Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs

An employee was removing a lug on a cylinder mount. He fell from the railing, outside the shredder, approximately 12 feet onto concrete and scrap metal. The employee was unconscious and sustained internal bleeding and head injuries.

An employee was on the roof of a fertilizer storage building, shoveling fertilizer that had spilled out through the hole in the roof. He slipped and fell down 20 feet of roof, then dropped 12 feet straight onto a trolley rail, then fell from the rail to the ground 18 inches below. The employee suffered […]

An employee was trying to gain access to the attic from the second floor when the employee fell approximately 10 to 12 feet to the concrete below. The employee suffered forehead trauma (bleeding on frontal lobe), facial lacerations and fractures, and a collapsed lung.

An employee was using a knife to remove a solid gasket that was attached to the manway of an oil/gas/water separator. A vacuum on the separator was being used to draw the remaining contents out of the bottom of the tank to a vacuum truck. The vacuum pulled the employee forward, causing a traumatic head […]

An employee was working in an attic when he fell through the ceiling to the first floor 25 feet below. He suffered multiple injuries to the left side of his face, left pelvis, left lung, brain, right and left wrists, arm, and right knee.

An employee was driving a tanker uphill when the truck started rolling back down the hill and jack-knifed. The tanker rolled over, and the employee suffered a concussion and internal injuries.

An employee lost control of a forklift and hit a rack resulting in a punctured kidney and head trauma.