Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Travelers Indemnity Company, 1 Tower Square, HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT 06183
on — Fractures, affecting the knee(s).
Final narrative
An employee slipped on a wet floor in a building while walking toward the exit. The employee fell, suffering a broken kneecap.
HospitalizedKnee(s)Floor, n.e.c.
More severe injuries at The Travelers Indemnity Company
An employee was climbing a ladder to inspect a roof when they fell 8-10 feet to the pavement. They sustained fractures to the left foot and right wrist as well as a possible right foot fracture.
On March 6, at approximately 2:30 p.m., an employee climbed up a ladder to inspect a roof. The ladder slid sideways, and the employee fell 10 feet to the driveway. The employee sustained a fractured left elbow and was hospitalized.
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.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 524128)
An employee was climbing a ladder to inspect a roof when they fell 8-10 feet to the pavement. They sustained fractures to the left foot and right wrist as well as a possible right foot fracture.
An employee was assessing a customer's roof when the employee's ladder slid away, causing the employee to fall approximately 4 feet. The employee suffered four broken ribs and a scalp laceration.
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An employee was re-arranging boxes of pipe insulation on a pallet. One of the boxes fell from the pallet and knocked over an upright empty cylinder. The cylinder fell and crushed the tip of the employee's right toe. The employee's toe required surgical amputation.
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