Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-04-14 | Jersey Shore | Pa | Jersey Shore Steel Company | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was installing v-belts on a set of rolls on a rolling table that was isolated at the time. The employee was using a pipe wrench to manually turn the rolls so that the v-belt could be installed when his left finger became caught in the nip point of the belt and pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2019-07-25 | Jersey Shore | Pennsylvania | Jersey Shore Steel Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was bundling in the finishing department. The employee was fixing a twisted piece of product in the stacker. While trying to reorient the metal, the employees right middle finger was pinched in the stacker resulting in a partial amputation. The machine was running at the time. | |||||
2015-03-16 | Jersey Shore | Pennsylvania | Karaffa Construction Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell from a step ladder while drilling holes to blow insulation into a house. He hit an air conditioning unit on the way down and ended by hitting his head on a stone retaining wall. He was hospitalized on 3/16/15. |