Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-01-20 | Trafford | Pennsylvania | Cleaveland/Price Inc. | Knee(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee was walking in a designated aisle when the employee turned a corner and tripped on a pallet, fracturing the left patella. | |||||
2018-05-29 | Trafford | Alabama | LKQ Birmingham- Trafford | Multiple body parts | Struck by other falling powered vehicle |
An employee was attempting to remove a spare tire carrier from underneath a minivan that was elevated by four wheel stands when the minivan shifted off the front loader forks and struck the employee's face and shoulder. The employee suffered a fractured eye socket and left-side collar bone and lacerations to the head and face. | |||||
2017-08-22 | Trafford | Pennsylvania | Edward Marc Brands, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level |
An employee was pushing a trash cart to the dumpster when he fell onto the pavement. He twisted his left knee and suffered detached quadricep muscles in both legs, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-06-06 | Trafford | Alabama | Blount Hauling and Landfill | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was doing maintenance work on a mower machine when a metal part fell on and broke his left pinky finger. | |||||
2015-03-26 | Trafford | Pennsylvania | Cleaveland/Price, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee's left index fingertip was amputated by a blade bending machine in the fabrication department. The employee's finger got caught in a pinch point between the machine and a ram while bending the metal 30 degrees. | |||||
2015-02-10 | Trafford | Pennsylvania | Hamill Manufacturing Company | Multiple face locations | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
An employee was operating a hand-held grinder when it kicked back and caused a severe laceration on the side of his face and a possible eye injury. The employee was admitted to Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, due to his injuries. |