Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lancaster General Health, 434 N Lime St, LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA 17604
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture , affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
On January 2, 2024, at 8:15 a.m., an employee was sitting at his desk while on the phone. The employee leaned back in his chair, fell backward and struck his head on an electrical wall receptacle, resulting in internal bleeding and a laceration to the back of his scalp. The employee was hospitalized.
A switchboard operator leaned back in her chair and the chair tipped over. She fell backward and struck her head on the floor, sustaining a subarachnoid bleed.
An employee was leaving a building. She tripped on a curb and fell, striking her head and knees on the ground. She suffered a forehead laceration and bruising to the knees. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee fell while exiting a trailer. The employee landed on their left side on the pavement, suffering multiple broken ribs on the left side. The employee was hospitalized.
A driver was exiting his vehicle outside the plant gate when his foot slipped on the top step of the truck. He fell to the ground, landed on his left hip and elbow. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip/femur.
Two employees were removing a service lift platform from the back of a radar system. While handling the service lift platform, employee 2 was standing on the back of the radar and lost their footing, causing the service lift platform to shift and fall. The injured employee then fell from the top of the platform electronic subsystem (PES) to the floor, approximately 56 inches. The injured employee fractured his left elbow and left hip.
An employee fell from a loading dock to the ground 2-3 feet below. She suffered a compound fracture of the left hip and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.
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