Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-04-02	Lewisburg	Pa	Panera Bread	Head and neck	Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was opening the gates to the dumpster area in order to dump materials. The wind blew one of the halves of the metal gate, striking the employee in the face. The employee was hospitalized with face and neck injuries.
2020-08-31	Lewisburg	Pa	Caretti, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet
An employee was doing masonry work from a scaffold. A board dislodged when the employee stepped on it; the employee fell through the scaffolding to the ground about 12 to 15 feet below, suffering a head injury requiring staples, a left leg injury that required stitches, and a broken/sprained foot . The employee was hospitalized.
2019-05-09	Lewisburg	Pennsylvania	Pik Rite Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was shearing a piece of 1/4" thick X 4" wide piece of steel flat bar on an ironworker machine. The employee's gloved, left middle finger was caught between the flat bar and the shear resulting in a fingertip amputation with bone loss.
2018-07-24	Lewisburg	Ohio	Royal Canin U.S.A., INC.	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was cleaning using a hot water pressure washer. The safety switch on the pressure washer failed causing a release of steam that burned the employee's right arm near the elbow.
2018-01-01	Lewisburg	Pennsylvania	Country Cupboard Inc*	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was loading washers when she tripped over a bag of laundry that was on the floor. She fell on her left hip and leg, fracturing her femur.
2017-09-05	Lewisburg	Pennsylvania	U.S. Dept of Justice, USP Lewisburg Minimum Camp	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee had just finished roofing construction on a structure when he fell off a straight ladder and struck the compacted hard soil below, breaking his right leg.
2017-03-08	Lewisburg	Pennsylvania	Silvertip, Inc.	Head	Other fall to lower level
An employee was installing duct wrap from a 10 foot step ladder and fell. The employee struck his head and was hospitalized with a head laceration.
2016-09-02	Lewisburg	Pennsylvania	Tradesmen International	Multiple trunk locations	Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet
An temporary employee was working on a roofing job, slipped on the wet metal roof, and fell 26 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a broken hip and fractured vertebrae (L1 and L2) and was hospitalized.
2016-08-26	Lewisburg	Ohio	Caldwell Ready Mix	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects
An employee was checking bolts on a truck mounted rolling concrete mixer. The employee reached for a wrench that was stuck on the mixer and pinched the right index finger between the wrench and truck mounted pedestal. The initial injury was a severe laceration that later became a surgical amputation.
2015-10-25	Lewisburg	Ohio	Pratt Lewisburg Container Company	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee fractured an arm in two places while working on a product line and was hospitalized.
2015-02-04	Lewisburg	Ohio	Pratt (Lewisburg Corrugating) LLC	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Employee lost a fingertip when an internal pipe valve was activated. The employee bumped the emergency shut off with his body and the valve shut on his finger.
2015-01-14	Lewisburg	Pennsylvania	Kuhns Lumber Company	Nonclassifiable	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
A piece of wood was jammed in the splitter. The employee tried to unjam it by crawling up onto the machine before the saw had stopped. Somehow his thigh came into contact with the saw. The saw was idling down after being turned off.