Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-06-07 | Shoemakersville | Pa | Materion Brush, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee fell after stepping onto a pallet. The employee's foot went between two of its boards during the fall, and the employee's ankle was broken. | |||||
2020-04-22 | Shoemakersville | Pennsylvania | Rahns Trucking, Inc. | Hand(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was washing out a concrete truck after unloading it. While the employee was spraying down the fins, the hopper of the truck came down onto the employee's left hand, fracturing it. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-10-09 | Shoemakersville | Pennsylvania | Materion Brush Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
An employee was turning a ball valve to allow sulfuric acid to gravity feed when the gasket in the ball valve failed and released acid. The acid contacted the employee, who suffered chemical burns. |