Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-03-31 | Toughkenamon | Pa | E&H Conveyors, Inc. | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a rolling machine on top of compost when the rolling machine ran over the top of the employee's hand, resulting in amputation of a finger. | |||||
2019-03-20 | Toughkenamon | Pennsylvania | C.J. Mushroom Co., LLC | Fingernail(s), nailbed(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was pushing a load on a pallet jack up an incline in a mushroom house. The load slid back toward the load backrest, and the employee's left thumb was caught between the load bin and the backrest. The employee suffered an amputation to the nail and bed of the left thumb. | |||||
2017-07-17 | Toughkenamon | Pennsylvania | Mushroom Conveyors, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped and fell while filling compost bins with compost. As he was falling, he tried to catch himself by grabbing a chain. His right hand went into a cog and his index fingertip was amputated. | |||||
2016-08-15 | Toughkenamon | Pennsylvania | KJ Mushroom Mushroom Services, LLC. | Head | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was coming out of a mushroom barn when a small fan's (used for circulation) cover fell off and landed on his head, cutting it open. He was hospitalized and required staples. |