CINCINNATI, OHIO—
PERFORMANCE CONTRACTING INC
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Fractures
Final narrative
An employee was on a scissor lift while marking a ceiling with a tool so they could cut control joints. The counterweight of a boom lift struck the scissor lift as it rotated, knocking the scissor lift over. The employee fell 14 feet. The employee sustained a femoral neck fracture to their left femur, fractures to three vertebrae, a pelvic fracture, a fracture and dislocation to their left wrist, and scrapes to their left elbow and wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
Similar incidents · Same event type
GREELEY, COLORADO—
ABC Supply Company
An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.
OMAHA, NEBRASKA—
Elkhorn Mechanical and Combustion
An employee was climbing a ladder to inspect a vent in a restaurant dining area. The ladder slid out on the floor and the employee fell approximately 12 feet onto the ladder and the floor. He was hospitalized with a dislocated shoulder and a back injury.
CALDWELL, IDAHO—
UPSON COMPANY
An employee was standing on a multi-purpose ladder installing head flashing over a window. Their feet were approximately 6 feet off the ground and three rungs from the top. The employee lost their grip on the drill they were using and the ladder tipped over. The employee fell from the ladder to the ground, resulting in a fractured left wrist, bruised chest, and lacerations to their face and lip.
WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA—
Goodrich Fire & Life Safety
An employee was assembling a baker type scaffold. He was beginning to transverse down the scaffold, approximately six feet off the ground, when the scaffold tipped over and he fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured femur.
PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA—
Everon LLC
An employee was working from an extension ladder, installing a security camera. The ladder fell out from under the employee, who fell to the ground 12 feet below and broke his right femur.