Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GLAMOUR TRANSPORTATION CORP., 55 Twomey Ave., CALVERTON, NEW YORK 11933
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
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 using a hydraulic bearing puller (held by a chain hoist) to remove a bearing from a railroad axle. The hydraulic bearing puller fell from the hoist (approximately 18 ) and struck the employees left foot, fracturing it.
An employee had been making deliveries. While unloading material from a tractor trailer, the employee sustained symptoms of heat-related illness. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was loading/unloading product from a trailer at a customer location when he fell 10-12 feet from the top of the trailer to the concrete ground below. The employee sustained a fractured left ankle.
The employee was climbing into the driver side of the truck in the parking lot while holding a lunchbox and a clipboard. The employee slipped on snow and fell to the ground, fracturing a hip.
An employee was making a delivery and was pulling the customer's freight to the rear of the trailer using the plastic strap around the freight. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall from the rear of the trailer onto the asphalt pavement below. The employee sustained fractures to their left shoulder, elbow and pelvis.
An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.