Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs · Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Flying Food Group, LLC, John F Kennedy Airport, JAMAICA, NEW YORK 11430
on — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury, affecting the lumbar region.
Final narrative
On 10/23/2016, an employee slipped and fell while climbing stairs, requiring hospitalization for a lower back injury.
On March 2, 2019, at 2:30 a.m., an employee was on a ladder attaching screws to a plywood board when he lost balance and fell to the ground. He sustained a fracture to the right arm in the elbow area.
An employee was lowering a catering box onto a truck chassis when her pinky finger was caught between the frame of the truck and the guard on the back of the truck cab. Her pinky fingertip was partially amputated.
An employee was installing a gas fryer. After restoring propane flow to the fryer, he attempted to light the pilot light. An explosion then occurred, causing second degree burns to his hands, arms, and face.
A nurse was visiting the home of a patient for requested treatment. She tripped on her gown while going up the steps to the property, falling and fracturing her left femur.
An employee was walking up an escalator that was out of service when they tripped on a step, fell, and suffered a closed fracture to the right femur as well as a dislocated right patella.
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