Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Meditek/Greystone Inc., 7500 Hugh Daniel Drive, BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA 35242
on — Fractures, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working in the office when water entered the office as a result of a broken water pipe (exterior to the building). The employee was attempting to contain the water leak by spreading linens when she slipped and fell to the floor, breaking her right patella and requiring hospitalization.
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 621512)
An employee was walking down the hallway to get a trash bag from housekeeping when they slipped on the wet floor and fell. The employee sustained a fractured right knee.
On April 8, 2022, an employee was leaving the MRI Room and used her left hand to hold the door's handle while her right hand was holding the edge of the door. As the door closed, her right middle finger got caught between the door and the door jam resulting in amputation of her right middle fingertip without bone loss.
An employee was taking cryogen readings from MRI equipment when he tripped over a cabling trough that was part of a new MRI staging set-up and impacted the floor. He suffered fractures to his left-side shoulder and hip.
An employee was traveling down the maintenance aisle of a warehouse on a single-pallet front rider jack. The jack malfunctioned, causing the brakes to apply; the employee fell forward onto the concrete warehouse floor. The employee suffered an injury to the left leg and was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.
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