Fall or jump curtailed by personal fall arrest system · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bilfinger Westcon, Inc., Mark West Liberty Mobley Processing Facility, SMITHFIELD, WEST VIRGINIA 26437
on — Fractures, affecting the head and trunk.
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Final narrative
On November 13, 2015, at approximately 2:30 PM, an employee was working from an aerial lift and signaling a crane lifting a pipe. The crane was overloaded, tipped, and struck the aerial basket the employee was riding in. The employee was bounced out of the aerial lift. When the crane sat back down, the employee was bounced back in the aerial lift and back out again. The employee suffered a spinal fracture, broken ribs, and multiple facial fractures, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedHead and trunkAerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted