Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-03-02 | Cresco | Pa | Weiler Corporation | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was walking between work stations when they tripped over a spring actuated pallet carousel (pallet riser) and fell to the floor, resulting in hospitalization due to a broken and dislocated left shoulder and a possible clavicle fracture. | |||||
2020-05-21 | Cresco | Pennsylvania | Treesmiths, Incorporated | Forearm(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was felling a tree with a chainsaw. As he attempted to maneuver around the tree base, he slipped and lost his footing. As a result, he contacted the chainsaw with his left arm, resulting in a cut to his forearm and a fractured ulna. | |||||
2017-06-15 | Cresco | Pennsylvania | Weiler Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a machine to cut brushes when the employee's right hand slipped and came into contact with the cutting head, amputating the right thumb tip. | |||||
2015-11-12 | Cresco | Pennsylvania | Weiler Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
A wire became jammed in the wire brush manufacturing machine. The employee unjammed the wire and used his left middle finger to check if the feed tube was free of debris. The machine toggled and amputated his left middle fingertip. The machine was not locked out at the time. |