| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-23 | Cresson | Pa | Jennmar of Pennsylvania, LLC | Leg(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was adjusting the height on 4-foot exit conveyor when it became unstable and tipped over onto the employee's left leg. The employee sustained a fractured left leg that required surgery. | |||||
| 2018-07-07 | Cressona | Pennsylvania | Hydro Extrusion USA LLC | Skull | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was setting up a hydraulic press with a new die. The employee inserted hold-down pins and a large metal bar. As the die came down during the initial work, it hit the edge of one of the hold-down pins, which vibrated past the end of the jig and entered the path of the ram. The ram hit the edge of the pin and flung it out violently. The 1-pound metal pin hit the employee's head, causing facial lacerations and a skull fracture. | |||||
| 2018-01-10 | Cressona | Pennsylvania | Hydro Extrusion North America | Lower leg(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| On January 10, 2018, at approximately 8:00 AM, an employee was removing a mandrel from a press using a hoist and a J-hook when the mandrel became disconnected from the J-hook and fell on the left lower leg (shin) of the employee, causing an avulsion. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-10-14 | Cressona | Pennsylvania | SAPA Extrusions Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| On October 14, 2017, at approximately 10:45 AM, an employee was using a hoist to move a basket containing a tool stack (approximately 1,060 pounds). He was using his left hand to operate the hoist remote while his right hand was on the basket. As the basket landed, the tool stack shifted, pinching and amputating his right middle fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-08-11 | Cresson | Texas | DW Distribution, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was attempting to mount a forklift that was being operated by a coworker when the forklift knocked the employee to the ground and ran over his right femur, fracturing it. | |||||
| 2017-05-24 | Cressona | Pennsylvania | SAPA Extrusions, Inc. | Scalp | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee and a coworker were conducting a lift using an overhead gantry crane. The coworker was operating the crane and lifting the load, so the employee began to leave the danger zone. As he was walking, he tripped and fell over a 4x4 spacer that was permanently set on the floor. As he was falling, his hard hat fell off and he struck his head against a rack of aluminum pipes (finished product), suffering a head laceration that required stitches. | |||||
| 2017-01-23 | Cressona | Pennsylvania | Sapa Extrusions, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee on a scissor lift that had a manually extendible boom was replacing a furnace door. As he was maneuvering the door, he placed his left hand on the lift's top rail assembly, which consisted of a square tubing channel and a U-shaped channel. When he pushed the door against the lift, his left pinky was caught and amputated (above the knuckle) between the two channels. | |||||
| 2016-08-04 | Cresson | Texas | Henson Lumber, Ltd | Fingertip(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was repairing a backhoe using a pry bar to adjust the cylinder. The pry bar slipped and the cylinder landed on his left pinky finger, smashing and amputating the fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-05-31 | Cressona | Pennsylvania | Sapa Extrusions North America | Ankle(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| A stack of pipes were placed on a rack on top of rollers on the floor. The employee needed to blow the pipes out, so he went to get the air line. He was walking backwards toward the rack, pulling the hose, when his leg made contact with the rack. His pant leg was caught in the rollers, and his calf was pinched between the rollers and the rack. He tore his Achilles tendon and punctured his leg, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2016-05-05 | Cressona | Pennsylvania | SAPA Extrusions, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| On Thursday, May 5, 2016, at approximately 12:15AM, an employee was severely burned when performing maintenance work on an aluminum furnace door. The employee suffered second and third degree burns to 20% of his body. | |||||
| 2015-09-07 | Cresson | Texas | 3 Star Daylighting | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee stumbled and broke his leg while pulling a load of water from a production tank. | |||||