Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Concussions
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PAUL CINA PLASTERING COMPANY, 218 Bolas Road, DUXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS 02332
on — Concussions, affecting the brain.
Final narrative
An employee was performing plaster work from a 5-foot baker scaffold when they lost balance and fell from the scaffold to the ground below, resulting in a head injury and concussion.
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.
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