Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-06-28 | Whitehall | Ny | Maplewood Ice Co. Inc. | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Other jump to lower level |
An employee jumped from a loading dock to a dumpster and fell in, suffering a kidney injury. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-06-23 | Whitehall | Pa | Schuermann Excavating, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee's foot was partially run over by a moving mini excavator track, resulting in a fracture. | |||||
2021-06-04 | Whitehall | Oh | McNICHOLS CO. | Hand(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a metal shear machine when the blade dropped and amputated his right hand. | |||||
2021-02-22 | Whitehall | Ny | Verizon New York, LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle |
An employee got out of a vehicle and was run over by its rear driver's side wheels. The employee suffered a spinal injury, bruised lungs, and a shoulder fracture. | |||||
2020-01-29 | Whitehall | Pennsylvania | PPL Electric Utilities | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
On January 29, 2020, at approximately 10:50 a.m., an employee was setting up equipment in preparation for cable pulling when his finger made inadvertent contact with the duct dog (cable pulling equipment), resulting in a left pinky fingertip amputation. | |||||
2018-04-26 | Whitehall | Pennsylvania | Bridesburg Foundry, Inc. | Upper and lower limb(s) | Ignition of clothing from controlled heat source |
While using a handheld burner torch, an employee caught on fire, suffering burns to the right hand and leg. | |||||
2017-09-25 | Whitehall | Pennsylvania | BRIDESBURG FOUNDRY COMPANY | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery |
An employee suffered the amputation of two fingers while working around the sand mixing machine in the no-bake department. | |||||
2017-08-16 | Whitehall | Pennsylvania | New Age Development Group, LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was dumping a debris cart when the cart shifted and crushed a finger between the cart and the dumpster. | |||||
2016-08-14 | Whitehall | Pennsylvania | Macy's Department Stores | Arm(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee working behind the fragrance counter turned around and tripped over a box, falling to the floor and fracturing an arm. | |||||
2015-07-30 | Whitehall | Ohio | Coleman Spohn Corporation | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was using a groover machine when the employee's left index and middle fingers came into contact with the machine's point of operation. A portion of the left index and middle fingers had to be amputated. |