Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Diversicare of Council Grove LLC, 400 Sunset Drive, COUNCIL GROVE, KANSAS 66846
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages, affecting the brain.
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Final narrative
An employee was assisting a patient, tripped over an electric wheel chair foot rest, and fell to the floor striking a door jamb/frame during the fall. The employee was hospitalized for a subarachnoid hemorrhage.
An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.
An employee was assisting in a luau event for residents when they ingested dry ice, resulting in chemical burns to the mouth, throat, and stomach. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was providing evening care to assisted-living residents. A resident wrapped his hands around her neck, bruising it, then pushed her against a wall. She was hospitalized and treated for shoulder and neck injuries.
An employee went outside to dispose of oil from a cooking pot into a large dumpster. When dumping the hot oil, it splashed back and burned her right hand. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was working to remove a product blockage from a piece of equipment. The employee was struck by a metal bar near the deck of the pin mixer equipment and sustained blunt force trauma to the torso.
An employee was moving a rack onto a lower conveyor in the south heat treat area when their finger got caught between the part tray and the rollers, resulting in a fingertip fracture and amputation.
An employee was climbing a ladder to get on top of the breakroom. The ladder slipped, causing him to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to his upper back, left foot, and ankle.
Two employees were removing a circuit breaker. The injured employee was using wrenches in the removal process. One of the wrenches contacted an adjacent door, resulting in an arc flash. The employee suffered burns to their neck, face, and ear, as well as momentary vision loss due to the flash.
An employee bent over to pick up a rubber mat from the ground. When he grabbed the corner of the mat, a rattlesnake hidden under it bit his left middle finger near the first knuckle. He was hospitalized.