Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c.
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lee Gilman Builders, 110 Stone Gate, KETCHUM, IDAHO 83340
on — Multiple intracranial injuries, n.e.c., affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was on a step ladder placing interior vertical door trim. As the employee changed positions, the ladder tipped over, causing the employee to fall approximately 6 feet to the cement floor. The employee sustained fractures to the orbital wall, maxillary sinus, sphenoid, temporal portion of the skull, and bilateral distal radii. The employee also sustained pneumocephalus, a subarachnoid hemorrhage, and an acute subdural hematoma as well as loose teeth. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was climbing a step ladder while carrying a 3-foot piece of conduit. As he went to reposition his feet on the ladder by pivoting, he slipped and fell from the third rung of a 6-foot ladder. The employee sustained fractures to the left femur, right elbow, and right ring finger.
An employee was descending a 4-step maintenance stand when she missed the bottom step and fell to the hangar floor. The employee suffered a left hip fracture.
An employee stopped a belt and was going to check it for missing packages. She fell backward 3-4 feet from an elevated platform and sustained a broken right arm.
An employee had just finished a routine concrete pour and was ascending the ladder to clean the concrete mixer truck. The employee lost their grip and fell approximately 2-3 feet, contacting the truck's bumper. The employee suffered rib fractures and a punctured lung.
An employee was performing duties as an expeditor. After opening the dock door, the employee scanned the barcode on the door of the truck and placed one foot on the truck and one foot on the dock. The truck drove out of the stall, causing the employee to fall 4 feet off the dock onto the concrete. The employee sustained fractures to the right side of the pelvis, elbow, and a left ring fingertip as well as injuries to the right wrist and bruising to the back and stomach.
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