DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-05-21MartinsburgWvConcrete Pipe & PrecastFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On May 21, 2021, an employee was using an overhead crane to lift a cured precast concrete piece. The employee had connected the crane's lifting hook to the lifting hook on the concrete piece. As the piece was lifted, the chain tightened and pinched the employee's right index fingertip. The fingertip was amputated.
2021-05-13MartinsburgPaH.H. Brown Shoe Company, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was trimming excess leather from a boot on the inseam trimming machine when the workpiece slipped and his right index finger contacted the blade resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip.
2021-04-12MartinsburgPaCurry Supply CompanyFingertip(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was backing up a forklift. The employee's left thumb was caught between the forklift's overhead guard and a partially fabricated tank made of thin-gauge steel. The thumb tip was amputated.
2021-03-25MartinsburgWvQuad Graphics, Inc.Fingertip(s)Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was helping to change out a cylinder on a press. He was putting the cylinder arms down to put the cylinder in place. As he stepped over the driveshaft to pull the pin and roll the cylinders, he lost balance and started to fall forward. He dropped the cylinder arm to regain his balance and the arm came down on his right index finger and amputated the fingertip.
2020-09-04MartinsburgWvHollingsworth LLCFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was clearing some plastic caught in a conveyor and auto wrapping station. A roller cut off the tip of his right index finger.
2020-07-06MartinsburgPennsylvaniaH.H. Brown Shoe Company, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee had been using a trimming machine with a 1-inch-diameter radial blade to trim off excess leather shoe material. While he was moving a case of finished trimmed work, the blade nipped his left middle and ring fingers, causing partial amputations.
2020-06-17MartinsburgPennsylvaniaBedford Farm BureauNeck, except internal location of diseases or disordersCaught in or compressed by equipment or objects
On June 17, 2020, an employee was cleaning a grain chute and was caught in the chute when their neck was pinched by a grain chute lever and injured.
2020-05-11MartinsburgPennsylvaniaBedford Farm Bureau Co-Op AssociationBack, including spine, spinal cordStruck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
An employee was repairing an industrial powered truck when the hydraulics failed, causing the lift carriage to fall onto his back.
2020-01-28MartinsburgWest VirginiJanus InternationalFaceStruck by or caught in swinging door or gate
An employee was replacing the door tracks on a roll-up door for a storage unit when the tension came off the spring, releasing the door frame. The door frame struck the employee in the face, resulting in potential facial fractures that required hospitalization.
2020-01-27MartinsburgWest VirginiFabcon PrecastFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was securing the forks to a forklift when the employee's fingers became pinched between the mast and the boom on the forklift, resulting in a left middle fingertip amputation.
2019-08-09MartinsburgPennsylvaniaH. H. Brown Shoe Company, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersStruck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was helping a forklift driver move a sole press machine when the machine tipped over and fell onto the employee. The employee was pinned between the machine and the floor, suffering broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and a cut to the left ear.
2019-06-14MartinsburgPennsylvaniaCove Shoe CompanyFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a boot turning machine when the employee's finger was caught in the machine, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2019-03-22MartinsburgWest VirginiQUAD GRAPHICSChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level
An employee fell while walking down stairs, landing on the floor and suffering fractured ribs and a head contusion/hematoma.
2019-03-12MartinsburgMissouriFENNEWALD CUSTOM WELDING, INCNonclassifiableIgnition of vapors, gases, or liquids
Four employees were working inside the shop on a propane tank. They were removing a valve from the propane tank when the gas filled the workspace and ignited. One employee was burned and required hospitalization.
2019-02-23MartinsburgWest VirginiQG Printing II, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On February 23, 2019, an employee was removing dust from the sensor of a recycling system. The fingertips on the employee's right hand came into contact with the paddle blade, causing amputations to the middle and ring fingers.
2019-02-12MartinsburgWest VirginiQG Printing II, LLCLeg(s)Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet
An employee stepped onto the plexiglass window on the binding machine. The window broke and the employee fell three feet suffering a broken leg.
2018-08-08MartinsburgWest VirginiQuad Graphics, Inc.Chest, except internal location of diseases or disordersOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On 08/09/2018, an employee was installing a new baler when it shifted and he fell approximately 5'8" off the baler to the ground, suffering broken ribs, a broken collarbone, and a punctured lung. He was hospitalized.
2018-04-27MartinsburgWest VirginiDarden, Inc.Hand(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
On April 27, 2018, an employee was removing a sauté pan from the stove when oil from the pan spilled and entered the cuff of the oven mitt/glove the employee was wearing. The employee suffered a burn to the left hand and was hospitalized.
2018-03-04MartinsburgWest VirginiBoard of Child CareThigh(s)Fall on same level
An employee fell on the sidewalk while walking and broke a femur, requiring hospitalization.
2017-09-27MartinsburgWest VirginiMacy's Logistics & OperationsBrainStruck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was sliding a tote under a conveyor when the employee's head struck the side guard of the conveyor, resulting in a possible concussion. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-03-15MartinsburgWest VirginiFedEx Ground Packaging, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSOverexertion and bodily reaction
An employee was sorting packages and suffered shortness of breath. The employee was hospitalized for a possible heart attack.
2016-08-13MartinsburgWest VirginiUnited States Postal ServiceBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
On August 13, 2016, at 4:30 p.m., an employee became ill while delivering mail in a company vehicle. The employee was hospitalized for heat exhaustion.
2016-04-23MartinsburgWest VirginiQuad Graphics, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On April 23, 2016, at approximately 4:30am, an employee was troubleshooting a press guard that was shaking when the employee's fingertip was amputated by the machine's moving conveyor.