An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 517410)
An employee began experiencing hand and arm cramping while climbing a tower. About an hour later, the employee became ill. The employee was hospitalized for heat-related illness.
An employee was working on a satellite installation. They were reaching to grab a piece of cable when they were bitten on the left hand by a copperhead snake.
An employee was climbing up a fixed wooden access ladder to the ceiling of a residential house. One of the ladder rungs failed, causing the employee to fall to the ground. He sustained a spiral fracture to his left leg.
An employee was standing on a rooftop using rope to lower a bundled advertising copy to the ground to a second employee. The rope got tangled in the employee's harness/lanyard or foot, causing the employee to fall approximately 15 feet to the sidewalk below. The employee landed on their feet and fractured both heels. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was replacing an old drop cord on a power pole. The employee was descending a ladder when they fell approximately 10 to 12 feet, resulting in a fractured pelvis.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.