Other fall to lower level unspecified · Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hawkins Inc., 20120 Forest Avenue, NEPTUNE BEACH, FLORIDA 32266
on — Cerebral and other intracranial hemorrhages without skull fracture , affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
An employee was standing on the back of his truck unloading water treatment chemicals into a tank at a municipal treatment facility. As the employee was climbing on top of a 330-gallon tote to reach another tote in the rear, he lost his footing and fell backward off the truck to the concrete surface below. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured collarbone, broken ribs, a possible concussion and a brain bleed requiring surgery.
An employee was fixing a battery-powered electric gate. After he reinstalled the battery, the gate actuated and his right index finger was caught in the chain and sprocket. The fingertip was amputated.
An employee was adjusting a ratchet strap on a flat bed truck when his hand slipped off of the adjusting bar severely cutting his finger that required surgery and hospitalization.
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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