Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Signature Brands, LLC, 808 SW 12th Street, OCALA, FLORIDA 34471
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
On May 15, 2020, an employee was carrying empty carboard boxes to place them in a metal crate used to transport the cardboard. After placing the cardboard on the metal crate, she turned to walk away and her pant leg became caught on a piece of metal wire sticking out about 1 inch from the crate's corner. She then fell on the floor and fractured her left hip, requiring hospitalization.
An employee changed a former machine setting to make a smaller popcorn tin container and then energized the machine. He found that one of the tin sheets was jammed and was trying to unjam it when the machine was activated. His left hand was caught between the forming mechanism and the mandrel (forms the tin sheet to a cylinder), lacerating it and requiring hospitalization and surgery.
An employee arrived at work and was walking into the store through the parking lot. The employee tripped over a curb and fell to the ground, sustaining a femur fracture.
Candy fell inside a conveyor and caused a jam. An employee was clearing the jam when his right bicep was lacerated and he was hospitalized. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
An employee was performing sanitation on top of a bagger machine mezzanine that was 98 inches above ground. The top of the bagger mezzanine was accessed using a rolling safety ladder that was welded in place. The employee was coming down the ladder carrying a a 5-gallon bucket when they slipped and fell to the floor, suffering a broken neck and right index finger.
An employee was pushing a cart of raw centers back into the oven and was pushing down latches on the cart with his fingers while another associate pushed the stack of mogul boards back into the oven. The stack sits on rollers. The employee's fingers were not clear of the shear area and his left middle fingertip was amputated between the metal framed mogul board pallet and the cart latch area.
An employee was operating a stand-up forklift and driving behind a sit-down forklift when they contacted the rear of the sit-down forklift. The employee's left foot was caught between the two forklifts and fractured, and they had skin tear on their lower leg.
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.