Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Embarq Florida, Inc., 1107 N. Bayshore Dr., VALPARAISO, FLORIDA 32580
on — Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c., affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee had been working on a telecommunication cable from a 28-foot extension ladder when a passing motorist found him unconscious on the ground. He was hospitalized for broken ribs, a concussion, and bleeding on the brain.
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 working at a residential home. While ascending a ladder outside, the employee fell around 9 feet to the ground, requiring hospitalization for a possible rib injury and a collapsed lung.
An employee received a partial amputation to his right middle finger while attempting to secure a load on a tractor-trailer at their facility. Air was released to lower the rollers on the bed of the truck; the employee's right hand was pinched in the rolling slots, causing an amputation to his middle finger.
An employee was in the bucket of a bucket truck, about 16 feet above the ground. A semi truck driving down the road struck the bucket, throwing the employee to the ground. The employee suffered fractures to the leg, elbow, wrist, collarbone, teeth, etc., and was hospitalized.
An employee was trying to stop a truck from driving away from the loading dock with an item left inside the trailer. The employee jumped from the loading dock to the ground about three feet below and fractured the left leg.
An employee located a ticket that required him to maneuver down an embankment under a highway overpass. A contractor then approached the area to have a discussion, so the employee proceeded down the embankment to speak with the contractor. About halfway down, he was stepping on a boulder when it shifted. His right foot twisted and broke, requiring hospitalization and surgery.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.