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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 9, 2016 | City Plumbing Heating and Drain Services | PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania | Excavation or trenching cave-in | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 8, 2016 | Chartwell Staffing | LANCASTER, Pennsylvania | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 8, 2016 | Frito-Lay, Inc. | YORK, Pennsylvania | Direct exposure to electricity, unspecified | Electrical burns, unspecified | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 7, 2016 | Giant Food Stores | CARLISLE, Pennsylvania | Nonroadway collision with other vehicle, unspecified | Fractures | Pelvis | Hospitalized |
| Jan 7, 2016 | NISSIN FOODS, INCORPORATED USA | LANCASTER, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Jan 7, 2016 | Canteen Vending | MIDDLETOWN, Pennsylvania | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Hip(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 7, 2016 | Treesmiths, Incorporated | DILLSBURG, Pennsylvania | Pedestrian vehicular incident, unspecified | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jan 7, 2016 | United Parcel Service | ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Jan 7, 2016 | First Quality Products, Inc. | HAZLETON, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Crushing injuries | Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jan 6, 2016 | J & R Slaw Incorporated | LEHIGHTON, Pennsylvania | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part | Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified | Nonclassifiable | Hospitalized |
| Jan 6, 2016 | Fazio Mechanical Services, Inc. | FRANKLIN, Pennsylvania | Slip without fall, n.e.c. | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Jan 5, 2016 | ST. MARY'S MEDICAL CENTER | LANGHORNE, Pennsylvania | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Jan 5, 2016 | Melhorn Sales, Service, & Trucking Co. | GETTYSBURG, Pennsylvania | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Jan 4, 2016 | Girton Manufacturing Co Inc | MILLVILLE, Pennsylvania | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Crushing injuries | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Jan 4, 2016 | Smithfield Foods | ARNOLD, Pennsylvania | Fall on same level due to slipping | Fractures | Ankle(s) | Hospitalized |
| Jan 2, 2016 | Turkey Hill Mini Market #271 | RED HILL, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Thigh(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 31, 2015 | Philadelphia D & M, Inc. | PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Wrist(s) and arm(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 30, 2015 | Walmart Distribution Center 6080 | TOBYHANNA, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Forearm(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 29, 2015 | Metco Industries, Inc. | SAINT MARYS, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 28, 2015 | Bay Industries Inc. | EASTON, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk | Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Hospitalized |
| Dec 26, 2015 | Republic Services, Inc. | READING, Pennsylvania | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 24, 2015 | Petco Animal Supplies Inc | ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania | Struck against object or equipment, n.e.c. | Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 23, 2015 | Penn Beer Distributors, Inc. | NARBERTH, Pennsylvania | Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker | Fractures | Toes(s), toenail(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 23, 2015 | Highgate Hotels L.P. | LAKE HARMONY, Pennsylvania | Overexertion in lifting-single episode | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 19, 2015 | Maple Donuts, Inc. | YORK, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 18, 2015 | Mailing Services of Pittsburgh | FREEDOM, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 18, 2015 | Wirerope Works | WILLIAMSPORT, Pennsylvania | Entangled in other object or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 18, 2015 | Smithfield Foods, Inc. | ARNOLD, Pennsylvania | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Dec 17, 2015 | Carnegie Mellon University | PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. | Fractures | Leg(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 16, 2015 | Lee's Oriental Gourmet Foods | SHENANDOAH, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Hand(s), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 16, 2015 | Penn Line Service Inc | NEW CASTLE, Pennsylvania | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle | Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. | Multiple body parts, n.e.c. | Hospitalized |
| Dec 15, 2015 | Walmart Stores Incorporated | BETHLEHEM, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 14, 2015 | Sabina Manufacturing | LAWRENCE, 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 |
| Dec 14, 2015 | Cleveland Brothers | NEW STANTON, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet | Fractures | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 12, 2015 | Mersen USA St. Marys - PA Corp | SAINT MARYS, Pennsylvania | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 11, 2015 | Treen Box and Pallet Corporation | MIFFLINTOWN, Pennsylvania | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Foot (feet), unspecified | Amputation |
| Dec 10, 2015 | Northwest Human Services | PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania | Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Wrist(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 10, 2015 | Advanced Disposal | BARTO, Pennsylvania | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Foot (feet), unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 10, 2015 | Watsontown Brick | WATSONTOWN, Pennsylvania | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Amputation |
| Dec 9, 2015 | CONEWAGO ENTERPRISES, INCORPORATED | HANOVER, Pennsylvania | Struck or run over by rolling powered vehicle | Fractures | Lower leg(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 9, 2015 | Kohl's Department Store | MECHANICSBURG, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet | Fractures | Neck and back | Hospitalized |
| Dec 9, 2015 | Blair Roofing | HOLLIDAYSBURG, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 9, 2015 | TruFoodMfg | PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Fractures | Forearm(s) | Hospitalized |
| Dec 9, 2015 | PA Army National Guard | JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Traumatic injuries to spinal cord, unspecified | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified | Hospitalized |
| Dec 8, 2015 | PhytogenX, Inc | MORGANTOWN, Pennsylvania | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Amputations | Fingertip(s) | Amputation |
| Dec 8, 2015 | Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation | EAST EARL, Pennsylvania | Inhalation of harmful substance-single episode | Dizziness, lightheadedness, headache-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect | BODY SYSTEMS | Hospitalized |
| Dec 8, 2015 | The Fulton Opera House Foundation | LANCASTER, Pennsylvania | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Dec 8, 2015 | Worley Parsons Group Inc | READING, Pennsylvania | Other fall to lower level, unspecified | Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages | Brain | Hospitalized |
| Dec 7, 2015 | Clayton Block Company, LLC | MOUNT BETHEL, Pennsylvania | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Amputation |
| Dec 7, 2015 | Windkits, LLC | ALLENTOWN, Pennsylvania | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Amputations | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified | Hospitalized, Amputation |
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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