Fall on same level due to slipping · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at J Bar B Foods, Inc. , 505 US Hwy 90 W, WAELDER, TEXAS 78959
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the scalp.
Final narrative
An employee was pulling a rack of food out of a chiller when he slipped and fell, hitting his head on the ground. He suffered a laceration to the back of his head.
An employee working in the sausage stuffing process area went to the storage area to retrieve casing for the sausage. The employee retrieved about 25 lbs. of casing using a stainless steel rolling cart. While pulling the cart back to her work area she lost footing and fell with the cart. The employee held onto the cart's handle and her fingers got caught between the cart and the concrete floor, amputating the left middle and ring fingertips.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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