Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

An employee was struck by a lower roller from a feeding machine. The employee was feeding cloth and rubber from the back of the machine. Tension built up and caused the roll to swing out from the machine. The employee sustained multiple injuries, which led to hospitalization: internal injuries, possible right arm fracture, three broken […]

A grounds maintenance employee was using a ladder to cut a large tree branch with a chainsaw. The tree branch broke loose, striking the ladder and causing the employee to fall. The employee was hospitalized and treated for a laceration to the right forearm (involving 40 stitches), a punctured lung, and a fractured pelvis.

An employee fell approximately 20 feet to the ground below. The employee was hospitalized with several broken bones and a head injury.

An employee was pulled off of the drill floor by a tugger line. The employee was standing behind a safety gate holding the hoist line to put tension on it so it would not get tangled in the hoist drum. Something made the line jerk; the employee did not let go and was pulled over […]

An employee was operating a lathe machine to bore a pipe. The employee went to extract metal shavings inside of the pipe when his right hand got caught in a pinch point. He sustained broken bones in his right hand, severed tendons in the right middle and index fingers, and skin removal on the top […]

An employee was walking in the plant and collided with another employee and fell to the floor. The employee suffered two separated vertebrae, six broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and a broken right arm.

A maintenance employee was working on a lathe in the machine shop. He needed to remove a rust spot on the shaft after beveling it. Wearing gloves, he began removing the rust by placing a small piece of sand paper over the area as the shaft turned on the lathe (polishing). The glove got caught […]

An employee was attempting to repair a hole in the roof of his commercial trailer (van). In order to do so, he leaned a ladder against the wall inside his trailer. The ladder slid and he fell off the ladder fracturing his right arm and bruising his left knee. He also lost one tooth and […]

An employee fell through an opening 15 feet to the ground. The employee broke the left hip, ribs, a tibia, and sustained damage to the spleen. The employee was admitted to the hospital and underwent surgery.

Employee fell through a gate approximately 10 feet to the ground below. Employee suffered a head injury and 17 fractures.