Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at HOLLAND & HOLLAND MASONRY, INC., 601 S Vine, ARTHUR, ILLINOIS 61911
on — Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions , affecting the multiple body parts, n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was grouting walls in a bank vault at a commercial construction site when they fell 6 feet from a scaffold to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a concussion and a fractured clavicle.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
An employee was preparing a tank car for loading while chipping away solidified product in the manway opening of the tank car. A pressure noise within the tank car startled the employee, causing him to stumble backward and fall approximately 10 feet over the guard railing at the chemical loading rack to the ground. The employee suffered fractured vertebrae, a fractured right wrist and ankle, and a dislocated jaw.
An employee was installing an electrical tray remover from a ladder. As he was descending, his missed a step and fell 6-7 feet to the floor. The employee suffered a head injury.
Two employees were installing spray foam insulation in the attic of a new residential construction. The injured employee fell 8 feet from an A-frame ladder to the floor. The employee suffered lacerations, abrasions, and a head injury.
An employee was on a raised platform attaching wires to electrical boxes. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to the floor below and struck an exit sign on the way down, resulting in an injury to his face.
An employee was in a forklift man basket fixing a garage door opener when they fell approximately 8 feet to the concrete ground below. The employee suffered head and back injuries as well as kidney bruising.
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