Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
Final narrative
An employee was in a building to perform maintenance work on a boiler, chiller, and HVAC system. Looking for roof access, the employee opened a set of double doors on the third floor that opened outward toward a maintenance shaft/elevator shaft. He then looked for a light switch to turn on and stepped forward through the doors. He fell approximately 15-20 feet down the shaft, landing on his lower back on the trap door . The employee sustained a laceration to the back of their left leg that required stitches.
An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.
An employee was standing on the surface of a steel beam about two feet wide. He slipped and fell backward, landing on the concrete ground about 20 feet below. The employee sustained a broken pelvis.
An employee was cleaning out an inlet pipe in a stormwater structure. The employee stepped back, fell into the pipe, and landed on concrete 13 feet below, at the bottom of the structure. He suffered a broken back.
An employee was working on a platform, raised 6 to 8 feet in the air, to get something off a rack. The employee fell from the platform to the ground and sustained a head injury and injury to multiple body parts.
An employee was preparing to unjam an auger shaft while standing on a forklift-elevated, job-made platform. The employee's wrench slipped off the equipment, causing them to lose their balance and fall. The employee landed on the ground 14 feet below and suffered fractures to the orbital bone, left elbow, and lower back.