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An employee was on an 8-foot A-frame ladder, installing new flex-duct on an HVAC system. The ladder became unstable; it and the employee fell in different directions, and the employee landed on the tile floor. The employee suffered injuries to the left hip and both knees.

An employee was repairing a water leak on a pier and fell approximately 15 inches to the ground, suffering a broken femur.

An employee was working near a running lawnmower when a rock flew out from under the lawn mower and struck the employee in the left temple, causing a concussion.

An employee was checking an HVAC unit in the attic when they fell approximately 15 feet through the rafters to the floor. The employee sustained fractures to the ribs and scapula as well as a collapsed lung.

An employee was removing grating to change metal chip hoppers located in a pit. The employee lost his balance and fell approximately 12 feet from the grate, landing in the metal chip hopper. The employee sustained a sprained right foot, a left foot fracture, and a fractured L5 vertebra.

An employee was reviewing the next steps to take with the foreman when some material fell from above and landed near them. The injured employee then looked up, took a step on the catwalk, and fell through a gap, landing on the ground 15 feet below. The employee sustained three fractured vertebrae and a head laceration.

0n November 16, 2023, an employee was climbing onto a catwalk to cut valves for unit heaters in a building. The employee fell 14 feet through the attic onto the concrete floor, resulting in a fractured pelvis.

An employee was removing a rooftop curb when they fell approximately 15 feet through an opening in the roof, resulting in a fractured leg that required hospitalization.

An employee was rinsing a food processing machine at a facility and went to stabilize himself. His left hand contacted the surface of the machine and a guard inadvertently closed, crushing the tip of his ring finger and resulting in an amputation and fracture.

An employee was performing janitorial duties on the 15th floor of a building that was under construction. She began having trouble breathing. The employee was hospitalized with lung irritation caused by dust.

On October 17, 2025, an employee was descending a fixed two-step stool when she slipped, landed on her left leg, and suffered a broken femur. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee slipped while getting on a trailer. His chin struck the trailer jack, and he suffered fractures to his jawbone and thyroid cartilage. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

A crew was finishing work for the day at a job site. An insulated modular panel (IMP) being used as a door fell on an employee. She suffered a dislocated shoulder, a broken arm, and a gash on her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery for the arm/shoulder injury.

An employee was operating an ironworker (steel punching/shearing) machine. A piece of the tooling broke off and struck the employee's neck; a fragment was lodged in his neck. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

On October 25, 2025, an employee was stringing up a new reel of tire tread on a machine. The employee pulled a 6-inch tail and proceeded to spool up the liner. As the machine was jogged to begin the liner wrapping process, the liner caught the employee's glove and pulled their right arm into the liner, causing a fracture to the arm.

An employee was doing a cable change on top of an electric overhead traveling (EOT) crane. They were positioned between the cable drum and the drive shaft. While rotating the cable drum, the employee reached for the new cable that was to be installed. The grease fitting on the drive shaft caught their fall harness and pulled them underneath the drive shaft. The employee was pinned between the drive shaft and two pieces of angle steel, resulting in a fracture to their left hip.

An employee was helping two other employees to push a pallet of tile on a loading dock. He suffered a broken fibula and was hospitalized.

On October 5, 2025, an employee was pulling a pressure washer hose when it it disconnected from the cooker. The employee was struck by jets of high-pressure water, resulting in lacerations to their left thigh requiring surgery. The employee was hospitalized.