Cascades Holding U.S Inc.

An employee was transitioning from a ladder onto a roof when the ladder slipped and they fell approximately 20 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with fractures to their pelvis and heel.

An employee was tearing down shingles when they fell approximately 18 feet from a roof to the ground, sustaining a broken ankle.

An employee was climbing a ladder to bring material onto a roof. The ladder slid and the employee fell 16 feet to the ground, resulting in a broken knee.

An employee was performing an inspection of a bridge crane while working from a 19-foot scissor lift. The employee was going to use a pendant to move the crane to access a different portion of the crane for visual inspection. The scissor lift guard rails were below the girder of the crane to avoid contact. The tow arm for the crane collectors contacted the guardrail of the scissor lift and caused it to tip over. The employee stayed inside the scissor lift basket as he fell to the floor. The employee sustained fractures to the right arm and hip.

An employee was on a forklift that was elevated approximately 20 feet and was auditing inventory. The forklift malfunctioned and the employee fell down to the surface below, causing them to sustain multiple fractures.

An employee was going into a trailer to mark product for shipment and the trailer pulled away from the dock. The employee fell out of the trailer, contacted the dock plate, and then fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a punctured lung, fractured ribs, and contusions.

An employee was checking on a machine outside of the building and removed a cover to clean out a blocked area. His hand was caught by a rotary valve in a dust collection machine. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

A shear operator's hand and fingers were caught in a machine's point of operation. The operator's right index finger was crushed and was partially medically amputated.

An employee was operating a forklift. He parked on a ramp and got off the forklift to retrieve material, at which point the forklift rolled backward and ran over his leg. The leg was broken and he was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was using a shear to cut metal when the blade cut his left ring finger and amputated his left little finger.

An employee was cleaning leaves with a backpack blower when he fell from a ladder, resulting in injuries to his head, neck, and back.

An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.

An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.

An employee's right middle finger was caught in a nip point. The employee suffered an amputation to the middle finger at the first knuckle.

An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.