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An employee was walking down stairs from the engine storeroom when she fell down the last five or six steps. The employee sustained injuries to her right hip and left ankle, and scratched her left elbow.

At about 10:05 a.m. on September 13, 2022, an employee was repairing a machine with a loose cylinder. He had locked out the main control panel and shut off all air; he was aligning the cylinder with the yoke mounts to insert a new bolt that would secure the cylinder. The cylinder still had pressure in it, and it extended 2 inches when it was moved. His left hand was crushed between the cylinder yoke and the framework of a skip hoist bucket. He suffered a broken index finger and a laceration to the palm.

The employee was installing a gear box at the Diedeshiem machine tool station (used in cutting metals for making toilet valves). The employee was using a hydraulic jack to align the gear box on the motor of the machine. His hand got stuck between the gear box disc and the motor case. His left hand pinky finger was amputated and his ring finger was also injured.

An employee was preparing a tank car for loading while chipping away solidified product in the manway opening of the tank car. A pressure noise within the tank car startled the employee, causing him to stumble backward and fall approximately 10 feet over the guard railing at the chemical loading rack to the ground. The employee suffered fractured vertebrae, a fractured right wrist and ankle, and a dislocated jaw.

An employee was installing an electrical tray remover from a ladder. As he was descending, his missed a step and fell 6-7 feet to the floor. The employee suffered a head injury.

Two employees were installing spray foam insulation in the attic of a new residential construction. The injured employee fell 8 feet from an A-frame ladder to the floor. The employee suffered lacerations, abrasions, and a head injury.

An employee was on a raised platform attaching wires to electrical boxes. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to the floor below and struck an exit sign on the way down, resulting in an injury to his face.

An employee was in a forklift man basket fixing a garage door opener when they fell approximately 8 feet to the concrete ground below. The employee suffered head and back injuries as well as kidney bruising.

An employee was doing roof work. The employee fell from the roof to the ground about 12 feet below and suffered multiple fractures.

An employee was making copies at the copy machine. While walking away from the copy machine, her heel snagged on the carpet in the office and she fell. The employee sustained a fractured shoulder.

An employee was operating a vacuum truck, using the controls to raise the bed. As it rose, the bed touched an overhead power line. Electricity passed through the employee, entering through their left hand and exiting through their left toe.

An employee was walking down the hall when she lost balance and fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured keft hip.

An employee was loading equipment into a truck. An object struck the employee, who suffered a gash above the right eye and lost consciousness.

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.