Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-04-16 | Lewistown | Pa | Nittany Paper Mills Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was re-threading a paper converting machine at the embossing roller area. Their left hand became caught between the steel embossing roller and a rubber roller. The employee's left index finger was amputated. | |||||
2019-08-15 | Lewistown | Pennsylvania | TRINITY PACKAGING CORPORATION | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was removing an air bubble in the plastic film on a winding machine. His right hand fingers were pinched between two rotating rollers, resulting in amputation of the middle and ring fingertips. | |||||
2019-04-16 | Lewistown | Ohio | Mid States Packaging Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
On April 16, 2019, an employee was cutting product on a bandsaw. The saw caught the employee's left middle finger, amputating the tip. | |||||
2019-02-22 | Lewistown | Pennsylvania | Marlette Homes | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was drywall mudding the back corner of a tub. She slipped on some mud that had fallen on the floor and dislocated her ankle. She was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-07-04 | Lewistown | Pennsylvania | Trinity Plastics Incorporated | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee had been working for 5 hours and was packing plastic bags into a case of finished product. The employee began cramping and feeling nauseated, possibly due to heat-related dehydration. | |||||
2017-09-15 | Lewistown | Ohio | Mid States Packaging Inc. | Arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On September 15, 2017, an employee was loading a core into the pinch rollers on a C-line when the employee's right arm was pulled into the pinch rollers. | |||||
2017-01-23 | Lewistown | Pennsylvania | Geisinger Health System | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was entering the building when she slipped on wet tile and fell, fracturing her left hip. | |||||
2015-02-26 | Lewistown | Ohio | Mid States Packaging Inc. | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On February 26, 2015, an employee suffered severe injuries while operating the A-line machine. The employee's hand and arm were pulled into the pinch rollers during operation. | |||||
2015-02-23 | Lewistown | Montana | FISHER CONSTRUCTION, INC. | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
Employee fell from a scaffold platform; employee was injured and hospitalized. |