Fall on same level due to slip or trip · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at DHL EXPRESS (USA), INC., JFK International Airport, JOHN F KENNEDY AIRPORT, NEW YORK 11430
on — Fractures , affecting the Hip joint(s).
Final narrative
An employee was moving empty shipping containers across ball decking. He tripped over a fixed lip on the ball decking and fell into an empty shipping container on the same level, resulting in a left hip fracture.
An employee was operating a forklift on the airport ramp environment to help offload cargo pallets from a tractor trailer. He was manually locking the cargo dolly (a specialized piece of ground support equipment used to transfer pallets) to prevent the load device from shifting or falling off the dolly during transportation. The employee stepped between the K-loader and the dolly to put up a lock when they became pinned between the loader and the dolly, resulting in inflammation to their left leg. The employee was hospitalized.
While dismounting from the cab of his tractor trailer, an employee slipped from the steps and fell to the ground. He sustained a dislocated left elbow, a broken left wrist, and a broken bone near the left elbow. He was was hospitalized and required surgery for the fractures.
An employee was climbing up a ladder to a cargo loader to unload packages when he fell approximately 10 feet to a lower level, fracturing his right ankle.
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 was moving a large package from a slide when her left arm got caught between the slide (tilt tray) and the package. She was hospitalized with a fractured left arm.
An employee was operating a switch truck at a rail yard. He got out of the switch truck to unlock a container that was attached to a unit in front of him. The switch truck rolled and pinned the employee against the container. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis, a ruptured spleen, and a possible spinal cord injury.
An employee was sidestepping along the catwalk of a railcar when he lost his balance and fell approximately 4 feet to the ground. The employee's right hip was fractured.
An employee was working to realign the two top sections of a set of collapsible rollers (trailer-on-flatcar rollers). The rollers suddenly fell into place and pinched her left index fingertip against the lower sections. She suffered a partial amputation to the fingertip.
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 slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.