Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Intracranial injuries unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Universal Television LLC, 430 N. Michigan Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60611
on — Intracranial injuries unspecified , affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
An employee was changing a light while standing on a wooden box. The employee fell approximately 20 inches to a lower level and struck his head on the floor, resulting in a head injury.
An employee was stepping into a passenger van using the side steps on the rear passenger entrance. She stepped into the van with her left leg when she slipped and her right ankle rolled, resulting in a fractured ankle. She was hospitalized for surgery.
During the filming of a television scene, an employee tripped on the electrical cord for a Christmas tree. She fell to the floor and suffered a broken left hip.
An employee was using a router on a wooden door in a construction shop when the router moved unexpectedly, making contact with the employee's left hand and lacerating it below the thumb.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 515120)
An employee was moving an empty travel/equipment case to an upper shelf while standing on a 6-foot step ladder. While descending from the ladder, the employee misstepped and fell 2-3 feet to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a fractured tibial plateau in their right leg.
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An employee was changing a die in a press when the die slipped and crushed the employee's left index finger. The employee sustained an open facture of the tuft of the left distal phalanx and a partial amputation.
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