| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-20 | Fairless Hills | Pa | Tavo Packaging, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was helping a co-worker move an anilox roller that was about 51 inches long and 300 pounds. The roller was being moved with a hangar and hoist onto a cart. While moving the anilox roller, the hangar slipped and the anilox roller fell onto the employee's left hand, resulting in a crush injury to the middle finger. | |||||
| 2021-07-26 | Fairless Hills | Pa | Tavo Packaging, Inc. | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee lost consciousness due to heat, fell to the floor, and suffered a broken elbow. | |||||
| 2021-05-04 | Fairless Hills | Pa | FedEx Freight | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
| An employee developed chest pain while lifting heavy boxes. The employee was hospitalized due to a pneumothorax. | |||||
| 2021-01-28 | Fairless Hills | Pa | Delta/BJDS, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was cutting air ducts in the ceiling of a gymnasium from a manlift when the duct work broke loose and knocked over the manlift. The manlift and the employee fell to the floor, resulting in broken bones. | |||||
| 2019-05-28 | Fairless Hills | Pennsylvania | Hiossen, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a blister sealing machine. While the employee was holding house wrap paper in place, the paper slipped and the employee's right hand entered the sealing machine. The employee's right thumb was amputated. | |||||
| 2019-04-22 | Fairless Hills | Pennsylvania | SIKA Corporation | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was moving a 30-to 40-gallon container of cement/mortar that was on wheels. The container tipped over onto the employee resulting in a back fracture. | |||||
| 2019-01-15 | Fairless Hills | Pennsylvania | Schneider National Bulk Carrier Inc. | Forehead | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was unloading a bulk trailer. He pressurized the trailer and heard a hissing sound. He climbed up on top of the trailer to investigate what was leaking. He discovered the cleanout hatch was hissing. At that time, he touched the cap and it flew off, striking him in the forehead. He was hospitalized with a forehead laceration and required stitches. | |||||
| 2018-08-30 | Fairless Hills | Pennsylvania | Reuter & Hanney, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was preparing to service a 69-kilovolt OCB switch. One leg of the switch did not disconnect when the air switch was opened. As the employee grounded the legs of the switch, an arc burned his hands and knocked him to the ground, breaking his ribs. | |||||
| 2018-07-05 | Fairless Hills | Pennsylvania | Kinder Morgan Bulk Terminal, Inc. | Hand(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was standing with his hand on the end of a piece of 4x4 wood that was under a flatbed trailer. A forklift placed a load of steel on the trailer, and the weight of the load pushed down on the trailer bed. The employee's hand was crushed between the piece of wood and the trailer. | |||||
| 2018-04-24 | Fairless Hills | Pennsylvania | Comcast of Southeast Pennsylvania, LLC | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was in a bucket truck installing a temporary drop when the employee fell approximately 12 feet out of the bucket to the ground, fracturing the spine and ribs and suffering a broken blood vessel in the brain. | |||||
| 2018-01-22 | Fairless Hills | Pennsylvania | United States Steel Corporation | Nonclassifiable | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was installing a tin shield over insulated wires that were exposed to hot metal when the shield touched a bare conductor and an arc flash occurred. The employee suffered an arc flash burn and possible concussion. | |||||
| 2017-04-27 | Fairless Hills | Pennsylvania | Skyline Steel, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was installing a wood chock to secure a steel pipe. The employee then stepped between two sections of pipe at the same time that a forklift operator was attempting to position the pipe. The employee was caught between the two sections of pipe and fractured four ribs, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-04-30 | Fairless Hills | Pennsylvania | Kinder Morgan | Lower leg(s) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was working on a 10 foot step ladder, clipping clamps onto steel pipe stacked 4-high (14 ft. to top of pipes). The ladder tipped over and the employee fell 6' to 8' to the ground breaking the left tibia requiring surgery to repair. | |||||
| 2015-10-09 | Fairless Hills | Pennsylvania | GMA Garnet USA | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was struck by a portable electromagnetic drill press and suffered a severe laceration. This injury later required a partial amputation of the finger. | |||||
| 2015-07-20 | Fairless Hills | Pennsylvania | Morton Salt, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee experienced an electrical shock and then fell from a platform. | |||||
| 2015-01-20 | Fairless Hills | Pennsylvania | Mount Construction Co., Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Struck by powered vehicle tipping over-nontransport |
| An employee was injured when an excavator rolled over while moving material. | |||||