Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Jo-Ann Fabric, 2255 North Haines Avenue, RAPID CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA 57701
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
While unpacking boxes of newly received fabric, an employee tripped and fell on a packaging strap, fracturing the left hip and requiring surgery.
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 operating a standing forklift and tried to prevent boxes from falling. His left little finger was crushed between the forklift and metal shelving resulting in amputation.
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An employee was working at the cash register. When they bent down to tie their shoe, they lost balance and fell to the floor, resulting in a broken tibia.
On September 24, 2021, at 8:50 a.m., an employee was driving a stand-up forklift when the forklift collided with palletized material. The employee's left foot was crushed under the lift, resulting in multiple toe amputations.
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An employee was using a hook tool to pull a pallet onto the lift gate of a tractor trailer. The hook detached from the underside of the pallet, causing the employee to fall backward off the lift gate. The employee landed on the concrete parking lot about 5 feet below, suffering fractures to the skull and two thoracic vertebrae.
An employee was walking on a truss table when he lost his balance and fell approximately 3 feet to the floor. The employee sustained a dislocated and fractured left ankle.