| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-15 | Aliquippa | Pa | Sunoco Pipeline L.P. | Multiple trunk locations | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee and a co-worker were conducting work on the pipeline right-of-way. The co-worker went across the bridge to help guide the employee as he drove a side-by-side utility task vehicle (UTV) across the bridge. As he crossed the bridge, the boards along the right side began to give way. The employee hit the accelerator, trying to make it across the bridge. He made it across and the UTV veered to the right, ultimately striking a tree. The UTV rode up the side of the tree, coming to a stop wh | |||||
| 2021-04-14 | Aliquippa | Pa | KTA-Tator, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
| An employee installed a nitrogen supply line containing a particulate filter, pressure gauge, and pressure relief valve for a dual gas inlet gas booster system. When the employee pressurized the supply line, the particulate filter failed, causing the quick-disconnect metal bowl guard to become airborne and strike the employee's left pinky and ring fingers, resulting in broken bones. | |||||
| 2019-07-11 | Aliquippa | Pennsylvania | Minnesota Limited LLC | Ankle(s) | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely |
| An employee was collecting welding leads to leave work for the day. A 1-foot round pipe was on the ground and slid in mud caused by heavy rain. The pipe struck the employee in the leg, breaking his ankle. | |||||
| 2016-08-30 | Aliquippa | Pennsylvania | Versatex Building ProductsLLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Entangled in other object or equipment |
| An employee was pulling the release rope on a self dumping hopper. As the hopper was dumping, the hopper slid forward and the safety chain separated causing the hopper to fall off the forks of the lift truck. The employee still grasped the release rope and as the hopper fell his left ring finger was amputated between the fingernail and the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2015-08-26 | Aliquippa | Pennsylvania | Shasta Incorporated | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was removing the exit guard on the bar peeler machine. The top hinge of the guard fell and caught the tip of the employee's finger between the guard and the machine. The tip of the employee's right index finger was amputated. The employee was not hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-07-29 | Aliquippa | Pennsylvania | Safe Tarp Corp. | Head | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was hospitalized as a result of a struck by hazard to the head. An employee was operating a yard truck and attempted to disconnect from a trailer. The glad hand snapped and struck him in the head. | |||||
| 2015-01-14 | Aliquippa | Pennsylvania | United States Gypsum Company | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee amputated a fingertip while working on equipment in the workplace. | |||||