U.S. Dept. of Air Force - Travis AFB - Safety oOfice
Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object unspecified · Intracranial injuries with skull fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Dept. of Air Force - Travis AFB - Safety oOfice, 400 Brennan Cir le, TRAVIS AFB, CALIFORNIA 94535
on — Intracranial injuries with skull fractures, affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
An employee was helping to manually move two helicopters that were being shipped as cargo. Once the helicopters arrived at the staging area, the load team started the process of lowering the helicopters landing skids to the ground by disengaging the ground handling wheels. The injured employee removed a safety pin to disengage the wheels when the wheel rotation bar slipped from another employee's hand and struck him in the head, partially severing his left ear. He then fell back, striking his head. He was hospitalized with a skull fracture and a brain bleed.
Hospitalized Brain Vehicle and mobile equipment parts n.e.c.
An employee was activating the sprinkler system at a sports complex following recent maintenance to repair leaky pumps. When the system was activated, a section of newly installed 3-inch schedule 80 PVC pipe struck the employee, who lost consciousness. The employee suffered a broken jaw and a concussion.
An employee was cutting metal with a torch. A piece of metal struck the employee's left foot, causing multiple fractures to metatarsal(s). The employee was hospitalized.
An employee had been conducting crane operations. The employee went to stop a piece of oil and gas equipment for tubular running from falling over to the ground. Their right hand was caught between a rolling ladder and the equipment, resulting in fractures to the index and middle fingers. They were hospitalized and the middle finger required surgery.
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An employee was installing a rear suspension airbag beneath a hydro-excavation truck when the airbag slipped off the truck's frame and struck him in the face. The employee sustained multiple facial fractures and an intraparenchymal hemorrhage and was hospitalized.
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