DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-10-08LaureldalePaYuasa Battery, IncorporatedMultiple body partsExposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was transferring 98% sulfuric acid from the receiving tank to the cutting tank. At the completion of the transfer, the employee was closing a valve and a section of piping failed. The employee sustained chemical burns to their neck and right wrist.
2018-09-17LaureldalePennsylvaniaYUASA BATTERY, INCORPORATEDFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to unjam lead ribbons in a mill machine when his right index finger became pinched between two pieces of lead, amputating his right index fingertip.
2017-08-02LaureldalePennsylvaniaYUASA BATTERY, INCORPORATEDFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was attempting to oil the gears on a positive pasting machine when he heard a noise and observed that a guard was bent. As he attempted to bend the guard back, his left hand slipped from the guard and contacted the gears, amputating his middle, fourth, and fifth fingers.