Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-07-27 | Conshohocken | Pa | Bimbo Bakeries USA | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface |
An employee was stepping out of a truck. The employee's left ankle twisted on a manhole cover, and the employee fell to the ground, suffering a sprained ankle and a ruptured hernia. | |||||
2020-09-01 | Conshohocken | Pa | Philadelphia Inquirer | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was on a work platform located on the second level of a printing press when they slipped and fell backward onto the working surface. The employee sustained a back injury. | |||||
2020-01-20 | Conshohocken | Pennsylvania | DM Sabia & Company, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was plumbing a wall when he fell from a 6-foot-4-inch scaffold, landing on the ground and suffering broken ribs and cuts on his head. | |||||
2019-06-19 | Conshohocken | Pennsylvania | EDRO Specialty Steel | Hand(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was placing a metal plate into a furnace to be heat-treated when he tripped and fell forward, resulting in his hands making contact with the hot metal plate. He suffered burns to the palms of both hands and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-03-15 | Conshohocken | Pennsylvania | Power Line Packaging, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee suffered an index fingertip amputation while attempting to clear a jam. | |||||
2019-02-01 | Conshohocken | Pennsylvania | Philadelphia Media Network, LLC | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
A machinist was setting up the inserting machine and his hand got caught on a clip causing injury to the hand that required surgery. | |||||
2015-10-07 | Conshohocken | Pennsylvania | U.S. Postal Service | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
An employee tripped going up the steps and struck his head and knees on the concrete steps. | |||||
2015-05-29 | Conshohocken | Pennsylvania | Danlepore & Sons Compnay | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee pinched two left-hand fingers between the mast and hoist of a moving lift jockey. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery. | |||||
2015-04-15 | Conshohocken | Pennsylvania | Arcelor Mittal | Foot (feet) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was trying to install a new roll of banding metal to the banding roll. A crane operator was lifting the roll on to the machine. When the employee tried to remove the nylon lifting sling, it became stuck. The crane operator tried to remove the stuck sling with the crane. When the operator pulled up on the sling, it pulled the roll of banding off the spool. The banding fell approximately 16 inches onto the employee's foot. | |||||
2015-03-11 | Conshohocken | Pennsylvania | Aerial Testing, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was moving heavy weight out of a truck to conduct ladder testing when the weight started to fall. His fingers were amputated as he tried to control the weight's fall. |