Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gonnella Frozen Products, LLC, 1117 Wiley Road, SCHAUMBURG, ILLINOIS 60173
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was clearing dough off a sensor while standing on an elevated platform for a divider. As he was descending a stairway from the divider, he slipped and reached for the guardrail. The guardrail disconnected from the platform, and he fell to the ground, hitting his head. He suffered head trauma and brain bleeding.
HospitalizedBrainStairs, steps-indoors
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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 reaching for a piece of angle iron when it fell onto his hand, which was on a table to support him as he reached for the overhead rack. He suffered a broken finger and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was working to open the liftgate on the back of a delivery truck. His left middle finger was pinched between the gate and its frame, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
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