Waldys System Duct Work LLC

An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.

An employee was using a utility knife to cut honeycomb paper when the knife amputated their left index fingertip.

An employee was cleaning a resident's chimney. While using a drill, the employee's glove became caught in the drill and their finger was fractured.

An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.

An employee was using a manlift to pull products from a shelf. He fell from the manlift to the cement floor about 9 feet below, suffering fractures to the pelvis and shoulder.

An employee was moving a valve in the floor that had a handle wheel in the top. When he pulled it, the handle wheel spun and smashed his hand against a piece of metal angle iron, resulting in amputation of his right index fingertip.

An employee entered a manhole to assess repairs to a steam distribution line. As he went to inspect a valve on the condensate discharge line on the opposite side of the space, he stepped into a sump pit (14" in diameter by 18" deep) that contained hot water. The employee was hospitalized for third degree burns to his foot and ankle and second degree burns to his lower leg.

An employee was pulling tools up onto the roof. He laid on his stomach and slid off the upper roof onto the lower roof. When he landed, he suffered a dislocated ankle.

An employee was on an A-frame step ladder, rebuilding an inverted bucket trap. After loosening the six bolts holding the trap door in place, the employee was hit by hot condensate steam and suffered burns to the neck, upper arms, and chest area.

An employee was troubleshooting the control setup for a variable air volume box above a ceiling. The employee's hand came into contact with an exposed, energized 277-volt wire that had loosened from its terminal on the box's assembly. He was shocked and fell off a ladder. His left hand passed across the ceiling grid and was lacerated. He also suffered an electrical burn to the right hand and was hospitalized.

An employee was assembling a baker type scaffold. He was beginning to transverse down the scaffold, approximately six feet off the ground, when the scaffold tipped over and he fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured femur.

An employee was stocking and ordering the meat case on the sales floor when he slipped and fell due to water on the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle and required surgery.

An employee was working on an exhaust fan on the roof when he tripped on a wire and fell to the ground. The employee sustained scrapes on his elbow, and a fractured right knee with a torn ACL. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was climbing a scaffold when he slipped and fell 10 to 15 feet to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured ankle.