Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-07-08	Huntingdon Valley	Pa	General Flange & Forge, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was sharpening a long bolt with a grinding machine. The bolt slipped and the employee sustained lacerations to their ring and pinky finger as well as an open fracture and a nail bed injury.
2020-09-21	Huntingdon Valley	Pa	Alro Steel Corporation dba Alro Metals Service Center	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was lifting a bundle of metal onto a stack with a crane. The bundle clipped the top bundle on the stack which then fell off and onto the employee's left leg fracturing it.
2020-08-16	Huntingdon Valley	Pa	Holland Floor Covering	Ankle(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a circular saw to cut wood. The wood got jammed inside the saw's guard, and the saw cut the employee's ankle, causing a laceration that required surgery.
2020-04-01	Huntingdon Valley	Pennsylvania	Asplundh Tree Experts, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by object or equipment
A seven-employee crew was removing a 100-foot poplar tree. The crown was cut off and the employee on the tip line (which controls the direction of the tree limbs, keeping them away from power lines) was signaled to begin pulling. The tree limb that the tip line was attached to broke free and struck the employee's torso.
2019-01-22	Huntingdon Valley	Pennsylvania	Henkels & McCoy, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While checking on equipment on the back of a welding truck, an employee fell off the back of the truck to the ground about 36 inches below. The employee suffered multiple fractures and was hospitalized.
2018-08-15	Huntingdon Valley	Pennsylvania	HCR ManorCare Health Services	BODY SYSTEMS	Other structural fire without collapse
An employee was evacuating residents from a unit during a small fire when the employee inhaled smoke, requiring hospitalization.
2017-08-15	Huntingdon Valley	Pennsylvania	Tyco Integrated Security/Advarck Logistics	Skull	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a ladder and hit his head, suffering a minor skull fracture and requiring stitches.
2015-11-13	Huntingdon Valley	Pennsylvania	Land Care LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was pulling tarp over the bed of a flatbed truck. As the employee dismounted the truck, the employee's wedding ring got caught on a truck bolt. The ring finger had to be surgically amputated at the first knuckle.