Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Woodridge Productions, 520 W. 21st ST, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10021
on — Fractures, affecting the lumbar region.
Final narrative
A stunt performer was performing a fast rope descent sequence. He fell, landing on a rooftop 8-10 feet below and suffering a broken lower-back vertebra. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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.
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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.
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