Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-18	Hazleton	Pa	International Paper Company	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was helping to restring a liner in a splicer on a corrugator machine. The operator manually ran the head into the machine, breaking the employee's arm. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2021-11-16	Hazlehurst	Ga	Hazlehurst Wood Pellets, LLC	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee completed repairs on an electric motor under a platform and was replacing the grate covering of the motor housing area. As the employee picked up and moved the grate cover, an air line was struck and cut in half. The employee attempted to shut the air off and stepped through the opening of the motor housing area. The employee fell approximately two feet, resulting in a fractured left shoulder.
2021-11-07	Hazleton	Pa	Amazon Fulfillment Center AVP1	Fingertip(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift . He had lifted the forks with both hands at the front and rear of the forks; when he let go of the forks with his left hand, his right index finger was caught between the rear end of the forks and the lift mast. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-10-27	Hazlehurst	Ga	Beasley Timber Co. Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Small-scale (limited) fire
An employee was standing near a debris burn pile at a work site when a combustion in the burn pile occurred, resulting in second degree burns to their neck.
2021-09-02	Hazlehurst	Ga	Triple H Specialty Company, Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Dust explosion
An employee was taking a break by a baghouse after shoveling hot pellets that were being expelled from a cooler. While the pellets were still being expelled from the cooler hopper, a flame shot out of the discharge pipe, then backdrafted up the pipe into the cooler and then into the bag house. The employee suffered burns to the hands and arms from the resulting explosion.
2021-09-02	Hazlehurst	Ga	Hazlehurst Wood Pellets, LLC	Multiple body parts	Vehicle or machinery fire
The injured employee was standing by a bag house that that was approximately 27 feet away from where a discharge pipe was discharging wood pellets. A fire came out of the pipe and back flashed through a cooler and back through the piping system to the bag house where an explosion occurred. The employee sustained burns to the arms, neck, and torso.
2021-08-31	Hazleton	Pa	PECO Pallet, Incorporated	Brain	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was walking near a pallet stacking machine when a stack of pallets fell on him. The employee sustained head trauma and cuts.
2021-08-18	Hazlehurst	Ms	SANDERSON FARMS, INC.	Nonclassifiable	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was using a high-pressure hose to clean a conveyor system. The employee suffered a severe laceration.
2021-07-27	Hazlehurst	Ga	Beasley Timber Co. Inc.	Hip(s)	Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c.
An employee was banding lumber together. A forklift approached, carrying twin packs of lumber on its forks. When it stopped, the lumber packs slid forward and pinned the employee between two packs of lumber, breaking his hips.
2021-07-23	Hazlehurst	Ga	Beasley Timber Co. Inc.	Leg(s)	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway
An employee was driving a front-end loader from one yard to another when the engine shut off, leaving him with no power to control it. He jumped clear of the loader and broke his left leg when he hit the ground.
2021-05-25	Hazleton	Pa	Multi-Plastics Extrusions Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
At about 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, two employees were removing a shaft from a plastic sheet roll core. One of them was releasing air from the shaft air bladders when her right index finger was caught between the shaft and the core. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-05-19	Hazlehurst	Ga	Beasley Forest Products	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing a jammed board in the planer mill and contacted the cutter head resulting in amputation of their left index finger at the first joint.
2021-05-17	Hazleton	Pa	Bellemarque LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was fixing a vacuum roll on a machine. The employee's left index finger was crushed between the vacuum roll and the table. The finger was amputated.
2021-05-13	Hazleton	Pa	The Hershey Company	Forearm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a piece of emery cloth to polish a metal part that was rotating on a lathe. The part caught the employee's glove, and the lathe broke the employee's right forearm.
2021-05-06	Hazleton	Pa	Autozone, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working from a scissor lift to lubricate the chain and sprocket on a overhead conveyor's motor. The employee observed a rag in the conveyor. As the employee retrieved the rag, his right pinky finger got caught in the conveyor chain/sprocket resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-05-05	Hazlehurst	Ga	THOMPSON HARDWOODS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was placing the chain back on the sprocket of a rip saw when his glove was caught in the chain and sprocket resulting in amputation of his left pinky and ring fingers. His left middle finger was partially amputated.
2021-02-22	Hazleton	Pa	H&K Group Inc.	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee exited their truck to clear ice off the windshield. The employee slipped and fell on ice, resulting in hospitalization for a fractured right femur.
2021-01-06	Hazleton	Pa	The Hershey Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was training a mechanic when he opened an interlock door to show the interior of the machine to the trainee. He used a flashlight to see inside the machine and his right index finger got caught in a moving belt and pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-08-03	Hazleton	Pa	Amazon AVP1	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a center-rider pallet truck when his right foot came into contact with a piece of wood from a broken pallet. He suffered an avulsion to the middle of the foot and was hospitalized.
2020-06-21	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Kellermeyer Bergenson Services LLC	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While walking through the facility, an employee tripped over a pallet and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a knee laceration.
2020-06-01	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Bradley Caldwell, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a stand-on pallet jack to pick up a pallet when his hand was pinched between an I-beam and the handle bar of the pallet jack. Multiple fingers were injured and he sustained an amputation to the index finger just above the last knuckle.
2020-05-26	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Fedex Supply Chain	Ankle(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a pallet with an electric pallet jack when he took a turn and his leg went outside of the pallet jack and was struck by the pallet jack. As a result, he suffered a right ankle fracture.
2020-04-26	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Silgan White Cap Americas, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the coater pan of a press oven when the employee's gloved hand became caught between two moving rollers on the machine. The employee's left pinky and ring fingers were amputated.
2020-03-25	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	AutoZone Hazleton Distribution Center	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee had been traveling on a riding pallet jack. While the employee was off the pallet jack, it struck the employee, tearing ligaments in the employee's left leg and right wrist.
2020-03-24	Hazlehurst	Georgia	Beasley Forest Products, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee had grabbed jammed boards at the outfeed of a splitter box when the machine's feed rolls were reversed. The employee's left-hand fingers made contact with the press rolls, resulting in cuts and an amputation of the first joint of the index finger.
2020-01-29	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Karchner Logistics & Distribution Services	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a 10-foot extension ladder to hang a sign in the warehouse. The ladder slipped out from under the employee, who fell to the ground and suffered from a partial fracture to the spine. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-01-14	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Gonnella Frozen Products, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a roller machine that stamps out Kaiser rolls when his hand entered the machine's roller. His finger was caught by the chain that places the indentation in the roll, resulting in a left ring fingertip amputation.
2019-08-13	Hazlehurst	Mississippi	SANDERSON FARMS INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee working on the de-bone line was cleaning out her work area when her right hand got caught in a small space between the guard and the shaft of the conveyor belt. She sustained a right thumb abrasion and fractured right index finger.
2019-07-18	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Pretium Packaging Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was conducting a changeover on a blow molding machine and was caught in the machine while making an adjustment. The employee's left arm was amputated at the elbow and the right hand was also amputated.
2019-07-15	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	USA Pork Packers Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On July 15, 2019, at approximately 5:15 PM, an employee was cutting meat on a bandsaw. The employee's glove got caught on the bandsaw blade and pulled his left thumb into the blade resulting in the amputation of the thumb tip.
2019-06-25	Hazlehurst	Georgia	Thompson Hardwoods, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was operating a loader with a grapple attachment to unload tree logs from a truck when he noticed the temperature indicator light flashing. The employee turned off the loader and waited a few minutes to let the engine cool off. Next, the employee started to remove one of the radiator caps on the loader. As he started removing the cap, hot water and steam released from that area, striking the employee. He sustained third degree burns to his left wrist, left arm, and left side torso.
2019-06-04	Hazlehurst	Georgia	Palletone of Florida, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was attempting to clean sawdust out of the dust pipe on the six-head bandsaw and contacted the moving saw blade causing an open fracture/laceration on the right middle and ring fingers. A part of the middle finger was surgically amputated. The machine was unguarded and not locked out/tagged out at the time of the incident.
2019-06-03	Azle	Texas	AAA Well Service	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
At about 10:30 a.m. on June 3, 2019, an employee was on an oil rig that was being rigged down. As the rig was reaching half mast, the employee was on the rear of the rig, placing the weight bucket onto the storage hook. As he dismounted the rig, he lost his footing and his right hand was caught in a pinch point between the top and bottom sections of the derrick mast as it came down. He suffered injuries, including an amputation injury, to the index, middle, and ring fingers.
2019-06-03	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Progressive Converting	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On June 3, 2019, at approximately 12:00 PM, a temporary employee was placing reams of paper onto a conveyor when her glove was caught pulling her left hand into an area where two conveyors converge. The employee's left ring and pinky fingers were injured and the employee was hospitalized.
2019-05-02	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	PFNonwovens LLC	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
On May 2, 2019, at approximately 11:45 AM, an employee was utilizing a hanger tool to remove fibers from the bottom of the C beam diffuser from the side of the beam. The employee was using the tool with his right hand and reached over the railing and grabbed the fibers with his gloved left hand. The fibers pulled the employee's left hand and forearm into the heated press roll (248 degrees F). The employee was hospitalized with severe burns to the left hand and forearm.
2019-04-05	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	USA Pork Packers Inc	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat with a meat saw. The saw amputated the tip of the employee's left middle finger.
2019-03-14	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Retail Distribution East LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing a motorized boom conveyor used to load trailers. The employee used an open end wrench as a pry tool in an attempt to correct the tracking of the conveyor belt near the end pulley. When the unit was actuated to start to the re-track process, the wrench moved and pinched the employee's right pinky finger against a hard metal surface, amputating the finger from the first joint.
2019-03-09	Hazlehurst	Georgia	PALLETONE, INC.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding 8-foot lumber into a pop-up chop saw. As he pushed the lumber up to make the second cut, the saw engaged and amputated the tips of his left index and middle fingers.
2019-02-25	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Giant Foods LLC	Hip(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
On February 25, 2019, at approximately 11:30 AM, an associate was carrying an empty pharmacy tote through an open doorway. The tote struck the door causing the associate to fall backwards onto her hip and leg. She was hospitalized.
2019-02-01	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Romark Logistics of PA, Inc.	Leg(s)	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was driving a stand-up forklift out of a trailer when the truck pulled away. The forklift fell to the ground causing contusions to the employee's face and crushing injuries to the employee's leg that required surgery.
2019-01-02	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	LCL Bulk Transport	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was offloading chocolate from a tanker truck when the valve assembly closed on his finger, resulting in an index fingertip amputation.
2018-07-26	Hazlehurst	Georgia	PROPEX	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was preparing to work on a heavy roll press. He was setting down a 3-inch roll when his right index finger was caught between the roll and the cradle where the roll was going to be rested. He suffered an amputation to the tip of his right index finger, just above the nail bed.
2018-07-11	West Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Bradley Caldwell	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On July 11, 2018, at approximately 5:00 PM, an employee was operating a riding pallet jack in the warehouse when the operating handle of the pallet jack went under a racking system. Her right middle finger was crushed between the handle and the rack, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-07-10	Azle	Texas	CVS Health	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was bent down, stocking shelves, when a mobile cart struck her. She fell, breaking her left femur.
2018-06-05	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	QG Printing II Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working on conduit from the elevated basket of a boom lift. The employee's left middle finger was pinched between the elevated basket guardrail and the conduit causing a fingertip amputation.
2018-05-16	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	EAM Mosca Corporation	Ankle(s)	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was lifting and piling stacking sheets when pieces of the sheets hit his left ankle, breaking two bones. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-04-25	Hazlehurst	Mississippi	Sanderson Farms Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Slip or trip without fall
An employee was moving a metal cart when he began to fall. He then grabbed the corner of the cart and avulsed his right middle and index fingers. Slip-resistant shoes were worn at the time of the incident.
2018-04-11	Hazlehurst	Mississippi	DG Foods	Face	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was assaulted by a non-worker while walking in the parking lot, suffering facial fractures.
2018-03-22	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Karchner Warehouse & Logistics	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On March 22, 2018, an employee slipped on ice in the parking lot, fracturing his left leg and requiring hospitalization.
2018-02-28	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Cargill Meat Solutions	Leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift. The employee was backing up the forklift and backed into an open machine enclosure gate. The back of the employee's left leg struck the gate resulting in a crushing injury and two lacerations.
2018-02-25	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Polyglass U.S.A., Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on the winder section of a line when the employee's left index fingertip was pinched between the ejector and a roll of product, resulting in an amputation.
2018-01-31	Hazlehurst	Georgia	Palletone of Florida, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to clear a jam on a six-head saw belt when the conveyor belt caught his glove and pulled his right ring finger underneath a guard, amputating his fingertip.
2018-01-23	West Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Valmont Industries	Hip(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was going to perform routine maintenance (cleaning) on the plasma cutter table. The employee lifted the top part off the plasma cutter table with an overhead crane. The interior slag tray slipped out of the rigging and fell onto the employee, who suffered a broken hip and was hospitalized.
2017-10-12	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Autozone Distribution Center, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee exited a pallet jack and was crossing an aisle when his foot was run over by a passing forklift, breaking his toes and damaging ligaments.
2017-09-14	Azle	Texas	URI Framing Construction	Foot (feet)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a residential structure to reach the top plate when he slipped and fell, landing on a brace and breaking his left foot above the ankle. Fall protection was not worn at the time.
2017-08-25	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Aryzta LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On August 25, 2017, at approximately 3:45 PM, an employee was working on a conveyor. The conveyor was turned off and locked out to perform the maintenance. The conveyor was then turned back on and the employee was attempting to get up when his right index finger came in contact with the conveyor chain and sprocket, amputating/avulsing his right index fingertip.
2017-08-24	Hazlehurst	Georgia	Beasley Forest Products, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was checking a skid steer for a hydraulic leak. When he started the skid steer, it pushed him 10 feet away. He was then pinned between two pieces of rolling stock, fracturing his left leg.
2017-08-23	Hazlehurst	Georgia	PALLETONE, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to unjam boards that were fed into a notcher when a board slammed against his right hand, partially amputating his middle finger.
2017-07-20	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Vita-Line Products Inc	Thigh(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
A temporary employee was walking down some steps when a 2,200-pound sack of product fell on the employee. The employee suffered a fractured femur and back injury.
2017-07-17	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	DBI SERVICES, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On Monday, July 17, 2017, at approximately 9:30 AM, employees were attempting to hook a trailer to a truck in the parking lot of the facility. During the hooking process, the trailer moved, catching and amputated an employee's left index fingertip between the ball of the hitch and the trailer.
2017-07-15	Azle	Texas	Asplundh Tree Expert Co.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee was trimming a tree away from utility lines when he fell and struck the tree's lower limbs, fracturing two ribs.
2017-06-21	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Vita-Line Products Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a machine that converts plastic film into bags. The employee was attempting to adjust the plastic when his right hand was caught between the machine's heat sealer and cutter, amputating his right index finger from the first joint up to the fingertip.
2017-05-25	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Multi-Plastics Extrusions, Incorporated	Hand(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was using a large screwdriver to clean hot plastic from the stationary cutting head of an operating repellitizer when the employee's right hand slipped and struck the cutting head blades, severing two tendons and lacerating the hand.
2017-05-01	Hazlehurst	Georgia	Mediacom, LLC	Multiple body parts	Indirect exposure to electricity
An employee was preparing to feed cables to a coworker in an aerial lift. The employee received an electric shock from an elevated cable that came in contact with an energized power source, suffering burns to his left foot, hand, and abdomen.
2017-04-22	Hazlehurst	Mississippi	SANDERSON FARMS, INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on the wet, concrete floor and fell fracturing the left ring finger.
2017-04-18	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	New Bakery	Brain	Other fall to lower level
On April 18, 2017, while making a delivery, an employee fell from the back of the delivery truck and suffered a head injury that required hospitalization.
2017-04-11	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	American Nutrition	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was checking bin fill levels on a bin platform. The railing had not sprung back into place and he fell about eight feet from the platform to the receiving floor. He was hospitalized.
2017-03-16	Hazlehurst	Mississippi	SANDERSON FARMS INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was picking up a box when his left middle finger was pinched on a knuckle chain amputating it just below the fingernail.
2017-03-01	Azle	Texas	Bruckner Truck Sales Mack & Volvo	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was delivering a 55 gallon drum. The drum was lying on its side in the trailer. As the employee was trying to steady the drum, it shifted and caught his right hand resulting in amputation of the right pinky fingertip.
2017-02-28	Azle	Texas	Tri County Electric Cooperative, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was guiding two wooden utility poles supported by a winch when one pole struck a pole lying flat. This caused one of the two supported poles to shift, slip from the restraints, and fall striking the employee's right foot and fracturing a toe.
2017-02-24	Hazlehurst	Mississippi	Axiall Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee opened the cleanout on a screw conveyor that had stopped. As he was removing the super sack string that had bound it up, the screw conveyor continued turning and amputated his right ring finger.
2017-02-06	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Polyglass USA, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding material into a set of calendar rolls when the operator started the machine. The employee's gloved hand was then caught in the machine and his finger was amputated. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.
2017-01-04	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Silgan White Cap Americas, LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee attached a full drum to a drum hoist for transport. The full metal drum slipped from the drum hoist during transport and struck the employee's left shin, severely cutting it and requiring hospitalization.
2016-09-24	Hazlehurst	Georgia	Palletone of Florida, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was attempting to straighten up a board on the conveyor. As he was attempting to pull the board, his left-hand index finger was caught in the chain and sprocket. He was hospitalized overnight, and his fingertip was amputated.
2016-09-19	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Hazleton Casting Company	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
On Monday, September 19, 2016, at approximately 7:25 AM, an employee was setting up a core box at the beginning of work when he passed out and fell backwards striking his head on some metal saw horses. He sustained a head injury and was hospitalized.
2016-08-15	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	The Hershey Company	Foot (feet)	Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was using an electric pallet jack and was backing up when his foot contacted a rail. His foot was crushed between the pallet jack and the rail, breaking a bone in his foot and requiring overnight hospitalization.
2016-07-13	Azle	Texas	Denton Country Club	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was adjusting the belt and pulley on a lawn mower when his middle fingertip was amputated.
2016-05-10	Azle	Texas	Frontier Communications, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee repairing teleworking communication lines fell approximately 12 to 13 feet from a ladder to the concrete below, suffering a major head injury that required hospitalization.
2016-05-09	West Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Karchner Management Corp.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
On Monday, May 9, 2016, at approximately 3:00 PM, an employee was exiting the facility when he tripped and fell down the front steps. He sustained head and elbow injuries and was hospitalized.
2016-03-10	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
The employee was transferring a cardiac patient from his bed onto his wheelchair. As she was transferring him, he made sudden moves, which caused her to do the same. She suffered a hernia in her abdomen and required surgery.
2016-02-08	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Auto Zone Distribution Center	Pelvis	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
On Monday, February 8, 2016, at approximately 12:15 PM, an employee was operating a double rider (powered industrial truck). She pressed the wrong button and moved the truck forward instead of backwards, and she was pinned between the truck and a rack upright. She fractured her pelvis and was hospitalized.
2016-01-26	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Brandpack Solutions LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over metal banding on the floor and fell, breaking his hip.
2016-01-07	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	First Quality Products, Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee entered the slitter machine area to cut off a piece of material. The machine was running at the time. The employee's left hand and forearm were crushed between two rollers on the machine, requiring hospitalization.
2015-11-23	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Schneider National Incorporated	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee operating a truck was making a delivery on November 23, 2015. While exiting the vehicle, the employee stepped into a pothole, lost their balance, and struck their head against the pavement. The employee was hospitalized with a severe concussion and nausea.
2015-11-13	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Lehigh Valley Hospital Hazleton	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On Friday, November 13, 2015, at approximately 6:04 PM, an employee tripped on the curb when exiting the office. She was hospitalized with fractures to her left wrist, left eye socket, and left femur.
2015-09-16	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	American Nutrition	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
An employee went into the palletizer machine to troubleshoot a jam and tripped on the rake. He fell and was pinned on the rail. He broke 2 ribs and lacerated a lung.
2015-09-11	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	PECO Pallet, Incorporated	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a forklift and received an injury to the right leg at approximately 6:00PM on September 11, 2015. The employee was transported by ambulance to the hospital, received emergency care and was discharged.
2015-08-27	Hazlehurst	Georgia	Beasley Forest Products, Inc.	Hip(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a forklift resulting in a broken hip requiring hospitalization.
2015-08-12	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Bradley Caldwell, Inc.	Leg(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment
An employee was stacking boxes on a pallet. The employee struck his leg on a box containing product. After a half hour, the employee's leg began to swell and he was taken to the hospital. The employee was diagnosed as having a blood clot and was hospitalized overnight. The employee had surgery the next day.
2015-07-18	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	EAM-Mosca Corp.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's thumb tip was amputated after getting stuck between rollers while threading the line.
2015-06-09	Azle	Texas	Rockwell American Manufacturing	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pressing fenders on a foot-operated punch press. A thin layer of nylon was placed inside the fender before pressing, but it moved out of place. The employee reached to adjust the piece of nylon and stepped on the foot pedal, causing the press to come down on his left arm.
2015-06-05	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Pretium Packaging Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a molding machine that was alarming. The machine was not locked out at the time. The employee's hands were in the machine when the molds closed on his finger. Half of the first joint of his right ring finger (including the nail) was amputated at the hospital.
2015-05-29	Hazlehurst	Mississippi	DG Foods, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was transporting boxes of chicken tenders with a pallet jack. The load shifted and pinned the employee's finger between a stainless steel table and the pallet jack handle, amputating the top end of the right thumb.
2015-05-04	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	EAM-Mosca Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A maintenance employee was working on a crystallizer. The guard was removed, but the machine was not locked out. He reached into the discharge valve to grab material; the machine cycled, and a small area of his thumb above and behind the nail was amputated.
2015-04-17	West Hazleton	Pennsylvania	Bemis Company Inc	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On Friday, April 17, 2015, at approximately 3:45 PM, a machinist was operating a lathe and grinding attachment to smooth a rubber roller. The employee was checking the roller thickness when his left thumb was pulled into the grinder. The employee sustained an amputation of the fingertip of his left thumb.
2015-02-26	Hazleton	Pennsylvania	THE HERSHEY COMPANY	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
A mobile conveyor was moved out of place for cleaning. An employee tripped over the angle iron bracing that remained on the floor. She fell forward, injuring her right arm and shoulder. She was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital in Hazleton, then admitted to Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown when she experienced loss of feeling in her right hand.