Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures and dislocations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Papa John's Pizza, 1070 N Wickham Rd, MELBOURNE, FLORIDA 32935
on — Fractures and dislocations, affecting the arm(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee tripped over a box and fell fracturing the right arm and dislocating the left arm.
An employee was delivering a pizza to a customer's residence. As the customer was opening the front door, the employee stepped back so the front door could open; he then fell off the steps of the porch and sustained a broken femur.
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An employee was straining demi-glace into a pot. The strainer the employee was using became heavy and hit the pot, causing the demi-glace to spill onto the employee's right hand. The employee suffered second-degree burns to the hand.
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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.