DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-06-23WheatlandPaZekelman Industries, Inc.Wrist(s)Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was aligning and feeding pipes into the galvanizing tank at a charging station when the pipes slid in at an angle, resulting in the molten zinc shooting up the pipe and onto the employee. The employee suffered burns to their right wrist.
2021-06-09WheatlandPaZekelman IndustriesToes(s), toenail(s)Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was standing at a manufacturing turnstile that held coils. The turnstile was turned on and moved to its "home" position. The employee's boot was caught under the turnstile plate, which fractured and dislocated his toes.
2021-03-31WheatlandCaHard Rock Hotel and Casino SacramentoFingertip(s)Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
A chef was slicing limes with a knife and amputated their left ring fingertip.
2021-03-30WheatlandPaZekelman Industries, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
An employee was pulling a metal cart with a plastic roll on it toward a flatbed truck. His left little finger was caught between the cart handle and a piece of metal pipe on the truck. The finger was lacerated and the employee was hospitalized.
2021-01-08WheatlandPaSharon Tube CoMultiple body partsStruck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
A crane was taking a bent section of pipe out of a portable scrap pocket. As an employee removed a sling on one side of the scrap pocket, the scrap pocket fell over. One of the parts in it struck the employee on the back, knocking him to the ground. He suffered fractured vertebrae, a broken nose, and a facial injury that required stitches. He was hospitalized.
2020-05-04WheatlandPennsylvaniaZekelman IndustriesLower leg(s)Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was stepping down while walking into an area. His foot rolled and he fell onto a concrete floor, breaking his left lower tibia and fibula.
2018-05-05WheatlandPennsylvaniaZekelman Industries, Inc.Finger(s), fingernail(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was using a crane to lower a coupling box. He was guiding the coupling box onto another coupling box when his right ring finger was caught and amputated between the two coupling boxes.
2015-07-21WheatlandPennsylvaniaJMC Steel GroupFinger(s), fingernail(s)Struck against moving object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was working on a pipe-threading machine, placing caps on the end of a pipe. The employee's finger caught the sharp edge of the pipe and was severely lacerated. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-03-24WheatlandPennsylvaniaJMC Steel GroupMultiple body partsContact with hot objects or substances
An employee was burned on his lower back and posterior by a heater used to warm equipment and the general environment. He was wearing personal protective equipment.