Slip, trip, stumble on same level without fall · Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at KyKenKee, Inc., 18719 Highway 11 North, VANCE, ALABAMA 35490
on — Closed trauma involving internal organs, major blood vessels , affecting the Other digestive structures n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was stepping onto a short ladder to reach and connect an electrical line when he slipped. The lower portion of the right side of his ribcage struck the deck at the top of the ladder, resulting in a lacerated spleen. The employee required surgery.
Hospitalized Other digestive structures n.e.c. Portable ladders and stairs unspecified
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An employee was using a pike to pull a log that had become misaligned on a deck when the log crushed the employee's left foot. The employee was hospitalized and their left little toe was surgically amputated.
An employee was separating board lumber by size at the flat deck. Their left ring finger came into contact with a 22-inch spinning saw blade and was amputated.
An employee was walking across a trimmer saw when they lost balance and fell. The employee extended their right hand to steady themself and their glove was caught by the drive belt of a pulley. Their hand was drawn into the pulley, resulting in amputations to the index, middle, and ring fingers.
Two employees were using a pry bar to move a wheel on a machine. The pry bar pinned one employee's right ring fingertip against a door, causing the employee to lose tissue on the fingertip. The employee then underwent a medical amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was walking when they slipped in some water but didn't fall to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken blood vessel in his right calf.
An employee was unstrapping a secured load on the back of a vehicle. She lost her balance, then suffered a broken right leg while trying to catch herself. She was hospitalized.
An employee was preparing to conduct a 6-foot welding operation to repair a ladle plate. When he stepped forward on a scaffolding platform to conduct the weld, his right foot slipped and his right ankle was wrenched and broken. He was hospitalized.
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