Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HMS Host, Kansas City International Airport, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI 64153
on — Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c., affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was getting on a bus in a parking lot. The employee fell from the bus to the ground and suffered a head injury (with a brain bleed), broken vertebrae, and a broken shoulder.
An employee was moving a waist high, three foot long freezer to clean behind it. She was using the handle on the freezer to pull it away from the wall when her hand slipped off the handle causing her to lose balance and fall to the floor. She fractured her pelvis in two places.
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 readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.