Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-08-20 | Uniontown | Pa | Meridian Point Apartments | Head | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
A maintenance employee was attacked by a tenant at an apartment complex. The tenant struck the employee in the head with a hammer, causing a laceration. | |||||
2021-07-07 | Uniontown | Oh | Barberton Tree Service Inc | Skull | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. |
Two employees were unclogging the chipper after a rainstorm. One employee opened an access panel to the drum of the chipper to unclog it while the second employee went to the other side of the chipper. The first employee then shut the access panel. The motor was off, but the drum was still spinning. A piece of clogged brush kicked the panel open and struck the second employee in the forehead, resulting in multiple skull fractures. | |||||
2021-02-03 | Uniontown | Oh | XPO Logistics Freight, Inc. | Brain | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was found walking around with a gash in his head and a concussion. Another employee slipped on ice and fell, resulting in a broken ankle. Note to user: This record contains two separate events that were reported simultaneously to OSHA by the employer. These events are captured as one report. | |||||
2020-09-14 | Uniontown | Pa | Segra Communications | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
On September 14, an employee was on a ladder performing telecommunications work when the ladder slipped and the employee fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with broken bones and required surgery. | |||||
2020-01-16 | Uniontown | Pennsylvania | Lowe's Home Centers, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
An employee was lowering a stop sign when the employee's finger was caught in between the stop sign and the brace, resulting in an avulsion to the right pinky fingertip. | |||||
2019-06-21 | Uniontown | Alabama | Alabama Catfish Feedmill, LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was attempting to change out rubber belts on a fine screw system when he slipped and fell from the fine screw system approximately 10 feet to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized for contusions and lacerations to the jaw and shoulder. | |||||
2019-05-29 | Uniontown | Pennsylvania | Kwik Fill | Hip(s) | Pedestrian vehicular incident, n.e.c. |
An employee was pumping gas into a car. The car pulled away from the pump while the nozzle was still in the gas tank. The employee fell and suffered a hip injury that required surgery. | |||||
2019-03-01 | Uniontown | Pennsylvania | Excel Site Rentals LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Injured by handheld object or equipment |
An employee was trying to loosen a connection with a 60-inch pipe wrench. The wrench slipped off the pipe, spun around, and struck him. He suffered a head injury, an amputated little finger, a broken collarbone, and broken ribs. | |||||
2018-07-10 | Uniontown | Pennsylvania | Fayette Resources Inc. | Brain | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee tripped and fell, hitting her head on a kitchen stove. She was hospitalized for a possible head injury. | |||||
2018-06-12 | Uniontown | Ohio | B&B Wrecking & Excavating, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment |
An employee was cutting the leading edge of a structural member as part of a structural demolition. After cutting the beam, the roof collapsed and the employee fell 12 feet. The employee was hospitalized for a fracture. | |||||
2018-05-17 | Uniontown | Pennsylvania | Goodwill Recycling Center | Ankle(s) | Trip on uneven surface without fall |
An employee was sitting on a recycling truck that was making pickups when she stepped down from the truck onto uneven gravel and sprained her ankle. | |||||
2017-10-12 | Uniontown | Pennsylvania | Laurel Contracting Inc. | Arm(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was changing a beam on a skid steer using a hammer when a chip of steel broke loose and punctured the employee's left arm, requiring surgery and hospitalization. | |||||
2017-09-22 | Uniontown | Pennsylvania | Lee's Plumbing & Excavating, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment |
An employee was on top of the bank of an excavation when it collapsed, breaking his vertebrae and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-08-30 | Uniontown | Alabama | Alabama Catfish, LLC | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee approached a fillet machine when it grabbed her glove, catching and severely lacerating her hand. She was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-02-07 | Uniontown | Alabama | Alabama Catfish, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee suffered a left thumb tip amputation while operating a band saw. Cut-resistant gloves were not worn at the time of the incident. | |||||
2016-07-27 | Uniontown | Pennsylvania | Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee carrying armload of clothing tripped and fell on a new ergonomic mat that was not laying flat on the floor, striking an elbow on the floor. The employee suffered a fractured elbow, which required surgery. | |||||
2016-06-14 | Uniontown | Pennsylvania | U.S. POSTAL SERVICE | Elbow(s) and arms(s) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
While transporting mail, an employee was struck by a hamper and fell over, breaking her arm and dislocating her elbow. | |||||
2016-06-01 | Uniontown | Pennsylvania | United States Postal Service | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was delivering mail when she slipped on a gravel driveway and broke her leg, requiring surgery. | |||||
2015-07-29 | Uniontown | Alabama | Alabama Catfish, LLC | Fingertip(s) | Struck against object or equipment while moving it |
An employee was finned by a catfish while picking up and sorting the fish. The employee's fingertip was amputated after becoming infected. | |||||
2015-06-25 | Uniontown | Pennsylvania | Fayette County Community Action Agency, Inc. | Groin | Bending, crawling, reaching, twisting-single episode |
While removing a rack from the top shelf in a cooler, an employee experienced a groin injury that required surgery. | |||||
2015-03-09 | Uniontown | Pennsylvania | Atlas Energy | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
On 03/09/15, at approximately 10:30 a.m., an employee was working from an aluminum ladder that was leaning against a tank. The employee fell approximately 4 feet off of the ladder and landed on a cement barrier. The employee suffered three broken ribs and a bruised kidney and was admitted to UPMC-Presbyterian. |