Academy Bus

An employee was walking to their truck to look for a lid. When they stepped between the truck and a dock plate, they sustained a knee injury that required surgery.

An employee was standing on plant bed timbers, using a powered hand trimmer to trim the shrubs in the plant bed. The timber gave way, breaking into several pieces. The employee lost balance and fell with the trimmer in his hand. He suffered a severe laceration to the right wrist and hand.

A mail carrier slipped on ice and sustained a strain that required hospitalization.

An employee was loading phosphoric acid onto a rail car and preparing to secure the rail car for transport. While repositioning the loadout spout to secure it back to the drip pan holster on the dock, the spout contacted the handrail of the rail car, causing the employee to lose balance. The employee stepped back and their right foot entered the opening for the rail car, causing him to twist/pivot on his left leg. The employee's lower left leg was fractured.

On November 14, 2023, an employee was receiving a delivery from a truck when some of the merchandise fell from the truck s lift and struck him. He then fell to the ground and his head struck the sidewalk, resulting in an injury that required hospitalization.

An employee was conducting an inspection of a bus when they slipped on ice and fell on the ground. The employee sustained a broken hip/leg.

An employee had been preparing a 38-foot dive boat for an upcoming trip. He went to retrieve coffee (stock) from a 46-foot boat that was tied to the dock and was undergoing maintenance. Upon walking onto this boat, the employee fell down an open manhole and contacted various pieces of compressed air equipment. The employee sustained four broken ribs, a pneumothorax, and bruised knees.

An employee was standing on a platform on top of the pit guiding a bus into the service pit when they fell off the pit bridge approximately five feet, sustaining a broken hip and contusions.

A mechanic was using pliers to remove a cotter pin from something when the pliers slipped and struck the employee's left eye. The employee required surgery.

An employee was conducting a post-trip bus inspection when their pant leg was caught on the crossing arm of the school bus. The employee fell to the ground and sustained a right hip injury that required hospitalization and surgery.

An employee tripped over a stool and fell on the floor, resulting in a left displaced mid-cervical femoral neck fracture.

An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.

An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.

An employee was inspecting a breaker box and turning on/off a circuit breaker when he was electrocuted.

An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.