Multiple traumatic injuries and disorders, n.e.c.

An employee was performing repairs to the fan deck in a cooling tower. Upon entry into the cooling tower, the platform failed and the employee fell approximately 50 feet to the concrete basin at the bottom of the tower. The employee was hospitalized for three fractured vertebrae in the back, fractured tibia bones in both […]

An employee was cleaning up trash around a pumpjack unit. The unit turned on, caught the employee’s shirt, and pinned the employee against the unit’s fence enclosure. The employee lost some skin on the left leg, as well as torn ligaments in the left knee.

An employee was working on an end dump truck. While he was flushing the hydraulic pump’s pipes out with air, the tank blew off and struck his right leg, dislocating his right knee and partially cutting the interior artery.

An employee fell forward as he stepped up from the dirt to a concrete pad. He hit a steel wall and suffered a dislocated right shoulder and a severe laceration on the right elbow.

An employee was cleaning out a rock dump with an air lance when the air lance became caught in the rock agitator, pulling the employee’s hand into a moving part. The employee suffered a laceration and dislocation to the right index finger. The agitator chute was not guarded at the time of the incident.

An employee was helping to secure a header part when it became unhooked and fell on his right big toe, dislocating it and lacerating toes next to it.

An employee was fixing rollers that were not rolling on a conveyor when his right hand was caught in the pinch point area. He was hospitalized with a dislocated and lacerated right hand.

An employee was moving a vibratory plate compactor from the bucket of a mini-excavator. The employee’s right little finger was caught on the excavator’s bucket hook. It was dislocated and severely lacerated, requiring surgery.

An employee was observing pressure line testing, heard a hissing sound, stepped back to observe and fell into steel rebar. The employee was hospitalized for puncture wounds and internal bleeding.

An employee slipped and fell in a dish room while bringing dirty pots to the sink for washing, dislocating his elbow and suffering a concussion.