| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-06 | Leesport | Pennsylvania | Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was climbing the fixed ladder of an open top dumpster when he fell backwards and struck his head on the concrete ground, suffering a concussion and broken tailbone. | |||||
| 2018-05-01 | Leesport | Pennsylvania | Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was helping to install a battery in a powered industrial truck when his left index finger was caught between the battery retention plate and the surrounding area, amputating his fingertip at the nailbed. | |||||
| 2018-02-20 | Leesport | Pennsylvania | S & L Mechanical | Arm(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was descending a ladder when he fell approximately 5 feet to the ground, landing on and breaking his left arm. | |||||
| 2017-07-20 | Leesport | Pennsylvania | BFI Waste Services of PA | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to other harmful substance-multiple routes of exposure |
| An employee was working his trash route and compacting garbage with his truck when a container with liquid popped and sprayed his face. He ingested the liquid and required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2017-02-03 | Leesport | Pennsylvania | Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. | Leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was unloading the inside of a truck trailer when a coworker drove a pallet jack into the trailer and struck the employee's leg. The employee suffered a fractured leg, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2016-06-21 | Leesport | Pennsylvania | Ashley Distribution Services Limited | Brain | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| When an employee opened the rear door of a trailer, a bed rail slipped out of a cardboard shipping container and struck her in the head. She was hospitalized for a possible concussion. | |||||
| 2016-05-26 | Leesport | Pennsylvania | Americold Logistics, LLC | Pelvis | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| An employee was operating a stand-up high reach truck. As the employee was traveling, the lift struck a pallet that was on the floor. When the lift struck the pallet, the employee was ejected from the lift and struck a nearby rack where he injured his lower back and fractured his pelvis. | |||||
| 2015-09-14 | Leesport | Pennsylvania | Republic Services, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway |
| The employee was collecting recyclable materials from the curbside. When the employee exited the vehicle, his foot was run over by the front passenger tire of the truck breaking it. | |||||
| 2015-06-18 | Leesport | Pennsylvania | Ashley Furniture Industries, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| On 6/18/2015, an employee was operating a band saw in the frame mill section to cut a piece of wood. A portion of the employee's right thumb (half of nail) was cut off. | |||||