Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2020-05-19 | Wellsboro | Pennsylvania | Tri-M Group LLC | Head and trunk | Roadway collision with other vehicle |
An employee was driving a commercial truck on public roadways while hauling poles and equipment for installation of electric utilities. The truck's brakes did not hold the load while descending very steep terrain in a mountainous area. The truck crashed into the back of other vehicles and the employee was seriously injured, requiring hospitalization for head and other bodily trauma. | |||||
2017-09-26 | Wellsboro | Pennsylvania | Tops Markets, LLC. | Thigh(s) | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking down an aisle when she slipped on a puddle of water and fell onto the floor. She broke her left femur and had surgery. | |||||
2017-03-27 | Wellsboro | Pennsylvania | Ledvance LLC | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
On March 27, 2017, an employee fell approximately 12 feet through a hole on the furnace deck and struck the floor below, suffering left shoulder, left internal, and facial abrasions that required hospitalization. |