Severe Workplace Injuries in Reading, Pennsylvania

Oct 22, 2025 · General Polymeric Corporation Amputation

An employee was monitoring a rotary press when his left hand became caught in the machinery. The employee's left middle finger was amputated at the distal interphalangeal joint.

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

Oct 13, 2025 · Apollo Pools & Spas Hospitalized

An employee was doing some work on scaffolding and fell about 10 feet. He injured his right knee and tore a ligament. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Knee(s) · Wholesale trade

Sep 11, 2025 · Supreme Ceilings Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was installing ceiling tiles from a scissor lift in the outdoor bus terminal, which is under a roof. One wheel of the lift drove off a curb. The lift tipped over and the employee struck the pavement, resulting in fractures to their pelvis.

Nonroadway noncollision vehicle overturn · Pelvis · Construction

Aug 27, 2025 · Berks Transfer, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was standing against the wall on the ledge of a dock while preparing to start work. He fell to ground below and landed on his feet upright, resulting in two fractured heels. The employee was hospitalized.

Other fall to lower level · Foot (feet) excluding toes · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Jul 31, 2025 · Cambridge-Lee Industries, LLC. Amputation

An employee was operating equipment to cut a copper pipe (20 feet in length, 2 inches in diameter) when a jam occurred between the revolver assembly and the pinch roller assembly. He assessed the jam and determined that the copper pipe needed to be cut using a battery-powered reciprocating saw. He made two cuts on the pipe with the reciprocating saw. When the second cut was finished, kinetic energy stored within the pipe due to the jam released, and the pipe struck the employee's left hand. The employee's index fingertip was partially amputated before the first knuckle without bone loss.

Struck by dislodged or detached object(s) · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing

Apr 2, 2025 · Giorgi Mushroom Company Hospitalized

An employee was walking along the catwalk while filling a mushroom growing room and monitoring the operation of the net puller. The employee observed a sideboard of the mushroom growing bed moving at the front of the room and proceeded to investigate. While approaching the area, the employee slipped on compost and instinctively reached out to stabilize himself by grabbing onto the bed frame supporting the net puller. The employee's right hand and arm became entangled in moving ropes in the net puller, resulting in arm and wrist fractures and a hand laceration.

Fall on same level resulting in exposure or contact · Multiple upper extremities locations (other) · Agriculture, forestry and fishing

Feb 17, 2025 · Custom Processing Services, Incorporated Hospitalized

A maintenance technician was using a prybar to remove the last stuck bolt from a deflagration panel when a metal chute around the panel fell away, pinching his left forearm between the access panel opening of the chute and a railing. The employee suffered a contusion and crush injuries without fractures.

Struck by other falling object (other) · Forearm(s) · Manufacturing

Dec 17, 2024 · Carpenter Technology Corporation Hospitalized

An employee was walking across a foot bridge at the workplace. They rolled their right ankle on the transition between the bridge and the ground and fractured it.

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

Nov 18, 2024 · Brentwood Industries, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was preparing a roller machine for operation on a counter line. As they were rubbing the rollers with silicone, their hand got caught between two rollers, resulting in crush injuries.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Hand(s), finger(s) · Manufacturing

Nov 14, 2024 · Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was bending down to investigate a potential air leak. Upon standing up, his back contacted the electrical panel, which resulted in a severe hematoma to the lower back which required hospitalization.

Struck against stationary object while rising, lowering · Back lumbar region · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1794107

Oct 29, 2024 · B&M Drywall, LLC Hospitalized

On 10/29/2024, an employee was assembling scaffolding when he mis-stepped and fell sideways from the scaffolding to a concrete surface 7-8 feet below. The employee sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI).

Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Brain · Construction · OSHA inspection 1785653

Oct 18, 2024 · Tower Health Medical Group Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation - Wyomissing Hospitalized

An employee was standing up from a chair and twisted an ankle, causing them to fall to the ground. The employee sustained an intertrochanteric fracture of the right femur.

Fall while sitting · Hip joint(s) · Health care and social assistance

Oct 14, 2024 · S&S Activewear Hospitalized

An employee was lifting the chain latch on a gate that was stuck. The latch contacted their right middle finger, resulting in an amputation.

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Other finger(s) (other) · Wholesale trade · OSHA inspection 1782308

Aug 26, 2024 · Carpenter Technology Corporation Amputation

An employee was working at the strip metal processing machine (wet (oil) process). The employee used a rag in their right hand to clean a roller and three fingers were caught in a nip point, resulting in amputation of their right thumb tip as well as their index and middle fingertips. The machine was not guarded and running at the time.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1773008

Jul 8, 2024 · United States Postal Service Hospitalized

An employee was delivering mail when they felt faint and overheated. They were hospitalized with a heat illness.

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

Jun 19, 2024 · Carpenter Technology Corporation Hospitalized

The injured employee was operating a straddle carrier to transfer a load to the billet yard. When they turned left into the billet yard, the straddle caught fire. The employee stopped the vehicle and jumped approximately 6-8 feet to the ground. The employee sustained first- and second-degree burns to the head, face, and arms, and a fractured right leg.

Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle · Head and extremities · Manufacturing

Jun 12, 2024 · Holy Guardian Angels Parish Hospitalized

An employee was setting up for a festival when they tripped over a table cart and fell onto their backside, resulting in a compression fracture in the L2 vertebra that required hospitalization.

Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Back lumbar region · Other services · OSHA inspection 1757312

May 29, 2024 · Russell Standard Corporation Hospitalized

Two employees were removing an asphalt pump basket strainer when hot asphalt released onto their hands. Both employees sustained second degree burns on their hands and were hospitalized.

Contact with hot objects or substances · Hand(s), finger(s) · Construction

May 2, 2024 · Tom Sturgis Pretzels Hospitalized

An employee was pulling out the salt tray from under the dryer. The strap loosened while he was pulling. He fell backward while holding onto the strap and landed on the concrete floor. The employee sustained a broken right hip.

Fall on same level (other) · Hip joint(s) · Manufacturing

Apr 23, 2024 · Cambridge-Lee Industries, LLC. Amputation

An employee was operating a copper transfer conveyor to move a copper pipe (3-inch diameter, 34-foot length) when the pipe jammed on the conveyor lip. The employee manually cleared the jam. Once the pipe was unjammed, it began moving down the conveyor causing the employee to stumble backward and catch his right hand in the gear chain assembly, resulting in the amputation of his index, middle and ring fingertips without bone loss.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1744785

Feb 28, 2024 · Abarta Coca-Cola Beverages, LLC Hospitalized

Two employees were passing by each other on stand-up pallet jacks in an aisle of a warehouse when the injured employee's foot became caught between the two pallet jacks, fracturing their left foot/ankle.

Nonroadway collision with other vehicle(s) moving in opposite directions, oncoming · Foot (feet) and ankle(s) · Wholesale trade

Feb 19, 2024 · Alvernia University Amputation

An employee was assisting a student athlete with weight lifting when a dumbbell slipped from the athlete's hand. The employee attempted to stop the dumbbell from falling and it crushed their finger, resulting in medical amputation.

Struck by object dropped by person · Other finger(s) (other) · Educational services

Feb 7, 2024 · Dor-Mae Industries, Inc. Amputation

An employee was operating a brake press. As he tried to reposition a part, the machine caught and amputated his right index fingertip.

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

Dec 21, 2023 · Cambridge-Lee Industries, LLC. Amputation

An employee was operating a copper push-point machine. The employee went to remove the die when their right gloved hand became stuck on the lip of the pointed copper. Their right middle finger moved into the die and was amputated at the first knuckle.

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

Nov 24, 2023 · Weis Markets, Inc. Hospitalized

An employee was entering the deli. She was walking past the chicken fryer area when she slipped on grease and fell on the floor. The employee sustained fractures to their left ankle and foot.

Fall on same level due to slipping · Foot (feet) and ankle(s) · Retail

Nov 16, 2023 · Custom Processing Services, Incorporated Amputation

An employee was monitoring the workstation for an extruder. The employee was working to unjam/pull wax material off the rollers when their gloved left hand was pulled into the rollers. The employee sustained amputations to their index finger, middle finger, and thumb. The machine was running at the time and was not guarded.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1713876

Jul 12, 2023 · Interstate Container Reading LLC Amputation

An employee was operating a box bundler machine. As the employee picked up a box, the conveyor began moving forward, catching the employee's left hand and amputating their middle fingertip.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1683169

Jul 11, 2023 · Akzo Nobel Coatings Inc Hospitalized

An employee came back from break and was walking by the clean tote storage area when he slipped on water on the ground and fell. The employee's right ankle was fractured.

Fall on same level due to slipping · Ankle(s) · Manufacturing

Jun 26, 2023 · BFI Waste Services of PA Hospitalized

An employee was transporting a container across the street to the trash truck when he was struck by a vehicle. He sustained lower back bruising, a left leg fracture, and a laceration to the back of his head.

Pedestrian struck by vehicle in roadway · Leg(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services

Apr 25, 2023 · SFS Group USA Hospitalized

An employee was directing a forklift driver to put a metal table (jig) in place. The table slid off the forklift and struck the employee's right leg, pinning him against a set of stairs. The employee sustained a broken femur and was hospitalized.

Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Thigh(s) · Transportation and warehousing