Vehicle or machinery fire · Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Brookdale Senior Living, 6022 E. 71st Street, TULSA, OKLAHOMA 74136
on — Other respiratory system symptoms-toxic, noxious, or allergenic effect, affecting the bODY SYSTEMS.
Final narrative
An employee was performing laundry services when clothes in a dryer caught on fire. The employee opened the dryer door and inhaled smoke, suffering lung irritation and exacerbation of asthma.
A resident in a senior living facility lunged at an employee and knocked her down. Her head struck the floor and she lost consciousness. She was hospitalized.
An employee walked through the doorway from a kitchen to a dining area and tripped over a mat measuring 4 feet by 6 feet. The employee fell and suffered a broken left hip and a laceration to the face that required stitches.
An employee tripped over a box while putting away groceries. Her head struck the floor and she lost consciousness, having suffered a possible head/neck injury.
An employee removed the spark plugs and was rotating an engine to evacuate condensate from the cylinders. An unknown source ignited the condensate and natural gas. The employee sustained burns to the back of his hands and upper leg area.
An employee was operating a front-end loader when a hydraulic line broke, causing the front-end loader to catch on fire. The employee jumped from the cab to the ground and sustained fractures to the T-6 vertebra and a heel.
An employee was moving two totes of turpentine. Noticing that one of them was leaking, he stopped his forklift and began to look for the leak. The forklift caught fire, and the employee suffered severe burns. He was hospitalized.
An employee was performing maintenance on a machine when part of an adjacent machine caught fire. The employee extinguished the fire and suffered smoke inhalation.
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