Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-01-18 | Pine Grove | West Virgini | Dominion Gathering and Production | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
On January 18, 2018, at approximately 10:57 a.m., an employee had accessed a stationary gangway to load a railcar with gasoline. While attempting to step 3 to 4 feet over to the railcar, the employee fell 12 feet to the ground, suffering fractured ribs, fractured lower vertebrae, and a partially collapsed lung. | |||||
2017-06-07 | Pine Grove | Pennsylvania | Guilford Lear Textiles | Hip(s) | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was using a forklift when its power plug disconnected, causing the forklift to stop suddenly. The employee fell off the side onto the concrete floor and broke her hip. | |||||
2017-04-21 | Pine Grove | Pennsylvania | Guidemark Inc. | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone |
An employee was struck by a motor vehicle while working within the work zone installing reflectors and was hospitalized with severe injuries including four fractured vertebrae, a broken bone in the neck, a concussion and various abrasions on the arms. | |||||
2017-04-13 | Pine Grove | Pennsylvania | Pleasant Valley Homes, Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting drywall with a table saw and contacted the saw blade resulting in amputation of the left middle finger between the first and second joint and a laceration to the left index finger that required medical amputation. | |||||
2017-03-14 | Pine Grove | West Virgini | Applied Construction Solutions | Face | Fire |
Two employees were cleaning out a tank with a vacuum hose and an air lamp when a flash fire occurred burning both employees on the face. | |||||
2015-04-29 | Pine Grove | Pennsylvania | Guilford Lear Textiles, Incorporated | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was setting up a machine and was de-beaming. During rethreading, two of his fingers became caught in the hooks and injured the right, middle finger. He was taken to the hospital and his fingertip was re-attached. |