Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GEICO, 750 WOODBURY RD., WOODBURY, NEW YORK 11797
on — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was closing an office window shade when the employee slipped and fell from the 12-inch high window ledge. The employee's patellar tendon ruptured.
An employee was inspecting a vehicle at an automobile body shop. He leaned down and a sharp piece of metal that was sticking out from a damaged door on the car severely lacerated his lower right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was climbing a step ladder while carrying a 3-foot piece of conduit. As he went to reposition his feet on the ladder by pivoting, he slipped and fell from the third rung of a 6-foot ladder. The employee sustained fractures to the left femur, right elbow, and right ring finger.
An employee was descending a 4-step maintenance stand when she missed the bottom step and fell to the hangar floor. The employee suffered a left hip fracture.
An employee stopped a belt and was going to check it for missing packages. She fell backward 3-4 feet from an elevated platform and sustained a broken right arm.
An employee had just finished a routine concrete pour and was ascending the ladder to clean the concrete mixer truck. The employee lost their grip and fell approximately 2-3 feet, contacting the truck's bumper. The employee suffered rib fractures and a punctured lung.
An employee was performing duties as an expeditor. After opening the dock door, the employee scanned the barcode on the door of the truck and placed one foot on the truck and one foot on the dock. The truck drove out of the stall, causing the employee to fall 4 feet off the dock onto the concrete. The employee sustained fractures to the right side of the pelvis, elbow, and a left ring fingertip as well as injuries to the right wrist and bruising to the back and stomach.
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