Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Riggs Distler & Company, Inc., 16th Street & Hannah Avenue, FOREST PARK, ILLINOIS 60130
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was tossed from an aerial lift/bucket when the silo/pole being lifted broke away and struck the arm of the aerial lift. The employee sustained a broken left ankle and pelvis, a punctured lung, and a concussion.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
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An employee was loading a wooden utility pole onto a digger derrick. A pole piece came free when it was under tension and swung into the employee's lower legs. The employee sustained three fractures to the left ankle as well as one right ankle fracture.
An employee was using a jackhammer to break rock in an excavation when a section of asphalt (approximately 2 feet by 2 feet by 8 inches) broke away and struck his left leg, fracturing his tibia. Person protection equipment was worn at the time.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
An employee was troubleshooting the control setup for a variable air volume box above a ceiling. The employee's hand came into contact with an exposed, energized 277-volt wire that had loosened from its terminal on the box's assembly. He was shocked and fell off a ladder. His left hand passed across the ceiling grid and was lacerated. He also suffered an electrical burn to the right hand and was hospitalized.
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 standing on an A-frame ladder approximately 6 feet above the floor while he attached a suspended light fixture to the ceiling. The employee lost balance, and fell to the tiled floor below, sustaining blunt force trauma to his head.
An employee was inspecting the overhead area of a single-person lift and repositioning the lift through a double doorway. As they were transitioning through the doorway, they were caught between the doorframe and the vertical mast of the lift. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the nose, left maxillary sinus, left orbital bone, and left jaw, with fractures at the maxillary sinus area.
The injured employee was performing routine maintenance on a fan belt/pulley. The injured employee and another person were moving the pulley back and forth manually to find a bearing issue. The injured employee's left ring finger got caught between the belt and the pulley wheel, resulting in a soft tissue amputation.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
An employee was driving a boom lift (in the lowered position) in an exterior dock area. The lift s left wheels rolled onto base plates that covered a 3-foot-deep sump pit. The base plates failed, and one side of the lift dropped. The employee's left leg was caught under the lift basket, and he suffered a fracture to the lower leg including the ankle.