Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk

Two employees were working in a man-made basket that was tied to the clamps and mast of a powered industrial truck. The basket was raised 7 feet when a safety attachment broke and both employees fell to the ground. One employee was hospitalized with a fractured right elbow, fractured right ribs, and a punctured right […]

An employee fell while descending a step ladder and landed on a metal floor cart. He was hospitalized with four broken ribs and a punctured lung.

An employee was unhooking a 24-inch, 7-foot sewer pipe inside a trench. The pipe struck the employee, breaking four ribs and collapsing a lung.

An employee was standing on a pipe railing that was approximately 2 feet high while he was cleaning out a fertilizer blender. He slipped off of the rail and fell, resulting in three broken ribs and a possible punctured lung.

On 9/30/19, an employee went up the ladder of a separator tank. He was on top of the ladder when a pop-off valve released. He was exposed to gas and lost consciousness, falling 20 to 30 feet to the ground. He was hospitalized with a fractured left fibula, fractured right hip, and ruptured kidney.

An employee was operating a skid steer loader. The loader fell into a pit and the employee suffered broken ribs, a broken left hand, and a collapsed lung.

An employee was climbing a portable ladder. The ladder slipped and the employee fell onto a shovel 4 or 5 feet below, suffering bruised ribs and a partially collapsed right lung. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was climbing down a ladder from the top of a trailer. He fell, suffering broken ribs and a punctured lung.

An employee climbed onto a collector conveyor belt to pry a large rock out from under a feeder grate. The plant was started and the employee was pulled down onto the conveyor under another feeder conveyor. He fell clear after about four seconds of the belt moving under him, having suffered several broken ribs and […]

An employee slipped on sauce that had been spilled on the floor and fell flat on his back. He suffered a collapsed right lung.