Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DBI Services, LLC, 6286 University Pkwy, SARASOTA, FLORIDA 34240
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee slipped and fell 3 to 4 feet off the back of a straight truck while filling up the water tank, suffering broken ribs and a collapsed lung.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersDelivery truck or van
Two employees were sitting in the TMA truck when an 18-wheeler drove into the lane and struck the TMA truck. The employees sustained injuries to the head, face, mouth, and sustained body trauma. Both employees were hospitalized.
An employee was cleaning toilets at a rest stop and had trouble breathing due to the fumes produced from the mixture of bleach and toilet bowl cleaner.
An employee was filling the pressure washer with gas. The tank slipped from his hand and fuel splashed onto his legs. The gas was ignited by the hot engine and one of the employee's legs was burned.
On Monday, July 17, 2017, at approximately 9:30 AM, employees were attempting to hook a trailer to a truck in the parking lot of the facility. During the hooking process, the trailer moved, catching and amputated an employee's left index fingertip between the ball of the hitch and the trailer.
On March 24, 2017, at 10:30 a.m., an employee was in a manlift trimming tree limbs with a chain saw when he lost control of it and received a severe laceration to his left index finger. He was hospitalized for surgery.
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.
An employee was descending a 4-step maintenance stand when she missed the bottom step and fell to the hangar floor. The employee suffered a left hip fracture.
An employee stopped a belt and was going to check it for missing packages. She fell backward 3-4 feet from an elevated platform and sustained a broken right arm.
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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