Labor Ready: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on May 24, 2012: Worker falls, receives concussion and fractures skull

At approximately 8:30 a.m. on May 24, 2012, Employee #1, a 65-year-old male cons truction laborer with Labor Ready was working at a jobsite on Mount Israel Road in Escondido California. Employee #1 was helping two other workers to load scrap wood and debris into a roll off dumpster. Employee #1 was standing on a fixed l adder while putting scrap lumber in the dumpster, fell, hit his head on the grou nd and received a concussion along with possible skull fractures. Employee #1 wa s transported to Palomar Medical Center Hospital in Escondido where he underwent surgery and was hospitalized for three days. Equipment and materials used was a roll-off dumpster double door with a fixed ladder, wheel barrow, scrap lumber a nd debris. Employee #1 was an employee of Labor Ready and the employer is a temp orary employment agency that leases employees to secondary employers to do techn ical and nontechnical work. The job site was controlled by Structural Designs wh o does remodeling of residential homes and light framing.

Incident on Aug 11, 2011: Employee is injured after jumping off trailer

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on August 11, 2011, Employee #1, a temporary laborer, was loading wood into a 20-ft container off of a forklift onto a big rig traile r bed. The load consisted of pieces of hardwood strapped together onto a palette and placed on a palette jack then lifted by the forklift. The load was not secu red onto the forks of the fork lift. The load began to tip as it was lowered, an d Employee #1 jumped off the trailer truck about 5.5 feet. He landed on the grou nd and broke his right pelvis and elbow. Employee #1 was transported to Scripps Memorial Hospital, where he underwent surgery and was hospitalized for further t reatment.

Incident on Feb 13, 2011: Employee is injured when hit by falling hull

At approximately 6:00 p.m. on February 13, 2011, an employee was using a cutting torch and cut the hull into sections and precut along the bottom of the hull. A section of the hull, 7-ft by 10-ft, broke free, and the employee was struck in the head. The employee was a temporary part-time employee that the employer had hired to assist in the demolition of the barge. The employee was transported to UCSD Hospital, where he was admitted for three weeks and treated for injuries to his face and head.

Incident on Mar 12, 2010: Employee amputates finger when throwing wood in dumpster

On March 12, 2010, Employee #1 was in the process of throwing a piece of wood in to a dumpster when he got his right pinkie caught between the dumpster and the p iece of wood. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital for his injuries, which cons isted of the amputation of the tip of the right pinkie finger. Employee #1 was h ospitalized for four hours. Employee #1 worked for Labor Ready.

Incident on May 15, 2009: Worker fractures leg in fall from ladder

An employee of an electrical contractor was coming down out of an attic opening after performing electrical work in the attic space. He was climbing down the la dder, when he slipped. The disturbance caused the ladder to fall one way, and th e employee fell in the other direction. He landed on his feet, with the impact c ausing the tibia and fibula to fracture just above the ankle in at least one leg . He was hospitalized.

Incident on Feb 5, 2009: Employee fractures leg in fall from ladder

At approximately 12:00 p.m. on February 5, 2009, Employee #1, an employee of Lab or Ready, was using a hose to fill a water tank. The opening to the tank was on the top of the tank, which was 8 feet tall, and the employee was accessing the t op of the tank by standing on a ladder leaning up against the tank that was 4 fe et tall. The employee lost his balance and fell, breaking his left leg. The empl oyee was transported to El Centro Regional Medical Center in El Centro, CA.

Incident on Apr 21, 2008: Employee is injured when struck by falling gate

On April 21, 2008, Employee #1, of Labor Ready, was closing a horizontal sliding gate. However, it fell off its track. The gate fell onto Employee #1's right an kle, resulting in a fracture. Employee #1 was transported to Centinela Freeman H ospital, where he was admitted for surgery.

Incident on May 8, 2007: Employee is injured in fall from height

On May 8, 2007, Employee #1 was part of a crew performing remodeling and improve ment work in a grocery store. They were working in the meat department, installi ng a meat cooler. Employee #1's immediate supervisor instructed him to hang plas tic on the ceiling above the meat cooler to cover the construction activity from above. Employee #1 climbed a ladder and climbed on top of the meat cooler to be tter access the area for tapping the plastic. He fell 8 ft through a piece of pl astic that had been hung previously. He was hospitalized with three fractured ri bs, a collapsed lung, and a skull fracture.

Incident on Nov 30, 2006: Employee amputates finger with radial arm saw

At approximately 3:00 p.m. on November 30, 2006, Employee #1 was helping employe es to cut a piece of 2 in. by 4 in. stud to build a crate at the west side of th e Warehouse building located in Lemon Grove, California. When he pulled a DeWalt Radial Arm Saw towards him, he cut off the left pinky finger at the first knuck le. A manager was working in his office at the time of the accident. The other m anager found the amputated portion of the finger. The paramedics transported Emp loyee #1 for a surgery to Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, California. Unfortunate ly, the surgeon was not able to reattach the amputated portion of the finger. Em ployee #1 was treated in the hospital for less than 24 hours.

Incident on Oct 27, 2006: Worker suffers multiple fractures in fall through ceiling

On October 27, 2006, a temporary laborer was walking on top of a refrigeration u nit looking for possible stolen material from a burglary the night before. While walking on the unit he fell through a false ceiling (ceiling panel) approximate ly 9 to 12 ft above a concrete floor. He sustained a fractured back and right he el, and was hospitalized.

Incident on Nov 17, 2006: Employee's legs are fractured by garbage truck

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on November 17, 2006, Employee #1 was picking up dump sters for Allied Waste. He had been riding on the outside of the garbage truck w hile it was moving. He was injured after he either fell or jumped off the truck. The truck driver did not see Employee #1 and ran over him. Employee #1 was hosp italized for fractures to his legs.

Incident on Oct 11, 2006: Employee fractures face when struck by steel plate

At approximately 3:45 p.m. on October 11, 2006, Employee #1, a laborer, and cowo rkers were loading steel pallets into a pallet magazine. The steel pallets house d the concrete unit, V3-12F Vibrapac for transportation. The concrete unit was u sed to compact concrete into slabs. It received concrete into a mold unit that u ndergoes vibration and compressive force, forming the concrete slab. During the loading of the pallet, a damaged steel pallet was inserted into the pallet magaz ine. The machine was powered down (turned off) and locked and tagged out, and th en the damaged pallet was removed. As Employee #1 and coworkers reloaded the mag azine, the machine operator restarted the machine that caused the feeder box to push forward (outward) and strike a steel pallet. The force of the feeder box ej ected the pallet from the magazine, which struck the face of Employee #1. He was transported to a medical center. At the hospital, he underwent a medical evalua tion and received medical attention for his facial fractures. Following the medi cal procedures, he was hospitalized.

Incident on Sep 22, 2006: Employee is injured by falling cart

At 9:30 a.m. on September 22, 2006, Employee #1 was struck by a 200 lb cart that fell 6 ft from a forklift. He sustained injuries to his left clavicle.

Incident on Jun 19, 2006: Employee's finger is amputated by falling metal plate

At about 11:00 a.m. on June 19, 2006, Employee #1 was helping a coworker lift th e steel cover plate off an irrigation catch basin. When a supervisor used a spad e shovel to lift the plate, it slipped off the shovel and crushed Employee #1's right middle finger. He was hospitalized for an amputation.

Incident on Apr 5, 2006 (fatal): Employee injures back while lifting cabinets and later dies

On April 5, 2006, Employee #1 was lifting cabinets, when he sustained a back inj ury. He refused to seek medical attention. At approximately 14 days after the ac cident, and while sitting at a fast food restaurant, he started experiencing phy sical and health related complications. He was admitted to a medical center, whe re he died five days later. An autopsy was performed, and the cause of death was due to cardio respiratory arrest, anoxic encephalopathy, cervical spinal infarc tion and atherosclerosis.

Incident on Dec 30, 2004: Employee's finger is amputated by compound miter saw

On December 30, 2004, Employee #1, a carpenter, was working for Labor Ready usin g a compound miter saw to cut a 6 x 6 piece of wood. He was working alone when t he saw got caught in a knot in the wood, causing the wood to jump off the workin g surface. Employee #1's left middle finger was amputated, and he was taken to E l Camino hospital, where he was treated and released the same day.

Incident on Apr 1, 2004: Employee injured when hit by moving truck

On April 1, 2004, Employee #1, a day laborer, and coworkers were contracted by a video company to move furniture from a store located in Petaluma, CA to another in Santa Rosa, CA. Employee #1 and one of his coworkers drove to the Petaluma s tore, using the coworker's car. They worked loading furniture into a Hertz renta l truck for about an hour. Two additional coworkers arrived and assisted Employe e #1 and the other coworker load the truck. Once the truck was loaded, the forem an for the video store asked if Employee #1 and his coworkers would drive one of their vehicles to the Santa Rosa location, but they refused. The foreman origin ally planned on driving the rental truck himself to Santa Rosa, with an employee in the cab, and the rest of the employees would travel in one car. The foreman decided to take his truck and one of Employee #1's coworkers drove the rental tr uck, and was issued a two-way phone in case of emergencies. Once the foreman, Em ployee #1, and the coworkers arrived at the Santa Rosa store, the foreman instru cted the coworker, operating the rental truck, to drive the truck around to the back of the store. The foreman then went into the store to open the back door, w hile the coworker began to backup the rental truck to the glass door. Employee # 1 and another coworker stationed themselves on both sides of the truck to assist with directions. For some reason, Employee #1 attempted to move from the passen ger to the driver's side of the rental truck by walking past its rear. The truck was moving very fast and Employee #1 became pinned between the truck and an ext erior wall. One of his coworkers attracted the attention of the coworker driving the vehicle, and got him to pull forward. Employee #1 was hospitalized and trea ted for multiple contusions and abrasions.

Incident on Nov 5, 2003: Employee impaled by a metal stake in a footing

On November 5, 2003, Employee #1, a laborer of Labor Ready, was working under di rect supervision of Rock Enterprises, a concrete construction contractor and the secondary employer, when he fell into a footing onto an unprotected and unguard ed metal stake. Employee #1 was assigned by Rock Enterprises Superintendent to v acuum dirt out of the footings to the Service Building, with a Shop Vac. Employe e #1 was backing up as he unrolled an extension cord for the vacuum and fell bac kwards into an unprotected footing. The footing hole was 5 ft by 5 ft and 2.5 ft deep. Employee #1 fell back into the footing and impaled his buttock on a 30 in metal stake. Employee #1 was able to use his leg muscles to stop him from falli ng onto the entire length of the stake, and was impaled by 5 to 6 in. of the sta ke. Employee #1 suffered an impaled buttock and a severed rectum and was hospita lized. There were no witnesses to this accident. This accident could have been p revented if the footing hole was guardrailed or if the stake was protected by re bar caps. During the time of the accident, there were eight unprotected stakes a nd rebar ends, in the footing. There were a total of four footings that were ung uarded or unprotected on the day of the accident.

Incident on Nov 5, 2003: Employee injures torso in fall from roof

On November 5, 2003, Employee #1, a laborer for Labor Ready, was working at a re sidential lot. On the lot, a wooden storage shed was being demolished to make ro om for construction of a new home. Employee #1 was assigned by his supervisor to break the concrete slab and demolish the shed. Employee #1 was cutting the top sheet of the shed roof with a Skil Saw. The saw bound up and Employee #1 stepped back to unbind the saw from the wood sheet. He lost his balance and fell approx imately 8 feet to the dirt ground. Employee #1 sustained a bruised right torso a nd was transported to Scripps Hospital, where he was hospitalized for several da ys. The main factors that led to this accident were that scaffolding was not bei ng used and the employee was not wearing fall protection.

Incident on Mar 6, 2003: Employee found dead in the bathroom

On March 6, 2003, Employee #1 was found dead in a bathroom. No injury report was filed since OSHA did not have jurisdiction.

Incident on May 3, 2002: Employee is injured when run over by backing garbage truck

At approximately 7:30 a.m. on May 3, 2002, Employee #1 was directing a driver wh o was backing up a large, 1979 Volvo side-load waste collection truck (VIN #3QPF FGT027045, license tag 4G93447) during garbage pickup in a residential area. Emp loyee #1 was giving directions from behind the right side of the truck as the dr iver reversed, but when the driver turned to check his left side mirror, he hear d a scream. The driver stopped the truck and saw Employee #1 stuck under the fro nt right tire. He moved the truck off Employee #1 and called his supervisor for assistance and emergency help. Employee #1 was hospitalized for a fractured pelv is, two fractured ribs, a fractured left foot and toes, a dislocated thumb, and a torn urethra.

Incident on Feb 22, 2002: Employee punctures and fractures leg after machine jammed

On February 22, 2002, Employee #1, a temporary laborer whose primary employer wa s Labor Ready, was working for Desert Block Company, Incorporated. Employee #1 w orked in the area where the manufactured block was moved from the forming machin e and placed onto pallets for shipping. During this process, the machine jammed, causing Employee #1's left leg to be pinned, fracturing and puncturing his left leg. Employee #1 was taken to Antelope Valley Hospital for emergency treatment to his left leg.

Incident on Mar 12, 2002: Employee injured by a backhoe

On March 12, 2002, Employee #1 was working with a hoe with a front end loader. E mployee #1 was getting a hand shovel when he leaned on the levers that operated the backhoe. Employee #1 was pinned between the backhoe and the tire of the load er. Employee #1 sustained chest injuries and was transported to the hospital whe re he was hospitalized for 5 days.

Incident on Aug 4, 2001: Employee injured thumb when caught by die cutter roller

On August 4, 2001, Employee #1 was assigned to remove pizza cartons from the ove rflow bin on the rotary die cutting machine line in the plant. The tail roller o f the pick-up conveyer was not guarded. Employee #1 was pulling debris from the conveyer while it was running. Employee #1 caught the glove on his right hand in the tail roller which pulled it into the roller. The skin and soft tissue was t orn from his thumb, which was amputated. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital f or treatment.

Incident on Nov 18, 2001: Employee injured during demolition work

At approximately 4:30 p.m. on November 18, 2001, Employee #1 was performing demo lition work on metal ducting. Employee #1 sustained a serious laceration to his finger. He was hospitalized. (The original form did not describe how the acciden t occurred.)

Incident on Jul 13, 2001: Employee injured ankle while working at costruction site

At approximately 1:00 p.m. on July 13, 2001, an employee working for Labor Ready , Located at 2884 University Ave. San Diego CA. was working at a construction si te. While walking across the job site he tripped and fell, injuring his right an kle. The employee was transported by paramedics to Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, CA, where he remained for three days.

Incident on May 10, 2001: Employee sustained knee infection from chiseling concrete

On May 10, 2001, Employee #1 was working at a construction site. He was chiselin g concrete in a kneeling body posture. Employee #1 went to the hospital the foll owing weekend with an infection in his knee. The employer did not find out about the Employee #1's visit at the hospital until Monday, May 14, 2001, when Employ ee #1 did not show up at work.

Incident on Apr 10, 2001 (fatal): Employee killed when run over by backhoe

At approximately 10:30 a.m. on April 10, 2001, Employee #1 was run over by a bac khoe. The backhoe operator was digging test holes on two large mounds of dirt. T he first mound of dirt where the test holes were dug was approximately 30 feet i n height. The backhoe operator finished digging the first test hole, drove the b ackhoe down the mound to the ground level and repositioned the backhoe so that h e could back the backhoe up the second mound of dirt. The second mound of dirt w as approximately 15 feet in height. The operator finished digging test holes on the second mound. As the operator moved the backhoe forward, he noticed Employee #1 lying on the ground. Employee #1 was run over by the backhoe and was killed.

Incident on Sep 14, 2000: Employee's foot fractured when caught in machine

At approximately 5:00 p.m. on September 14, 2000, Employee #1 was attempting to straighten out a pallet of blocks that was setting on a return belt using his ha nd. The pallet moved forward releasing a limit switch that holds the unloader tr ee, a mechanical devise, and caught his ankle between the unloader tree and meta l frame. He sustained a fractured ankle and lacerations and was hospitalized.

Incident on Dec 20, 2000: Employee falls approximately 10 feet from ladder

On December 20, 2000, an employee was descending a ladder when he lost his footi ng. He fell from a height of approximately 10 feet and landed on the grass. The employee was hospitalized and treated for a fractured left ankle and sprained ri ght wrist and arm.

Incident on Mar 30, 2000: Employee injured in fall from floor edge

At approximately 8:30 p.m. on or about March 30, 2000, Employee #1 and a coworke r, of Alpha Construction in Van Nuys, CA, were at a site in Building #5, cleanin g, picking up debris, and hanging plastic covers on the floors and doorways to k eep the ocean moisture from getting into the unit. The supervisor told Employee #1 to go upstairs and get an extension cord. He went up some stairs behind the u nit's kitchen and then up some additional stairs to access the room with the ext ension cord. The building was dark and, after walking up the stairs, Employee #1 turned to his right and fell 7 ft 9 in. off the edge of the floor at the entran ce to the apartment unit. He landed on the steps below, suffering fractures to h is left foot and ankle, torn tendons, and a broken Achilles tendon. Employee #1 was taken to Santa Monica-UCLA Medical Center, and transferred that same night t o UCLA Hospital in Westwood, where he was hospitalized until April 2, 2000. Empl oyee #1 later stated that he could not see where he was going and there were no guardrails at the opening.

Incident on Mar 14, 2000: Employee injured in fall going down loading ramp

On March 14, 2000,an accident occurred at a private residence being worked at by a Labor Ready employee. While unloading boxes from a U-Haul trailer, Employee # 1 fell while going down the loading ramp. He did not report to his supervisor th at he was injured, and in fact told the other employees there that he was all ri ght. Later that evening he went to the emergency room complaining of back pain. He was admitted for observation, and MRI's were performed which were negative.

Incident on Mar 14, 2000: Employee injured in fall from warehouse shelving

On March 14, 2000, a serious injury accident occurred in the warehouse of Regent Aerospace where Employee #1, a temporary employee had been sent to work by Labo r Ready. Employee #1 was assigned to stack airline chairs onto a three tier stor age rack. Employee #1 was lifted up to the top shelf of the rack by a stock pick er. He got off of the stock picker and was standing on the top shelf unloading a nd stacking the airline chairs onto the storage rack when the 0.75-inch thick pr essed wood platform boards broke. Employee #1 was not using a safety belt and la nyard, and fell approximately 20 feet, breaking through the second shelf and lan ding on the bottom shelf. Employee #1 suffered a broken shoulder and broken ankl e and was taken to Henry Mayo Hospital for emergency treatment.

Incident on Jan 20, 2000: Employee's foot crushed by runaway truck

At approximately10:46 a.m. on January 20, 2000, Employee #1, of Labor Ready, a t emporary employment agency, was working at a facility managed by Standard Concre te Products in Irwindale, CA. He was behind mixer truck #574, hosing off the dru m, when the truck suddenly began to back up toward him. His left foot became pin ned between two cement blocks and sustained serious injuries when the truck roll ed over it. The engine was running unattended when the truck began to move, and the wheels were not chocked. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Incident on Jul 9, 1999: Employee injured in fall from ladder

Employee #1 was hired as a temporary worker from Labor Ready to work for Home De pot to perform clean up. He was hired by Labor Ready on July 8, 1999, and was as signed to the client on the same day. He reported to Home Depot at 9:00 p.m. tha t evening. Employee #1 stated he was restocking shelves. At some point the follo wing morning, at approximately 5:30 a.m., Employee #1 climbed up an aluminum lad der carrying a small welder and attempted to place it on a shelf. As he pushed t he box onto the shelf, the ladder fell over. Employee #1 estimated he was about 20 feet from the floor. The weight of the welder, the type of ladder, and all th e details necessary to complete the investigation were not available from Home D epot. Although Home Depot states they conducted an investigation, they are unabl e to provide details on the incident. Employee #1 sustained a fractured femur, t wo inches below the hip, and a wrist injury and back pain. Employee #1 was hospi talized.

Incident on Sep 8, 1999: Employee injured in fall from loading dock

Employee #1, who worked for a temporary labor service, was standing on a warehou se loading dock using hand signals to guide a truck that was backing up to the d ock. He suffered a seizure and fainted. Employee #1 fell off the dock and suffer ed a concussion and other head injuries.

Incident on Jun 7, 1999 (fatal): Employee killed when buried in hopper full of sand

Labor Ready is a temporary employment agency. Employee #1 was loaned out to Para gon Building Products, which is a dry batch production facility for dry ready-mi x concrete. Employee #1 was working on site as a laborer, when he was asked by a coworker, a foreman at Paragon, to clean a hopper full of sand. The hopper is c leaned once to twice per week, depending when different types of batches are nee ded. Employee #1 entered the hopper, and while standing on top of the sand, used a long stick to loosen and push the sand that accumulates on the sides of the h opper. The hopper chute was open and the conveyor underneath the chute was opera ting. As he was loosening the sand, either his footing or the sand underneath hi s feet slid out, causing him to fall deeper into the center of the hopper. Addit ional sand fell on top of him covering his entire body and head. The coworker fo und Employee #1's feet sticking out of the chute. By the time the Fire Departmen t and his coworkers could extricate him, Employee #1 had passed away. Factors th at contributed to the accident were that there was no program for confined space entry, nor was there training or written procedures for the employees entering hoppers full of sand with engulfment hazards. Employee #1 was very new to the co mpany since he was only with Paragon for two weeks.

Incident on Apr 21, 1999: Employee injured in fall from roof

Employee #1 was working on a roof where demolition work was being done. He was t aking decorative panels to the roof's edge and dropping them to the ground when he lost his footing and fell approximately 15 ft to the ground. He was not hospi talized, but he received treatment for six days.

Incident on Mar 26, 1999: Fall from extension ladder

On March 26, 1999, Employee #1 had climbed a ladder to the roof and a building w here remodeling was occurring. Employee #1 asked a coworker to obtain a ladder a nd bring it to the rear of the building. A Werner extension ladder with a maximu m working length of 17 feet was found and the coworker placed it against the roo f edge of the building and climbed the ladder to the roof. The ladder was not ti ed off when placed against the building to gain access to the roof. The roof hei ght is 12 feet, 2 inches. The coworker later descended the ladder and held it at the bottom placing his hands on the rails to support it for Employee #1's desce nt. While the coworker was looking forward when he heard a "click, click" sound familiar with the click that is made when the ladder is being adjusted upward. T he coworker then looked up and saw the ladder retracting. Employee #1 was on the ladder at this time and swinging around at the top. Employee #1 later reported that he had grabbed the ladder to ensure it was stable before beginning his desc ent. The ladder then fell away from its resting place on the roof edge and struc k the wall of the building. One of Employee #1's legs was then caught between tw o rungs, preventing it from retracting further. Employee #1 struck his head on t he edge of the roof and received other injuries from impacting the ground and wa s hospitalized.

Incident on May 6, 1998: Employee slips down slick ramp and fractures leg

On October 6, 1998, Employee #1 fractured her right leg when she slipped and fel l. She was exiting the rear door of the office that leads to the rear parking lo t. This door leads to a small wooden rear porch. A small wooden ramp goes down t o the parking lot level. Employee #1 was proceeding down this ramp, which was we t from a recent rain, when she slipped and fell. The ramp was 17.5 inches high f rom the porch to the parking lot level and 60 inches wide. As a result, she frac tured her right leg which required surgery. Her employer determined that the wet and slippery surface caused her to slip and fall. Her injuries were estimated n ot to be disabling, and her employer expected her to return to work within 30 da ys.

Incident on Apr 24, 1998 (fatal): Employee killed in fall through roof insulation

At approximately 9:00 a.m. on April 24, 1998, Employee #1 and coworkers were ins talling a steel deck roof on a large tilt-up structure. He walked out to the lea ding edge of the roof deck and then stepped onto a white vinyl sheet used to sup port the insulation, falling 33 ft 6 in. through it the concrete floor. Employee #1 was killed. He may not have been able to recognize the difference between th e steel roof deck and the white vinyl because of the glare of the morning sun.

Incident on Dec 12, 1997: Employee injured in fall into floor opening

On December 12, 1997, Employee #1, a contract laborer supervised by a secondary employer at a warehouse construction site, was with two coworkers on the pallet- rack assembly on the third deck. He turned a corner and walked into a floor open ing, catching himself on his right shoulder. Employee #1 sustained four fracture d ribs, a dislocated shoulder, and head and neck injuries, for which he was hosp italized. The secondary employer failed to provide a guard or cover for the floo r opening, and was cited for a serious violation of T8CCR 1632(H).

Incident on Dec 13, 1997: Employee fractures leg in jump from scaffold

Employee #1 was working from a rolling scaffold situated on a platform. He was s tarting to descend when he felt the scaffold move. He jumped approximately 4 ft 6 in. to the floor and landed awkwardly, fracturing his left leg just below the knee. The wheels on the scaffold had been locked, and no safety violations were noted.

Incident on Oct 21, 1993: Employee falls from forklift as support chains break

Employee #1 was being elevated on a pallet that was attached to the forks of a f orklift. When the mast was approximately 20 feet high, both chains broke, causin g the forks to fall to the ground with Employee #1 on the pallet. Employee #1 wa s seriously injured when his face struck the mast assembly.