Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BEELMAN TRUCK CO., 10901 Baldwin Rd., BALDWIN, ILLINOIS 62217
on — Fractures , affecting the Upper and lower extremities n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee closed the lid on the top of a tanker truck and stepped over it when his foot caught the edge of the lid, causing him to trip. The employee fell 13 feet from the top of the tank to the ground, resulting in hospitalization with fractures to his right wrist, right ankle, and fibula, requiring surgery on the wrist.
Hospitalized Upper and lower extremities n.e.c. Tanker trucks
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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.
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