Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Graham Packaging Company L.P., 500 Windsor Street, YORK, PENNSYLVANIA 17403
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On June 28, 2022, an employee fell while climbing down a ladder, landed on the concrete floor 4 to 6 feet below, and suffered a broken leg. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was attempting to clear a jammed pallet from inside a palletizer and suffered a fractured nose, a fractured left orbital bone, and a forehead laceration.
An employee was walking out from between two forklifts when they were struck by a forklift. The employee was knocked backward and struck the floor, resulting in a contusions to the lumbar and wrist areas as well as brain hemorrhaging.
An employee was cleaning around a blower machine and noticed labels stuck inside. She was attempting to remove the labels when her left index finger was caught in the belt and pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was attempting to remove a plastic label from a plastic blow molding machine when the machine amputated the employee's right index fingertip.
Maintenance employees were moving a catwalk with a forklift. The catwalk fell off the forks and struck the legs of one of the maintenance employees. The employee suffered broken bones in both legs.
An employee was preparing a tank car for loading while chipping away solidified product in the manway opening of the tank car. A pressure noise within the tank car startled the employee, causing him to stumble backward and fall approximately 10 feet over the guard railing at the chemical loading rack to the ground. The employee suffered fractured vertebrae, a fractured right wrist and ankle, and a dislocated jaw.
An employee was installing an electrical tray remover from a ladder. As he was descending, his missed a step and fell 6-7 feet to the floor. The employee suffered a head injury.
Two employees were installing spray foam insulation in the attic of a new residential construction. The injured employee fell 8 feet from an A-frame ladder to the floor. The employee suffered lacerations, abrasions, and a head injury.
An employee was on a raised platform attaching wires to electrical boxes. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to the floor below and struck an exit sign on the way down, resulting in an injury to his face.
An employee was in a forklift man basket fixing a garage door opener when they fell approximately 8 feet to the concrete ground below. The employee suffered head and back injuries as well as kidney bruising.
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