Lewes, DE—Federal OSHA workplace-safety record
Lewes, DE
16 severe-injury reports between 2015-05-20 and 2024-10-30, 70 OSHA inspections, and 194 Form 300/301 injury filings on federal record in Lewes, Delaware.
Employers with the most severe injuries in Lewes
Example incidents
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K Hovnanian Homes of De, LLC
Three employees were constructing a deck (digging holes to install permanent roof shoring) when the roof over the porch collapsed on them. The roof (9 feet by 25 feet) had been supported by temporary 2x4 shoring. One employee was hospitalized with a hairline fracture of one vertebra, a facture to the lower back, and two broken ribs. The other two employees were injured but not hospitalized. The second employee sustained cuts to their head and shoulder. The third employee sustained cuts and bruises to their head, back, arms, and legs.
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Sullivan's Landscaping & Maintenance
An employee was mounting the riding lawnmower when he bumped the accelerator and was thrown to the asphalt ground. The employee sustained fractured ribs and a broken nose.
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Lowes Home Improvement LLC
An employee was manually operating the garden center's perimeter garden gate when his right index finger became caught in the fence. The employee was hospitalized and the top portion of his right index finger was amputated. Further surgery will be required.
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Beacon Building Products
An employee was moving a roll of commercial rubber roofing from a small stack. The employee fell and landed on their right shoulder, causing it to become dislocated. The employee was hospitalized.
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Access Labor Service, Inc.
A bucket truck was backing up in the right traffic lane and struck a temporary employee working as a flagger, running over his leg. The employee's leg was cut open from the foot to the thigh. The employee was hospitalized.
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K.B. COLDIRON, INC.
An employee was screwing in drywall while standing on approximately the middle rung of a 6-foot A-frame ladder. The employee leaned out to the left to reach his work when the ladder tipped over sideways. He grabbed a metal stud with his left hand in an attempt to stop his fall and his foot got caught in the ladder during the fall. He sustained lacerations from the metal stud and a fractured hip caused by contact with the ground. The employee was hospitalized.
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Source: federal OSHA Severe Injury Reports, inspections, and ITA Form 300/301 filings. Counts reflect federal jurisdiction only.