Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee and a coworker were installing sheet rock while standing on a bakers scaffold that was approximately 7 feet tall. The employee needed to reach higher so he was also using a step ladder on the bakers scaffold. His coworker climbed down off of the scaffolding and the scaffolding began to roll. The employee was on the scaffolding standing on the step ladder as it was rolling. The scaffolding tipped over onto its side, and the employee fell approximately 8 feet to the concrete floor, suffering a broken wrist, foot, and skull.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Scaffolds-self-supporting staging
An employee was preparing a tank car for loading while chipping away solidified product in the manway opening of the tank car. A pressure noise within the tank car startled the employee, causing him to stumble backward and fall approximately 10 feet over the guard railing at the chemical loading rack to the ground. The employee suffered fractured vertebrae, a fractured right wrist and ankle, and a dislocated jaw.
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