Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-03 | Corry | Pa | Tonnard Manufacturing Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was standing near a sander, de-burring metal parts and placing them on a storage rack. A metal part was ejected from the sander and struck the employee's left hand, causing a fracture and laceration to their little finger. The machine was unguarded at the time. | |||||
2021-08-11 | Corry | Pa | Tonnard Manufacturing Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was loading a metal part into a press brake. The employee was readjusting the part when the machine partially cycled. Her left middle finger was caught between the part and the die, and the fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2020-10-01 | Corry | Pa | Tonnard Manufacturing Corporation | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was starting a press. While feeding material into the die, a steel slug was ejected from the point of operation, struck the employee, and imbedded in their chest. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-09-03 | Corry | Pennsylvania | Diamond Roofing Systems LLP | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level |
Employees were conducting roofing work on a flat roof. Debris was being placed into a dumpster via a chute. An employee entered the dumpster to even out the pile of debris. The employee fell out of the dumpster and landed on the concrete pavement. The employee was hospitalized with a broken vertebra and abrasions to the head, hands and back. | |||||
2019-02-23 | Corry | Pennsylvania | Great Lakes Manufacturing, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a press brake. The parts were being held in place by a magnet near the point of operation to allow for a hands free process. The employee's right hand was caught in the point of operation as the press engaged causing a middle fingertip amputation. | |||||
2018-09-14 | Corry | Pennsylvania | Midwest Hose and Specialty, Inc. | Forearm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee tripped and fell to the concrete floor, breaking his left forearm. | |||||
2016-07-07 | Corry | Pennsylvania | Associated Spring | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a manual lathe in the tool room when a metal stringer caught the employee's right hand and pulled it toward the metal on the lathe. The employee suffered deep lacerations to two fingers, requiring hospitalization and surgery. |