Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Capital Overhead Door, 604 Graham Park Dr, SEWARD, NEBRASKA 68434
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was on a ladder, removing a vice grip from a garage door to open it. When the vice grip came off, the door rolled open and knocked him off the ladder. His right thumb was pinched and amputated between the door and the track.
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 standing on trusses while installing shaftwall and metal channel. He slipped from the bottom chords of the 2x6 trusses and fell approximately 1 foot. A metal C-channel caused a severe laceration to his wrist and ulnar artery.
An employee was working on a scaffold installing windows when they fell 6 feet to the ground and impacted their head. The employee sustained head trauma.
An employee was standing on a scaffold approximately 7 feet high and passing plywood sheets to another employee on a single-story roof. The employee fell backward off the scaffold to the ground below and the sheet of plywood fell on him, resulting in fractures to the left side of his jaw and three ribs.
On July 25, 2025, an employee was walking on roof trusses when they fell 10 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion and a back injury.
An employee was stacking concrete blocks for a concrete bunker. As a block was swinging into place, the employee's left leg was pinched between two blocks, resulting in injuries to his left heel and lower leg.
An employee was climbing a ladder to inspect a vent in a restaurant dining area. The ladder slid out on the floor and the employee fell approximately 12 feet onto the ladder and the floor. He was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and a back injury.
An employee was filtering a fryer with a fryer filter machine. After going around the corner and then returning to the fryers, the employee stepped into the filter machine. The hot oil burned the employee's right ankle, and the employee was hospitalized.
An employee was cleaning out corn from a grain bin. The sweep auger in the bin was activated and caught his trouser leg. His leg was pulled into the auger, which injured his calf and caused leg fractures and lacerations.