Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet · Intracranial injuries and injuries to internal organs
Final narrative
An employee was on the roof of a fertilizer storage building, shoveling fertilizer that had spilled out through the hole in the roof. He slipped and fell down 20 feet of roof, then dropped 12 feet straight onto a trolley rail, then fell from the rail to the ground 18 inches below. The employee suffered three brain bleeds, a broken fractured left wrist, stomach injury, a kidney injury, a fractured eye socket, a pelvis fracture, a gash in the forehead (requiring stitches), and a cut that left skin hanging from his forehead.
An employee was performing an inspection of the seed warehouse when they fell 30 feet from a catwalk to the ground. The employee sustained facial injuries and a compound fracture to the left femur.
An employee was on a cherry picker approximately 30 feet high, selecting boxes of merchandise from warehouse racking to place onto a pallet. The employee fell and sustained neck and back injuries.
On November 6, 2023, an employee was installing roofing materials on a multi-residential construction site 35 feet above ground level. The anchor on the employee's personal fall arrest system became unattached and the employee fell to the ground. They sustained multiple fractures.
On October 12, 2023, an employee was stacking insulation on a roof when they fell 35 feet through a skylight to the concrete floor below. The employee sustained an ankle and pelvis fracture.
On the fifth or sixth floor deck, an employee was supervising iron workers who were measuring to place rebar. The employee was struck by a wooden tool box that was being lifted by a tower crane. The employee then struck a wooden fence and fell approximately 50 feet to the ground. The employee sustained fractures to both legs and lacerations.