Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-02-12 | East Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | Treesmiths, Inc. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on wet, sloping ground near the base of a tree. He fell and was knocked unconscious, also suffering a bruised shoulder. | |||||
2018-04-07 | East Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | 84 Lumber Company | Nonclassifiable | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was operating a forklift when it tipped over while making a turn. The employee was tossed from the cab and pinned at the waist between the top frame of the lift and the ground. The employee was hospitalized with crushing injuries. | |||||
2018-03-20 | East Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | Treesmiths, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was dropping a tree. The falling tree struck a nearby tree, causing the felled tree to spring up and strike the employee. He suffered a left shoulder injury and collapsed lung, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-04-09 | East Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono | BODY SYSTEMS | Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown |
An employee responded to the ER reception area and had a verbal and physical altercation with a visitor. The employee was hospitalized with an acute myocardial infarction. | |||||
2016-07-07 | East Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | Advanced Concrete Systems Inc | Skull | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee experienced leg pain and dizziness after a long-distance haul and light to moderate work at an outdoor single-family home construction site. He then sat in an air-conditioned truck. When he attempted to exit the truck, he fell onto the hard ground and suffered a skull fracture. | |||||
2016-06-28 | East Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | Pocono Medical Center | Lumbar region | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
On June 28, 2016, at approximately 1:00 AM, an employee went to sit on a high rolling chair when the chair moved and she fell to the floor, landing on her left hip. She suffered a compression fracture to the back and was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-06-03 | East Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | Northwoods Paper Converting, Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting wood for pallets with a chop saw when the wood kicked back, causing the employee's left hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's left thumb, index finger, and middle finger were severely cut. | |||||
2015-01-13 | East Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | United Parcel Service Inc. | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on ice and fractured his ankle. He had corrective surgery, requiring hospitalization. |