Fall on same level due to slipping · Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at UPS Ground Freight, Inc., 750 S. Hicks Rd., PALATINE, ILLINOIS 60067
on — Major tears to muscles, tendons, ligaments, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee was walking to his vehicle during his lunch break when he slipped in the snow and fell to the ground, tearing a ligament in his left knee.
An employee was loading packages into a trailer. They were pushing in the roller assembly when it became unlatched from the dock. As the roller set moved away from the dock, employee's left little finger got pinched between the hand bar of the rollers and a stationary bar. The employee's fingertip was partially amputated.
The injured employee was standing beside a forklift going through paperwork. The forklift operator moved the forklift and it struck the injured employee resulting in a broken left fibula.
A dock plate got stuck while being deployed into a trailer. While an employee was getting it loose, it caught on his glove and slammed down onto his right index finger, causing an amputation.
On February 21, 2017, at approximately 9:35 p.m., two employees were moving bulk carts. The injured employee's left hand was pinched between the two carts, resulting in a crushing injury that required surgery and hospitalization.
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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