Struck by falling object or equipment, unspecified · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Chicago Cubs Baseball Club LLC, River Walk Stadium, MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA 36104
on — Concussions, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was exercising in the gymnasium when weight bands became loose, fell, and struck the employee in the face, resulting in facial injuries and a concussion. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was unloading 30-foot 2-inch barrels from a pan holding about 20 barrels. The barrels tipped over, striking and breaking both of the employee's lower legs.
An employee was in a sandblasting area, preparing the surface of a plate heat exchanger frame for painting. The frame fell on the employee, who suffered fractures to vertebrae, the neck, pelvis, and rib cage; and punctured lungs.
An employee was using a router to duplicate chair parts in plywood. She was feeding the corner of the material into the spinning bit when the bit grabbed the material and spun it out of her control. She suffered a deep laceration to the left index finger.
An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was directing a truck driver to a dump site when the truck's peanut trailer slipped off the kingpin. As the trailer fell, a ladder attached to it lacerated the employee's ear. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was unloading a forklift from a trailer to the ground. The employee was climbing down the ladder of the trailer when their foot slipped through one of the rungs, causing them to fall backward onto the forklift forks. The employee was hospitalized for fractured ribs.