Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Village at Cook Springs, LLC, 415 Cook Springs Road, PELL CITY, ALABAMA 35125
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee fell from a fixed ladder to the ground, losing consciousness. The employee 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 transferring a pot of hot water and noodles from the stovetop to the sink in the kitchen. The employee fell and their leg was burned by the hot water.
An employee was coming into the facility to bring a note when they tripped on a carpeted mat and fell forward, hitting their head on the tiled floor. The employee sustained a subdural hematoma and a head injury requiring 30 sutures. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was leaving a client's home when they slipped on black ice in front of the home, falling to the ground and suffering cranial fractures and a brain bleed.
An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was directing a truck driver to a dump site when the truck's peanut trailer slipped off the kingpin. As the trailer fell, a ladder attached to it lacerated the employee's ear. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was unloading a forklift from a trailer to the ground. The employee was climbing down the ladder of the trailer when their foot slipped through one of the rungs, causing them to fall backward onto the forklift forks. The employee was hospitalized for fractured ribs.