Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at M.C. Dean, Inc., 1501 Grumman Lane, MELBOURNE, FLORIDA 32901
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the forearm(s).
Final narrative
An employee was installing ladder racks along a hallway when he tripped into a 12-inch deep open floor tile on a raised floor. He fell forward and his forearm struck an uninstalled metal track, lacerating it.
An employee was walking to a customer's door to deliver a package when they tripped on uneven pavement and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a hip fracture.
An employee was walking on the sidewalk toward the front entrance of the building to start her work shift. She tripped over uneven pavement and fell onto the concrete sidewalk. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left hip and a sprained left knee.
An employee was leaving for lunch. The wheel of her knee scooter struck a divot in the floor which caused her to fall into a metal rack. The employee sustained a broken right shoulder.
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