Severe Workplace Injuries in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Employers in Bethlehem reported 104 severe work injuries to OSHA from 2015 through October 2025: 95 workers hospitalized and 22 amputations (21% of reports). Manufacturing accounts for the most reports. OSHA opened an inspection after 21 of them.
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Industries
How workers were hurt
Parts of the body injured
OSHA inspections in Bethlehem since 2015
Workplace safety inspectors opened 426 inspections at Bethlehem workplaces, and 216 of them (51%) ended with at least one violation. Inspectors cited 366 serious, 7 willful and 23 repeat violations, with current penalties totaling $1,963,562.
Rules cited most often:
Recent inspections with penalties
| Employer | Violations | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Probuild Companies, LLC. (complaint, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $6,620 |
| National Magnetics Group, Inc. (planned, details) | 2 (1 serious+) | $4,220 |
| Keurig Dr. Pepper, Inc. (planned, details) | 2 | $3,473 |
| Abarta Coca-Cola Beverages, LLC (planned, details) | 3 (1 serious+) | $5,225 |
| Cera-Met, LLC (planned, details) | 4 (3 serious+) | $10,066 |
| Pennpak Solutions Incorporated (planned, details) | 3 (1 serious+) | $3,218 |
| Livengood Excavators, Inc. (planned, details) | 1 (1 serious+) | $5,487 |
| Pac Worldwide Corporation (referral, details) | 4 (4 serious+) | $40,000 |
| Troianiello Masonry, Inc. (programmed, details) | 3 (3 serious+) | $2,838 |
| Trexler Industries, Inc. (planned, details) | 4 (3 serious+) | $2,500 |
| Warfel Construction Company (planned, details) | 1 | $6,000 |
| Thompson Masonry Contracting Company (programmed, details) | 2 | $2,780 |
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 Bethlehem employers, as OSHA published them.
Oct 15, 2025 · Phoenix Tube Company, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was using a lifting sling on a crane to move a straight-bar bundle and place it on top of an existing bundle. When moving the lifting sling, it became pinched between the bundle and a wood cleat. The bundle then fell onto the employee's left foot, resulting in crush injuries.
Struck by other falling object (other) · Foot (feet), toe(s) · Manufacturing
Jul 25, 2025 · Brey-Krause Manufacturing Company Amputation
An employee was setting up a test bend on metal tubing when the bender machine clamped onto their right index finger. The fingertip was partially amputated.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing
Jul 16, 2025 · United Parcel Service Hospitalized
An employee had been delivering packages when they felt ill and dropped to one knee. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration and heat-related illness.
Exposure to environmental heat outdoor · Body systems · Transportation and warehousing
Mar 6, 2025 · Just Born, Inc. Amputation
An employee was pushing a cart of raw centers back into the oven and was pushing down latches on the cart with his fingers while another associate pushed the stack of mogul boards back into the oven. The stack sits on rollers. The employee's fingers were not clear of the shear area and his left middle fingertip was amputated between the metal framed mogul board pallet and the cart latch area.
Injured by object pushed or pulled by person · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Manufacturing
Oct 8, 2024 · Kobalt Construction Amputation
An employee was setting a concrete pipe in the street when the excavator shifted causing the pipe setting apparatus to shift, resulting in the amputation of the employee's left thumb tip.
Contact incidents · Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) · Construction
Oct 8, 2024 · L&L Construction, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was laying decking when he lost his balance and fell from the first level of steel to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured orbital bone, facial fractures, a brain bleed, and a dislocated shoulder.
Other fall to lower level · Multiple regions of the head · Construction · OSHA inspection 1781727
Sep 25, 2024 · GIANT Hospitalized
An employee was pulling a box of fruit tarts off a mobile rack. The employee tripped over the rack and fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured left ankle.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Ankle(s) · Retail
Sep 12, 2024 · Apollo Metals Ltd, Hospitalized
An employee was removing scrap metal pieces from work he was conducting and placing the scraps behind him. He kicked the scrap metal out of the way, and in doing so, cut his right leg just below the calf muscle and above the top of his boot. The employee required surgery for a torn Achilles tendon.
Struck against stationary object (other) · Lower leg(s) · Manufacturing
Jul 29, 2024 · Curtiss-Wright Engineered Pump Division (EPD) Hospitalized
An employee was team lifting a spool of fiberglass off a roller track when the spool got stuck on a roller. The employee sustained a muscular strain injury to his back.
Overexertion while materials moving by hand · Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back · Manufacturing
Jul 24, 2024 · CTS Bulk Terminals Hospitalized
An employee was utilizing an electric-powered demolition hammer. The chisel bit failed while in use, causing a laceration and broken thumb.
Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back · Thumb(s) · Manufacturing
Jun 25, 2024 · GEODIS logistic. Hospitalized
An employee was operating a stand-up reach forklift. They were driving down an aisle when the forklift struck a pallet of product. The employee sustained a fracture to the right foot and a laceration to the left foot requiring hospitalization.
Collision with stationary object, nonroadway · Foot (feet), toe(s) · Transportation and warehousing
May 7, 2024 · Republic Services of New Jersey LLC Hospitalized
An employee was unlatching the door on a 35-yard compactor receiver box when the handle of the receiver box struck them in the face, causing facial fracture.
Contact incidents · Ears and facial region · Administrative, staffing and waste services
Apr 9, 2024 · Lehigh University Hospitalized
An employee fell while descending steps outside a building and suffered a fractured left kneecap and a strained right ankle. The employee was hospitalized.
Other fall to lower level · Knee(s) · Educational services
Mar 7, 2024 · United States Cold Storage Hospitalized
An employee was standing on a six-foot A-frame ladder to access a drop ceiling when he lost his balance and fell off the ladder, fracturing his ribs. He was hospitalized.
Other fall to lower level · Rib(s), oblique area · Transportation and warehousing
Jan 29, 2024 · The Edgewood Company Hardscape Solutions Hospitalized
An employee was cleaning the tracks of a skid steer from outside the vehicle. The skid steer's boom moved vertically and pinched the employee against the tracks. His foot was broken.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Foot (feet), toe(s) · Construction
Jan 16, 2024 · Presbyterian Senior Living Hospitalized
An employee was walking in a parking lot when he slipped on ice on a sidewalk and struck his back and head on the ground. The employee fractured their L4 and L5 vertebrae and was hospitalized.
Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Back lumbar region · Health care and social assistance
Dec 13, 2023 · Weldship Corporation Hospitalized
An employee removed a safety valve on a trailer that unknowingly contained nitrogen gas. The gas released from the trailer and pushed the employee backward off a scaffold approximately 10 feet before they struck a garage door, resulting in a pelvic injury.
Struck by discharged object or substance · Pelvis · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1717537
Dec 2, 2023 · Presbyterian Senior Living Hospitalized
An employee was walking to the medication cart when her sneaker caught on the carpet and she fell forward. As she landed on the floor, her right arm struck a pillar in front of the medication cart. The employee sustained a dislocated right collarbone, a fractured right humerus, and a bruise to the right knee.
Fall on same level due to tripping · Shoulder(s) and arm(s) · Health care and social assistance
Oct 21, 2023 · C&S Wholesale Grocers, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was lifting a case of water and strained their back.
Overexertion in lifting-single episode · Back, including spine, spinal cord · Transportation and warehousing
Oct 11, 2023 · Freshpet, Inc. Hospitalized
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift and was traveling underneath a mezzanine to drop a pallet of supplies. As they backed out of the area, the mast of the forklift contacted the staircase for the mezzanine, causing the vehicle to stop abruptly. The employee fell out of the lift, resulting in a left elbow fracture and a hip injury.
Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle (other) · Elbow(s) · Manufacturing
Sep 18, 2023 · Just Born, Inc. Amputation
An employee was removing paper forms that were piled on top of each other inside a machine. The form press came down and amputated two of the employee's fingers.
Caught in running equipment or machinery · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1698420
Sep 13, 2023 · Bison USA Transportation Hospitalized
An employee was walking around a trailer to complete a post-trip inspection when they slipped in standing water and fell, striking their head on the ground. The employee lost consciousness and sustained a laceration and hematoma.
Fall on same level due to slipping · Brain · Transportation and warehousing
Aug 4, 2023 · Trexler Industries, Inc. Amputation
At 2:30 p.m. on August 4, 2023, an employee was carrying a metal die and dropped it resulting in amputation of the right index fingertip.
Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker · Fingertip(s) · Manufacturing
Apr 29, 2023 · Orlando Diefenderfer Electrical Contractors Incorporated Hospitalized
An employee was working on a free standing switch gear section and wiring ground wire to the ground bar. A wire contacted energized equipment, resulting in an arc flash and the employee sustained burns.
Direct exposure to electricity · Nonclassifiable · Construction
Apr 17, 2023 · The Giant Company Hospitalized
An employee was retrieving supplies from the bakery cooler when she tripped over an apron bin and fell, resulting in a left wrist fracture.
Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Wrist(s) · Retail
Mar 24, 2023 · UNFI Hospitalized
An employee was stepping up onto a loading dock when he lost his balance and fell backward to the ground, resulting in a lower back injury.
Other fall to lower level · Lumbar region · Wholesale trade
Feb 28, 2023 · WARREN CONTROLS CORP. Amputation
An employee was operating a milling machine and amputated his right index finger.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) (other) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1656546
Feb 17, 2023 · Stone General Construction LLC Hospitalized
An employee was installing insulation on a porch roof when he lost his balance and fell approximately 10-12 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a head laceration and neck fracture.
Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders · Construction · OSHA inspection 1651406
Feb 17, 2023 · Lehigh Valley Heath Network Hospitalized
An employee was walking down the hall when her ankle gave out, causing her to fall to the ground and sustain an arm injury. The employee was hospitalized for a left humerus fracture.
Fall on same level (other) · Upper arm(s) · Health care and social assistance
Feb 12, 2023 · Ecopax Amputation
An employee was operating a bagger cutting machine and suffered an amputation to a finger. The machine was guarded at the time.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Finger(s), fingernail(s) · Manufacturing · OSHA inspection 1654774
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 Bethlehem
Lawbamba lists 9 workers compensation lawyers with an office in Bethlehem, 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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