Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-05-03	Levittown	Pa	Blue Pearl Specialties and Pet Hospital	Hand(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was restraining a cat in preparation for sedation when the cat bit the employee's hand, resulting in hospitalization due to an infection.
2020-10-19	Levittown	Ny	Kohls Department Store	Knee(s)	Trip over an object without fall
An employee was walking and tripped over a clothing bin causing her knee to pop.
2020-04-19	Levittown	Pennsylvania	Walmart Super Center #2068	Upper arm(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was up a ladder and on steel beams while lifting box freight when he fell to the floor and landed on his right side. He fractured his humerus in his right arm.
2020-02-02	Levittown	Pennsylvania	KenCrest Services	Multiple pelvic region locations	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
While working with a client on a couch, an employee's leg became numb. When she stood up from the couch, she lost balance and fell, breaking her hip and pelvis.
2019-08-07	Levittown	Pennsylvania	Randstad USA	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was unloading a trailer when the employee slipped on liquid soap and fell to the floor, suffering a broken tibia and fibula.
2019-07-10	Levittown	Pennsylvania	Easy Heat Wood Pellets, LLC.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was reinstalling the mast chain on a forklift after it had jammed. When the chain went back on, the mast dropped and pulled his hand around the sprocket causing the amputation of three fingertips on the right hand.
2019-06-15	Levittown	Pennsylvania	Walmart Supercenter #2068	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was in the freezer, standing on a ladder to cap bins. She fell off the ladder to the ground and fractured her hip. She was hospitalized.
2019-06-14	Levittown	Pennsylvania	NEW ENTERPRISE STONE & LIME COMPANY, INCORPORATED	Multiple trunk locations	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in work zone
An employee was working on a road crew that was replacing asphalt in a closed left lane when a vehicle involved in a high-speed police pursuit entered the left lane road closure area. The speeding vehicle swerved around a state police vehicle stationed at the construction site and struck another vehicle. One of the vehicles struck the employee, who suffered a punctured lung; a ruptured spleen; and lacerations to the right knee, ankle, and wrist.
2019-03-05	Levittown	Pennsylvania	Suburban Propane LP	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on black ice and fell fracturing a hip.
2018-04-14	Levittown	Pennsylvania	BluePearl Operations, LLC	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to slipping
The floor of an exam room had been freshly mopped and a "Wet Floor" warning sign had been put out. An employee came into the exam room and slipped and fell on the sign, breaking ribs on his left side. He was hospitalized.
2018-01-30	Levittown	New York	BJ's Wholesale Club #160	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell while climbing a rolling ladder, suffering a possible head contusion, body numbness, and a neck strain.
2017-10-16	Levittown	Pennsylvania	Woodward Logistics	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was cutting wood blocks with a chop saw when the saw blade amputated his left index finger. The saw was guarded at the time.
2017-07-30	Levittown	Pennsylvania	Iron Mountain Information, Inc.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was operating an order picker in the elevated position when it malfunctioned and he was unable to lower the unit and himself to ground level. As he was attempting to activate the unit, his right hand was caught in a pinch point between the unit's rail and arm, suffering compression injuries.
2017-05-30	Levittown	Pennsylvania	BluePearl Veterinary Partners, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee was caring for a cat when it bit the employee. The next day the bite became infected and required hospitalization.
2016-07-30	Levittown	New York	BJ'S Wholesale Club	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice in the freezer and fell, sustaining an injury to his ankle.
2016-02-05	Levittown	Pennsylvania	US Postal Service	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous
An employee delivering mail was bitten by a dog on the right thumb and forearm. The injuries required hospitalization.
2015-12-26	Levittown	New York	New York American Water Company, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee fell approximately three feet from a step ladder that was in the closed position and leaning against the water tank and struck a containment basin. The employee sustained broken ribs and was hospitalized.