Mercer, PA—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record

Mercer, PA

10 severe-injury reports between 2015-02-16 and 2023-11-28, 74 OSHA inspections, and 22 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Mercer, Pennsylvania.

10Severe injuries

6Hospitalizations

74OSHA inspections

22Injury filings

Employers with the most severe injuries in Mercer

# Employer Severe-injury reports

1 ADESA, Inc. 1 2 Auto Dealers Exchange Services of America, Inc. 1 3 CIR Acquisition, LLC 1 4 Davey Tree Expert Co. 1 5 Ergon Trucking, Inc. 1 6 Hanesbrands Direct, Inc. 1 7 Mercer Forge Corporation 1 8 Miller Industries, Inc. Mercer 1 9 Momentum Builders, Inc. 1 10 Waste Management of PA, Inc. 1

Example incidents

CIR Acquisition, LLC MERCER, PENNSYLVANIA · 2023-11-28 · Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was working at a wire stripper machine trying to put some wire through. The wire caught the employee's leather glove and pulled his left hand into the wire stripper. The employee sustained an amputation to the little finger. The machine was not guarded at the time of the incident.
Momentum Builders, Inc. MERCER, PENNSYLVANIA · 2023-04-13 · Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 21 to 25 feet
A crew was using a seamer to install roof panels on a new building. As the employee was placing the seamer on a platform at the edge of the roof, the employee stepped onto the platform. The platform and the employee then fell approximately 23 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a lower back injury.
Hanesbrands Direct, Inc. MERCER, PENNSYLVANIA · 2022-02-13 · Other fall to lower level, unspecified
An employee was in the back room using a ladder to retrieve merchandise from a rack when she fell. The employee tried to catch herself on the rack, but the ring on her ring finger became caught on a shelf, resulting in amputation of the finger.
Mercer Forge Corporation MERCER, PENNSYLVANIA · 2020-07-16 · Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was removing tooling components from a 2,000-ton trim press. He was using a ratchet to loosen the bottom bolts to secure the tooling. The weight of the upper portion of the tooling was secured by a 2 x 2 block of wood. This block failed, allowing the top portion to contact the employee's hand and crush his left middle finger. He was hospitalized for surgery.
Davey Tree Expert Co. MERCER, PENNSYLVANIA · 2019-01-09 · Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee working as a climber was removing a storm damaged tree that fell on a communication line. The employee was tied to an adjacent tree and the communication line was secured to keep it from snapping back. The climber started making small cuts on the tree to release tension slowly. On the final cut, the communication line released suddenly and struck the employee in the face. The employee was hospitalized with facial contusions, a swollen left hand, and a concussion.
ADESA, Inc. MERCER, PENNSYLVANIA · 2018-02-05 · Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was cleaning the inside of a car. As he was exiting the vehicle, his foot became stuck on the door and he fell outside of the vehicle to the concrete, suffering a spinal injury and paralysis that required hospitalization and surgery.

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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.