Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-06-21 | New Tripoli | Pennsylvania | Remco Inc | Arm(s) | Ignition of vapors, gases, or liquids |
An employee was using an oxy-acetylene torch to repair a leaking refrigeration line to a walk-in freezer. The heat ignited some oil trapped in the line. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the left arm and less serious burns to the right arm and neck, and was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-07-15 | New Tripoli | Pennsylvania | Reading Site Contractors | Multiple trunk locations | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in work zone |
An employee was flagging traffic for a construction site and was struck from behind by a truck exiting the road. The employee suffered two fractured ribs and two fractured vertebrae. |