Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Alcoa USA Corp., 1814 State Highway 131, MASSENA, NEW YORK 13662
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning basement materials out from underneath a pot. As the employee was walking backward, his foot became caught under a metal pad, causing him to fall and sustain a right tibia and fibula fracture.
An employee was working in a bucket truck in the high voltage substation testing high voltage cable. The employee contacted a live buss at 13,800 volts resulting in burns to both palms, neck, and right thigh.
An employee was walking down the hall to retrieve a vacuum when they stumbled and fell to the floor. The employee suffered wrist bruises and a kneecap fracture that required surgery.
An employee was installing a compressor piston. He tripped and fell backward while the piston was in his lap. As he landed, the little finger of his left hand became caught between the piston and compressor piping resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip. The employee required stitches and the fingertip was reattached.
An employee was doing an oil change. He was walking to get his oil jug when he tripped on an open lift pad, and fell to the ground landing on his right side. The employee sustained a broken right femur and was hospitalized.
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