DateCityStateEmployerBody PartEvent
2021-07-29SmethportPaInternational Waxes, Inc.BODY SYSTEMSExposure to environmental heat
An employee who had been performing walkthrough inspections and cleaning drain filters began to experience nausea and cramps due to heat and dehydration, resulting in hospitalization.
2019-02-12SmethportPennsylvaniaDean Hushon Insulation, LLCBack, including spine, spinal cordOther fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a straight ladder that was secured to a boiler. On the third or fourth step of the ladder, the employee's foot slipped causing him to fall backwards and hit a fire extinguisher that was on the wall before falling to the concrete ground. The employee was hospitalized due to an injury to his twelfth vertebrae.
2018-03-19SmethportPennsylvaniaInternational Waxes, Inc.Lower leg(s)Fall through surface or existing opening
Employees were working at a steam/hot water-filled drain box and had removed the cover for the drain box. An employee was walking into the area to hook up a vacuum truck when he stepped into the uncovered drain box. He suffered burns to both lower legs, requiring hospitalization.