Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Name: Skull fracture and intracranial injury at AMSOIL, INC.
Start: 12/17/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191212965 · 12/17/2019 · AMSOIL, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Brain
Nature of injury: Skull fracture and intracranial injury

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted
Secondary source: Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: AMSOIL, INC.
Location: 2206 WINTER ST., SUPERIOR, WISCONSIN, 54880
NAICS: 324191
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On December 17, 2019, at 11:00 AM, two employees were in a scissor lift in an elevated position repairing a natural gas furnace. One of the employees was not contained by the safety gear of the scissor lift and fell approximately 8 feet onto the floor of the warehouse. The employee sustained a fractured skull, fractured vertebrae, and bleeding on the brain as a result of the fall.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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