Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Carlos Johnson, 920 North Capital Street, MITCHELL, SOUTH DAKOTA 57301
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was mudding sheetrock from a scaffold when it collapsed, causing the employee to fall 10 to 12 feet. He injured his foot and broke his ankle, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was removing a safety railing from a stairwell. The 2x10 plank they were standing on gave way and the employee fell approximately 12 feet to a lower level, resulting in fractures.
An employee was climbing a ladder to get to the top of a container. The ladder collapsed and the employee fell 13 feet to the concrete floor, sustaining a fractured pelvis and tailbone.
Two employees were cleaning the ducts on top of a pipe. The pipe gave way and the employees and the pipe fell 15 feet. The pipe landed on one employee's leg, resulting in a fracture in three places and hospitalization. The other employee was not injured.
An employee was walking on the roof deck performing roofing work when the deck collapsed. The employee fell approximately 13 feet to the ground below, resulting in fractures and bruising to the hips, head, and chest.
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An employee was walking past a crossover conveyor when a ramp came down and hit them in the back. The employee sustained a broken back vertebra, as well as a concussion, and was hospitalized.
An employee was using a hook tool to pull a pallet onto the lift gate of a tractor trailer. The hook detached from the underside of the pallet, causing the employee to fall backward off the lift gate. The employee landed on the concrete parking lot about 5 feet below, suffering fractures to the skull and two thoracic vertebrae.
An employee was walking on a truss table when he lost his balance and fell approximately 3 feet to the floor. The employee sustained a dislocated and fractured left ankle.