Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Fractures
Final narrative
On May 10, 2016, at approximately 3:30 p.m., an employee was observing the trim saw during a mill shutdown. He was standing on a 4-foot-wide catwalk, located on the green chain side of the trim saw, when he lifted a top-hinged steel door to gain access to the saws. Before he could clamp the door open, the door slipped and came down, striking his head. He was knocked over the 36- to 42-inch railing and fell 12 feet to the concrete floor below. The employee was hospitalized for fractures to the wrist, eye socket, and kneecap.
The employee was on top of a rail car to level the grain that was deposited into the car when they fell 13-15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a right leg fracture.
An employee was on an extension ladder installing a satellite dish on a roof when they fell approximately 12-15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures.
An employee was setting a 5-foot pry bar into a precast concrete slab and stood on the end of the pry bar to move the slab into place. The pry bar slipped out causing the employee to fall backward 15.5 feet to the dirt ground. The employee was hospitalized with a broken leg.
An employee was on a step ladder to measure and mark a crane rail for modification. The employee fell approximately 12 to 15 feet to the ground, resulting in a fractured right hip.
An employee was on a trailer securing a load of logs when they fell approximately 9-12 feet to the ground. The employee sustained brain hemorrhaging and lacerations to the thigh and above the eye. The employee was hospitalized.