2,042,423Injury reports 130,778Establishments Most recent incident 2025-12-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

West Reading, PA —

OSHA Injury Report: TowerDirect

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at TowerDirect in 420 S 5th Ave, West Reading, PA 19611 resulted in days away from work. Employee was field Train Officer EMT in ambulance services, air or ground.

Watch TowerDirect — free Get an email when a new federal OSHA severe-injury report for TowerDirect is published. One employer, no account, unsubscribe in one click.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
TowerDirect
Street
420 S 5th Ave
City
West Reading
State
PA
ZIP
19611
On-site location
Outside of CHOP

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
8
Days restricted or transferred
66

Before the incident

Employee was moving a stretcher

What happened

Employee fell backwards and stretcher fell on top of her resulting in low back strain contusion to right knee and abrasion to left lower leg.

Injury or illness

Low back strain right knee contusion and left lower leg abrasion

Object or substance involved

Fall

Summary line

Employee fell backwards and stretcher fell on top of her resulting in low back strain contusion to right knee and abrasion to left lower leg.

Employee and industry

Job description
Field Train Officer EMT
SOC code
29-2042 — Emergency Medical Technicians
NAICS code
621910 — Ambulance services, air or ground
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
252
Total hours worked
322202
EIN
455349097
Establishment ID
1221166
Employer case #
12

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
11:00:00.000
Time of incident
21:15:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
02MAR24:08:56:00

More injuries at TowerDirect

View TowerDirect's full OSHA safety record →

More injuries in this industry (NAICS 621910)

More injuries in PA

POTTSVILLE, PA—

WM 7030

CONNELLSVILLE, PA—

WM 5379

DUNCANSVILLE, PA—

WM 4348

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.