Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at John T Baker Enterprises Inc., Bryer Wood Road, RICHFIELD, OHIO 44286
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple body parts, unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was in a boom truck, cutting limbs off a tree. He made a notch on a limb that forced the boom down and he was ejected, landing on the ground 15-20 feet below. He suffered a fractured skull and fractured vertebrae. Fall protection was not tied in at the time.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, unspecifiedBoom truck, bucket or basket hoist truck
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An employee was on a forklift that was elevated approximately 20 feet and was auditing inventory. The forklift malfunctioned and the employee fell down to the surface below, causing them to sustain multiple fractures.
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