Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-05-28 | Quakertown | Pa | Intigral, Inc. | Jaw, chin | Struck by object or equipment |
An employee was cleaning the floor behind the cutter machine at the end of their shift and were struck in the head by the cutter. The employee then fell and hit their head on the floor. The employee sustained a fractured jaw. | |||||
2021-05-17 | Quakertown | Pa | Klover Contracting, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was working from a ladder, installing a copper welding wire spool. The spool fell and knocked the employee from the ladder. The employee suffered broken left-side ribs and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-01-24 | Quakertown | Pennsylvania | Penn Stainless Products | Foot (feet) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was moving a bundle of stainless steel bars. The bars cut the bundle's strap and dropped onto the employee's left foot, causing broken bones. | |||||
2018-07-05 | Quakertown | Pennsylvania | Kohl's Department Stores, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was offloading a truck when he turned and tripped over a box on the floor. He fell and fractured his hip and shoulder. | |||||
2017-08-15 | Quakertown | Pennsylvania | LIFEQUEST NURSING CENTER | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
An employee was walking, tripped and fell resulting in a fractured hip. | |||||
2017-06-29 | Quakertown | Pennsylvania | PJK Acquisitions, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was adjusting the guide on a powered meat band saw when the plastic glove he was wearing slipped on the wet metal, causing his left hand to contact the blade. His left thumb was partially amputated. | |||||
2015-08-02 | Quakertown | Pennsylvania | Lowe's Home Centers, LLC | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped on a pallet of merchandise and broke her hip, requiring surgery. | |||||
2015-07-07 | Quakertown | Pennsylvania | Ryder Integrated Logistics | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell entering the restroom and broke her hip. | |||||
2015-03-17 | Quakertown | Pennsylvania | Klover Contracting, Inc. | Brain | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was struck in the head by a metal frame when a crane hook failed. | |||||
2015-02-23 | Quakertown | Pennsylvania | SHELLY ENTERPRISES INC. | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee lost his balance while unloading lumber from a rail car and slipped and fell. The individual was found unconscious and taken to the hospital. |