KONE Inc

The injured employee was part of a crew that was replacing an old elevator. The injured employee and a co-worker used a drywall dolly to take the old elevator base platform to a dumpster. When they were putting the base platform in the dumpster, it slipped and pinned the injured employee s finger against the dumpster. The employee sustained a severe laceration and required surgery for a tendon in his left index finger.

An employee was at a construction jobsite installing an elevator when one of his left hand fingers got caught between the governor rope and the top part of a handrail, resulting in a 1/2-inch fingertip amputation.

An employee was climbing a 15-foot, job-made wooden ladder to access a machine room when the ladder shifted. He then fell approximately 10 feet to the ground below, landing on his feet. He fractured his right heel, sprained his left ankle, and strained his back.

The injured employee was part of a three man team replacing a rope in a high rise elevator. The employee was feeding part of the rope through the rigging when excess rope on top of the car created a loop. The employee's right leg was caught in the loop and when it tightened the employee suffered a compound fracture to the lower leg.

An employee tripped over a stool and fell on the floor, resulting in a left displaced mid-cervical femoral neck fracture.

An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.

The injured employee was standing behind a table. She jumped out to scare another employee, but tripped and fell on the tile floor, injuring her right ankle/foot. She was hospitalized with a dislocated ankle that required surgery.

An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.

An employee tripped over a concrete curb stop in a parking lot. The employee fell to the ground, landing on their left hip and breaking it.

An employee walked into the chairlift hoist way and the chairlift platform was not there. The employee fell 10-12 feet to the chairlift platform on the first floor. The employee sustained a fractured femur.

An employee was dumping trash into a compactor when he lost his balance and fell approximately 5 feet into the trash compactor. The compactor was not in use at the time. The employee was hospitalized with multiple fractures.

Employees were installing components of an elevator from inside the elevator and removed temporary hoisting equipment when the elevator descended from the fourth floor to the pit floor. One employee was hospitalized with fractures to their fibula and a rib, and the other employee was hospitalized with fractures to both feet.

An employee was standing on the edge of the dumpster while pulling out cribbage. The employee fell to the ground, sustaining a fractured elbow and hip. The employee was hospitalized.

An employee was using a magnetic drill to drill a hole on an elevator door. His left glove became entangled with the drill bit, which partially amputated his left thumb below the last knuckle and removed several inches of a tendon. The employee's left middle finger was also severely lacerated. He was hospitalized and received stitches.

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.

An employee was closing the side cargo door to a company van. The tip of his finger got caught between the door and the door jamb, resulting in a partial amputation.

An employee lost his footing while climbing an inclined ladder. He stumbled down one step and was able to stabilize himself by holding the railing and twisting his body, but he suffered an internal abdominal injury and was hospitalized.

An employee was manipulating dies on a brake press. The press caught and crushed the employee's right forearm, resulting in hospitalization.