Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet · Fractures
Final narrative
On October 23, 2017, employees were cutting cross frames and a girder as part of the demolition process for a bridge. While torch cutting the girder, one employee connected his personal fall arrest system to a beam clamp that was connected to the tail section of the existing girder. The tail section was supposed to remain in place when the rest of the girder was dropped. After the employees finished cutting the girder, the tail section fell from its bearing and pulled the employee approximately 13 feet to the ground. He suffered a broken wrist and back injury.
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.