Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AVI Food Systems Inc., 1000 Arlington Circle, AKRON, OHIO 44306
on — Fractures, affecting the pelvis.
Final narrative
On February 15, 2016, an employee was pushing a cart and tripped over pallet wrapping resulting in a fall to the floor and a fractured pelvis.
An employee was using a mop to clean chili that had spilled on the kitchen floor when he slipped on chili residue and fell, resulting in a left knee fracture.
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 tripped over an object in the back of a box truck, slipped, and fell out of the truck to the asphalt 38 inches below. He landed on his right elbow, fracturing it.
An employee was on the ground removing a piece of equipment from the back of a truck with assistance from another employee who was inside the truck while at a customer location. While moving the equipment, his right knee buckled and he suffered a torn ligament in his knee.
An employee was cutting the flaps off a cardboard box with a box cutter when his forearm was lacerated. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was removing a vending machine from a store. They were taking the machine down a stairway when they were pinned between the wall and the vending machine. The employee sustained a fractured pelvis and a bladder injury.
An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.
An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.
On October 30, 2025, an employee was working to adjust a stackable metal shipping container. As the container dropped into place, it caught the employee's hands in an area between the upper and lower cross-members. The employee suffered a laceration to the left ring finger that required stitches, bruising to the right ring finger, and fractures to the right middle finger that necessitated medical amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.
An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.