Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Central Mass Transit Management, Inc., 42 Quinsigamond Ave., WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 01610
on — Fractures, affecting the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified.
Final narrative
On April 6, 2022, an employee fell down the steps of a shuttle bus while disembarking and suffered back fractures.
HospitalizedBack, including spine, spinal cord, unspecifiedBus
More severe injuries at Central Mass Transit Management, Inc.
On May 11, 2022, a pedestrian boarded a bus and assaulted the driver. The driver sustained a cut to the left side of the face and cuts to several fingers on the right hand.
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.
A driver fell to the ground while stepping into the bus and suffered a head laceration, a broken clavicle, five broken ribs, a punctured lung, and a brain bleed.
An employee had just left a bus and was going toward their own vehicle when the bus rolled forward. The employee was pinned between the bus and their own vehicle and suffered a broken pelvis.
On May 11, 2022, a pedestrian boarded a bus and assaulted the driver. The driver sustained a cut to the left side of the face and cuts to several fingers on the right hand.
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.