Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-05-28 | Catawissa | Pa | Fullington School Bus, LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was sweeping out the bus while walking backwards. The employee fell off the edge of the bus onto the ground and sustained a concussion. | |||||
2018-07-09 | Catawissa | Pennsylvania | Latex Construction Company | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was driving a side-boom operator across a temporary bridge. The bridge collapsed and the machine rolled slightly and came to rest at about a 45 degree angle. As the employee disconnected his seat belt, he fell from the machine and landed in the creek bed on his back. The fall caused hairline fractures to his scapula and a rib. | |||||
2018-06-16 | Catawissa | Pennsylvania | Latex Construction Company | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee was steadying a road boring machine as it was loaded onto the back of a truck. The employee's right index finger was in a pinch point when the machine was lowered onto the finger, crushing it and requiring a medical amputation. | |||||
2017-10-17 | Catawissa | Pennsylvania | PENN LINE CORPORATION | Buttock(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking down a hill after clearing trees when he slipped and landed on a tree stub. The stub punctured his buttock and required hospitalization. |