Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-08-30 | Stroudsburg | Pa | St. Luke's Emergency Transport Service | Fingertip(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
An employee was pulling a loaded patient gurney through the woods when their right little fingertip was caught and amputated between the frame of the gurney and a large rock. | |||||
2021-06-26 | Stroudsburg | Pa | Liberty Homes Custom Builders | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell off a ladder and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-05-20 | Stroudsburg | Pa | SERVPRO OF SOUTHERN MONROE COUNTY | Nonclassifiable | Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was doing remediation work following a water loss in a mobile home. The employee fell through a water-weakened spot in the OSB subfloor to the ground under the trailer, about 10 feet below. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-05-12 | Stroudsburg | Pa | Allied Services | Nonclassifiable | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was leaning against a handrail when it broke and the employee fell to the walking surface. The employee suffered bumps and bruises. | |||||
2020-06-04 | Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | Target Brands, Inc. | Wrist(s) and elbow(s) | Fall on same level due to tripping over self |
An employee tripped and fell, suffering a dislocated left elbow and a broken left wrist that needed surgery. | |||||
2020-02-12 | East Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | Treesmiths, Inc. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on wet, sloping ground near the base of a tree. He fell and was knocked unconscious, also suffering a bruised shoulder. | |||||
2018-06-20 | Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | Five Guys Enterprises, LLC | Elbow(s) and arms(s) | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was descending a ladder after cleaning a light fixture when he fell to the ground, fracturing his arm and elbow. | |||||
2018-06-19 | Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | Weis Markets Inc. | Face | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee tripped over a traffic cone and fell, striking her face on the pavement and requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2018-04-07 | East Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | 84 Lumber Company | Nonclassifiable | Jack-knifed or overturned, nonroadway |
An employee was operating a forklift when it tipped over while making a turn. The employee was tossed from the cab and pinned at the waist between the top frame of the lift and the ground. The employee was hospitalized with crushing injuries. | |||||
2018-03-20 | East Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | Treesmiths, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. |
An employee was dropping a tree. The falling tree struck a nearby tree, causing the felled tree to spring up and strike the employee. He suffered a left shoulder injury and collapsed lung, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-08-23 | Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | Texas Roadhouse, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Contact with hot objects or substances |
An employee was brewing tea when the tea basket fell. The hot contents spilled on and burned the employee's chest, shoulder, and neck, requiring hospitalization. | |||||
2017-05-11 | Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | Ray Price Ford Sales, Inc. | Foot (feet) | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was removing a transmission from a car when the transmission fell onto the employee's left foot causing a crushing injury. Infection resulted in hospitalization and amputation. | |||||
2017-04-09 | East Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | Lehigh Valley Hospital - Pocono | BODY SYSTEMS | Injury by other person-unintentional or intent unknown |
An employee responded to the ER reception area and had a verbal and physical altercation with a visitor. The employee was hospitalized with an acute myocardial infarction. | |||||
2016-07-07 | East Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | Advanced Concrete Systems Inc | Skull | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee experienced leg pain and dizziness after a long-distance haul and light to moderate work at an outdoor single-family home construction site. He then sat in an air-conditioned truck. When he attempted to exit the truck, he fell onto the hard ground and suffered a skull fracture. | |||||
2016-06-28 | East Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | Pocono Medical Center | Lumbar region | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
On June 28, 2016, at approximately 1:00 AM, an employee went to sit on a high rolling chair when the chair moved and she fell to the floor, landing on her left hip. She suffered a compression fracture to the back and was hospitalized. | |||||
2016-06-03 | East Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | Northwoods Paper Converting, Incorporated | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment |
An employee was cutting wood for pallets with a chop saw when the wood kicked back, causing the employee's left hand to contact the moving blade. The employee's left thumb, index finger, and middle finger were severely cut. | |||||
2015-03-28 | Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | Pocono ProFoods | Foot (feet) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
An employee sustained an injury when his foot got caught between a reach truck and a metal beam. | |||||
2015-01-13 | East Stroudsburg | Pennsylvania | United Parcel Service Inc. | Ankle(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on ice and fractured his ankle. He had corrective surgery, requiring hospitalization. |