Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Morton Electric, Inc., 205 E. Dakin Ave., KISSIMMEE, FLORIDA 34741
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was stepping over an 18-inch silt fence when he tripped and broke his right ankle.
An employee was threading pipe on a machine. He was using a set of slip lock pliers to install a lock ring onto the pipe. When the ring bottomed out, the pliers slipped off and crushed his hand.
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.
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An employee was cutting through two secondary wires with a battery-powered cutting tool. The wires were energized at 120/240 volts; when the employee cut through the insulation around a wire, an arc flash burned the employee's left thumb.
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An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
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.