Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

An employee was unloading asphalt milling onto a state highway from a dump truck. The dump truck rolled over onto the driver’s side and the employee sustained fractured ribs and a punctured lung.

An employee was holding bushing pullers while attempting to set bushings when he was struck on his lower back area with a bushing puller (an approximately 1 inch X 2 feet metal device connected to a hoist for lifting). He suffered a spleen injury that required surgery and hospitalization.

An employee was removing lumber from the flatbed of a trailer when he slipped on lumber and fell about 4 feet off the trailer bed. He broke three ribs and one of the ribs punctured his lungs, requiring hospitalization.

An employee was working from a catwalk to perform maintenance on the engine of equipment used to transport crude oils and liquids. While descending the ladder from the catwalk, the employee slipped and fell to the ground, resulting in rib fractures, abrasions to the arm and shoulder, and a collapsed left lung.

An employee fell off a 2-foot step ladder and hit boxes while stocking a shelf, suffering cracked ribs and a punctured lung.

An employee was standing on a ladder that had been placed on a material lift and was adjusting the gear box on the material lift when he fell, fracturing a rib and puncturing a lung.

An employee was wrecking form work on the elevated deck portion of a structure. He was attempting to help a second employee lift a sheet of plywood when he fell through an unsupported open space and struck the scaffold underneath before hitting the ground. He fell a total of 15 feet and suffered six broken […]

The employee exited the loading dock and went down the stairs next to the container to observe the seal being put on the container. While waiting for the truck to pull forward he noticed that the right side container door was swinging out and was going to strike the yellow bollard pole at the base […]

An employee was walking up a flight of stairs at a private residence. The stairs gave way and the worker fell through suffering broken ribs and internal injuries.

A temporary employee was removing safety cones after installing a safety barricade. The employee stepped back and fell down an elevator shaft from the second to the first floor. The employee sustained a collapsed lung.