Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at ComEd, 23810 S. Ashland Ave., CRETE, ILLINOIS 60417
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture , affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
An employee was cutting a service line from a transformer pole to a residence's pole. He was working from a ladder secured to the pole. When the wire was cut, the release of tension caused the pole to split at ground level. The employee was strapped to the pole and fell approximately 20-25 feet to the ground. The employee suffered a brain bleed, concussion, and fractures to an orbital bone and wrist.
On December 18, 2018, a temporary employee was spotting equipment being loaded onto a trailer, when a wooden plank fell from the trailer and broke the employee's leg.
Two employees were installing a new arm on a 200 foot power pole in a 295-foot aerial lift. The lift shifted and the employees fell out of the basket. The employees were using fall protection and suffered traumatic injuries from the fall protection equipment.
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An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.
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