United States Army

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.

A temporary employee climbed onto a 28-inch high table to clean the top of the head assembly of the profile saw used to cut polyurethane foam. While cleaning, he tripped over the pneumatic hose and struck the blade. He then fell over to the other side of the head assembly onto the table. The employee sustained an amputated right foot and a laceration on his left leg. The machine was not locked out/tagged out and guarding was not used at the time.

An employee was sitting in an office chair when his foot caught on one of the rollers. He fell from the chair to the floor and suffered a broken hip. He was hospitalized.

An employee was disconnecting a resistor in an electrical test setup and contacted an energized power terminal. The employee suffered an electric shock and was hospitalized.

An employee fell into a door and the door broke. He then fell to the tiled floor. The employee sustained fractures to their left hip and femur.

An employee was walking down the hallway when they tripped over a raised concrete slab on the floor and fell. They sustained a right elbow fracture that required hospitalization.

An employee was checking a pole-type transformer tank for leaks. A hydraulic clamping device was lowered onto his right thumb and crushed it against the sharp edge of the bottom of the tank. He suffered a partial transphalangeal amputation to the thumb.

The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.

An employee was going into a trailer to mark product for shipment and the trailer pulled away from the dock. The employee fell out of the trailer, contacted the dock plate, and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and contusions.

An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.

An employee was operating a gas tugger to lift metal sheeting. His left hand was pulled into the pulley, which crushed his left thumb, resulting in avulsions and other tissue damage. He was hospitalized and required surgery.