Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-13 | Chambersburg | Pa | Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was maneuvering a pallet jack. The employee's little finger was crushed between the pallet jack's handle and a concrete bollard. Part of the finger was amputated. | |||||
2021-10-12 | Chambersburg | Pa | Target Distribution Center T589 | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
An employee was putting an empty cage cart into a staging area. The cart struck a building support column and pinned the employee's left little finger against the column. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger. | |||||
2021-10-02 | Chambersburg | Pa | Wellspan Chambersburg Hospital | Knee(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee tripped and fell in a hallway, landing on the floor and suffering a broken right knee. | |||||
2021-09-30 | Chambersburg | Pa | Bowhead Integrated Support Services | Hip(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was walking alongside a forklift on his way to the exit door when the forklift turned and impacted the employee, resulting in a fractured hip. | |||||
2021-02-18 | Chambersburg | Pa | Nitterhouse Masonry Products | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on snow-covered pavement in a parking lot and fell, suffering a broken right hip. | |||||
2020-09-01 | Chambersburg | Pa | Wellspan Health | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to other harmful substances |
An employee was observing the patient monitors and experienced an allergic reaction, possibly caused by the cleaner that is used on the monitors. | |||||
2020-06-22 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Olympic Steel, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee sustained an amputation of the right ring finger when a 500-pound steel plate fell from a jib crane and landed on the employee's finger. | |||||
2020-05-14 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Spherion Staffing | Multiple trunk locations | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was driving a double pallet jack. The pallet jack struck a steel racking system as it went around a corner, and the employee suffered a fractured pelvis and vertebrae. | |||||
2019-07-17 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Olympic Steel | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was using a bridge crane to replace slag trays in the burn table. The employee's left ring finger was caught between a slag tray and the inside receiving edge of the burn table, resulting in the fracture and amputation of the left ring fingertip. | |||||
2019-07-15 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL | BODY SYSTEMS | Nonclassifiable |
An employee fell to the floor while working in the family birthing unit and was hospitalized with a possible seizure and bruising. | |||||
2019-06-04 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Knouse Foods | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was adjusting the tension on the conveyor belt and caught their index finger between the belt and the roller resulting in a laceration. | |||||
2019-05-21 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | OLYMPIC STEEL, INCORPORATED | Ankle(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
An employee was flipping the "boom strip" from a horizontal position to a vertical position with a flipper bar when the tool slipped causing the "boom strip" to shift and strike the employee's left leg. The employee suffered a fractured and dislocated left ankle. | |||||
2019-04-12 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Menno Haven Inc | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An aide was working in a client's home when her foot was caught in a bedframe wheel, causing the employee to fall to the floor and break her hip. | |||||
2019-03-26 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Universal Services of America, LP | Head and trunk | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was driving a golf cart around a warehouse. The cart went under a storage rack and the employee was pinned between the rack and the cart, suffering head and chest injuries. | |||||
2019-03-20 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Qualex Manufacturing, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was changing the tooling on a press brake when the machine was activated via the foot pedal. This caused the machine die to crush and break his left middle and index fingers. He was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
2019-01-11 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Keystone Human Services | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee fell down about eight steps while coming downstairs from the second floor and was hospitalized with bilateral arm fractures and a possible head injury. | |||||
2018-09-24 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to other harmful substances |
While working in an emergency department, an employee had an anaphylactic reaction to an unknown substance, suffering respiratory distress and swelling. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-09-09 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | CHAMBERSBURG HOSPITAL | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
An employee was exposed to mold and moisture while working and began to experience coughing and tightness in the chest, requiring hospitalization for pneumonia and exacerbation of asthma. | |||||
2018-07-24 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Tractor Supply Company - Store 684 | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
While wiping store shelving, an employee fell from a ladder to the floor. The employee suffered a fractured left wrist, requiring surgery. | |||||
2018-05-09 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Knouse Foods | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was attempting to free an apple that was stuck in an auger when the employee's clothing became caught in the auger. The employee then suffered a left hand amputation at the wrist, broken bones, contusions, and lacerations. | |||||
2018-03-15 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Menno Haven, Inc. | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee tripped over a telephone cord at the foot of a bed, injuring the right knee and leg. | |||||
2018-01-23 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Olympic Steel, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was moving scrap steel when it broke and fell on his feet, fracturing both of them. | |||||
2017-07-19 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Ventura Foods, LLC | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was getting ready to pick up tomato paste when his fork truck began to slide. He attempted to stop the truck with his left foot, and his foot was caught between the beam and fork truck. His foot became swollen and suffered a possible fracture. | |||||
2017-07-18 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
The employee was preparing to clean the stale roller. The employee was manually moving a belt and pulley when his fingers became pinched between them resulting in lacerations and amputation of the right pinky finger. | |||||
2017-06-23 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Bowhead Integrated Support Services | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a bending machine to roll tubing into a circle when the feeder caught his glove and right hand, amputating his right index finger. | |||||
2017-03-21 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Nitterhouse Concrete Products, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee tripped and punctured his left foot on a metal strand that had just been cut. He was hospitalized and had surgery. Proper PPE was not worn at the time of the incident. | |||||
2017-02-22 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Hobby Lobby | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
The employee was unloading skids from a truck when his right index finger was caught under the skid, cutting the ligament. | |||||
2017-02-17 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | The Stellar Group, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Climbing or stepping up or down-single episode |
An employee stood on the second rung of a platform ladder while cutting a door opening. When he stepped off the ladder, he rolled and fractured his left ankle. He was hospitalized and had surgery. | |||||
2016-10-19 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Walmart Store 1850 | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee closed their right thumb in the safe door resulting in amputation of the thumb tip. | |||||
2016-08-30 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Martin's Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc. | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning the bagging machine with a brush. The guard was removed and the employee's right arm was caught in the chain and sprocket resulting in a laceration to the right forearm. | |||||
2016-06-03 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Martins Famous Pastry Shoppe, Inc | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On Friday, 6/3/16, an employee was loading empty baskets onto a conveyor when his right gloved hand was caught by a rotating sprocket on the conveyor belt, partially amputating his right thumb. | |||||
2016-05-25 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Premier Technology, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was using a pry bar to align a flange when the bar slipped, causing him to fall backward and fracture his left ankle. He was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
2016-05-02 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Bowhead Support Group | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was putting a trailer onto a hitch and caught a finger between the hitch and trailer resulting in the amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
2016-04-14 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Menno Haven | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to slipping |
While cleaning up liquid that leaked from frozen meat onto the floor, an employee slipped and fell, suffering a tendon injury to the shoulder and a muscle injury to the buttocks. | |||||
2016-04-07 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Scotland Road Market Incorporated | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee's left middle fingertip was amputated in the chute of an electric grinder while he was grinding beef. | |||||
2016-03-15 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Central Transport LLC | Arm(s) | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached |
After delivering material to a site, an employee stood on top of the DOT bar to close his tractor-trailer's rear door. He slipped, and the door hit his left arm, causing a fracture and 1-inch laceration. | |||||
2015-11-04 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Xylem, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
On or about November 4, 2015, at 9:00 am an employee was fusing 24-inch diameter plastic pipe in a field when the excavator operator tried to adjust the alignment of the pipe and caused the torqued pipe to swing into the employee, knocking him to the ground. The pipe then crushed and broke his lower right leg before it was lifted away. The employee was hospitalized for pin placement and overnight observation. | |||||
2015-10-05 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Kmart Corporation | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was working at the loading dock checking a pallet when she tripped over a load bar and fell, breaking her right hip (femur). She was hospitalized for surgery. | |||||
2015-08-19 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Caldwell Tank, Inc. | Knee(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was rigging the painter's boom when the rigging rope got cut on a sharp edge and broke. The rigging came down and hit the employee in the left knee, causing a laceration. | |||||
2015-08-06 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | TB Wood's Incorprated | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee pushed a cart through a doorway out of a walk-in oven. The employee had his hands on the outside of the cart. As the employee came around a corner, the cart cut the corner and pinched the employee's finger between the cart and the door jam. The employee sustained an amputation to the tip of the left pinky finger. | |||||
2015-08-05 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Franklin Clothing Company, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee lost three right-hand fingertips in a pants press, which operates by foot pedal and closes on the pant leg. | |||||
2015-07-20 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Target Distribution # T589 | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee operating the RPE to pull and prepare product for shipment was hospitalized for dizziness due to possible dehydration. | |||||
2015-06-12 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Target Distribution Center | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning a running conveyor system with a compressed air wand when the wand became stuck in the conveyor system at a junction between a section of roller conveyors and a belt conveyor. While trying to free the compressed air wand, the employee's right middle finger either got caught in the conveyor or caught by the compressed air wand, resulting in a partial amputation of the right middle finger. The injury occurred above the right knuckle and involved bone. The employee require | |||||
2015-02-26 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | Ozburn-Hessey Logistics | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
Employee was putting a lock on the trailer door in the parking lot and slipped on ice, fell and broke the right ankle. | |||||
2015-02-05 | Chambersburg | Pennsylvania | OHL, LLC | Multiple lower extremities locations | Struck by shifting load during transport, nonroadway |
An employee #1 operating a picker was struck by the load of a second picker, resulting in multiple leg fractures to employee #1. |