Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ace Electric, Inc., 620 Stiles Ave., SAVANNAH, GEORGIA 31415
on — Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions , affecting the multiple head locations.
Final narrative
An employee was installing light fixtures while standing on an 8-foot step ladder. While stripping a 12 AWG (American wire gauge) conductor, he was shocked, causing him to fall and hit his head on the concrete floor. The employee sustained a laceration to his forehead; a concussion; and orbital, sinus, and forehead fractures.
An employee was depalletizing and moving a 7-foot tall, 1,500-pound power distribution cabinet for installation. The power distribution cabinet became unsteady and fell onto the employee, causing injury to their vertebrae that required hospitalization.
An employee was preparing to transfer electrical cable from one spool to another. As he was guiding the cable, it pulled his right hand into the spool. He suffered a fingertip amputation.
An employee stepped on mud while exiting a shipping container and fell backwards, suffering a concussion and possible injuries to the neck and back. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was egressing from a 12 foot A-frame ladder and slipped and fell. The employee suffered a concussion, a thoracic sprain and minor lacerations.
An employee experienced severe cramping in both legs, an arm, and a hand while walking back to work after a rain storm. The employee was hospitalized for treatment and observation for heat exhaustion.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
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 moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.
An employee was standing on an A-frame ladder approximately 6 feet above the floor while he attached a suspended light fixture to the ceiling. The employee lost balance, and fell to the tiled floor below, sustaining blunt force trauma to his head.
An employee was inspecting the overhead area of a single-person lift and repositioning the lift through a double doorway. As they were transitioning through the doorway, they were caught between the doorframe and the vertical mast of the lift. The employee was hospitalized with injuries to the nose, left maxillary sinus, left orbital bone, and left jaw, with fractures at the maxillary sinus area.
The injured employee was performing routine maintenance on a fan belt/pulley. The injured employee and another person were moving the pulley back and forth manually to find a bearing issue. The injured employee's left ring finger got caught between the belt and the pulley wheel, resulting in a soft tissue amputation.
An employee was helping to lift the grating from a floor draining system when the grating slipped and landed on his hand, resulting in the amputation of his right middle finger at the first joint.
During a workshop meeting in a hotel, an employee heard a drilling noise, so he walked outside to see what it was. An explosion occurred (possible gas line) and his face, ear, and hair were burned. He also fell and sustained a pelvic fracture.
An employee was using a tool to remove a rag from a roll on the tube mill. The roll pulled the tool and the employee's right hand into the roll, resulting in a partial amputation of the little finger and a fracture to the index finger.