Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GLST Enterprises Inc., 2142 North Cove Blvd., TOLEDO, OHIO 43606
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee slipped and fell out of the back of a Ford F800 truck, amputating the right index and middle finger as the employee attempted to grab onto a ring installed in the back of the truck.
An employee was climbing a step ladder while carrying a 3-foot piece of conduit. As he went to reposition his feet on the ladder by pivoting, he slipped and fell from the third rung of a 6-foot ladder. The employee sustained fractures to the left femur, right elbow, and right ring finger.
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An employee had just finished a routine concrete pour and was ascending the ladder to clean the concrete mixer truck. The employee lost their grip and fell approximately 2-3 feet, contacting the truck's bumper. The employee suffered rib fractures and a punctured lung.
An employee was performing duties as an expeditor. After opening the dock door, the employee scanned the barcode on the door of the truck and placed one foot on the truck and one foot on the dock. The truck drove out of the stall, causing the employee to fall 4 feet off the dock onto the concrete. The employee sustained fractures to the right side of the pelvis, elbow, and a left ring fingertip as well as injuries to the right wrist and bruising to the back and stomach.
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