Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hertz Car Rental, 4210 Global Gateway Connector, COLLEGE PARK, GEORGIA 30337
on — Concussions, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee fell down stairs to a concrete floor, suffering a concussion.
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 descending a set of stairs when he stumbled on the last step and fell onto his right side. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip and required surgery.
An employee fell while getting into a company vehicle. He sustained scrapes to the head, lower back, right arm and right leg. He was hospitalized with a headache and blurred vison.
An employee was getting into a vehicle to move it into the garage when they fell backward and struck their head on the ground. The employee sustained a skull fracture.
An employee was closing the store for the night. While closing the gate to the parking area, the gate dislodged from the tracks. The employee proceeded to lift the gate back onto the tracks and caught their right ring finger between the gate and the tracks, resulting in amputation of the fingertip.
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.