Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2020-06-18	Muncy	Pennsylvania	ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS, INCORPORATED	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was offloading a pipe when his hand was caught between the pipe and the bollard protecting an exterior roll-up door, resulting in a right middle finger amputation.
2018-01-27	Muncy	Pennsylvania	Kellogg Company Muncy Bakery	Elbow(s) and arms(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was climbing an 8-foot fixed ladder. When he reached the platform at the top, he let go of the railing on the ladder and grabbed the inward swinging safety gate. When he removed his first hand to grab the gate, his second hand slipped off the railing. He fell to the floor below, striking his elbow on the floor. He suffered a fractured humerus and elbow tip as well as an open wound contusion.
2017-02-04	Muncy	Pennsylvania	Kavlick Limited Partnership	Lumbar region	Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode
While bending over to pick syrup up off the floor, an employee suffered a lower back injury that required hospitalization.
2017-01-20	Muncy	Pennsylvania	Kellogg Company	Hip(s)	Fall on same level
An employee fell while exiting a tote loading cage, injuring the right hip.
2016-08-17	Muncy	Pennsylvania	Wenger Feeds, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was operating a mixer when he noticed the overhead bin was blocked. He climbed a ladder to attempt to loosen up the blockage but fell backwards off the second rung, severely injuring his ankle and requiring surgery.
2015-07-23	Muncy	Pennsylvania	FMC Technologies, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was standing on the third rung of a ladder while conducting lifting operations with a crane when a part came loose and hit him on his right shoulder area. He fell about 3 feet to the ground and fractured his pelvis and left wrist.