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8,314 OSHA severe injury reports in PENNSYLVANIA.
OSHA Severe Injury Reports Database
Browse 8,314 workplace severe injury reports with employer names, locations, and incident details. Each report documents a hospitalization, amputation, or eye loss as reported to OSHA. Use the filters below to narrow results.
| Date | Employer | Location | Event | Nature | Body Part | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2017 | Unicast Company | BOYERTOWN, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 10, 2017 | Allen Distribution | CARLISLE, Pennsylvania | Nonclassifiable | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jul 10, 2017 | Diplomat Demolition | WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Second degree electrical burns | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 9, 2017 | Precision Pipeline LLC | MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 8, 2017 | Rivers Casino | PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) and leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 8, 2017 | Arconic | CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 7, 2017 | Kmart | BUTLER, Pennsylvania | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 7, 2017 | Penn Line Corporation, Inc. | FALLENTIMBER, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level 26 to 30 feet | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 7, 2017 | JM Smucker Co | BLOOMSBURG, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 7, 2017 | Aerotek Staffing, Inc. | PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrocutions, electric shocks | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 7, 2017 | United Parcel Service | WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle | Fractures | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 7, 2017 | Matson Lumber | CORSICA, Pennsylvania | Vehicle or machinery fire | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 6, 2017 | Binsky and Snyder | BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 6, 2017 | West Penn Printing | NEW CASTLE, Pennsylvania | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jul 6, 2017 | Blair Companies | ALTOONA, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 5, 2017 | Penn Line Service, Incorporated | ALTOONA, Pennsylvania | Stings and venomous bites | Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 4, 2017 | Prime Incorporated | PITTSTON, Pennsylvania | Injured by handheld object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 2, 2017 | Noble Biomaterials, Incorporated | SCRANTON, Pennsylvania | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 30, 2017 | Celebration Fireworks, Inc. | SLATINGTON, Pennsylvania | Explosion, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jun 29, 2017 | Oil States Energy Services, L.L.C. | WATSONTOWN, Pennsylvania | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Crushing injuries | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 29, 2017 | Boose Aluminum Foundry Company, Incorporated | REAMSTOWN, Pennsylvania | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 29, 2017 | GK Industries, Inc | MOUNT JOY, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 29, 2017 | PJK Acquisitions, LLC | QUAKERTOWN, Pennsylvania | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jun 28, 2017 | Ace Granite, LLC | BRYN MAWR, Pennsylvania | Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 28, 2017 | Building Systems, Inc. | ERIE, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures and other injuries, unspecified | Multiple body parts, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 27, 2017 | Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jun 26, 2017 | Coca-Cola Refreshments USA, Inc | PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Avulsions, enucleations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 26, 2017 | Hershey Entertainment & Resort | HERSHEY, Pennsylvania | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 26, 2017 | Greiner Industries | MOUNT JOY, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 25, 2017 | Whole Foods Market | PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania | Overexertion in pushing, pulling, or turning-single episode | Hernias due to traumatic incidents | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jun 24, 2017 | Can Corporation of America Incorporated | BLANDON, Pennsylvania | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jun 23, 2017 | ESBACH BROTHERS | JIM THORPE, Pennsylvania | Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c. | Cuts, lacerations | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Wallingford Manor Care | WALLINGFORD, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Greenfield Basket Factory, Inc. | NORTH EAST, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 23, 2017 | ACCO Brands USA LLC | ALEXANDRIA, Pennsylvania | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, unspecified | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Verizon | PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Villanova University | VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania | Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Upper and lower limb(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 23, 2017 | Bowhead Integrated Support Services | CHAMBERSBURG, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 22, 2017 | Employer Solutions Staffing Group II, LLC | PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jun 21, 2017 | Ellwood City Forge, Inc. | ELLWOOD CITY, Pennsylvania | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 21, 2017 | Latrobe Specialty Metals, LLC | LATROBE, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 21, 2017 | JOSEPH B. FAY COMPANY | MC DONALD, Pennsylvania | Excavation or trenching cave-in | Fractures | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jun 21, 2017 | Nordstrom, Inc. | ELIZABETHTOWN, Pennsylvania | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jun 21, 2017 | Vita-Line Products Inc | HAZLETON, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jun 21, 2017 | TruGreen | YORK, Pennsylvania | Exposure to environmental heat | Heat stroke | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2017 | E. SCHNEIDER & SONS, INC. | ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2017 | United National Foods Inc. | YORK, Pennsylvania | Caught between rolling powered vehicle and other object | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jun 20, 2017 | U.S. Postal Service | LANCASTER, Pennsylvania | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway | Open wounds, unspecified | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 19, 2017 | Boose at Cornwall, Inc. | LEBANON, Pennsylvania | Shooting by other person-intentional | Gunshot wounds | Head, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jun 19, 2017 | Villanova University | VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Groin | Hospitalized |
Frequently Asked Questions
OSHA requires employers to report all workplace injuries resulting in hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye within 24 hours. Each report in this database includes the employer name, full address, a description of the event, the nature of injury, and a detailed narrative of what happened.
The most common severe workplace injuries include amputations, fractures, crushing injuries, burns, and multiple injuries. Falls, being struck by objects, caught-in/between incidents, and exposure to harmful substances are among the most common event types.
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