Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.

An employee was shutting off the valve of a truck tank hose when the pressure caused the lid to blow off. The oil inside the tank then struck the employee, fracturing his pelvis and right wrist and causing a road rash on his chest area. He was hospitalized.

Employees were using an air hoist to remove the cover from a rotary transmission when the cover became stuck on a 5-gallon bucket. As an employee attempted to push the cover free from the bucket, the cover fell on top of his right arm. His right arm was trapped between the bucket and cover, crushing […]

An employee was attempting to clean the focus eye lens in a trough that wood passes through on the lay-up assembly line. The machine started while the employee’s right ring finger was in the strike area and a piece of wood crushed the finger, breaking it and causing the fingertip to burst.

An employee was replacing a belt on an electric motor when his left hand was caught between the belt and pulley, cutting and fracturing his hand and ring finger.

Employees were using an air hoist to lift/move a crossover sub (pipe) on the platform floor. The lifting cap on the air hoist failed and the load fell on an employee’s hand, causing a burst wound in his palm and a fracture in the bottom bone of his hand.

An employee was going to turn off an escalator after a cable was cut when the zipper on his pants caught on the lever. The lever swung around and bumped the employee who then fell onto a drainage culvert. He suffered a rib fracture and a bruised lung, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was prepping a storm drain in the middle of the road when a city inspector drove up past the site barricade and struck a ladder, which then struck the employee. The employee lost three front teeth and suffered a fractured nose. The employee was wearing a safety vest and hard hat at the […]

The injured employee and his coworker were lifting a lid off an installation barrel. When the coworker dropped his side, the injured employee tried to grab the falling lid. The falling metal lid lacerated and fractured his right hand exposing tendons and ligaments.

An employee was working inside of a tank that was roped off when he fell approximately 10 to 12 feet, lacerating his right ear, fracturing his right facial bone, and puncturing his upper right leg.

An employee was demolishing a piping assembly. When the weight shifted, the pipe rolled and struck the employee, fracturing and severely lacerating his left index finger.