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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 18, 2016 | Solar Technology | ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 17, 2016 | Core Label, a Fort Dearborn Company | TYRONE, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Crushing injuries | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 17, 2016 | H.H. Knoebel Sons, Inc | PAXINOS, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet | Fractures | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 16, 2016 | Corle Building System | IMLER, Pennsylvania | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 16, 2016 | Greenwood Gaming & Entertainment | BENSALEM, Pennsylvania | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Eye(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 16, 2016 | Solid Waste Services | COPLAY, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 16, 2016 | Hershey Entertainment | HERSHEY, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Upper arm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 16, 2016 | James J. Anderson Construction Company, Inc. | MARCUS HOOK, Pennsylvania | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 16, 2016 | Homegoods, Inc. | BLUE BELL, Pennsylvania | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Fractures | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Martin Paving Incorporated | HERSHEY, Pennsylvania | Jack-knifed or overturned, roadway | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Multiple face locations | Hospitalized |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Glenn O. Hawbaker, Incorporated | MAHAFFEY, Pennsylvania | Struck by powered vehicle tipping over-nontransport | Fractures | Thoracic region | Hospitalized |
| Jul 15, 2016 | FABCON EAST LLC | MAHANOY CITY, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Elbow(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Waste Management | KUTZTOWN, Pennsylvania | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Second degree heat (thermal) burns | Face, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Reading Site Contractors | NEW TRIPOLI, Pennsylvania | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone | Fractures | Multiple trunk locations | Hospitalized |
| Jul 15, 2016 | Schreiber Foods, Inc. | SHIPPENSBURG, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jul 15, 2016 | North American Packaging, LLC | MILFORD, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 14, 2016 | Mercy Health System | PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving | Fractures | Jaw, chin | Hospitalized |
| Jul 14, 2016 | Fenix Group, Inc. | JAMESTOWN, Pennsylvania | Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in work zone | Cuts, lacerations | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 14, 2016 | Campbell Transportation Company, Inc. | DUNLEVY, Pennsylvania | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Cuts, lacerations | Arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 14, 2016 | Samuels and Son Seafood Co. | PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area, unspecified | Crushing injuries | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 13, 2016 | Reading Health System | READING, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jul 13, 2016 | United Envelope, LLC | MOUNT POCONO, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jul 13, 2016 | Donsco, Inc. | WRIGHTSVILLE, Pennsylvania | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jul 13, 2016 | Pressley Ridge | PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania | Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 13, 2016 | US Postal Service | NORWOOD, Pennsylvania | Nonclassifiable | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 13, 2016 | Excela Health | GREENSBURG, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2016 | F.M. Brown's Sons, Inc. | READING, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Bruises, contusions | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2016 | Beacon Sales Acquisition, Inc. | NEW KENSINGTON, Pennsylvania | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2016 | Leonard S. Fiore, Inc. | UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2016 | Rutkoski Fencing, Inc. | BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2016 | Michael Facchiano Contracting, Inc. | PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2016 | AMERICAN BRIDGE COMPANY | CORAOPOLIS, Pennsylvania | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Cuts, lacerations | Multiple head locations | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2016 | PPG Industries, Inc. | CARLISLE, Pennsylvania | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Cuts, lacerations | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Jul 12, 2016 | Bronder Technical Services, Inc. | PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania | Exposure to environmental heat | Effects of heat and light, unspecified | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jul 11, 2016 | Shop Vac Corporation | WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania | Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified | Bruises, contusions | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 11, 2016 | Turkey Hill Dairy, Incorporated | CONESTOGA, Pennsylvania | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 11, 2016 | Wegmans Food Markets Inc. | ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Fractures | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 10, 2016 | Utz Quality Foods | HANOVER, Pennsylvania | Contact with hot objects or substances | Heat (thermal) burns, unspecified | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Dart Container | LEOLA, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Werner Enterprises, Inc. | GOULDSBORO, Pennsylvania | Nonclassifiable | Intracranial injuries, unspecified | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Quality Metal Works Inc. | COLUMBIA, Pennsylvania | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Wayne Memorial Health Systems Inc. | HONESDALE, Pennsylvania | Fall on same level, unspecified | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 8, 2016 | Roger's Electric, Incorporated | STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania | Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Jul 7, 2016 | BB's Grocery Outlet , LP | QUARRYVILLE, Pennsylvania | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 7, 2016 | Wal-Mart DC 7030 Inc. | POTTSVILLE, Pennsylvania | Part of occupant s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident | Fractures | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 7, 2016 | SuperValu | NEW STANTON, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jul 7, 2016 | Advanced Concrete Systems Inc | EAST STROUDSBURG, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Skull | Hospitalized |
| Jul 7, 2016 | Associated Spring | CORRY, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Cuts, lacerations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jul 6, 2016 | Merck Sharp & Dohme | WEST POINT, Pennsylvania | Struck by or caught in swinging door or gate | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Jul 6, 2016 | Central Transport | WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | 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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