Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-06-04 | Birdsboro | Pa | Total Recycle, Inc. | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was loading material on the back of a box truck when he lost his balance and fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to the left tibia, fibula, and ankle. | |||||
2021-04-21 | Birdsboro | Pa | Indian Valley Bulk Carriers | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Struck bump, hole, or rough terrain in road surface |
An employee was driving a truck and hit a set of railroad tracks. The truck bounced and the employee hurt his back. | |||||
2021-04-14 | Birdsboro | Pa | Western Berks Landfill | Head | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was moving debris with a bulldozer. A metal bar flew up and came through the bulldozer's right-side window, lacerating the employee's head. | |||||
2020-06-01 | Birdsboro | Pennsylvania | F M Brown's Sons, Inc. | Arm(s) | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
While coming into work in the morning, an employee tripped going up the steps, fell, and broke their right arm. The employee was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
2019-09-13 | Birdsboro | Pennsylvania | Reitnouer, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was trying to separate two wheel wells with a chisel and a mallet. The wheel wells came back and struck the employee's finger, causing a split finger and an amputation. | |||||
2019-01-17 | Birdsboro | Pennsylvania | Reitnouer | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was moving an under-trailer storage box when he tripped on a trailer. He fell backwards and the storage box fell onto him, landing on his left hand. It smashed his left index finger, causing an amputation. | |||||
2018-07-16 | Birdsboro | Pennsylvania | PennLine Corporation | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was trimming vegetation from an aerial lift. The employee fell from the lift to the ground, suffering a broken left arm. | |||||
2018-01-31 | Birdsboro | Pennsylvania | TotalRecycle, Inc. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
On January 31, 2018, an employee was caught between two bales when a forklift operator tried to pick up a bale, which slid into the one behind it. He was hospitalized with broken clavicles. | |||||
2018-01-30 | Birdsboro | Pennsylvania | Reitnouer, Inc. | Leg(s) | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached |
An employee was under a tractor-trailer placing masking tape on items to be painted while a second employee was working on the airline for the air brakes. The second employee then tested the airlines, which caused a rear axel to fall on the first employee's left leg. The employee suffered lacerations and a possible fracture. | |||||
2017-09-06 | Birdsboro | Pennsylvania | Birdsboro Kosher Farms Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was scooping meat out of a stuffing machine tray when his leg pressed against the actuating device. The machine turned on and partially amputated his right ring finger between the first and second knuckle. The machine was not locked out at the time. | |||||
2017-06-16 | Birdsboro | Pennsylvania | H&K Group, Inc. | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
On June 16, 2017, at 1:30 p.m., an employee was performing auxiliary cleanup work between pour runs when he fell 6 feet off a reclaimer, hit a pipe, and then landed on the concrete slab. He suffered a head laceration, concussion with minor loss of consciousness, broken ribs, and a punctured lung, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-02-16 | Birdsboro | Pennsylvania | Reitnouer, Inc. | Brain | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
As the injured employee was kneeling down and rolling rims to a coworker, a third employee engaged him in a verbal confrontation and kicked him in the face while wearing steel-toed shoes. The injured employee was hospitalized with blunt force trauma to the head. | |||||
2016-08-10 | Birdsboro | Pennsylvania | Birdsboro Kosher Farms Corporation | Upper and lower limb(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee suffered injuries to the left leg and shoulder after falling to the ground while picking up a piece of wood. | |||||
2016-02-22 | Birdsboro | Pennsylvania | Birdsboro Kosher Farms Corp. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee's right thumb became caught in a mixer he was operating and was amputated at the first knuckle. | |||||
2015-11-21 | Birdsboro | Pennsylvania | Arkema Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
A maintenance mechanic was using a powered hand drill with a 4 foot long ready rod (attachment) to clean out a pipe that was clogged with powder. When he inserted the rod into the pipe, the rod caught his gloved left hand lacerating his fingers. Because of personal medical reasons, the employee opted to have the tip of his index finger surgically amputated. | |||||
2015-08-31 | Birdsboro | Pennsylvania | Reitnouer, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee needed to access a trailer to untangle a strap. While climbing a 4-foot ladder he lost his balance and fell to the floor, breaking a vertebra in his back. | |||||
2015-05-15 | Birdsboro | Pennsylvania | Emerson Power and Water Solutions Inc | Hand(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less |
An employee was performing work in a 24-volt DC electrical cabinet. While working, a loose wire grounded out and arced; the employee received an electrical shock and his left hand sustained a second degree burn. | |||||
2015-03-09 | Birdsboro | Pennsylvania | Penske Truck Leasing | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
Employee slipped and fell from his truck, breaking his hip. |