Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Cincinnati Insurance Companies, 122 N 22nd Ave, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI 65817
on — Fractures , affecting the Multiple trunk locations.
Final narrative
An employee completed an inspection of an insured property's roof for hail damage. As he was getting on the ladder to descend from the roof, he fell approximately 10-12 feet and landed on his back on the concrete ground. The employee sustained 10 fractured ribs (4-5 displaced) and 5 transverse process fractures. The employee was hospitalized.
Hospitalized Multiple trunk locations Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.
An employee was standing on the surface of a steel beam about two feet wide. He slipped and fell backward, landing on the concrete ground about 20 feet below. The employee sustained a broken pelvis.
An employee was cleaning out an inlet pipe in a stormwater structure. The employee stepped back, fell into the pipe, and landed on concrete 13 feet below, at the bottom of the structure. He suffered a broken back.
An employee was working on a platform, raised 6 to 8 feet in the air, to get something off a rack. The employee fell from the platform to the ground and sustained a head injury and injury to multiple body parts.
An employee was preparing to unjam an auger shaft while standing on a forklift-elevated, job-made platform. The employee's wrench slipped off the equipment, causing them to lose their balance and fall. The employee landed on the ground 14 feet below and suffered fractures to the orbital bone, left elbow, and lower back.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 524126)
An employee was climbing a fixed ladder to gain access to the roof for an inspection. The bolts holding the ladder to the wall broke, resulting in the ladder and the employee falling approximately 14 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a concussion and a brain bleed as well as fractured ribs and was hospitalized.
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On January 17, 2024, an employee was climbing down from a roof after inspecting it. His ladder slipped and he fell to the ground, dislocating his left ankle and breaking his left knee. He was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was readjusting a safety hook to remove hardware from gang forms when his feet slipped. He fell to the ground, resulting in a broken left arm and wrist.
An employee was on a step ladder in a store aisle, making room on shelving for merchandise. She fell from the step ladder to the floor, suffering two fractures in her left leg. She was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
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