Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Hobby Lobby, 1895 South Road, POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK 12601
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was retrieving a pallet jack. As she stepped over it, she tripped and fell to the floor, fracturing her right femur. She was admitted to the hospital.
An employee was standing on a metal folding chair in the breakroom to access to a posted schedule. They lost their footing and fell to the floor, resulting in a fractured right shoulder.
An employee was walking on the concrete floor when she tripped over a furniture pad on the floor and fell, injuring her right arm and fracturing her right hip. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was descending a ladder after stocking product on a shelf. The employee missed the last step from the bottom and fell to the concrete floor, resulting in a left knee injury.
An employee was on a ladder while retrieving stocked goods from a top shelf when she fell from the bottom rung of the ladder to the cement floor, resulting in a right hip injury that required hospitalization.
An employee was walking down the hall to retrieve a vacuum when they stumbled and fell to the floor. The employee suffered wrist bruises and a kneecap fracture that required surgery.
An employee was installing a compressor piston. He tripped and fell backward while the piston was in his lap. As he landed, the little finger of his left hand became caught between the piston and compressor piping resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip. The employee required stitches and the fingertip was reattached.
An employee was doing an oil change. He was walking to get his oil jug when he tripped on an open lift pad, and fell to the ground landing on his right side. The employee sustained a broken right femur and was hospitalized.
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