DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-09-03Hopewell JunctionNyGlobal FoundriesAnkle(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was putting on a cleanroom suit. When he stood up, he slipped and twisted his left ankle resulting in a fall and a fractured ankle.
2020-05-05Hopewell JunctionNew YorkTechtron Environmental, Inc.Hand(s)Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
While installing plumbing in a clean room, an employee contacted a white powdery substance that burst into flames. The employee suffered thermal burns to the hands.
2019-06-27Hopewell JunctionNew YorkMohegan Associates, Inc.Multiple arm locationsOther fall to lower level
An employee was unloading a sign trailer and disconnecting a sign from its travel supports. The employee's right arm was caught on the horizontal stiffener (Z-bar). The employee fell off the trailer and suffered a laceration to the right arm from under the arm pit to below the elbow. The brachial artery was severed.
2017-05-30HopewellIllinoisShawn YargerNonclassifiableOther fall to lower level more than 30 feet
An employee was trimming a tree from an elevated bucket at an approximate height of 50 feet when a portion of the tree that was cut fell and struck the bucket. This caused the bucket to fall to a lower position approximately 8 feet below the original work position. The employee was flipped out the bucket and fell 42 more feet to the ground, breaking bones and requiring hospitalization.
2015-02-10Hopewell JunctionNew YorkIBM CORPORATIONNonclassifiableExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Employee was working in the Wets Tool Area which has hydrofluoric acid (HF) in the wafer and tool area. The employee was exposed to HF and was sent to the Burn Unit in Lehigh Valley Hospital in Allentown, PA. The employee is scheduled for skin graft surgery.
2015-02-02Hopewell JunctionNew YorkIBMHip(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee walking in the parking lot, slipped on snow/ice and fell injuring his hip.