Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2020-03-29	Ridley Park	Pennsylvania	CVS Pharmacy	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped while turning and fell to the floor, suffering a broken hip.
2018-07-25	Ridley Park	Pennsylvania	The Boeing Company	Head	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
An employee was operating a forklift when its forks hit a trench plate. The employee fell into the forklift's shield, suffering a head contusion and neck pain. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-08-15	Ridley Park	Pennsylvania	The Boeing Company	Lower leg(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee's lower right leg struck a platform cart and received a laceration that became infected the next day, requiring hospitalization.
2017-04-17	Ridley Park	Pennsylvania	Boeing	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was masking the aircraft windshield while standing on a portable work stand. The work stand rolled, causing the employee to fall approximately 50 inches to the ground. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured fibula and a fracture of the L2 vertebra.
2017-04-14	Ridley Park	Pennsylvania	Maxim Crane Works	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On Friday, 04/14/17, at 08:15AM, an employee was disassembling a lattice boom crawler crane and removing a 10-foot section. After the pins were removed from the boom, the boom did not immediately break loose. The employee was then descending from the top of the boom when the section separated from the rest of the crane, causing him to fall 9.5 feet to the ground. He sustained a fractured cheek bone, multiple skull fractures, and a fractured shoulder.
2015-05-14	Ridley Park	Pennsylvania	WWGrainger	Head	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a box and hit his head on a crate, causing a cut that required hospitalization and six stitches.