DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-11-18HazletonPaInternational Paper CompanyArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was helping to restring a liner in a splicer on a corrugator machine. The operator manually ran the head into the machine, breaking the employee's arm. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2021-11-07HazletonPaAmazon Fulfillment Center AVP1Fingertip(s)Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport
An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift . He had lifted the forks with both hands at the front and rear of the forks; when he let go of the forks with his left hand, his right index finger was caught between the rear end of the forks and the lift mast. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-08-31HazletonPaPECO Pallet, IncorporatedBrainStruck, caught, or crushed in other collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was walking near a pallet stacking machine when a stack of pallets fell on him. The employee sustained head trauma and cuts.
2021-05-25HazletonPaMulti-Plastics Extrusions Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
At about 6:45 a.m. on Tuesday, May 25, 2021, two employees were removing a shaft from a plastic sheet roll core. One of them was releasing air from the shaft air bladders when her right index finger was caught between the shaft and the core. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-05-17HazletonPaBellemarque LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was fixing a vacuum roll on a machine. The employee's left index finger was crushed between the vacuum roll and the table. The finger was amputated.
2021-05-13HazletonPaThe Hershey CompanyForearm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a piece of emery cloth to polish a metal part that was rotating on a lathe. The part caught the employee's glove, and the lathe broke the employee's right forearm.
2021-05-06HazletonPaAutozone, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was working from a scissor lift to lubricate the chain and sprocket on a overhead conveyor's motor. The employee observed a rag in the conveyor. As the employee retrieved the rag, his right pinky finger got caught in the conveyor chain/sprocket resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2021-02-22HazletonPaH&K Group Inc.Thigh(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee exited their truck to clear ice off the windshield. The employee slipped and fell on ice, resulting in hospitalization for a fractured right femur.
2021-01-06HazletonPaThe Hershey CompanyFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was training a mechanic when he opened an interlock door to show the interior of the machine to the trainee. He used a flashlight to see inside the machine and his right index finger got caught in a moving belt and pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-08-03HazletonPaAmazon AVP1Foot (feet)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a center-rider pallet truck when his right foot came into contact with a piece of wood from a broken pallet. He suffered an avulsion to the middle of the foot and was hospitalized.
2020-06-21HazletonPennsylvaniaKellermeyer Bergenson Services LLCKnee(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
While walking through the facility, an employee tripped over a pallet and fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a knee laceration.
2020-06-01HazletonPennsylvaniaBradley Caldwell, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was driving a stand-on pallet jack to pick up a pallet when his hand was pinched between an I-beam and the handle bar of the pallet jack. Multiple fingers were injured and he sustained an amputation to the index finger just above the last knuckle.
2020-05-26HazletonPennsylvaniaFedex Supply ChainAnkle(s)Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a pallet with an electric pallet jack when he took a turn and his leg went outside of the pallet jack and was struck by the pallet jack. As a result, he suffered a right ankle fracture.
2020-04-26HazletonPennsylvaniaSilgan White Cap Americas, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning the coater pan of a press oven when the employee's gloved hand became caught between two moving rollers on the machine. The employee's left pinky and ring fingers were amputated.
2020-03-25HazletonPennsylvaniaAutoZone Hazleton Distribution CenterUpper and lower limb(s)Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee had been traveling on a riding pallet jack. While the employee was off the pallet jack, it struck the employee, tearing ligaments in the employee's left leg and right wrist.
2020-01-29HazletonPennsylvaniaKarchner Logistics & Distribution ServicesBack, including spine, spinal cordOther fall to lower level
An employee was using a 10-foot extension ladder to hang a sign in the warehouse. The ladder slipped out from under the employee, who fell to the ground and suffered from a partial fracture to the spine. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-01-14HazletonPennsylvaniaGonnella Frozen Products, LLC.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a roller machine that stamps out Kaiser rolls when his hand entered the machine's roller. His finger was caught by the chain that places the indentation in the roll, resulting in a left ring fingertip amputation.
2019-07-18HazletonPennsylvaniaPretium Packaging Inc.Hand(s) and arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was conducting a changeover on a blow molding machine and was caught in the machine while making an adjustment. The employee's left arm was amputated at the elbow and the right hand was also amputated.
2019-07-15HazletonPennsylvaniaUSA Pork Packers IncFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On July 15, 2019, at approximately 5:15 PM, an employee was cutting meat on a bandsaw. The employee's glove got caught on the bandsaw blade and pulled his left thumb into the blade resulting in the amputation of the thumb tip.
2019-06-03HazletonPennsylvaniaProgressive ConvertingFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On June 3, 2019, at approximately 12:00 PM, a temporary employee was placing reams of paper onto a conveyor when her glove was caught pulling her left hand into an area where two conveyors converge. The employee's left ring and pinky fingers were injured and the employee was hospitalized.
2019-05-02HazletonPennsylvaniaPFNonwovens LLCHand(s) and arm(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
On May 2, 2019, at approximately 11:45 AM, an employee was utilizing a hanger tool to remove fibers from the bottom of the C beam diffuser from the side of the beam. The employee was using the tool with his right hand and reached over the railing and grabbed the fibers with his gloved left hand. The fibers pulled the employee's left hand and forearm into the heated press roll (248 degrees F). The employee was hospitalized with severe burns to the left hand and forearm.
2019-04-05HazletonPennsylvaniaUSA Pork Packers IncFingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting meat with a meat saw. The saw amputated the tip of the employee's left middle finger.
2019-03-14HazletonPennsylvaniaRetail Distribution East LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was repairing a motorized boom conveyor used to load trailers. The employee used an open end wrench as a pry tool in an attempt to correct the tracking of the conveyor belt near the end pulley. When the unit was actuated to start to the re-track process, the wrench moved and pinched the employee's right pinky finger against a hard metal surface, amputating the finger from the first joint.
2019-02-25HazletonPennsylvaniaGiant Foods LLCHip(s) and leg(s) Fall on same level, n.e.c.
On February 25, 2019, at approximately 11:30 AM, an associate was carrying an empty pharmacy tote through an open doorway. The tote struck the door causing the associate to fall backwards onto her hip and leg. She was hospitalized.
2019-02-01HazletonPennsylvaniaRomark Logistics of PA, Inc.Leg(s)Ran off driving surface, nonroadway
An employee was driving a stand-up forklift out of a trailer when the truck pulled away. The forklift fell to the ground causing contusions to the employee's face and crushing injuries to the employee's leg that required surgery.
2019-01-02HazletonPennsylvaniaLCL Bulk TransportFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was offloading chocolate from a tanker truck when the valve assembly closed on his finger, resulting in an index fingertip amputation.
2018-07-11West HazletonPennsylvaniaBradley CaldwellFinger(s), fingernail(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
On July 11, 2018, at approximately 5:00 PM, an employee was operating a riding pallet jack in the warehouse when the operating handle of the pallet jack went under a racking system. Her right middle finger was crushed between the handle and the rack, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-06-05HazletonPennsylvaniaQG Printing II Corp.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was working on conduit from the elevated basket of a boom lift. The employee's left middle finger was pinched between the elevated basket guardrail and the conduit causing a fingertip amputation.
2018-05-16HazletonPennsylvaniaEAM Mosca CorporationAnkle(s)Struck by object or equipment
An employee was lifting and piling stacking sheets when pieces of the sheets hit his left ankle, breaking two bones. He was hospitalized and had surgery.
2018-03-22HazletonPennsylvaniaKarchner Warehouse & LogisticsLeg(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
On March 22, 2018, an employee slipped on ice in the parking lot, fracturing his left leg and requiring hospitalization.
2018-02-28HazletonPennsylvaniaCargill Meat SolutionsLeg(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift. The employee was backing up the forklift and backed into an open machine enclosure gate. The back of the employee's left leg struck the gate resulting in a crushing injury and two lacerations.
2018-02-25HazletonPennsylvaniaPolyglass U.S.A., Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working on the winder section of a line when the employee's left index fingertip was pinched between the ejector and a roll of product, resulting in an amputation.
2018-01-23West HazletonPennsylvaniaValmont IndustriesHip(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was going to perform routine maintenance (cleaning) on the plasma cutter table. The employee lifted the top part off the plasma cutter table with an overhead crane. The interior slag tray slipped out of the rigging and fell onto the employee, who suffered a broken hip and was hospitalized.
2017-10-12HazletonPennsylvaniaAutozone Distribution Center, Inc.Toes(s), toenail(s)Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee exited a pallet jack and was crossing an aisle when his foot was run over by a passing forklift, breaking his toes and damaging ligaments.
2017-08-25HazletonPennsylvaniaAryzta LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On August 25, 2017, at approximately 3:45 PM, an employee was working on a conveyor. The conveyor was turned off and locked out to perform the maintenance. The conveyor was then turned back on and the employee was attempting to get up when his right index finger came in contact with the conveyor chain and sprocket, amputating/avulsing his right index fingertip.
2017-07-20HazletonPennsylvaniaVita-Line Products IncThigh(s)Struck by falling object or equipment
A temporary employee was walking down some steps when a 2,200-pound sack of product fell on the employee. The employee suffered a fractured femur and back injury.
2017-07-17HazletonPennsylvaniaDBI SERVICES, LLCFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On Monday, July 17, 2017, at approximately 9:30 AM, employees were attempting to hook a trailer to a truck in the parking lot of the facility. During the hooking process, the trailer moved, catching and amputated an employee's left index fingertip between the ball of the hitch and the trailer.
2017-06-21HazletonPennsylvaniaVita-Line Products IncFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a machine that converts plastic film into bags. The employee was attempting to adjust the plastic when his right hand was caught between the machine's heat sealer and cutter, amputating his right index finger from the first joint up to the fingertip.
2017-05-25HazletonPennsylvaniaMulti-Plastics Extrusions, IncorporatedHand(s)Struck against object or equipment
An employee was using a large screwdriver to clean hot plastic from the stationary cutting head of an operating repellitizer when the employee's right hand slipped and struck the cutting head blades, severing two tendons and lacerating the hand.
2017-04-18HazletonPennsylvaniaNew BakeryBrainOther fall to lower level
On April 18, 2017, while making a delivery, an employee fell from the back of the delivery truck and suffered a head injury that required hospitalization.
2017-04-11HazletonPennsylvaniaAmerican NutritionNonclassifiableOther fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was checking bin fill levels on a bin platform. The railing had not sprung back into place and he fell about eight feet from the platform to the receiving floor. He was hospitalized.
2017-02-06HazletonPennsylvaniaPolyglass USA, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was feeding material into a set of calendar rolls when the operator started the machine. The employee's gloved hand was then caught in the machine and his finger was amputated. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.
2017-01-04HazletonPennsylvaniaSilgan White Cap Americas, LLCLower leg(s)Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee attached a full drum to a drum hoist for transport. The full metal drum slipped from the drum hoist during transport and struck the employee's left shin, severely cutting it and requiring hospitalization.
2016-09-19HazletonPennsylvaniaHazleton Casting CompanyBrainFall on same level, n.e.c.
On Monday, September 19, 2016, at approximately 7:25 AM, an employee was setting up a core box at the beginning of work when he passed out and fell backwards striking his head on some metal saw horses. He sustained a head injury and was hospitalized.
2016-08-15HazletonPennsylvaniaThe Hershey CompanyFoot (feet)Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object
An employee was using an electric pallet jack and was backing up when his foot contacted a rail. His foot was crushed between the pallet jack and the rail, breaking a bone in his foot and requiring overnight hospitalization.
2016-05-09West HazletonPennsylvaniaKarchner Management Corp.Multiple body partsOther fall to lower level
On Monday, May 9, 2016, at approximately 3:00 PM, an employee was exiting the facility when he tripped and fell down the front steps. He sustained head and elbow injuries and was hospitalized.
2016-03-10HazletonPennsylvaniaLehigh Valley Hospital-HazletonAbdomen, except internal location of diseases or disordersMultiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
The employee was transferring a cardiac patient from his bed onto his wheelchair. As she was transferring him, he made sudden moves, which caused her to do the same. She suffered a hernia in her abdomen and required surgery.
2016-02-08HazletonPennsylvaniaAuto Zone Distribution CenterPelvisNonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
On Monday, February 8, 2016, at approximately 12:15 PM, an employee was operating a double rider (powered industrial truck). She pressed the wrong button and moved the truck forward instead of backwards, and she was pinned between the truck and a rack upright. She fractured her pelvis and was hospitalized.
2016-01-26HazletonPennsylvaniaBrandpack Solutions LLCHip(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over metal banding on the floor and fell, breaking his hip.
2016-01-07HazletonPennsylvaniaFirst Quality Products, Inc.Hand(s) and arm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee entered the slitter machine area to cut off a piece of material. The machine was running at the time. The employee's left hand and forearm were crushed between two rollers on the machine, requiring hospitalization.
2015-11-23HazletonPennsylvaniaSchneider National IncorporatedBrainFall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee operating a truck was making a delivery on November 23, 2015. While exiting the vehicle, the employee stepped into a pothole, lost their balance, and struck their head against the pavement. The employee was hospitalized with a severe concussion and nausea.
2015-11-13HazletonPennsylvaniaLehigh Valley Hospital HazletonMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On Friday, November 13, 2015, at approximately 6:04 PM, an employee tripped on the curb when exiting the office. She was hospitalized with fractures to her left wrist, left eye socket, and left femur.
2015-09-16HazletonPennsylvaniaAmerican NutritionChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
An employee went into the palletizer machine to troubleshoot a jam and tripped on the rake. He fell and was pinned on the rail. He broke 2 ribs and lacerated a lung.
2015-09-11HazletonPennsylvaniaPECO Pallet, IncorporatedLeg(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a forklift and received an injury to the right leg at approximately 6:00PM on September 11, 2015. The employee was transported by ambulance to the hospital, received emergency care and was discharged.
2015-08-12HazletonPennsylvaniaBradley Caldwell, Inc.Leg(s)Struck against stationary object or equipment
An employee was stacking boxes on a pallet. The employee struck his leg on a box containing product. After a half hour, the employee's leg began to swell and he was taken to the hospital. The employee was diagnosed as having a blood clot and was hospitalized overnight. The employee had surgery the next day.
2015-07-18HazletonPennsylvaniaEAM-Mosca Corp.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee's thumb tip was amputated after getting stuck between rollers while threading the line.
2015-06-05HazletonPennsylvaniaPretium Packaging Inc. Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working on a molding machine that was alarming. The machine was not locked out at the time. The employee's hands were in the machine when the molds closed on his finger. Half of the first joint of his right ring finger (including the nail) was amputated at the hospital.
2015-05-04HazletonPennsylvaniaEAM-Mosca Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A maintenance employee was working on a crystallizer. The guard was removed, but the machine was not locked out. He reached into the discharge valve to grab material; the machine cycled, and a small area of his thumb above and behind the nail was amputated.
2015-04-17West HazletonPennsylvaniaBemis Company IncFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On Friday, April 17, 2015, at approximately 3:45 PM, a machinist was operating a lathe and grinding attachment to smooth a rubber roller. The employee was checking the roller thickness when his left thumb was pulled into the grinder. The employee sustained an amputation of the fingertip of his left thumb.
2015-02-26HazletonPennsylvaniaTHE HERSHEY COMPANYShoulder(s) and arm(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
A mobile conveyor was moved out of place for cleaning. An employee tripped over the angle iron bracing that remained on the floor. She fell forward, injuring her right arm and shoulder. She was transported to Lehigh Valley Hospital in Hazleton, then admitted to Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown when she experienced loss of feeling in her right hand.