Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-01-27 | Alum Bank | Pennsylvania | Creative Pultrusions | Thigh(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was attempting to put a clevis on a section of fiberglass walls stored on a cart. The sections are used to make cooling towers. The employee moved a piece to clear the clevis and approximately 10-12 4'x30' sections fell over and struck the employee on his left femur. The employee was knocked to the ground and the pieces landed on his leg. He sustained a broken left femur that required surgical repair. | |||||
2017-03-03 | Alum Bank | Pennsylvania | Creative Pultrusions, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a table-top miter saw when his glove got caught in the saw blade, pulling his left fifth finger into the saw blade. A physician later amputated part of the employee's finger. |