Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Intracranial injuries, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at H2 Global Solutions, 3463 Astrozon Court, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO 80910
on — Intracranial injuries, unspecified, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee fell from a platform, hit his head on the ground and was hospitalized with head trauma.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
An employee was performing maintenance on an a conveyor system. He was working to loosen the chain that moves the belt when his right index fingertip was caught by the chain and amputated.
An employee was using a scissor lift to demolish an air duct. The employee stepped onto the top railing to cut the air duct and then went to step down, lost his footing, and fell approximately 10-12 feet. The employee sustained three fractures on the left side of his pelvis and four back fractures.
An employee was doing a post-construction inspection after the telephone company worked on a pole. The employee put a 17-foot fiberglass stick against the pole, and was strapping a bungee cord around the pole so it wouldn t fall, when he contacted a faulty ground wire and sustained an electric shock.
An employee was working as a risk safety consultant on a construction jobsite when they were physically assaulted by a carpenter. The employee was hospitalized with a frontal brain bleed, an orbital fracture under his left eye, a laceration to the back of the head that required three staples, and injuries to their right hand, hip, and back.
An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.
An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.
A concrete batch plant operator was assisting with clearing spoil piles using a skid steer. The skid steer backed into a stationary screen plant. The employee's left little finger was crushed between the controls of the skid steer and the screen plant, resulting in a fracture and laceration. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.
An employee was standing on an extension ladder, using a torquing tool to remove bolts that secured blades to a rotor. When the torquing tool activated, its reaction arm came around and pinched the employee's right middle finger against a lifting eye. His fingertip was amputated.