Fall on same level due to slipping · Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pearl City Elevator, Inc. , 7 E IL RT 72, BYRON, ILLINOIS 61010
on — Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c., affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was delivering propane to a customer's residence. He parked his propane truck on the driveway and connected his transfer hose to the customer's storage tank. As he proceeded to return to his truck, he slipped on ice that was present on the property. He fell to the icy ground and hit his head. He slowly got back up and walked back to the propane truck to stop the transfer pump. At this time, the customer returned home to see the employee leaning next to his truck dazed. He was hospitalized for a concussion and some brain bleeding.
An employee was ascending a ladder to open a latch on a grain bin. As they were climbing, the ladder collapsed, causing the employee to potentially strike the edge of a cement wall and land on the floor. The employee sustained nine rib fractures and a collapsed lung.
An employee fell off a ladder while counting inventory. He landed on his left foot on the concrete floor about 5 feet below and suffered an open dislocation of the ankle.
An employee was working from an 8-foot stepladder, preparing a piece of plastic conduit to be glued. The spreader brace bowed, causing a rivet to fall. The employee fell to the ground and suffered a broken left tibia.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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