Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Conlan Company, 2255 W. Park Place Blvd., STONE MOUNTAIN, GEORGIA 30087
on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
An employee was removing 65-foot concrete wall braces using a powered industrial truck and a choker sling. He was holding a tag line at the end of the brace. When the brace was removed the balance was uneven. The brace cantilevered and seesawed the employee 20 feet into the air. He struck the ground, fracturing his pelvis.
An employee was operating a mini skid steer. As he exited the skid steer, his foot was wedged between the arm and the cab of the skid steer causing him to fall forward and snap his foot. Three toes were degloved and one bone in the foot was dislocated.
An employee was about 8 feet up an extension ladder when he fell, striking the handrail and then the landing of a stairwell. He suffered broken ribs on the right side, as well as internal bleeding.
An employee was traveling down the right side of a ski run. At the bottom, there is a drop called the water bar. The employee hit the water bar, crashed, and tumbled to the bottom of the run, suffering a back injury.
An employee was at a school function at a trampoline park. He was doing flips when he landed on his back, injuring his neck. He required surgery and hospitalization.
While performing avalanche hazard reduction, an employee fell and tumbled in steep terrain. The employee sustained a fractured right knee, left shoulder and a rib.
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