Haugland Energy Group

An employee suffered an injury while pulling a pole butt on a concrete metering pedestal that leaned over and pinned him. He sustained rib and back injuries that required hospitalization.

An employee was operating a sit-down type of material handling equipment (MHE). They were turning the MHE with the clamp attachment in the air when the MHE fell over onto its right side. The employee's right foot was caught under the battery cover of the MHE. The employee sustained a chemical burn from the battery and a fractured right ankle.

An employee was driving a snowmobile when it flipped over. The employee suffered a broken rib.

An employee was driving an unloaded forklift outside a building. During a left turn, the forklift drove off the paved area onto an unpaved surface, became unstable, and tipped over. The employee was pinned under the forklift and suffered two broken leg bones and a broken hip.

An employee was riding in a utility task vehicle when it overturned. The employee sustained a broken leg.

An employee was trimming tree branches from an aerial lift. As they were maneuvering the aerial bucket lift from inside, the truck drove over soft ground and tipped over. The bucket lift fell to the ground with the employee tied off inside, resulting in rib fractures.

An employee was troubleshooting the control setup for a variable air volume box above a ceiling. The employee's hand came into contact with an exposed, energized 277-volt wire that had loosened from its terminal on the box's assembly. He was shocked and fell off a ladder. His left hand passed across the ceiling grid and was lacerated. He also suffered an electrical burn to the right hand and was hospitalized.

An employee was moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.

An employee was standing on an A-frame ladder approximately 6 feet above the floor while he attached a suspended light fixture to the ceiling. The employee lost balance, and fell to the tiled floor below, sustaining blunt force trauma to his head.

An employee was inspecting the overhead area of a single-person lift and repositioning the lift through a double doorway. As they were transitioning through the doorway, they were caught between the doorframe and the vertical mast of the lift. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the nose, left maxillary sinus, left orbital bone, and left jaw, with fractures at the maxillary sinus area.

The injured employee was performing routine maintenance on a fan belt/pulley. The injured employee and another person were moving the pulley back and forth manually to find a bearing issue. The injured employee's left ring finger got caught between the belt and the pulley wheel, resulting in a soft tissue amputation.

An employee was setting up for a door installation on a three-story building. The employee was moving an aluminum track frame from one condo to the condo next door by using the balcony when they misstepped and fell between balconies. The employee landed on the dirt below and suffered facial fractures.

An employee was replacing a fuel pump on a pickup truck using a transmission jack to lower the fuel tank from the vehicle. When he removed and lowered the tank, the tank caught fire, resulting in burns to his hands, arms, and legs.

An employee was removing concrete forms from a current pour when a form fell from the wall. An intact pin hooked the employee's safety vest and pulled them from the scaffold to the ground, resulting in a bruised chest (lungs).

An employee was driving a cement mixer. It flipped while turning a corner, and the cabin was flattened. The employee was pinned in the cabin and suffered a broken right hand, three broken ribs, and head lacerations.

An employee had attached a crane sling to an 8-inch pipe, and the crane was holding the pipe with minimal tension while bolts were removed from its lower flange. The pipe came loose and knocked the employee off the trailer to the ground 6 feet below. The back of the employee's head struck the trailer after the fall, causing a head injury.