Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
Final narrative
On March 17, 2023, an employee was driving a truck that was hauling a bomb cart containing a 20-foot tank to be loaded onto a cargo ship. The employee positioned the bomb cart under a gantry crane which then hooked onto the tank and lifted it up about 3 feet. The tank's corner section snagged the bomb cart, which lifted the truck with the employee inside its cab. As the crane was lowering the tank, the corner of the tank dislodged from the bomb cart. The cart and the truck dropped back to the ground and the employee's head hit a metal part of the cab . The employee sustained a laceration to the back of the head and a fracture to the pelvis that required hospitalization.
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.