Workplace safety failures can change lives in a matter of seconds. This grim truth was underscored by a rare and tragic case reported in the Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports in September 2022. An 18-year-old worker in India suffered a catastrophic cervical spine injury when a heavy metallic object fell directly onto the front of his head at his workplace. Despite immediate emergency care and stabilization, the young man’s injuries were so severe that he died within two days.
