Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee loaded a ladder into the back of a truck. Other equipment was preventing the ladder from laying flat in the bed of the truck.
He entered the bed of the truck, rearranged the items, and positioned the ladder to set down in the truck bed. When he went to exit the truck bed, he placed one foot between the ladder and the inside of the truck bed wall, while the other foot was on the bumper of the truck. The tailgate was closed at the time. When he attempted to take his foot out of the bed, his foot became caught, causing him to fall from the bumper and truck bed. He broke his right femur.
An employee was climbing a step ladder while carrying a 3-foot piece of conduit. As he went to reposition his feet on the ladder by pivoting, he slipped and fell from the third rung of a 6-foot ladder. The employee sustained fractures to the left femur, right elbow, and right ring finger.
An employee was descending a 4-step maintenance stand when she missed the bottom step and fell to the hangar floor. The employee suffered a left hip fracture.
An employee stopped a belt and was going to check it for missing packages. She fell backward 3-4 feet from an elevated platform and sustained a broken right arm.
An employee had just finished a routine concrete pour and was ascending the ladder to clean the concrete mixer truck. The employee lost their grip and fell approximately 2-3 feet, contacting the truck's bumper. The employee suffered rib fractures and a punctured lung.
An employee was performing duties as an expeditor. After opening the dock door, the employee scanned the barcode on the door of the truck and placed one foot on the truck and one foot on the dock. The truck drove out of the stall, causing the employee to fall 4 feet off the dock onto the concrete. The employee sustained fractures to the right side of the pelvis, elbow, and a left ring fingertip as well as injuries to the right wrist and bruising to the back and stomach.