| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-11 | Greencastle | Pa | APX Enclosures, Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a floor shaper to put a radius on plastic parts. When placing a part into the shaper bit area, the part kicked and dragged the employee's left hand into the shaper. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the left middle finger and lacerations and avulsions to the left ring finger. | |||||
| 2021-02-07 | Greencastle | Pa | ADUSA Distribution | Ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was using a pallet jack to select groceries. The employee's left leg was pinned between the pallet jack and a rack, resulting in a torn left ankle tendon. | |||||
| 2020-09-02 | Greencastle | Pa | Antrim Diesel Service Inc | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was replacing a bearing. The employee was using an air chisel to help remove the bearing from the brace when a piece of metal broke off and struck the employee's right eye. | |||||
| 2020-09-02 | Greencastle | Pa | Staples, Inc. | Leg(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a reach truck. As the employee steered into an aisle, the reach truck was headed for a rack and the employee jumped off the truck. His left leg was pinned between the truck and the rack, resulting in hospitalization for a broken left leg that required surgery. | |||||
| 2020-06-23 | Greencastle | Pennsylvania | American Fibertech Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was on the production floor cleaning a machine with a metal rod. The metal rod got caught and was pulled by the gear of the machine causing the handle of the rod to press the employee's fingers against the edge of the area being cleaned. The employee's index, middle, and ring fingers were amputated. | |||||
| 2019-06-16 | Greencastle | Pennsylvania | Ahold Delhaize | Ankle(s) and knee(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was squatting down to pick an order when a pallet jack struck the employee, injuring his right ankle and knee. | |||||
| 2019-05-13 | Greencastle | Pennsylvania | Staples, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a stand-up forklift when he had a seizure, lost consciousness and slumped forward onto the steering handle. This caused the forklift to travel in reverse. The employee's left foot became pinned between the forklift and a trash can, which in turn was pinned against a guardrail post. The employee's left foot was amputated back to the heel. | |||||
| 2019-04-29 | Greencastle | Pennsylvania | JLG Industries, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| A welder was removing a steel production part from a welding fixture using an overhead crane. He connected the lifting hook to the steel part's center post, then applied tension to the overhead crane. His little finger was pinched between the lifting hook and the steel part, causing the amputation of the tip. | |||||
| 2018-04-02 | Greencastle | Pennsylvania | Eldorado Stone, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was turning a pallet full of molds when his right hand went between a pallet and the backstop. When the pallet rotated, his right thumb tip was caught and amputated in the pinch point. | |||||
| 2018-02-28 | Greencastle | Pennsylvania | Keystone RV Center | Wrist(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| While climbing the steps of an RV, an employee tripped and fell to the shop floor, fracturing the right wrist and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-01-22 | Greencastle | Pennsylvania | Armada | Ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was reversing a standup forklift when extension forks that were stored on a pallet behind him protruded into the cab, pinning, dislocating, and breaking his left ankle. | |||||
| 2017-10-02 | Greencastle | Pennsylvania | Delhaize America | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was attempting to remove two or three pallets from a stack of pallets when he slipped backward and fell onto the floor, fracturing his left hip. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-04-10 | Greencastle | Pennsylvania | Danco Products | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was lifting a piece onto an auto-loader when a piece of metal swirled around and squeezed his right hand between the piece and the auto-loader, severely lacerating it. | |||||
| 2016-09-30 | Greencastle | Pennsylvania | World Kitchens | Head and trunk | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was struck by a passing forklift, fracturing the skull, ribs, and ear. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-09-07 | Greencastle | Pennsylvania | American Fibertech Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| While removing a chain from a sprocket, an employee's hand was drawn into the sprocket, amputating the index finger and injuring the middle, ring, and little fingers. | |||||
| 2016-02-18 | Greencastle | Pennsylvania | XPO Logistics, LTD | Foot (feet) and ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was unloading pallets from his forklift when a coworker ran over his left foot and ankle with another forklift. | |||||
| 2015-12-04 | Greencastle | Pennsylvania | Beck Manufacturing | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee reached into a horizontal band saw as it was running to either insert or remove a block. The pipe clamp on the saw closed and pinched her finger between the clamp and the block, partially amputating her left index fingertip. | |||||
| 2015-09-24 | Greencastle | Pennsylvania | Eldorado Stone, LLC | Forehead | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| An employee was sliding a 55-gallon drum onto another rack when the rack on the forklift slid, striking and lacerating the employee's forehead. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-06-04 | Greencastle | Pennsylvania | Metz Culinary Management Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was attempting to sit on a chair located on a loading dock when he lost his balance and fell backwards off the loading dock, which was 34 inches above the ground below. He broke three ribs, fractured five vertebrae, and ruptured his spleen, requiring hospitalization. | |||||