Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-04-10 | Farrell | Pa | NLMK Pennsylvania | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was climbing up out of an area after inspecting a piece of equipment. When a looper table actuated, his left foot was caught and crushed between the table's mechanical stop and a mechanical block. Multiple toes were medically amputated. | |||||
2018-05-03 | Farrell | Pennsylvania | Voestalpine Roll Forming Corporation | Hand(s) | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was assembling a wooden pallet using a pneumatic nail gun when a nail went through the employee's hand. The employee was hospitalized for hand trauma. | |||||
2017-09-11 | Farrell | Pennsylvania | NLMK Pennsylvania | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
Three employees were using a portable hydraulic press to remove a part from a machine during maintenance operations. The portable hydraulic press weighs 40 to 50 pounds and is about half the size of a coffee can. The portable press disengaged during operation and fell off the machine, striking and amputating the injured employee's left pinky finger. | |||||
2017-07-14 | Farrell | Pennsylvania | NLMK Pennsylvania | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was attempting to plug a power tool into a receptacle outlet while stepping over a wire rope sling that was laying on the floor. He tripped over the wire rope swing, fell, twisted, and hit the floor, fracturing his right femur. | |||||
2017-05-08 | Farrell | Pennsylvania | NLMK Pennsylvania | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was turning an elevated crane load (mill roll) by hand when his left hand was caught in the load. As he pulled his hand free, his left pinky finger suffered an avulsion. His fingertip had to be medically amputated. | |||||
2015-08-26 | Farrell | Pennsylvania | Roll Forming Corporation | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by discharged object or substance |
An employee was using a nail gun to nail 2x4s for the purpose of making pallets. The nail gun double shot during use causing the second nail to become lodged in the employee's stomach area. The employee was hospitalized for treatment. |