Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-07-14	Altoona	Pa	MacDermid Alpha Electronics Solutions	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was conducting casting operations near the furnace and became ill. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2021-02-23	Altoona	Pa	Amerway, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was running 1/2-inch square bar solder into a chucker machine. As the employee was clearing a jam in the machine, it activated and caught the employee's left middle finger. The employee suffered an amputation at the tip/nail.
2020-05-29	Altoona	Pennsylvania	Pechter Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee tripped and fell down the stairs. He was hospitalized with broken ribs and other injuries.
2019-04-25	Altoona	Wisconsin	Healthcare Services Group, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
On April 25, 2019, a cook was splashed with hot water and burned while pulling a pan containing water out of the steamer.
2019-02-25	Altoona	Pennsylvania	James E. Van Zandt VA Medical Center	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking into work, slipped on ice and fell in the parking lot. The employee fractured her right hip.
2018-09-24	Altoona	Pennsylvania	Novotech Construction, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was connecting a trailer to a pickup truck and pinched their left index finger between the trailer and the ball on the trailer hitch resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2018-09-08	Altoona	Pennsylvania	Merakey	Ankle(s) and knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped and fell down a flight of stairs that were wet with water, suffering a broken left ankle and fractured kneecap.
2018-08-09	Altoona	Pennsylvania	Gardner Denver	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was sliding a gear box cover off a pallet by hand when his left middle finger was caught between the gear box cover and the wooden pallet, resulting in a finger amputation.
2018-02-15	Altoona	Pennsylvania	U.S. Postal Service	Hip(s)	Animal and insect related incidents
An employee was attacked by a dog while delivering mail. The employee fell to the ground and broke a hip.
2018-02-08	Altoona	Pennsylvania	U.S. Postal Service	Thoracic region	Other fall to lower level
A employee suffered a T6 vertebra fracture after slipping on ice and falling down residential porch steps.
2017-07-06	Altoona	Pennsylvania	Blair Companies	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was loading a flatbed truck when he slipped and fell, hitting his head and shoulder on the flatbed truck.
2017-07-05	Altoona	Pennsylvania	Penn Line Service, Incorporated	BODY SYSTEMS	Stings and venomous bites
An employee was pulling hose while spraying herbicide near power lines and was bitten by a poisonous snake. The employee was admitted to the hospital.
2017-06-11	Altoona	Pennsylvania	Lowe's Home Centers, LLC.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was loading a refrigerator onto a delivery truck when he lost his balance while the gate was raised and fell to the ground below, rupturing his spleen.
2016-08-08	Altoona	Pennsylvania	American Roofing, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell 8 feet off a ladder onto a generator that was located approximately 5 feet away from the ladder.
2016-04-14	Altoona	Pennsylvania	Thompson Machine Company, Inc.	Brain	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee moving a part with a crane was struck by the part, suffering a head injury.
2016-04-08	Altoona	Pennsylvania	Penske Truck Leasing	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee tripped while exiting a towing car, suffering a broken hip.
2016-02-04	Altoona	Pennsylvania	Union Tank Car	Arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee suffered a fracture to their left arm when it was struck by a falling draft gear weighing approximately 250-300 lbs. The employee was using wooden blocks to stabilized the piece in preparation for welding operations when the piece fell off the wooden blocks and struck the employee.
2015-11-19	Altoona	Pennsylvania	Univar	Forearm(s)	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee received chemical burns to the right forearm while transferring 98% pure sulfuric acid from a tank truck.
2015-10-17	Altoona	Pennsylvania	Texas Roadhouse, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee was pushing down on a table and injured their back. While attempting to stretch it out the employee felt a pop.
2015-07-27	Altoona	Florida	St John Vianney Catholic Church	Leg(s)	Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
An employee's legs were burned while putting gasoline on a pile of wood that was on fire. He was hospitalized.
2015-04-14	Altoona	Pennsylvania	Patterson Motors	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
On April 14, 2015, an employee fell down some stairs in the detail shop and was hospitalized.
2015-04-06	Altoona	Wisconsin	CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee suffered a partial amputation of the left-hand index finger at the first knuckle while working with a hydraulic lift gate system on a truck. The system was in operation at the time of the incident.
2015-02-23	Altoona	Pennsylvania	Spherion	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
Employee slipped on ice and fell fracturing the right leg.