Erie Pennsylvania – Machine Injury & Accidents

In Erie Pennsylvania, there have been a significant number of machinery accidents in the past few years. In fact, according to The Erie Times-News, there was an average of one machinery accidents per month in Erie in 2021. This is a problem because machinery accidents can be very dangerous and cause a lot of damage. The reason why machinery accidents are so common in Erie Pennsylvania is because there are a lot of factories and industrial facilities in the area. These types of businesses often use heavy machinery that can easily go wrong. If you’re injured in an Erie Pennsylvania machinery accident, make sure to contact an experienced lawyer as soon as possible. They will be able to help you get the compensation you deserve.

Manufacturing Companies

There are many manufacturing companies located in Erie Pennsylvania. Some of these companies include

Plastek Industries, Inc.
Truck-Lite Co., LLC
Eriez Manufacturing Co
Zurn Industries, LLC
4front Solutions, LLC
Erie Accuride L P
Essentra Plastics LLC

Times Publishing Company
FMC Technologies Measurement Solutions, Inc.
Mbpj Corporation
Wm T Spaeder Co Inc
Morris Coupling Company
Bush Industries of Pennsylvania, Inc
Paragon Print Systems, Inc.

These companies produce a wide variety of products, including machinery, tools, and equipment.

Machinery Accidents

Injuries sustained by workers as a result of machinery accidents can be quite serious, and often result in long-term disability. If you have been involved in a machinery accident in Erie Pennsylvania, contact an experienced Pennsylvania accident lawyer as soon as possible. Your case may be more complicated if you were injured in the accident. An experienced lawyer can help you understand the legal process and protect your rights.

In Erie, there have been a number of machinery accidents that have resulted in injuries to workers. Here is a list of recent accidents:

AccidentDate	Employer	City	State	Description	Injury	Body Part	Event	Injury Source	Other Injury Source
10/11/2021	JTM Foods, LLC	Erie	Pa	An employee was cleaning an auger blade on a conveyor when the auger pulled the employee's arm into the machine and caused a partial arm amputation. The employee was hospitalized for surgery.	Amputations	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Conveyors-screw, auger
01/09/2021	Metz Culinary Management, Inc.	Erie	Pa	An employee was carrying empty milk crates down a set of fixed stairs. The employee slipped and fell down about 10 steps. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury.	Intracranial injuries	Brain	Other fall to lower level	Stairs, steps	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
28/07/2021	Wabtec U.S. Rail, Inc.	Erie	Pa	A hose ruptured during a test of a cooling loop system and released hot water on an employee, resulting in burns on his abdomen and legs that required hospitalization.	Heat (thermal) burns	Multiple body parts	Contact with hot objects or substances	Water	Hoses
17/06/2021	Wabtec U.S. Rail, Inc.	Erie	Pa	An employee was walking around a box with a shrink-wrap stretching tool when he tripped and fell to the concrete floor, resulting in a hematoma.	Bruises, contusions	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping over self	Floor
19/05/2021	Modern Industies, Inc.	Erie	Pa	An employee was beginning to place a load into a furnace for heat treating. The furnace flared suddenly, shooting out flames caused first- and second-degree burns to the employee's head, lips, and ears.	Second degree heat (thermal) burns	Multiple head locations	Contact with hot objects or substances	Furnaces, heaters
05/05/2021	C.H.A.T. of PA, Inc.	Erie	Pa	An employee was tearing down a rack/pallet. When he bent down to pick up a beam from the floor, another beam fell and struck his eye resulting in crushing injuries to the eye.	Crushing injuries	Eye(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment	Beams-unattached metal
01/05/2021	Wegman's	Erie	Pa	An employee was throwing a bag of recycling into a bin and fell 3'10" from the loading dock to the ground, resulting in a fractured right shoulder.	Fractures	Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Ramps, loading docks, dock plates	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
16/03/2021	Urick Ductile Solutions	Erie	Pa	An employee was changing a core box containing a mold and foundry sand. When the employee was putting away the core box, it moved unexpectedly and crushed the tip of the employee's right little finger. The fingertip was then amputated.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Machine and appliance parts
18/01/2021	Erie Forge and Steel, Inc.	Erie	Pa	Employees were preparing to lift a fabricated track, made of angle iron, off a floor. When it was lifted, the load shifted and struck an employee on the backs of the legs as he turned to get away. He suffered contusions and was hospitalized.	Bruises, contusions	Leg(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Angle irons
06/10/2020	Associated Finish Systems, Inc.	Erie	Pa	An employee was moving 10 sheets (74 lbs. each) of gypsum board on a cart across the east parking area. A caster wheel on the cart struck a storm drain with a slotted grate, causing a gust of wind to knock the sheets of gypsum onto the employee. The employee was trapped underneath and pinned to the ground. The employee suffered six fractures to his pelvis and was hospitalized for surgery.	Fractures	Pelvis	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part	Wallboard, drywall, sheetrock	Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered
29/09/2020	Wabtec U.S. Rail, Inc.	Erie	Pa	An employee was working with a crane operator to load an auxiliary cab onto a platform. The employee used a pipe to ensure proper spacing between the cab and the other equipment previously installed on the platform. When the cab was lowered, the employee's right middle finger was pinched between the cab and the platform. The employee suffered an amputation to the finger.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment	Vehicle and mobile equipment parts	Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
16/09/2020	Penn State University - Behrend	Erie	Pa	An employee was on a ladder 6 to 7 feet high performing maintenance work on a light fixture. The employee received and electrical shock and fell from the ladder to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with two fractured vertebrae, a fractured left humerus, and an electrical burn on his hand.	Burns and other injuries, n.e.c.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	Movable ladders	Lamps, light fixtures
08/09/2020	J Thomas Tree Service, Inc.	Erie	Pa	A log was being loaded onto a truck with a grapple. Because of the log's size, the grapple operator could not see the back of the truck and needed assistance placing the log in the truck. An employee climbed onto the back of the truck in order to assist. The log started rotating as it was being placed onto the truck. When the employee jumped out of the way, their hand was pinched between the log and a part on the back of the truck. The employee's left pinky finger was surgically amputated.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle	Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, n.e.c
21/08/2020	Joseph McCormick Construction Co., Inc.	Erie	Pa	An employee had been conducting flagging operations at an intersection where other employees were applying hot tar to the road. The employee went to get onto the hot tar buggy to ride to the next intersection but fell off the buggy and landed in hot tar that had puddled on the road. The employee sustained burns to his left arm and right hand. He also sustained a bruised left leg.	Heat (thermal) burns	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Road grading and surfacing machinery	Paving asphalt, asphaltic cement
08/08/2020	PID, LLC	Erie	Pa	Four employees were transporting cleaning chemicals when there was a spill and/or chemical reaction when the chemicals mixed. One of the employees was hospitalized, suffering from difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, and lightheadedness.	Dizziness, lightheadedness, headache-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect	BODY SYSTEMS	Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode	Multiple chemicals or chemical mixtures
06/06/2020	Erie Zoo	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was trying to get animals from their enclosure inside for the night. He opened the door for the smaller, siamang animals, but one of the animals would not go inside. As he went to retrieve his keys from the open door, an orangutan in a separate enclosure grabbed his hand and bit him. The employee suffered a puncture wound on his right forearm and a broken finger on his right hand. He was hospitalized for treatment.	Fractures	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous	Mammals
31/03/2020	King Soopers	Erie	Colorado	An employee was standing on a 2-step step stool to remove a decal/sticker from the exterior of a building when she lost her balance and fell to the ground, hitting her head. She sustained a head injury with brain bleeding.	Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Step ladders	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
14/03/2020	Help at Home, LLC.	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was bitten by a client's cat on the finger. The wound became infected, requiring hospitalization.	Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Other animal bites, nonvenomous	Cats, felines-domestic
14/08/2019	Padilla Framing, LLC	Erie	Colorado	An employee fell from a truss that was being installed, landing on the ground 13 feet below and suffering broken bones and head trauma.	Fractures	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet	Roof trusses, joists	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
18/07/2019	Turner Construction Company	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was working on a beam about 12 feet from ground level, prepping for welding operations. He became lightheaded and dizzy due to the heat and fell from the beam. His personal fall arrest system stopped him from falling to the ground, but his head struck the beam. He lost consciousness and was hospitalized.	Intracranial injuries	Brain	Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system	Structural elements	Heat-environmental
05/07/2019	Morris Coupling Company	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was operating a press using a foot pedal. As he was changing the die, the machine cycled and the press came down on his left hand. The tips of his ring and middle fingers were amputated.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Presses, except printing
24/06/2019	Crown Well Services LLC	Erie	Colorado	An employee was threading pipe that was chained to a winch when the chain lurched and caught four of the employee's left-hand fingers. The employee suffered four broken and de-gloved fingers.	Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects	Drums, pulleys, sheaves
31/05/2019	GE Transportation a Wabtec Company	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was driving an electric cart in reverse down an incline. While coming down the incline at an increased speed, he turned the wheel and was thrown from the cart onto a concrete driveway, injuring his head.	Intracranial injuries	Brain	Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway	Golf cart, personnel transport cart
04/05/2019	Erie Plating Company	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee tripped and fell while carrying a container of sulfuric acid. The acid splashed under the employee's face shield. The employee was hospitalized with first degree burns to the face and the right side of the neck.	First degree chemical burns and corrosions	Head and neck	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue	Sulfuric acid
04/09/2018	E.E. Austin & Son, Inc.	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was walking down a stairway. He tripped on the last step and fell forward, striking his head on a wooden table. He was hospitalized for facial surgery.	Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury	Face	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Stairs, steps	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
23/08/2018	C.A. Curtze Co. dba Specialty Steak Services	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was working on a meat stuffing machine when his finger was caught and pinched by a piston returning to its sleeve. He suffered a cut to his fingertip with tissue loss, requiring stitches.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized
23/08/2018	Haysite Reinforced Plastics, LLC	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was helping to steady a resin pump that was undergoing a troubleshooting test following maintenance on the pump. His finger entered the path of the pump coupling, which was moving up and down. When the pump closed, it pinched the his left index fingertip, resulting in a fingertip amputation.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.	Pumps
23/08/2018	Eat'n Park Hospitality Group	Erie	Pennsylvania	While stepping from a counter back onto a step ladder, an employee fell to the floor. She was hospitalized for knee surgery and to treat a head injury.	Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level	Counters, counter tops	Floor, n.e.c.
10/08/2018	Plastek Industries-CPD	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was building an automation machine when a part jammed in the machine. The employee reached in to grab the jammed part and the machine cycled. The employee suffered an amputation of the pinky finger on his left hand.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Machinery
06/08/2018	Willow Creek Co., LLC	Erie	Colorado	An employee was unloading a trench box panel from a forklift when it fell on the employee, who suffered lower vertebra fractures. The employee was hospitalized.	Fractures	Lumbar region	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part	Metal plates, metal panels	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
06/08/2018	Alex Roofing Company, Inc.	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was climbing a 15-foot fixed ladder to access a roof when the employee slipped off the ladder and fell 8 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractured vertebrae.	Fractures	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet	Ladders-fixed	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces
05/08/2018	Gordon Food Service Store	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was lifting and moving 15-pound cases of sports drink when he felt a pop in his lower back. He was hospitalized for a herniated disk in his lower back.	Herniated discs	Lumbar region	Overexertion in lifting-single episode	Boxes, crates, cartons
12/07/2018	Conrader Holdings, LLC	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was troubleshooting a machine when he pressed something that actuated the pin on the machine. His left thumb was then pinched between the pin and table, resulting in a partial thumb amputation.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery
09/07/2018	LANDTECH CONTRACTORS, INC.	Erie	Colorado	An employee was using a shovel to hold down a boring machine bit to guide it into place at the start. When the machine was turned on, the drill bit slipped out and grabbed hold of employee's pant leg. His left leg was caught between the winch rope and the drill bit. He suffered a left leg abrasion and a sprained ankle.	Sprains	Ankle(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Drilling machines, drilling augers	Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
05/07/2018	Modern Industries, Inc.	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was lighting a furnace for operation when a malfunction caused the flames to shoot out of the furnace, burning the employee's face. The employee was hospitalized for facial burns.	Heat (thermal) burns	Face	Contact with hot objects or substances	Forging machinery
07/06/2018	Transportation and Crating Services	Erie	Colorado	An employee was cutting lumber with a computerized saw and amputated his thumb.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Sawing machinery-stationary
13/04/2018	Transportation Equipment Supply Company	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was attempting to clamp a saw's ancillary vice to advance a piece of stock on the saw when he activated the main vice. The main vice then clamped down onto his left ring and pinky fingers, amputating his ring fingertip.	Amputations	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Sawing machinery-stationary
05/04/2018	Baker Hughes A GE Company Dresser Pipe Line Solutions	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee tripped and fell as he was walking around and troubleshooting a machine. His left hand landed in the machine, and his index finger became trapped in a gear. The gear amputated his left index finger at the second knuckle.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping	Floor	Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery
09/03/2018	Accuride Erie LP	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was working on an overhead door while standing on a 10-foot rolling stair unit with a wheel locking mechanism. A reversing forklift ran into the rolling stairs, which were knocked over, and the employee fell 10 feet to the ground. He broke his right elbow and his right hip, requiring hospitalization and surgery.	Fractures	Multiple body parts	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area	Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered	Movable ladders, n.e.c.
05/02/2018	Erie Coke Corporation	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was wheel-barrowing patch mix to the bench area of an oven when he lost his balance and the wheel barrow tipped over. The handle hit his leg and he fell 12 feet to the next level. He was hospitalized for an internal injury around his kidney.	Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet	Nonclassifiable
11/10/2017	Waste Connections of Colorado	Erie	Colorado	An employee was trying to evade bees when he tripped and fell, breaking his right leg.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping	Floors, walkways, ground surfaces	Bees, hornets, wasps
02/09/2017	JTM Foods, LLC	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was cleaning a machine chain with a rag when the rag became caught in the chain, pulling it and the employee's left index finger into the chain. His finger was amputated to the second knuckle. The machine was unguarded at the time.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning	Machinery	Textiles, n.e.c.
10/08/2017	Lakeview Forge Co	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was operating a 400-ton press when his right hand became caught in the press die. His index and middle fingers had to be surgically amputated.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Presses, except printing
24/07/2017	Gerlach's Property Maintenance, LLC	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was mowing a lawn on a slope using a push mower when it slipped and went over the employee's right foot. The mower blades went through the employee's steel-toed boot and cut the middle toe on the employee's right foot. The tip of the employee's middle toe was amputated at the hospital.	Amputations	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation	Lawn mowers-nonriding, powered
21/07/2017	M. Rodrigue & Son, Inc.	Vacherie	Louisiana	An employee was cutting and cleaning a 112' x 30" x 2" steel plate when it fell on the bridge of his left foot, lacerating it and causing soft tissue damage and fractures.	Fractures	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment	Metal plates, metal panels
28/06/2017	Building Systems, Inc.	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was cutting ductwork from an elevated position on a scaffold when the ductwork fell and knocked the employee 5 feet to the ground. The employee suffered head trauma and broken vertebrae.	Fractures and other injuries	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet	Scaffolds-staging	Ducts
14/04/2017	Ensign United States Drilling, Inc.	Erie	Colorado	An employee was power-washing the rig. He shut it off to address an issue with some equipment and returned to relieve the pressure in the washer. He had his hand out when residual pressure in the washer line caused the water to release and cut through his glove and into his right hand, requiring hospitalization.	Cuts, lacerations	Hand(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance	Pressurized water-blast	Power washers
29/03/2017	Erie Strayer Company	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was using an overhead crane to move a 3/8" thick, 3' x 10' piece of steel plate. There was a chain on the crane hook, which was attached to an eye bolt for moving the steel plate. The steel plate came off the crane hook, bounced off of a bench, and struck the employee in the leg. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg and had surgery.	Fractures	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part	Metal plates, metal panels	Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
18/03/2017	F&S Tool, Inc.	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was operating a roll-in band saw. He was using the roll control to move parts into the blade area and then pulling the cut parts out with his left hand. As the employee was reaching for a cut part, his left hand contacted the blade amputating the middle, ring, and pinky fingers.	Amputations	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment	Band saws
10/02/2017	Custom Engineering Company	Erie	Pennsylvania	An employee was moving an oil pan with an overhead crane. The employee attempted to fit the oil pan between a second oil pan and a storage rack. The crane hook hit a support on the storage rack, causing the pan to break free from the crane hook and fall onto the employee's right foot. The employee's foot broke and required surgery.	Fractures	Foot (feet)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part	Engine parts and accessories	Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
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