Fractures and other injuries, unspecified

An employee was tasked with maintenance work on top of a cooling tower. While leaving the tower, the employee lost his footing and fell to the ground, resulting in a head laceration, bruised lung, and spinal fractures.

An employee was installing a roof on top of a newly constructed water tank. The employee fell 16 feet through the roof to the steel surface below, suffering a head injury, a broken pelvis, and a broken vertebra.

An employee was operating a pallet jack in reverse when it struck a rack. The employee was pinned between the pallet jack and the rack and sustained broken bones and internal bleeding.

Two employees were sitting at a table outside their work building, next to the parking lot. A patient’s vehicle struck the employees, who suffered fractures to the lower extremities and head trauma.

On October 26, 2019, a crew was performing roofing work in a commercial building. At approximately 4:30 PM, wind was blowing away the TPO (thermoplastic polyolefin) that an employee was installing. The employee tried to grab the TPO and the wind caused the employee to back up towards an old skylight. The skylight broke and […]

An employee was hanging a steel beam as part of a new construction project. The employee fell about 14 feet from the beam, suffering a broken hand and a head injury.

An employee was on horseback herding cattle in the penning arena. When a calf/steer ran into his horse, the horse reared up and threw the rider against a fence and onto the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a head injury and a broken arm requiring surgery.

An employee fell 14 feet to the ground while working on metal decking, suffering head injuries and fractured bones.

An employee was standing on an 8-foot A-frame ladder, cutting exhaust hood ductwork apart for removal. A portion of the ductwork fell and struck the ladder, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall to the floor. The employee suffered a head injury and a broken collarbone.

An employee fell off a ladder after being startled by an electrical short and suffered head injuries and a broken collarbone.