Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was pulling the die from a rack when the push/pull mechanism of the die cart failed. When the employee realized this, he removed the chains from around the die and proceeded to set the brake, then pushed the die onto the die cart from behind the rack. The die cart then moved backwards, causing the die to start to tip and fall. When the employee tried to grab and stabilize it, the center of gravity for the die was over the edge of the die rack shelf, and the die fell and trapped the employee's arms between the top of the die and the underside of the die rack shelf. He broke both wrists and was hospitalized.
An employee was moving a piece of an I-beam for welding when it rolled off the cribbing. The employee went to catch it when it fell and crushed the employee's finger, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was helping to disassemble large reels used to store steel wire when a 264-pound flange from the reel fell over onto the employee's left leg. The employee sustained multiple fractures to their leg and ligament injuries to the lower leg.
The injured employee was putting away materials on the warehouse floor as a co-worker was pushing a pallet onto a nearby shelf. The pallet knocked another pallet forward, causing it to fall onto the injured employee's shoulders. The employee suffered fractures in their right and left knees and ankles.
Employees were moving a single man lift into a building and reclining the lift to position it to fit through the door. The lift shifted and fell, causing the employee to sustain fractures to the left tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
An employee was moving a light tower so it could be hitched to a truck. He grabbed the tongue of the trailer hitch on the light tower to slide it to the left. The tongue jack fell off, causing the light tower tongue to drop on the employee's right hand. The employee's middle fingertip was amputated.