Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bristow U.S. LLC, 18954 Hwy. 3235, GALLIANO, LOUISIANA 70354
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was performing maintenance checks on the tail rotor of a helicopter. While on the ladder doing visual inspections, the employee fell 6 to 8 feet, landing on the ground. The employee suffered fractured ribs, a fractured pelvis, and a fractured left arm.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Ladders, unspecified
An employee was preparing a tank car for loading while chipping away solidified product in the manway opening of the tank car. A pressure noise within the tank car startled the employee, causing him to stumble backward and fall approximately 10 feet over the guard railing at the chemical loading rack to the ground. The employee suffered fractured vertebrae, a fractured right wrist and ankle, and a dislocated jaw.
An employee was installing an electrical tray remover from a ladder. As he was descending, his missed a step and fell 6-7 feet to the floor. The employee suffered a head injury.
Two employees were installing spray foam insulation in the attic of a new residential construction. The injured employee fell 8 feet from an A-frame ladder to the floor. The employee suffered lacerations, abrasions, and a head injury.
An employee was on a raised platform attaching wires to electrical boxes. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to the floor below and struck an exit sign on the way down, resulting in an injury to his face.
An employee was in a forklift man basket fixing a garage door opener when they fell approximately 8 feet to the concrete ground below. The employee suffered head and back injuries as well as kidney bruising.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 481211)
An employee was boiling a 17-ounce kettle of water in the galley of the aircraft. She crouched down to clean the cabinets and the kettle was knocked over onto her. The kettle struck her arm and spilled boiling water on her, resulting in first- and second-degree burns to her chest, neck, and right arm.
A maintenance employee was conducting a pre-flight inspection and caught their left ring finger in the aircraft kickstand while closing the aircraft door, resulting in amputation of the fingertip to the first knuckle.
An employee was a team member inspecting an aircraft hangar. While opening the hangar doors, the employee's hand was caught between one of the hangar door panels and a support beam, resulting in a laceration and broken fingers.
An employee was driving a pickup truck towards the hangar. When he turned towards the hanger door the truck impacted the stationary clamp used to secure the hangar doors. He struck his head inside of the vehicle and sustained a concussion, forehead laceration, and a herniated disc in the neck.
A driver was exiting his vehicle outside the plant gate when his foot slipped on the top step of the truck. He fell to the ground, landed on his left hip and elbow. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip/femur.
A security employee was responding to an urgent call from staff regarding a violent patient. The employee tripped and fell on the floor outside of the stairwell. The employee sustained a closed head injury, contusion of the cerebrum without loss of consciousness, and a closed fracture of the distal end of the right radius.
A temporary employee was testing an electrical starter motor. He was placing tape on the starter while the breaker was not engaged, but the starter sent an arc flash that burned his hands and stomach.
An employee was walking on a sidewalk and stubbed his toe on an elevated portion of concrete, causing him to trip and fall. The employee's right knee was dislocated.