Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Konica Minolta Business Solution, 101 Williams Dr., RAMSEY, NEW JERSEY 07446
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
An employee slipped on ice in the parking lot and fractured an ankle, requiring surgery.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 811211)
An employee went to prevent a forklift from overturning when the forklift tilted due to the weight of the load (crate of copper) and overturned. The forklift fell onto the legs of the employee and he sustained fractures to his right leg and ankle.
Employees were moving a single man lift into a building and reclining the lift to position it to fit through the door. The lift shifted and fell, causing the employee to sustain fractures to the left tibia and fibula. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
An employee was working on a 2-foot-high grated platform, replacing a wire in a clutch assembly on the scanner. The employee fell off the platform and landed on his side on a threaded rod sticking out of the concrete that is used to secure the scanner into place. The rod contacted his chest area, resulting in four broken ribs and a partially punctured lung.
An employee was struck by a forklift while riding a pallet jack, suffering a compound leg fracture. The forklift driver's view was obstructed at the time.
An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.
An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.
An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.