Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

An employee was tracking a group of illegal aliens down river when he fell into a ground pit that was 15 feet deep, resulting in broken ribs and a punctured lung.

Employee was in a boom lift elevated approximately 7 ft. high and was maneuvering the lift backwards when he became pinned between an aircraft wing and the lift. The employee was hospitalized with trauma to his abdomen that required surgery.

An employee fell and ruptured his spleen while unjamming the cyclone on the roof.

Two trucks collided in the distribution yard. One employee was hospitalized to receive treatment for broken ribs, a punctured left lung, and spleen removal.

An employee was crushed between two tractors. Employees were using jumper cables to boost a dead battery on a John Deere agriculture tractor when the tractor jumped backwards and the employee became pinned between the weights on the front of the back tractor and the back wheel of the front tractor. The injured employee had […]

On or about 05/19/2015, a utility crew was pulling two sections of a utility pole together with come-a-longs. Each section of the pole has rigging plates attached. One of the rigging plates broke loose and struck the employee on the back resulting in a ruptured spleen that required inpatient care and surgery.

Two employees were injured when they fell to a lower level. The first employee had rigged a draft of pipes in the hatch of a cargo ship and was proceeding to the designated safe area. Before she made it to the safe area, the draft was being picked and started to spin. The second employee […]

An employee was moving a road sign when the sign got caught in wind. The employee fell over with the sign, requiring overnight hospitalization for a punctured lung and broken rib.

An employee was stepping down from the bus when she slipped and landed on her bottom backside. The employee attempted to get up and slipped again, hitting her left side. She was hospitalized with a fractured rib that punctured her lung.

Employee fell suffering 3 fractured ribs and a collapsed lung.