| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-07 | Pottstown | Pa | Pottstown Division | Leg(s) | Excavation or trenching cave-in |
| An employee was working in a trench making a pipe connection when the trench collapsed on the employee. The employee's leg was crushed. | |||||
| 2021-03-25 | Pottstown | Pa | Atlantic Plant Maintenance, Inc. | Arm(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was moving a cart with a grey board on it. Due to shifting of the cart or a wheel catching on an obstruction, the cart tipped over and struck two employees. One employee sustained a laceration on his arm requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2021-02-07 | Pottstown | Pa | POTTSTOWN HOSPITAL COMPANY LLC OF DE | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking to his car through the parking lot when he slipped and fell on ice. The employee sustained a fractured left ankle. | |||||
| 2020-03-02 | Pottstown | Pennsylvania | Titan International Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was cutting metal on a shear. His hand slipped and the shear amputated four of his fingers. | |||||
| 2019-09-06 | Pottstown | Pennsylvania | Henkels and McCoy | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was using a digging bar to break rock that was preventing a trench box from fitting into an excavation. The tool caused a compound fracture to the employee's ring finger. | |||||
| 2019-07-22 | Pottstown | Pennsylvania | A & L Handles Inc. | Head, neck, and trunk | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was testing a hot water solenoid for the dripping process when he was sprayed with hot water and sustained burns to his chest, neck, and face. | |||||
| 2019-04-13 | Pottstown | Pennsylvania | Lowes Home Improvement Center, #2526 | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
| An employee was loading product into the back of a customer's vehicle when the vehicle struck the employee. | |||||
| 2018-08-13 | Pottstown | Pennsylvania | Salisbury Behavioral Health Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee was walking backwards while assisting a client when she fell to the ground, fracturing her hip. | |||||
| 2018-05-14 | Pottstown | Pennsylvania | U.S. Postal Service | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Other animal bites, nonvenomous |
| An employee was delivering mail to a residence when two dogs became loose and mauled the employee's fingers. The employee's right middle finger had to be medically amputated. | |||||
| 2018-05-03 | Pottstown | Pennsylvania | SFC Global Supply Chain, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
| An employee was disassembling duct work on a press when the blades of the grinder/chopper partially amputated three of his left-hand fingers. | |||||
| 2017-08-15 | Pottstown | Pennsylvania | U.S. Axle, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a radial arm saw to cut packing material when the saw blade amputated his left middle fingertip and part of his left index finger. | |||||
| 2016-02-21 | Pottstown | Pennsylvania | Pottstown Memorial Medical Center | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode |
| An employee was moving a sterile processing tray, which contained surgery instruments and weighed approximately 28 pounds, when the tray started to tip. While trying to prevent the tray from tipping, the employee suffered a back strain and required hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-01-30 | Pottstown | Pennsylvania | Walmart Store #2263 | Foot (feet) | Compressed or pinched between two stationary objects |
| An employee was pushing a pallet off of a truck when his right foot was caught between the truck and dock. His foot broke and required surgery. | |||||
| 2015-11-25 | Pottstown | Pennsylvania | Dana Holding Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| An employee attempted to fault a pin motor machine near the point of operation. His finger made contact with a machine part, and his left index fingertip was amputated. | |||||
| 2015-10-22 | Pottstown | Pennsylvania | Pottstown Memorial Medical Center | Hip(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee fell and suffered a hip injury requiring inpatient hospitalization. | |||||
| 2015-09-17 | Pottstown | Pennsylvania | Geemacher | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| An employee opened the gate to inspect a part of the Tangent deep draw hydraulic press. Lock out/tag out wasn't used. A co-worker provided additional light and crossed the light curtain in front of the press activating it. The injured employee suffered cuts to both arms, burns to the left hand and a compression injury to both arms. | |||||
| 2015-03-15 | Pottstown | Pennsylvania | Pottstown Memorial Medical Center | Hip(s) | Trip over an object without fall |
| An employee tripped over wiring while assisting a patient and suffered a hip injury. | |||||