Severe Workplace Injuries in Erie, Pennsylvania

Nov 3, 2025 · Wegmans Food Markets Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was carrying a bag of recyclables in a grocery aisle when she tripped and fell forward to the floor, resulting in a cracked right kneecap, a broken nose, lacerations to the mouth and face, and bruising on the face and hands.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Head and extremities · Retail

Oct 20, 2025 · Guidant Measurement Amputation

An employee was fitting an arbor fixture into a rotor housing to be reworked. The rotor is moved by a hoist. The arbor was being lowered into the rotor housing when the arbor slipped down onto his hand and amputated a portion of his left thumb.

Struck by other falling object (other) · Thumb(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1863455

Sep 15, 2025 · Wabtec US Rail, Inc. Amputation

An employee was responding to a service request for a cable stripping machine that was making noise and not functioning consistently. While testing its function, the machine contacted the employee s right index fingertip, resulting in a fingertip amputation to the tuft.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing

Aug 23, 2025 · TSK Partners Amputation

An employee was helping to remove tooling that was stuck in a forging press (a full-revolution mechanical power press). The press cycled, resulting in partial amputations to two fingers on his left hand.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1849637

Aug 12, 2025 · Connecto Electric, Inc. Amputation

Employees were drilling a hole through a brick-and-mortar fa ade so that conduit could be run into the building. A hammer drill began to wobble as it was used to bore the hole. An employee went to steady the drill and the drill bit caught and twisted their glove, causing an amputation to their right middle finger.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Other finger(s) (other) · Construction

Jul 22, 2025 · Lincoln Recycling, Inc. Hospitalized

Two employees were using a stationary shear to cut scrap metal material into pieces. The injured employee was working as the "picker," standing at the shaker table to remove any garbage or wood from the cut material. Employee 2 was loading material onto the shear for processing. A piece of metal was ejected from the shear and struck the injured employee. He was hospitalized with a laceration to his abdomen. The shear was not guarded at the time.

Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) · Abdomen · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1840653

Jun 28, 2025 · Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corporation Hospitalized

An employee was putting a doughnut cart back in the delivery truck. The employee strapped in the cart and turned to exit the back of the truck. His foot became entangled with a tow strap that was hanging from a Z-rack. He fell onto the floor of the truck and sustained a fractured left femur.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Thigh(s) · Manufacturing

May 16, 2025 · Andy's Equipment Exchange Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was loading a delivery truck. There were two 4x4 pieces of wood stacked on top of one another in the truck. The employee stepped on the wood, lost his balance, and fell from standing height onto a pallet jack inside the truck. His back hit the pallet jack and he sustained fractured ribs. The employee was hospitalized.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Rib(s), oblique area · Real estate and rental

Apr 29, 2025 · Scott Enterprises Amputation

An employee was opening the stuck lid of an outdoor dumpster. Another employee adjusted the dumpster to get it away from another bin so the employee could open the lid. The employee's left hand was on a yellow pylon when her little finger got caught between the dumpster being adjusted and the pylon, resulting in the surgical amputation of one-third of the finger.

Injured by object handled by person · Other finger(s) (other) · Hotels and restaurants

Feb 12, 2025 · Giant Eagle, Inc. Hospitalized

The injured employee was cleaning a deli slicer while another employee was pushing a cart through the door. The cart struck the injured employee and knocked them to the ground. The injured employee sustained a fractured left hip.

Injured by object pushed or pulled by person · Hip joint(s) · Retail

Feb 3, 2025 · Amthor Steel Hospitalized

The injured employee parked their truck and was standing in front of it. Another employee was backing a truck into the high bay when their foot became caught under the brake and accelerator simultaneously. This truck struck the injured employee's right leg and knocked him into the parked truck. He sustained a fractured upper right femur.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area · Thigh(s) · Manufacturing

Jan 2, 2025 · ECM Transport Hospitalized

An employee was walking across the parking lot when they slipped on ice and fell, resulting in a right lower leg fracture that required surgery.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Lower leg(s) · Transportation and warehousing

Dec 23, 2024 · McDonalds Hospitalized

An employee was carrying a tray out to the lobby when they slipped and fell on a wet floor that had just been mopped. The employee sustained a broken hip and required surgery.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Hip joint(s) · Hotels and restaurants

Dec 20, 2024 · Gerlach's Property Maintenance, LLC Loss of eye

A mechanic was working on a 1-ton truck. They were either loosening or tightening the torsion bars with a ratchet when the ratchet broke and struck the employee's face. The employee sustained loss of his left eye. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Injured by object held or wielded by person · Eye(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1794872

Nov 5, 2024 · C.A. Curtze Co. dba Specialty Steak Services Amputation

An employee was using a horizontal band saw to cut pork loins when his left hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained the amputation of three fingers.

Struck by running powered equipment (other) · Other finger(s) (other) · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1787770

Oct 15, 2024 · Lincoln Recycling, Inc. Amputation

An employee was helping the driver of a lugger truck pick up a lugger box using hydraulic arms. The employee was holding a pin extension to help dump the lugger box. His left hand was caught in a pinch point when the lugger box was engaged and moved. The employee suffered amputation of his left index fingertip.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1782822

Aug 17, 2024 · Country Fair Hospitalized

An employee was walking from the cash register to the food service area when she tripped and fell on her shoulder resulting in an injury.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Shoulder(s), clavicle(s), scapula(e) · Retail

Jul 12, 2024 · Pennsylvania Electric Company Amputation

A manhole cover was being lifted with a screwdriver so that the lifting device's hook could be inserted. The cover slid and came down onto an employee's right hand, causing the amputation of their middle fingertip.

Struck by other falling object (other) · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Utilities

Jul 9, 2024 · UPS Hospitalized

An employee was inside, taking a break, after finishing a delivery route. He developed heat-related illness and was hospitalized, suffering from kidney issues.

Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Body systems · Transportation and warehousing

Jun 20, 2024 · Penn State University - Behrend Hospitalized

An employee was walking down a set of steps when their knee gave out, causing them to fall down the steps and fracture their tibia.

Other fall to lower level · Lower leg(s) · Educational services

May 24, 2024 · Dollar Tree Store #4659 Hospitalized

An employee was going down a ramp with a cart loaded with trash. A bag of trash fell off the cart. The employee attempted to catch the trash bag and fell approximately 18 inches off the dock to the ground. The employee sustained a broken wrist and a fractured hip along with a bump on the right eye.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Upper and lower extremities (other) · Retail

Mar 8, 2024 · Accuride Erie LP Amputation

An employee was troubleshooting a cardboard box machine when their left middle finger got stuck in an opening and was struck by a serrated cutting blade, resulting in a partial amputation.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1736118

Feb 19, 2024 · Wabtec US Rail, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was stepping backward off a paint skid to the floor 9 inches below. His left leg gave out and he fell to the floor coming down on his left knee. He suffered a broken left femur.

Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels · Thigh(s) · Manufacturing

Feb 15, 2024 · Lincoln Recycling, Inc. Amputation

An employee was cutting metal with a mechanical shear. The shear's blade came into contact with the employee's left ring finger, causing an amputation to the finger. The shear was unguarded at the time.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Other finger(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1730140

Jan 23, 2024 · Allied Universal Security Hospitalized

An employee was walking when they slipped on ice/gravel on the driveway and fell, sustaining five rib fractures and a spinal injury.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Rib(s), oblique area · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Dec 4, 2023 · Erie Strayer Company Hospitalized

An employee was on a 3-foot ladder guiding cable onto a spool during installation on an overhead door. As the control box was jogged, the employee's hand was caught between the cable and spool, resulting in a wrist and hand fracture.

Caught in running equipment or machinery (other) · Hand(s) and wrist(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1717703

Oct 12, 2023 · Carter Lumber Hospitalized

An employee was performing insulation services at a residential house under construction. The porch for the house wasn t poured yet and there was a metal gangplank over the porch area. The employee was carrying insulation into the house when he fell approximately 4.5 feet off the gangplank and hit his head on a rock on the ground. The employee sustained a head injury.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Brain · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1704374

Oct 11, 2023 · Plastek Industries Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was helping to unload a truck trailer when they were struck by a forklift that was exiting another trailer. The employee fell to the concrete floor and suffered a head injury that required hospitalization.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area · Brain · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1706959

Aug 2, 2023 · Industrial Sales & Manufacturing, Inc. Amputation

An employee was bending metal parts on a brake press. The brake press cycled and amputated the index, middle, and ring fingers on his left hand.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1690033

Jul 7, 2023 · Reliance Well Services Hospitalized

An employee was stepping from the back of a truck onto a 4-foot step ladder. The ladder fell over and the employee fell to the shop floor on his left side. He sustained a broken pelvis.

Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Pelvis · Mining, oil and gas · OSHA inspection 1687700