Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-07-24 | Klingerstown | Pa | Michael Foods, Inc. | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
On July 24, 2021, an employee was cleaning egg-breaking machines with a corrosive chemical. The chemical burned the employee's knees and lower legs, and the employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-03-28 | Klingerstown | Pennsylvania | Papetti's Hygrade Egg Products, Incorporated | Fingertip(s) | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate |
On March 28, 2017, around 1:30 AM, an employee was using an air hose to clean equipment when the hose became wrapped on a steel stand. The steel stand was propping open a metal door. The employee tugged on the hose, which caused the steel stand to move and the metal door to close on and amputate the employee's left middle fingertip. | |||||
2016-08-25 | Klingerstown | Pennsylvania | Big B Manufacturing Inc. | Hand(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was changing a wheel on a hand held grinder when it actuated resulting in tissue, muscle, and tendon damage to both of his hands. | |||||
2015-04-18 | Klingerstown | Pennsylvania | Michael Foods Inc | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee turned and caught his foot against a bollard post that was there to protect the equipment. He lost his balance, fell, and broke his hip. He was hospitalized. |