Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

During an unloading operation, an employee was struck by a separator after it was unstrapped from a trailer, suffering internal injuries and a fractured pelvis.

An employee was using a ladder to enter and clean a liquid fertilizer tank when he fell. He sustained a cracked skull, broken ribs, and bruised organs, requiring hospitalization.

A temporary employee was stacking material when the punching equipment line was stopped by other employees so they could address the recycling baler. The temporary employee went to the area around the shredder and was attempting to pull some material from underneath a conveyor when the employee’s left hand was caught between the roller and […]

An employee was using a stand-up reach forklift to unload material. As the employee backed up, he was pinned between the forklift and a wall. He tried to exit the forklift but suffered a broken pelvis and internal bleeding.

An employee was using a stand up forklift to move pallets of product in the warehouse. The employee lost control of the forklift, jumped off and was pinned between the forklift and a steel beam. The employee suffered a fractured pelvis, pinched arteries in her leg and severe trauma to her lower extremities.

An employee was standing on a porch that was 13 feet from the ground and was tying off to a hand rail when another employee from a different company took out the pin that stabilized the porch. The porch swayed, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a broken collarbone, four […]

An employee was operating a sweeper machine when a passing motorist struck it, causing the employee to be ejected and strike the ground. The employee suffered head trauma, broken ribs, and exterior abrasions on the arms, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was on a step ladder using a hammer drill to drill concrete when the employee fell approximately 6 feet to the cement ground, suffering skull fractures, bleeding from the ear, and fractured ribs.

An employee was on a barge positioning the barge cover that was being placed by the ship’s gear crane. The cover was not straight so the employee tried to straighten it and was struck from the mid-chest upward by the barge cover. The employee sustained a right anterior fracture of the first and second ribs, […]

An employee was struck by a forklift and pinned against a merchandise storage rack in the warehouse. The employee sustained three fractured ribs, pelvis and lower back as well as internal bleeding.