DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2019-08-07SmithtonPennsylvaniaGas Field SpecialistFinger(s), fingernail(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was using a pipe wrench to tighten a fitting when the wrench amputated his little finger.
2019-02-01SmithtonPennsylvaniaBVCI Industries & Construction Hip(s)Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was working on a catwalk when he slipped on ice and fell onto his side. He was hospitalized with a broken left hip.
2017-05-15SmithtonPennsylvaniaWabash National Corporation Trailer CenterBack, including spine, spinal cordStruck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to replace the lift gate on a 53-foot trailer. He removed two tall yellow jacks and then hit the pin in the lift gate cylinder. The gate fell on him and he was pinned in the squatting position with the lift gate on top of his back. He suffered compression fractures to his back.
2017-02-15SmithtonPennsylvaniaBlack & VeatchFingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping a Lull operator offload crates of switch gear from a truck when one crate became caught on another. The Lull operator then tilted the forks down. The products slid down and pinched the employee's right fingertip, amputating it.