Brooks Automation Inc

An employee was disassembling a load lock subassembly when his thumb was pinched by the aluminum door on the load lock subassembly. A portion of the employee's thumb was removed below the nail.

An employee was walking down the hallway when they tripped and fell to the floor, fracturing their right wrist.

An employee was walking down the hall to retrieve a vacuum when they stumbled and fell to the floor. The employee suffered wrist bruises and a kneecap fracture that required surgery.

An employee was carrying furniture backward during a delivery when he tripped and broke his right ankle.

An employee was installing a compressor piston. He tripped and fell backward while the piston was in his lap. As he landed, the little finger of his left hand became caught between the piston and compressor piping resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip. The employee required stitches and the fingertip was reattached.

An employee was doing an oil change. He was walking to get his oil jug when he tripped on an open lift pad, and fell to the ground landing on his right side. The employee sustained a broken right femur and was hospitalized.

An employee was removing parts for replacement during equipment maintenance. His right forearm was exposed to a mixture of silicon dioxide (silica) and trichlorosilane that caused an exothermic reaction and chemical burns. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee's leg went through a part of the floor that was missing a floor tile and he sustained a dislocated shoulder while catching himself.

An employee positioned a pallet jack under a mobile TV stand to lift the stand and then clean the wheels. As the employee raised the pallet jack, the TV stand fell forward toward the handle of the pallet jack. The employee went to catch the TV stand and their right thumb became caught between the TV mount frame and the pallet jack, resulting in amputation.

An employee was working on the crimp machine when their left middle finger became caught in the machine. The employee sustained the amputation of the fingertip through part of the nail and was hospitalized. The machine was guarded at the time.

An employee was greasing the belt of an air handler and manually moving the belt when their left ring finger was caught between the belt and the pulley. The employee sustained a severe laceration to the fingertip that resulted in an amputation.

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.