Other fall to lower level unspecified · Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Wilbur Investments Inc, 1905 Wilbur Avenue, SOMERSET, MASSACHUSETTS 02725
on — Injuries to the brain, spinal cord and severe wounds, internal injuries, affecting the Head and trunk.
Final narrative
An employee was bringing extra bottles of liquor up from a cellar to the first floor when they lost consciousness and fell down the staircase, striking the concrete wall at the bottom of the stairs. The employee suffered a head injury and a collapsed lung.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
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An employee was walking in a warehouse when he slipped and fell. His right leg went forward, his left leg buckled, and his left knee struck the floor. He suffered a dislocated kneecap and was hospitalized.
An employee was exiting a store when a steel gate, used to lock and protect the store, fell onto his right shoulder. He suffered a broken right humeral neck, as well as three broken right-side ribs.
An employee lost his balance and fell while entering a store office. His right side and back landed on cases/boxes and he suffered injuries to the T7-T11 vertebrae in his back. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
A temporary employee was operating a cherry picker forklift with two pallets on the forks. While traveling backward, one of the pallets hit a storage rack. This pallet then pinned the employee's right foot against the rack resulting in amputation of the little toe.
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.
Two employees were setting up a mandrel in the spindle of a machine. The mandrel was side-shifted while an employee's hand was on the mast of a powered industrial truck. The employee suffered crushing injuries that resulted in amputations to the middle and ring fingertips.
An employee had been loading a double deck press. The employee saw a mold had been sent in with the C-hook still attached on the belly bar. As he went to remove the hook from the mold, his right thumb got caught on the C-hook. The employee's thumb was partially amputated.
An employee was operating a roller and paving a small pathway next to a pavilion. The ground was on a slight pitch, causing him to reach up toward the roll cage to stabilize himself. His right fifth finger was pinched between the roll cage and the rafter of the pavilion. The employee sustained a partial degloving injury with partial traumatic amputation.
An employee was delivering home heating fuel when bees came from the ground and stung the employee's face, neck, torso, and hands. The employee proceeded to shut off the oil flow before losing consciousness. They were hospitalized due to an anaphylactic reaction.