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OSHA Injury Report: Via of the Lehigh Valley Inc.

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Via of the Lehigh Valley Inc. in 336 West Spruce Street, Bethlehem, PA 18018 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was lead Adult Training Instructor in vocational rehabilitation or habilitation services (e.g., job counseling, job training, work experience).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Via of the Lehigh Valley Inc.
Street
336 West Spruce Street
City
Bethlehem
State
PA
ZIP
18018
On-site location
Via parking lot

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
1

Before the incident

Unloading participant in wheelchair from back of agency vehicle.

What happened

After unloading participant from the agency vehicle employee lifted the ramp and folded in into place not realizing the ramp was not locked in place. Then proceeded to bend down to lift the lower portion of the ramp and while doing so the upper portion ramp went forward and struck employee top of head.

Injury or illness

When the upper portion of the ramp came out it struck the employee on the top of head causing a small laceration to the right ear. The ramp also struck the employees right shoulder blade which caused a contusion to part of head strain to muscle at neck level and laceration to right ear.

Object or substance involved

Metal ramp of vehicle.

Summary line

While bending down the van lift came undone out of place and struck employee on top of the head causing a small cut to right ear and for the employee to be hit.

Employee and industry

Job description
Lead Adult Training Instructor
SOC code
25-3099 — Teachers and Instructors, All Other
NAICS code
624310 — Vocational rehabilitation or habilitation services (e.g., job counseling, job training, work experience)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
110
Total hours worked
151236
EIN
231457999
Establishment ID
924656
Employer case #
61

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:30:00.000
Time of incident
12:55:00.000
Submitted
01FEB24:14:30:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.