DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-03-16MyerstownPennsylvaniaDutch Valley Food Development, Inc. - New Holland BranchLeg(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was dragging an empty pallet when she slipped and fell. The pallet landed on her. Her left leg was broken below the hip.
2018-08-31MyerstownPennsylvaniaTech Cast Holdings, LLCFinger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was grinding a casting using a 20-inch face-front grinding wheel when the employee's finger was pinched at the bottom of the wheel on the seal plate, resulting in an amputation.
2017-07-24MyerstownPennsylvaniaDentech IncLeg(s)Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a dust collector when it tipped over and fell on the employee's left leg, breaking it.
2016-04-06MyerstownPennsylvaniaH.M. Stauffer & Son, Inc.Knee(s)Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using a pneumatic nail gun to assemble walls when the gun came in contact with his knee and discharged the nail into it. He required surgery and hospitalization.
2015-08-04MyerstownPennsylvaniaTellus 360Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was using a jointer to join two pieces of wood when his left hand slipped into the blade. His left ring finger was amputated.
2015-01-09MyerstownPennsylvaniaGoodwill Keystone AreaThigh(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A worker fell while exiting a van used to transport him to his designated work site. He suffered a fractured right femur and will undergo surgery in the hospital overnight.
2015-01-08MyerstownPennsylvaniaTech Cast Holdings, LLCNonclassifiableContact with hot objects or substances
Employee was adding a steel bar to the induction furnace when it flared up and splashed hot metal on the employee. Employee was taken to Lehigh Valley Hospital.