Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tradesmen International, LLC, 601 Route 940, MOUNT POCONO, PENNSYLVANIA 18344
on — Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions , affecting the head and trunk.
Final narrative
An employee was unloading tools and supplies from the bed of a pickup truck when the employee slipped on frost/ice that was in the bed of the truck. The employee fell off the bed and suffered a concussion, cervical and shoulder strains, and a tailbone fracture, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedHead and trunkPickup truck
More severe injuries at Tradesmen International, LLC
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An employee was cutting material with a circular saw. The saw cut the tips of the employee's fingers, causing an amputation and injuries requiring stitches.
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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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 561320)
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