Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Concussions
Final narrative
On 5/11/21, four filler operators were performing a changeover on the filler. The injured operator entered the filler to change chucks using portable steps with a handrail. Another operator was walking up and down the steps handing parts for the changeover. When the injured operator exited the filler using the seal of the door and stepped forward onto the portable steps, the steps slid causing the injured operator to fall back next to the filler. The injured operator hit their head on the filler door and then on the floor three feet below. The operator was hospitalized for a concussion.
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.