Other fall to lower level, unspecified · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at THE BLOOM ORGANIZATION, 2301 Haddonfield Rd, PENNSAUKEN, NEW JERSEY 08109
on — Fractures, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was preparing a flat roof to be silver-coated. While removing excess water with a squeegee, the employee fell to the ground below and suffered a head laceration and a broken vertebra.
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 backing up a forklift to pick up a pallet of materials when it struck a yellow cement pole in front of a building support beam. His left hand was crushed between the forklift and the pole, resulting in amputation of a finger.
An employee was scraping paint off a building panel while on the ground. Ice fell from the roof and struck the employee. The employee sustained a broken right femur and was hospitalized.
An employee was behind a building loading wood pallets onto a trailer when they were attacked by an unknown individual, falling to the ground and losing consciousness. The employee suffered fractured ribs, contusions, and hearing loss.
An employee was manually loading a pallet jack that was parked on a lift gate when he lost his footing and fell to the ground below, resulting in four fractured ribs.
An employee was removing caulk around a pool at a stadium. Some caulk broke as he was pulling it, causing the knife/scraper in his hand to slip and cut his cornea and eyelid.
An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.
An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.
An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.