| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-07-22 | West Chester | Pa | Green Acre Construction | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was climbing down a ladder from a roof. The ladder slipped out and the employee fell to the ground, suffering a broken L4 vertebra. | |||||
| 2021-07-15 | West Chester | Pa | Lyons and Hohl, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting a 15-inch concrete pipe with a 20-inch radial hand saw. The saw kicked back and deeply lacerated the employee's chest. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2021-06-23 | West Chesterfield | Nh | United Natural Foods Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects |
| An employee was operating a dock plate while making a delivery when their little finger got caught in the dock plate at the delivery site loading dock. The employee suffered a crush injury that resulted in surgery and a fingertip amputation. | |||||
| 2021-06-15 | West Chester | Oh | Industrial Tube & Steel Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was using a bandsaw to cut piping. The blade caught the employee's gloves and pulled in the employee's hands, causing a finger amputation. | |||||
| 2021-02-18 | West Chester | Oh | Republic Wire, Inc. | Back, including spine, spinal cord | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was walking to an extrusion machine to clean minor water accumulation on the floor. The employee slipped on the water and fell, suffering a back injury. | |||||
| 2021-02-13 | West Chester | Pa | Lasko Products, Inc. | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee stepped off of a stair onto the parking lot pavement, slipped on black ice, and fell breaking their left tibia. | |||||
| 2020-09-08 | West Chester | Oh | Crescent Park Corporation | Foot (feet) | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle |
| An employee was operating a stand-up forklift when a second forklift ran into him. His left foot was caught between both forklifts and injured. | |||||
| 2020-06-18 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Penn Medicine Chester County Hospital | Lower leg(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment-other than powered vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee and other employees were transporting a 400-pound gastric bypass patient on a machine-powered bed. The bed accelerated, pinning the employee's leg between the bed and the wall. The employee was hospitalized with a broken lower right leg. | |||||
| 2020-06-03 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Strobert Tree Services, Inc. | Knee(s) | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
| An employee was cutting up felled trees. The tree supporting the tree he was cutting snapped back and struck the employee in the knee. The employee suffered a fractured knee and torn ligaments. | |||||
| 2019-09-06 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Michels Corporation | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| While an employee was installing pipe casing, a shackle moved down and forwards, which caught the employee's middle finger on his gloved left hand. The employee sustained an amputation to the fingertip above the first knuckle. | |||||
| 2019-06-23 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Arbour Square at West Chester | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to other harmful substances |
| Employees were providing customer care in an assisted living facility when a gastrointestinal virus broke out among customers and employees. Multiple employees experienced stomach and other health effects. Two employees were hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-06-19 | West Chester | Ohio | Cornerstone Brands, Inc | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was loading boxes onto a pallet when the employee tripped over the corner of the pallet and suffered a broken hip. | |||||
| 2019-06-04 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Michels Corporation | Foot (feet) | Contact with objects and equipment |
| An employee's feet were crushed by a mud bin. | |||||
| 2019-05-15 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | A DUIE PYLE | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An overhead dock door fell and struck an employee on his head as he was rolling it down. He was hospitalized with a cervical strain. | |||||
| 2019-04-20 | West Chester | Ohio | Threeden LLC | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
| An employee was putting a load ramp away when the ramp slipped and fell on the employee's left foot, crushing the big toe. | |||||
| 2019-03-29 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Johnson Controls, Inc. | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| An employee was replacing coolant on a chiller. The pump leaked propylene glycol on the floor and the employee slipped and fell, tearing a hamstring. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2019-02-11 | West Chester | Ohio | Melton Truck Lines | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was placing a tarp on the load of the truck bed and fell off striking their head on the trailer and the ground. The employee suffered a fractured skull and wrist. | |||||
| 2019-01-08 | West Chester | Ohio | Ohio Eagle Distributing, LLC | Lower leg(s) | Nonclassifiable |
| A temporary employee was taking a battery-powered pallet jack up a loading ramp when the jack slid off the ramp and rolled over the employee's left leg. The employee sustained a lower leg fracture. | |||||
| 2018-08-28 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Island International Enterprises, LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
| An employee was breaking down a pump trailer while standing on a platform approximately 3 feet above the ground when the employee turned and fell off the platform to the ground, suffering shoulder and rib fractures. | |||||
| 2018-07-19 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Fred Beans Ford of West Chester | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
| An employee was testing a coolant system when coolant sprayed from the radiator's open cap, burning his face, neck, chest, and arms. | |||||
| 2018-07-10 | West Chester | Ohio | D Baker Enterprise, LLC | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
| An employee was installing house wrap tape while working from a 300-pound-rated, 28- to 32-foot fiberglass extension ladder, which had filler lumber material elevating and supporting one side of the base ladder side rails to level the ladder base. During the house wrap taping operation, the ladder and employee fell an estimated 20 feet. The employee suffered wrist, elbow, arm, and rib fractures, as well as lacerations to the kidney and face. | |||||
| 2018-05-25 | West Chester | Ohio | Schumacher Dugan Construction, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was operating a drill press when the bit made contact with a cable, amputating a finger. | |||||
| 2018-05-24 | West Chester | Ohio | The Wornick Company | Foot (feet) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| An employee backed their forklift into a storage rack. The rack's bottom shelf passed over the lip of the rear of the forklift, striking and fracturing the employee's right foot. | |||||
| 2018-05-23 | West Chester | Ohio | Cabela's Wholesale, L.L.C. | BODY SYSTEMS | Nonclassifiable |
| An employee was training when he became lightheaded and experienced an irregular heartbeat. | |||||
| 2018-05-22 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | TruGreen | Knee(s) | Fall through surface or existing opening |
| An employee working at a private residence fell off the first step at the front entrance when his knee buckled. The employee was hospitalized with a torn tendon. | |||||
| 2018-03-26 | West Chester | Ohio | B.G.R., Inc. | Ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was struck by a reversing forklift, suffering a broken ankle. | |||||
| 2018-03-08 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| On March 8, 2018, at approximately 11:00 AM, an employee got out of a front load garbage truck, closed a dumpster enclosure, and slipped and fell on ice in the area around the enclosure. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip. | |||||
| 2018-03-08 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Waste Management of Pennsylvaina, Inc. | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
| On March 8, 2018, at approximately 11:00 AM, while picking up trash at a restaurant, an employee slipped and fell onto ice, fracturing a hip and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
| 2018-01-27 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Giant Food Stores 6505 | Hip(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
| An employee was working at the customer service counter when her foot became entangled in an electrical cord that was sticking out from the bottom shelf. She tripped and fell to the same level, breaking her right hip. | |||||
| 2018-01-19 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Sheller Oil Company | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee fell from the top of a truck and landed on the ground, breaking his leg in two places and requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2017-10-16 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Air King America Div of Lasko Products | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee was making collars for pedestal fans on a press when the machine powered on and amputated the employee's right index fingertip. | |||||
| 2017-09-12 | West Chester | Ohio | Barnes Aerospace | Fingertip(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
| An employee was lowering a 130-pound fixture onto a platform cart using a motorized lift when his left thumb was caught between the fixture and the cart, amputating his thumb tip. | |||||
| 2017-07-10 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Diplomat Demolition | Hand(s) | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts |
| An employee was riding in the basket of an aerial lift while installing exterior rigid insulation on a house when the employee made contact with the house's electrical service drop. The employee suffered an electrical shock and second degree burn to the right hand. | |||||
| 2017-07-07 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | United Parcel Service | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
| An employee was in a work truck. When the truck stopped, the driver's-side sliding door slammed against the employee's hand, breaking fingers. | |||||
| 2017-05-07 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Air King America Div of Lasko Products | Lower leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was walking away from the rubbish bin when he was struck by a forklift that was reversing. He broke his right tibia and fibula. | |||||
| 2017-03-07 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Air King America LLC | Lower leg(s) | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was struck by a backing forklift. His right leg went under the forklift resulting in a fractured tibia and fibula. | |||||
| 2017-02-22 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Staff Management | Hand(s) and wrist(s) | Collision between a moving and standing vehicle, nonroadway |
| An employee who was driving an unloaded stand-up forklift turned down an aisle. To avoid hitting an unoccupied forklift, he quickly turned the forklift and placed his right hand out to brace himself. His right hand struck the non-moving, unoccupied forklift, fracturing his wrist and the area between his index finger and thumb. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2017-02-15 | West Chester | Ohio | Penske | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
| An employee was pulling on a car carrier to hook it to the back of a truck. The car carrier handle broke and the employee fell and hit his head on the ground. | |||||
| 2017-01-11 | West Chester | Ohio | Cemplex Group Ohio, LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was working on a pump trailer and was pulling on a wire in order to clean the door. The wire snapped and the employee fell off the trailer. The employee was hospitalized for a concussion. | |||||
| 2016-09-15 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Lenape Forged Products Group | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
| An employee was injured when a fork truck backed into him, pinning him against a stand-up desk and crushing his abdomen. He was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-07-06 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Central Transport | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| At 7:00 PM on July 6, 2016, at the truck docks, an employee was lifting a plastic 55-gallon drum onto a skid when the drum fell onto his right thumb. His right thumb was crushed, requiring surgery and overnight hospitalization. | |||||
| 2016-03-21 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Whole Foods | Multiple body parts | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker |
| An employee was cutting a bag with a knife when the knife slipped and lacerated the employee's hand and abdomen. | |||||
| 2016-03-04 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Oak Ridge Construction, LLC | Thigh(s) | Struck by object or equipment dropped by other person |
| Three workers were raising the structural wall frame of a single family house when the wall fell onto an employee, fracturing his upper leg. | |||||
| 2016-01-24 | West Chester | Ohio | Jamie's Mulch & Topsoil, Inc. | Forearm(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On or about 1/24/16, an employee's arm was pulled into the auger of a salt spreader while cleaning it. The employee's lower left arm broke. | |||||
| 2015-11-19 | West Chester | Ohio | Republic Wire | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
| An employee amputated the left pinky finger when the die blocks on the micro weld machine came down it. | |||||
| 2015-09-30 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Walgreens | Leg(s) | Other fall to lower level |
| An employee was hospitalized with a leg fracture after falling on a staircase. | |||||
| 2015-09-18 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Davey Tree Expert Co. | Coccygeal region | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
| An employee was cutting a branch and the branch struck the employee fracturing the C3 and C7 vertebrae. | |||||
| 2015-09-08 | West Chester | Ohio | West Rock | Fingertip(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
| On September 8, 2015, at 8:56 AM, an employee suffered a partial amputation of the right middle fingertip while wiping dust near the rotating shaft of a laminator machine. | |||||
| 2015-08-14 | West Chester | Ohio | Cornerstone Brands | Ankle(s) and leg(s) | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
| An employee driving a walkie ran into a stock picker in an aisle. The employee's left leg and ankle were injured, requiring surgery. | |||||
| 2015-05-19 | West Chester | Ohio | Octal Extrusions Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On or about May 19, 2015, an employee was cleaning a moving roller on an extrusion machine with a rag when the machine pulled his left hand in. His left-hand index finger was injured. | |||||
| 2015-04-28 | West Chester | Pennsylvania | Compass Group | Lower leg(s) | Fall on same level |
| An employee was admitted to the hospital with a fractured tibia and fibula after loosing his balance in the kitchen area. | |||||
| 2015-04-22 | West Chester | Ohio | Bowlin Group, LLC | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone |
| An employee was hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle that entered a work zone. | |||||
| 2015-04-22 | West Chester | Ohio | Area Wide Protective, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone |
| An employee was struck by a vehicle while working in a roadside construction zone. | |||||
| 2015-01-29 | West Chester | Ohio | ABR Holdings | Fingertip(s) | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| Employee was cutting an avocado when the knife slipped and cutoff the tip of the left ring finger. | |||||