a fracture to the top of the left foot and fractured toes.
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Multiple foot (feet) locations · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1398956
Jan 14, 2019 · Berlin City Auto Group - Honda Amputation
An employee was using a tire machine and attempted to see if the tire was coming off the rim. The spinning tire then amputated the employee's fingertip.
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Other services · OSHA inspection 1372283
Jan 8, 2019 · MTM Acquisitions, Inc. Amputation
An employee's hand was caught in a printing press roller. The employee suffered an open fracture of the right thumb and a partial amputation of the thumb tip.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1375835
Oct 4, 2018 · Casco Bay Steel Structures, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was struck in the chest/abdomen area by a girder being moved by a crane. The employee suffered internal complications, among them injuries to the appendix and large intestine and cracked vertebrae.
Struck by object or equipment · Multiple body parts · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1352670
Apr 20, 2018 · Casco Bay Steel Structures, Inc. Amputation
An employee was working on a steel beam that was sitting on a work bench when a chain from a crane (being operated by a different employee) hit the beam, knocking it off the bench. The beam fell on the employee's left foot, resulting in a foot amputation.
Struck by falling object or equipment (other) · Foot (feet) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1311682
Nov 2, 2017 · Maine Behavioral Healthcare Hospitalized
An employee stopped at a gas station to get gas. She fell and struck her head near the gas pumps, suffering head trauma.
Fall, slip, trip · Brain · Health care and social assistance
Mar 14, 2017 · Delhaize America Hospitalized
An employee was assisting another employee with shoveling snow and suffered a heart attack.
Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources · Body systems · Transportation and warehousing
Jan 30, 2017 · Casco Bay Steel Structures, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was removing a steel cross brace from a steel I beam. The crane hook was not centered over the brace and when the brace came free, it struck the employee in the leg and head. The employee suffered a leg contusion and was hospitalized for blood clots that developed in his leg.
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld (other) · Leg(s) · Construction
Jan 17, 2017 · Above and Beyond LLC Amputation
An employee was cutting shingles with a manual shingle cutter and amputated the left index fingertip.
Injured by handheld object or equipment (other) · Fingertip(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1205847
Dec 23, 2016 · AWS Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was using a pallet jack to select product and pinned his hand between the jack handle and the rack. Surgery was performed on the employee's left pinky finger to repair a cut tendon.
Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1200484
Nov 7, 2016 · PFG North Center Hospitalized
An employee was loading a dolly of product inside a truck when he tripped or fell and the loaded dolly fell onto his right leg, breaking it.
Fall on same level · Leg(s) · Transportation and warehousing
Oct 24, 2016 · United Parcel Service, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee slipped/tripped on an uneven surface while descending the front steps of a residence and fell breaking her hip.
Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Hip(s) · Transportation and warehousing
Jun 4, 2015 · Messer Petroleum Equipment Amputation
An employee was replacing a suspension spring on a rig. He had to insert a pin in the spring as he let out the jack. His fingertip got caught.
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment · Fingertip(s) · Transportation and warehousing
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.
Personal injury lawyers in South Portland
Lawbamba lists 3 personal injury lawyers with an office in South Portland, Maine, the practice area that deals with the workplace injury and OSHA inspection records on this page. These 3 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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