Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Forward Air Solutions, 3264 N John Young Pkwy, KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA 34759
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
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Final narrative
An employee was unloading freight/boxes from the lift gate of a straight truck while it was elevated when he fell and struck his head on the ground of the parking lot, suffering a head injury.
A temporary employee was pulling freight and scanning product when his arm went through a forklift mast to scan a carton. The mast closed on his arm, breaking it.
Two employees were in an altercation in the breakroom. The FASI employee was struck in the face by a temporary employee, fell to the floor and sustained a fractured skull and a head wound that required staples. The injured employee also sustained internal bleeding and was hospitalized.
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 picking bulk bags for shipments. While cleaning pellets off the ground, a stacked bulk bag (full of plastic pellets) collapsed and fell on the employee. The employee sustained fractures to their ribs, pelvis, and left femur.
An employee was delivering goods to a customer. He was folding the truck's lift gate when his left middle finger was pinched in the lift gate, resulting in an amputation.
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack, delivering pallets of groceries to a store. The employee was walking backward when her foot was pinned between the pallet jack and a video pole, resulting in lacerations and fractures to her ankle and heel. She was hospitalized.
An employee was tightening a turnbuckle while attempting to conduct lash-back operations on a ship when their left gloved hand was caught between the upper and lower turnbuckles. The employee suffered a crush injury to the little finger that resulted in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.