Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-09-07 | Macungie | Pa | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | Upper arm(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee was backing up a forklift. As it turned, his right upper arm was pinched between it and a material storage rack. He suffered a deep tissue avulsion above the elbow. | |||||
2021-08-27 | Macungie | Pa | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | Arm(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was maneuvering and positioning a vehicle hood assembly on a dolly. The assembly fell and a hood struck the employee's right arm, breaking it. | |||||
2021-07-30 | Macungie | Pa | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | Lower leg(s) | Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. |
An employee was working near an assembly line when a vehicle struck a wheel hub that subsequently struck the employee, resulting in a puncture on their right calf. | |||||
2020-04-23 | Macungie | Pennsylvania | Healthcare Services Group, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on tile and fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip. | |||||
2019-03-14 | Macungie | Pennsylvania | Pratt Industries | Foot (feet) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was trying to push a stuck stack of cardboard from one conveyor belt line to the next. The first line reversed and the employee's left foot was caught between the two lines, sustaining a fracture and laceration. | |||||
2018-08-28 | Macungie | Pennsylvania | MACK TRUCKS, INCORPORATED | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was moving an axle into position when it shifted, crushing his left middle finger against the springs. His fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2017-05-04 | Macungie | Pennsylvania | Mack Trucks, Inc. | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
While cleaning up metal and scrap debris, an employee dismounted his work truck and stepped on a piece of pipe connector, wedging his foot below a pallet. He fell and broke his leg in three places. | |||||
2016-07-19 | Macungie | Pennsylvania | Pratt Industries | Foot (feet) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was re-stacking corrugated sheets on a conveyor storage line when their left foot was caught between two sections of the conveyor resulting in a laceration/de-gloving injury. | |||||
2016-06-22 | Macungie | Pennsylvania | Mack Trucks LVO | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
An employee operating a high-reach lift truck became pinned between the lift and a racking system, suffering a fractured rib. |