Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet · Fractures
Final narrative
A crew of four employees was cleaning out storm water sediment traps using a hydraulic pump to remove the water from the gravity well and then a vac truck to remove the sand and other debris caught in the sediment traps (using a cage to surround the manhole while performing the work). The crew had finished cleaning the sediment traps and three of the employees were putting the equipment back in the truck. The injured employee was replacing the manhole cover and fell approximately five feet into the gravity well. The employee sustained broken ribs and was hospitalized.
HospitalizedChest, except internal location of diseases or disordersSewers, manholes, storm drains
A temporary employee walked across a wooden pallet to retrieve product to stock. When he walked back across the pallet, it broke, causing the employee to fall to the ground and sustain a fractured hip.
On April 10, 2023, at 12:00 PM, an employee was using a broom to clear rock from a building's foundation in preparation for a spray-on vapor barrier. There was a 4-foot deep trench next to the building where the employee was working and the soil at the trench's edge fell away. The employee fell into the trench and was hospitalized for a left pelvis and/or femur fracture.
An employee was walking up a steel staircase to check wiring in the electrical room. The staircase had a top platform with a grate that was sitting across the beams of the platform. The grate had shifted and as the employee stepped on it, it gave way, causing him to fall approximately 3 feet to the ground below. The grate landed on the employee and he was hospitalized for four transverse process fractures in the lower spine.
An employee was stocking the freezer and stepped on a wood pallet. The employee's foot went into the pallet and they sustained a right ankle fracture that required hospitalization and surgery.