Fall on same level due to tripping, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at GWINNETT CEMETERIES, LLC, East Shadowlawn Memorial Gardens, LAWRENCEVILLE, GEORGIA 30046
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee tripped when she stood up from her desk chair and took a step. She fell forward and landed on her right side, fracturing the bone that connects the femur to the hip socket.
An employee was walking down the hall to retrieve a vacuum when they stumbled and fell to the floor. The employee suffered wrist bruises and a kneecap fracture that required surgery.
An employee was installing a compressor piston. He tripped and fell backward while the piston was in his lap. As he landed, the little finger of his left hand became caught between the piston and compressor piping resulting in a partial amputation of the fingertip. The employee required stitches and the fingertip was reattached.
An employee was doing an oil change. He was walking to get his oil jug when he tripped on an open lift pad, and fell to the ground landing on his right side. The employee sustained a broken right femur and was hospitalized.
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