Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The League for the Handicapped, Inc., 393 North St., SPRINGVILLE, NEW YORK 14141
on — Fractures, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee fell on and fractured her right knee in the hallway while running after a fleeing student.
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An employee was walking to the inventory cage when her ankle gave out and she fell to the floor. The employee sustained a femur fracture and was hospitalized.
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An employee was watching students perform their daily tasks. A student who had been vacuuming the floor punched the teacher in the chest. She was hospitalized with chest pain, a fast heart rate, and vertigo.
An employee was coming from the patio area to replace a trash can. He was carrying the trash can and walking toward the entrance of the cafeteria when he tripped over the rubber mat that precedes the ramp. He fell to the ground and sustained a torn ligament in his left shoulder.
An employee was standing in the parking lot while waiting for another employee to move a cart with a sign when they were struck by a vehicle, resulting in four fractured ribs.
An employee stepped out of her office, turned to lock the door, turned back, slipped, and fell. She suffered a broken right femur and was hospitalized. There were water droplets on the floor from a wet umbrella.
An employee was on a ladder that was leaning against a wall inside a multipurpose room. He was running wiring through the walls to install sound equipment. When he reached up to pull a wire, the ladder slid down the wall to the floor. The employee fell on top of the ladder and struck the floor, fracturing multiple bones in his face and his left hip.
An employee was operating a battery-powered broom to clean demolition debris off the top of the outermost bridge girder. The girder was approximately 11 feet above the demolition scaffold below. The employee fell approximately 8 feet to wind bracing below. The employee was hospitalized with a pelvis/tailbone fracture. Fall protection was in place at the time.
An employee slipped while descending in a stairwell, fell, and suffered multiple contusions/bruises to the head, neck, shoulders, knees, and back. She was hospitalized.
An employee was directing trucks as they entered and left a highway work zone. A vehicle struck them, resulting in multiple fractures and other injuries. The employee was hospitalized.