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

An employee was putting cardboard into the baler. His hand was caught in the baler door while closing it. The employee’s left hand was dislocated, fractured, and lacerated.

An employee was pulling a cart (with caster wheels) that was carrying a 500-pound magnet. The caster wheel became caught on the concrete expansion gap, causing the cart and magnet to tip and fall on the employee. His trachea was torn in half, the internal walls of his chest were injured, and his scalp was […]

An employee was cleaning up underneath a conveyor and got sawdust in his eyes. He also struck his head when reacting to the sawdust. He required overnight hospitalization.

Employee was at a different employer’s facility walking down from an office in the upper floor when she fell from a staircase. She received a laceration to her head, bruised right shoulder and loss of consciousness. The employee was transported and admitted to the hospital.

Worker was repairing an overhead door roller located in the shop. He set up an extension ladder against the wall of the building and climbed up. After he made the repair using his hands, he fell while descending the ladder. He landed on a water pump that was below and sustained multiple injuries to the […]

Employee was on top of a hot oil tanker trailer attempting to remove the lid to fill the tanker. The lid was stuck due to sitting for a couple of weeks because of inclement weather. The fall protection cage provided at the fill location did not fit the tanker trailer properly, leaving a gap large […]