Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WHEELER SERVICES, INC., 355 Mitchell St SW, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30313
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was installing safety railings on a new parking deck construction when he tripped and fell through an elevator shaft to the ground below (approximately 50 feet). He suffered fractures to both legs, two fractured ribs, and a major spinal compression, requiring hospitalization. Fall protection was not worn at the time of the incident.
An employee was removing a re-framed wall stud section on the fourth level of a building. He stepped backward and fell 40 feet down a grease chute to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with swelling and bleeding above his right eye and internal injury to the pancreas.
On 1/06/2023, an employee was on the fourth floor flat roof of an apartment building construction worksite. The employee was cleaning up nails and trash and putting them in a trash bag. The employee fell through a hole on the fourth floor and landed on the concrete floor of the first floor. The employee sustained a broken right ankle and required back surgery.
An employee was putting a tarp over a leak in a concrete roof. The employee fell through the roof to the floor 32.5 feet below, suffering a broken collarbone and leg, as well as a spinal injury that required a pin.
An employee was helping to set up a mulch blowing truck when they were struck by an oncoming vehicle. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured knee, a concussion, and a head laceration; they also received stitches on their arm.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood when the saw cut his thumb, index, and middle fingers. His index finger was amputated and he was hospitalized.
An employee was mowing a residential lawn at a client's house. The mower slid on the land and tipped over onto him. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured vertebra in the neck and partial paralysis.
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.