Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ABM Industries , 4552 Old High Way 100, TALLAPOOSA, GEORGIA 30176
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was working with a wet vacuum on a wheelchair lift that was on a platform. When she pulled the hose, she fell 4 feet off the platform and hit her head.
On December 20, 2024, an employee was using a handheld grinder to remove cables from a server when they sustained a laceration to their left arm and a lacerated tendon in their right hand.
An employee was mopping up a large milk spill in a cold storage area. A powered industrial truck (PIT) was turning near the employee and began to slide on the wet floor. The PIT slid into the employee, pinning their left ankle against the eight-inch concrete curb. The employee sustained a broken left heel.
An employee was walking while using a leaf blower to clear leaves and debris from a patio. The patio pavement was wet and the employee slipped and fell, resulting in injuries to their left hip and leg.
An employee was walking out of the rain into a building. The employee slipped on a wet mat, then landed on the dry tile floor and suffered a dislocated kneecap. The employee required surgery.
An employee was climbing a step ladder while carrying a 3-foot piece of conduit. As he went to reposition his feet on the ladder by pivoting, he slipped and fell from the third rung of a 6-foot ladder. The employee sustained fractures to the left femur, right elbow, and right ring finger.
An employee was descending a 4-step maintenance stand when she missed the bottom step and fell to the hangar floor. The employee suffered a left hip fracture.
An employee stopped a belt and was going to check it for missing packages. She fell backward 3-4 feet from an elevated platform and sustained a broken right arm.
An employee had just finished a routine concrete pour and was ascending the ladder to clean the concrete mixer truck. The employee lost their grip and fell approximately 2-3 feet, contacting the truck's bumper. The employee suffered rib fractures and a punctured lung.
An employee was performing duties as an expeditor. After opening the dock door, the employee scanned the barcode on the door of the truck and placed one foot on the truck and one foot on the dock. The truck drove out of the stall, causing the employee to fall 4 feet off the dock onto the concrete. The employee sustained fractures to the right side of the pelvis, elbow, and a left ring fingertip as well as injuries to the right wrist and bruising to the back and stomach.
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