Fall on same level due to slipping · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at UNITED PARCEL SERVICE, INC. (UPS), 7421 So. 197th St., GRETNA, NEBRASKA 68028
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An delivery driver slipped on snow or ice when getting out of his delivery vehicle and fell on his hip, aggravating an existing condition. The employee was hospitalized for further treatment/surgery.
An employee was making sure that packages did not fall off the unload belt when a flat package slipped between the unload belt and a transfer plate. When he attempted to retrieve the package, his glove became caught on one of the belt rollers, pulling his hand between the roller and a piece of angle-iron located near the belt. His right hand was crushed, especially his right ring finger.
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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