Scranton, PA—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record
Scranton, PA
48 severe-injury reports between 2015-01-22 and 2025-06-14, 729 OSHA inspections, and 721 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
Employers with the most severe injuries in Scranton
Example incidents
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The Giant Company
An employee was moving pallets of water. A pallet started to lean, and the employee moved to its side to push the 35-pack of water and straighten the product on the pallet. The water fell and knocked the employee to the ground, and the employee suffered a dislocation to the left hip as well as a fracture to the hip socket. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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Johnson College of Technology
An employee was walking across a beam to turn on an air conditioning unit on the second level. The beam gave out from under her and the employee fell 7.5 feet to the ground. The employee suffered head trauma including bleeding from the back of her head, pain in her back and neck, and disorientation.
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General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc.
On July 10, 2024, an employee developed a heat-related illness and was hospitalized with dehydration.
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Kriger Construction, Inc.
An employee was cutting a waste steel crossbeam with a 3-foot oxyacetylene torch. When the beam was cut, other beams shifted and landed on the employee's left foot, pinning it to the ground. He suffered fractures to the foot.
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Geisinger Community Medical Center
An employee was walking into the hospital when he tripped and fell to the ground, fracturing his femur.
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Noble Biomaterials, Incorporated
An employee used a forklift to lift an electric pallet jack so they could diagnose a problem with the pallet jack. The pallet jack fell off the forklift forks and struck the employee. He sustained fractures to the ribs and pelvis. He also fell, landing on a stack of pallets which fractured his left forearm.
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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.