Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-01	Breinigsville	Pa	CJ Logistics	Lower leg(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up a forklift when it struck a warehouse guardrail. The employee suffered a compound fracture to the lower right leg and was hospitalized.
2021-01-12	Breinigsville	Pa	DSC Logistics Inc	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was walking through a warehouse when he tripped on a piece of angle iron, fell to the ground, and suffered a broken right femur.
2020-08-04	Breinigsville	Pa	Nestle Waters	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell while descending an aerial lift platform that was approximately 17 inches from the ground. The employee hit the ground, fracturing his hip and requiring hospitalization.
2020-07-29	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	United States Postal Service	Ankle(s)	Boarding, alighting-excluding slip, trip, fall-single episode
An employee was delivering mail. While stepping out of their vehicle, the employee's ankle twisted and fractured.
2019-07-13	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	East Penn Sanitation	Head	Fall, slip, trip
While tightening a hold-down strap on the roll-off truck, an employee slipped and struck their head on the bumper. The employee was knocked unconscious and hospitalized with a contusion to the head.
2019-07-09	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	Home Depot 5034	Foot (feet)	Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway
An employee was driving an electric pallet jack. It collided with a parked stand-up forklift, whose forks cut and fractured the employee's right foot.
2019-05-02	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	KeHe Distributors, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
While an employee was operating a forklift at the loading dock, the tractor-trailer moved away from the dock plate. The forklift fell off the tractor-trailer or the dock and impacted the ground. The operator was hospitalized for a concussion and fractured vertebrae.
2019-03-19	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	FedEx Ground	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was reaching over a conveyor belt when a tear in the belt caught her glove, dragging her finger between the belt lacing and head roller. She suffered an amputation to the right middle fingertip.
2018-09-22	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	NESTLE WATERS NORTH AMERICA	Ankle(s)	Fall, slip, trip
An employee lost his footing while walking down the stairs and sustained a right ankle fracture requiring hospitalization.
2018-09-14	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	Amazon.com, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was performing preventive maintenance on an overhead conveyor. While he was removing a belt from a pulley, his gloved hand slipped between rollers and was pinched causing an avulsion injury requiring hospitalization.
2018-09-07	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	American Craft Brewery LLC	Lower leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning the floor and moving a mobile cart when the cart rolled into a drain in the floor and rolled over, falling on and fracturing the employee's lower leg.
2018-05-28	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	KeHE Distributors	Thigh(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was carrying a pallet on an order picker. The pallet caught on the leg of a storage rack and kicked back, striking the employee's thigh and breaking the femur.
2018-01-29	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	The Home Depot Distribution Center #5151	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee's foot was crushed between a dock plate and a clamp, resulting in toe amputations.
2017-04-07	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	Westport Axle Corporation	Leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was moving an axle unit on an assembly line when he slipped and fell backwards. His right leg was caught and crushed between the rails, causing a contusion and excessive pressure buildup.
2017-03-16	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	Jb Hunt Transport Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking in the trucking yard, slipped on ice, and fell resulting in a leg injury between the knee and ankle.
2017-03-15	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	Mesko Spotting Service	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was clearing snow and moving trucks around the parking lot to permit snow removal. He slipped on the icy surface and fell fracturing the right tibia and fibula.
2016-10-11	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	WAKEFERN FOOD CORPORATION	Pelvis	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was loading a truck when a dock plate became stuck. As a coworker lifted the dock plate with a forklift, the employee pulled a pin on the plate and it fell on him, breaking his pelvis.
2016-08-02	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	KEHE DISTRIBUTORS	Sacral region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell approximately 10 inches from a pallet jack, suffering a sacral spine injury.
2016-06-17	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	Benchmark Warehouse Distribution	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a forklift and placing a pallet of aluminum on a racking system when the pallet fell off the racks and landed on the employee's ankle, breaking it and requiring surgery.
2016-06-06	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	Nestle USA	Buttock(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee operating a forklift struck a pallet and was caught between the forklift and the pallets, avulsing his buttocks.
2016-04-19	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	Nestle Waters	Lumbar region	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was taking plastic bottles from a conveyor and placing them on a pallet. While walking between the stretch wrapping machine and the conveyor, the employee tripped over the stretch wrapping machine and fell to the ground, fracturing the lower back.
2016-01-19	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	BOSTON BEER COMPANY	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was relocating a conveyor belt when it shifted in the wrong direction and caught his pinky finger resulting in amputation at the first knuckle.
2015-02-28	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	Excel Holdings: Home Depot	Ankle(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee dismounted a powered industrial truck before it came to a complete stop. The employee's foot became wedged between the skate rail and was rolled onto by the vehicle, resulting in a crushed ankle.
2015-02-22	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	Bimbo Bakeries USA	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
A maintenance worker suffered a crushed arm when he was struck by the moving parts of a tray stacking machine.
2015-02-17	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	RR DONNELLY	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee who was working as a picker/packer in the Bulk Packaging Area was moving cartons when the individual suddenly felt extreme pain and was taken to the hospital. The individual was diagnosed with a hernia and had to undergo surgery. The cartons weighed approximately 35 pounds each.
2015-02-09	Breinigsville	Pennsylvania	Samuel Adams Pennsylvania Brewery Company	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
Employee slipped on ice on the open grate steps by the wastewater facility. The employee's leg broke, and the employee required in-patient hospitalization and surgery.