Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c.
Final narrative
An employee was finishing disassembly of an engine block, guiding the camshaft through the bore of the cambox of a naval ship's engine. The employee was standing on the rear platform of the engine rotisserie stand when his right foot slipped and he fell in between the stand and the engine. He planted his foot in the oil drain pan and then slipped again, hitting his back against the frame of the stand. The employee sustained a fractured right scapula, two fractured ribs on the right side, and bruising to the right lung.
HospitalizedMultiple body parts, n.e.c.Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
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.