Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures (except skull fractures) and concussions
Final narrative
On September 28, 2018, at 8:00 a.m. two employees were working together to install an exhaust pipe on the rear engine compartment of airport-sized snow removal equipment. The injured employee was working from an attached catwalk on the snow removal equipment to install the exhaust pipe while the other employee was on the roof of the equipment to hold the top of the pipe and secure a bolt. While installing the exhaust pipe, the injured employee stepped back and fell approximately 59 inches landing on the concrete floor below. He was hospitalized for a severe concussion, broken vertebrae in the neck and a shoulder injury.
HospitalizedHead and neckIndustrial vehicle, material hauling and transport-powered, n.e.c
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.