DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-09-16MooreOkDel Real LLCFingertip(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was removing a connector hose to a transfer pump. The employee's right middle finger was caught in the feed opening of the pump by the lobe transfer pump shaft. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
2021-08-20MooreOkU.S. Postal ServiceBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was delivering mail when he became dizzy and nauseated, suffering from possible heat-related illness.
2021-07-12AnmooreWvAmsted RailNonclassifiableFall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet
A crane inspector was inside the cab of a crane when the floor of the cab gave way and the employee fell 25 feet to the ground below. The employee sustained multiple broken bones.
2021-04-17Moore HavenFlR&R Harvesting, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was loading watermelon onto a bus. He fainted due to heat stress and fell to the ground.
2021-01-12MooreOkDel Real Foods LLCHead and neckContact with hot objects or substances
Two employees were setting up a fryer by purging the pipe that supplies lard to the fryer to clean it from the lard buildup that solidifies after daily operation. As the line was purged, excess air pressure in the line caused the holding tank to overfill and spill hot lard onto the injured employee, causing severe burns to their head and neck area.
2020-07-10MoorestownNew JerseyAuto Plus Auto PartsAnkle(s) and leg(s)Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was moving a pallet jack when his left ankle was caught between its platform and the wall. He suffered a broken ankle and tibia.
2020-06-26MoorefieldWest VirginiPilgrim's Pride CorporationFingertip(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee had just cleared a machine, jammed by a mis-cut, in poultry cut-up area. The employee was reaching to remove a second mis-cut when the circular saw started up and amputated the tips of the employee's right thumb and index finger (with no bone loss).
2020-05-22MoorefieldWest VirginiAmerican Woodmark CorporationMultiple body partsFall on same level due to slipping
An employee was working in her designated area pulling parts when she slipped and fell to the floor, striking her left knee and forehead. She was hospitalized for her injuries.
2020-03-13GlenmoorePennsylvaniaGeorge Krapf Jr. & Sons, Inc. Leg(s)Pedestrian vehicular incident
A passing school bus tire grabbed an employee's leg which was then torn open and degloved.
2020-02-04MoorestownNew JerseySBARS Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a bailer when it crushed his left hand. The ring and middle fingers were medically amputated.
2019-05-26MoorefieldWest VirginiPilgrim's Pride CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
On 5/26/19, at approximately 11:30 p.m., an employee was using a chicken cutting blade to separate a leg quarter from a shackle when the employee's fingers contacted the blade, resulting in right index and middle finger amputations.
2019-01-29MoorestownNew JerseyVirtua health and WellnessElbow(s)Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was treating a patient when the employee tripped over a rolling machine and fell, suffering a left elbow fracture that required hospitalization and surgery.
2018-08-09MoorestownNew JerseyUS XPRESSBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was unloading freight from a trailer when he experienced cramping and dizziness, requiring hospitalization for dehydration and renal failure.
2018-07-02MoorestownNew JerseyCentral Wholesalers IncFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was clearing buildup on a table saw when the saw blade amputated part of his finger. A push stick was not in use at the time.
2018-05-30GlenmoorePennsylvaniaForest Ridge Builders, Inc.Multiple body partsOther fall to lower level
An employee was descending a ladder from a roof where he had been removing shingles. The ladder, which was set on a tarp on the ground, slid and the employee fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right ankle fracture and two fractured vertebrae.
2018-05-24MooreOklahomaWalmartHip(s)Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from a ladder to the concrete floor while descending from an elevated position, suffering a broken hip.
2018-03-06MoorestownNew JerseyPSE&G Services CorporationPelvisStruck by other falling powered vehicle
An employee was changing a tire on a vehicle when the jack fell, allowing the vehicle to descend on and break the employee's pelvis.
2018-01-05MoorefieldWest VirginiAllegheny DimensionFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On January 5, 2018, at approximately 2:30 p.m., an employee was attempting to unjam a board from a machine when the employee made contact with the hogger head wheel, resulting in an amputation to the right index finger. The machine was not locked out at the time of the incident.
2017-03-08Moore HavenFloridaUNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATIONHand(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was changing a tire on a fuel trailer using a floor jack. When the employee lowered the trailer, his left hand was caught between the chassis and the tire resulting in fractures that required hospitalization.
2017-03-07MoorefieldWest VirginiPilgrim's CorporationFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee climbed up onto a machine and reached to remove accumulated chicken parts. The right ring fingertip was amputated by the guarded saw blade.
2017-02-18MoorefieldWest VirginiPilgrim's Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
On February 18, 2017, at approximately 5:30 p.m., an employee was replacing the chain on a breading machine conveyor that was turned off. The power was restored to the machine while the employee was checking the tension of the chain. The moving chain caught and amputated the employee's right index fingertip.
2017-02-02MooreOklahomaReser's Fine Foods, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
An employee was cleaning the floors in the mixing room. The employee was below the running mixer and attempted to remove product residue with his right hand. His fingers contacted the rotating auger resulting in amputation of the right middle finger at the first joint.
2016-06-15LemooreCaliforniaNAS LEMOOREHand(s)Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
On June 15, 2016, at 0945, an employee contacted high voltage while replacing a switchgear, suffering second and third degree burns to the hand.
2016-05-19MoorestownNew JerseyNelson Tree ServiceBack, including spine, spinal cordOther fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell 15 feet out of a tree while clearing branches. He was hospitalized with a fractured spine.
2016-04-26MooreOklahomaSpecial Metals Inc.Multiple back regionsFall from collapsing structure or equipment
An employee was making deliveries from a flatbed trailer. As he was climbing down the attached ladder, a weld broke and he fell backward onto the hard surface of the lot, lacerating his head and left ear and fracturing his spine. He was hospitalized overnight.
2015-10-28MoorestownNew JerseyOPEX CORPORATIONFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee suffered the amputation of the left thumb when his glove got caught in the drill press he was operating.
2015-07-27MooreOklahomaVaughan FoodsArm(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee's arm got caught in a conveyor while trying to dislodge waste food. The employee sustained a compound fracture of the arm.
2015-06-05MoorefieldWest VirginiPilgrim'sHand(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On June 5, 2015, at approximately 11:45 a.m., an employee was working with blenders that are used to grind meat. An opening on the bottom of the grinder allows ground meat to fall into a buggy. The employee reached to remove a small portion of meat and his left hand made contact with an energized, rotating auger.
2015-05-18MooreOklahomaWILJO INTERIORS INC.Fingertip(s)Fall from collapsing structure or equipment less than 6 feet
The employee was preparing to dismantle scaffolding the employer had erected in the north stairwell of the building. The employee stepped onto a scaffold platform and the walkboard gave way. The employee fell 3-4 feet. On the way down, the index and middle fingers of the employee's right hand were injured. The tip of the middle finger was amputated and the tip of the index finger was cut such that the tip was barely attached to the finger. The flesh of the index finger could not be saved and
2015-05-05MoorefieldWest VirginiPilgrim'sHip(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On May 5, 2015, at approximately 12:30 p.m., an employee stepped onto the side of the box machine to fill the glue pot with glue sticks. The employee's foot slipped off the surface of the machine, causing her to fall to the floor and fracture her hip.
2015-04-20MoorefieldWest VirginiPILGRIMS PRIDEMultiple upper extremities locationsContact with objects and equipment
An employee working on the Dapec 3 Line received fractures to the right hand, forearm, and elbow after coming in contact with a rotating shaft.
2015-04-14MooreOklahomaSpecial Metals Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was pulling cut pieces from a Tsune saw with gloves on. The employee's glove got caught on the blade, pulling his finger into the vise and cutting the tip of his right middle finger off.
2015-04-03MooreOklahomaTarget CorporationFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
On 4/3/2015 at 9:45 a.m., an employee was placing cardboard in the cardboard bailer. The employee closed the gate on his hand, amputating his left middle finger at the first knuckle. He was hospitalized.
2015-03-18LemooreCaliforniaNAS LEMOOREBrainOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was injured on March 18, 2015, at 0730. The employee was attempting to load and tie down a forklift with a tie down chain when he fell approximately 2 feet off of a trailer ramp area and hit his head. He lost consciousness and suffered swelling to the head.
2015-01-19MoorefieldWest VirginiPilgrimsHip(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
Employee working in the stock room at floor level lost balance while trying to catch a tub that was falling from a table. Employee fell to the ground and fractured a hip.
2015-01-12MooreOklahomaV&E Accoustic LLCNonclassifiableOther fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet
Employee fell from scaffolding at a height of approximately 15 to 20 feet.