Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-09-09 | New Florence | Pennsylvania | NAES Power Contractors | Knee(s) and leg(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was vacuuming fly ash on the top section of a boiler when he stepped into an unusually deep section of fly ash, sinking into it up to his knees. The fly ash, which was still hot, went under his pants and into his shoes, causing second degree burns to both legs from the knees down. | |||||
2018-07-02 | New Florence | Pennsylvania | GREGORI CONSTRUCTION & ENGINEERING, INC | Heart | Overexertion and bodily reaction |
An employee working outside applying grout began showing signs of physical distress including sharp pain in the right back, shoulder and arm areas. The employee was hospitalized for a heart attack. | |||||
2017-08-31 | New Florence | Pennsylvania | Seward Operating, LLC | Multiple head locations | Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport |
An employee was operating a backhoe to clean fuel bunkers when a backhoe attachment broke through the back window of the operator's cab and struck the employee. The employee was found unresponsive with head and face injuries, requiring hospitalization. The employee suffered a concussion, a broken orbital bone and a laceration. | |||||
2016-08-26 | New Florence | Missouri | New Florence Wood Products Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was working on a conveyor and got their right hand caught in the chain and sprocket resulting in amputation of the little finger at the first joint. | |||||
2015-09-04 | New Florence | Pennsylvania | NRG Energy | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee sustained a broken ankle while stepping off of a four-rung ladder. |