Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-09-10	Warminster	Pa	Seafood America	Multiple body parts	Explosion, n.e.c.
An employee was working on an electrical panel when it exploded. The resulting fire burned the employee's face, chest, and hands.
2021-05-12	Warminster	Pa	CRC INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED	Wrist(s)	Overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was packaging boxes on the gallon production line and moving them to a skid. While relocating a box of product to the skid, he felt a pull in his arm. He was hospitalized for a swollen right wrist.
2018-07-03	Warminster	Pennsylvania	Abraxis, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level
An employee was using a ladder to access a mezzanine storage space. The employee fell from the ladder to the floor, suffering multiple fractures. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-01-05	Warminster	Pennsylvania	CRC INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED	Nonclassifiable	Multiple types of overexertion involving outside sources
An employee was shoveling snow and experienced dizziness and chest pains. The employee pulled a muscle.
2016-09-08	Warminster	Pennsylvania	Solid Waste Service, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
An employee was working on the truck collecting trash and began cramping. The employee was hospitalized for possible heat stress.
2015-12-02	Warminster	Pennsylvania	Costco, Store #1103	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee traveling on a forklift stopped quickly when a scrubber cut in front of his machine. The machine's load shifted, so the employee exited the vehicle. He slipped and broke his right leg.
2015-09-16	Warminster	Pennsylvania	Forest Incentives, Ltd.	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Employee was moving a pallet of materials off a shelf with a forklift. He hit the support for the shelf above while moving the pallet. The pallet of compact disks on that shelf fell, striking the employee. The employee suffered fractured vertebrae and ankle injuries.