Verizon New England

An employee was working from the bucket of a bucket truck. After completing his work, the employee lowered the boom of the truck and exited the bucket onto the truck. As he was exiting, he tripped on the door frame opening, fell onto the rear deck of the truck, and then to the ground. The employee suffered an injury that required hospitalization.

An employee was unloading a truck when he experienced pain. He was hospitalized with a hernia.

An employee was cutting pipe when they sustained a laceration to the face. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee suffered two fingertip amputations while working at a plant.

On September 25, 2023, an employee was working in the body department installing doors, hoods, and tailgates. The employee finished their shift and was hospitalized later that evening for a back injury.

An employee was operating a scissor lift and fractured their right ankle.

An employee in an aerial bucket was attaching a cable to a pole when they contacted a power transmission fuse and sustained burns to their left hand, arm, and shoulder.

At 2:30 p.m. on February 8, 2024, an employee fell while installing cable, landing about 20 feet below and suffering a broken arm. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was on a ladder that was leaned against a wire strap while installing cable service. The ladder slipped and the employee fell, resulting in a broken lower left leg.

An employee was working from the bucket of a bucket truck. After completing his work, the employee lowered the boom of the truck and exited the bucket onto the truck. As he was exiting, he tripped on the door frame opening, fell onto the rear deck of the truck, and then to the ground. The employee suffered an injury that required hospitalization.

An employee was standing on a ladder to perform repairs on a cable case when they fell approximately 6 feet to the ground, resulting in a left foot fracture and dislocation.

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.