Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Cafaro Management Company, 2399 Meadowbrook Road, BRIDGEPORT, WEST VIRGINIA 26330
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking into an office when his foot became caught on an open closet door, causing him to fall to the ground. He suffered a spiral fracture to his left ankle.
An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.
An employee was walking to inspect ceiling light fixtures and tripped on a 3'x5' mat that was covering an electrical cord. The employee fell and fractured their hip.
An employee was using an auger machine on an outside sewer line. While he was feeding metal rope into the sewer line, the rope came back and pulled his hand in, cutting his left middle finger. The finger was amputated from the distal joint to the tip.
An employee was moving an air conditioning unit into storage. A wooden 2x4 that was in storage fell and struck the employee's head, causing a brain bleed.
An employee was conducting routine maintenance on a mixer. New lid pins had been installed, and the employee was rotating by hand to ensure they had been installed correctly. The employee's left middle finger was caught between the lid and top of a pin. The momentum from the mixer continued, causing a crushing injury to the finger. The employee underwent a medical amputation from the top knuckle to the tip of the finger.
An employee was climbing down a 15-foot multipurpose ladder. The employee fell about 8 feet, landing on the concrete floor and the ladder itself. The employee suffered several injuries, all on the right side: broken ribs, a broken sternum, a broken temporal bone, broken shoulder, multiple fractures to the cheekbone, and a brain bleed.
An employee was rolling up the landing gear on his trailer when the handle began to unwind and struck his face, fracturing his jaw. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.