Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Bigge Crane and Rigging Co., 1598 US 183 Highway, PHILLIPSBURG, KANSAS 67661
on — Fractures, affecting the skull.
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Final narrative
Employees were assembling a crawler crane, using an assist crane to lift and set a drum. After the drum was set, an employee climbed to the top of the boom section and began to slide the drum forward with a pry bar to set the pin. The pry bar slipped, causing the employee to lose his balance and fall from the top of the boom. His head struck the deck of the assist crane before he fell to the ground, and suffered a fractured skull.
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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.
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An employee was taking a scissor lift off a flatbed trailer. While using the remote operator controls and walking alongside the lift, the wheel of the lift turned in the wrong direction, causing it to strike the employee and roll over his left ankle. The employee was hospitalized with two broken bones in his ankle.
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An employee was working to remove a product blockage from a piece of equipment. The employee was struck by a metal bar near the deck of the pin mixer equipment and sustained blunt force trauma to the torso.
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An employee was climbing a ladder to get on top of the breakroom. The ladder slipped, causing him to fall to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to his upper back, left foot, and ankle.
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