Fractures

A Presbyterian Night Shelter employee was hit by the trash truck he was working on. He suffered a left foot fracture that required surgery.

An employee was spotting for a forklift operator moving rebar to reinforce steel. The load became stuck on the ground, causing it to fall off the forks of the forklift and onto the employee’s right leg. The employee suffered a fractured ankle, requiring surgery and hospitalization.

A Waste Management driver was backing a waste truck in a cul-de-sac when the truck struck another helper employee. The injured employee sustained a fractured left foot.

An employee was climbing a ladder between platforms on a ready-mix plant while holding a hose in one hand. The employee then slipped and fell approximately 10 feet from the ladder to the platform below, fracturing the right knee and elbow.

An employee was climbing a ladder attached to a rail car, with the intention of inspecting a valve. The employee was on the fourth rung, slipped, and fell to the cement ground below. The employee was hospitalized with broken leg bones.

An employee was repairing a CNC router machine when the machine cycled and his head was pinched. The employee sustained a fractured skull.

An employee was about to start winding the core of a hose on a reel, which requires attaching the end of the core to an air inlet on the side of the reel. The reel becomes automated once the hose core is attached and begins to spin. When she went to attach the core to […]

An employee was walking to her car to put some supplies in it when she tripped over a concrete parking block and fell forward, fracturing her pelvis in two places.

An employee had just finished operating a crane. While exiting the cab, the employee rolled his ankle and fell to the ground. He sustained a fractured ankle and possible tendon damage.

An employee was sitting down at the break table. When she went to get up from the table, her feet became twisted and she fell to the side. She was hospitalized with a bruised elbow, sprained ankle, and possible hip fractures.