Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Manor, 901 West Main Street, FREEHOLD, NEW JERSEY 07728
on — Heat syncope, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee passed out while preparing trays in the kitchen due to the heat.
An employee was performing finishing work on a residential driveway when they began to experience body cramps and were hospitalized for heat stress and dehydration.
An agent was participating in SWAT team selection and was performing various physical fitness skills including running and exercise intervals. The agent experienced dehydration and a muscular injury that required hospitalization.
On September 26, 2023, an employee was delivering packages when he began to feel ill with a pain in his side. He was hospitalized for heat exhaustion and dehydration.
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An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.
An employee tripped and fell while walking to a time clock. She suffered fractures to her left shoulder and right kneecap. She was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was walking down the hall in front of the therapy room when she tripped and fell, striking her right hip on the tile floor. The employee sustained a fractured hip and required surgery.
A nurse was heading to a carpeted hall from the tiled floor of the nurses station and tripped over the transition. She fell and landed on her knee. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured femur.
An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.
An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.
An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.