DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-04-04VillanovaPaVillanova UniversityBODY SYSTEMSExposure to other harmful substances
An employee was serving food and had an allergic reaction to the fish that was being served. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-18VillanovaPaVillanova UniversityChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersFall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice while walking to his car, falling to the asphalt road surface and suffering broken ribs on the right side, as well as tearing a lung.
2018-07-16KenovaWest VirginiU.S. Postal Service BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee returned from his mail route and was not feeling well due to the heat. He was later hospitalized for dehydration.
2017-06-23VillanovaPennsylvaniaVillanova UniversityUpper and lower limb(s)Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 10 feet
An employee was standing on and dismantling a mobile scaffold when the scaffold tipped over and the employee fell to the floor, breaking an elbow and femur. The employee was hospitalized.
2017-06-19VillanovaPennsylvaniaVillanova UniversityGroinStruck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was working with an acetylene torch when the hose blew off the torch and struck the employee in the groin.
2017-05-17KenovaWest VirginiU.S. Postal Service KenovaBODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
On May 17, 2017, an employee experienced a heat-related illness in the afternoon hours while delivering mail, requiring hospitalization.
2016-04-26NovaOhioOhio Carbon Industries, Inc. Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On April 26, 2016, at approximately 9:30 PM, an employee was spinning a non-energized rotary press by hand to clean excess oil with a rag. The rag was caught in the spinning press, pulling the employee's hand toward the punches. His right middle fingertip was amputated by the downward punch.
2015-08-19VillanovaPennsylvaniaVillanova University BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee was directing traffic at the main parking lot along Lancaster Avenue. The employee experienced heat exhaustion and was hospitalized.
2015-08-05KenovaWest VirginiJ & J General Maintenance, Inc.Fingertip(s)Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
On August 5, 2015, at approximately 4:00 p.m., an employee sustained a left index fingertip amputation when it was pinched between two crane pads that were being loaded by a crane.
2015-03-18KenovaWest VirginiK&N Contracting, Inc.BrainOther fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On March 18, 2015, at approximately 12:05 p.m., an employee fell from the tracks of the track truck while unloading straw bales from the truck bed. He fell 2 to 3 feet and struck his head on the ground, resulting in hospitalization for chest-wall bruising and head injury.