Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jerry Foster Drywall, Inc., 20 South 5th St., FERNANDINA BEACH, FLORIDA 32034
on — Fractures, affecting the thigh(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking on strap-on stilts spreading joint compound on newly installed bathroom drywall when he tripped on an exposed pipe on the floor and fell. He was hospitalized with a broken right femur.
An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.
An employee was closing a rear trailer door in the parking lot when they were struck by a forklift. The employee's lower left leg was crushed between the pallet on the forklift and the trailer. The employee sustained muscle damage to their lower leg.
An employee was cutting wood with a circular saw. The machine lagged and cut the employee's finger. The employee required surgical amputation of the finger at the hospital.
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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.