Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Henkels & McCoy, Inc., Smith Road & Illinois Route 127, NASHVILLE, ILLINOIS 62263
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
Two employees were working in a lift bucket truck cleaning a cross arm when the boom failed and the bucket hit the truck. One employee remained in the bucket and the other was thrown out of the bucket. Both employees were attached to the bucket with harnesses and lanyards. One employee received a broken rib and bruising.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersBoom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
An employee fell into a 3-foot-deep trench while carrying a 60-pound valve casting. His little finger was pinned and broken between the casting and the hard dirt.
An employee was tightening a guy wire in proximity of an energized line and received an electric discharge causing burns on the left leg and right arm and hand. The employee was hospitalized for surgery on the arm and leg.
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 setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.
An employee (a lineman) was working to restore power by installing a hand line when he contacted a high-voltage device (7,200 volts), resulting in electrical burns to his upper body and hands.
A chain sling failed while a utility pole was being removed. A chain link struck an employee who was operating a front-end loader, puncturing the employee's chest.
An employee was working with an underground crew to troubleshoot a BUD failure. The employee was removing a fuse from the fuse holder when the fuse blew on the riser and an arc flash occurred. The employee was hospitalized with burns to his face, nose, lips, and neck.
An employee was connecting two wires when his rubber insulated gloves failed and he suffered an electric shock to his right hand, resulting in an electrical burn.
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.