Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2020-01-22	New Freedom	Pennsylvania	ID Technology, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was deburring a part on a CNC lathe when his glove became caught and his hand was pulled into the lathe, resulting in a right index finger amputation at the second knuckle.
2019-09-04	Freedom	Wisconsin	Tidy View Dairy LLC	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was in a milking parlor when he slipped and fell on a floor that was damp with water. After a couple of hours, he began to suffer a headache and head injury symptoms. He was hospitalized.
2019-02-15	North Freedom	Wisconsin	JP Cullen & Sons Inc.	Leg(s)	Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source
An employee caught fire while warming up next to a heater. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the left leg.
2019-01-14	Freedom	Pennsylvania	St Moritz Security Services Inc.	Multiple leg locations	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was conducting hourly lot trailer exterior security rounds when the employee lost balance and slipped, falling on black ice on the cement ground and fracturing the right leg in two places (below and above the knee). The employee was hospitalized.
2018-07-06	Freedom	Maine	Asplundh Tree Expert Co.	Arm(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee's right arm was crushed by a tree stub that fell back on the stump as the employee was pushing it. The employee's right arm was amputated.
2016-07-26	Freedom	Pennsylvania	Cosentino Center of Philadelphia	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was putting a stone slab on the transport cart when the crane clamp became caught on the top of the cart and kicked out the slab, which hit and fractured the employee's leg.
2016-05-04	Freedom	Pennsylvania	Ferguson Fire And Fabrication	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On May 4, 2016, an employee had his hand crushed in a hydraulic vise resulting in broken bones and lacerations. He was admitted to the hospital.
2015-12-18	Freedom	Pennsylvania	Mailing Services of Pittsburgh	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was helping another employee adjust the perforator machine. As the employee ran product through the machine, their left pinky finger was amputated. The guard was not in place at the time.
2015-03-31	New Freedom	Pennsylvania	Crescent Industries	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was collecting plastic scrap in a tote near a press when she tripped and fell backwards, hitting her head on the concrete floor.