Bethlehem, PA —
OSHA Injury Report: Via of the Lehigh Valley Inc.
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Via of the Lehigh Valley Inc. in Bethlehem, PA 18018 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was lead Adult Training Instructor in vocational rehabilitation or habilitation services (e.g., job counseling, job training, work experience).
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Via of the Lehigh Valley Inc.
- Street
- 336 West Spruce Street
- City
- Bethlehem
- State
- PA
- ZIP
- 18018
- On-site location
- Via parking lot
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 1
Before the incident
Unloading participant in wheelchair from back of agency vehicle.
What happened
After unloading participant from the agency vehicle employee lifted the ramp and folded in into place not realizing the ramp was not locked in place. Then proceeded to bend down to lift the lower portion of the ramp and while doing so the upper portion ramp went forward and struck employee top of head.
Injury or illness
When the upper portion of the ramp came out it struck the employee on the top of head causing a small laceration to the right ear. The ramp also struck the employees right shoulder blade which caused a contusion to part of head strain to muscle at neck level and laceration to right ear.
Object or substance involved
Metal ramp of vehicle.
Summary line
While bending down the van lift came undone out of place and struck employee on top of the head causing a small cut to right ear and for the employee to be hit.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Lead Adult Training Instructor
- SOC code
- 25-3099 — Teachers and Instructors, All Other
- NAICS code
- 624310 — Vocational rehabilitation or habilitation services (e.g., job counseling, job training, work experience)
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 110
- Total hours worked
- 151236
- EIN
- 231457999
- Establishment ID
- 924656
- Employer case #
- 61
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 8:30:00.000
- Time of incident
- 12:55:00.000
- Submitted
- 01FEB24:14:30:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.