| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-06 | Latrobe | Pa | Universal Plastics Group, Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was trimming excess material from plastic using a knife. The knife slipped and cut through his protective apron, lacerating his abdomen. | |||||
| 2020-10-02 | Latrobe | Pa | Universal Plastics | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a trimming knife to trim a plastic container. The knife slipped, went through his protective apron, and punctured the right side of his abdomen. | |||||
| 2020-07-30 | Latrobe | Pennsylvania | Carpenters Technolongy | Leg(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was taking a sample of molten metal when a piece of slag contacted the tongue of his boot. The employee was hospitalized with burns to his leg. | |||||
| 2019-09-19 | Latrobe | Pennsylvania | Carpenter Latrobe Specialty Metals | Arm(s) | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
| An employee was operating a shear on the continuous rolling mill. While a steel bar was being cut on the shear, it pivoted and struck the employee, fracturing their left arm. | |||||
| 2019-07-31 | Latrobe | Pennsylvania | Lehigh Specialty Melting, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| An employee was rigging up a mold to an overhead crane. He fell into the mold storage pit, landing 7 feet below, losing consciousness, and suffering a broken rib. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-05-06 | Latrobe | Pennsylvania | Makarov Construction, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was helping to lift a plate using a chain when the chain snapped and caused an amputation to the employee's finger. | |||||
| 2018-08-13 | Latrobe | Pennsylvania | Latrobe Specialty Metals | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was descending steps when his foot became caught and he fell down approximately five steps, cracking three ribs and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-02-14 | Latrobe | Pennsylvania | LATROBE STEEL COMPANY | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee suffered a smashed thumb while working to remove a 2" diameter metal pole from a shear. | |||||
| 2018-02-07 | Latrobe | Pennsylvania | CBC Latrobe Acquisitions, LLC | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was salting and shoveling snow when the employee slipped on the ice on the sidewalk and fell breaking an ankle. | |||||
| 2017-06-21 | Latrobe | Pennsylvania | Latrobe Specialty Metals, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was setting up a straightener and loading a steel bar into it when his left glove became wrapped around the bar. Two digits on his left hand were amputated. | |||||
| 2017-05-10 | Latrobe | Pennsylvania | Premium Plastic Solutions, LLC. | Nonclassifiable | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee suffered an amputation while working on a press machine. | |||||
| 2017-04-17 | Latrobe | Pennsylvania | Gutchess Hardwoods Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was working on the green stacker laying sticks. As the last course of lumber was coming towards the employee, a paper ticket blew off. The employee pulled the e-stop and picked up the ticket and handed it to another employee (the injured employee) who contacted the machine amputating the right ring finger. | |||||
| 2016-07-21 | Latrobe | Pennsylvania | Bridge Deck Solutions LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| The employee was positioning metal into a hydraulic press brake and amputated the tip of the second digit on his left hand. | |||||
| 2015-08-26 | Latrobe | Pennsylvania | Carpenter Latrobe Specialty Metals | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee was walking from the south end of the mill to the north end of the mill when he tripped and fell, causing a fracture to his elbow. The employee was hospitalized for his injuries. | |||||
| 2015-08-24 | Latrobe | Pennsylvania | Carpenter Latrobe Specialty Metals | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| A maintenance technician was working on the #2 GB Dust Collector/Grinder to change the belt on the motor. The employee's right pinky finger got caught between the belt and the fly wheel, amputating part of his finger. | |||||
| 2015-06-05 | Latrobe | Pennsylvania | Saint-Gobain | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee was injured while troubleshooting a stacker machine. He fell and his left hand entered the press cavity on an 800-ton press, injuring the third and fourth fingers on his right hand. | |||||
| 2015-01-25 | Latrobe | Pennsylvania | Carpenter Latrobe Specialty Metals | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Overexertion in lifting, lowering |
| An employee suffered a hernia/hematoma while adding Fluorspar onto the ladle of the electric arc furnace. | |||||