Fractures

An employee was making a delivery at a dealership when he slipped and fell, breaking his hip.

An employee was changing out punches in a plate duplicator machine. The machine began to operate, causing fractures to the employee’s tibia and fibula as well as a severe laceration.

An employee was picking up trash during a roof removal process when the employee fell through the roof and landed on the concrete approximately 20 feet below, suffering fractures.

An employee’s knee went out and the employee fell to the floor, suffering a broken left hip.

An employee was checking the air pressure of a truck tire when the tire blew out, fracturing the employee’s leg.

An employee tripped on coil wrapping and fell to the concrete floor, suffering a broken hip.

Employees were working from a non-stop scaffold. The scaffold’s planks had moved; an employee was walking across the planks to correct them when he fell to the ground about 16-18 feet below. He suffered an upper back fracture and was hospitalized.

Two employees were torqueing bolts on a valve. The torque machine was actuated and crushed one of the employees’ fingers against the valve, causing fractures.

An employee was removing an extractor fan from the top of a manhole when he stepped forward and fell into the manhole. He sustained multiple broken bones.

A driver had been making a delivery and was walking back to the trailer. The driver tripped over a speed bump in the parking lot and fell to the ground sustaining a fractured right humerus requiring hospitalization and surgery.