Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-08-31 | Cherry | Il | COMCAST | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee fell from a ladder to the floor about 9 feet below, suffering a broken wrist and a lacerated kidney. | |||||
2020-05-01 | Cherry Hill | New Jersey | Bankroft | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
A door caught an employee's left hand, causing the amputation of the tip of the index finger. | |||||
2020-01-24 | Cherry Hill | New Jersey | Friday's | Head and neck | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was carrying drinks to serve to customers when the bartender added more alcohol to the drinks and they flared up. The employee received second degree burns to the throat and face. | |||||
2019-07-10 | Cherry Point | North Caroli | U. S. Dept. of Navy | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was troubleshooting an aircraft from the cockpit. The employee exited the left side of the cockpit and stepped on the engine intake. When his weight shifted to his right foot, his foot slipped off the intake and he fell off the aircraft. He sustained a compound fracture to the wrist that required hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2019-06-25 | Cherry Log | Georgia | HENKELS & MCCOY, INC. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was tightening a guy wire in proximity of an energized line and received an electric discharge causing burns on the left leg and right arm and hand. The employee was hospitalized for surgery on the arm and leg. | |||||
2019-02-11 | Cherry Point | North Caroli | Lloyd Jones Construction, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was using a crowbar to lift the back left side of a section of electrical switchgear cabinet to install a shim. The crowbar rolled, and the weight of the gear came down onto the tip of the flat piece of metal he was pushing the shim with. His left index finger was pinched between the shim metal and the concrete pad amputating the fingertip. | |||||
2018-06-06 | Cherry Hill | New Jersey | StonCor Group Inc. | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
An employee was walking, tripped on a raised section of the floor, and fell resulting in a fractured femur. | |||||
2018-02-02 | Cherry Valley | Illinois | Acme Screw Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On February 2, 2018, an employee was operating a foot pedal activated shaver screw machine and amputated the right middle finger to the first joint. The point of operation was not guarded at the time. | |||||
2017-04-04 | Cherryvale | Kansas | CHARLOMA, INC. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting down a plastic part when their right thumb came in contact with the moving blade of a band saw resulting in a severe laceration. | |||||
2016-04-15 | Cherry Hill | New Jersey | US Postal Service | Head | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was using a tire jack to change a tire on a postal vehicle when the jack handle struck him in the head. | |||||
2016-02-04 | Cherry Hill | New Jersey | Aramark | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was loading laundry and a large load of laundry fell onto his leg, fracturing it. | |||||
2015-07-23 | Cherry Hill | New Jersey | Rentokil North America | BODY SYSTEMS | Stings and venomous bites |
An employee was stung by bees and passed out while checking for a bee infestation at a residential apartment. | |||||
2015-01-07 | Cherry Point | North Caroli | U. S. Dept. of Navy | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
While testing a main rotor head an employee reached in to remove a piece of tape and the hinge started to move into the fold position. The employee's fingertip was in a pinch point at the time and the tip of the finger was amputated at the first knuckle. | |||||
2015-01-07 | Cherry Point | North Caroli | U. S. Dept of Navy | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
Employee's finger was amputated when he placed his hand in a pinch point during a test. |