Prosys Innovations

The injured employee was leaving to go to lunch when he and another employee tried going through the office door at the same time. The employees bumped into each other and the injured employee lost his balance and fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with a broken hip.

An employee was assisting with pipe on a drilling rig. The slips came down and landed on the employee's left foot fracturing four metatarsals.

Two employees were struck by the rotary table of a drilling rig while installing caisson. Employee 1 suffered multiple fractures, internal injuries, and head trauma. Employee 2 suffered multiple fractures, internal injuries, spinal injury, and head trauma.

Employees were felling hazard trees. The injured employee was conducting 'bucking' operations to saw a tree from the road when the tree kicked-back, pinning him against the ground and fracturing his left femur. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was greasing tongs on a work-over rig. The tongs lacerated one of the employee's fingers.

An employee was chaining a vehicle when he had to change tools and the compressor. As the compressor was being charged, the employee stepped near the vehicle to make sure the compressor was attached. Then, he instructed a co-worker to lower the compressor. His right hand was on the compressor and under the chain, causing his ring finger to be crushed.

An employee was moving a stand-up powered industrial truck from a warehouse to a service area. During a turn on a slight decline, the vehicle's steering chain broke and the vehicle spun. The employee fell off the vehicle and landed on his right knee, breaking his fibula.

An employee had just driven a forklift onto a trailer and was stepping down from the forklift cab onto the trailer bed. He stepped onto a chain/buckle system (used to secure the forklift to the trailer bed during travel) and fell from the deck. He suffered a head laceration and two broken vertebrae and was hospitalized.

The injured employee was leaving to go to lunch when he and another employee tried going through the office door at the same time. The employees bumped into each other and the injured employee lost his balance and fell to the ground. He was hospitalized with a broken hip.

An employee was pushing mailers when the arm/knife of a picking counter machine caught their hand. The employee suffered the amputation of their right middle finger above the knuckle. The machine was not sufficiently guarded.

An employee was using a belt sanding machine to put a 45-degree angle on the end of a metal flat-bar (1"W x 24"L x 3/8"T). The flat bar was caught between the tool-rest and the belt, causing the opposite end of the flat bar that the employee was holding to spring back toward the machine. Their left hand struck the belt/machine guard resulting in amputation of 3/4 of their little finger. Their ring finger was also lacerated.

An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.

An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.

An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.

An employee was manipulating dies on a brake press. The press caught and crushed the employee's right forearm, resulting in hospitalization.