Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-25 | Carlisle | Pa | Geodis | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee was placing cardboard into a compactor when he fell onto a 4-foot metal cart that was directly behind him, striking the corner of the cart and resulting in injury to his abdomen. | |||||
2021-09-04 | New Carlisle | Oh | Green Velvet Sod Farms, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
The employee was helping load seed into a seed spreader. The employee was injured when they stepped on a tire that moved, which caused them to fall. | |||||
2021-06-08 | Carlisle | Pa | Landmark Homes, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was preparing to pour concrete footers when a piece of metal post fell and struck the employee on the calf. The metal lacerated an artery, and the employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-06-04 | Carlisle | Pa | Land O' Lakes, Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was pushing material forward on a conveyor belt. The employee's left index finger was caught between the rollers and the belt resulting in amputation of the pad of the finger. | |||||
2021-05-10 | Carlisle | Pa | Vitro Architectural Glass Incorporated | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
A maintenance employee was repairing a packing machine. The employee was under the machine when it cycled. The employee's right hand and forearm were caught and crushed by the counterweight of the cullet chute and the motor housing. | |||||
2021-04-17 | Carlisle | Pa | The Giant Company | Hip(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was pushing a bread rack on wheels. The rack began to roll more quickly than the employee was moving, and the employee fell to the concrete floor. He suffered a broken left hip and was hospitalized, requiring surgery. | |||||
2021-02-07 | Carlisle | Pa | John W. Gleim Jr. Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was loading bags of salt into the bed of the pickup truck. The employee closed the tailgate, catching their finger between the tailgate and the job box and resulting in a partial amputation of the left ring finger. | |||||
2020-09-11 | Carlisle | Pa | Heartland Hospice | Upper and lower limb(s) | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
An employee tripped and fell while stepping up onto a stoop, injuring her right arm and left leg. | |||||
2020-08-20 | Carlisle | Ny | Suit-Kote Corp. | Fingertip(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was riding on the paver box when their fingers were caught between the guardrail and the mechanical lift on the paver. The employee's left middle and ring fingertips were amputated. | |||||
2020-06-25 | New Carlisle | Ohio | Studebaker Nurseries Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Nonclassifiable |
An employee suffered a finger amputation. | |||||
2020-05-26 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | NFI | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
A piece of metal grating slipped after an employee replaced it in a storage rack. The employee was trying to push it back in place when the grate fell between two crossbeams, catching the employee's right middle finger against the storage rack beam and causing the amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
2020-04-20 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | The Giant Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
A mechanic was notified of a cooling issue on a refrigerator trailer in the fleet. He had just brought the trailer in from the yard and parked in the work bay of the trailer shop to begin the troubleshooting process. While performing the tension checks, the thermostat on the trailer triggered the engine to start. A belt pulled the mechanic's hand into a pulley and his fingers were caught at a pinch point. He sustained an amputation to the left middle finger at the first joint, and an amputation | |||||
2020-04-17 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Michels Corporation | Multiple body parts | Fire |
An employee was welding from a bucket truck when sparks dropped into the bucket and caused a fire. The employee sustained burns to the legs and back. | |||||
2020-02-06 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Giant Food Stores, LLC | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
An employee dismounted from a pallet truck, which then moved. Its handle pinned the employee against a rack, causing a ruptured spleen. | |||||
2020-01-08 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Sheetz | Hip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
An employee was walking through a swing gate when it hit her from behind, causing her to fall forward and break her right hip. | |||||
2019-05-20 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | DHL Supply Chain (Excel) | Ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
On 5/20/2019, at 1:00 PM, an employee was training on a stand-up forklift and pinned his left ankle between the forklift and a pallet. The employee's ankle was fractured. | |||||
2019-05-08 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Allen Distribution | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was running the floor scrubber while other employees were cleaning up glass bottles. One glass bottle was put in the hopper and shattered. A glass fragment hit an employee's head and went into the employee's left eye causing a laceration to the cornea. | |||||
2019-04-29 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | NFI, LLC | Leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
A forklift was carrying two stacked pallets. The top pallet fell and struck an employee, who suffered a broken right leg and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-04-07 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Cracker Barrel Old Country Store #431 | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was restocking a wall display. As the employee dismounted the ladder, their foot got caught on the display causing the employee to fall to the floor and fracture a hip. | |||||
2019-03-18 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Gannett Fleming, Incorporated | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped on rocks and dirt at a construction site and fell, suffering possible broken ribs. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-09-12 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Metro Logistics Inc | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was struck by a stand-up lift while walking, suffering a left-foot degloving. | |||||
2018-09-12 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Staffmark Investment, LLC | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
A stand-up lift struck an employee, causing a degloving to his left foot. | |||||
2018-07-16 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | ABF Freight System | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee used starting fluid as a cleaning agent. Afterward, he lit a cigarette that ignited chemical residue on his hands. He sustained burns to the face and bilateral upper and lower extremities. | |||||
2018-07-01 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | PPG INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was working with a team to seal gaps in a furnace. The employee was overcome by the heat and was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-05-19 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Lowe's Home Center, LLC | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell off a step ladder while throwing trash into a compactor resulting in a broken left ankle. | |||||
2018-03-08 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Stone Construction, Inc. | Multiple upper extremities locations | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was welding tube steel above his head when a spark entered his coat and caught it on fire. He received second and third degree burns to his left arm from his elbow to his fingers. | |||||
2018-01-19 | New Carlisle | Ohio | Elderly United of Springfield & Clark County, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell on an icy sidewalk, suffering a fractured hip. | |||||
2017-07-10 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Allen Distribution | Brain | Nonclassifiable |
An employee operated a powered industrial truck to load a truck trailer. Co-workers then found the employee laying face-up on the dock plate, bleeding from the head and unconscious. A possible tripping hazard was identified. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-06-16 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Land O' Lakes, Incorporated | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing a jam on a machine when a coworker re-activated it, causing stored air to cycle the machine parts, which pinched and amputated the employee's left index fingertip. | |||||
2017-02-26 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | GCA Services Group of North Carolina, Inc. | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was putting a label on a box. When he stood up, he felt dizzy and blacked out. He fell backwards and hit his head on the concrete. | |||||
2017-01-10 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | XPO Logistics | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell on ice in the parking area, suffering a lower leg injury that required surgery. | |||||
2016-08-14 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Weis Markets | Fingertip(s) | Struck against object or equipment |
An employee was retrieving a piece of meat from under a deli slicer when her right ring fingertip made contact with the blade and was amputated. | |||||
2016-07-12 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | PPG Industries, Inc. | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
An employee was throwing glass into the rework hopper when the glass slipped out of his hand and contacted his neck, lacerating it and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2016-05-26 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | All-In Insulation LLC | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
Two employees were taking a gutter up a ladder to install it on the roof when they hit the 7200-kilovolt (KV) line with the gutter. The employee closest to the 7200 KV line fell approximately 18 to 35 feet to the ground, while the second fell approximately 16 to 30 feet into a dumpster | |||||
2016-05-23 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME CO INC | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was carrying a set of chains while walking on the outside of the Jersey wall. He slipped under the top rail and fell about 12 feet to the ground below, breaking his right ankle and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2016-03-15 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Bimbo Bakery USA | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was connecting steam lines to an icing bowl when her right forearm was caught and crushed between the lifting arm and the icing bowl. She sustained forearm tissue damage that required surgery and overnight hospitalization. The steam lines were not fully connected at the time of the incident. | |||||
2016-02-14 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | U.S. Xpress Inc. | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking from the store to his truck, slipped on ice in the parking lot, and fell resulting in a broken right ankle. | |||||
2016-01-14 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Exel, Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was picking orders using material handling equipment when her foot was caught between a storage rack and the equipment. She broke her ankle and amputated two toes. | |||||
2016-01-07 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Giant Food Stores | Pelvis | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee operating a pallet jack collided with an employee operating a high-lift fork truck. One employee suffered a broken pelvis. | |||||
2015-11-06 | New Carlisle | Ohio | Bowman & Landes Turkeys, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
On or about November 6, 2015, an employee's left ring finger was amputated while pushing a turkey into a hock cutter. | |||||
2015-10-29 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Allen Distribution | Multiple body parts | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was unloading 5 pound bags of flour from a rail car when the load shifted and fell onto the employee breaking the employee's nose, spine, ribs and ankle. | |||||
2015-10-06 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Kmart Corporation | Ankle(s) | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode |
An employee was pulling merchandise and placing it on a cart. She stepped on a pallet to stack more merchandise on the cart and twisted her right ankle as she turned around and was coming off the pallet. | |||||
2015-08-13 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME COMPANY, INCORPORATED | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was working the night shift on the PA Turnpike, moving traffic signs for the blacktopping crew. The employee climbed over the jersey barrier where a bridge was demolished so he could retrieve personal items. The employee fell approximately 15 feet off the bridge onto Meetinghouse Road, fracturing the foot and ankle. | |||||
2015-08-12 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Sodexo | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. |
The employee was walking down the corridor near the break room when her shoe caught on the floor causing her to fall and break her left hip. There was no carpet on the floor or anything else to contribute to the fall. | |||||
2015-07-22 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Motor Truck Equipment Company | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee used a forklift to dump the contents from a small dumpster into a larger dumpster when the cardboard got stuck in the small dumpster. When he pulled the cardboard, the lid on the small dumpster closed and pinched his finger, crushing and lacerating his left index fingertip. The skin flap from the laceration was later removed during surgery to repair his finger. | |||||
2015-04-18 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | YRC FREIGHT, INC. | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee sitting on a forklift leaned forward to scan the barcode on the load. The employee's arm went through the mast and as he leaned over his leg pushed the lever upward causing the mast to come together and pinching his right forearm. The employee was kept overnight at the hospital. | |||||
2015-03-14 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Menlo Worldwide Majestic | Lower leg(s) | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee operating a standup PIT was coming around a corner when he realized he was going to hit a guardrail. About 1 to 3 feet from the rail, the employee jumped clear of the machine, crushing his lower leg between the PIT and the rail. | |||||
2015-03-06 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Century Link | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on ice walking to the car in the parking lot. The employee was taken to the hospital and had surgery on the left ankle. | |||||
2015-02-10 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | Anderson Logstics | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
Employee was exiting his tractor trailer cab and fell to the ground, breaking 5 ribs and bruising the spleen. | |||||
2015-01-15 | Carlisle | Pennsylvania | LANE ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
On 1/15/2015, employee injured two fingers on his right hand after catching it under a bundle of rebar while operating a side-loader in the yard. Part of the bone of his right ring finger was surgically removed on 1/20/15. |