Fall through surface or existing opening less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Global Spectrum as Agent of Boardwalk Hall, 2301 Boardwalk, ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY 08401
on — Fractures, affecting the foot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was checking a water leak in a house stairwell. The employee went below the stairwell and was standing on the landing when the floor gave way. The employee fell a couple feet, fracturing the right foot and left tibia.
HospitalizedFoot(feet) and leg(s), n.e.c.Floor, n.e.c.
A temporary employee walked across a wooden pallet to retrieve product to stock. When he walked back across the pallet, it broke, causing the employee to fall to the ground and sustain a fractured hip.
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An employee was stocking the freezer and stepped on a wood pallet. The employee's foot went into the pallet and they sustained a right ankle fracture that required hospitalization and surgery.
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