Claymont, DE

Employers with the most severe injuries in Claymont

Example incidents

• Polygon US Corporation CLAYMONT, DELAWARE · 2023-02-17 · Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning

  An employee was servicing a dehumidifier when he noticed an abnormal noise. The employee began inspecting the housing unit and manually rotated the belt. The motor then engaged, putting the fan in motion and pulling his left hand into the machine. The employee sustained partial amputations to his left middle and ring fingers.

• Cappelli Property Services CLAYMONT, DELAWARE · 2021-09-17 · Fall, slip, trip, unspecified

  An employee climbed inside a mulch blower to kick the mulch into a mower. He slipped and his boot became stuck. The motor fractured his foot.

• Honeywell CLAYMONT, DELAWARE · 2020-04-28 · Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue

  At about 1:00 p.m. on April 28, 2020, an employee was checking a sulfuric acid railcar to ensure that it was empty before it was sent offsite for cleaning and decommissioning. The employee loosened the railcar's dip tube cap with a pipe wrench, then removed it. Residual pressure in the railcar sprayed about 4 pounds of acid into the employee's face, causing chemical burns to the employee's forehead, cheeks and nose.

• HOME DEPOT #1602 CLAYMONT, DELAWARE · 2019-05-17 · Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part

  The injured employee was acting as a spotter in the parking lot for a lift operator that was loading a pallet of mulch into a customer's vehicle. The lift operator was positioning the load when the pallet of mulch shifted, toppled over, and struck the injured employee on the shoulder, knocking him to the ground. The employee struck his head on the pavement and was hospitalized for head trauma.

• Leeco Construction CLAYMONT, DELAWARE · 2018-10-31 · Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle on side of road

  An employee was kneeling in the street beside a curb, holding an expansion joint in place while concrete was being poured. As the concrete truck pulled forward, its passenger-side front tire ran over the employee's feet. The employee suffered a fracture in the right little toe, damage to blood vessels in the left foot, and lacerations requiring five stitches to the toes on the left foot.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.