Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2020-06-08	Scranton	Arkansas	Tyson Farms, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was climbing down a ladder into an 18-wheeler trailer to change out the load level indicator. The leg of the ladder shifted and the employee fell approximately three feet into the trailer breaking their lower right leg.
2020-05-21	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Preferred Meal Systems, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was labeling palletized 20-pound boxes suspended on the forks of a forklift. The boxes fell on her, knocking her to the floor and breaking her femur.
2020-05-20	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Bonacci GWR, LLC	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on the floor and fractured her femur.
2019-08-21	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Everhart & Hoover Power Line Construction Inc	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell to the ground while climbing a powerline utility pole, fracturing three ribs and requiring hospitalization.
2019-03-25	Scranton	Arkansas	Tyson Foods Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was replacing a motor on a platform in the production area. The employee's left hand was on the motor when the chain shifted and pinched the tip of his middle finger between it and the motor causing a fingertip amputation.
2019-01-24	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Simplex Homes Inc	Multiple face locations	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was on a ladder using a handheld drill with a 5-inch hole saw tool. The drill kicked back and ejected the hole saw. The circular saw blade hit him in the face, lacerating his face from his eye to his jaw. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.
2018-05-05	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Simplex Homes Inc	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
On Saturday, May 5, 2018, at approximately 11:30 AM, an employee was walking through the side wall department when he walked into a piece of lumber (2X4) that was jutting out from a table. The lumber struck his abdomen. The next day, he experienced abdominal pain and was hospitalized with a ruptured spleen.
2018-03-15	Scranton	Arkansas	RIVER VALLEY ANIMAL FOODS	Shoulder(s) and arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was entering a chicken meal silo to perform a 6-month cleanout when the silo sweep arm activated while the employee was inside. The employee's lifeline became tangled in the sweep arm, and the employee was pulled into the sweep arm and auger, suffering fractures and soft tissue injuries to the left scapula and humerus.
2018-02-21	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Jack Williams Tire Company, Incorporated	Lower leg(s)	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle
An employee operating a motorized pallet jack struck a support beam. A piece of protruding metal on the support beam caused a severe laceration to the employee's right calf, requiring hospitalization.
2017-10-05	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Arlington Industries, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
A temporary employee was operating a machine and holding a clicker to count/advance the machine when the employee dropped the clicker onto a shelf. As the employee reached to retrieve the clicker, the employee's left hand was caught in the machine, amputating the middle fingertip and fracturing the ring and middle fingers.
2017-08-19	Scranton	Arkansas	RIVER VALLEY ANIMAL FOODS	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Nonstructural fire, n.e.c.
An employee was welding on a metal floor grate in the load-out building when some overhead blood meal came down causing a flash fire. He received burns to his left arm and hand.
2017-07-19	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Simplex Industries, Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting wooden strips on a table saw. While using a push stick, the employee slipped on saw dust around the table saw. The employee's left hand then contacted the rotating blade, amputating the fourth finger's distal phalanx.
2017-07-02	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Noble Biomaterials, Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cutting wood with a table saw when the employee's left hand came into contact with the cutting blade, lacerating the ring fingertip and amputating the index finger distal phalange and middle fingertip.
2017-06-15	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Simplex Industries, Inc.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on a scaffold plank along the side of a modular home when the employee fell nearly 7 feet to the ground, suffering a back injury and requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-05	Scranton	Pennsylvania	U.S. Department of the Interior	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On June 5, 2017, at 11:50 AM, an employee was directing a tour of elementary school children and attempting to retrieve biological samples from the Lackawanna River with a net. The employee dropped the net into the river. While attempting to retrieve the net, the employee fell down an 8-foot embankment and landed in the river, breaking three ribs and four vertebrae. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-05-23	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Allied Services Skilled Nursing Center	Head	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was outside pulling a trash cart down a hill to the dumpster when he fell backwards and hit his head on the pavement, suffering a head contusion and a possible brain hemorrhage.
2017-05-16	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Aramark	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Overexertion in holding, carrying, or wielding-single episode
An employee was carrying bags of garbage to put into a dumpster outside the facility when he had back spasms and was hospitalized.
2017-04-26	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Simplex Homes Inc	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was nailing flooring when a nail gun fired into his right foot, resulting in hospitalization for possible bone damage.
2017-02-28	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Geisinger Community Medical Center	Lower leg(s)	Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle
An employee backed the shuttle bus into its assigned parking spot. The employee then opened the bus door and exited the vehicle, however, the vehicle was still in reverse. The bus continued to reverse and the bus door struck the employee, knocked him to the ground, and a tire ran over his right leg. The employee suffered a broken tibia and fibula and was admitted to the hospital for surgery.
2017-02-23	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Allied Services	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee went into a room to give medication. When she turned to leave, her foot was caught in the oxygen tubing, causing her to trip and fall on her left hip. She suffered a fractured hip, injured right shoulder, and rotated left leg.
2017-01-27	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Jewish Home of Eastern PA	Leg(s)	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was assisting a patient and suffered a strain injury to her leg. The employee was hospitalized with a blood clot.
2016-10-18	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Penn Foster	Multiple lower extremities locations	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was performing electrical work from a 6-foot ladder. He was coming down the ladder when it slipped and he fell with it. He suffered a broken right tibia and fractured two other bones in his foot/ankle, requiring hospitalization.
2016-08-17	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Master Halco Inc	Cheek(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was helping a coworker move a ladder when it fell and struck his face, fracturing his cheekbone.
2016-08-04	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Damage Control, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
A stack of acrylic plastic sheets fell on an employee, fracturing both of the employee's ankles.
2016-07-18	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Kane Warehousing Inc	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
A powered industrial truck operator was transported to the hospital after becoming lethargic and unresponsive during a work break. The employee was admitted to the hospital due to dehydration.
2016-05-16	Scranton	Pennsylvania	My Mother's Delicacies, Incorporated	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
During the cleaning process, an employee's hand came in contact with a moving piston located near the bottom of the bakery depositor machine, amputating her left middle fingertip.
2016-05-08	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Vycom	Skull	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was cleaning a mixing bowl when the bowl motor was actuated. The employee suffered skull fractures, lacerations and soft tissue damage and was hospitalized.
2016-04-27	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Commonwealth Health	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking in a hallway, slipped, and fell, breaking the left hip at approximately 5:00 PM on April 27, 2016. The employee was admitted to the hospital for surgery.
2016-03-30	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Qvest Sanitation, LLC.	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee's right hand was amputated while cleaning a meat grinder. The machine was in operation at the time of the incident.
2016-02-09	Scranton	Pennsylvania	KEYSTONE COMMUNITY RESOURCES	Hip(s)	Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving
An employee was working with a client as part of the day program when the client experienced a behavioral outburst and pushed the employee to the floor. The employee suffered a broken hip and had to be hospitalized.
2015-09-03	Scranton	Pennsylvania	CPG International, Incorporated	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee activated a pneumatic holding mechanism by foot pedal while placing a plastic door on a machine. The clamp pinched the employee's right middle finger between the clamp and the plastic door. When the employee pulled their finger out, the right middle finger nail and skin were removed.
2015-08-20	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Simplex Industries, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on the fourth rung of a ladder that was leaned up against a modular home. A tractor moved the modular home while the ladder was still leaned against it. The employee fell from the ladder, breaking a foot and hurting his/her back. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-08-13	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Master Halco Inc	Multiple body parts	Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids
A maintenance mechanic was drilling into a conveyor roller and a chromate chemical sealer sprayed out, ignited, and burned his face and arms. He was wearing safety glasses and was admitted to the hospital for 2nd and 3rd degree burns.
2015-07-17	Scranton	Pennsylvania	General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems Inc	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
While wiring a ground bar in a 1940s electrical system (3 phase sub panel 277 volts AC), an employee contacted live parts. He suffered burns to his hands and arms after an arc blast, requiring hospitalization.
2015-02-12	Scranton	Pennsylvania	MASTER HALCO	Multiple lower extremities locations	Struck by powered vehicle-nontransport, n.e.c.
An employee was walking around a corner and stepped in front of a forklift. When the forklift operator attempted to stop, the 800 lb. coil carried by the forklift struck the employee in the leg. The employee sustained a broken leg and tendon damage as a result of the incident.
2015-01-22	Scranton	Pennsylvania	Geisinger Community Medical Center	Arm(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
After exiting her car, an employee slipped on the ice in the employer's parking lot while walking to the hospital and broke her arm. She was hospitalized.