Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-10-08 | Laureldale | Pa | Yuasa Battery, Incorporated | Multiple body parts | Exposure 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. | |||||
2018-09-17 | Laureldale | Pennsylvania | YUASA BATTERY, INCORPORATED | Fingertip(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. | |||||
2017-08-02 | Laureldale | Pennsylvania | YUASA BATTERY, INCORPORATED | Finger(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. |