Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-09-20 | Bensalem | Pa | Acme Markets | Skull | Fall on same level |
An employee was using a power jack to move pallets when she fell backward to the floor. She suffered a skull fracture. | |||||
2021-08-17 | Salem | Oh | American Standard Brands | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was working on a conveyor. A chain drive engaged on the conveyor, pulling the employee's left thumb into a sprocket and chain. He suffered an amputation to the end of the thumb. | |||||
2021-07-20 | Salem | Oh | Ventra Salem, LLC | Arm(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was moving a part on a rolling rack. The employee grabbed a piece that was hanging. The jig then fell and lacerated the employee's arm. | |||||
2021-05-25 | West Salem | Wi | Forage Genetics International, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by object or equipment rolling freely |
An employee sustained chest contusions after being struck by a silage wagon that he had disconnected from a truck. | |||||
2021-04-10 | Salem | Oh | Fresh Mark | Upper arm(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cutting a ham shank with a 6-inch curved knife. The knife slipped and struck his left arm, puncturing the bicep and causing a muscle injury. | |||||
2021-03-08 | Salem | Mo | CANOAK MISSOURI, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was using a chop saw in the flooring department and amputated their left index and middle fingers. | |||||
2021-03-07 | Salem | Ct | Salem Prime Cuts | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was cutting meat with a knife when the knife slipped, resulting in a stab wound to the employee's abdomen that included a severed artery. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-03-03 | Bensalem | Pa | ToyotaLift Northeast | Multiple head locations | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was working on a forklift fuel system when the fuel ignited. The employee suffered second degree burns to the ear, cheek, and lips. | |||||
2021-02-26 | Salem | Il | RADIAC ABRASIVES, INC. | Brain | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
On February 26, 2021, a spider hoist weighing 500-700 pounds fell from its mount and landed on an employee's head, resulting in a concussion and traumatic brain injury. | |||||
2021-02-23 | West Salem | Wi | Northern Engraving Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was removing a piece of scrap from a punch press's shuttle system. The shuttle moved and amputated the pad of the employee's thumb. | |||||
2021-02-18 | Salem | Mo | US Foods, Inc. | Leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
A pallet jack operator suffered a broken left leg after colliding with a pallet load on a forklift. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-02-09 | Salem | Il | Americana Building Products | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was operating a punch press when a piece of material became stuck in the machine. When the employee attempted to remove the material, the foot pedal was pressed and the machine amputated the employee's left index finger at the first knuckle. | |||||
2021-02-09 | Salem | Nh | Michaels Stores, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking to a back door when they slipped and fell on ice, resulting in a fractured ankle that required hospitalization. | |||||
2021-02-04 | Bensalem | Pa | Bimbo Bakeries USA | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell, resulting in a broken ankle that required hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2021-01-15 | New Salem | Pa | Nelson Wire & Steel | Nonclassifiable | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
An employee was using an acetylene/oxygen torch to cut bad wire off a spool when sparks from the process ignited the employee's shirt, resulting in burns to the employee's skin that required hospitalization. | |||||
2020-10-15 | Salem | Wv | Octane Environmenal, LLC. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
The injured employee was working on a slip repair. He was standing on a sloped surface to spot for the articulating dump truck. A dozer was pushing dirt above and away from where the employee was spotting. A large dirt clod rolled from the dozer and struck the injured employee who slid down the sloped area approximately 15 feet and then fell over a benching of the hill that dropped approximately 5 feet onto the ground below. The employee suffered a fractured collarbone, hip, and pelvis and was h | |||||
2020-09-21 | West Salem | Oh | Johnson Bros. West Salem Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a mill machine when the rollers of the mill machine grabbed his left hand fingers. The employee sustained partial fingertip amputations of the left ring and middle fingers. | |||||
2020-07-14 | New Salem | Pennsylvania | Nelson Wire & Steel | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
Two employees were performing work on an automated welder. One employee was operating the main control panel and the injured employee was working at the rear of the machine. When the machine was restarted, it pinched the injured employee's pinky finger causing an amputation of the fingertip. | |||||
2020-07-01 | Salem | Wisconsin | MJ Electric, LLC | Leg(s) | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
An employee as cleaning up debris using a concrete buggy when he inadvertently reversed the buggy into a parked vehicle and broke his leg. | |||||
2020-06-26 | Salem | West Virgini | M Betters Construction, Inc. | Heel(s) | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
Two employees (one driving, one a passenger) were transporting a load of steel reinforcement on a rough-terrain flatbed truck. The truck rolled down a hill and overturned. The driver suffered a broken heel and the other employee's foot was broken. | |||||
2020-06-24 | Bensalem | Pennsylvania | National Refrigeration & A/C Products | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was removing cut sections of sheet metal from the laser conveyor. One of the sheets moved forward, pinning his finger against the opposite side. The employee sustained a right middle fingertip amputation. | |||||
2020-03-31 | Lower Salem | Ohio | Washington Electric Cooperative, Inc | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
While replacing electric insulators, a lineman came into contact with an energized line. The current entered the lineman's hand and exited through his back. | |||||
2020-03-26 | Salem | Ohio | Walmart Supercenter #2910 | Head | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee fell while helping offload a trailer. She suffered a cut to the head and a possible leg injury and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-02-29 | Salem | Ohio | FRESHMARK SALEM | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was emptying a tub of ham shank bones situated near a band saw and contacted the saw blade resulting in amputation of the left middle fingertip. | |||||
2020-02-18 | Bensalem | Pennsylvania | Eddington Thread Manufacturing Company, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee was trying to cut a tangled thread from a twisting machine. The machine caused the amputation of the employee's left ring fingertip. | |||||
2020-02-05 | Bensalem | Pennsylvania | Bunzl Retail Services LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
On February 5, 2020, at approximately 11:45 a.m., an employee was operating a stand-up forklift when his foot made contact with a storage rack as he drove past it. He was hospitalized with four fractured toes of the left foot. | |||||
2020-02-05 | Bensalem | Pennsylvania | PARX Casino | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
On February 5, 2020, at approximately 11:46 a.m., an employee was slicing ham on a manual slicer in the employee dining room when his thumb contacted the blade, resulting in a severe laceration and possible amputation. | |||||
2020-01-28 | Bensalem | Pennsylvania | Longhorn USA | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was standing on a ladder while changing a light bulb and fell to the ground. The employee sustained broken ribs and required hospitalization. | |||||
2020-01-17 | Salem | Illinois | County Materials Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was placing a chuck and strand into a stressing jack arm. The chuck and strand fell into the ram. The employee grabbed the chuck and tried to reposition it. At the same time, another employee was moving the ram down and the injured employee's right little pinky and ring fingers were pinched between the chuck and stressing ram. As a result, the employee's right pinky fingertip was amputated and right ring finger was cut. | |||||
2020-01-07 | Winston Salem | North Caroli | American Red Cross | Ankle(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
An employee was pulling a cart with 140-pound equipment down a wet ramp when she slipped and fell. The cart then struck her ankle and dislocated it. | |||||
2019-08-15 | Salem | New Hampshir | LL&S Waste Wood | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was replacing a drive belt on a locked-out conveyor. The pulley was turned from the other side, and his thumb was caught between the pulley and the belt. He suffered a soft-tissue amputation (losing the skin and the nail) from his left thumb just below the thumbnail. | |||||
2019-03-28 | Bensalem | Pennsylvania | Stece Placeras Racing Stables LLC | Leg(s) | Thrown, fell, or jumped from animal being ridden |
An employee was riding a horse in a barn. The horse startled and she fell off; the horse landed on her. Her right leg was broken. | |||||
2019-03-06 | Salem | West Virgini | J-Wood Contracting LLC | Ankle(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
On March 6, 2019, an employee was working in a trench when a 20-inch-thick gas pipe slid off a skid and fell into the trench. It struck the employee, injuring the employee's ankle. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-02-21 | Salem | Ohio | Fresh Mark, Inc. | Elbow(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a skinner machine and was guiding a ham when the ham slipped, causing the employee's skinner glove and smock sleeve to become caught in the roll/skinning blade. The employee's left elbow was de-gloved as a result. | |||||
2019-02-12 | Bensalem | Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania Steel Co., Inc. | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
A saw operator was rolling a bar on a roller table. The bar fell off and struck his right foot, breaking his second toe. He was hospitalized, requiring immediate surgery. | |||||
2019-01-03 | Salem | Massachusett | Harbor Sweets, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee's right index finger was caught in a foiling machine, causing a traumatic distal amputation to the finger. | |||||
2018-08-15 | Salem | Ohio | American Standard Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee's right index finger was pinched between the rollers of a drawing compound roller coater machine, resulting in a finger amputation. | |||||
2018-07-24 | Salem | Ohio | Korff Holdings, LLC | Multiple face locations | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was placing a weight on top of a mold. The weight slipped off, striking the employee on the left foot. The employee then hit his head against the metal flask surrounding the mold. He suffered a crushing injury to the foot and a fracture to the forehead and sinus area, and was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-06-21 | West Salem | Ohio | KOKOSING CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC. | Nonclassifiable | Nonclassifiable |
An asphalt roller operator fell approximately five feet from the operator's platform and was hospitalized for a severe head injury with concussion. The roller was parked at the time. | |||||
2018-05-24 | Salem | Massachusett | THOMAS G. GALLAGHER, INC. | Upper arm(s) | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee turned around after brazing a piece of copper wire; the back of his upper right arm contacted the hot pipe, and he was burned. He was hospitalized with a blood infection from the burn. | |||||
2018-04-12 | Salem | Ohio | MAC Trailer Manufacturing Inc | Hand(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was using a circular saw when it kicked back and grabbed his glove, resulting in a severe laceration into the bone. | |||||
2018-03-23 | Salem | Massachusett | E. Amanti & Sons, Inc | Hand(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was struck by a forklift while fitting a pipe, crushing the employee's hand. | |||||
2017-09-21 | Salem | Ohio | Fresh Mark, Inc. | Multiple trunk locations | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was driving a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) into a pump meat cooler to retrieve a vat of product. As he maneuvered into position, the vehicle slipped on the wet floor and the employee was pulled out of the PIV. He was pinned between the PIV and a vat of product, suffering rib, vertebrae, and pelvic fractures. | |||||
2017-08-18 | Bensalem | Pennsylvania | Kohl's Department Stores | Cheek(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c. |
An employee was walking across the parking lot prior to reporting for shift, lost her footing and fell resulting in a fractured cheekbone and lacerations that required sutures. | |||||
2017-08-06 | Salem | Missouri | Royal Oak | Ankle(s) | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee was checking his trailer when he slipped on the trailer's bottom step and broke his ankle. | |||||
2017-08-04 | Salem | Ohio | Fresh Mark, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was preparing to clean a press machine and had raised the access door when the door fell and amputated the employee's right index and middle fingers. The press machine was not locked/tagged out at the time. | |||||
2017-07-14 | Bensalem | Pennsylvania | Maxim Crane Works, L.P. | Knee(s) | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached |
An employee was repairing a rough terrain forklift when a hydraulic line failed and the forklift's mast came down quickly, crushing his knee against the ground. | |||||
2017-06-30 | Salem | Ohio | Korff Holdings, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was working on a dust collector motor. The employee was manually moving the pulley motor when his finger was caught between the pulley and the belt. The employee's finger was amputated at the first knuckle at the hospital. | |||||
2017-06-07 | Bensalem | Pennsylvania | JAMES D MORRISEY INC | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was snapping a chalk line on the ground when he dropped the ball of string. He went to grab the ball and slipped on wet pavement, falling and fracturing his right leg. | |||||
2017-04-08 | Salem | Ohio | Fresh Mark, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
On 4/8/17, an employee was cutting bacon with a bandsaw when he made contact with the blade, amputating his right index finger. The saw was guarded at the time. | |||||
2017-03-21 | Salem | Massachusett | Hampshire Fire Protection Co., LLC | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was on a ladder, putting a hanger on a gate valve, when the employee fell off the ladder and into a ditch, breaking a leg. | |||||
2017-03-15 | Bensalem | Pennsylvania | Charles Schillinger Co. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a shear to cut metal and crushed their fingers under the sheet metal hold downs resulting in injuries that required surgery. | |||||
2017-01-18 | Salem | South Dakota | Signet Builders, Inc. | Head and neck | Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was walking across a roof purlin to attempt to connect to a retractable lifeline when the purlin broke and he fell 20 feet to the concrete below. He broke his neck and suffered brain swelling. | |||||
2016-10-17 | Winston Salem | North Caroli | U. S. Postal Service | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Overexertion in lifting-single episode |
On Monday, October 17, 2016, an employee was at her carrier case on the workroom floor and bent down to pick up a mail tub to load into a hamper. When she lifted the tub, she felt a pop in her back and experienced a lot of pain. She was hospitalized with a back injury. | |||||
2016-09-14 | Salem | Ohio | Butech, Inc. | Multiple head locations | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was standing under an overhead crane performing rigging activities when a guard came loose from the overhead crane and struck the employee in the face and head. The employee was hospitalized with face and skull fractures, as well as a concussion. | |||||
2016-08-16 | Salem | New Hampshir | Marshalls | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over another employee's foot and fell fracturing a hip. | |||||
2016-07-29 | Salem | Ohio | Hickey Metal Fabrication | Foot (feet) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was moving a 1,180 lb. steel plate into position to grind the welds using an overhead crane. The crane released the load catching the employee's left foot and crushing it under the load. | |||||
2016-07-16 | Bensalem | Pennsylvania | Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment | Eye(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was stocking beer bottles. He dropped a bottle which shattered and a piece of glass went into his left eye. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-06-11 | Bensalem | Pennsylvania | Parx Casino | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
An employee was involved in a physical altercation with a coworker, suffering a fractured vertebra. | |||||
2016-04-29 | Salem | Illinois | PSC Custom LP | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
The employee was conducting welding operations on the sub frame of a truck trailer. Hot sparks from weld spatter fell onto his shirt and the shirt caught on fire. The employee suffered first and second degree burns to his chest. | |||||
2016-04-08 | Salem | Ohio | ORLANDO BAKING COMPANY | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was delivering goods to a client, unloading a truck through the side door. The employee slipped and fell from the truck, striking their ankle on the ground and head against another parked vehicle. | |||||
2016-01-29 | Salem | Ohio | USPS | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level |
At approximately 9:50 a.m., an employee slipped on icy steps and fractured the right ankle while delivering mail. | |||||
2015-11-16 | Salem | Illinois | Wiese USA | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was repairing the overhead bracket, which holds the overhead guard, on a customer-owned forklift. The overhead guard fell and caught the employee's finger between it and the frame of the forklift. The employee's middle left-hand finger was amputated approximately 1/4" to 1/2" from the tip (middle of the fingernail). | |||||
2015-11-06 | Bensalem | Pennsylvania | Advanced Lubrication Specialties | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing a jam in a machine used to extrude rubber when the employee's right middle finger came in contact with the "wipe" and was partially amputated. | |||||
2015-10-06 | Salem | Ohio | American Standard Brands | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was picking up scraps between two CNC saw tables. One table was in operation and the two tables moved together pinching the employee's left thumb resulting in a fingertip amputation. | |||||
2015-09-19 | Salem | West Virgini | Indianhead Pipeline Services LLC | Multiple body parts | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
On September 19, 2015, at approximately 3:45pm, an equipment operator was hospitalized after suffering fractured vertebrae in his neck and back, a broken left arm, and broken ribs. The employee was operating a Morooca tracked dump truck on an access road hauling water when the track slipped off the road and the vehicle rolled over an embankment. | |||||
2015-09-01 | Bensalem | Pennsylvania | EKL Machine Co. | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
While using a small lathe to polish a shaft, an employee's glove got caught. His arm was pulled under the part, breaking his forearm. | |||||
2015-08-14 | Salem | Illinois | County Materials Corporation | Thigh(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was connecting a concrete form that was 29 inches high x 30 feet long. The form was being stored on the ground horizontally. Before the employee could get the form connected to the overhead gantry crane, the form fell over and injured the employee's right leg, causing a distal fracture to the right femur. | |||||
2015-06-16 | Bensalem | Pennsylvania | MRI Flexible Packaging | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
On 6/16/15, an employee was injured when he slipped off the forks of a forklift and fell 5 to 6 feet. The employee was hospitalized with cracked ribs and a groin injury. | |||||
2015-06-03 | New Salem | Pennsylvania | Nelson Wire and Steel | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was treated at the hospital after falling approximately 5 feet to the concrete floor below while descending nine-foot portable stairs. The employee tore his rotator cuff and received stitches to his left elbow. The employee was attempting to dislodge a chain attached to an overhead crane at the time of the incident. The employee was unloading wire mesh from a delivery truck in the Blue Building garage door area. | |||||
2015-06-03 | Salem | Ohio | BOC WATER HYDRAULICS, INC. | Fingertip(s) | Contact with objects and equipment |
On or about 6/3/15, an employee had multiple fingertip amputations while assembling a vertical cylinder. | |||||
2015-03-22 | Salem | South Dakota | Matheson Postal | Brain | Fall on same level |
An employee fell backwards and hit his/her head on the ground while approaching a semi-truck to open the door. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2015-03-18 | Bensalem | Pennsylvania | Giles and Ransome, Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode |
An employee was leaning on an engine to reinstall a radiator when the employee sustained a hernia. | |||||
2015-03-12 | Salem | Ohio | Metal & Wire Products Company | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was grabbing a tube from a bender when the employee's right pinky finger was smashed between the clamp-block and the radius-block and tube. The right pinky fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2015-03-06 | Winston Salem | North Caroli | U.S. Postal Service | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over a concrete parking barrier while walking back to the delivery truck, breaking his femur. | |||||
2015-01-22 | Salem | Arkansas | Mets Enterprises, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
Two employees were running the laminator machine. The injured employee was working on the front while another employee was working on the back of the machine. The laminator glues aluminum foil to the paper to create sandwich wraps and bags. The paper developed some wrinkles and the injured employee reached over the guard to try to fix the paper. When the employee reached over the guard, he caught his finger in a nip point where two rollers come together. He jerked his hand back and amputated his |