| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-18 | Emporium | Pennsylvania | Emporium Hardwoods Operating Company, LLC | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was helping to clean up around a conveyor belt area. Another employee turned the conveyor on so it could move and clear some material. The employee attempted to remove a large piece of bark under the conveyor. His left arm was caught in the moving parts under the conveyor. He was hospitalized with a broken left arm and required surgery. | |||||
| 2020-03-17 | Emporium | Pennsylvania | GKN Sinter Metals | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was aligning/installing the bottom punch in a forging press. An airline was hooked up to extend cylinders for the die pod. The airline became disconnected and the die pod fell, pinching the employee's left index finger between the die and the punch. The finger was amputated to the second knuckle. | |||||
| 2019-07-30 | Emporium | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Sintered Metals Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was setting up a press die when the die struck his left hand, resulting in amputations of the middle and index fingers. | |||||
| 2019-07-25 | Emporium | Pennsylvania | Emporium Hardwoods Operating Company LLC | Foot (feet) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cleaning up an aisleway. The employee picked up a portion of a log and went to throw it on the waste conveyor. The employee slipped on the incline that led up to the conveyor, fell down, and his foot got caught on the conveyor. The conveyor belt pulled off his boot and cut his foot. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-08-21 | Emporium | Pennsylvania | GKN Sinter Metals | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was operating a scissor lift to raise pipes near the ceiling. His hand was on the rail of the scissor lift when his left pinky fingertip was caught and amputated between a piece of electrical conduit and the scissor lift railing. | |||||
| 2017-08-19 | Emporium | Pennsylvania | GKN Sinter Metals | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was trying to unjam a part on a sort table when a part slide mechanism pinched her right middle finger between the air-actuated slide and a part. As she pulled her hand out to remove her finger, her fingertip was amputated just below the cuticle. | |||||
| 2016-10-19 | Emporium | Pennsylvania | Emporium Hardwoods Operating Company LLC | Foot (feet) | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was using a 24" chainsaw to trim oversized logs. During use, the chainsaw dropped and cut the employee's foot. The employee was hospitalized for surgery on his foot. | |||||
| 2015-10-19 | Emporium | Pennsylvania | Emporium Hardwoods Operating Company LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| In the planner area, an employee was piling lumber that was being transported by a lumber chain. One of the chains became jammed. The employee reached between the chain way because the chains were doubled over. Energy was stored in the gear box due to the jam. The employee manually tugged the belt associated with the belt/pulley mechanism for the 2 hp motor and gear box. The motor/gear box drives the chains. When the employee tugged on the belt, it released the stored energy from the jammed | |||||
| 2015-05-12 | Emporium | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Sintered Metals Inc. | Wrist(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| On May 12, 2015, an employee's left wrist was punctured by tooling on a molding machine when the machine cycled with his hand in the point of operation. He was hospitalized. | |||||