DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2020-07-29SunburyPennsylvaniaWeis Markets, IncorporatedHand(s), except finger(s)Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was lubricating the lift cylinder of a powered industrial truck. When grease lubricant was injected, it came out of a crack in the truck's grease hose and perforated the skin of the employee's right palm. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-09-24SunburyPennsylvaniaWeis MarketsMultiple trunk locationsFall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a wet floor in a grocery store, falling to the floor. The suffered a broken tailbone, a broken rib, and a head contusion.
2018-06-20SunburyOhioFedex FreightBrainOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was entering the cab of his truck when he slipped from the top step, fell, and struck his head on the ground. He suffered head trauma.
2018-02-15SunburyOhioAmerican ShowaFingertip(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee got the right middle finger caught in a running machine while watching a maintenance employee troubleshoot the machine resulting in a fingertip amputation.
2017-06-05SunburyOhioCarter LumberFinger(s), fingernail(s)Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee shut the lid on a hopper, then backed away from the hopper on a forklift. At the same time, the employee was holding a rope that was attached to the hopper. The forklift then ran over the rope, drawing it taut around the employee's finger. The rope amputated the employee's right ring finger to the second knuckle.
2016-03-25West SunburyPennsylvaniaJan X-Ray Services Inc.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee got out of an elevated bucket to perform work (he was wearing a fall protection arrest system). When the employee got back into the bucket, he put his hand on the top railing of the bucket. When all of his weight transferred into the bucket, the bucket bounced a bit and his left ring finger was pinched between the railing and the wire tray of the bucket, amputating his fingertip.