Fall through surface or existing opening 6 to 10 feet · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Spirit Aerosystems Inc., 3901 Oliver, WICHITA, KANSAS 67210
on — Concussions, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was working on a second floor deck and fell through an opening in the tool floor approximately 6 feet 8 inches to the first floor deck. He was hospitalized with a cervical strain, concussion and abdominal pain.
A metal tooling base was being moved by a forklift when the load shifted. An employee who was assisting went to stabilize the load and prevent it from sliding off the forks. The C-channel of the base crushed the employee's left hand against the concrete ground, resulting in the amputation of their third and fourth fingers.
An employee was working on a tool platform (47.5" tall) and was transitioning around to the other side when they lost balance and fell to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to seven ribs and their elbow.
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An employee was laying out a 2-by-4 for railing on a second floor. The employee fell backward through an opening and landed on a concrete floor about 9.5 feet below, suffering broken vertebrae.
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