Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Accredo Health Group, Inc, 6272 Lee Vista Blvd, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32822
on — Fractures, affecting the ankle(s).
Final narrative
On March 27, 2021, an employee was walking over an island in a parking lot when she slipped on leaves on the ground and fell. The employee was hospitalized with a fractured right ankle that required surgery.
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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