Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-09-05 | Ronks | Pennsylvania | Strasburg Railroad Company | Multiple body parts | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was offloading grain from a rail car to a truck. While crossing over a conveyor belt, the employee tripped and fell into the conveyor and was caught in the tube. He suffered "road rash"-type burns to his back, ribs, and arms and was hospitalized for burn treatment. | |||||
2016-05-13 | Ronks | Pennsylvania | Lancaster Agriculture Products | Multiple body parts | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was grinding a hole in an empty 300 gallon gasoline tank. Sparks from the grinder ignited gasoline vapors resulting in a fire/explosion. The employee received flash burns to the face and first degree burns to the forearms and fingers. |