Other structural fire without collapse · Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HAH Group Holdings, LLC, 714 N 3rd St., HARRISBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 17102
on — Poisoning, including poisoning-related asphyxia, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was taking care of a client in her home. The house caught fire. The employee suffered smoke inhalation while trying to get the client out of the house. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee arrived at a site to pick up a load when they noticed a silo on fire. They went to help when an explosion occurred in the silo; the employee sustained burn injuries.
An employee was working at a care facility when a fire started. The employee suffered smoke inhalation as they were helping people escape the fire, resulting in hospitalization.
An employee was responding to an emergency call for a house on fire. The employee was rescuing caged birds from the fire, which resulted in a laceration to their left hand from a cage. The employee also suffered smoke inhalation.
An employee was in a guard shack helping a second employee unload tickets and codes when suddenly the shack caught on fire. The employees exited the shack to help a truck driver and to put the fire out. At that time, the first employee received burns.
Six employees on night shift were attempting to put out a fire in one of the buildings when they were overcome by the heavy smoke. Two of the employees were hospitalized.
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An employee was seated in the living room of a patient's residence, waiting for the patient to arrive home from school. The school bus driver honked the horn, signaling that the patient was ready to be assisted off the bus. The employee stood up and then tripped and fell over a rug and possibly the edge of an ottoman. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right humerus at the shoulder.
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