DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-09-24RussiaOhAbrasive Source Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
On September 24, 2021, an employee was working at a lathe when the lathe's spindle caught the employee's right glove. The employee suffered an amputation to the right ring finger.
2021-03-19King Of PrussiaPaHavpak International Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was adjusting the film of a packing machine when a button was pressed and the arm came down on the employee's left thumb, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2020-09-16King Of PrussiaPaFirst Quality Enterprises, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was troubleshooting and adjusting the position of a lift table assembly inside a bagging machine when the entire lift table assembly rotated, pinching the employee's left index finger between the pivot arm and the servo coupling. The employee suffered a partial amputation to the left index fingertip.
2020-08-01King Of PrussiaPaVimco, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was spooling new wire into a road mesh machine when his hand got caught in part of the machine and the reverse button on the machine was pressed. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
2020-06-04King Of PrussiaPennsylvaniaFirst Quality Retail ServicesFingertip(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was draining glue from melted adhesive. The glue severely burned his fingertip and he was hospitalized.
2019-08-28King Of PrussiaPennsylvaniaVIMCO INC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Contact with objects and equipment
An employee was threading wire into a wire drawing machine when his finger slipped as the machine was pulling the wire, resulting in a partial amputation of the left ring finger.
2019-07-18King Of PrussiaPennsylvaniaCBRE/GSK AccountFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate
As an employee exited the lab, he lost footing on a slippery floor. His left pinky finger got caught in the door jam as the door closed and his finger was amputated.
2018-06-04King Of PrussiaPennsylvaniaPeirce-Phelps, Inc.Back, including spine, spinal cordOther fall to lower level
An employee was delivering marble to a customer using a flat bed truck. The employee was standing on top of the truck and was about to dismount. The employee reached out for the door of the cab, which swung open, causing the employee to lose balance and fall off the trailer to the ground below. The employee sustained a fracture to the spine and injuries to the left arm and shoulder.
2018-06-01King Of PrussiaPennsylvaniaTech Tube, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was operating a draw bench when the tube broke, causing it to recoil into and partially amputate the employee's finger.
2018-05-05King Of PrussiaPennsylvaniaNordstromMultiple body partsFall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was walking through the parking lot when her shoe became caught in a concrete seam. She fell to the concrete, fracturing her hip and hand.
2018-02-19RussiaOhioClopay Building ProductsFinger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee sustained a partial finger amputation when moving the guard on a circular saw.
2018-01-20King Of PrussiaPennsylvaniaCTI, LLC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was retrieving hamburger patties from between moving conveyor belts when the employee's finger entered a pinch point and suffered an amputation. The machine was not shut off at the time.
2017-10-14King Of PrussiaPennsylvaniaCTI Foods, LLC.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
A temporary employee suffered a right thumb amputation while attempting to remove a piece of meat that was hanging from a meat grinder. The grinder was guarded at the time.
2017-04-12King Of PrussiaPennsylvaniaPenn Home Infusion TherapyAnkle(s)Other jump to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was leaving work and fractured her ankle and injured her wrist after jumping from the loading dock.
2016-09-20King Of PrussiaPennsylvaniaLe Bus Bakery, Inc.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
While attempting to pull a tray out of an egg wash machine, an employee's fingertip was amputated by the machine's conveyor belt.
2016-08-31King Of PrussiaPennsylvaniaArkema Corp.NonclassifiableOther fall to lower level
An employee was climbing an egress ladder and fell.
2016-05-07King Of PrussiaPennsylvaniaWORTH AND COMPANYFoot (feet)Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was cleaning a condenser coil. Kleen Coil (yellow) spilled into his boots burning his foot.
2015-08-27King Of PrussiaPennsylvaniaPACKERS SANITATION SERVICES, INC.Fingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a trim blender while it was running and amputated the left index fingertip.
2015-08-17King Of PrussiaPennsylvaniaRepublic ServicesLeg(s)Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was walking from the bathroom in an area where a bucket loader was operating. The loader struck and broke the employee's right leg while it was backing up.
2015-07-10King Of PrussiaPennsylvaniaDevon Construction IncLeg(s)Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee offloading rebar from a flatbed truck lost his balance and fell off the truck, breaking both bones in his leg and requiring surgery.
2015-06-08King Of PrussiaPennsylvaniaUS Postal ServiceHand(s)Other animal bites, nonvenomous
On 6/6/15, an employee was bitten on the left hand by a stray dog while delivering mail. The bite later became infected and required hospitalization.