Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Greater Wilkes-Barre Chamber of Business and Industry, 2 Public Square, WILKES BARRE, PENNSYLVANIA 18701
on — Fractures, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
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Final narrative
An employee was riding the elevator down from the 5th floor. It stopped between the 1st and 2nd floors and would not move. He tried to get the elevator to move, worked his way out of the opening, and fell about 6 feet to the pavement below. He broke several ribs.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersElevators
An employee was preparing a tank car for loading while chipping away solidified product in the manway opening of the tank car. A pressure noise within the tank car startled the employee, causing him to stumble backward and fall approximately 10 feet over the guard railing at the chemical loading rack to the ground. The employee suffered fractured vertebrae, a fractured right wrist and ankle, and a dislocated jaw.
An employee was installing an electrical tray remover from a ladder. As he was descending, his missed a step and fell 6-7 feet to the floor. The employee suffered a head injury.
Two employees were installing spray foam insulation in the attic of a new residential construction. The injured employee fell 8 feet from an A-frame ladder to the floor. The employee suffered lacerations, abrasions, and a head injury.
An employee was on a raised platform attaching wires to electrical boxes. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to the floor below and struck an exit sign on the way down, resulting in an injury to his face.
An employee was in a forklift man basket fixing a garage door opener when they fell approximately 8 feet to the concrete ground below. The employee suffered head and back injuries as well as kidney bruising.
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