Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet · Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Book Country Clearing House, LLC, 3200 Walnut Street, MCKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA 15132
on — Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs, affecting the head and trunk.
Final narrative
An employee was backing into an industrial lift on the main floor with a cart of books. The lift was not on the main floor and he fell 12 to 13 feet down the shaft, with the cart of books landing on top of him. He suffered bleeding on the brain and a broken shoulder, and he required stitches to the back of the head and hospitalization.
An employee was checking an HVAC unit in the attic when they fell approximately 15 feet through the rafters to the floor. The employee sustained fractures to the ribs and scapula as well as a collapsed lung.
An employee was removing grating to change metal chip hoppers located in a pit. The employee lost his balance and fell approximately 12 feet from the grate, landing in the metal chip hopper. The employee sustained a sprained right foot, a left foot fracture, and a fractured L5 vertebra.
An employee was reviewing the next steps to take with the foreman when some material fell from above and landed near them. The injured employee then looked up, took a step on the catwalk, and fell through a gap, landing on the ground 15 feet below. The employee sustained three fractured vertebrae and a head laceration.
0n November 16, 2023, an employee was climbing onto a catwalk to cut valves for unit heaters in a building. The employee fell 14 feet through the attic onto the concrete floor, resulting in a fractured pelvis.
An employee was removing a rooftop curb when they fell approximately 15 feet through an opening in the roof, resulting in a fractured leg that required hospitalization.
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