Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-15	Allentown	Pa	Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was attempting to unclog a relief line that was piled with sediment on a boiler. When he unclogged it, there was a pressure release, and hot water shot out of the line and contacted the employee's left shoulder and arm, resulting in burns.
2021-09-16	Allentown	Pa	AAA East Central - Marcon Boulevard	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a ladder. The employee stepped on a file cabinet, fell, and suffered a broken leg. She was hospitalized.
2021-09-10	Allentown	Pa	Motts LLP	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
While parking a stand-up powered industrial truck (PIT) in a designated parking area, the employee's foot was pinched between the operator compartment and a guardrail. The employee's left foot was fractured.
2021-04-15	Allentown	Pa	PPL Electric Utilities	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee tripped while walking out of a building and fell forward into a door. The employee suffered facial injuries, a dislocated shoulder, and a broken foot.
2021-03-23	Allentown	Pa	Costco Wholesale	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee had been stocking the cooler/freezer area. While moving a box, the employee felt a sharp pain. The employee was hospitalized with a bulging disk.
2021-03-19	Allentown	Pa	United Rentals, Inc.	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was transferring gear from one truck to another when he fell off a truck step. He landed on the ground and suffered a broken right hip.
2021-02-22	Allentown	Pa	Cowan Systems LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
An employee was operating a yard tractor in a parking lot when the yard tractor collided with another yard tractor. The employee sustained fractured ribs and a punctured lung.
2021-02-18	Allentown	Pa	JACK WILLIAMS TIRE CO INC	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell in a parking lot, suffering a broken left leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-15	Allentown	Pa	Discovery Senior Living / Rittenhouse Village At Lehigh Valley	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell from a loading dock. Her face struck a dumpster and/or the pavement, and she suffered a split-open nose, a broken femur, and a cut to the head.
2021-02-04	Allentown	Pa	thyssenkrupp Elevator Corp	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was disassembling a gearless machine when their left ring finger was pinched by the machine block, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-01-12	Allentown	Pa	Stanley Black & Decker, Inc	Upper arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A machine operator was troubleshooting a mechanical press machine. The machine severely lacerated his upper right arm and he was hospitalized. The machine's light curtain was not working at the time.
2020-10-19	Allentown	Pa	PENMAR SYSTEMS, INC	Multiple trunk locations	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was cleaning the tracks on a machine when a chunk of concrete rolled off a hill and struck him. The employee sustained broken ribs and a broken hip.
2020-10-02	Allentown	Pa	United Electric Supply	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An electrical contractor was shutting the door to a company vehicle and caught their right thumb in the door latch resulting in amputation of flesh from the thumb tip.
2020-09-22	Allentown	Pa	Engelman Construction, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Struck by falling object or equipment
A wall panel was being removed when it fell on two employees. Both employees were hospitalized for fractures.
2020-08-26	Allentown	Pa	Vorteq Coil Finishers, LLC	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was rolling a 1,500-pound metal coil. The coil tipped over onto the employee's left ankle, breaking it.
2020-08-21	Allentown	Pa	Phoebe Ministries	Arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
A pharmacy courier was pushing a med-cart into the facility when the employee lost control, causing the cart and the employee to fall off the edge of a loading dock. The employee was hospitalized for multiple fractures to his right arm.
2020-08-18	Allentown	Pa	Sharp Corporation	Thigh(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a car while walking in a parking lot, suffering a broken tibia.
2020-08-17	Allentown	Pa	H and L Lab Medicine	Brain	Struck against stationary object or equipment
An employee hit his head on the inside of his car. He was hospitalized, suffering from brain bleeding.
2020-08-03	Allentown	Pa	PPL Electric Utilities, Lehigh Service center	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell in an office hallway, landing on the tile floor, and suffering a broken kneecap.
2020-08-01	Allentown	Pa	BAZZINI HOLDINGS LLC	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a wet floor and struck the back of their head on the floor, resulting in hospitalization.
2020-07-31	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Pietrini Contractors, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was moving material from a loading dock to the seventh-floor level via hoist. He became dizzy, began to sweat heavily, and could not stand. He was hospitalized, suffering from dehydration and an elevated heart rate possibly due to heat exposure.
2020-07-29	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Packaging Corp. of America	Tooth (teeth)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee's foot caught a photo eye on a conveyor. He fell, his face striking an electrical box mounted on a hydraulic unit. He suffered a broken bone in the face, a lost tooth, and a facial laceration.
2020-05-29	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Sodexo	Thoracic region	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was moving a food cart down a cement ramp on a loading dock. She tripped and fell to the ground at the bottom of the ramp, and the cart landed (upright) on her ankle. She suffered a fractured vertebra in her back.
2020-05-22	Allentown	Pennsylvania	HCR ManorCare Health Services West Allen	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped on a mouse cord while standing up from a desk. The employee fell to the floor, suffering a broken humerus.
2020-04-13	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Northampton Regional EMS	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Sudden start or stop, roadway
An employee was treating a patient in the back of an ambulance. The ambulance stopped quickly and the employee suffered a fractured C7 vertebra and bruises.
2020-03-05	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Filmtech Corp.	Brain	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was threading a production line with plastic. The employee's head was caught and injured between two rollers.
2020-01-21	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Lehigh Valley Hospital	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was carrying a surgical scope into an operating room. She tripped over a part of the surgical table and fell, breaking her right ankle.
2020-01-15	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Sharp Corporation	Face	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was entering a locker room when she was hit by the door as another employee was exiting the locker room. She suffered a contusion to her face near the right eye.
2019-08-31	Allentown	Pennsylvania	KidsPeace Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down a hill while walking with clients, hitting the ground and suffering impact injuries.
2019-08-10	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Bazzini LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
While cleaning a pump motor an employee's middle fingertip was amputated. The motor was running at the time.
2019-08-07	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Asplundh Tree Expert, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Indirect exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
An arborist was working in a tree, approximately 30 feet above grade, when a felled branch contacted a single-phase electrical line. This caused the employee to sustain an electrical shock and burns.
2019-07-31	Allentown	Pennsylvania	St. Luke's Hospital	Knee(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was pulling a trash bag out of a trash bin that is on a wheeled base. The employee fell and fractured a kneecap.
2019-07-24	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Vorteq Coil Finishers LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was wiping off a machine's safety guard while the bottom side rolls were forward coating. Part of his rag dropped into the nip and sucked his hand into the rolls, de-gloving his left index finger.
2019-07-16	Allentown	Pennsylvania	AMCOR PET PACKAGING	Upper and lower limb(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee walking down a landing, slipped, and fell on the floor, breaking a wrist and the left ankle.
2019-07-01	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Eshbach Brothers, LP	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A lift was being used to place a stack of ten scaffold planks on an erected scaffold. Several planks fell off the lift and hit an employee, pinning the employee's leg between the planks and construction equipment. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured leg.
2019-05-22	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Cast-Pac, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was loading a coupling into an assembler when the employee's right index fingertip entered the pinch point as the machine cycled, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-05-17	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Alvin H. Butz, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a toe kick saw to cut flooring when it struck a nail and kicked back. The employee's fingers were caught in the blade resulting in amputation of his right index finger.
2019-05-11	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Fuling Plastic USA, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was moving straws from one side to the other of a hopper when the employee's hand slipped into the conveyor, resulting in a right middle finger amputation.
2019-04-11	Allentown	Pennsylvania	OREFIELD COLD STORAGE AND DISTRIBUTION CENTER, INC	Foot (feet)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
Two forklifts were being driven, one behind the other, when the first forklift stopped. The second forklift's fork went through the first forklift's cab, injuring an employee's left foot.
2019-04-03	Allentown	Pennsylvania	DevonHouse Senior Living	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
An employee was helping a resident shower when the resident dropped a tissue. As the employee bent over to pick the tissue up, the employee suffered back pain due to two herniated discs, requiring hospitalization.
2019-02-27	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Lineage Logistics Allentown	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was case picking when she tripped over a piece of wood sticking out of a pallet on the floor. She fell to the concrete floor, suffering broken vertebrae.
2019-02-13	Allentown	Pennsylvania	LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee fell on a snow-covered embankment, suffering a broken ankle.
2019-02-06	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Windkits LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee suffered a left middle fingertip amputation while operating a production machine. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.
2019-01-04	Allentown	Pennsylvania	UTZ Quality Foods, LLC.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was bending down to lift a pallet when pain caused his back to seize up and he fell backwards. He suffered a back strain or possible disk injury, requiring hospitalization.
2018-09-17	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Heim Construction, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to cut a wood wedge when the saw struck a knot in the wood and kicked back, partially amputating the employee's thumb tip.
2018-09-07	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Sharp Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was manually moving a belt on an HVAC unit when three of the employee's fingers were pinched and amputated between the belt and pulley.
2018-08-27	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Pinnacle Logistics	Arm(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was walking near a tug that was pulling a dolly with a DQF when the DQF slipped off the dolly and struck her arm, breaking it.
2018-08-20	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Allen Distribution	Ankle(s)	Slip without fall, n.e.c.
An employee turned to walk and slipped, twisting and fracturing her ankle in three places.
2018-08-01	Allentown	Pennsylvania	T-Mobile	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was performing maintenance at a cell site when a bug landed on the employee's chin and stung him. He went to his vehicle and observed that the bite started to swell. He was hospitalized.
2018-06-05	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Salisbury Behavioral Health, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was bitten by a client's dog during an in-home treatment session, requiring hospitalization.
2018-05-24	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Filmtech Corporation	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
A mechanic was opening the slide gate of a plastic extruder machine when the heat zone element overheated the plastic up to 900 degrees instead of 400 degrees. The hot plastic sprayed out and onto a different employee who was approximately 10 feet away. The injured employee suffered burns to the arms and face.
2018-05-06	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Cedar Fair LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was opening the trunk lid of a theme park car when the car lurched forward. The lid then came down on her right ring finger, resulting in an amputation.
2018-05-01	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Duggan and Marcon	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was moving a scaffold when he slipped on some stones and fell off a retaining wall onto his side, breaking ribs.
2018-04-15	Allentown	Pennsylvania	US Postal Service	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was attempting to lower forks on a forklift when a fork released and fell on the injured employee's foot, crushing the pinky toe and resulting in a partial amputation.
2018-03-22	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Penske Truck Leasing	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on ice in the truck yard. The employee's head struck the ground, suffering internal bleeding.
2018-01-09	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Optum	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee had an allergic reaction to another employee eating peanuts and was hospitalized.
2017-10-11	Allentown	Pennsylvania	B Braun Medical Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was pushing a cart while wearing clean room gear. Her footwear became caught in the wheel, causing her to fall and break her right hip.
2017-10-05	Allentown	Pennsylvania	PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing a jam from a labeler machine when his glove and right middle finger were caught in the machine, resulting in an amputation to his finger. The machine was energized at the time.
2017-09-27	Allentown	Pennsylvania	LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown
An employee was pushed by a patient and fell to the ground, suffering contusions to the knees and legs.
2017-09-21	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Sunbelt Rentals	Forearm(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee used a wooden stick to release a clip on a trailer. The trailer released and pinned his arm, fracturing the mid-radius and lower radius.
2017-06-20	Allentown	Pennsylvania	E. SCHNEIDER & SONS, INC.	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cutting a long scrap tube when the cut tube rolled off the horses it was sitting on and contacted his leg, breaking the tibia.
2017-05-02	Allentown	Pennsylvania	United Rental	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
While spooling a winch, an employee's glove was caught on the winch cable, which pulled the employee's right middle finger into the winch and amputated it below the second knuckle.
2017-04-01	Allentown	Pennsylvania	SunOpta Inc.	Foot(feet) and leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was working on a pouch line tank when a coworker opened the valve at the bottom the tank, releasing the 197-degree water. The water caused second degree burns to the employee's right leg and foot.
2017-03-23	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Niagara Bottling, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was performing maintenance and degreasing near the chain and sprocket of a conveyor belt when the conveyor began running. The employee's right middle fingertip was then caught and amputated in the ingoing nip point of the chain and sprocket, which were unguarded at the time.
2017-03-17	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Crothall Health Care Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was bending to pick up a broom that was laying on the floor against the wall in the linen department when a fire extinguisher fell off the wall and landed on his right thumb. His thumb was amputated from just below the thumbnail up.
2017-03-05	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Stewart Industrial Maintenance, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee was cutting the bolt heads off carrier flights of conveyor chain when the oxygen hose on the torch unit sprung a leak and the oxygen ignited. The employee's shirt caught on fire and the employee was burned on the left side of his chest.
2017-02-28	Allentown	Pennsylvania	ABF Freight	Head	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
A forklift operator was checking the security of his load when he hit his head on one of the forklift tines, resulting in a head laceration and neck trauma. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-02-17	Allentown	Pennsylvania	ESHBACH BROTHERS LP	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
While moving materials across planking, an employee fell 11 feet to the ground, suffering a fractured right wrist.
2017-01-19	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Enersys Delaware, Inc	Hand(s), except finger(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using a nail gun to package batteries when a nail shot into the employee's left hand.
2017-01-05	Allentown	Pennsylvania	LVPG Neurology	Upper arm(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was walking down the hall, lost her balance, and fell breaking her humerus.
2016-10-17	Allentown	Pennsylvania	PENRAC LLC	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee tripped over a door threshold and fell on his face, breaking his neck and lacerating his face.
2016-08-09	Allentown	Pennsylvania	GEO Specialty Chemicals	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was pouring a dry powder chemical compound (DMPA) into an empty 25-lb plastic bag for shipment when he began to experience a running nose, shortness of breath, and a sore throat. He was hospitalized and treated for a possible allergic reaction.
2016-07-26	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Gulfside Supply	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending a ladder when he fell approximately 5 feet to the ground, landing on his feet and then rolling back and striking his head. He was hospitalized.
2016-07-21	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Mack Truck Customer Center	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a drill press when their glove was caught in the drill bit drawing the left index finger into the bit and tearing tendons in the finger.
2016-07-18	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Solar Technology	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a drill press when the employee's glove was caught in the drill bit. The employee's fingers were injured requiring surgery.
2016-07-11	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Wegmans Food Markets Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a pallet jack when his foot became lodged between a door jam and the pallet jack, severing his right pinky toe.
2016-06-15	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Plantique, Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee who had been using a weed wacker suffered heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.
2016-06-08	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Kinsley Connstruction	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee turned on a core drilling machine. The machine was stuck, resulting in him being knocked to the ground. The drill base kept spinning and went over his hand, amputating his left ring fingertip.
2016-06-05	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Kosher Garden	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's left middle finger was pinched between a metal bin and a hopper, amputating the fingertip.
2016-05-11	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Filmtech Corporation	Nonclassifiable	Nonclassifiable
An employee suffered an amputation.
2016-04-21	Allentown	Pennsylvania	St. Luke's University Health Network - Allentown Campus	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
While adjusting a patient in bed, an employee experienced abdominal pain due to a hernia, requiring surgery and hospitalization.
2016-03-18	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Lehigh Valley Restaurant Group	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
As an employee filtered oil in a fryer, the hose used to circulate the oil though the filter came loose, and the oil flowed out onto employee. The employee suffered facial and right arm burns.
2016-03-02	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Full Steam Staffing	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was picking orders from ground level when a pallet fell from a shelf above and struck his leg, breaking his right fibula.
2016-01-07	Allentown	Pennsylvania	United Parcel Service	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down dock steps when he slipped and fell, striking his head. He was knocked unconscious and was hospitalized with neck, back, and head aches. He also had bleeding in the brain and was kept overnight.
2015-12-24	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Petco Animal Supplies Inc	Hand(s)	Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee in the Grooming Department received a hair splinter in the hand that became infected and required surgery and hospitalization.
2015-12-07	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Windkits, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a PLC saw and amputated part of four fingers when his left hand came in contact with the saw blade.
2015-10-01	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Jupiter Painting Co.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was operating a boom lift during painting operations when it tipped over and fell to the ground while the employee was still inside. He was hospitalized with fractured ribs.
2015-09-03	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Lineage Logistics Holdings, LLC	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift and preparing to put a pallet away. He backed up the lift and the heel of his left foot made contact with the pallet rack behind him, causing crushing injuries to his toes.
2015-08-19	Allentown	Pennsylvania	Cedar Fair LP	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A maintenance employee was performing daily inspections on the Dominator Ride. He attached a fall protection device to the carriage of the ride and rode the carriage to the top, then stepped off of the carriage and onto an inspection catwalk. He contacted personnel on the ground to lower the carriage so he could inspect the ride cables. He did not disconnect his harness and lanyard and was pulled off the catwalk by the harness and lanyard as the carriage was lowered. He was left suspended in the
2015-06-19	Allentown	Pennsylvania	B & L Welding, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell 12 feet through a floor opening on the 6th floor to the 5th floor. His harness was not attached at the time.
2015-03-12	Allentown	Pennsylvania	MANCOR-PA, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Fall, slip, trip
Employee slipped on a patch of ice on the sidewalk while walking from his car to the building after arriving in the morning.
2015-01-13	Allentown	Pennsylvania	The Coca-Cola Company	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
Employee was sprayed with hot water from the condensate return line while steaming a railcar. Employee incurred 2nd degree burns to the right thigh and knee.