Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2020-06-23	Quarryville	Pennsylvania	Giant Food Stores	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was stocking shelves and turned to grab another box when his leg gave out and he fell to the ground resulting in a fractured hip.
2017-08-20	Quarryville	Pennsylvania	Michael Houghton Trucking, Inc.	Brain	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was blowing up a truck tire when it exploded and struck the employee's head, requiring hospitalization.
2016-09-29	Quarryville	Pennsylvania	Stony Hill Woodwork	Face	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was working on a table saw when a piece of 3x3x24" wood kicked back, hitting his left cheekbone and cutting him above his right eye.
2016-07-07	Quarryville	Pennsylvania	BB's Grocery Outlet , LP	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was getting a cup of coffee when she tripped over a mat in the lunchroom and broke her left femur. She was hospitalized.
2016-01-25	Quarryville	Pennsylvania	Steel Systems Installation, Inc	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using an overhead crane to position pipe into a steel holding area. The employee's left hand was caught between the pipe and steel structure, amputating the left thumb tip.
2015-12-04	Quarryville	Pennsylvania	BB's Grocery Outlet	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode
An employee was power washing a van when the employee was overcome by carbon monoxide poisoning from the power washer.
2015-11-12	Quarryville	Pennsylvania	Buck Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a cope and drag machine when the employee's hand slipped, causing the employee's thumb to get crushed beneath a plate.