Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-23	New Kensington	Pa	Helmerich & Payne Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was racking drill pipe on the rig floor. As a stand of drill pipe was being set down on the rig floor, the employee slipped and fell. The stand of pipe was set down on his left hand resulting in a partial amputation to the middle finger.
2021-08-19	New Kensington	Pa	Bacharach, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall while sitting
An employee fell while trying to sit down in a chair, landing on the floor and suffering a broken right arm and hip. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
2021-03-25	New Kensington	Pa	Spectrum Environmental, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee had been cleaning up debris on a roof. The employee fell through the roof substrate and hit his leg on a steel beam inside the building. The employee sustained a laceration to the right leg and a broken fibula.
2020-03-05	New Kensington	Pennsylvania	Cannon Boiler Works Inc.	Leg(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
On March 5, 2020, an employee was using a handheld grinder to grind on metal. The grinding wheel severely lacerated the employee's leg.
2019-07-19	New Kensington	Pennsylvania	Waste Management	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee had been driving a garbage truck and loading garbage when he began to experience cramps. The employee was hospitalized with a heat-related illness.
2018-08-29	Kensington	Kansas	Landmark Transport LLC	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was unchaining a sprayer from a trailer. As he released the last chain binder, its handle hit him in the chin and he fell, landing on his hip and breaking his left femur.
2018-08-04	New Kensington	Pennsylvania	U.S. Postal Service	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was hospitalized due to heat exhaustion.
2018-01-22	New Kensington	Pennsylvania	Yerecic Label Company Inc.	Leg(s)	Slip without fall
An employee was stepping from an office area into a production area and slipped. One of the employee's legs went forward, while one stayed put, hyperextending the legs (no fall). The employee suffered a torn leg ligament and was hospitalized.
2017-10-17	New Kensington	Pennsylvania	Insurance Restoration Consultants	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while climbing a ladder, landing on a concrete patio and breaking bones.
2017-06-05	New Kensington	Pennsylvania	Yerecic Label Company, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode
An employee was removing an empty roll of paper from a spiral when he strained his back.
2017-02-07	New Kensington	Pennsylvania	Eat'n Park Hospitality Group	Head, neck, and trunk	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was setting up a salad bar. A pot of chicken noodle soup was just filled and the pot was placed in the back kitchen hot window. When the employee lifted the pot, soup spilled on her neck and chest. She suffered first and second degree burns to the right cheek and neck, as well as chest burns.
2017-01-17	New Kensington	Pennsylvania	Schultheis Roofing	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was descending a ladder approximately 10-12 ft. high when the employee fell and hit his back on a fence. The employee suffered 4-5 fractured ribs, a broken ankle and a fractured orbital bone.
2016-07-12	New Kensington	Pennsylvania	Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
While traveling on a forklift in the warehouse, an employee scraped against a concrete and metal pillar. The employee's foot was pinched between the forklift and metal pillar.