HEATH, OHIO—
Sunbelt Rentals
Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Sunbelt Rentals, 1661 Hebron Road, HEATH, OHIO 43056 on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was in a scissor lift, loading it onto a trailer bed. The scissor lift skidded and went down the side of the trailer bed; the employee was ejected onto a paved parking lot. The employee suffered a scraped elbow and a broken left femur near the hip socket.
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An employee was loading a machine onto a trailer deck in the parking lot of the facility. The tilting deck returned to its horizontal position, causing the employee step backward and catch his right foot in the channel beam on the front of the trailer bed. The employee sustained injuries to his right foot, ankle, and right forearm.
REHOBOTH BEACH, DELAWARE—
Sunbelt Rentals
On June 8, 2023, an employee was working on a skid steer when they suffered a crush injury to their leg that required hospitalization and surgery.
IMPERIAL, PENNSYLVANIA—
Sunbelt Rentals
An employee was transporting a lift with casters to the maintenance shop when they fell to the ground, resulting in a hip fracture.
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Sunbelt Rentals
An employee was repairing a boom forklift. Its boom lowered and pinned him against the hood, breaking his pelvis in two places.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA—
Sunbelt Rentals
An employee was maneuvering an aerial lift when he was caught between two aerial lifts.
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