Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2021-10-27 | Archbald | Pa | Simona America Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee dismounted their forklift and walked around the front when they tripped and fell over the forks, resulting in a right hip contusion that required hospitalization. | |||||
2021-02-03 | Archbald | Pa | Chewy, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
An employee was picking products when she tripped and fell, resulting in a fractured left femur that required hospitalization. | |||||
2020-07-23 | Archbald | Pennsylvania | Simona American Industries | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was removing plastic debris from a saw when the blade contacted their left hand. At the time of the incident, the saw had been powered down, but the blade was still spinning. The employee's left ring, middle, and pinky fingers were crushed. The middle finger was amputated at the hospital. | |||||
2018-07-03 | Archbald | Pennsylvania | Simona America Inc | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was standing between a sheet stacker and a conveyor. The employee hit the switch for the stacker to drop a sheet, which caused the suction head to retract. This resulted in the employee becoming pinned between the suction head and the conveyor chassis. The employee suffered fractured ribs and was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-01-22 | Archbald | Pennsylvania | Northeast Architectural Products Inc | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was struck on the back by a block machine. The employee suffered a bruised spleen and was hospitalized. |