Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-09-09 | Hummelstown | Pa | The Exterior Company | Brain | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was inspecting a one-story residential roof. He fell down the roof slope and off the edge to the ground, suffering broken facial bones, lost teeth, a broken ankle, and brain bruising. | |||||
2021-06-14 | Hummelstown | Pa | Dairy Farmers of America | Multiple lower extremities locations | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was about to kosherize a product line, having just switched a hose from another line after draining the water out of it. When he opened a valve to start the process, 200-degree Fahrenheit water hit him in the left leg and foot, burning him from the thigh down. | |||||
2020-04-06 | Hummelstown | Pennsylvania | Keystone Human Services | Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall while sitting |
An employee had been packing up some belongings. The employee started picking up papers from the floor while sitting in an office chair. The employee lost their balance and fell to the floor. After being helped back up, the employee proceeded to their car, but fell in the parking lot. The employee sustained a hematoma on the back of the head and may have a broken bone in their neck. | |||||
2019-07-31 | Hummelstown | Pennsylvania | Rhodes Construction Solutions | Multiple trunk locations | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was changing a light bulb from a ladder. The ladder slipped and the employee fell 18 feet to the floor, suffering six broken ribs, a broken pelvis, and a broken hip. | |||||
2018-04-02 | Hummelstown | Pennsylvania | UPS | Knee(s) | Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee was running from a dog while delivering a package when the employee leapt or fell into a vehicle, suffering back and knee injuries. The employee suffered a cut to the knee that required surgery. |