| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-10-14 | Malvern | Ar | Dock Leveler Manufacturing, LLC. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was using a robotic welder when a piece of debris got jammed. While attempting to clear the debris, the tip of the employee's right little finger got pinched in a pinch point, resulting in amputation. | |||||
| 2021-02-14 | Malvern | Ar | Arauco North America | Ankle(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was working at a bander station. She was asked to help a forklift driver separate a unit of wooden MDF panels which had a bad panel on the 17th panel from the top. The employee was standing on the left side of the forklift, giving directions on fork positioning. The forklift pushed 16 panels from the stack which fell on top of the injured employee's leg. She was hospitalized with two broken bones on her left ankle and torn ligaments that required surgery. | |||||
| 2021-01-19 | Malvern | Ar | Prime-Line Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
| An employee was taking a panel from a conveyor when a chain popped off the track. A sprocket caught his hand and wedged it between the chain and UHMW (ultra high molecular weight polyethylene). The employee suffered two fingertip amputations on his right-hand. | |||||
| 2021-01-15 | Malvern | Pa | Megeko, Inc. | Brain | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee was working on the second floor of a new residential building that was under construction when they fell approximately 12 feet through an open hole in the floor, resulting in a deep laceration on their head and a concussion. | |||||
| 2020-05-23 | Malvern | Arkansas | Reynolds Metal Company | Scalp | Fall on same level |
| An employee was on a stand inspecting aluminum rolls from a roller mill by taking sheets out to inspect for quality issues when he fell to the same-level concrete surface and hit his head, requiring staples. | |||||
| 2020-04-20 | Malvern | Arkansas | ACME BRICK | Shoulder(s) and arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| A temporary employee cleaned a tripper and radioed the operator to restart the machine. The employee was then caught in a rotating shaft, suffering a left shoulder dislocation and left arm fracture that required hospitalization. The guard was removed at the time of the incident. | |||||
| 2019-06-03 | Malvern | Arkansas | Arauco North America | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee was on fire watch and fell 18 feet from an open catwalk to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured scapula and a broken rib on the left side, a head laceration and heavy bruising on the right arm. | |||||
| 2019-01-26 | Malvern | Pennsylvania | Main Line Health | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee walked into the lobby at work and tripped/slipped on an umbrella bag and fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured shoulder. | |||||
| 2019-01-15 | Malvern | Arkansas | ANTHONY TIMBERLANDS, INC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was walking when he fell near the chip chain by the bind. His right hand was caught in the belt at the drive of the chip chain bend, resulting in a pinky finger amputation. | |||||
| 2019-01-03 | Malvern | Pennsylvania | CERNER CORPORATION | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee slipped and fell in a restroom, suffering an injury to the left ankle that required surgery. | |||||
| 2018-05-17 | Malvern | Arkansas | ACME Brick Company | Lower leg(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was operating a setting machine when a load of green brick became jammed in the machine. The employee turned the safety keys to set the machine to safe mode, removed the key, and attempted to unjam the machine. The machine then cycled with the employee inside, causing two tibia fractures and a puncture wound to the ankle. | |||||
| 2018-05-15 | Malvern | Arkansas | Reynolds Metal Company | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was cutting up blemished rolls of aluminum for re-melting. He was using a pry bar to create gaps in the rolls when his left middle fingertip was amputated in the roll where he was prying the material. | |||||
| 2018-04-13 | Malvern | Arkansas | Anthony Timberlands, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a chainsaw to cut a cant when the saw slipped from his hand and cut the inside of his left foot behind the steel plate of his safety shoe. He suffered a deep laceration to his left foot, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2016-09-17 | Malvern | Pennsylvania | Main Line Health | BODY SYSTEMS | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode |
| An employee had an allergic/asthmatic reaction to cologne/body spray and a flower on a desk. The employee was admitted to the hospital. | |||||
| 2016-08-27 | Malvern | Pennsylvania | Exelon Corporations | Nonclassifiable | Direct exposure to electricity |
| An employee received an electrical shock and third degree burns while removing and replacing a pad transformer. | |||||
| 2016-06-25 | Malvern | Pennsylvania | Wegmans Food Market, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| While putting a bread rack away, an employee's right pinky finger struck a table, severing the fingertip. | |||||
| 2016-06-07 | Malvern | Arkansas | ANTHONY TIMBERLANDS, INC. | Foot (feet) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee was walking on a conveyor belt to fix a clog when his foot was caught in the chain. The chain pulled his left foot under a piece of metal, amputating it. | |||||
| 2016-06-05 | Malvern | Arkansas | Willis & Son Roofing | Head and neck | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
| While replacing a damaged metal carport awning, an employee fell approximately 6 feet from the awning to the ground below. The employee suffered head, face, neck, and mouth injuries, requiring overnight hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-11-02 | Malvern | Pennsylvania | Traffic Control Services | Multiple body parts | Moving in same direction, nonroadway |
| An employee placing road cones into a pick up truck bed was thrown into the cab when another vehicle collided with the arrow panel that the pick up was towing. The employee fractured the left arm and a hip. | |||||
| 2015-10-28 | Malvern | Ohio | Colfor Manufacturing | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was setting a die on press #745 and his right pinky finger got caught between the filler ring and the filler die vent groove. The pinched finger was surgically amputated. | |||||
| 2015-09-30 | Malvern | Arkansas | ANTHONY TIMBERLANDS, INC. | Thigh(s) | Struck by object or equipment |
| An employee was straightening wood near a saw when he was struck by a wood board, fracturing his left femur and requiring hospitalization. | |||||