Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cartamundi, LLC, 443 Shaker Rd., EAST LONGMEADOW, MASSACHUSETTS 01028
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
While wrapping a bundle of board games on a pallet an employee jumped up to tap a box into position. The employee landed on their feet, but fell to the concrete floor and sustained a broken right femur and was hospitalized.
An employee was pulling on a bale of corrugated cardboard boxes that were on a conveyor. The straps on the bale failed and the employee fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured femur and/or hip.
On December 27, 2023, an employee was delivering mail to an apartment complex when their knee gave out and they fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a left tibia fracture.
An employee was walking to the inventory cage when her ankle gave out and she fell to the floor. The employee sustained a femur fracture and was hospitalized.
An employee was dislodging a pallet that was stuck when boxes of product fell onto them, causing them to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured femur.
An employee was using a grinding wheel on a bathroom floor. The wheel broke off around the outer edge, and the broken part of the wheel bounced back onto his wrist and lacerated it. He was hospitalized.
A panel was knocked off the side of a plastic injection molding machine. A temporary employee was vacuuming inside the machine when their little finger contacted a moving part. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
On 7/9/2024, an employee was operating an order picker to access product on the third level of the storage racks. The employee fell to the ground below and sustained fractures to their nose and right ankle, along with a laceration on the forehead.
An employee fell while exiting a trailer. The employee landed on their left side on the pavement, suffering multiple broken ribs on the left side. The employee was hospitalized.
Two employees were setting up a mandrel in the spindle of a machine. The mandrel was side-shifted while an employee's hand was on the mast of a powered industrial truck. The employee suffered crushing injuries that resulted in amputations to the middle and ring fingertips.
An employee had been loading a double deck press. The employee saw a mold had been sent in with the C-hook still attached on the belly bar. As he went to remove the hook from the mold, his right thumb got caught on the C-hook. The employee's thumb was partially amputated.
An employee was operating a roller and paving a small pathway next to a pavilion. The ground was on a slight pitch, causing him to reach up toward the roll cage to stabilize himself. His right fifth finger was pinched between the roll cage and the rafter of the pavilion. The employee sustained a partial degloving injury with partial traumatic amputation.
An employee was delivering home heating fuel when bees came from the ground and stung the employee's face, neck, torso, and hands. The employee proceeded to shut off the oil flow before losing consciousness. They were hospitalized due to an anaphylactic reaction.