Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Intracranial injuries with skull fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BERKSHIRE STERILE MANUFACTURING, INC., 480 Pleasant Street, LEE, MASSACHUSETTS 01238
on — Intracranial injuries with skull fractures, affecting the Brain.
Final narrative
An employee was working on a work assist vehicle lift that was elevated about 3 feet off the ground. The employee fell to the concrete floor and hit their head. The employee suffered a broken disc in the back, as well as a broken skull with internal bleeding.
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.
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