Severe Workplace Injuries in Allentown, Pennsylvania
Employers in Allentown reported 169 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through November 2025: 155 workers hospitalized and 30 amputations (18% of reports). Manufacturing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 49 of them.
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Industries
How workers were hurt
Parts of the body injured
OSHA inspections in Allentown since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 666 inspections at Allentown workplaces, and 348 of them (52%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 760 serious, 8 willful and 42 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $2,772,857.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Jr Peters Inc. (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $6,488 |
| The Kilgore Group LLC (planned, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $1,936 |
| Alleguard Foam Holdings, Inc. (complaint, details) | 3 | $11,154 |
| Crash Champions, LLC (planned, details) | 2 (2 serious+) | $53,199 |
| Filmtech Corporation (referral, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $6,332 |
| Bennett T LLC (planned, details) | 8 (8 serious+) | $17,023 |
| Celtic Stone Granite And Tile LLC (planned, details) | 26 (26 serious+) | $9,932 |
| Sign Line, LLC (referral, details) | 6 (6 serious+) | $2,000 |
| Sign Line.LLC (programmed, details) | 3 (2 serious+) | $1,000 |
| Precision Roll Grinders, Inc. (planned, details) | 2 | $7,235 |
| Sunopta Inc. (complaint, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $9,000 |
| 2l Home Improvement (complaint, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $12,058 |
Penalties as currently recorded by OSHA; they can drop after settlement or contest. Inspection data covers federal OSHA inspections and state-run safety program inspections reported to OSHA.
Most recent reports
The 30 newest severe injury reports from Allentown employers, as OSHA published them.
Nov 28, 2025 · Lehigh Valley Health Network Hospitalized
An employee dropped their pencil. They leaned down to retrieve the pencil and slipped off their chair, landing on their ankle. The employee sustained a fractured ankle.
Fall on same level and catch oneself · Ankle(s) · Health care and social assistance
Oct 23, 2025 · Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. Hospitalized
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.
Struck by object tipping over · Foot (feet) excluding toes · Manufacturing
Sep 30, 2025 · Scheuermann Excavating, Inc. Hospitalized
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.
Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle · Hand(s), except finger(s) · Construction
Sep 9, 2025 · Big Wave Roofing and Solar Hospitalized
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.
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment · Trunk and other upper extremities · Utilities
Jul 14, 2025 · LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK Hospitalized
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.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Thigh(s) · Health care and social assistance
May 28, 2025 · Stanley Black and Decker Hospitalized
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.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the neck · Manufacturing
May 15, 2025 · ATAS International, Inc. Hospitalized
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.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Head and trunk · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1828938
May 10, 2025 · Lehigh Valley Health Network Hospitalized
An employee was rising from a chair when their foot caught on the chair, causing them to fall to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a displaced fracture of the right humerus.
Fall while sitting · Upper arm(s) · Health care and social assistance
Apr 22, 2025 · Realty Landscaping LLC Hospitalized
An employee was driving a piece of landscaping equipment onto a trailer for transport. They were going up the trailer ramp when the machine caught the trailer lip. The employee was thrown off the machine and landed on his feet. The employee sustained two fractured ankles.
Nonroadway noncollision fall or jump from moving vehicle · Ankle(s) · Administrative, staffing and waste services
Apr 18, 2025 · DORNEY PARK & WILD WATER KINGDOM Hospitalized
An employee exited his work van to close a gate. The van rolled backward and contacted the employee while they were closing the gate. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures and a collapsed lung.
Struck by rolling powered vehicle or machinery · Multiple trunk locations · Arts, entertainment and recreation
Apr 15, 2025 · Neumeyer Environmental Services, Inc. Hospitalized
Employees were using a propane-powered walk-behind grinding machine inside a sealed asbestos containment area. Two employees were hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning.
Inhalation of harmful substance single episode or single shift · Body systems · Administrative, staffing and waste services · OSHA inspection 1819105
Mar 17, 2025 · XPO LOGISTICS FREIGHT Hospitalized
An employee was manually maneuvering a pallet onto its side for loading into a trailer door when he fell backward off the dock onto the cement surface, striking his head on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a contusion to the head.
Other fall to lower level · Head · Transportation and warehousing · OSHA inspection 1812086
Dec 27, 2024 · Penrac, LLC Hospitalized
An employee arrived at the detail shop to pick up a vehicle that was ready for a customer. The employee slipped on ice and struck their head on the concrete ground. The employee sustained a head injury.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Head · Real estate and rental
Dec 21, 2024 · Lehigh Valley Health Network Hospitalized
An employee was leaving a patient's home when they slipped on ice going down the steps and sustained a fractured ankle.
Other fall to lower level · Ankle(s) · Health care and social assistance
Nov 4, 2024 · Thermo Fisher Scientific Hospitalized
The employee was crouched down to fix tape on the floor when they lost their balance and fell backward. The employee suffered a hyperextended left ankle that required surgery.
Fall on same level (other) · Ankle(s) · Professional and technical services
Nov 2, 2024 · Lehigh Valley Health Network Hospitalized
An employee was working as a security guard. A trespasser had entered the hospital and was confronted by the police. A physical altercation occurred and the trespasser was inadvertently pushed into the employee causing them to fall to the ground and strike their head on the ground. The employee sustained a subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Hitting, kicking, beating by other person while providing protective services · Brain · Health care and social assistance
Oct 26, 2024 · Realty Landscaping LLC Amputation
An employee was was using a hand-held post driver to drive posts into the ground. The employee's left ring finger was caught in the driver, resulting in a partial amputation.
Struck by running powered equipment (other) · Other finger(s) (other) · Administrative, staffing and waste services
Oct 22, 2024 · SunOpta Amputation
An employee was using a manual paper trimmer to cut labels when the cutter contacted their left thumb, resulting in a partial amputation.
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Thumb(s) · Manufacturing
Oct 22, 2024 · GPS Hospitalities Partners 3 LLC. Hospitalized
An employee was replacing a basket in a fryer after the fryer had been cleaned. The employee was splashed with hot oil and was hospitalized with burns on their face and arm.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Head and extremities · Hotels and restaurants · OSHA inspection 1784137
Oct 11, 2024 · Indel Power Group / Curtis Power Solutions Hospitalized
An employee was climbing a ladder to a roof. He fell from the ladder to the ground 6 to 8 feet below, suffering a back injury. He was hospitalized.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back · Manufacturing
Aug 29, 2024 · Kistler O'Brien Fire Protection Hospitalized
An employee was removing plastic sprinkler head caps when he fell through the ceiling and landed on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured heel.
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment · Foot (feet) excluding toes · Public administration
Jun 4, 2024 · Breeze Construction, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was climbing a 10-foot ladder when they fell approximately 5 feet and struck their head on the concrete ground. The employee sustained a skull fracture.
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Skull · Construction · OSHA inspection 1754313
Jun 3, 2024 · Barwis Construction, LLC Hospitalized
An employee was walking on the jobsite when they were struck by an off-road construction vehicle. The wheel of the truck broke bones in the employee's foot and dislocated toes.
Pedestrian struck by vehicle · Foot (feet) and toe(s) · Construction · OSHA inspection 1752574
May 22, 2024 · American Atelier, Inc. Amputation
An employee was cutting a piece of wood using a table saw when the wood got stuck and his left thumb was amputated.
Struck by running powered equipment (other) · Thumb(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1751320
May 11, 2024 · Cedar Crest College Hospitalized
An employee was walking down a ramp when they tripped on carpet tiles on the ramp. The employee rolled and fractured their left ankle.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Ankle(s) · Educational services
Mar 12, 2024 · Pennsylvania MENTOR Hospitalized
An employee was exiting a school when he turned and fell off the curb, fracturing his hip.
Slip, trip, stumble while stepping between levels · Hip joint(s) · Health care and social assistance
Feb 21, 2024 · NESTLE PURINA PETCARE Hospitalized
An employee was moving bags of dog food in the packaging area, tripped over a support beam, and fell. The employee sustained a broken leg.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Leg(s) · Manufacturing
Nov 16, 2023 · Hospital Central Services Amputation
An employee was checking the torque limiter on the sprocket of a battery-powered walk-behind floor scrubber when the chain caught his finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fingertip(s) · Other services · OSHA inspection 1713867
Oct 16, 2023 · NESTLE PURINA PETCARE Hospitalized
An employee was conducting a maintenance inspection on a hydrostatic retort. They were opening an inspection port by removing a clamp when residual hot water exited the port and contacted the employee. The employee sustained first- and second-degree burns to their torso and arms.
Contact with hot objects or substances · Multiple body parts (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1704068
Oct 3, 2023 · Security Service Company Hospitalized
An employee was on a 6-foot ladder running a video cable above a drop ceiling in customers office. The employee lost their balance and fell to the floor, resulting in a right arm fracture and a subdural hematoma.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Brain · Administrative, staffing and waste services
After a workplace injury in Pennsylvania
Most work injuries are handled through workers' compensation, which pays medical bills and part of lost wages whether or not anyone was at fault, and usually rules out suing the employer. A separate claim may be possible against someone else, such as an equipment maker or another company on the site. Reporting deadlines are short, so tell your employer about an injury right away.
Workers compensation lawyers in Allentown
Lawbamba lists 24 workers compensation lawyers with an office in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the practice area that deals with the workplace injury and OSHA inspection records on this page. These 4 come first in that listing (how the order is set).
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Source: OSHA's Severe Injury Reports, 2015 through November 2025 (loaded November 9, 2026). Employers must report any work-related amputation, loss of an eye or in-patient hospitalization to OSHA within 24 hours. Employer names, addresses and incident descriptions are as OSHA publishes them. A report records an injury, not a finding that the employer broke a rule; OSHA opens an inspection for some reports. The data covers workplaces under federal OSHA. States that run their own OSHA program (such as California, Washington, Michigan, North Carolina and Virginia) are mostly missing, and work-related deaths are reported separately.
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