Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Walsh Construction Company, 46-01 37th Ave, LONG ISLAND CITY, NEW YORK 11101
on — Fractures , affecting the Ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was descending a ladder and fell three feet to the concrete floor, resulting in a broken ankle.
Hospitalized Ankle(s) Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
More severe injuries at Walsh Construction Company
An employee was moving a piece of precast concrete to center it on a pallet. His right middle finger was pinched between the precast and the pallet, resulting in a fracture of the distal phalanx and a partial finger amputation.
An employee was putting wall ties into pier form work. He was stepping into and out of the form, slipped on rebar, and fell 2 to 3 feet. A rebar impaled the employee's right buttock.
On August 21, 2017, an employee was on top of an 8-foot high box moving a pallet when he lost his balance and fell to the ground, injuring his head and torso.
On or about September 14, 2016, an employee was working at the base of a shaft. At the same time, an overhead crane had hoisted a filled concrete bucket over the shaft. As the bucket crossed over the shaft, the bucket opened and spilled concrete onto the employee below. The employee suffered multiple fractures.
An employee was walking from one location to another and needed to step over a small foundation wall. His foot became caught on a wire and he tripped and fell 1.5 feet, fracturing his tibia.
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 236116)
An employee was adjusting the forks on a skid steer when his right index finger got pinched between the forks and the frame of the skid steer. The finger was crushed and required partial amputation of the fingernail area.
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The injured employee was walking in front of the property by the front door as another employee was removing debris from the roof. The injured employee was struck by a 2 x 4 that was being cleared from the roof. He was knocked unconscious and sustained brain bleeding, as well as head and facial injuries, and required stitches.
An employee had been tasked with hauling large rocks. There was a rock caught in the tailgate of the dump truck that was preventing it from opening. He went to get the rock out and the tailgate came down, crushing his right middle fingertip. The employee sustained a fracture of the distal phalanx and required surgery.
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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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