Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Best Buy, 7080 Youree Dr., SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 71105
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee using a warehouse lift to stock televisions fell approximately 15 feet from the lift to the floor. The employee suffered a head injury.
An employee was standing on a ladder, mounting a television 10 feet up on a wall. He fell from the ladder to the floor, suffering shoulder and left arm injuries.
An employee was on a mobile ladder installing speaker wire. The ladder shifted and the employee fell about 10 feet, suffering a head laceration, a broken leg, and a broken arm.
An employee had been doing custom wiring installation. The employee had felt ill for three days. After finishing work on the third day, the employee was hospitalized for dehydration and kidney failure possibly due to heat exposure.
The employee was on top of a rail car to level the grain that was deposited into the car when they fell 13-15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a right leg fracture.
An employee was on an extension ladder installing a satellite dish on a roof when they fell approximately 12-15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures.
An employee was setting a 5-foot pry bar into a precast concrete slab and stood on the end of the pry bar to move the slab into place. The pry bar slipped out causing the employee to fall backward 15.5 feet to the dirt ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg.
An employee was on a step ladder to measure and mark a crane rail for modification. The employee fell approximately 12 to 15 feet to the ground, resulting in a fractured right hip.
An employee was on a trailer securing a load of logs when they fell approximately 9-12 feet to the ground. The employee sustained brain hemorrhaging and lacerations to the thigh and above the eye. The employee was hospitalized.
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