Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AVI Foodsystems Inc, 11000 St. Rt. 347, EAST LIBERTY, OHIO 43319
on — Fractures, affecting the hip(s).
Final narrative
On September 11, 2020, an employee tripped over an outlet in the floor while walking backwards. The employee suffered a fractured right hip and sprained shoulder, requiring hospitalization.
On December 5, 2023, an employee was loading product onto a freight elevator when the elevator fell with the employee inside. The employee sustained a right leg injury.
An employee had been packing food orders in the warehouse and placing them onto a cart. The employee stepped back and fell onto the floor. The employee sustained a fractured right hip and a strained left shoulder.
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.
An employee was cleaning a depositor machine to setup for a new product run. His right index finger was caught by moving parts in the depositor machine and the fingertip was partially amputated without bone loss.
An employee was operating an electric pallet jack. While standing beside the equipment, the pallet jack lurched forward, pinning the employee's leg against racking. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right ankle.
An employee was on a top stock cart, moving items on shelving on the sales floor. The employee fell and suffered a broken left ankle. The employee was hospitalized, requiring surgery.
An employee was using a walkie stacker when the merchandise on it shifted and fell onto him. He suffered a head injury and a broken left leg that required surgery. He was hospitalized.
An employee was working to deliver mail to an apartment building. She was waiting for a customer to move, to obtain clearance to the mailboxes. The door swung inward and closed on her right little finger. The top half of her finger was surgically amputated.
An employee fell from a step ladder while reaching for a tie-off point. He impacted the ground, and landed on his bolt bag which contained tools. The employee was hospitalized with fractured ribs, and a lacerated spleen and kidney.
On October 30, 2025, an employee was working to adjust a stackable metal shipping container. As the container dropped into place, it caught the employee's hands in an area between the upper and lower cross-members. The employee suffered a laceration to the left ring finger that required stitches, bruising to the right ring finger, and fractures to the right middle finger that necessitated medical amputation of the fingertip.
An employee was moving a scissor lift through a doorway. The employee was pinned between the scissor lift and the doorframe, sustained a back injury, and was hospitalized.
An employee was setting up communication equipment for a meeting. They were walking and tripped over a speaker on the ground. The employee sustained a leg injury.