Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-05-04 | Ephrata | Pennsylvania | Good's Disposal Services Inc | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was strapping down the lid on a dumpster when the bungee cord let loose and struck his right eye. The eye became swollen. | |||||
2017-09-19 | Ephrata | Pennsylvania | R. W. Sauder Inc. | Hip(s) and leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was carrying egg cartons to stack on pallets when he tripped over a pallet on the floor, landing on his right side. He dislocated his right hip and fractured his femur, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-08-16 | Ephrata | Pennsylvania | GSM ROOFING | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was carrying insulation material on a roof when he slipped on dew and fell on the roof surface, injuring his shoulder and possibly his head. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-04-28 | Ephrata | Pennsylvania | Ahold U.S.A., Inc. | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
On April 28, 2017, an employee was assisting a customer refueling their vehicle when she stumbled and fell to the concrete. She suffered an injury to her left shoulder and a fractured left knee. The knee injury required surgery. | |||||
2017-04-28 | Ephrata | Pennsylvania | Spring Glen Fresh Foods, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
On April 28, 2017, an employee was mixing ingredients for soup when the mixer exit shoot became clogged. While loosening the clog, her glove became caught and she suffered a broken right middle finger and amputated right index fingertip. | |||||
2016-09-08 | Ephrata | Pennsylvania | Redman Homes Division of Champion Homes | Ankle(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was walking between a cart and a skid that had boxes of trim on it when the boxes of trim rolled off onto his ankle and pinned him on the ground. He was hospitalized and had surgery for a broken left ankle. | |||||
2016-09-06 | Ephrata | Pennsylvania | Redners Markets, Inc. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee used a step cart to get a box of gallon jugs from the top shelf for a customer. She lost her balance and came down awkwardly, fracturing her right leg and requiring surgery. | |||||
2016-06-10 | Ephrata | Pennsylvania | Northeast Agri Systems, Inc. | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was loading a trailer when he fell off the back and hit the concrete below, suffering a concussion and broken ribs. | |||||
2016-05-04 | Ephrata | Pennsylvania | CounterTek, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of build-up (countertop). While cutting the material, the employee's fingers came in contact with the saw blade. The employee sustained serious injury including laceration and fracturing of the right forefinger and right middle finger. | |||||
2016-01-14 | Ephrata | Pennsylvania | Spring Glen Fresh Foods, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was driving a standup forklift in the finished good aisle when he was pinned between the lift and racking, breaking his left forearm and fracturing his left ribs. | |||||
2015-09-25 | Ephrata | Pennsylvania | Steinman Communications, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was using the paper cutting board when he amputated the end of his left-hand middle finger. | |||||
2015-07-14 | Ephrata | Pennsylvania | Spring Glen Fresh Foods | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was cleaning a screw auger when the employee's hand got caught in the machine amputating two fingers on his right hand. | |||||
2015-05-21 | Ephrata | Pennsylvania | Redners Markets, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
A bag of ice on a pallet in the walk-in freezer had a tear, and some of its ice cubes fell onto the floor. An employee went into the walk-in freezer to get product and stepped onto one of the ice cubes, causing the employee to slip, fall, and break the right hip. | |||||
2015-02-26 | Ephrata | Pennsylvania | Four Seasons Produce Inc. | Foot (feet) | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object |
Employee was selecting orders while walking next to an electric pallet jack. The pallet jack drove onto the employee's left foot, pinning it between the pallet jack and the skid of produce in aisle 34. The employee was hospitalized due to multiple fractures to the left foot. |