| Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-07-11 | West Hazleton | Pennsylvania | Bradley Caldwell | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident |
| On July 11, 2018, at approximately 5:00 PM, an employee was operating a riding pallet jack in the warehouse when the operating handle of the pallet jack went under a racking system. Her right middle finger was crushed between the handle and the rack, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
| 2018-01-23 | West Hazleton | Pennsylvania | Valmont Industries | Hip(s) | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
| An employee was going to perform routine maintenance (cleaning) on the plasma cutter table. The employee lifted the top part off the plasma cutter table with an overhead crane. The interior slag tray slipped out of the rigging and fell onto the employee, who suffered a broken hip and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2016-05-09 | West Hazleton | Pennsylvania | Karchner Management Corp. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
| On Monday, May 9, 2016, at approximately 3:00 PM, an employee was exiting the facility when he tripped and fell down the front steps. He sustained head and elbow injuries and was hospitalized. | |||||
| 2015-04-17 | West Hazleton | Pennsylvania | Bemis Company Inc | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
| On Friday, April 17, 2015, at approximately 3:45 PM, a machinist was operating a lathe and grinding attachment to smooth a rubber roller. The employee was checking the roller thickness when his left thumb was pulled into the grinder. The employee sustained an amputation of the fingertip of his left thumb. | |||||