Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Baxmeyer Construction, Inc., 625 N Prairie St, BETHALTO, ILLINOIS 62010
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
On March 2, 2022, at approximately 1:43 p.m., three employees were attempting to lower a 42 inch (in diameter) concrete pipe into an approximately 4 foot deep trench located along a city street. The crew had lifted the concrete sewer pipe by placing an eye of a 1/2 inch diameter rope sling through an approximately 2 inch lifting hole located in the center of the 42" concrete pipe, and placing a 1 1/2 inch bar through the eye of the sling (inside the pipe). The 1/2 wire rope sling was approximately 5 feet in length. The wire rope sling broke below the eye that was placed through the pipe, causing the pipe to fall on the injured employee and fracture both legs.
An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.
An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.
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