Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Harmon Brothers Charter Service, Inc., 5094 Westbrook Rd, UNION CITY, GEORGIA 30291
on — Concussions, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee returned from a trip and parked his bus at the shop. He was walking down the steps of the coach when he fell, hit his head on the door of the coach, and landed on his back on the floor. He was hospitalized with a concussion and a back injury.
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 had been preparing a 38-foot dive boat for an upcoming trip. He went to retrieve coffee (stock) from a 46-foot boat that was tied to the dock and was undergoing maintenance. Upon walking onto this boat, the employee fell down an open manhole and contacted various pieces of compressed air equipment. The employee sustained four broken ribs, a pneumothorax, and bruised knees.
An employee was standing on a platform on top of the pit guiding a bus into the service pit when they fell off the pit bridge approximately five feet, sustaining a broken hip and contusions.
A mechanic was using pliers to remove a cotter pin from something when the pliers slipped and struck the employee's left eye. The employee required surgery.
An employee was conducting a post-trip bus inspection when their pant leg was caught on the crossing arm of the school bus. The employee fell to the ground and sustained a right hip injury that required hospitalization and surgery.
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.