Fall on same level, n.e.c. · Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. , 7500 Centurion Parkway, JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 32256
on — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments, affecting the knee(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was walking to his vehicle when his knee gave out, resulting in a fall that ruptured his patella tendon.
An employee was pulling on a bale of corrugated cardboard boxes that were on a conveyor. The straps on the bale failed and the employee fell to the floor. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery for a fractured femur and/or hip.
On December 27, 2023, an employee was delivering mail to an apartment complex when their knee gave out and they fell to the ground. The employee was hospitalized with a left tibia fracture.
An employee was walking to the inventory cage when her ankle gave out and she fell to the floor. The employee sustained a femur fracture and was hospitalized.
An employee was dislodging a pallet that was stuck when boxes of product fell onto them, causing them to fall to the ground. The employee suffered a fractured femur.
A temporary employee was cleaning the outside of a cylinder on a cream filling machine. The machine had been turned on so that leftover product could drain from it. The paper towel the employee was using fell into the cylinder, and as the employee went to retrieve it, the blade inside the cylinder amputated the tip of his right middle finger.
An employee was operating a ride-on powered pallet jack when his left calf was pinned between the pallet jack and a bollard. He was hospitalized with a laceration to the calf.
An employee was capping bottles of skin therapy oil when the plastic cover for the light fixture fell and struck them on the head. The employee was hospitalized with a head contusion.
An employee was troubleshooting a capper machine that places caps onto cosmetic containers. His left hand was pulled into the machine, resulting in an injury to his middle finger and a ring finger amputation.
An employee was cleaning the heads of a crimper with a paper towel when the machine caught the paper towel and her right glove. The middle and ring fingers were amputated.
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.