April 28, 2007
FL · Metal/Non-Metal
crane operator, mobile equipment operator (meo), dragline operator, dropball operator, rigger
SLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Triple T Construction Products, LLC · Fall from machine
Employee was climbing a ladder to get onto the dragline and the ladder kicked out from under him. He fell about three feet and landed on his right hip. He was seen at a local clinic and it was determined that he had fractured the hip. He was sent to the hospital and received a partial hip replacement. Expected to return in around 90 days.