Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Genuine Parts Company, Walker Ford, CLEARWATER, FLORIDA 33764
on — Fractures, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
While walking toward a customer to deliver product, an employee tripped on a concrete step and fell. The employee's right knee struck the ground, and the employee suffered a broken patella.
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An employee was helping place a pallet jack on a storage trailer. The pallet jack slipped, causing the employee to fall off the trailer and suffer a broken ankle.
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An employee was walking to a customer's door to deliver a package when they tripped on uneven pavement and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a hip fracture.
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