Nonroadway noncollision vehicle overturn · Fractures and soft tissue injuries
Final narrative
A temporary employee was extended 24 feet in a telescopic mast lift when the lift drove over a hole that had previously been filled with soil. The tires sank in the soil, causing the lift to tip over. The employee fell with the lift to the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with bruising to his head, face, and the left side of his body, as well as broken teeth, a fractured jaw, a fractured left arm, and a dislocated left finger. He required surgery. The employee was wearing PPE and fall protection was in place at the time.
Hospitalized Head and extremities Hoists, lifts scissor, telescoping
An employee was mowing a residential lawn at a client's house. The mower slid on the land and tipped over onto him. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured vertebra in the neck and partial paralysis.
An employee was driving a forklift when its right front wheel dropped off a 6-inch curb. The forklift rolled over and trapped him against the concrete surface. He suffered a broken pelvis, ribs, and collarbone, as well as a collapsed lung.
An employee was operating a utility task vehicle (UTV). During a left turn, the vehicle rolled over on its right side. The employee suffered a lumbar strain and fractures to four lower-back vertebrae. She was hospitalized.
An employee was loading a telehandler onto a trailer and the right wheels were misaligned with the trailer, causing the telehandler to tip and fall to the right. The employee went to exit the telehandler as it fell, striking his head on the cage and frame of the telehandler. The employee sustained a concussion, a head laceration, and fractured vertebrae.
An employee was driving an ATV when it overturned and rolled onto its side. The employee sustained a fractured elbow requiring hospitalization and surgery.