Fall on same level due to slipping · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Kehe Distributors, 101 Enterprise Dr. #200, FLOWER MOUND, TEXAS 75028
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee stepped off of a forklift and entered the freezer where he slipped on condensation that had accumulated on the floor causing him to fall backwards.
An employee was carrying a pallet on an order picker. The pallet caught on the leg of a storage rack and kicked back, striking the employee's thigh and breaking the femur.
An employee was operating a triple pallet jack when he collided with a coworker operating a forklift at a warehouse intersection. He suffered leg injuries and was hospitalized.
An employee was using powered industrial equipment (picker) to retrieve products from a rack. He was struck by another powered picker machine and his foot got caught between that picker and the rack. He sustained a laceration on the bottom of his big toe and second toe, and his big toe broke. He was hospitalized.
An employee was operating a double pallet jack and wanted to move it in reverse. He put the pallet jack in the forward gear instead of reverse and became pinned between the pallet jack and a spur.
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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An employee was cleaning a depositor machine to setup for a new product run. His right index finger was caught by moving parts in the depositor machine and the fingertip was partially amputated without bone loss.
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