Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, roadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Traffic Control Safety Services, north of SR 43 and SR 164, AMSTERDAM, OHIO 43903
on — Fractures, affecting the skull.
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Final narrative
An employee was performing flagging duties for traffic control while a company truck performed pole work. The employee was on the step of the truck when the truck moved. The employee fell onto the road, suffering a skull fracture and road rash.
On March 27, 2023, an employee fell from the back of a traffic truck while it was performing a U-turn. The employee landed on the ground and sustained injury to the neck and back.
An employee was backing up a sit-down forklift when his left hand struck against a rack. His middle and ring fingers were broken and he was hospitalized.
An employee slipped on a patch of ice and fell, striking his head on the pavement. The employee sustained a subdural hemorrhage with a loss of consciousness and was hospitalized.
An employee parked a commercial motor vehicle at a truck stop. The employee slipped while exiting the vehicle and fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left distal humerus.
On September 19, 2024, an employee was manually wrapping a pallet with shrink wrap when they slipped on a small piece of wood and fell. The employee landed on the concrete floor and suffered a fractured right hip.
An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.
An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.
On October 30, 2025, an employee was working to adjust a stackable metal shipping container. As the container dropped into place, it caught the employee's hands in an area between the upper and lower cross-members. The employee suffered a laceration to the left ring finger that required stitches, bruising to the right ring finger, and fractures to the right middle finger that necessitated medical amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.
An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.