Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Drummond Company, Inc., 900 Huntsville Ave, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35217
on — Fractures, affecting the head and trunk.
Final narrative
An employee was mudding the door on an oven. The employee fell approximately 15 feet from the mud cart to the concrete floor on the next lower level. The employee sustained fractured ribs, thoracic spine, and teeth.
An employee was preparing an oven for charging and cracked the seal of the jump lid to release pressure. Flames unexpectedly released from the oven and burned the employee's right ring and little fingers. The employee sustained second-degree burns.
The injured employee was walking on top of the battery. He was walking toward the cab and passing another oven when its lid came off and a flash fire caused burns to employee's hands and face.
An employee was supervising a railcar load line. He was latching a rail car when he was struck by the push bar he was using, resulting in a cracked rib.
The employee was on top of a rail car to level the grain that was deposited into the car when they fell 13-15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a right leg fracture.
An employee was on an extension ladder installing a satellite dish on a roof when they fell approximately 12-15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures.
An employee was setting a 5-foot pry bar into a precast concrete slab and stood on the end of the pry bar to move the slab into place. The pry bar slipped out causing the employee to fall backward 15.5 feet to the dirt ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg.
An employee was on a step ladder to measure and mark a crane rail for modification. The employee fell approximately 12 to 15 feet to the ground, resulting in a fractured right hip.
An employee was on a trailer securing a load of logs when they fell approximately 9-12 feet to the ground. The employee sustained brain hemorrhaging and lacerations to the thigh and above the eye. The employee was hospitalized.
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