Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-04-10 | Honesdale | Pennsylvania | Professional Building Systems | Pelvis | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
On Wednesday, April 10, 2019, at approximately 11:00 AM, an employee was using a step ladder while fixing a piece of exterior siding on a modular home. The employee was at a height of approximately 4 to 6 feet when the ladder tipped and he fell to the ground on his left side. He was hospitalized with a fractured left pelvis. | |||||
2017-07-20 | Honesdale | Pennsylvania | UGI Utilities, Inc. | Multiple pelvic region locations | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was standing near a roadway when a passing tractor trailer struck an overhead line, causing a temporary traffic light to fall and strike the employee. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis/hip. | |||||
2016-08-24 | Honesdale | Pennsylvania | Fox Ledge Inc | Ankle(s) | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was walking in the building and was struck by a fork truck resulting in an ankle injury requiring surgery. | |||||
2016-07-08 | Honesdale | Pennsylvania | Wayne Memorial Health Systems Inc. | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level |
An employee fell in the kitchen and broke her femur, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2016-06-15 | Honesdale | Pennsylvania | Schaefer Logging, Inc. | Tooth (teeth) | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was notch-cutting a tree when a tree limb fell on him. The tree limb struck his hardhat, lacerated his forehead, and knocked out his teeth. He was hospitalized. |