Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Albertson's, 100 E. Taylor St., SHERMAN, TEXAS 75090
on — Fractures, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee carrying a bucket of water stopped short when cut off by a customer. The water spilled onto the floor, causing the employee to slip, fall, and fracture the left leg.
An employee was operating the tenderizer when a piece of steak became stuck in the machine. The employee went to remove the steak when the machine activated, causing the employee's glove to become caught on the tenderizer. The employee's ring finger was amputated at the first knuckle. The machine was unguarded at the time.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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