Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Tindall Corporation, 3361 GRANT ROAD, CONLEY, GEORGIA 30288
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the hip(s) and leg(s) .
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Final narrative
An employee was laying out wire mesh for a precast concrete form when he slipped on a piece of corrugated duct that was being placed in the product. He fell to the ground, dislocating his right hip and breaking his right femur. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery.
HospitalizedHip(s) and leg(s) Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
An employee was on a portable ladder putting granite in a silo when the bag of granite fell off the forklift and landed on a scissor lift. The bag then rolled off the scissor lift, hitting the portable ladder and knocking the employee off the ladder. The bag landed on top of the employee and they sustained fractures to the ribs and spine.
An employee was operating a drill press, drilling a hole in a piece of plywood, when his gloved right ring finger was caught in the rotating drill bit, causing an amputation.
An employee was removing Styrofoam from a concrete slab that was being lowered when the employee's left hand was crushed between the concrete slab and a steel slab.
An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.
An employee was stacking concrete blocks for a concrete bunker. As a block was swinging into place, the employee's left leg was pinched between two blocks, resulting in injuries to his left heel and lower leg.
An employee was patching precast concrete. He fell from a concrete wall support to the ground due to wind. He was hospitalized with fractures to his left ankle and right knee.
An employee was cutting wood on a table saw when the wood got jammed. While clearing the jam, the wood moved forward and his left index and middle fingertips were amputated.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.