Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Garden City Ammonia Program, 1575 Hwy 25, LAKIN, KANSAS 67860
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee finished up on a rig cap on a new roof he helped install. He unhooked from the crane lift and reached over to hook his D-ring to the beam when he slipped and fell approximately 12 feet to the ground below. He dislocated his shoulder, fractured a rib, and suffered facial abrasions.
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.
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