Rhema Bible Church

An employee was walking while taking photographs when his heel caught on a carpet and he fell, resulting in a knee injury.

An employee had been on the ground trimming tree branches with a pole chainsaw. The employee was found lying on the ground unconscious and was hospitalized for a concussion.

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.

An employee was installing an electrical tray remover from a ladder. As he was descending, his missed a step and fell 6-7 feet to the floor. The employee suffered a head injury.

Two employees were installing spray foam insulation in the attic of a new residential construction. The injured employee fell 8 feet from an A-frame ladder to the floor. The employee suffered lacerations, abrasions, and a head injury.

An employee was on a raised platform attaching wires to electrical boxes. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to the floor below and struck an exit sign on the way down, resulting in an injury to his face.

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.

A television crew was filming in our sanctuary and asked an employee to adjust the temperature in the space. As the employee turned around after adjusting the temperature, he slipped on the lid of an equipment case and fell. The employee twisted when he fell on the floor and injured his right knee below the patella. The employee sustained swelling, a severe hematoma, and pulmonary embolisms requiring hospitalization and surgery.

An employee was preparing meals in a kitchen when an object struck their head, resulting in a laceration to the head and a swollen right eye. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a brain injury.

An employee was working from a ladder, changing banners on a wall. The ladder slid backward and gave out and the employee fell, landing on the on the flagstone floor about 13 to 15 feet below. He was hospitalized with a broken elbow and wrist, and he required surgery.

On January 7, 2025, an employee was vacuuming between pews when they tripped over the kneeler in a pew and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured right femur.

An employee was pushing a cart in the parking lot of the rectory when she fell and suffered hip and head injuries that required hospitalization.

An employee was helping to move a 1,300-pound coil on a cart. The steel caster hit a crack in the concrete, the weld holding the caster onto the cart broke, and the coil and cart tipped over onto the employee. He was hospitalized with a laceration on his forehead and a pelvic fracture on his right side.

An employee was working in the food service warehouse when he experienced chest pain, difficulty breathing, and lost consciousness. The employee sustained carbon monoxide poisoning.

An employee was cutting a piece of metal rod with a metal cutting machine. His right middle finger became caught between the rod and the machine's table. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.

An employee was working at her desk. She went to stand up and fell to the floor beside the desk. The employee sustained a hip displacement and required surgery.

An employee was processing wood boards at a chop saw when the saw malfunctioned and the blade cut her left hand and fingers. She was hospitalized and her little finger was surgically amputated.