Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Starbucks store#14230, 1870 Okeechobee blvd., WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA 33409
on — Fractures, affecting the wrist(s).
Final narrative
An employee slipped while walking behind a counter after another employee had previously mopped the floor. She fell to the floor and fractured her wrist.
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 722213)
An employee was operating a machine when the employee's arm was caught between the bottom edge of the machine's door and its conveyor system. The employee suffered a laceration and fractured forearm.
An employee was in the rear of the dairy truck unloading product when he fell backwards out of the side door to the ground below. The employee sustained broken ribs and a hairline fracture of the skull.
An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.
An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.
An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.
An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.