Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, 10000 Bay Pines Blvd., BAY PINES, FLORIDA 33744
on — Fractures, affecting the multiple foot (feet) locations.
Final narrative
An employee was standing on a 4-foot elevated platform at a loading dock when the employee fell from the platform. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured left heel and a shattered left foot. The chains on the platform were not up at the time of the incident.
An employee was exiting the building following the completion of their shift. The employee slipped and fell on a sidewalk that was covered with snow and ice. The employee sustained three fractures to their right ankle. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
The injured employee was pulling supplies from primary storage for distribution. A second employee entered the room and spilled the contents of two 1-gallon jugs of reagent methanol (95%) onto the employee.
An employee was carrying items from their car into their office and fell in the parking lot after stepping on a patch of grass, resulting in a fractured left hip.
An employee was climbing a step ladder while carrying a 3-foot piece of conduit. As he went to reposition his feet on the ladder by pivoting, he slipped and fell from the third rung of a 6-foot ladder. The employee sustained fractures to the left femur, right elbow, and right ring finger.
An employee was descending a 4-step maintenance stand when she missed the bottom step and fell to the hangar floor. The employee suffered a left hip fracture.
An employee stopped a belt and was going to check it for missing packages. She fell backward 3-4 feet from an elevated platform and sustained a broken right arm.
An employee had just finished a routine concrete pour and was ascending the ladder to clean the concrete mixer truck. The employee lost their grip and fell approximately 2-3 feet, contacting the truck's bumper. The employee suffered rib fractures and a punctured lung.
An employee was performing duties as an expeditor. After opening the dock door, the employee scanned the barcode on the door of the truck and placed one foot on the truck and one foot on the dock. The truck drove out of the stall, causing the employee to fall 4 feet off the dock onto the concrete. The employee sustained fractures to the right side of the pelvis, elbow, and a left ring fingertip as well as injuries to the right wrist and bruising to the back and stomach.
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