Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-06-14	Selinsgrove	Pa	Durabuilt Homes LLC	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
On June 14, 2021, at approximately 11:00 AM, an employee was on a mezzanine handing a tool to a co-worker beneath him. The top rail of the mezzanine's guardrail broke and the employee fell 9 feet to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to the left hip and left elbow.
2019-08-29	Selinsgrove	Pennsylvania	Building Solutions Since 1977, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was operating a table saw. The employee hit the stop button and reached toward the machine to clear out some saw dust and debris. The blade had not stopped moving at the time and partially amputated the employee's right thumb.
2017-05-30	Selinsgrove	Pennsylvania	National Beef Packing Company, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was slicing meat with a handheld knife when the blade partially amputated his left middle finger (no bone loss). Cut-resistant gloves were not worn at the time of the incident.
2017-01-25	Selinsgrove	Pennsylvania	Kerrico Corporation	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was on a ladder to clean the top of a spray booth. The ladder slid out from under the employee and he fell 5-6 feet to the floor resulting in a broken left femur.
2016-09-14	Selinsgrove	Pennsylvania	Icon Legacy Custom Modular Homes LLC	Brain	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a router. When he bent over to look at the router, his hair was caught in the router. The router pulled him in, and his face slammed into an angle iron frame. He suffered head trauma and face lacerations, requiring hospitalization.
2016-08-09	Selinsgrove	Pennsylvania	Durabuilt Homes LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
On Tuesday, August 9, 2016, at approximately 3:00 PM, an employee was walking near the receiving entrance to the facility. He turned around and tripped over bags of grout that were on the floor and fell. He was hospitalized for a fractured hip.
2016-07-21	Selinsgrove	Pennsylvania	Icon Legacy Custom Modular Homes, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was hospitalized with a severe injury after falling approximately seven feet from a catwalk to the ground below. The employee was walking from a stationary catwalk to a mobile catwalk at the time of the incident.
2015-10-28	Selinsgrove	Pennsylvania	Durabuilt Homes LLC	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
The injured employee was coming back from checking the mail when she slipped and fell breaking a hip.