Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Brandsafway Solutions LLC, 10500 Buckingham Road, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33905
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
At 2:15 p.m. on January 17, 2020, an employee was climbing down a scaffold ladder. As he moved from the ladder to the work platform, he slipped and fell about 5 feet to the lower level. He suffered a broken bone in the left leg.
An employee's left ring and little finger were pinched in an overhead hoist as the employee tried to reposition a rack of material. The employee's ring fingertip was amputated.
An employee was dismantling a scaffold when he slipped and fell off the scaffold. The scaffold he was tied to then also fell. The employee landed on the ground 25-35 feet below and sustained multiple fractures.
An employee had just dismantled a hoist and was putting it in an upright position to remove the motor. As the track was lifted, the feet slipped out of the track, causing the motor to fall onto the employee's right leg and pin it to the ground. The employee sustained a right tibia fracture.
An employee was building a scaffold frame for use as a temporary structure. While attaching a truss frame, he lost balance and fell approximately 8 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion.
An employee was climbing a step ladder while carrying a 3-foot piece of conduit. As he went to reposition his feet on the ladder by pivoting, he slipped and fell from the third rung of a 6-foot ladder. The employee sustained fractures to the left femur, right elbow, and right ring finger.
An employee was descending a 4-step maintenance stand when she missed the bottom step and fell to the hangar floor. The employee suffered a left hip fracture.
An employee stopped a belt and was going to check it for missing packages. She fell backward 3-4 feet from an elevated platform and sustained a broken right arm.
An employee had just finished a routine concrete pour and was ascending the ladder to clean the concrete mixer truck. The employee lost their grip and fell approximately 2-3 feet, contacting the truck's bumper. The employee suffered rib fractures and a punctured lung.
An employee was performing duties as an expeditor. After opening the dock door, the employee scanned the barcode on the door of the truck and placed one foot on the truck and one foot on the dock. The truck drove out of the stall, causing the employee to fall 4 feet off the dock onto the concrete. The employee sustained fractures to the right side of the pelvis, elbow, and a left ring fingertip as well as injuries to the right wrist and bruising to the back and stomach.
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