Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-05-25 | Tamaqua | Pa | Environment Awareness Corporation | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was using a hand crank to crank a tarp and fell 10-15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained an pelvis fracture, multiple fractured ribs, severe head trauma, and a severe lung injury. | |||||
2020-08-26 | Tamaqua | Pa | Silberline Manufacturing Company Inc. | Multiple body parts | Fire |
On August 26, 2020, an employee was cleaning an industrial mixer when a flash fire erupted within the mixer and burned the employee's face, neck, and hands. The cleaning process involves manually scraping a mixture of aluminum paste with petroleum distillate carrier. Isopropyl alcohol is then used to wash the mixer. | |||||
2020-06-15 | Tamaqua | Pennsylvania | Lewistown Valley Enterprises, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
On June 15, 2020, at approximately 8:00 AM, an employee (temporary employee contracted to site) was reaching over a turkey gizzard processing machine when her gloved hand became trapped in the machine. The employee sustained a fractured thumb and was hospitalized. | |||||
2019-09-12 | Tamaqua | Pennsylvania | Wenger Feeds, LLC | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee fell from the second rung of a fixed ladder on a feed bin. The employee landed on the ground and suffered a back injury. | |||||
2018-06-06 | Tamaqua | Pennsylvania | SILBERLINE MANUFACTURING CO., INC. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was on a step ladder installing a slide lock at the top of the pump house door and fell approximately 10 feet onto the asphalt outside the pump house. The employee was hospitalized for head lacerations and a broken collarbone. | |||||
2018-01-18 | Tamaqua | Pennsylvania | Versum Materials US, LLC | Hand(s) and finger(s) | Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue |
Two employees were disconnecting an ammonia sparger tube from an NF3 reactor when their hands were exposed to hydrofluoric acid. They suffered chemical burns and blistering on their hands and fingers, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2015-04-01 | Tamaqua | Pennsylvania | Silberline Manufacturing Co., Inc. | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking in the parking lot and slipped on ice between 5:30 AM and 6:00 AM on April 1, 2015. The employee was hospitalized and sustained two broken ribs and a subdural hematoma. | |||||
2015-01-30 | Tamaqua | Pennsylvania | Presto Products, Inc. | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
On 1/30/2015, an employee fell on ice and received an elbow injury. At the time of the incident, the employee was checking "exit door" access and egress. The employee fell and shattered his right elbow. The employee was taken to the hospital. The employee received surgery on 01/31/2015. |