DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2018-06-26HughesvillePennsylvaniaLATEX CONSTRUCTION COMPANYMultiple body partsOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While disconnecting a strap at the back of a flatbed truck trailer, an employee fell from the side of the truck, landing on wood mats about 5 feet below. The employee suffered a broken nose, broken ribs, broken teeth, fractured sinus cavity, fractured wrist, and facial lacerations. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-06-22HughesvillePennsylvaniaUnited Parcel ServiceForearm(s)Other animal bites, nonvenomous
At 7:05 p.m. on June 22, 2018, an employee was bitten by a dog on the lower right arm while delivering a package to a residence. She was treated and released from a medical facility. At about 5:00 a.m. on June 23, she began to experience infection symptoms and was admitted to the hospital.
2018-01-19HughesvillePennsylvaniaLatex Construction CompanyFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to separate a hex socket from the sleeve of an adapter that was used to link a bore machine to an auger. The employee was supporting the hex socket with a finger while tapping the socket with a small hammer to unseat it from the sleeve. The socket gave way, amputating the employee's fingertip with a guillotine action.