Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-02-05 | Mount Carmel | Pennsylvania | Arcos Industries, L.L.C. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was feeding wire into a drawing machine when the wire caught the employee's left hand, resulting in the amputation of the employee's middle and ring fingertips. | |||||
2019-01-05 | Mount Carmel | Pennsylvania | International Paper Company | Foot (feet) | Contact with objects and equipment |
An employee was moving material through a plant. The employee's right foot was caught between a conveyor and the transfer car, suffering a laceration. | |||||
2017-09-28 | Mount Carmel | Illinois | Mount Carmel Public Utility Company | Nonclassifiable | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
An employee and several coworkers were changing out a utility pole when the pole snapped. The pole and energized electrical lines fell and struck the employee, causing an electrical shock and burns. | |||||
2016-08-04 | Mount Carmel | Illinois | Transcedar Limited dba Motorad of America | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
While using an electric pallet jack to move a pallet between racks in the back warehouse, an employee's right thumb was smashed and partially amputated between the pallet jack handle and a warehouse rack. |