Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ARCTIC GLACIER U.S.A., INC., 35451 New York Route 37, THERESA, NEW YORK 13691
on — Internal injuries to organs and blood vessels of the trunk, affecting the chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders.
Final narrative
An employee was climbing off the back of a delivery truck when he slipped and fell 52 inches onto a block wall that was adjacent to the parked truck, resulting in fractured ribs and a punctured lung.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersDelivery truck or van
More severe injuries at ARCTIC GLACIER U.S.A., INC.
Two employees were delivering ice to the icebox outside a convenience store. The driver was using an electric pallet jack to load an empty pallet onto the truck. The injured employee was unloading ice from a pallet and placing the ice into the customer's icebox. With the truck s liftgate fully raised, the driver went to lift the forks of the pallet jack so the pallet would clear the truck bed. The pallet jack malfunctioned and reversed off the liftgate. It struck the injured employee resulting in fractures to their left hip/femur.
An employee was climbing a step ladder while carrying a 3-foot piece of conduit. As he went to reposition his feet on the ladder by pivoting, he slipped and fell from the third rung of a 6-foot ladder. The employee sustained fractures to the left femur, right elbow, and right ring finger.
An employee was descending a 4-step maintenance stand when she missed the bottom step and fell to the hangar floor. The employee suffered a left hip fracture.
An employee stopped a belt and was going to check it for missing packages. She fell backward 3-4 feet from an elevated platform and sustained a broken right arm.
An employee had just finished a routine concrete pour and was ascending the ladder to clean the concrete mixer truck. The employee lost their grip and fell approximately 2-3 feet, contacting the truck's bumper. The employee suffered rib fractures and a punctured lung.
An employee was performing duties as an expeditor. After opening the dock door, the employee scanned the barcode on the door of the truck and placed one foot on the truck and one foot on the dock. The truck drove out of the stall, causing the employee to fall 4 feet off the dock onto the concrete. The employee sustained fractures to the right side of the pelvis, elbow, and a left ring fingertip as well as injuries to the right wrist and bruising to the back and stomach.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 312113)
An employee was removing a jammed metal ring from a ring bag closer when the machine cycled and contacted his left index finger. The employee sustained a fingertip amputation.
Two employees were delivering ice to the icebox outside a convenience store. The driver was using an electric pallet jack to load an empty pallet onto the truck. The injured employee was unloading ice from a pallet and placing the ice into the customer's icebox. With the truck s liftgate fully raised, the driver went to lift the forks of the pallet jack so the pallet would clear the truck bed. The pallet jack malfunctioned and reversed off the liftgate. It struck the injured employee resulting in fractures to their left hip/femur.
An employee lost his footing on the ladder or the ladder slipped out from under him as he leaned into the open port with a broom to sweep out the ice flakes. The employee sustained three fractured ribs on his right side and a contusion to the right side of his head.
An employee was making repairs on the conveyor chain which serves an automated stacking machine when they were struck by the robotic arm of the stacking machine. The employee was knocked down into a bag stop at the end of the conveyor and one of the metal rods punctured his skin underneath his left armpit. The employee suffered a puncture wound and a left scapula fracture.
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