| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-19 | University Park | Il | ADVANCED MOBILITY & SHELTER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC | Hip(s) | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
| An employee had been using a scissor lift to caulk seams around an air conditioner. The employee exited the scissor lift and was kneeling on top of the air conditioner when he lost balance and fell to the floor approximately 13.5 feet below. The employee sustained a hip fracture and a laceration above the left eyebrow. Fall protection was not used at the time of the fall. | |||||
| 2021-08-09 | University Park | Pa | Structural Group Inc. | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Fall or jump from and struck by same vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
| Employees were lifting a capstone with a chain hoist. The hoist shifted forward and caused the capstone to come into contact with an employee's leg. The employee suffered a broken fibula and a dislocated ankle. | |||||
| 2021-03-17 | University Park | Fl | Kohl's, Inc. | Leg(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee tripped over a box of hangers while stepping out of a register bay. She fell, injuring her right leg. | |||||
| 2021-02-05 | University Park | Pa | The Pennsylvania State University | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Kicked by animal |
| An employee was walking through a horse pasture after completing chores when a horse kicked the employee in the back. The employee sustained broken ribs. | |||||
| 2020-07-06 | University Park | Pennsylvania | The Pennsylvania State University | Fingertip(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was closing the overhead door of a box truck. The tip of his left ring finger was caught in the joint between the panels and was amputated (without bone loss). | |||||
| 2020-02-27 | University Park | Illinois | AVATAR CORPORATION | Arm(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was standing next to a forklift with steel totes on its forks. A tote fell off the forks, striking the employee's left arm and breaking it in two places. | |||||
| 2019-07-11 | University Park | Illinois | J.H.O.C., Inc. dba Premier Transportation | Ankle(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee was operating a pallet jack when the employee's left leg hit a pole, resulting in a left ankle fracture. | |||||
| 2018-09-18 | University Park | Pennsylvania | Penn State University | Elbow(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was descending from the 6th to the 5th floor when she fell down the stairs. She fractured her elbow and cut her head, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-05-10 | University Park | Pennsylvania | PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY | Elbow(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee fell in the parking lot, sustaining two fractured elbows and a laceration to the forehead. | |||||
| 2018-03-29 | University Park | Illinois | Brennan Equipment & Manufacturing Inc | Upper arm(s) | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
| A temporary employee was welding when the employee's apron caught fire. The employee suffered second degree burns to the upper left arm. | |||||
| 2017-08-03 | University Park | Florida | MSB Services, LLC | Lower extremities | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was helping to load concrete footers into a truck bed when one of them struck his leg and caused him to fall off the truck. He fractured his left leg/foot. | |||||
| 2016-07-12 | University Park | Pennsylvania | Leonard S. Fiore, Inc. | Ankle(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was moving a transformer that was on a hand dolly. The employee tilted the dolly back so that he could move it and it fell over and struck the employee in the right ankle, breaking it. | |||||
| 2016-01-26 | University Park | Illinois | Esmark Steel Group | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating the slitting machine while wearing gloves. While actuating the rollers on the slitter, the employee attempted to remove a piece of scrap. The roller pulled his glove into the point of operation, causing an open avulsion to his left thumb and an open wound to his left pointer finger. | |||||
| 2015-09-24 | University Park | Illinois | Centerline Transportation, Inc. | Hand(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping |
| An employee tripped and fell while unloading goods with a hand cart. The hand cart came down on the employee's hand, pinching it between the cart and ground. | |||||
| 2015-05-20 | University Park | Illinois | Exel Inc. | Wrist(s) | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee injured his wrists while uploading a trailer truck and driving a powered industrial truck. | |||||
| 2015-04-09 | University Park | Florida | BJ's Wholesale Club, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was opening the back of a trailer during product unloading when boxes from a pallet that shifted during transport fell on him. The employee sustained a fractured femur and a laceration to the head. The employee was subsequently hospitalized. | |||||