Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at WEBBER INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY, INC., 1201 N. SCENIC HWY, BABSON PARK, FLORIDA 33827
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
An employee tripped and fell to the ground while walking towards his motorized golf car, fracturing his hip and requiring hospitalization.
An employee was walking behind the store with another associate to get paperwork from the delivery driver when she fell on the walkway and sustained a leg fracture that required surgery.
An employee was adjusting the forks on a forklift when a fork detached from the forklift. The employee jumped out of the way but fell on the concrete floor. The employee was hospitalized with a broken hip.
An employee was leaving the building when they tripped on the steps and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a fractured left foot and a sprained right ankle.
An employee was attempting to restrain a resident when their feet got tangled and both fell to the floor. The resident fell on top of the employee who struck a corner of the wall and then the floor, resulting in a broken right hip.
An employee was descending stairs when they lost balance and fell down 3-4 steps to the second floor landing. The employee was hospitalized with two broken ribs and a concussion.
An employee was assisting a client with walking when they tripped over a kitchen rug and fell. The employee sustained a nose laceration and a swollen eye. The employee then lost consciousness and had seizures, requiring hospitalization.
An employee was stepping from a gravel parking lot onto a cement-paved sidewalk. She tripped and fell, suffering a concussion, a broken nose, and injured vertebrae. She was hospitalized.
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.