Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet · Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at H&K Group, Inc., Long Lane Road & Rt 78, KUTZTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA 19530
on — Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions , affecting the head and trunk.
Final narrative
An employee was descending from a catwalk when they missed the step onto the ladder and fell approximately 21 feet to the ground, sustaining a fractured pelvis, a chipped spine, a concussion, and a laceration to the face.
An employee was using a crowbar to slide a forklift s forks into a new position. The fork popped loose, causing the crowbar to slip out from under the fork. The employee lost their balance and fell to the ground, fracturing their femur.
An employee was running an asphalt rake to set the edge of pavement. The employee developed heat stress symptoms and was hospitalized, suffering from heat exhaustion.
An employee exited their truck to clear ice off the windshield. The employee slipped and fell on ice, resulting in hospitalization for a fractured right femur.
On June 16, 2017, at 1:30 p.m., an employee was performing auxiliary cleanup work between pour runs when he fell 6 feet off a reclaimer, hit a pipe, and then landed on the concrete slab. He suffered a head laceration, concussion with minor loss of consciousness, broken ribs, and a punctured lung, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was getting a tool bag that was on a second-story roof when they fell from the roof to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to their rib cage and lower back.
An employee was installing a clip on the roof when they slipped and fell approximately 25 feet to the ground below, resulting in a broken hip, broken leg, and bleeding in the brain.
An employee was setting up the worksite for the day. While moving an extension cord, he fell backward off the roof of the two-story building and sustained a broken pelvis.
An employee was going up in a lift to begin trimming trees with a chainsaw. He was approximately 20-25 feet in the air when the latch to the bucket got caught and detached. The bucket then tipped causing the employee to fall to the ground. He sustained fractures to his right elbow, right wrist, and left femur.
An employee was laying down felt paper on a new residential property when they fell approximately 21 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures of the L2 vertebra, right tibia, and left wrist as well as a left heel dislocation. The employee was wearing fall protection at the time.
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An employee was exiting a loader and coming down the ladder. His hand slipped off the railing and he fell backward onto sandy ground, landing on his side. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured pelvis and a rotator cuff tear.
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An employee backed their concrete truck into place to begin unloading it into a concrete pump unit. He exited the vehicle, and went to the rear to unload. When he began unloading, the truck rolled backward and pinned him against the pump unit. The employee sustained fractures to their pelvis, both femurs, both tibias and fibulas, and their left ankle.
A mechanic was changing out an air spring on a concrete mixer truck cab. The air spring was receiving higher air pressure than it was designed to use, because of a faulty level check valve. This increased pressure caused the air spring to burst. Its top portion separated and struck the employee's left forearm, causing a laceration and fracture. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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An employee was carrying cups back to the kitchen when her foot got caught on a cart and she fell face-first. During the fall, a piece of glass from a cup cut the inside of her mouth, severing an artery. She also sustained a laceration on her lower lip. The employee was hospitalized.