Fractures

An employee was cutting a piece of frozen meat with a band saw when his hand slipped and the blade cut his right little finger, causing a displaced fracture of the distal phalanx.

An employee was operating a skid steer while another employee acted as a spotter. The two employees were talking, with the skid steer stopped; the machine jerked and its track struck the spotter, breaking her left tibia. She was hospitalized.

An employee was going down a set of stairs when he stumbled on the bottom few steps and lost his balance. After taking a couple of steps to regain his balance on level ground, he bumped into another employee and fell to the ground on his left hip. He was hospitalized with a fracture to […]

An employee was driving a pallet jack when it hit a shrink wrap machine. The employee suffered a broken right big toe and was hospitalized.

The injured employee was in a cherry picker. A stand-up forklift struck the cherry picker’s wheel and the injured employee fell, landing 20 feet below and suffering a head contusion, a broken collarbone, and broken ribs. Fall protection was not worn at the time.

An employee was walking a scissor lift up a ramp. The lift rolled back and caught the employee’s right arm against a wooden platform. The arm was broken at the forearm and elbow.

An employee fell while climbing down an extension ladder. The employee landed about 7 feet below, suffering fractures to the right arm, right shoulder, and right-side ribs.

An employee was lubricating a chain and sprocket during preventive maintenance when the employee’s hand was caught in the chain and sprocket, resulting in a fractured right finger.

An employee was operating a double-length walkie rider pallet jack. While turning into a lane, the pallet jack struck a support beam; the employee was thrown off and fell 3 feet to the floor, suffering a broken hip.

An employee was inspecting rooms in a house under construction when he opened an elevator access door thinking it was a closet. He fell four stories down the elevator shaft to the cement floor, suffering leg and spinal fractures. He was hospitalized.