Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GROVE CLEANERS & LAUNDRY, INC. , 1806 PONCE DE LEON BLVD, CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA 33134
on — Fractures, affecting the wrist(s).
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Final narrative
While walking to his/her work station, an employee slipped and fell, sustaining a broken wrist.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 333312)
An employee was changing a copper ring on a press welder. The machine was actuated, and the employee's left thumb was pinched between its ring and its nipple. The thumb tip was amputated between the nail and the first knuckle.
An employee was unjamming a lift when their right leg was caught between a pneumatic ram and the frame assembly of the lift. The employee's leg was fractured.
An employee was delivering laundry at a vendor's loading dock. He went inside the delivery trailer to load empty bins and tripped on the trailer floor and fell inside the trailer. The surface inside the trailer was approximately 2 inches higher than the loading dock surface. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured hip.
An employee was mounting a forklift when they slipped off the forklift resulting in strained muscles in the abdominal area. The employee had ice on their shoe at the time.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.