Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. · Amputations
Final narrative
Two employees were changing out the skid steer attachment from a bucket to forks. The bucket did not fall free when the two retaining pins were removed due to the build up of dirt. The bucket was still lifted about six inches above the ground. The injured employee was standing near the bucket with his left hand resting on it, while another employee used a hammer on the opposite side to knock the dirt loose. The bucket fell approximately six inches and the injured employee's left hand was pinched between the bucket and fixed supports resulting in amputation of the middle and ring fingertips.
AmputationFingertip(s)Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
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.