Other fall to lower level 6 to 30 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Neblock Inc, 1001 South Pierpont Avenue, ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS 61102
on , Fractures, affecting the rib(s), oblique area.
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Final narrative
An employee was helping to change a hose on an excavator. He was in the raised bucket of a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) when his 15-inch adjustable wrench slipped off a nut. He lost his balance and fell about 8 feet to the ground. The employee sustained injuries to their neck and back, a laceration to his head, and fractured ribs. A fall arrest system was not used at the time of the fall.
HospitalizedRib(s), oblique areaIndustrial vehicle, material hauling and transport powered, unspecified