Allentown, PA—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record
Allentown, PA
168 severe-injury reports between 2015-01-13 and 2025-10-23, 1,217 OSHA inspections, and 2,122 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Employers with the most severe injuries in Allentown
Example incidents
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Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.
An employee was pulling a steel parts handcart when its wheels caught on something and locked up. The cart fell backward. The cart handle struck the middle of the employee's right foot, breaking bones. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
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Scheuermann Excavating, Inc.
Two employees were operating a paving machine at approximately 1 mile per hour. The paver made a sudden turn, that threw the injured employee off balance. He reached for the handhold next to him and missed, falling 6 inches off the platform to the ground. The adjustable handle for the wing on the paving machine went between his left-hand fingers with the full weight of his body. The employee suffered a closed fracture of the fourth metacarpal bone in his hand.
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Big Wave Roofing and Solar
An employee was climbing down an extension ladder from a residential roof. The ladder collapsed under his foot, and he fell backward onto the grass. He suffered a sprained neck, a fractured scapula, and fractures to his T7 and T12 vertebrae.
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LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK
An employee was walking on a sidewalk, heading toward her car, when she tripped and fell onto her left hip. The employee sustained a left intertrochanteric fracture requiring hospitalization and surgery.
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Stanley Black and Decker
An employee was walking up the stairs in an office area. Their right foot caught the edge of the stair at the top of the stairwell and they fell forward. The employee sustained a neck fracture.
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ATAS International, Inc.
An employee was loading pallets onto a truck and climbed down off a pallet after loosening straps to release the crane. The employee slipped off the flatbed truck and fell 4 feet to the dock plate/ground. The employee was hospitalized with a brain bleed and fractures to their T4, T5, and T6 vertebrae.
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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.