TRUMBULL, CONNECTICUT—
KONE INC.
Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at KONE INC. , 60 Commerce Drive, TRUMBULL, CONNECTICUT 06611 on — Fractures, affecting the heel(s).
Final narrative
An employee was climbing a 15-foot, job-made wooden ladder to access a machine room when the ladder shifted. He then fell approximately 10 feet to the ground below, landing on his feet. He fractured his right heel, sprained his left ankle, and strained his back.
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An employee and an inspector were performing an annual inspection on a hydraulic elevator. The employee slipped on ice and fell to the ground, fracturing their left hip.
GULF SHORES, ALABAMA—
KONE Inc
The injured employee was part of a crew that was replacing an old elevator. The injured employee and a co-worker used a drywall dolly to take the old elevator base platform to a dumpster. When they were putting the base platform in the dumpster, it slipped and pinned the injured employee s finger against the dumpster. The employee sustained a severe laceration and required surgery for a tendon in his left index finger.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA—
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An employee was at a construction jobsite installing an elevator when one of his left hand fingers got caught between the governor rope and the top part of a handrail, resulting in a 1/2-inch fingertip amputation.
MIAMI, FLORIDA—
Kone Inc.
The injured employee was part of a three man team replacing a rope in a high rise elevator. The employee was feeding part of the rope through the rigging when excess rope on top of the car created a loop. The employee's right leg was caught in the loop and when it tightened the employee suffered a compound fracture to the lower leg.
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