Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-11-16 | Palatka | Fl | M.G. Dyess, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
On November 16, 2021, a truck driver was removing straps from a load of utility poles on a flatbed trailer. When he removed the last strap, the top pole on the load rolled off and struck the left side of his body, crushing his left wrist and the lower part of his left leg. He was hospitalized, and the leg was medically amputated below the knee. He also suffered a brain injury and two fingers were medically amputated. | |||||
2021-11-09 | Hot Springs | Ar | CHI St. Vincent | Brain | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
A patient kicked an employee in the head. The employee suffered a brain bleed and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-11-05 | Felicity | Oh | John R. Jurgensen Co. | Brain | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in work zone |
An employee was struck by a truck inside of a road construction work zone, causing a broken ankle and brain bleed. | |||||
2021-11-03 | Lake Charles | La | Gallo Mechanical, LLC | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was operating a scissor lift from about 20 feet in the air. A boom lift struck the scissor lift, which tipped over. The employee fell with the scissor lift, landing on the concrete floor and suffering a broken pelvis, broken lower vertebrae, a broken left elbow, and a brain bleed. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-10-27 | Stratton | Oh | Enerfab Power & Industrial, Inc. | Brain | Fall through surface or existing opening more than 30 feet |
An employee was exiting a coal conveyor when he stepped on a piece of plywood that broke, causing him to fall approximately 80 feet into a bunker. The employee suffered a broken wrist, a head laceration, and brain bleed. | |||||
2021-10-25 | Emmetsburg | Ia | U.S. Postal Service | Brain | Bitten and struck by animal |
On October 25, 2021, an employee was attacked by a dog while delivering mail, causing the employee to fall and strike their head on the ground. The employee suffered a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain, bite marks on the arm and leg, and a fractured right arm. | |||||
2021-10-25 | Rocky Hill | Ct | Capstone Logistics | Brain | Struck by falling object or equipment |
An employee was struck in the head by falling pallets, resulting in multiple skull fractures and bleeding on the brain. | |||||
2021-10-23 | Austin | Tx | D Guerra Construction LLC | Brain | Excavation or trenching cave-in |
Two employees were in a sewer line trench when it collapsed. One of them was buried completely and suffered swelling of the brain. | |||||
2021-10-23 | Dallas | Tx | CVS | Brain | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
A customer struck an employee several times in the head and face area. The employee suffered brain trauma and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-10-21 | Decatur | Il | Ryder Integrated Logistics | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
A delivery driver arrived at a customer's location to unload product. The driver fell from the flatbed trailer to the ground and suffered a brain bleed. | |||||
2021-10-15 | Debary | Fl | WHITE SIGN COMPANY, LLC | Brain | Fall through surface or existing opening 16 to 20 feet |
At 12:30 p.m. on October 15, 2021, an employee was pulling wires through a conduit. The employee fell through a skylight, hitting a partition wall and then the ground 16 feet below. The employee suffered a head injury and brain bleed. | |||||
2021-09-25 | Hastings | Ne | Aurora Cooperative Elevator Co | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee climbed the back of a grain trailer to help direct loading. Upon reaching the top, he fell off the back of the trailer. He suffered fractures to the left and right wrists, a head laceration that required staples, a lower back injury, and a brain bleed. | |||||
2021-09-23 | Columbus | Oh | Shell | Brain | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
An employee was traveling for business. He had departed a customer location and stopped at the gas station to refuel his vehicle. He was assaulted and car-jacked at gunpoint by three assailants. The employee was hospitalized with bleeding between the brain and skull, and also required stitches to his lip. | |||||
2021-09-09 | Stuart | Fl | Workforce Development Board of the Treasure Coast, Inc. | Brain | Intentional injury by other person, n.e.c. |
An employee went out into the parking lot of the establishment to confront a client that was told to leave. The client got into his vehicle and used it to strike the employee. The employee sustained a concussion and possible brain bleed. | |||||
2021-09-09 | Hummelstown | Pa | The Exterior Company | Brain | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was inspecting a one-story residential roof. He fell down the roof slope and off the edge to the ground, suffering broken facial bones, lost teeth, a broken ankle, and brain bruising. | |||||
2021-08-13 | Baytown | Tx | CBRE, Inc | Brain | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
An employee was walking from a store to the gas filling area when they tripped on the curb and fell, resulting in a fractured skull and brain bleed. | |||||
2021-08-12 | Sayreville | Nj | Sabert Corporation | Brain | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was clearing a jam in a trim press when their head was crushed by a moving piston, resulting in a brain bleed. | |||||
2021-08-06 | Chesterfield | Mo | MERS GOODWILL INDUSTRIES | Brain | Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs |
An employee tripped and fell on sidewalk steps while walking from her vehicle to a building. Her knee, elbow, and forehead hit the concrete sidewalk. She was hospitalized due to a possible brain bleed. | |||||
2021-07-26 | Savannah | Ga | Bluegreen Corporation | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee lost her balance while riding an escalator and fell to the floor, suffering four broken ribs and a brain bleed. | |||||
2021-07-19 | Lakeland | Fl | SE INDEPENDENT DELIVERY SERVICES, INC. | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was driving an industrial yard truck to move semi-trailers in the yard. He was hooking the airlines of a trailer with his foot on a step when he lost his footing and fell off the side of the truck, about 36 inches, onto the asphalt/concrete ground. The employee stuck his head on the asphalt/concrete and suffered a brain bleed as well as cuts and scratches. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-07-01 | Houston | Tx | XPO Logistics Freight | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
While installing a placard on a truck, an employee fell backward and hit his head on the concrete. He was hospitalized for possible bleeding on the brain. | |||||
2021-06-30 | Chicago | Il | G & V Construction Company, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was unloading lumber from a flatbed truck and fell backward off the back of the truck to the ground 4 feet below. The employee was hospitalized for brain swelling, a fractured collarbone, a fractured hip and memory loss. | |||||
2021-06-29 | Dunmore | Pa | Rite-Temp Group, LTD | Head and neck | Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet |
An employee was on the roof to perform preventative maintenance on an air conditioning system. As the employee moved to a higher section of the roof, they fell approximately 25 feet through a skylight to the concrete below, resulting in a brain bleed, facial fractures, and a laceration to the carotid artery. | |||||
2021-06-20 | Denison | Tx | Texoma Medical Center | Brain | Fall while sitting |
An employee was moving to sit in a chair when it slipped out from under her. Her back and neck struck the chair and the floor, and she suffered a brain bleed. | |||||
2021-06-03 | Toccoa | Ga | Patterson Pump Company | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was descending a ladder when he fell from the second rung of the ladder and hit his head on a parked lift truck. The employee suffered blurred vision, a headache, a bump on the back of his head, and a brain bleed that required hospitalization. | |||||
2021-06-02 | Springfield | Mo | FEDERAL PROTECTION, INC. | Brain | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee was preparing to load equipment into their truck. The employee fell, striking their head and suffering a concussion, a brain bleed, and possible fractures. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-06-01 | Washington | Dc | Landis Architects/Builders | Brain | Fall through surface or existing opening |
An employee was working near an elevator shaft opening on the third floor when he fell down the elevator shaft and onto the roof of the elevator, resulting in a laceration on his forehead, brain hemorrhaging, and back pain. | |||||
2021-05-24 | Silver City | Nm | Gila National Forest | Multiple body parts | Parachuting incident |
A smokejumper parachuted out of a plane to fight a wildfire. He had a hard landing on rocky terrain and suffered a skull fracture, a traumatic brain injury, facial fractures, a fractured neck vertebra, left-side pneumothorax, a broken left humerus, a broken left scapula, three broken ribs on the left side, a broken right tibia, and a shattered knee. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-05-20 | Fairfield | Oh | Sugar Creek Packing Co. | Brain | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
One employee struck another employee in the face with a closed fist causing him to fall to the ground. The injured employee sustained a broken nose and a brain contusion and was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-05-11 | Palm Harbor | Fl | Five Star Quality Care-FL, LLC | Multiple body parts | Pedal cycle collision in nonroadway area |
An employee was riding a bicycle. While still on the property at a crossroad, she was struck by a car. The employee sustained fractured ribs, a fractured clavicle, a fractured nose, and bleeding in the brain. | |||||
2021-05-01 | Wesley Chapel | Fl | Haverty Furniture Companies, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was moving furniture to the back edge of the delivery truck when they fell out of the back of the truck, landing on the ground and sustaining bleeding on the brain. | |||||
2021-04-30 | Monroe | La | Wagner Logistics | Brain | Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c. |
A temporary employee was driving an empty pallet jack when he struck a rack and fell off the pallet jack to the ground, resulting in a closed-head injury with a brain bleed. | |||||
2021-04-29 | Lexington | Ma | Justice Resource Institute, Inc. | Brain | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
An employee was helping restrain a 14-year-old mental health patient. The patient freed a leg and kicked the employee multiple times in the back of the head, causing a brain bleed. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-04-26 | Reading | Pa | Carpenter Technology Corporation | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 16 to 20 feet |
An employee was standing at the edge of the furnace pit and was going to push out the lining on the furnace. The employee fell approximately 20 feet into the furnace tank and sustained broken vertebrae, two broken ribs, and a brain bleed. The employee was not wearing fall protection at the time of the fall. | |||||
2021-04-22 | Johnstown | Pa | Highway Equipment Company | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was working on a piece of machinery. The employee was knocked off the equipment and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for brain swelling and surgery. | |||||
2021-04-20 | Decatur | Ga | AMLI Management Company | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell from a ladder to the ground. He suffered brain bleeding; ear bleeding; and fractures to facial bones, his skull, his arm, his wrist, and a rib. | |||||
2021-04-12 | Vidalia | Ga | Dot Family Holdings LLC | Multiple head locations | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
An employee was using a plasma cutter to cut the top of a barrel that had been filled with flammable liquid. The barrel, with residual antifreeze under pressure, exploded. The employee suffered a jaw fracture and a brain bleed. | |||||
2021-04-09 | Austell | Ga | Fedex Ground | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was following other employees out of a 53-foot trailer. He stepped on rollers and fell into the belly of the trailer, which was about 3 feet deep. He suffered three broken ribs, a collarbone fracture, and a brain bleed. | |||||
2021-04-06 | Brighton | Co | MMM Deliveries LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was trying to open the door of a truck that was locked with the keys inside. He fell backward from the top exterior step of the truck. The back of his head struck the ground and he lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for a fractured skull and bleeding in the brain. | |||||
2021-03-12 | North Kingstown | Ri | Poseidon Electric Solutions, LLC | Brain | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
An employee was riding on the bumper of a work van. He fell off and his head struck the pavement, causing a head/brain injury. He was hospitalized and underwent surgery. | |||||
2021-03-04 | Hayti | Mo | MFA INC. | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level |
A truck driver fell from his truck and sustained fractured ribs, thumb, back, and face, along with a brain bleed. | |||||
2021-03-02 | Davenport | Fl | De Los Santos Drywall LLC | Lumbar region | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
Two employees were hanging an elevator shaft while standing on plywood boards. One board shifted, causing the two employees to fall 31 feet from the third floor to the ground floor. One employee was hospitalized for a lower back fracture and the second employee was hospitalized for a brain bleed. | |||||
2021-02-26 | Salem | Il | RADIAC ABRASIVES, INC. | Brain | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
On February 26, 2021, a spider hoist weighing 500-700 pounds fell from its mount and landed on an employee's head, resulting in a concussion and traumatic brain injury. | |||||
2021-02-22 | Coudersport | Pa | MORGAN AM&T | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was stepping from a metal grating onto a sloped metal ramp, 2 inches high by 6 inches wide. He slipped on residual graphite dust and fell backwards. The back of his head struck the metal grating and he suffered lacerations and a brain bleed. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-02-18 | Levelland | Tx | South Plains Rural Health Services, Inc. | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee slipped on ice in a parking lot and fell, her head striking the ground. She was hospitalized, suffering from a brain bleed. On another occasion, another employee also slipped on ice in the parking lot, fell, and hit her head on the ground. She was hospitalized. Note to user: This record contains two separate events that were reported simultaneously to OSHA by the employer. These events are captured as one report. | |||||
2021-02-15 | Topsham | Me | Anderson Green Homes, LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was walking on a plank, part of a walking surface being used during construction of a structure. The plank flipped up and the employee fell about 8 feet to the ground, hitting his head. He suffered a brain bleed/swelling. | |||||
2021-02-11 | Tulsa | Ok | Securitas Security Services USA, LLC | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was walking back to their patrol vehicle, slipped on ice, and fell. The employee sustained an impact injury to the head causing a brain bleed. | |||||
2021-02-08 | Tulsa | Ok | Orkin Pest Control | Brain | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee was conducting pest control services at a private residence. The employee slipped and fell, hitting his head and sustaining a brain bleed and blood clot. | |||||
2021-01-28 | Plattsburgh | Ny | Clinton County Chapter NYSARC | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee stumbled while stepping down off a 4-foot ladder. He tripped and his head hit the wall; he then fell to the floor and lost consciousness, having suffered a concussion with brain bleeding. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2021-01-28 | Houston | Tx | Southwire Company, LC | Brain | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
While walking between an operator station and the edge of a lathe in operation, an employee's shirt was caught by a 2-inch diameter piece of bar stock on the lathe. The employee fell to the ground and hit his head. He sustained a traumatic brain injury and an injury to the left arm. | |||||
2021-01-25 | Clinton | Ny | DAIRY ONE COOPERATIVE, INC. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
While conducting a field assignment, an employee was carrying equipment down a flight of stairs on his way to collect milk samples. The employee slipped and fell down the stairs striking the floor face first and sustained seven fractured facial bones and brain hemorrhaging. | |||||
2021-01-25 | Oklahoma City | Ok | JORDAN CONTRACTORS, INC | Brain | Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle |
An employee was working near a mini excavator and was struck by the excavator's bucket. The employee sustained a brain bleed. | |||||
2021-01-21 | Harahan | La | MARSIGLIA CONSTRUCTION, INC. | Head and trunk | Fall through surface or existing opening 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was installing a sheet metal roof. The employee stepped on a section of the sheet metal roof and it gave way, causing the employee to fall 15 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a brain hemorrhage, severe facial fractures, a rib fracture, and a punctured lung. | |||||
2021-01-18 | Hillside | Il | Peter Troost Monument Company | Brain | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee fell from a 12-foot ladder, suffering a head injury and brain swelling. | |||||
2021-01-15 | Dallas | Tx | Active Truck Transport LLC | Brain | Hitting, kicking, beating, shoving |
An employee was involved in an altercation with another passenger while exiting a flight at the airport. The employee sustained a fractured skull, bleeding on the brain and 3 lost teeth. | |||||
2021-01-14 | Parker | Co | American West Construction, LLC | Head and trunk | Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area |
An employee was demonstrating the procedure for attaching a disk tiller to a tractor. The tractor backed up suddenly and pinned the employee against the disk tiller. The employee suffered a skull fracture with brain swelling, a collapsed lung, and broken ribs. | |||||
2021-01-14 | Springfield | Mo | Sundance Construction | Brain | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
An employee was walking under an aerial lift when they were struck by a box full of materials that fell from the lift, resulting in a concussion and brain bleeding. | |||||
2021-01-06 | Denton | Tx | M1 Support Services | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
At 10:00 a.m. on January 6, 2021, an employee was descending an aircraft's boarding ladder when his foot got caught on the bottom rung. He fell backward onto the concrete floor about 2.5 to 3 feet below. The back of his head struck the floor, and he suffered an abrasion and brain swelling. | |||||
2020-10-19 | Columbus | Oh | Saucy Brew Works | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was helping unload boxes from a box truck. The employee climbed onto the lift gate to grab a box then slipped and fell 3 to 4 feet to the pavement, hitting their head. It was raining at the time. The employee sustained lacerations and a fracture to the back of the skull, swelling of the brain, and a possible concussion. | |||||
2020-10-13 | Jacksonville | Fl | WHC | Brain | Fall or jump from vehicle in normal operation, nonroadway |
On October 13, 2020, an employee was riding on the tailgate of a pickup truck. The truck went over a bump and the employee fell striking his head on the concrete parking lot. The employee suffered a skull fracture and bleeding in the brain. | |||||
2020-10-13 | Lake Wales | Fl | Mountain Lake Corporation | Brain | Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area |
An employee was landscaping around the entrance of the park when he was struck by a vehicle. The employee was hospitalized with a broken left leg and bleeding in the brain. | |||||
2020-10-06 | Sheboygan | Wi | Precision Roofing Services Inc | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
The injured employee was working on the roof of a private residence installing membrane around a chimney. He was untangling his safety line from a co-worker's safety line when he fell approximately 9 feet to the ground below. The injured employee sustained a punctured lung and a brain bleed. | |||||
2020-10-02 | Groveport | Oh | O'Day Electric | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was exiting a scissor lift. He was climbing down the three steps and missed the last step, fell backward and hit his head on the ground. The employee was hospitalized with bleeding in the brain. | |||||
2020-10-01 | Shreveport | La | Sports South LLC | Brain | Nonroadway incident involving motorized land vehicle, n.e.c. |
On October 1, 2020, around 6:30 PM, the injured employee was operating an order picker to fill orders. Another employee struck a pallet, which was then pushed into the injured employee's order picker, causing the injured employee to lose balance and fall approximately 15 feet to the ground. The injured employee sustained a brain bleed and fractures to the skull, ribs, arm, and shoulder. Fall protection was not worn at the time. | |||||
2020-09-30 | Sioux Falls | Sd | Electronic Systems, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee opened an overhead garage door on a dock. As the employee was looking for IT cables on the outside of the building, he fell off the dock and hit his head on the concrete about 4 feet below. He suffered a skull fracture and brain bleeding. | |||||
2020-09-18 | Albany | Ny | Shop Rite | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee was loading a refrigerator, slipped, and fell hitting her head on the floor. The employee sustained a head injury and bleeding on the brain. | |||||
2020-09-03 | Tremonton | Ut | U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of the Census | Brain | Fall, slip, trip |
An employee fell onto pavement from an unknown height and hit her head. The employee was hospitalized with head injuries including bleeding from the brain. | |||||
2020-09-01 | Weldona | Co | Coastal Chemical Co. L.L.C. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was moving drums in the bed of a pickup. He fell from the tailgate, landing on his back and striking his head on the concrete ground. He suffered a contusion to the back of the head and bleeding in the brain. | |||||
2020-08-31 | Fairview | Mt | Noble Casing, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part |
On 8/31/2020, a Noble Casing, Inc., employee was on location performing rathole operations. A nearby skid steer operator was unloading a joint of pipe from a trailer and had the pipe elevated while backing to clear the bunks. The pipe then slid off the skid steer forks and trapped the employee between the pipe and trailer. The employee suffered a dislocated left elbow, broken left femur, single vertebra fracture, and bleeding in the brain, requiring hospitalization and surgery. | |||||
2020-08-25 | Lancaster | Oh | Target Corp. | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee missed the last 2 steps while descending from an A-frame ladder. She fell to the concrete floor and suffered a possible brain hemorrhage. | |||||
2020-08-17 | Allentown | Pa | H and L Lab Medicine | Brain | Struck against stationary object or equipment |
An employee hit his head on the inside of his car. He was hospitalized, suffering from brain bleeding. | |||||
2020-08-14 | Grove City | Oh | C. H. Bradshaw Co., Inc. | Brain | Explosion |
On August 13, 2020, the employee was repairing a leak on an aluminum tanker truck that previously hauled gasoline and diesel fuel. The employee was welding the cracked area when an explosion occurred within the confined space of the tanker. The force from the explosion caused the front head of the tank to blow out toward the victim. The victim was crushed in the rear of the tank and lost consciousness. The employee was hospitalized for traumatic brain injuries, broken ribs and a broken collarbon | |||||
2020-08-14 | Grove City | Oh | C. H. Bradshaw Co., Inc. | Brain | Explosion |
An employee was grinding/welding inside a tanker truck tank. An explosion blew out the aluminum head and it struck the employee, knocking the employee unconscious and causing a broken collarbone, broken ribs, and brain swelling. | |||||
2020-08-14 | Columbus | Ga | Walmart Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was doing an inventory check. He stepped onto an L-cart to check the second shelf, then fell to the concrete floor and struck his head. He suffered a brain bleed and lost consciousness. | |||||
2020-08-12 | Wichita | Ks | FlightSafety Services Corporation | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was descending the ladder of an elevated cargo loader when he slipped and fell, landing on the ground about 10 feet below. He suffered head and back injuries including fractured vertebrae, an acute subdural hematoma, and an intraparenchymal hematoma of the brain. | |||||
2020-08-11 | Garyville | La | Excel Scaffold | Brain | Nonclassifiable |
An employee working as a scaffold helper was tasked with handing material to the scaffold workers. At the end of his shift, the employee felt ill and became unresponsive. The employee was hospitalized with swelling in his brain and elevated body temperature. | |||||
2020-08-11 | Thornton | Co | King Soopers | Brain | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
An employee lost her footing while pulling on a door knob, fell, and hit her head on the ground. She was hospitalized with a brain bleed. | |||||
2020-08-10 | Dfw Airport | Tx | Celanese Corporation | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was traveling through an airport to return home when he fell down some stairs and landed on concrete. He lost consciousness and was hospitalized due to a concussion and brain bleed. | |||||
2020-08-08 | Conroe | Tx | United States Census Bureau | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell while descending steps outside a residence, suffering contusions to the forehead, right wrist, and both knees. The contusion to the forehead resulted in internal bleeding on the brain. | |||||
2020-07-17 | Providence | Rhode Island | Peter Pan Bus Lines, Inc. | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet |
An employee was walking by a pit at the bus maintenance garage when he slipped and fell at least 6 feet down into the pit. The employee was hospitalized for broken ribs, a punctured lung, a head contusion and possible bleeding on the brain. | |||||
2020-06-27 | Oklahoma City | Oklahoma | G L Z Acoustics, LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was working on a scaffold raised to a height of approximately four feet to install can light trim and sheet rock the ceiling. As the employee exited the end of the scaffold, he mis-stepped on the rung of the ladder integrated to the scaffold. He fell backward and struck his head on the wall. His hard hat fell off and then his head struck the floor. He was hospitalized for a fractured skull and bleeding in the brain. | |||||
2020-06-23 | Jerome | Idaho | JR Simplot / Simplot Grower Solutions | Brain | Nonclassifiable |
An employee had been operating a utility vehicle. He was found unresponsive in a field and was hospitalized with a head contusion and possible brain bleed. | |||||
2020-06-23 | Westbury | New York | Atalian Global Services | Brain | Fall to lower level |
An employee fell approximately 15 feet off a roof hatch to the floor, suffering brain injuries. | |||||
2020-06-18 | Big Spring | Texas | Permian Basin Aire Serv, LLC | Brain | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was troubleshooting an air conditioner in a customer's attic. As the employee was exiting the attic area using the customer's ladder, it slipped and the employee fell approximately 10 to 15 feet to the concrete floor. The employee sustained a concussion, blood clots in the head, and swelling of the brain. | |||||
2020-06-08 | Fond Du Lac | Wisconsin | St. Agnes Hospital | Brain | Fall on same level due to tripping |
An employee fell in a parking lot. His head struck the pavement and he suffered a brain bleed. | |||||
2020-06-05 | Medford | New Jersey | Medford Post Office | Brain | Nonclassifiable |
An employee had been loading a mail truck when she was found unconscious on the ground. She was suffering from brain bleeding, having struck her head. | |||||
2020-05-30 | Dfw Airport | Texas | AMERICAN AIRLINES | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee was loading a last-minute bag into the cargo bin of an aircraft. The belt loader that was normally used was pulled away, so the employee jumped from the ground to the cargo bin. The employee fell from the cargo bin and struck the back of his head on the concrete, suffering a traumatic brain injury, temporal skull fracture, and subarachnoid and subdural bleeding. | |||||
2020-05-29 | Houston | Texas | Gutier LLC | Multiple body parts | Fall through surface or existing opening 21 to 25 feet |
While moving plywood on a roof, an employee stepped into a hole and fell 25 feet onto concrete. The employee suffered a broken femur, broken arm, broken ribs, and brain swelling. | |||||
2020-05-29 | Sidney | Ohio | Usac Ross LLC | Brain | Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire |
An employee was moving aluminum castings to be grinded when the end of a compressor tank blew off. Shrapnel from the explosion struck the employee, who was hospitalized with a head laceration and brain bleed. | |||||
2020-05-25 | Mcgehee | Arkansas | Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level more than 30 feet |
An employee was on the roof of a fertilizer storage building, shoveling fertilizer that had spilled out through the hole in the roof. He slipped and fell down 20 feet of roof, then dropped 12 feet straight onto a trolley rail, then fell from the rail to the ground 18 inches below. The employee suffered three brain bleeds, a broken fractured left wrist, stomach injury, a kidney injury, a fractured eye socket, a pelvis fracture, a gash in the forehead (requiring stitches), and a cut that left skin | |||||
2020-05-22 | Boaz | Alabama | Marshall Dekalb Electric Cooperative | Brain | Fall on same level due to tripping over an object |
An employee fell to a concrete floor and hit her head, suffering a contusion and a small brain bleed. | |||||
2020-05-20 | Wheaton | Illinois | Pipe Strong LLC. | Brain | Other fall to lower level |
An employee fell from a flatbed trailer to the ground. The employee suffered a broken skull, with brain bleeding, and was hospitalized. | |||||
2020-05-13 | Macedon | New York | K & D Disposal, Inc. | Multiple body parts | Pedestrian struck by forward-moving vehicle in roadway |
An employee was struck by a car while crossing the street to retrieve a trash tote. The employee was hospitalized with a head/brain injury; a broken back, leg, ankle, knee, and forearm; and broken ribs. | |||||
2020-05-12 | Pittsburgh | Pennsylvania | Green Rack Contracting | Multiple body parts | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
An employee was installing solar panel mounting supports on the roof of a commercial building when the anchor he was tied off to ripped out of its seam, causing him to fall 20 to 25 feet to the asphalt below. He suffered brain swelling, a collapsed lung, and paralysis. | |||||
2020-04-28 | Sand Springs | Oklahoma | E.A. Renfroe & Company, Inc. | Brain | Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet |
An employee fell from a two-story roof to the ground while conducting an insurance inspection, suffering injuries to the head, neck, back, and left leg and a brain bleed. | |||||
2020-04-24 | Wheat Ridge | Colorado | THOMPSON INC. | Brain | Struck by dislodged flying object, particle |
An employee was hauling granite on a flatbed truck and stopped at a truck stop for a routine check of the load. The employee noticed one of the chains was becoming loose and used a snap binder to secure the load. The employee went up on the flatbed to tighten the chain when the snap binder snapped back up and hit the employee in the face, causing a fractured skull and brain bleed. The employee was found unconscious on the ground. | |||||
2020-04-23 | Pueblo | Colorado | Stone Security | Head and trunk | Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet |
An employee was on a ladder, installing new security cameras on a university building. He fell from the ladder to the ground 15 feet below, striking his head. He was hospitalized, suffering from brain bleeding and lung bleeding. | |||||
2020-04-17 | Wheat Ridge | Colorado | King Soopers Store #20 | Brain | Fall on same level due to slipping |
An employee exited his vehicle and was entering the worksite. He slipped on ice in the parking lot and fell sustaining a head injury. The employee was hospitalized for a brain bleed. | |||||
2020-04-15 | Sealy | Texas | VITAL LINK, INC. | Brain | Nonclassifiable |
An employee was found on the concrete floor on his back unresponsive on 4-15-2020 at 4:00 PM. He had a bump on the back of his head and was hospitalized for a brain bleed. | |||||
2020-03-31 | Erie | Colorado | King Soopers | Brain | Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet |
An employee was standing on a 2-step step stool to remove a decal/sticker from the exterior of a building when she lost her balance and fell to the ground, hitting her head. She sustained a head injury with brain bleeding. |