Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1900 South Batavia Ave, GENEVA, ILLINOIS 60134
on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was in the stairwell, going downstairs to the conference room when the employee slipped, fell and fractured her foot.
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 on a bundler when the bundle ram came down on his left hand, smashing his left ring finger between the bundle board. When he pulled his hand out, his left ring fingertip was ripped off.
On November 13, 2015, an employee was feeding a large-format print into the laminator. The employee's fingers got caught between the two large rubber rollers. The employee's left-hand ring fingertip was amputated, while the middle finger was lacerated and required stitches.
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.