ATLANTA, GEORGIA—
Baker Concrete Construction
Struck by object or equipment, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Baker Concrete Construction , 708 Spring St. NW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30308 on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
An employee was preparing to strip a column by attaching it to a crane when the column struck and fractured the employee's pelvis. The column's pins were knocked out at the time of the incident.
More severe injuries at Baker Concrete Construction
ORLANDO, FLORIDA—
Baker Concrete Construction
An employee was taking down a scaffolding system, standing on the walk board at the second tier, approximately 10 feet off the ground. The employee was tied off to the piece of frame that he was taking off and when he threw it away he fell to the ground, resulting in a fractured pelvis and a broken finger.
MIAMI, FLORIDA—
Baker Concrete Construction
An employee was spreading material for footing when a crane that was holding the material reversed and caught the employee's right thumb between it and a 4 x 4. The employee's right thumb tip was amputated.
HOUSTON, TEXAS—
Baker Concrete Construction
An employee was climbing a wooden ladder with a string of lights over his shoulder. When he reached the top of the ladder, he attempted to grab the rail but missed and fell approximately 20 feet, lacerating the side of his face and head and breaking his wrist.
DENVER, COLORADO—
Baker Concrete Construction
A temp employee was hospitalized with a skull fracture after being struck in the head by the bucket of a mini-excavator.
HOUSTON, TEXAS—
Baker Concrete Construction
Employee was setting a column form with an overhead hoist, when his finger became caught between a metal bracket and a two by four. The bracket lacerated the tip of the employee's finger and shaved a small portion of the bone. Employee was taken to OccuCare Medical clinic, where he was then referred to a specialist at Memorial Herman Hospital.
View Baker Concrete Construction 's full OSHA safety record →
Similar incidents · Same event type
FRANKLIN, LOUISIANA—
OTC Ohio Transmission
An employee was checking the function of newly installed actuators when they were struck by a pressurized release pipe. The employee suffered fractures to the orbital socket and shoulder, requiring hospitalization.
ESTES PARK, COLORADO—
Estes Park Trail Gazette
A ramp in the trunk of a delivery van struck an employee's calf. She suffered a broken leg and was hospitalized.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS—
Nucos Pools
An employee was completing a service call and looking at a water pump when the pump cover plate struck their forehead. The employee sustained a forehead laceration and fracture requiring hospitalization.
WALLINGFORD, CONNECTICUT—
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.
An employee was removing chains from a steel tube. A sorting hook attachment was caught on the staging area cross member. When he raised the chains, the sorting hook snapped back and struck the employee's face causing a fractured jaw.
ALBERTVILLE, ALABAMA—
Southern Parallel Forest Products Corp.
An employee was in the sawmill basement using a push broom and shovel to clean wood chips and sawdust. The employee's right arm was struck by a wooden board between the wrist and elbow, resulting in a fracture.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 236116)
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS—
F.H. Paschen, S.N. Nielsen & Associates LLC
An employee was adjusting the forks on a skid steer when his right index finger got pinched between the forks and the frame of the skid steer. The finger was crushed and required partial amputation of the fingernail area.
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA—
Starbrite Construction Corp
An employee was helping to install a marble plank when the plank fell on his hand. His fingers became caught between the plank and the floor, resulting in partial amputations to two fingers.
MACHESNEY PARK, ILLINOIS—
Macktown Construction Group
The injured employee was walking in front of the property by the front door as another employee was removing debris from the roof. The injured employee was struck by a 2 x 4 that was being cleared from the roof. He was knocked unconscious and sustained brain bleeding, as well as head and facial injuries, and required stitches.
TALLULAH, LOUISIANA—
Fairfield Development, LP
An employee had been tasked with hauling large rocks. There was a rock caught in the tailgate of the dump truck that was preventing it from opening. He went to get the rock out and the tailgate came down, crushing his right middle fingertip. The employee sustained a fracture of the distal phalanx and required surgery.
CROYDON, PENNSYLVANIA—
EJ Montgomery Contractors Inc.
An employee was working in a trench that was 3.5 feet deep when soil fell and hit them, resulting in an injury to their pelvis. The employee was hospitalized.
More severe injuries in GEORGIA
PEACHTREE CITY, GEORGIA—
GS II Building Products, Inc.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA—
US Battery Manufacturing Company, Inc
A casting machine jammed. An employee's hand was caught in the machine, where a belt line caught and amputated the tip of his finger.
CARTERSVILLE, GEORGIA—
Alfa Insurance
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA—
EMORY UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
An employee slipped on condensation on a walkway in a parking garage. She fell and suffered a closed fracture to the neck of the left femur.
TRENTON, GEORGIA—
Bull Moose Tube
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.