Fall on same level due to tripping over an object · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Sagora Senior Living, 801 Cherry St. Suite 2400 Unit 31, FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76102
on — Fractures, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was carrying a small, empty pan from a kitchen prep area to a dishwashing station. The employee slipped on a small plastic storage container lid and fell to the floor, suffering a broken right kneecap.
An employee was walking to her vehicle when she tripped on a parking block and fell, resulting in a right femur fracture as well as an injured right hip and hand.
An employee was assisting in transferring a patient from the bed to their wheelchair. Upon lifting the patient, the employee sustained a cervical fracture.
An employee either fell to the floor while standing on a chair or tripped and fell to the floor while walking. The employee sustained a broken leg in two places, requiring hospitalization.
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 assisting in a luau event for residents when they ingested dry ice, resulting in chemical burns to the mouth, throat, and stomach. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was providing evening care to assisted-living residents. A resident wrapped his hands around her neck, bruising it, then pushed her against a wall. She was hospitalized and treated for shoulder and neck injuries.
An employee went outside to dispose of oil from a cooking pot into a large dumpster. When dumping the hot oil, it splashed back and burned her right hand. The employee was hospitalized.
After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.
An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.
An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.