Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified

Name: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified at United Ground Express
Start: 4/9/2021

1 hospitalization · 2021042976 · 4/9/2021 · United Ground Express

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Neck, except internal location of diseases or disorders
Nature of injury: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level 6 to 10 feet
Source: Airport utility vehicle-powered
Secondary source: Airport runways

Employer

Name: United Ground Express
Location: 2801 North Jaycee Lane, SIOUX FALLS, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57104
NAICS: 488119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was standing at the top of a belt loader, getting ready to load an airplane with luggage. The loader was energized, and the employee fell to the concrete about 6 feet 7 inches below. He suffered a laceration to the back of the head, as well as a C6-C7 anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown