Fall from collapsing structure or equipment 11 to 15 feet · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
Final narrative
Employees were welding a wall plate to connect a structural steel member. The base of the member became unstable, and the structural steel started to fall, causing an employee sitting on a cross member to fall 15 feet to the ground below. A second employee was welding while standing in an aerial lift basket when the structural steel member fell and crashed down on the lift, slamming it to the ground. The employee suffered multiple blunt force trauma injuries and was hospitalized.
An employee was removing a safety railing from a stairwell. The 2x10 plank they were standing on gave way and the employee fell approximately 12 feet to a lower level, resulting in fractures.
An employee was climbing a ladder to get to the top of a container. The ladder collapsed and the employee fell 13 feet to the concrete floor, sustaining a fractured pelvis and tailbone.
Two employees were cleaning the ducts on top of a pipe. The pipe gave way and the employees and the pipe fell 15 feet. The pipe landed on one employee's leg, resulting in a fracture in three places and hospitalization. The other employee was not injured.
An employee was walking on the roof deck performing roofing work when the deck collapsed. The employee fell approximately 13 feet to the ground below, resulting in fractures and bruising to the hips, head, and chest.