Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-03	Harrisburg	Pa	Hershey Creamery Company	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was removing a clog of cookie crumbs from a mixing machine when his glove caught onto the rotating paddles, resulting in amputation of his right middle and ring fingertips. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
2021-10-05	Harrisville	Wv	Next LVL Energy	Face	Struck by object or equipment
An employee was plugging and abandoning a natural gas well when he was struck in the face by a 30-foot section of steel tubing. The employee sustained multiple facial fractures.
2021-08-22	Harrisburg	Pa	United Natural Foods, Inc.	Arm(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift in a freezer area. The forklift struck a rack and ejected the employee, who suffered a broken left arm.
2021-08-03	Harrisburg	Pa	LeafFilter Gutter Protection	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was cleaning a residential gutter from an A-frame ladder, 6 to 7 feet above the ground. The employee fell to the ground and suffered two fractures in the lower back and a broken right ankle.
2021-05-11	Harrisburg	Sd	New Vision Co-Op	Multiple face locations	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee was performing maintenance on a floater machine and was struck in the face by a spring-loaded latch. The employee suffered a broken nose and facial fractures.
2021-05-11	Harrisburg	Pa	Aveanna Harrisburg	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While walking down stairs in a client's home, an employee tripped on a pair of shoes and fell 2 to 3 steps, landing on the base of a child's car seat. The employee sustained a broken right femur.
2021-04-28	Harrisburg	Pa	TRANSCORP ENTERPRISES	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was filling a tire truck when the tire blew, resulting in bruised lungs and a laceration to the back of the head that required staples.
2021-03-15	Harrisburg	Sd	Showplace Wood Products, Inc.	Knee(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee fell while jumping over a snow bank in a parking lot. The employee suffered a dislocated knee and a broken tibia.
2021-02-23	Harrisonville	Mo	WALMART LOGISTICS	Upper and lower limb(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was hauling air bags with a forklift when the forklift collided with a support column, resulting in injuries to the employee's hands and feet.
2021-02-20	Harrisonville	Mo	Church and Dwight	Lumbar region	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was exiting their vehicle when they slipped and fell on ice, resulting in a lower back injury.
2021-01-27	Harrison	Oh	Stop Stick, LTD	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was rolling up cord reels. One of the reels got tangled and amputated the tip of the employee's left index finger.
2021-01-12	Harrison	Ny	PINNACLE INDUSTRIES II LLC	Head	Other fall to lower level
An employee was standing on the side of a truck, preparing to unload rebar. The employee slipped, fell to the ground, and suffered head lacerations.
2020-10-01	Harrison	Oh	Whitewater Processing Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee amputated their right ring finger at the first digit while processing turkey hocks on a machine.
2020-09-29	Harrisburg	Pa	Precision Blasting, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Demolition or blasting explosion
A contractor employee sustained a possible amputation of the left leg below the knee during explosive blasting.
2020-09-25	Harrison	Oh	Cincinnati Incorporated	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was collapsing a portable paint booth when the booth tipped forward and landed on them. The employee sustained fractured ribs.
2020-08-17	Harrisburg	Pa	U.S. Census Bureau	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell down a flight of stairs and sustained a broken hip.
2020-08-05	Harrisburg	Pa	HOUCK SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on the roof performing masonry wall repairs when he fell 10 feet from the edge to the ground and suffered a broken jaw and arm, requiring hospitalization.
2020-07-31	Harris	New York	Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills	Heart	Running, without other incident-single episode
An employee had chest pain after chasing a patient who was attempting to leave the unit.
2020-07-16	Harrisonburg	Louisiana	D&J Construction	Brain	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was preforming daily maintenance on an asphalt crusher when he lost his balance and fell approximately 8 feet to the ground, hitting his head. He was hospitalized.
2020-07-13	Harrisonville	Missouri	Waste Corporation of Missouri	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was loading a trash cart onto a trailer. He lost his footing and fell approximately 15 feet, sustaining a fractured right hip.
2020-06-11	Harris	New York	Garnet Health Medical Center - Catskills	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
An employee was helping a patient get up out of bed. The patient pulled down on her to stand up, and the employee felt a sharp pain in her mid-right back. The next day, the employee experienced shortness of breath and was hospitalized for a back strain and collapsed lung.
2020-04-30	Harrison	Ohio	Glenmoor Co.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating an oil pump machine when his right index finger was caught between the machine's chain drive and gear, resulting in amputation.
2020-02-06	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	HAH Group Holdings, LLC	BODY SYSTEMS	Other structural fire without collapse
An employee was taking care of a client in her home. The house caught fire. The employee suffered smoke inhalation while trying to get the client out of the house. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-01-31	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Cracker Barrel Old Country Store	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee had an unknown allergic reaction to something, requiring hospitalization.
2020-01-26	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	United Natural Foods, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a forklift and got off of it to move a double pallet jack. He leaned forward and grabbed the pallet jack's throttle. The pallet jack then went to the side into racking. The pallet jack and racking struck the employee's right ankle, causing a fracture.
2020-01-21	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	U.S. Postal Service	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell on ice while exiting a postal vehicle, suffering a broken kneecap and torn muscle.
2019-09-24	Harrisonville	Missouri	ABC Healthcare	Fingertip(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
A door closed on an employee's left middle finger, resulting in an amputation to the fingertip.
2019-09-12	Harrison	Ohio	Heartland Engineered Products, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was removing a beam from a blaster and manually turning it to remove a steel shot when the beam rolled onto his hand, resulting in a left ring finger amputation.
2019-07-10	Harrisville	Pennsylvania	Clearwater Construction, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employees were driving piles. An employee was using his left hand to guide the leads (upright portion that drives the hammer). The lines were suspended by a crane and the third line was not in use. As the crane lowered the leads, the weight of the leads draped onto the third line. This caused the third line to tighten against the employee’s hand causing an amputation to the left thumb just below the nailbed near the first joint.
2019-06-11	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Consolidate Scrap Resources	Lower leg(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was near a scrap pile. An excavator was pulling metal from the pile when a piece of railing got caught on some scrap, broke free, and went flying. It struck the employee's left calf and lacerated it. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-06-07	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Dayton Parts, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was making adjustments on a machine and suffered a partial amputation of the left ring finger.
2019-05-19	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Fresh Express, Incorporated	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was straightening the file after making a film change on a bagger machine when the clamp that seals each end of the product bag amputated the employee's left middle fingertip.
2019-05-02	Harrison	Idaho	Granite Enterprises, Inc.	Multiple pelvic region locations	Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
An employee was installing metal edging on roof fascia while working from an extension ladder when he lost balance and fell approximately 18 feet onto a pile of rocks. The employee was hospitalized with a broken pelvis and hip, and also sustained injuries to his knee, elbow, and heel.
2019-04-23	Harris	New York	CATSKILL REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER	Heart	Exposure to traumatic or stressful event, n.e.c.
An employee was arguing with another employee, felt chest pains, and was hospitalized for cardiac arrest.
2019-04-11	Harrisonville	Missouri	Waste Corporation of Missouri	Eye(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was unbundling bales of recyclable material. When he cut the wire with his wire cutters, it snapped back and poked his left eye. He underwent surgery to relieve pressure behind his eye.
2019-04-10	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Hershey Creamery Company	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was defrosting a vessel with a flexible steam line. He set the steam line in the vessel and it slipped out, allowing steam to burn his neck, chest, and stomach.
2019-03-31	Harrison	Ohio	Kmart Corporation	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working from a ladder, removing a tile from a ceiling. The employee fell from the ladder to the floor, suffering a broken left elbow.
2019-03-29	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	J & J Service Solutions LLC	Multiple trunk locations	Fall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was working from a scissor lift, dismantling pallet stacks. The racks collapsed and knocked the scissor lift to the ground. The employee suffered a head laceration, a fractured elbow, a left hand contusion, a laceration to the right hand, broken ribs, a partially collapsed left lung, and a ruptured spleen.
2019-03-16	Harrisonville	Missouri	Church and Dwight	Hand(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was filling a pot that dispenses hot glue when his right hand contacted the glue and was burned.
2019-03-01	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Consolidated Scrap Resources, Inc.	Wrist(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at a shredder. The employee's hand/right arm was wrapped around a conveyor's tail pulley; the employee suffered a broken right wrist and skin damage on the underside of the upper right arm. The employee was hospitalized. The pulley was guarded at the time of the incident.
2019-02-06	Harrisville	Pennsylvania	Riverwoods Cabinetry	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting wood on a table saw. The piece of wood kicked back and his hand came into contact with the saw blade. He suffered amputations to the middle and index fingers of his left hand.
2019-01-25	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Supervalu	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up dock stocker and struck the bollard protecting the sprinkler room. The employee sustained the amputation of three toes on the left foot.
2019-01-21	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	U.S. Postal Service	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee was pulling a mail tray to put in a container and felt a pull in his back.
2019-01-14	Harrison	Ohio	OK Interiors Corporation	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice and fell resulting in a hip fracture.
2019-01-09	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Medtronic Plc	Skull	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee attending an operating room event experienced low blood pressure and collapsed, striking his head when he fell. He was hospitalized with a skull fracture.
2018-09-25	Harrisonville	Missouri	CHURCH & DWIGHT CO., INC.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was attempting to clear salt from an inductor. The system energized, causing a gate to close on the employee's hand. This resulted in an amputation of the right ring finger to the nail.
2018-09-14	Harrisville	New York	MR. GRANT CONTR. INC.	Face	Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet
An employee was replacing a roof panel on a storage building when a panel gave out and the employee fell approximately 9 feet onto a concrete block, fracturing bones in the face. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-09-13	West Harrison	New York	Sharp Details, LLC	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was descending aircraft stairs, tripped on the second to last stair and fell striking their back on the last stair near the ground. The employee sustained three inflamed discs.
2018-08-17	Harrison	Arkansas	Claridge Products and Equipment, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
After loading metals onto racks to be picked up by a crane for the anodizing process, an employee was standing idle when he was stuck by the control cab of the crane, which was about 4 feet above the ground. The cab of the crane pushed the employee into one of the support steel columns of the building, where he suffered a collapsed right lung and one broken rib. He was hospitalized.
2018-07-23	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Big Lots	Leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell while walking away from a register, suffering a broken right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-07-02	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Property Management, Inc	Arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, 220 volts or less
An employee was connecting gauges to check the freon in an HVAC unit when he was shocked by 208 volts at 30 amps and received a burn on his left arm.
2018-07-02	Harrisburg	Arkansas	Valley View Agri, LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was sitting on an 8-foot scaffold, preparing to descend to the ground below, when a plank shifted. He fell to the ground, suffering a fracture and dislocation of the left wrist, a broken nose, and contusions. He was hospitalized.
2018-07-02	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	James Craft & Son Inc	Head	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on the fifth step of an 8-foot ladder when he turned/twisted to his left to grab a pipe to make a connection. The ladder also turned/twisted, and the employee fell, striking and lacerating his head on the floor.
2018-06-28	Harrisville	New Hampshir	Mayfair Farm	Foot (feet)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee struck his foot with a pitchfork and was hospitalized.
2018-06-20	Harrisburg	South Dakota	Dakotaland Sod Farm, Inc.	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was climbing up scaffolding to put plastic on the roof and keep water out of recently poured wet concrete when the employee slipped on the wet scaffolding and fell approximately 25 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a broken right leg.
2018-06-14	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Calderon Textiles, LLC	Hip(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
A lift truck backed out of a sea container while another employee was walking by. Due to a blind spot, the lift truck operator did not see the employee. The lift truck then struck the employee, who suffered a hip fracture that required hospitalization and surgery.
2018-05-07	Harrison	Arkansas	Innovative Formulations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was dumping powdered sugar into a portable oscillating blender. A tag was dropped into the machine. The employee attempted to remove the tag and the blender pulled the employee's left hand between the metal bars and a screen, resulting in two broken fingers. The machine was running at the time.
2018-04-30	Harrison	Ohio	Ernst Concrete, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing down the ladder from the catwalk area on the front of a discharge ready mix cement truck that was wet from being washed. While standing on the finder, the employee turned right toward the grab rail. As the employee stepped down to the next step, the employee lost balance and fell approximately 51 inches to the ground. The employee suffered nine broken ribs and was hospitalized.
2018-04-17	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	VM Innovations, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident
An employee received left index, middle, and ring finger amputations above the middle knuckle when his hand was crushed between a dock plate and the forklift frame. The forklift had fallen between the dock plate and the trailer when the truck pulled away from the dock.
2018-04-01	Harrison	Arkansas	Pace Industries Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
A pallet in the vicinity broke, causing a 12-foot high stack of pallets containing gas meters to fall and strike the injured employee's work station. The injured, temporary employee was struck in the chest resulting in hospitalization of a partially collapsed lung.
2018-02-19	Harrisburg	Illinois	Thornton Auto Crushing, LLC	Brain	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
While recycling a large trailer, an employee was struck in the head when the 8-foot high side swing door was blown shut by a gust of wind.
2018-02-16	Harrisville	Rhode Island	Atlas Barrel and Pallet, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
The employee was opening the sliding door to the heat treating building by pulling the handle down, which enables the door to slide on its rollers. The metal sliding door was approximately 22.5 feet in length and 11 feet in height. The employee tried to push the sliding door along its rollers by placing his left hand on the door handle frame. While pushing the sliding door, the unlatched spring-loaded door handle released from its down position, and sprung upward, catching the employee's left pi
2018-02-08	Harrison	Ohio	Innovative Business Group, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was blowing something out of an edge bander when the employee's left hand contacted the saw blade, amputating the middle and index fingers.
2017-09-30	Harrison	New Jersey	Tri-State Buns, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee went to clean a de-panner chain with a rag when the chain caught the rag. His right middle finger was then pulled into the chain, amputating a finger.
2017-09-24	Harrison	Arkansas	WABASH WOOD PRODUCTS	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning two application rollers and caught his left index finger between the rollers resulting in a partial amputation. The equipment was not guarded or locked out at the time.
2017-08-08	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	The Performance Group	Leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee was operating a pallet jack and veered into some pallets. The employee was hospitalized for leg fractures.
2017-07-20	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	McDonalds	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was attempting to retrieve a cleaning rag from a fryer when her right arm suffered second degree burns, requiring hospitalization.
2017-07-13	Harrisonville	Missouri	UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was operating a saw as a forklift driver set lumber on it. The employee's left middle fingertip was crushed between the lumber and the saw's backrest. When he pulled his hand out, his fingertip was amputated.
2017-06-12	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	H.B. MCCLURE COMPANY	Wrist(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was working off an 8-foot step ladder, standing on the sixth step. As he started to descend the ladder, the ladder shifted and he lost his balance and fell to the floor. He landed on his left wrist, causing a severe fracture. He was hospitalized for surgery.
2017-04-10	Harrison	New Jersey	RP Baking, LLC	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a machine when his left hand was caught in the machine's rollers resulting in a skin avulsion and hospitalization.
2017-04-10	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Pinnacle Health Systems	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was struck in the stomach by a patient while trying to get the patient to sign paperwork. The employee was hospitalized with an abdominal contusion.
2017-02-10	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Rogele Incorporated	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was emptying the truck of salt. The employee tried to clear a jam in the auger when their glove got caught and their left hand was pulled into the auger resulting in a fractured hand.
2017-01-31	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	TA Operating, LLC	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking across the parking lot on her way to work when she slipped on snow/ice and fell breaking an ankle.
2017-01-06	Harrison	Arkansas	WABASH WOOD PRODUCTS	Knee(s)	Fall on same level
While approaching a set of stairs, an employee fell and struck the leading edge of the second step injuring his left knee.
2016-09-08	Harrisville	Pennsylvania	Heath Oil Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
While climbing into construction equipment, an employee slipped and fell onto an operating handle, suffering a broken left rib and punctured lung.
2016-09-06	Harrison	Arkansas	Flexsteel Industries Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee turned off a circular saw to remove cotton batting from the blade. Their finger contacted the moving saw blade and the finger was amputated above the nailbed.
2016-08-16	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	USPS - Lower Paxton	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee slipped and fell while descending from a damp porch at a residence, rupturing a quadricep tendon in the left leg.
2016-06-23	Harrison	Ohio	The Adelman Provision Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee got his hand caught in the rotating drum of the sausage reworker machine resulting in the amputation of three fingers.
2016-06-09	Harrison	Arkansas	GOLD MECHANICAL	Hip(s)	Struck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was shoveling gravel into a 1-foot trench by a partition wall. The site supervisor was operating a mini excavator near the partition wall while the employee was working on the opposite side. The mini excavator bumped into the wall, causing it to fall to pieces. Some of the pieces fell on and broke the employee's hip.
2016-06-09	Harrisonville	Missouri	WALMART LOGISTICS	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was operating a powered pallet jack when he tripped over a pallet and fell. The pallet jack traveled up his left leg, lacerating and possibly fracturing it near the ankle.
2016-06-02	Harrisonville	Missouri	GOLDEN YEARS HEALTH CENTER NURSING HOME	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On June 2, 2016, at 1:45 p.m., an employee fell 4.7 feet from an outside stairway while attempting to remove a black snake from the outside lip/ledge of the stairway. He broke five ribs and injured his spleen, requiring hospitalization.
2016-05-10	Harrisburg	South Dakota	Showplace Wood Products, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the beam saw/panel saw area when he was caught in the machine, sustaining serious lacerations to his neck and arm.
2016-04-14	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Rite Aid Corporation	Elbow(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a ladder to enter the office through the window above the office door. The employee fell to the floor and suffered a fractured right elbow.
2016-04-02	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Fresh Express	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was blowing down a bagger product feed conveyor with an air hose when his right hand became entangled in the chain drive. His right index finger was amputated with fractures to the remaining three fingers.
2016-03-30	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Suez	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was lifting a steel diamond plate cover off a lagoon pit when the cover slipped out of his hand and fell on his foot. He slipped and fell, breaking his right hip. He was hospitalized.
2016-03-21	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Berks and Beyond Employment Services, Inc	Lower leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle
While reversing a high-reach forklift, an employee was struck by another forklift, suffering a right lower leg fracture.
2016-02-17	Harrison	Arkansas	Pace Industries Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee's middle finger was caught in-between the hydraulic cylinder and the platen while trying to move the die that was hooked up to the overhead gantry crane hoist. The employee's middle left finger was partially amputated.
2016-02-07	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Grifols Inc.	Lumbar region	Overexertion in lifting-single episode
While lifting a case of drinks, an employee felt pain in the lower back. The employee was hospitalized with a lower back strain.
2016-01-29	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	PROPERTY MANAGEMENT, INCORPORATED	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was using sulfuric acid drain cleaner to unclog a bath tub drain. He felt burning in his eyes and throat. He left the apartment and was transported to the hospital with breathing problems.
2015-11-23	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Ecumenical Retirement	Head, neck, and trunk	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking downhill to the parking lot when he fell and rolled into the back of a parked car. He broke the bone under his right eye, cracked a rib, and broke a bone in his neck (C2). He was hospitalized.
2015-09-29	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	GHD, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking around the site, observing the installation of a new sewer line, when he slipped in the mud and fell to the ground. He sustained a left ankle injury.
2015-09-03	Harrison Township	Michigan	Beacon Cove Marina Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was loading bags of cement/asphalt onto a cart at Lowe's when a wheel on the cart broke. The cart collapsed onto the employee's foot, amputating a toe.
2015-08-10	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Colonial Golf & Tennis Club	Fingertip(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was chopping lettuce in the kitchen with a kitchen knife and amputated the tip of his left thumb.
2015-07-16	Harrisonville	Missouri	WALMART LOGISTICS	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was driving a powered pallet jack out of the cold storage room. As he was pulling out, a second motorized pallet jack approached from his left and struck his equipment. He attempted to stop the other equipment using his foot. His left big toe was pinched between the mast areas of the two pallet jacks and had to be amputated at the hospital.
2015-07-09	Harrison	Ohio	Stock Manufacturing & Design Company, Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was drilling holes with a drill press when his glove got caught in a drill bit, amputating two fingers.
2015-05-21	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Penn Line Corporation	Hip(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A crew worked doing line clearance tree trimming. An employee not involved in the tree felling operation stood 35 feet from a cherry tree to be felled. Employees working from bucket trucks limbed the cherry tree to a height of 18 feet. Then, an employee manually felled the cherry tree. The cherry tree had a small limb that remained on the back side. When the employee felling the cherry tree made the back cut and the cherry tree fell, the remaining limb on the cherry tree struck a nearby ash
2015-03-18	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Pinnacle Health	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment
An employee operating a Microtome machine sustained an amputation injury to her left index finger.
2015-03-04	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Roman Catholic Diocese of Harrisburg	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee pushing the breakfast cart across the street from the church kitchen to the school slipped on ice and broke his left ankle, resulting in hospitalization and surgery.
2015-02-15	Harrison	Ohio	Nease Co. LLC	Ankle(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On or about February 15, 2015, an employee's leg was pinned between a sit-down forklift and a guardrail. Employee sustained broken bones to the left ankle.
2015-02-06	Harrisburg	Pennsylvania	Consolidated Scrap Resources, Inc.	Internal abdominal location	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee of Hebron Inc. delivered scrap cars to a salvage yard. While unstrapping the restraints, at least two car logs dislodged from the scrap pile and rolled/slid, pinning the employee between the trailer and the car logs. The employee was hospitalized for injuries that included internal bleeding.