Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-07-11	Abington	Pa	Abington Hospital Jefferson Health	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking in an operating room when they slipped on liquid and fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured right patella.
2021-06-25	Abington	Pa	Henkels & McCoy, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was cutting a cap off a pressurized pipe when the pipe burst, resulting in a fractured tibia and dislocated shoulder.
2021-06-14	Abington	Pa	JAY R REYNOLDS INC	Hip(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee removed a piece of plywood to lay down some pipe, then moved to lean the plywood against a wall. The employee fell through a 3-foot by 4-foot hole that had been concealed under the plywood, landing 8 feet below in a crawlspace. The employee suffered a hip injury and was hospitalized.
2020-07-22	Abington	Pennsylvania	Abington Hospital Jefferson Health	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was checking a dewatering pump when he fell from a step stool, landing on his chest and fracturing two ribs.
2019-07-17	Abington	Pennsylvania	Abington Hospital	Wrist(s) and elbow(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was getting out of a chair when she fell to the floor and sustained a fractured elbow and wrist.
2017-02-17	Abington	Pennsylvania	Abington Hospital	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
A patient struck an employee in the abdomen, causing blunt abdominal trauma.
2016-07-23	Abington	Pennsylvania	Abington Hospital	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was tending to a patient lying in a bed when the employee's body twisted. The employee then tripped and fell to the floor, breaking the left hip.