Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part · Cuts, lacerations
Final narrative
An employee was on top of the flatbed trailer helping to secure a 72-inch earth drilling auger that had been placed by a co-worker. A separate, 96-inch earth drilling auger was placed with the square base over asphalt paving in order to rig the other auger through the lifting eyes and load it onto the flatbed trailer. The larger auger tipped over and the blades caught the employee's fingers against the pavement, resulting in a laceration to the right middle finger that required surgical amputation several days later.
An employee was transporting an 800-pound die on a cart from the tool room. The employee was pulling the cart when it struck a metal plate on the floor. This caused the cart to tip forward and the die to slide off the cart. The die struck the employee's left foot and their second toe was amputated.
An employee was using a forklift to load pallets of product on a trailer. He exited the forklift to adjust a pallet by hand. The pallet fell on him, resulting in an injury to the left leg.
An employee was lifting a 500-pound steel counterweight off a pallet using a magnetic hold jib crane. The counterweight detached from the crane and the employee sustained a left foot/toe fracture that required surgery.
An employee was using a pipe wrench to turn a 42-foot-long steel pipe on jack stands to weld the bottom portion. The pipe fell off the stands, striking the injured employee on his left shin. The employee sustained a left leg fracture at the shin area as well as a tibia fracture that required surgery.