Fractures and dislocations

An employee was back-stocking merchandise and fell off a ladder. The employee suffered a broken leg and displaced knee.

An employee was driving a scissor lift into a warehouse. The lift jolted and the employee fell out, suffering a cut above the right eyebrow and a dislocated left elbow with two broken pieces of bone. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was moving trays onto a production line. The cart shifted and trays landed on his left ankle, causing a fracture/dislocation. The employee was hospitalized.

A driver climbed on top of a garbage truck to close the doghouse door on the compactor. He slipped and fell, suffering a broken right wrist, a compound fracture above his right elbow, and a dislocation to the elbow. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was cleaning a spill bucket at a fuel station. A truck struck her and threw her 8-10 feet. She suffered a head laceration, a broken collarbone, and a dislocated hip.

An employee was descending a ladder when his hand was caught in a shackle. He received a laceration to the right palm, near amputation to the right ring finger, and a fracture/dislocation of the right middle finger.

An employee was practicing football when his foot became stuck in the ground, resulting in a dislocated/fractured right ankle.

An employee fell from a ladder while cutting a tree branch. The employee struck the ground and suffered a broken left femur and dislocated left shoulder.

An employee was coming down from a tower. He stepped onto a transformer cover and fell approximately 4 to 8 feet. He sustained two broken ribs, cuts to the face, and a dislocated shoulder.

An employee was moving the chute on a ready-mix truck. The chute was opened and the employee’s right-hand fingers were caught between two folding parts of the chute. The middle and little fingers were broken and the ring finger was dislocated.