Fractures and other injuries, unspecified

An employee was “locating” cotton bales (scanning bar codes) weighing 480 pounds when the bale(s) fell and struck him. He lost consciousness and sustained a broken leg, back injury, and laceration on top of his head from ear to ear. He required surgery.

While shelving pallets on a second layer bay, an employee fell approximately 6 feet from the layer bay to the floor, fracturing both wrists and suffering a head injury.

An employee was insulating ductwork over an air handler when he slipped and fell approximately 6-9 ft. to the ground below. The employee sustained head trauma and fractured facial bones.

An employee was walking from lunch break and was struck by a tractor trailer that was backing up. The employee received multiple fractures and head trauma.

An employee was in a pallet trailer behind the store when he fell about 4 feet from the pallet trailer to the ground. He sustained severe head injuries, fractured ribs, a fractured eye socket, and a fractured sternum, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was struck by a steel beam that fell approximately 40 feet, suffering a head injury, leg fractures, hip injuries, neck injuries, and lower back damage.

An employee was on top of the rooftop to gather tools and move to a new work location. As he was walking near an open vent hole, he tripped and fell approximately 26.5 feet through the hole to the ground below. He suffered broken bones and neck/head injuries. Fall protection was not worn at the […]

An employee had replaced an antenna on a cell phone tower. As he was making his way down the inside section of the tower, he tried to make his way around an obstacle. He went to the outside of the tower to finish the climb down. The employee lost his footing and fell approximately 40 […]

An employee working on a oil and gas drilling rig fell from a height of 85 feet due to icy conditions on the derrick board. The ladder safety device did not engage properly resulting in the employee’s fall. The employee was hospitalized with multiple broken bones, internal injuries, and lacerations.

An employee on the ground level was struck by a temporary wooden barrier that fell from four stories above. The employee suffered fractures and internal bleeding.