Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ACADIAN CONTRACTORS, INC., 17102 W. LOUISIANA HWY. 330, ABBEVILLE, LOUISIANA 70511
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was walking next to a pipe that was being moved with a forklift when the synthetic strap slipped off the pipe and one side of the pipe fell onto the top of the employee's foot behind the protective steel toe. The employee sustained a dislocated big toe and open and closed fractures.
An employee had been directing plate installs and was finishing up his shift when he became lightheaded. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness and dehydration.
An employee was standing on the side of a skid plate while waiting for a welding box to be delivered. A second employee was driving a golf cart to bring the first employee the welding box. The welding box fell onto the accelerator pedal while the driver was approaching the first employee. The golf cart then struck the first employee on the back of his right leg and pushed him onto the skid plate. He sustained a fractured leg.
An employee was moving a 2-inch joint of pipe when the pipe struck the lid of a toolbox. The employee tried to catch the lid when it was closing, but it struck his left ring finger, resulting in an amputation before the first joint.
An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.
An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.
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