Hardware and Plumbing and Heating Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers

NarrativeOn February 26, 2019, an employee was using a 6-foot fiberglass A-frame ladder (Louisville L-3016-06) to access shelved materials in a warehouse. A coworker heard a loud noise in the direction where the employee was working. As the coworker went to investigate the noise, the employee, the ladder, and 2 to 3 boxes were found on the floor. The employee was taken by car to a nearby urgent care facility where he was evaluated, received treatment, and released the same day. The employee returned to the same medical facility the next day, as well as follow-up appointment. Approximately two weeks later, on March 10, 2019, the employee was transported by paramedics from his private residence to the hospital where he passed away.

NarrativeOn October 24, 2018, we investigated an incident where an employee was struck by/caught between the vehicle cab and knuckle boom frame assembly of the truck mounted crane.

NarrativeAt 2:30 p.m. on August 4, 2017, Employee #1 was helping lower the Weil vertical wastewater pump into the pit. While using the manual Wesco chain fall hoist, the anchorage point came loose and fell. Employee #1 sustained four fractured ribs and multiple abrasions and was hospitalized for his injuries.