Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DC Arena LP, 601 F Street, NW, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 20004
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was struck in the head and feet by a wooden box that fell from a stack that was being lifted by a powered industrial truck. The employee suffered fractures to the left heel and right ankle, as well as being partially scalped.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Boxes, crates, cartons
An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.
An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 711310)
An employee was working on a platform, raised 6 to 8 feet in the air, to get something off a rack. The employee fell from the platform to the ground and sustained a head injury and injury to multiple body parts.
An employee was rolling two stacked trunks (on wheels) toward a forklift during load-in for a concert. The trunks toppled over and struck the employee, resulting in hospitalization with fractures to their nose and femur.
An employee was moving a ticketing scanner cart back to the box office when they tripped and fell forward, striking the left side of their head on the base of a refrigerator. The employee had pain in their left knee, shin, arm, and shoulder. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion.
An employee was working on mechanical repairs to a tractor that was on a 22-ton hydraulic lift/jack. The employee was loosening bolts on the rear differential when the jack failed/slipped, and the tractor came down, pushing the employee's drill to the ground. The employee's left hand was caught under the drill with the weight of the tractor pushing down on it. Two of his fingers were lacerated and he was hospitalized.
An employee was using an electric pallet jack to unload a pallet from a delivery truck. While he was turning the pallet jack to move it backward, it sped up, spun, and collided with a loaded, stationary pallet on the ground. His right foot was pinned between the loaded stationary pallet and the pallet jack. The foot was lacerated and he was hospitalized.
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 assembling a baker type scaffold. He was beginning to transverse down the scaffold, approximately six feet off the ground, when the scaffold tipped over and he fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured femur.
An employee was stocking and ordering the meat case on the sales floor when he slipped and fell due to water on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle and required surgery.
An employee was working on an exhaust fan on the roof when he tripped on a wire and fell to the ground. The employee sustained scrapes on his elbow, and a fractured right knee with a torn ACL. The employee was hospitalized.