Fractures and dislocations

An employee was rigging up a swab lubricator when he tripped on an uneven surface and broke his tibia and dislocated the fibula.

While working at a private residence, a nurse fell backwards off a porch onto the concrete below. The employee broke her left tibia and dislocated her knee.

An employee was injured when the ladder he was using slipped, came loose from a rope connection, and fell. The employee fell approximately 9 feet to the next level. He was hospitalized with three broken ribs and a dislocated shoulder.

An employee was installing laminate on the roof when he stepped into a hole and fell approximately 20 feet. He fractured his left arm, dislocated his pelvis, and required left arm surgery.

An employee was cleaning the shower line (high pressure water line) in the liner head box on the wet end of a paper machine. He stood up to get out of the box as someone from maintenance began to move the crane and got caught between the crane bridge and the liner head box lid. […]

An employee was closing a gate when the gate became unhinged and fell on him. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery for a fractured pelvis and dislocated hip.

An employee checking bulk tankers on a trailer platform fell approximately 3 feet while stepping down. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured tibia and fibula and a dislocated ankle.

On or about 14 April 2015, at approximately 1612 hours, a Troy Vines, Inc. employee was replacing the tire on a Redimix truck on Tradewind and Duval Street. He lowered the vehicle to reposition the jack and was caught between the road surface and the truck’s structure. The compression caused a hip dislocation and a […]

An employee was stepping down from a box-truck lift gate to the ground and rolled an ankle. The employee dislocated his ankle and broke his lower leg bone.

Employee fell off of rail on truck during bulk feed delivery. The employee was hospitalized overnight with a dislocated shoulder and fractured ribs.