Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at J.J. Taylor Distributing Florida, Inc. , 2040 Park 82 Drive, FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33905
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was pulling a pin to uncouple the fifth wheel of a tractor trailer when the employee lost grip and fell backwards onto the ground, suffering a fractured hip and requiring surgery.
An employee was pulling kegs out of a cooler with a forklift. The kegs fell toward the forklift and struck the employee's hand. The employee suffered fractures and a laceration.
An employee was walking with a pallet jack to pick up a set of pallets. The handle of the pallet jack jerked to the right and the pallet jack pinned the employee's right foot against a barrier. The employee sustained fractures to the right foot.
An employee was on an A-frame ladder retrieving materials from a shelf. He slipped and fell and his leg got caught in the ladder rungs, breaking his left tibia.
An employee was unloading materials from a flatbed trailer when they fell from the trailer and landed on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left leg.
An employee was unloading appliances at a customer location for delivery. The employee was moving a water heater to be placed on the liftgate when he stepped backward and fell to the ground. The employee sustained rib and back injuries.
An employee was traveling on a walker rider as it headed for the outer wall of the warehouse office. He jumped off the front of the rider which caused his legs to be caught between the base of the rider and the yellow safety rail. The employee sustained a fractured right fibula.
An employee was delivering a keg of beer when he lost balance and dropped the keg on his right foot/big toe. The employee's right foot/big toe were fractured and required surgery.
An employee was selecting cases in a warehouse when they were struck by a pallet jack, resulting in a crushed right ankle that required hospitalization.
An employee parked their truck and was lowering the lift gate to unload and service an account at a convenience store. A vehicle pulled out from a parking spot and pinned the employee against the lift gate. The employee sustained a leg amputation.
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.