Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AMHERST COLLEGE, 59 College St, AMHERST, MASSACHUSETTS 01002
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
At Amherst College, a dining hall employee was hospitalized after falling down 12 steps.
An employee was leaving the building when they tripped on the steps and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left foot and a sprained right ankle.
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 leaving the building when they tripped on the steps and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left foot and a sprained right ankle.
An employee was attempting to restrain a resident when their feet got tangled and both fell to the floor. The resident fell on top of the employee who struck a corner of the wall and then the floor, resulting in a broken right hip.
An employee was descending stairs when they lost balance and fell down 3-4 steps to the second floor landing. The employee was hospitalized with two broken ribs and a concussion.
An employee was assisting a client with walking when they tripped over a kitchen rug and fell. The employee sustained a nose laceration and a swollen eye. The employee then lost consciousness and had seizures, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was stepping from a gravel parking lot onto a cement-paved sidewalk. She tripped and fell, suffering a concussion, a broken nose, and injured vertebrae. She was hospitalized.
An employee fell while exiting a trailer. The employee landed on their left side on the pavement, suffering multiple broken ribs on the left side. The employee was hospitalized.
Two employees were setting up a mandrel in the spindle of a machine. The mandrel was side-shifted while an employee's hand was on the mast of a powered industrial truck. The employee suffered crushing injuries that resulted in amputations to the middle and ring fingertips.
An employee had been loading a double deck press. The employee saw a mold had been sent in with the C-hook still attached on the belly bar. As he went to remove the hook from the mold, his right thumb got caught on the C-hook. The employee's thumb was partially amputated.
An employee was operating a roller and paving a small pathway next to a pavilion. The ground was on a slight pitch, causing him to reach up toward the roll cage to stabilize himself. His right fifth finger was pinched between the roll cage and the rafter of the pavilion. The employee sustained a partial degloving injury with partial traumatic amputation.
An employee was delivering home heating fuel when bees came from the ground and stung the employee's face, neck, torso, and hands. The employee proceeded to shut off the oil flow before losing consciousness. They were hospitalized due to an anaphylactic reaction.