Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Talbots Inc, 3101 PGA Boulevard, PALM BEACH GARDENS, FLORIDA 33410
on — Fractures, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking through a store backroom when she slipped and fell on her knee. She was hospitalized for a fractured knee cap that required surgery.
An employee was working behind the cash register, tripped over shopping bags on a hook and fell to the floor chipping her right hip bone. She also sustained contusions to her ribs and face.
An employee was working in the forest flagging an area to be harvested. He took a step and his foot slipped on a stick hidden under the leaves, causing him to fall to the ground. He landed on his right foot/lower leg resulting in a fractured tibia.
An employee was inspecting an apartment to ensure it was ready for a new resident to move in. The carpet in the apartment had been recently cleaned and was still wet. As the employee went from the carpet to the tiled floor of the bathroom, they slipped and fell, resulting in a torn left hamstring.
An employee was delivering a letter along a rural carrier route when she stepped on an ice-covered snow drift, slipped, and fell to the ground. The employee sustained a right hip fracture that required surgery.
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