Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-11-10	Pittsburgh	Pa	Darden Restaurants	Fingertip(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was cleaning a bandsaw when it amputated the tip of one of his fingers.
2021-10-25	Pittsburgh	Pa	Clean Textile Systems LP	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
An employee was working under a machine. The machine was started and its rotating parts caught the employee's right thumb, amputating it. The machine was not locked out at the time.
2021-10-12	Pittsburgh	Pa	Managed Labor Solutions, LLC	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping
A temporary employee tripped and fell on pavement in a parking deck area. He was hospitalized.
2021-09-13	Pittsburgh	Pa	U.S. Postal Service	Hand(s)	Struck against object or equipment
An employee was changing the arm controller tensioner on a machine. As he pulled his right hand back, it struck a guard, which lacerated the back of the hand.
2021-09-01	Pittsburgh	Pa	Carnegie Mellon University	Brain	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was disassembling a manhole cover lifter to be loaded into a work van. As the employee was removing the magnetic attachment and bent over to pick it up, the long handle fell down, hitting the employee on the head. The employee suffered a concussion.
2021-08-06	Pittsburgh	Pa	Hanson Ready Mix	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was replacing a handrail at the rear of a ready-mix concrete truck. He fell from the truck, suffering a broken left ankle that required surgery.
2021-08-03	Pittsburgh	Pa	Rossman Hensley Inc	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity, greater than 220 volts
Two employees were attempting to install metal framing studs near a 480-volt electrical panel box when an arc flash occurred, resulting in electrical burns on both employees that required hospitalization.
2021-08-02	Pittsburgh	Pa	Interior Supply Inc	Ankle(s)	Other jump to lower level
On 8/02/2021 at 3:00 p.m., an employee jumped to the ground from the bed of a flatbed truck and suffered a broken ankle that required surgery.
2021-07-30	Pittsburgh	Pa	Richard Goettle, Inc.	Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee walked under an aerial lift as a piece of sheet piling was being cut. The piece fell approximately 20 feet and struck his hard hat and neck, resulting in a neck laceration.
2021-07-27	Pittsburgh	Pa	Arch Masonry, Inc.	Upper extremities	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
An employee was using a restoration cleaner to wash a home when the cleaner got into his rubber gloves, causing chemical burns.
2021-07-23	Pittsburgh	Pa	Giant Eagle Inc.	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
Two employees were retrieving plastic grocery bags. One employee slipped on some bags that had fallen to the floor, fell, and suffered a broken hip.
2021-07-20	Pittsburgh	Pa	Eat'n Park	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
A cook was working in the kitchen, slipped on some food debris on the floor, and fell breaking a hip.
2021-07-17	Pittsburgh	Pa	WEST PENN HOSPITAL	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over equipment and fell to the floor, suffering facial and leg fractures. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-07-16	Pittsburgh	Pa	American National Skyline Inc	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway
An employee was in an aerial lift on a public road. A truck hit the lift basket and its ladder/ladder rack injured the employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery.
2021-06-22	Pittsburgh	Pa	American Airlines	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a ladder. He fell at the second or third rung, hitting his head on the ground below and suffering possible head trauma.
2021-06-17	Pittsburgh	Pa	Innovative Electronics Corporation	Head	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a power jack, fell to the floor, and suffered a head laceration that required staples.
2021-06-10	Pittsburgh	Pa	Golden Triangle Construction	Multiple foot (feet) locations	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Employees were disassembling a lattice boom crane. The crane had been lowered to a working height slightly above ground level and was also being supported by an assist crane. The injured employee was removing one of the connector pins when a section of the boom shifted downward and contacted his right foot resulting in a crushing injury to the foot and toes.
2021-05-31	Pittsburgh	Pa	Bellissimo Distribution - Penn Mac	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While reaching for product in the warehouse, an employee lost balance and fell off a pallet jack landing on the floor approximately 4 to 5 feet below. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left knee.
2021-05-27	Pittsburgh	Pa	Bellissimo Distribution - Penn Mac	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was moving an electric pallet jack. The jack ran over the employee's left foot, breaking toes.
2021-05-10	Pittsburgh	Pa	Alstom	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was testing vehicles under high voltage and sustained an electrical shock.
2021-05-10	Pittsburgh	Pa	Masco Interiors Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working from a Baker scaffold to put in studs. The scaffold was bumped and one of its wheels fell into a hole. It then fell over, and the employee fell to the ground 6 feet below, suffering a possible fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
2021-02-16	Pittsburgh	Pa	Foot Locker, Inc.	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was taking out the garbage when the employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground, sustaining a compound fracture to the right tibia.
2021-02-10	Pittsburgh	Pa	Excel Home Care, a Help at Home Company	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking into a store from a parking lot when they slipped and fell on ice, resulting in a spinal injury.
2021-01-26	Pittsburgh	Pa	VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice and fell in the parking garage resulting in a broken leg.
2021-01-08	Pittsburgh	Pa	SG II Energy	Nonclassifiable	Intentional injury by other person
An employee was assaulted and injured while sweeping a lot at 3:44 a.m.
2020-09-21	Pittsburgh	Pa	D. Bauer Enterprises, Inc.	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee had been installing blocking on a roof. The employee slipped and fell approximately 12 feet off the roof and sustained a fractured left ankle, a fractured left elbow, and a fractured and dislocated right elbow.
2020-09-16	Pittsburgh	Pa	Davey Tree	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
During tree felling, a tree fell to the ground, bounced, and struck an employee's leg. The employee was hospitalized for a leg fracture.
2020-09-11	Pittsburgh	Pa	TruFood Mfg.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to other harmful substances
An employee suffered an asthma attack in an area that was being mopped.
2020-09-09	Pittsburgh	Pa	CPS Construction Group, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was unloading a flatbed truck. He fell off the truck onto the ground, injuring his ankle, and was hospitalized.
2020-08-08	Pittsburgh	Pa	RAM Acoustical Corporation	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment
An employee was grinding a concrete panel with a 4-inch grinder. The top of the panel broke and fell to the ground, landing on his left foot and breaking all five toes.
2020-07-31	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Gulisek Construction, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was changing a bit on a hammering gun when the gun actuated, causing an amputation to the employee's little finger.
2020-07-28	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	U.S. Postal Service	Foot (feet)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down the stairs near the loading dock when they fell and broke a bone in their left foot.
2020-07-28	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Family Links	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee fell while walking up stairs, suffering broken bones.
2020-07-24	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	MCKAMISH, INC.	Lumbar region	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a portable ladder changing out a compressor for an air handler. The ladder slipped and the employee fell to the ground about 5 feet below, suffering a spinal fracture in the lower back.
2020-07-20	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	J.M. Young & Sons, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell approximately 10-12 feet off a ladder and was hospitalized.
2020-07-06	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Waste Management of Pennsylvania, Inc.	Upper arm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was collecting trash in a residential neighborhood. The employee was placing a 3 x 3 foot mirror into the front-loading garbage truck when the mirror broke. The employee sustained a laceration to their left bicep.
2020-07-02	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	American Airilines	Brain	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was working on a mule at an airport. A hydraulic line burst as he was pressurizing the hydraulic system, causing him to fall backwards and hit his head on the pavement.
2020-06-23	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	W.A. Hoy Construction, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was ripping a 2x4 for a keyway using a portable circular saw when the saw amputated his right pinky finger.
2020-06-12	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	UPMC St. Margaret	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee was cleaning a room with a mop. The employee stepped backward and their foot became entangled in the mop. The employee tripped and fell backward to the floor, resulting in a back injury and a hip contusion.
2020-06-03	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Bayer	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level
On June 3, 2020, an employee was walking in an office when she felt a pain in her leg and fell to the floor. She was hospitalized, having suffered a broken femur.
2020-05-12	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Barber Spring Company	Wrist(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was approaching the exit end of an automated and fully enclosed shot machine. A spring that was discharging jammed between the discharge pusher and the discharge transfer plate. The spring unjammed suddenly. Due to the excess force created between the discharge pusher and the discharge transfer plate, the spring shot out of the machine to the stop plate, a distance of approximately 8 feet. At that exact moment, the employee's hand was near the discharge table and the spring struck th
2020-05-12	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Green Rack Contracting	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was installing solar panel mounting supports on the roof of a commercial building when the anchor he was tied off to ripped out of its seam, causing him to fall 20 to 25 feet to the asphalt below. He suffered brain swelling, a collapsed lung, and paralysis.
2020-05-08	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Sovereign Services	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee suffered a right index finger amputation while operating a chop saw, requiring hospitalization.
2020-04-30	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Comcast	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was working at a customer's address to troubleshoot an in-channel frequency response issue. The employee was preparing to check radio frequency levels at the tap located on the strand next to a wood utility pole at the end of the customer's concrete pad driveway. He set up his 28-foot extension ladder onto the wood utility pole and began his ascent. He ascended the ladder to about the 13th or 14th rung and was reaching for his fall restraint lanyard to secure himself and the ladder t
2020-03-29	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	OK Grocery Company	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on the floor where a drink had been spilled. He suffered an injury to his left leg and was hospitalized.
2020-02-28	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Carnegie Mellon University	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a large dolly and fell to the floor, hitting several items on the way down. She suffered a broken bone in her left thigh and a strained right wrist.
2020-02-25	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Diamond Wire Spring Company	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
An employee was grinding a spring and suffered a partial amputation to the left ring finger.
2020-02-20	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Vitalant	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over an extension cord and injured her shoulder and hip on the ground.
2020-02-13	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Frank B Fuhrer Holdings, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee fell while trying to jump onto a runaway forklift, landing on the concrete floor and suffering contusions and bumps.
2020-02-06	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Dawn Food Products, Inc.	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee slipped on a truck's lift gate and fell, suffering broken ribs and a ruptured spleen. The employee was hospitalized.
2020-02-05	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Bristol Environmental, Inc.	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was attempting to remove a mirror off a wall from a 6-foot ladder when the mirror fell and struck the ladder, causing the employee to fall from the ladder to the ground. He suffered a right femur fracture.
2020-01-29	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Cleaning Services Corporation	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee was sweeping debris from the sidewalk when she hit an uneven piece of the sidewalk and fell, fracturing her right knee.
2020-01-14	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Easley & Rivers, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Direct exposure to electricity
While working from a scissor lift, and employee contacted live electrical components and was shocked, receiving electrical burns.
2020-01-14	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	U.S. Xpress, Inc.	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was riding a lift gate when his right foot was caught between the lift gate and trailer, resulting in the amputation of his middle and fourth right toes.
2020-01-07	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Mongiovi & Son Excavating Incorporated	Hip(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was on a 10-foot step ladder drilling into concrete with a hammer drill when the employee fell from the eighth rung to the ground below, suffering a hip injury.
2020-01-03	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	St. Moritz Security Services, Inc.	Head	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee had finished checking on an alarm in the master bedroom. He then walked down stairs, missed the bottom step and fell to the ground, suffering a head contusion.
2020-01-03	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Century Steel Erectors	Hand(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was guiding a bundle of box channels/tube columns toward the ground. His left hand was on the bundle when it shifted, causing his left hand to become pinched between two pieces of steel. His left hand was lacerated.
2019-09-06	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	U.S. Postal Service	Nonclassifiable	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was scanning placards on the city dock. A tug that was pulling three containers of mail came around to unload and the end of a container struck the injured employee. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-09-05	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
Two laboratory employees were re-stocking chemicals on shelves. While moving a 4-liter glass bottle of acetonitrile the bottle dropped and broke, splashing them with acetonitrile.
2019-08-16	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	EASTERN ELEVATOR SERVICE & SALES COMPANY	Multiple body parts	Other jump to lower level
On August 16, 2019, a maintenance field technician was on top of an elevator at the third floor level. The elevator began to move up and he had to jump through the doors to the third floor. He suffered a broken shoulder and broken ribs.
2019-08-15	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Rivers Casino	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a wardrobe Z-rack and fell to the floor, breaking her right hip.
2019-07-20	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Allied Universal	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a wheel chock and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-07-17	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson, Inc.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee was walking in the office building and slipped on the vinyl flooring. The employee sustained a spiral fracture of the right leg/ankle.
2019-07-10	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Sysco Foods	Foot (feet)	Nonroadway noncollision incident, n.e.c.
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack when the pallet jack rolled over his foot, resulting in hospitalization and surgery for a fractured foot.
2019-06-20	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Calabria's	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped while walking on a wet floor and experienced a hip fracture, resulting in hospitalization and surgery.
2019-06-14	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Allegheny General Hospital	Thigh(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over self
An employee was walking when she tripped on her sandals and suffered a broken femur and laceration. She was hospitalized.
2019-05-28	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Millie's Homemade Ice Cream	BODY SYSTEMS	Ingestion of harmful substance
An employee was using a cleaning agent when the employee ingested the agent, requiring hospitalization.
2019-05-13	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Marsa, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
An employee was sliding a heavy piece of stone when it slipped down and pinched his left index finger between the stone and a meter cover on the ground. His left index finger was smashed, resulting in an amputation.
2019-05-10	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Integrated Corporate Health, LLC	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was walking from a parking garage in downtown Pittsburgh to a client's office when she stepped off the curb and fell backwards into a puddle. She broke her ankle, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2019-05-02	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee was greasing and manually turning a bearing when his left ring fingertip was amputated.
2019-04-24	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	A. Martini & Company	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee fell approximately 9 feet from a porch roof to the ground below while installing a metal roof. The employee was hospitalized with tailbone and vertebrae fractures.
2019-04-05	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	American Airlines	Multiple body parts	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was attempting to repair a cargo door when the door fell down and struck him, causing head, neck, and shoulder injuries. He was hospitalized.
2019-04-01	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	UPMC St. Margaret	Leg(s)	Fall on same level
An employee was standing behind a registration desk when she fell, suffering a broken left leg.
2019-03-27	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Matthews International	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was attempting to change some broken belts on a dust collector when the guard slipped down and lacerated his right index fingertip, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The dust collector was locked out at the time.
2019-03-25	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	PrintDropper Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to remove a piece of wood or staple that was stuck in an underpinning machine. The machine activated, catching the employee's left little finger and causing an amputation to the tip.
2019-03-14	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	DraxxHall Management Corporation	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was painting from a small scaffold, about 5 feet high. The employee fell off the scaffold, suffering broken ribs and a broken clavicle.
2019-03-14	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Rodef Shalom Congregation	Knee(s)	Other fall to lower level
An employee was walking down the stairs and fell. She broke her knee.
2019-02-22	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	St. Moritz Building Services Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Injured by physical contact with person while restraining, subduing-unintentional
A security guard was injured while trying to break up a fight between students. He was punched and kicked and hospitalized for elevated blood pressure and heart rate.
2019-01-23	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee fell approximately 15 feet from a portable extension ladder to the cement floor in a chiller plant while attempting to attach a chain-fall onto nylon straps near the ceiling. He was hospitalized with a broken tibia plateau in his right leg.
2019-01-10	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Guardian Storage Development Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
An employee was assisting a customer to unload their electronic recycling items from the trunk of their car. The customer's foot slipped and put the car into reverse slamming into the employee and pinning him against a utility cart and bollard pole. The employee sustained a compound fracture to the leg which lead to surgery and leg amputation.
2018-09-26	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	GDI Services	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a vacuum cleaner cord and broke her hip on the floor.
2018-09-13	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	West Penn Allegheny Health System, Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee was walking down the hallway when she tripped and fell on the floor, suffering a hematoma on the forehead and subdural bleeding.
2018-09-13	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Bloom Engineering	Ankle(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
While building a shipping crate, an employee tripped on a nail gun's air hose. The nail gun shot a nail into the employee's left ankle.
2018-08-22	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Jefferson Regional Medical Center	Lower leg(s)	Struck against stationary object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was responding to a request for assistance for a sick patient in a cardiac rehab outpatient unit. The employee was running to get towels when the employee's knee struck a bench. The employee then fell backwards incurring additional injuries. The result was a fracture of the left tibia plateau, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2018-08-08	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Miller Electric Construction Inc.	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee was trying to look at electrical devices that were on a wall behind vertically stacked drywall when the drywall fell towards him, striking and breaking his right ankle. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
2018-07-24	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	CoGo's Co.	Nonclassifiable	Stabbing, cutting, slashing, piercing
An employee was attacked in the store by a person wielding a machete. The employee was stabbed several times and required hospitalization.
2018-07-23	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	HCR Manor Care	Lower leg(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was using a three-step stepladder to hand a blind into a nursing care resident's room. The employee fell from the ladder, breaking their left tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized.
2018-07-08	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Stein Mart	Hip(s)	Fall on same level, n.e.c.
An employee lost her balance while walking in a store and fell to the floor. She suffered a dislocated hip, requiring surgery.
2018-06-25	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	West Penn Allegheny Health System, Inc.	Hand(s) and arm(s)	Fall onto or against object on same level, n.e.c.
An employee was responding to a "rapid response team" page. While avoiding a collision with another person, she fell, striking a wall corner. She suffered a fracture of the right humerus, as well as a partial avulsion of the right middle fingernail and a minor scratch over her left eyebrow.
2018-06-18	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Superior Pool Products	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off a delivery truck while attempting to secure a pallet jack in the truck. He was hospitalized with a head injury.
2018-06-13	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Carnegie Mellon University	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was on a stool retrieving a book. The employee lost balance and fell to the floor fracturing a femur.
2018-06-11	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	PNC Bank	Multiple pelvic region locations	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on a grate while walking in a building and fell to the floor. Their hip and pelvis were injured requiring hospitalization.
2018-06-09	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	UPMC ST. MARGARET HOSPITAL	BODY SYSTEMS	Direct exposure to electricity
An employee was installing lighting, came in contact with a live circuit and jumped off the ladder after receiving an electrical shock.
2018-06-05	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Miller Electric Construction Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
An employee was working from an extension ladder installing lights on the outside of a building. The employee and the ladder fell approximately 10 feet landing on a concrete sidewalk. The employee suffered a dislocated right shoulder, left distal wrist fracture, left non-displaced radial head fracture (arm), multiple right pelvic fractures, a concussion and laceration.
2018-05-25	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Waste Management-Pittsburgh Greenstar Recycling	Shoulder(s) and back	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was pulling a piece of plastic off a bale of paper products at a loading dock. As the plastic broke free, he lost his balance and fell through the chain across the dock, landing on the ground about 2.5 to 3 feet below. He suffered multiple fractures to his shoulder and lower back.
2018-05-16	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	HVL, LLC	Arm(s)	Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
An employee's right arm was struck by a valve discharge door while emptying out a blender, suffering a contusion.
2018-04-27	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Ascena Retail Group, Inc.	Brain	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell backwards off a step stool, hitting her head and suffering a possible concussion.
2018-04-26	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Goodwill of SWPA	Coccygeal region	Fall on same level
An employee fell backwards while mopping the floor, suffering a tailbone contusion.
2018-04-19	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	Healthcare Services Group, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee reached up to a window sill to retrieve her phone and the window closed on her right pinky finger amputating the fingertip.
2018-04-17	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	McConway & Torley, LLC.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was performing a stream test and opening the ladle stopper mechanism when molten metal splashed on his leg and burned through his protective leggings. He suffered a small burn on his calf and upper ankle.