| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-15 | New Salem | Pa | Nelson Wire & Steel | Nonclassifiable | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
| An employee was using an acetylene/oxygen torch to cut bad wire off a spool when sparks from the process ignited the employee's shirt, resulting in burns to the employee's skin that required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2020-07-14 | New Salem | Pennsylvania | Nelson Wire & Steel | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| Two employees were performing work on an automated welder. One employee was operating the main control panel and the injured employee was working at the rear of the machine. When the machine was restarted, it pinched the injured employee's pinky finger causing an amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
| 2015-06-03 | New Salem | Pennsylvania | Nelson Wire and Steel | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was treated at the hospital after falling approximately 5 feet to the concrete floor below while descending nine-foot portable stairs. The employee tore his rotator cuff and received stitches to his left elbow. The employee was attempting to dislodge a chain attached to an overhead crane at the time of the incident. The employee was unloading wire mesh from a delivery truck in the Blue Building garage door area. | |||||