Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at UNISTRESS CORP., 550 CHESHIRE RD., PITTSFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS 01201
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the head and trunk.
Final narrative
While stepping onto a trailer, an employee lost his balance, fell, and hit his head on the ground resulting in hospitalization for head and rib injuries.
An employee was re-entering the facility from the parking lot when the wind forced the door closed, slamming it on and amputating his right index fingertip.
An employee was driving a pickup truck down a driveway to the employer's site across the street. The employee moved to the side to avoid an oncoming vehicle and collided with a trailer that was parked there. The employee suffered two broken neck bones.
An employee was finishing a concrete double v-beam with a trowel when a coworker entered the building with a forklift. As the coworker passed the injured employee, his tire caught the employee and pinned him against the form and forklift. The injured employee suffered scrapes to his back, right arm, and right torso.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
An employee was stacking concrete blocks for a concrete bunker. As a block was swinging into place, the employee's left leg was pinched between two blocks, resulting in injuries to his left heel and lower leg.
An employee was patching precast concrete. He fell from a concrete wall support to the ground due to wind. He was hospitalized with fractures to his left ankle and right knee.
An employee was cutting wood on a table saw when the wood got jammed. While clearing the jam, the wood moved forward and his left index and middle fingertips were amputated.
An employee fell while exiting a trailer. The employee landed on their left side on the pavement, suffering multiple broken ribs on the left side. The employee was hospitalized.
Two employees were setting up a mandrel in the spindle of a machine. The mandrel was side-shifted while an employee's hand was on the mast of a powered industrial truck. The employee suffered crushing injuries that resulted in amputations to the middle and ring fingertips.
An employee had been loading a double deck press. The employee saw a mold had been sent in with the C-hook still attached on the belly bar. As he went to remove the hook from the mold, his right thumb got caught on the C-hook. The employee's thumb was partially amputated.
An employee was operating a roller and paving a small pathway next to a pavilion. The ground was on a slight pitch, causing him to reach up toward the roll cage to stabilize himself. His right fifth finger was pinched between the roll cage and the rafter of the pavilion. The employee sustained a partial degloving injury with partial traumatic amputation.
An employee was delivering home heating fuel when bees came from the ground and stung the employee's face, neck, torso, and hands. The employee proceeded to shut off the oil flow before losing consciousness. They were hospitalized due to an anaphylactic reaction.